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This little three day weekend holiday that we are treated to in Norway went by licky split. Friday was May 1st and that means everything shuts down in celebration of Labor Day. It is an official flag day, there are parades and speeches and the day off.

It is a great day for a family walk in the park and my children shared a nice moment in Frognerparken.

Everywhere we look we are greeted now with the sweetness of spring. After the long winter I can still hardly believe our good fortune that the blossoms, long days and warm sun are finally here!

 

And as I mentioned earlier, these good spring things mean extra energy for sewing! My friend Amanda and I went fabric browsing the other day and she told me about how a friend had made her a face cloth out of some waffle fabric and I got some to try it myself. It was quite simple.

I decided the wash cloths would be pretty in a matching bag with soap.

I was tickled to find one of my matryoshkas turn up on this blog (which I am fairly ga-ga over!) I also want to thank Christina for including Ravenhill on her list of favorite blogs. A huge thank you to Katarina for awarding the Adorable Blog Award to me!

It is nice to feel appreciated. Especially since I have been such a lazy blogger lately. This is going to help me get motivated!

Comments

[sigmosaics]

it looks to have been an extremely lovely day for you today! gorgeous children looking at those beautiful flowers :D Wonderful idea for the wash cloths and the matching bags etc look divine.

BIG congrats on the feature :D

[Arctida]

It looked like a wonderful day with the family! and big Grats on the features :)

[Laura K]

What a lovely post! And thanks for the links - fun for a lazy Sunday afternoon.

[jan in nagasaki]

wow wow wow!!! i bet spring after a long winter feels great!!!

hey, I have some of that waffle cloth and wondered what to do with it.... face cloth sounds great!!! did you double it or leave it single.....

[Christina]

OOooh, tulips, I love tulips! We are heading into Winter here in Australia so it is nice to see your lovely spring pics. Your face cloths and bags are adorable and would make perfect gifts!

Thanks for mentioning me on your blog. I can totally understand why you were featured on one blog and given an award by another! :)

[Kristin L]

Such sweet kids! Sweet face cloths and bags too -- they would make great gifts for anyone who might need to feel a little bit pampered. :-)

[cathleen]

Oh c'mon Emily...lazy blogger or not...I ALWAYS love your blog!!!! Happy Spring, dear lady!!!!

[vivian]

HI Emily!
thanks so much for visiting my blog and leaving such a nice comment. I really appreciate it! And its so nice to be able to hop across the world to visit you in norway! I just love how the internet opens up the world for us all!
have a great week and please be sure to visit again!
hugs
vivian

[Jodie]

They will make lovely gifts. Those tulips are beautiful.

[sara]

I need to find some of that waffle cloth fabric. Lovely fabrics you used for those bags!

[ingermaaike]

Frogneparken is so beautiful!
Yes it is great to get mentioned here and there, isn't it :-D

[Meli]

I loved the picture with the kids in the park!
It looks like a really beautiful place especially now that nature is in her best time:)

[Amanda Yu Design]

Beautiful Spring flowers. It is bouncy! :)
And congratulations on featured

[ira]

it's so beautiful there Emily, your little ones are so adorable:) and you've been busy too with creating!

[Periay]

Lovely spring. Your children are so sweet..Your new works are so good...

[Gunnel Svensson]

Så underbara vårbilder! Det är så fint ute i naturen överallt nu! Jag har inte haft så mycket tid varken för bloggar eller att sy på senaste tiden. Tack för kommentaren i min blogg :-)

[pomme]

Those face cloths with the matching bag are a great idea, Emily. I'm thinking it would be great to carry them around on summer drives, for quick freshening ups. I hate being sticky!

[Suzie]

Lovely pictures of your children in the park! Congratulations on your award!

[Jacqueline]

Such lovely photos and what a beautiful day! Your littles ones are so cute as always! Love your wash cloths and matching bags! Have a wonderful week ahead and love to you and yours!

[Quince and Quire]

I love the cloths--what a nice alternative to store-bought. And your kids are cute too!

[katie]

beautiful pictures.i think we are right in line with you guys. our blossoms are popping out and they are so lovely. looks like a great weekend.

[Muddlepud]

I love the look of the washcloths. They seem like they'd be nice on the face, and the border is really pretty, not to mention the bags!

[Carolyn]

What beautiful pictures. Still waiting for spring to show up here in Colorado. It seems to be slow in coming completely....

[Jewel]

I love the cute little washcloths and bags, such cute fabric.

[natalie jo]

Tickled to have found you too now! I have been a fan of your shop on etsy forever...a visit there always puts a smile on my face! And now to have your blog to pop in on, oh happy day! natalie jo

[clare bower]

That's a lovely photo of the kids .

[mary smith]

Those are cute, practical bags. Lovely tulips and blossoms. Don't you just love spring?

[Casey]

I love the soothing colors you used :)

[Melanie]

Those are a lovely idea for presents complete with a cream coloured soap. :-) Beautiful subtle fabrics.

Here in the UK May 1st used to be a traditional holiday with Maypole dancing, Morris dancing, country dancing, and whole villages woud stop to celebrate. Nowadays we only have the 1st Monday in May as a Bank Holiday where no one works supposedly. I think something has been lost. In Oxfordshire the schools still celebrate, and in Oxford people get up early to greet the dawn and Magdalen choir sing. You then can have breakfast and visit stalls and watch dances.