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Summer is here! These hot days call for light and refreshing treats. Ice cream, any one? I love these mix and match popsicles from Oh Happy Day, especially that they made them for a first day of summer-party! Back then it was still too cold here in Austria, but now the sun's out and I could eat one of those right now!

Homemade chocolate sauce that will form a yummy, crackly shell for your ice cream on SHELIKES (german blog).

Beautiful pictures from a family vacation in Positano on A Cup Of Jo - Italy is always a fantastic choice for a great holiday!

Looks like a light and flavorsome summer lunch: Apricot Salsa Quesadillas on Top With Cinnamon.

I love these Creative Paper Lamps from Danish blog BoligLiv (via decor8), and it looks simple enough to do on a sunny afternoon. Let's see, if I can decide on a color and style, maybe I'll give my living room paper globe a makeover this summer!

What a cool DIY idea from Kinsey: this moon phase shirt is beautiful and reminds me of the posters that went around the blogosphere for some time. Always loved the look of this beautiful orb in print, and I think I have to make a shirt like this soon.

A yummy breakfast/lunch/dinner for lovely summer zucchini: Eggs Foo Yung, on A Foothill Companion.

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Beautiful tissue paper flowers from Emma's bachelorette party on A Beautiful Mess.

Summertime printable gift wrap and tags in cheery colors from Lia Griffith.

Gluten free Summer Recipes from gluten-free-girl and the chef. Mmmmh, the apricot-strawberry cake looks delicious!

An old problem: how to store all those pretty earrings? I still haven't solved it (remember this?)! Luri and Wilma had a great idea: an Earring Organizer made from wooden tags and twine. Pretty and practical!

Free notecard printables from Caravan in lots of awesome designs, hooray! Found on How About Orange.

A gorgeous magenta dip dye tote bag from Kristin Eldrige.

Elder flowers smell wonderful and they have a lot of benefits - find a list of recipes like Elder flower syrup and salve on Emil und die großen Schwestern.

Have you ever done a photo a day challenge? I haven't, but it sounds like fun...

I have been wanting to try ethiopian food ever since my friend N. told me about having it in Paris: you don't use cutlery but a thin sourdough bread called "Injera" to scoop up the ragouts and curries. I think that sounds amazing! And little did I know, there is a presumably great ethiopian place right here in Vienna! It looks very hospitable, there's a coffee ceremony you can have and the flatbread is made from tef, which is gluten free, yay! So, who's hungry?

Congee

I have been wanting to make Congee for a while now. Ever since I've changed my nutrition according to TCM principles a few years ago, I usually eat a warm breakfast: porridge with fruit, soup or vegetable omelets - my stomach loves it! But I hadn't tried this method yet. Then I found a recipe on Ulma's blog and finally got round to it. You basically cook rice (mochi rice or sushi rice or a mixture of both is best) with water in a ratio of 1:10 for up to 4 hours until it is very creamy. Tastes great with fruit and nuts, sprinkled with cinnamon and kardamom, but traditionally (in China) Congee is eaten with meat, fish, vegetables, egg, soy sauce... Some great ideas for combinations can be found here on Frau Ziii's blog. Have to try that soon, I'm thinking toasted sesame oil, soy sauce, some chicken and veggies... yum!

Minty stripes

I'm on instagram now... this pretty candy made my day: so nice and colourful, and they taste of mint and chocolate!
@juko02

Valencia

 

Sunshine, palm trees, eating the most amazing tapas and most of all: spending wonderful days with my friends... the first bachelorette party - so exciting!  Such a beautiful city, I can't wait to come back soon ♡

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Who doesn't need a giant gold wall decoration? Make one with Hank & Hunt.

Two ingredient cookies? I'm in! Genius recipe from The Burlap Bag.

I love all kinds of street art, and somehow these fall into this category, too: amazing Hong Kong pictures from Christian Åslund found on Honestly... wtf.

My hair is veeeeeery straight and hairpins never stick longer to my head than maybe ten minutes. Maybe this tutorial "How to use a hairpin" will help?

Oooh, very dangerous online shop: because everything looks so pretty! The Human Empire shop from Hamburg sells great posters, accessories, kids stuff, clothes...

Printing with potatoes: we did this all the time when I was little, it's fun! This potato stamped baby towel is just darling, from bloesem kids.

I like baking and cooking with new grains and flours, so these buckwheat waffles from Oh, Ladycakes sound really great - and the pictures are mouthwatering, blueberries, yum!

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WOW. I'm absolutely blown away by the beautiful pictures from the flower girls series by Irina Bordo for Fashion Gone Rogue, I spied them on Honestly... wtf. The one above kind of reminds me of this painting by Emily W. Martin.

This Kiddo Mr. Fox Tee from Oana Befort is adorable -as is the little boy who's wearing it. Aaaah, kiddie fever! :)

Bird Labels  from Worldlabel, to label things with or get crafty like Ginny from Small Things.

To bring some color into these dreary days: Mixed Media Collar Necklace- DIY from Stripes and Sequins.

Haha, I like the inscription on the first picture here: "Build like a girl"! The Storage benches from Sawdust Girl are so pretty, and it does look doable!

A nice idea to learn new languages or perfect the ones you already know: "Kontaktepool Sprachencafé" (contact pool language café) in Vienna!

A beautifully airy flower pom pin from Lovely Indeed.

A home tour in San Francisco and tips on living in a small space, via A Cup Of Jo.