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DIY : Make your own Rose water 🌹

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I use my natural rose water every day. Whether it's to cleanse and revitalise my skin in the morning, or to remove my make-up in the evening. I also add it to my shampoo rinse mixed with white vinegar. Result :  more beautiful skin and beautiful, shiny hair. How to make your own Eau de Rose?🌹🌹🌹 It couldn't be easy! 1. Harvest your roses. I use a mixture of pink climbing roses and red roses growing on my terrace. The more rose you add, the less water you add = the more concentrated your product will be. Be generous with your harvest. 2. Remove the petals. 3. Wash in cold water. 4. Place in a large bowl. 5. Bring the water to the boil. 6. Pour the hot water over the petals. 7. Close with a lid. 8. Leave to stand for 24 hours. 9. Open the lid: it smells of roses 😻 10. The petals have turned White. Your water is Pink. Magiccc! 11. Remove the petals. 12. Take a container such as a plastic bottle or small glass vase. 13. Pour in your rose water, filtering it through a funnel and ...

Little Fabric Dogs Plushes

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Following my visit to Fanø , I wanted to make little dogs in embroidered fabric in the spirit of Staffordshire porcelain . I have chosen some pretty fabrics (French Jouy toile, French Provençal fabric, navy cotton, polka dot and star cotton) and drew the pattern for my creatures. The eyes, ears, tail and nose are made from colorful felt. They are glued and embroidered with cotton thread. A few pretty buttons are sewn on the tail. I added beads for the nose and eyes. The finishing touch: a necklace of glass beads and a silver-plated brass chain. The front and back of the dog are embroidered together and the whole dog is stuffed by recycled polyester. And VOILA, a few hours later my cute little critters are finished. Find them in my creative shop: cocoflower.net

Fanø and the mystery of the little dogs

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Sunday was an excursion to Fanø . A small island 16km long off the coast of Esbjerg . To get there you take a big barge that takes 15 minutes to cross the bay. You can get there by car, bike or on foot. Once there, we visited the pretty town of  Nordby , with its cobbled streets and thatched rouf houses. We had breakfast there on the Haven 's pleasant terrace with croissants and a nice hot chocolate. Because since we've been in Denmark, we've missed French viennoiseries so much 😭. In front of the harbour, a few seals were sunbathing under the eyes of tourists and amateur photographers. (On my picture they are the small dots in the background in front of the industrial port of Esbjerg in the distance 😂) Next, go to the town of Sønderho . An ultra-charming little village with thatched houses, flea markets and friendly restaurants. We finished with a swim on the large sandy beach of Fanø Strand .  Here, cars can park on the beach. On our French beaches in Brittany, this wou...

Reinventing and finding yourself again - New in Denmark

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  And now I’m in Denmark ! Here, everything has to start again. Everything has to be discovered.A new language, a new culture, new habits. But what a joy it is to have everything to explore and create. It's a new youth in a way. And there's nothing better for boosting inspiration. Some news after a long silence. Here I am, in Denmark! A new country, new adventures for a new part of my life. At 50, it's great! It was in 2013, in Paris, that I set up my little business of handmade creations: jewelry, decorations, accessories.   But the artistic adventure began much earlier for me, in 2009, with drawing, comics and the creation of collectible dolls.   I've sold all over the world on many handmade platforms (Etsy, Amazon, Dawanda, ALM, UGM, etc), some of which don't even exist anymore..lol... I've also taken part in many handmade markets, exhibitions and pop-ups in France, Germany and even the United States. 4 years ago, I returned to my roots in Brittany (Bretagne)...

Christmas time - New little handmade things :)

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Christmas Crafts Hello!! It's Christmas time and I love this season. Very inspirational. This year, I made some special things for Christmas. ★ Some reusable gift bag for zero waste and a responsive Christmas with fabric and crocheted lace : handmade zero waste christmas gift bag ★ Craft Christmas tree gift tags : Gift tag for Christmas wrapping ★ Christmas Eve Necklaces : Fabric and Enamel charms for those handmade necklaces ★ Crocheted fiber brooches with retro Santa Claus portrait : Santa Claus brooch ★ Crochet bracelet with Christmas charm  : 3 strands Christmas bracelet ★ Christmas earrings  : Christmas dangling earrings ★ All my items are available on my shop : - CocoFlower I wish you a lovely Holidays Season and a Merry Christmas :)

Christmas Jewelry - Eve outfit - Vintage and Kitsch Santa Claus

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Christmas earrings I love Vintage Illustration with Santa Claus. So I decide to make a collection with some earrings and retro Christmas pictures. 4 pairs of Christmas earrings to fit with your Ugly Sweater - Available in my shop :   CocoFlowerCreations Hello Christmas party, I'm ready !