Birds of a Feather

When the floods came,

a clever bee

told her animal friends

they had to flee.

The situation was hot

and becoming hotter,

so they built a boat

and took to the water.

The sailed on the boat

through rain and fog

when suddenly - trouble,

they got stuck on a log.

The animals were fit,

they’ve been to the gym,

but it soon turned out

none could swim.

It was getting hopeless

when a friendly dove

sent over a dolphin

to give them a shove.

It always works best

when birds of a feather

help each other

and stick together.

(©handmade by amalia)

♡

Featured: An ode to Flipper

and to our dear planet.

 

Important Life Lessons - The Christmas Edition

Important life lessons I've learned from

watching Hallmark Christmas movies:

1. Dreams jobs appear just when you need them the most

2. There are a lot of handsome royals walking among us

3. The more pastries you eat - the slimmer you are

4. It is always the guy in the sweater, not the one in the suit

5. And, a small town over a city every time

6. If you have a fireplace, it is always lit when you come home,

as are at least forty candles

7. And, there is no need to turn off the lights. Ever

8. Some of us are amazing bakers, the rest are either 

event planners or own a bookshop

9. If you don't fall in love during the holidays, your best

friend/cousin/colleague is letting you down

10. Be nice to that lady booth seller, she is probably

a fairy godmother.

(©handmade by amalia)

♡

Featured: Trees recycled from an old magazine. 

Happy Holidays!

For the Love of Colors

Pink says to Yellow:

you're a cheery cup of Jell-O;

Yellow answers Pink:

you're my fuzzy, happy drink.

(©handmade by amalia)

♡

Featured: lavender sachets.

A New Friend

I went out camping

In the wood,

I was in the mood

for solitude.

I built the fire,

I set up the tent,

then I felt like a walk

and off I went.

I came back tired,

ready for grub,

and found by my fire

… a little lion cub.

He looked so cold

in the fading light

that I invited him to stay 

and spend the night.

We had a nice chat

and in the end

I gave up solitude

for a brand new friend.

(©handmade by amalia)

♡

Featured: a little fun.

The Fight

I was playing a game

with my brother Finn.

He said he didn't cheat,

just "helped himself win."

He looked so smug

as he finished the game,

I got mad and called him

a very bad name.

(©handmade by amalia)

♡

Featured: a cereal box

upgraded into a game of

snakes & ladders

(played in great harmony).

A Kind-Hearted Guest

It’d been a long day

but the bear felt fine, 

the nursery was tidy

and he was in bed by nine.

But then a small noise

filled him with dread -

was something hiding

under the bed?

It took all his courage

to look down and find

a tiny tooth fairy,

looking tired but kind.

The fairy looked up

and gently confessed:

“I have many deliveries,

I’m just taking a rest.”

(©handmade by amalia)

♡

Featured: my father made

these little wooden beds,

I made the soft furnishing

and kind-hearted bear.

The Snail Mail

 

In our post office

works a snail,

who takes forever

to deliver the mail.

He crawls around

at an awful pace,

says slow and steady

wins the race.

We try to be patient

whenever he’s late -

when snail mail comes,

It is well worth the wait.

(©handmade by amalia)

♡

Featured: crafting with my

nephews. We turned

cereal boxes, old magazines

 and odd bits of paper 

into cards for the new year

and a  mail box to

put them in.