Good Morning - Midnight

keep me searching

2012-01-23T21:02:00.005+01:00

"i want to live, i want to give / i've been a miner for a heart of gold / it's these expressions i never give / that keep me searching for a heart of gold / and I'm getting old" (neil young)

i just wanted to share the line of a song i love so, so much.... these words seem so true. and i've been wanting to share these pictures of a wonderful market we've been a part of. they were taken at the feschmarkt last november.

back for good...

2012-01-18T15:16:00.006+01:00

"kick down the gas pedal / turn off the light / let's float like the moon through this saturday night / we're restless / we're tired / we're lonely and sad ... take me to those places that i've never seen / it might make me that person that i've never been" (komeit)

i think i might be back. i mean, i wasn't really gone... but i needed to take a break from blogging, from advertising my work all the time, from thinking about work twentyfour hours a day and seven days a week. i mean, i didn't take a real break from work... i just tried to focus. to get things clear with good morning - midnight and with my life in general. but you really need time for a project like this. good morning - midnight is going a way into getting more and more professional. our shows and exhibitions got bigger and we didn't get along very well with the work behind the scenes. after taking a break from blogging i decided to take a break from my daytime job. and now there are about seven month ahead of me to get things in the right way and to find a way to life with my work and not to balance on the edge of an imminant burn out.

good morning -midnight is working on a new collection, on taking new pictures and on a couple of upcoming exhibitions. and i for myself started to crochet. i saw a blanket like this in a magazine and i remembered i've always wanted to know how to make one of it for myself... i think i'm working on it for about two weeks and i only finished half or a third of the squares. sometimes my hands get tired of crocheting... but i'm addicted. i can't stop before it is done.

at the end of the world

2011-07-30T23:51:00.005+02:00

"and if i only could stand i wouldn't have to swim but my weakness is a lake and i'm not aware i take whatever floats along isn't meant to be strong but keeps the future unclear and that's one reason to swim here" (dust covered carpet)
"all the dams will give, at the end / at the end, at the end of the world / will you swim for me? (rainer maria)

one really couldn't say i'm one of these bloggers who's lifes seem perfect and full of days that make sense. hm. maybe i've always wanted to be one of those. but i failed. and i can't really write about things that are perfect. so i've given up searching for a perfect life. at least for a moment. i'll try to live with uncertainty and with having no safe path. at least until the plan starts to rise again... and it will. i know it will.

good morning - midnight is growing. and i think it is on a good way. autumn will be full of exhibitions, markets and shows. there are new pieces in our heads and we are working on backfilling our stock. so life never gets boring or dull. there are only a few weeks left until we hit the road again for the next exhibition. and in case you haven't already seen it... here's an exeptional awesome blog feature about our label. thank you so much, steff...

markets and weathers

2011-06-23T15:03:00.003+02:00

lately there were a couple of shows and markets with good morning - midnight. there was the modepalast in vienna and last weekend the frauenkunshandwerksmarkt ottensheim. i like doing these exhibitions even though they are so much work and i was so exhausted after that last weekend... still ottensheim was very special. well, not so much for the weather because it was raining like crazy and there were not so nice winds. but it's kind of a very impressive little city. and i liked linz. there was awesome vegetarian food and there were great bars...

after i had finished unpacking at home i had to finalize the work on a custum order... and after that i had something like a little meltdown. things were heavy these last weeks and months. i tend to not realizing how much i'm working and doing and how little rest i get. so i decided to leave the city for a couple of days. and to do some work that is really, really relaxing. i've made jam and syrup. lavender. mint. and balm. the lavender syrup is awesome. it's pink and oh so wonderful. and the jam is made of currant and black currant. next thing i'd love to do is home made soap...

will you swim for me?

2011-06-12T00:05:00.004+02:00

"i'm laying in the soil / is it time for me to rise? / i've pulled all my stakes again / is there someone who can take me in?"
"i want to go to far away places / but momentum makes my head / ponderous and heavy / planetary rotation / is time winding down?" (rainer maria)

i need a new camera, i need new shoes, i need new clothes, i need to get out of this city, i need to go for a walk. no. i need to go hiking. i need a haircut. i need to read more books. i need to practice more yoga. i need to eat more healthy. i need to go for a swim. oh, i really, really need to go for a swim. and i need to get out of this city... did i mention that? i need to stop working all the time and start a life.

oh... and here are 10 goals for my summer. it has started already, hasn't it? 1. swim in lakes 2. go to places i've never been before, 3. read books, 4. go for long walks, 5. go hiking, 6. eat vegetables from the garden, 7. drink tea, 8. sleep outdoors, 9. make barbecues, 10. see friends and family more often.

and every summer passed me by

2011-06-04T08:56:00.003+02:00

a year ago i spent one month on a small island. i had a plan. i wanted to find the time i lost in my life here in the city. i nearly found it there, i wanted to keep it. i made plans about how i could get more valuable free time in my everyday life. how i could be able to live my life and be satisfied... with both feet on the ground and my head up in the clouds. i really had a plan and i wanted to make this work. so much.

then autumn came and winter came and i lost it. i lost my goal, my path, my plans... partly i blame the climate over here. who is able to keep his plans with all this seasonal changes? if you don't like winter and dark days you can't change that by making granola or baking cupcakes. i don't enjoy free time in winter. and in summer everything gets too stressfull. once there is june you know days are starting to get shorter in a couple of weeks. and then you wake up next morning and it's christmas. so here's another june. this time without the island because there is too much to do. and again i have the plan to get back time. and happiness. and freedom. but this time i don't have any idea how to do that...

too many squares too many chairs too many lies

2011-06-01T18:54:00.005+02:00

"sometimes nothing seems clear too many squares too many chairs too many lies...
so as long as my feet can carry my heart to the place it's been searching for so long to feel illussion's real as real as the voice i always wanted to hear now i hear it at night whispering it is alright just hide out under statues don't follow serpents beyond" (dust covered carpet)

the start of something new...

2011-05-20T09:32:00.005+02:00

finally here's a little preview of the new pieces we've been working on for those past months. for the first time we took pictures outside at a place we love a lot. the shooting was awesome and a lot of fun and also for the first time you can see our faces which is weird but i'll get used to it... we hope you love the new pieces as much as we do. our shops at etsy and dawanda will be updated in a few weeks. but first of all we have to show our pieces to vienna. and this is so exciting. there is still so much work to do...

if you find the time we would love to see you at one of our upcoming exhibitions... here's where you can find us:

modepalast brand new expo - may 27-29 // mak vienna

frauenkunsthandwerksmarkt - june 18-19 // ottensheim

webermarkt hasach - july 23-24 // haslach an der mühl

pretty things happen

2011-05-16T09:23:00.006+02:00

"... and i'm too stupid for normal human acts i really should start with the change in me to make my visions come reality and i do believe in everything and there's nothing i can't imagine and i paint my world behind closed eyes so when i open them i start to analyse is there any change to what it's been but there ain't nothing no there ain't nothing that changed while i slept everything's still in the place it's been kept it's cause i only do see things around me..."

"and so i lock myself in and i scream into my pillow: where are you world? where are you world? you're in my head. i'm gonna set you free. i won't stop screaming. i won't stop screaming. i won't stop screaming till i explode..."

"i will begin begin to compose my life arrange my mind be on time make myself mine" (dust covered carpet)

i‘m not only not living in the real world. most of the time i only live in my head. i‘m way too slow to act. i think and think and think and sometimes nothing seems clear. nothing seems real. i‘m waiting for me to wake up of this dream and finally find a way to live in this world without closing my eyes most of the time.
i don‘t really know what happened within those last years. i‘ve been so busy, i‘ve stopped thinking, worrying... most things happend in my head and i kind of lost my goal. i don‘t know why. it‘s not that nothing ever happened. lot‘s of things happened. maybe i‘ve not been able to keep them. maybe that's what life is all about
the world has not been bad too me. life treats me so very well. sometimes everything seems just too much for me. i‘m not able to adjust. i‘m a heavy thinker and there is something i‘ve been searching for for so long. but as dust covered carpet sing, i should stop searching cause i‘m no finder. i need so much time to act. to know what‘s right and what‘s wrong. i‘ve always wanted to stand behind every step i do. i‘ve always wanted to be aware of every step and to be sure it‘s the right one.
life changes every day. i‘m changing every day. and i don't know if i'm still the person i used to be. i can‘t find better words than a friend used in his blog a couple of time ago: life is a journey. we start this journey with lots of hopes, dreams, aspirations and wishes. some goals can be reached, some get lost. one lives, is happy... and loses at the end - ones self. because at the end of every journey one is not the same than at the beginning. you lose yourself and gain... hopefully your life.

i've seen dust covered carpet at the popfest wien. and i loved them. they were not really able to reach me before... it was just too much for me. but seeing them play in front of me changed not only my love for them but it also changed me. lyrics i've listened to before finally got inside my head and my mind. i knew i'm not the only heavy searcher in the world but listening to their lyrics made me realize that things are not that bad... even if you get lost for some time. you still have music and there are still others that feel like you feel. and i won't give up... i'll find a way to live my dreams. "i'll climb and i'll fall i'll bleed and i'll weep and i'll scream and i'll give up the dream till the engine returns it's my heavy hearts beat and my feet will keep on stomping..." (dcc)

the state i am in

2011-04-17T16:46:00.010+02:00

"all the way back home / i’m telling you I caught the sun / creeping up behind my shoulder / and another day’s begun/ i was following a trail / i’d never been along before / chasing darkened skies above me / looking like the spring / like the winter / and the morning"
"and the moment will come / when composure returns"
"now i spend my days turning tables round in marks and spencer / they don't seem to mind" (belle & sebastian)

last night i was watching belle & sebastian live for the first time in my life. oh my, no one could imagine how much i love, love, love belle & sebastian. i've wanted to see them play live for so many years. i think it must be about eight years ago that i first listened to a song of them... they followed me for years and years. until now. belle & sebastian is one of those bands that make me feel at home in their songs. it's a combination of lyrics and sound and everything inside me that makes them so very special to me. all my hopes, aspirations and dreams are in some kind related to their songs. i've listened to them for so long. i can't really remember if those feelings and longings have been a part of me before i knew them or if they came along with listening to all these lyrics full of wishfulness for so many times. i've wrapped up my aspirations in books, i've marked new destinations in a map and marked them with a pin and with a gin. i've walked on sand and i've been dreaming of turning tables round in marks and spencer, i've taken last busses out of town, i've found myself cought in love, restlessness has siezed me every spring, every winter and every morning... summers have passed by and i've wanted the world to stop for oh so many times. mostly in summer. and lately i find myself in a situation i really didn't see coming. never ever. lot's of things changed. lot's of aspirations i've had for the past eight years never came true, lot's of them and others are still inside me, old ones and new ones. life has changed. and i'm still changing nothing and everything at all... within those last months i thought most of my dreams and hopes are lost or buried so deep inside me, i'll never reach them again. last night brought everything back... (there was a time we lived in truth / let's bring it back as mates of state would sing). i remembered who i was and who i've always wanted to be. the first lines of the first song 'i didn't see it coming' reminded me of everything and almost moved me to tears... i'm one of those persons who is living in in a belle & sebastian song. one, that is never living in the real world. and i think one, that never ever wants to live in the real world. i want to keep my greenness, my
faith in justice, the pains of being pure at heart and believing in everything good in this world. and i want the world to stop. in spring, in summer, in winter. every morning. and there's still so much to be done while my head is still young...

we get hurt, we get lost, we get found

2011-03-17T19:04:00.004+01:00

"there's a kiss / there's a fight / there are dreams"
"... i can't feel anything / i just keep going"

yesterday a complete stranger started a conversation with me in a supermarket. it's a strange world where you get suspicious because someone asks you something. at first i was suspicious, i have to admit that. but than the conversation went on and on and i kind of got lost in it. it started with mozzarella cheese, went on to italy, croatia and sharks, thomas bernhart and claus peymann, the theatre, art, travelling and the opera. i love conversations where you start at one point and end somewhere completely different. a talk like a ping-pong game. one thing follows another and everything makes sense. during the conversation and in the end. these days it's the little things that make me happy and that make my day. and these forty minutes or something made my day. i learned how to get standing tickets in the opera and that the opera can be a kind of therapy. now i think i have to try that, even if i never ever thought i would be that kind of person that would ever go into the opera. i think i smiled during the whole conversation because i love that kind of talking. that kind that makes absolutely no sense and at the same time most sense of all...

and today there was a visit at the ikea, shopping at ikea also makes no sense and it makes completely happy... a pavillon for the upcoming markets had to be bought. and there was prinzesstarta and the other great tart. and swedish cranberry juice. and a lot of rain. and a pretty awesome gardenchair that had to wait because there was no free hand to carry it home.

my heart is as strong as a drummer

2011-03-05T21:42:00.006+01:00

"slow down, please, slow down / i need to find peace anywhere in me / i feel like i'm under water, struggling to get air / i feel like i'm lost in this body, trying to get inside my head / i wanna know what i'm thinking what i'm feelin / what i want my life to be / i wanna know how i plan to make things easier / for everyone but me" (those dancing days)

"may you grow up to be righteous / may you grow up to be true / may you always know the truth / and see the lights surrounding you / may you always be courageous / stand upright and be strong / may you stay forever young" (bob dylan)

i've been ill for so, so many days. my throat, my lung, my head... i felt really, really bad. and it still isn't over. i've been sleeping for days. not so much at nights because i spent those coughing like crazy and until my head and everything else inside me went cuckoo. but crazy as i am i was also working on new pieces... there are two new cardigans for men finished and six apron dresses. there are a few more pieces to be done. then there will be a new photoshooting.
i always believed one can live happy for ever and ever and every day must be great. these days i've learned that life is not like that. maybe. there are some days or hours that are great and worth everything. but not everything is colored and shiny. these last two days had quite a couple of wonderful, sparkling hours in them... seeing "allo darlin" two days in a run was pretty great. i love their optimism, their heartwarming summersongs, their smiles... i think i thought life should always feel like these songs.
i've lost trace in so many ways. i'm not quite sure my heart is really as strong as a drummer. in fact i don't think so anymore. when the future turns and all things one believed in change or seem to be lost, things are weird. sometimes i think, things are going to be good, i just have to learn lots of lots of things and sometimes i think i would love to run... run and find a life that feels like an "allo darlin" song...

el condor pasa ...

2011-02-25T22:22:00.003+01:00

i need to share some more pictures of my visit in salzburg at a pretty awesome friend of mine in january. i'm still thinking about these two days in the mountains and in nature. i ate "pofesen" for the first time in my life... quite a lot of them. and i loved them. they are something like soulfood. and i drank schnaps at noon for the first time in my life which was not so good... but ok and i handled it without vomiting :) and i slept in such a cold, cold room. and it was oh so wonderful. being in a house that is heated with wood is very special. everything smells special, cozy and warm. and there was an evening with singing and they let me to sing together with them even if they were way better than i am. i loved it. "el condor pasa" was one of the songs we sang, and it didn't work out so well. but at least it was a big laugh. so here's another thank you for these lovely days...

rise

2011-02-24T16:01:00.005+01:00

"look how low i've sunk / don't ask me to rise"
"we can make plans / i'll give all i can / you were my man / on the gold coast sand / we can break plans / i'll keep all i can / you'll be my friends / and start over again / and you can go i can't find you / there's no space, there's no time / but don't leave my mind" (azure ray)

another concert. it's only the end of february and there have been more concerts than in all of the last years. years ago i listened to azure ray once. i think there must be a cd somewhere in this house. but we can't find it. maybe it was never there. i think they were too sad for me back than. now i loved them. these wonderful sweet fairies were awesome on stage. their dresses, their appearance, their echo, their sound... and these wonderful sad lyrics. i loved their story of being friends like forever and always being able to make each other laugh. friends are very special. and you need to keep those you love the most forever. no matter how hard things are sometimes. there was sun in vienna for these last days... i can't help but think of slacklines in the sun. and falling down again, and again, and again.

and good morning - midnight is working... we have a new skirt and a new dress. the whole march will be full of sewing new pieces. and the following month will be full of sewing old pieces for the upcoming shows and fairs. today another confirmation arrived. good morning - midnight will be part of the wonderful webermarkt haslach. we are so much looking forward to this.

budapest #3

2011-02-22T11:29:00.002+01:00

i just loved budapest...

budapest #2

2011-02-19T18:46:00.003+01:00

we'll do it all / everything / on our own / we don't need / anything / or anyone / i don't know where / confused about how as well / just know that these things will never change for us at all / if i lay here / if i just lay here / would you lie with me / and just forget the world? (snow patrol)

budapest

2011-02-17T20:29:00.004+01:00

oh my... i was in budapest. and after that i was in praque. looking under every stone for something. for a path. for a sign. for something, that means something. budapest is just a few hours train ride away from vienna and i've never been there before. i have no idea why. it is awesome and i loved it oh so much. there is a spa around every corner, the city glows in the dark and the danube is just amazing. and the bridges. these wonderful bridges. i wandered through the city for one day and visited the gellert-spa the other day. and this awesome gellert-spa. i loved it so much. one can't compare it to this soulless spas around here. it was so different. old and atmospheric and warm and special. i felt so good there in this warm and special water... and under this warm and special showers. and in this fantastic old building. i'm in love with budapest. and i want to go for a swim in the gellert every week from now on. every day to be honest.

but first of all there are a couple of other things to do. i couldn't get myself to work on new pieces for quite some time. now i have to. and it must be a hint of fate. good morning - midnight is going to be part of the FrauenKunstHandwerksmarkt ottensheim and the modepalast vienna. and this is going to be a new adventure. and such an enormous step. there is so much to in this next week and months. and i'm so excited. oh so excited. i could jump. and run around like crazy. but first of all, i'm going to make a plan. we are going to need a plan. and at the same time i still want to hit the road. zurich would be great. rome too. and berlin. and amsterdam... and there are concerts to visit. and new recipes to try...

and ever, and ever, and ever, and ever...

2011-02-03T19:51:00.006+01:00

everyday / is not silent / everyday / is not grey
but how often you may question the questions again /
not every wine is a headache / nor's every headache a rhyme /
everyday... is neither silent / nor is it just grey (valina)

another day, another concert. another day, another dance as ballboy sing in a wonderful song. i'm hitting the road at the moment. haunting from one place to another, looking for things that mean something. or for nothing that means everything. at the moment the ship to escape leads to budapest. and ship to escape is a song by valina. last weeks concert. and this was oh so different. both great. both so completely ... different.

i saw francis international airport play live for the first time a couple of years ago as a support for bishop allen. i loved them very much. they were a bit too sad as a support for bishop allen. but they were awesome. this time they were the headliner. diver was the support. wonderful, lovely, heartwarming. "we get hurt, we get lost, we get found"... a glimpse of hope, a promise? i would love not to get found but to find myself. somewhere between concerts, walks on tops of mountains and places, i've never seen before. turning around every stone. looking for something as judith hermann writes in one of her stories. and francis international airport were pretty great, also heartwarming and full of fantastic lyrics and breaks. a little grey and silent. but everyday is not silent nor is it just grey. some days are blue and green and pink and bright white. and wonderful.

rear windows

2011-02-02T12:10:00.004+01:00

i see the fire burn / from my window tonight (agnes kain)

there is sun in vienna. and i'm heading to budapest the day after tomorrow. and to prague next week. i'm going to sleep on different couches in different cities. and i hope there won't be any fires in front of the windows there. and no other things too spectacular. i want to see the markets in budapest, the spas and indoor pools. and i'm excited to go couchsurfing for the first time in my life. i'm not quite sure if my trip to salzburg and the stay at this wonderful, warm home of a good friend can be outdone... but i think that's not the point...

dissidents of silence

2011-01-31T12:59:00.004+01:00

"the future isn't what it used to be - it is yours! - can i please be a part of it?"
"we all became a friend / with the sun for a while / i've seen her quite often / and soon i was blind"
"how the bad times burn down - slowly"
(valina)

"when the times change / and you don't complain / i'm all so sick of this / when your house burns / and your future turns / i'm all so sick of this" (monochrome)

ohlalala... even if things are crazy someone should do things one loves the most. besides going outside i love going on concerts. seeing bands. listening to music is one thing. seeing bands play live is something completely different. experiences from the past told me that it doesn't really matter if you know a band very well, if you loved them before or if you have known them already for a long time. if you see an awesome band live, you love them. very much. great concerts always go straight into my body and into my mind. i've never been to linz before and i've never seen valina live. i hardly knew them before. and it was pretty awesome... every time something great is over i would love to see or experience it again. and again, and again, and again.
more about that from another point of view over here: hell yeah!

play it again, and play it loud...

2011-01-30T15:53:00.003+01:00

hello darkness my old friend / i've come to talk with you again / because a vision softly creeping / left it's seeds while i was sleeping / and the vision that was planted in my brain / still remains / within the sound of silence (simon and garfunkel)

if you ever play a false note, play it again, and play it loud (thelonius monk)

i've tried to escape the cold and grey city. being outside always gets me on the ground. at least for the moment. and it makes me happy. profoundly. and at least for some time. being outside allows me to escape all bad thoughts, all doubts and all unawareness. it leaves me alone with my daydreams, hopes and everything i believe in. all the good things. it gives me the confidence that things are gonna be alright. no matter what happens.

it's all just a little bit off with the fairies for me

2011-01-25T13:01:00.004+01:00

and now the sun's coming up / i'm riding with lady luck / freeway, cars and trucks / stars beginning to fade / and i lead the parade (tom waits)

i don't really have both feet on the ground right now. not even one i fear. so it's all just a little bit off with the fairies for me as agnes kain sings in one of my favorite songs. i loved that part of the lyrics from the moment i first heard it and i didn't even really know the meaning. sometimes i feel like in one of those funny wolf haas books where the leading character always has the line of a song in his mind and it always tries to tell him something. "off with the fairies" is an australian phrase and it means something like "daydreaming" or "not in touch with reality"... off with the fairies. on a ferry, near fairytales, surrounded by good faeries. but there is something like a plan. i'll try to get four feet on the ground, a head full of foliage and i'll learn to see the world with my heart.

where the hell do we go from here?

2011-01-14T21:39:00.004+01:00

it's getting worse / you've hardly said a word / since you set eyes on the horizon (the lucksmiths)

there's one thing about cities i really can't stand - you never see the horizon. long walks do not make sense if you never see the horizon. you get very narrow minded in all this narrowness. in some kind of way. when it comes to culture you get open minded in the city. i need both. and i should go for walks more often. i should go and see other places than vienna. there are some more resolutions for this year: to open my eyes. to walk around and absorb every little thing that looks or feels great. and to keep all great impressions forever. locked in my heart, in my camera, in my mind.

new years resolution #2

2010-12-28T20:25:00.004+01:00

people say that your dreams / are the only things that save you

come on baby in our dreams / we can live on misbehavior (the arcade fire)

i'm always looking for perfection. in every aspect of life... sometimes this gets a little bit too much. i do not really find my way by trial and error, i try to go through everything, think about everything, put things into pieces and try to find my way by making logical decisions. i'm a libra - well, i do not really believe in those things - but i always try to find a perfect way. i really want to stop putting myself under so much pressure by wanting to do things in a perfect way. a little bit of imperfection can't be that bad...

new years resolution #1

2010-12-28T20:23:00.004+01:00

something filled up / my heart with nothing / someone told me not to cry

now that i'm older / my heart is colder / and i can see that it's a lie (the arcade fire)

so here's the number one resolution for 2011: i'll try to synchronize my heart with my mind. i'll learn to feel what i see and see what i feel. i'll learn, not to see my head, but also my heart as a motor. sometimes you get so lost in between all the things you do in life, you forget to live, you forget to stand still and fill your heart with all the good things around. i have no idea where things are going. but i've got the feeling that it's going to be pretty great. all the best to all of you for 2011. love, m.

blackbird

2010-12-28T20:10:00.007+01:00

blackbird singing in the dead of night / take these broken wings and learn to fly / all your life / you were waiting for this moment to arise / blackbird singing in the dead of night / take these sunken eyes and learn to see / all your life / you were waiting for this moment to be free (the beatles)

if there is no way but only going what happens next? do we finally feel free or do we get lost?

inside all of us is hope

2010-12-28T20:03:00.002+01:00

i hope all of you had a wonderful christmas. most of the time i think i don't like it... but i do. very much so. having your family around in this quiet night, in the only really quiet and peaceful night a year has to offer is pretty great. i am so thankful for having such an awesome family. i'm thankful for still having grandparents, for having a cat, that's pretty old and pretty awesome, for having wonderful brothers and lots of other people i love... and i love spending christmas with those people.

we drive / time flies

2010-12-13T20:46:00.005+01:00

i love being on the road. it doesn't matter if i go by train or by car... i just love it. that feeling of being nowhere. having time to do nothing but look. that's almost everything i ever dream of. sit there, be quiet and look. with and open mouth. with an open heart. never being able to believe how great things are. never being able to realize, why time stands still while you move. why you don't move but get moved. these days i'd love to have a car again. besides all things about it i don't like. i do love that feeling of freedom...

home is...

2010-12-01T20:41:00.004+01:00

i grew up at the bottom of that hill. it's not a real mountain but it's the only one around. and it is so, so, so special. i think i might know every corner and niche there. i know the paths, the smell, the wind, that can make you cuckoo and completely mad... and all the special plants and places there. and the view. oh this view i love so much. it's nothing special and not a big thing. but i love it. it feels like everything there would be mine. it's kind of funny and weird... when i see this mountain in spring i think this might be the time i love it the most, than in autumn i'm sure now this must be the greatest thing... and in winter and summer it is even better.

ten skies

2010-11-26T08:40:00.003+01:00

even though there is sun all over vienna for weeks i don't take too much pictures these days. there is a lot of work to be done. i had to work quite a bit in my daytime job and there are orders to be finished. it is also about time to think about christmas presents, baking cookies and drinking tee.

whenever there is no time to take pictures i go through old ones and sort them in new ways. i love the movies of james benning. and i love the idea of ten skies. here are ten skies that blew my mind away...

i'm one of the fallen leaves / covering your garden

2010-11-18T19:13:00.003+01:00

right now there is so much in my life. autumn freaks me out in so many ways. and getting older freaks me out in even more ways. with the start of september (which is the month of my birthday) i start to get crazy. this crazyness lasts all winter long. november and december are always the peak because everything is so hectic and loud and there is so much all around. that's why i love christmas, even if i don't want to love it... because it gets so calm. and after christmas light comes back and things start to turn back into the way i love them.

sometimes i feel i run through life with a heart so wide open it starts to hurt. and it starts to get overwhelmed with emotion.

catching sunlight

2010-11-14T21:04:00.004+01:00

there's not much to say. i try to get every glimpse of sunshine as long as it lasts and for the first time in this year i wish it would get cold. i wish there would be snow. in fact i was dreaming of it and now i'm longing for it which is a little crazy after all my whining about warmth an sun and hating winter. i guess maybe there is a right time for everything. right now it's time for winter...

i spent the fall turning over new leaves

2010-11-10T19:56:00.004+01:00

our days in the sun / are quickly passing

2010-11-09T20:33:00.004+01:00

there was one more weekend in vienna that felt like spring in autumn. exactly what i was hoping and wishing for... turning autumn and winter into spring and summer. well, there were no leaves on the trees, but it made quite a great noise to walk through fallen leaves. the grass was not really green, but the sky was blue and you can't always get what you want, especially not when it comes to seasons. we were walking like through the whole wiener wald. from one cardinal point to another. it felt like at least twenty kilometres... actually i think it was between ten and fifteen. but it felt awesome. my mind started to get clear for once and it almost felt like spring. except that stupid winter time and the fact, that it gets dark between four and five in the afternoon which is extremely bugging me. but whatever, it was a great day. i have to spend much more days like this. slow. a lovely friend and i had the idea of balancing on slack lines over fallen yellow leaves to catch these last warm sun beams with our hair and absorb it in our hearts to get through winter... but it was not that kind of warmth. we'll do that in spring as soon as the first warm sunbeams are coming out.

wild like children

2010-10-30T13:26:00.004+02:00

here's a decision i made. i'll make autumn and winter into summer this year... no matter what i said before about not working in this seasons. i'll try my best and i'm going to make this work. i'll try to breathe and live as much freedom and happiness, high spirits and cockiness as when there is always sun around. because no matter if there is sun around or not. there is always love around. and if my heart and soul is finally going to explode because it is always way too full, i want it to happen because it is overwhelmed with love and good things and not with melancholy. now that's a plan.

i'm going to work on new pieces and patterns the whole weekend. and i'm still going on with the relaxing programm... knitting, wandering through the city, eating wonderful food and reading. this summer i read "the children of bullerby" in the park and at the lake. now they are huge role models in the freedom-thing.

in summer we go southernmost

2010-10-25T10:37:00.004+02:00

i try to take pictures in fall too. i swear. but so often it is cloudy, foggy, cold and grey around here. i have to admit, as much as i try... and i really, really do, i can't deal with autumn and winter. in fact, i hate both seasons. or i hate being in vienna at this time. it could be better somewhere else. i don't know exactly where. but in my dreams it is better somewhere. i have to find that place. i'm not quite sure if i'll be able to get old at a place that is cold and grey like 80 % of the year. i don't want to sound pissed all the time, but the older i get, the harder this gets. i'm working so well in spring and summer. on warm days. in summer dresses. but i'm just not working all the other time of the year. so i keep looking at those last pictures of summer. we spent the last weekend of august there and i was hoping to come back in september for one last swim. well, it was to cold in september... and now i have to wait at least seven months for the next warm day.

on the street in vienna

2010-10-23T11:14:00.005+02:00

i love walking through the streets having the camera with me. i love taking pictures of windows and reflections in them. i love seeing the streets through the finder because you see thing so differently. i start to like things i never liked before.

i plan to have an extra long extra relaxing weekend. i'm knitting a scarf, i'm going to make pizza and focaccia and read some stuff. these last weeks were kind of crazy and i have to slow down a bit or i'll go cuckoo. which i already am. but in a good way.

these days

2010-10-14T21:18:00.010+02:00

... these days i seem to think about / how all the changes came about my way

work behind the scenes

2010-10-10T11:27:00.004+02:00

... i just wanted to show what we do when we are not working on new pieces... the concept behind good morning - midnight follows the principles of diy. we make our own business cards, our tags and labels, buttons as giveaways... nearly everything. i spent quite a lot of time this summer making all these little things that are needed when you sell a piece.

besides the working stuff: we have the first days of sun in this autumn. for once there is no need to whine about fog and terrible weather here in vienna. hope it stays like this.

it's autumn, love

2010-09-29T09:09:00.004+02:00

as much as i hate the cold time of the year and especially september because i need to adjust to the ending of summer every year, some great friends just make me smile so often ... maybe it doesn't matter so much in which season we are in. maybe summer can be every time of the year. on the inside.

like a ten year old pretending / summer isn't really ending

2010-09-25T16:27:00.005+02:00

thanks to a wonderful friend i found the perfect place to swim this summer. it's close to vienna and i have no idea why i've never been there before. as i had a couple of years to catch up on spending time there we had some great last hot august days there. langos is the perfect meal for funny days...

lovers prayers

2010-09-15T19:55:00.006+02:00

... here's to you, you awesome, wonderful and gorgeous young married couple! we were so glad to celebrate this special day with you and wish you everything you hope for.

the garden

2010-09-13T10:00:00.007+02:00

now here's the plan to write in two languages. well, i have had this plan for quite some time but i'm a little bit afraid of actually doing it. i'm only able to think in german or in english. things i write in one language are often not the same than in the other language... because translating doesn't always work. i think differently in both languages and things that are on my mind in english are not necessarily on my mind in german. but i'll try... our garden is making wonderful things right now. everything seems to be ripe at the same time and our storeroom is full of tomatoes, chard and argula. we also have tons of apples and pears and green beans. and lots of herbs. i'm so thankful to be able to plant this small piece of earth and to be able to bring all this great things in our kitchen. suddenly autumn doesn't seem so bad...

so. jetzt gibt es also den plan zweisprachig zu schreiben. den plan gibt es eigentlich schon länger, aber ich hab angst vor der umsetzung... ich kann nur entweder in der einen sprache oder der anderen denken und ich glaube, das was in der einen sprache im kopf ist, lässt sich nicht in die andere einfach so übersetzen... weil es in der anderen sprache ganz andere dinge sind, die wichtig sind. aber ich versuch es einmal: der garten macht gerade wunderbare dinge. alles scheint plötzlich gleichzeitig reif zu sein und der kühlschrank platzt vor tomaten und mangold und ruccola. äpfel und birnen und fisolen sind auch gerade reif. und eine menge an kräutern. ich bin so dankbar über diesen kleinen flecken, den ich bebauen kann und der jedes jahr wunderbare dinge in unsere küche bringt. dann kann herbstanfang doch plötzlich schön sein...

summer skies

2010-09-04T21:23:00.005+02:00

so this was summer. it's been so cold around here for days. sometimes i think one should learn to deal with the seasons... but the older i get, the harder it gets. a grey sky just annoys me. i can't find anything beautiful in it. i don't like leaving the house when it's grey and rainy and i don't like to stay inside either when i have to turn on artificial light. don't get me wrong... i'm the most optimistic and cheerful person. and i don't always whine about things and especially the weather. but this is stupid. it can't start like this at the beginning of september. in lots of other blogs i read about people who love autum the most. well, i'm not one of them. september scares me to to death... all the people who were away the whole summer return into town and it starts to get hectic and stressful. so i need to look back... i love blue skies. i love summer. i love quietness. i love laying in tall grass. i love summer dresses.

haus der kleinen künste & good morning - midnight

2010-09-03T21:49:00.003+02:00

... so our clothes have moved to munich for three months. well, at least a lot of them. they will be available at the haus der kleinen künste in the beautiful gärtnerviertel. it's not easy for me to give my beloved pieces away... but they are in good hands. and hopefully they will be in the hands of new owners who treat them well soon. if you are somewhere near munich they would love to see you there. after saying good bye i went to the munich fabric start. it was amazing. and not only the free coffee bars in each hall were wonderful. i also found new ways to get awesome fabrics. even though sometimes people are looking at me as if i were an alien. it's strange... i try to look serious and adult but others never seem to see that in me. i find that very funny.

dance party / summer lasts forever

2010-08-28T16:15:00.003+02:00

i told you about partys on way too small terraces... oh, this was so much fun. we had an ipod booster and tons of food and drinks. the other, larger terrace had no roof and there was no place for all of us inside the house. so we decided to occupate this small balcony. it also had a little kitchen and my uncle and cousin decided to roast bacon. i don't eat meat but it was quite a lot of fun to watch them cooking. particularly with regard to all the things that can go wrong in a small kitchen...

summer and winter and new pieces

2010-08-27T08:24:00.006+02:00

we have a couple of new pieces that will be in our shops within the next days... to tell the truth, they are variations of already existing pieces. but we think they look wonderful in other colors too.

christmas in summer

2010-08-19T21:56:00.005+02:00

so we have been at the sea one last time this year. it was a christmas present. it became some kind of a habbit that we go to the sea once a year for a couple of days with my whole family. my brothers, my dad, my uncle and aunt, my cousin. everyone with their partners. we are twelve persons. and it is awesome. every year it starts to rain for at least one day or it is terribly cold. than we have to do something else than lying around, staring at the sea. we go mini-golfing, we play tabletennis and we celebrate parties on way too small terraces... we do a lot of crazy stuff. and we have fun. i love this crazy, wonderful, special family so much. and i love the fact that we found this way to celebrate christmas in summer.

first steps...

2010-08-14T10:15:00.007+02:00

recently we took the first step outside our own walls and outside the internet. i mean with good morning - midnight. we were showing our pieces at the webermarkt haslach three weeks ago. oh my, this was exciting. moné and i shared a booth and all the adventures around this happening... and it sure was exciting. it was raining cats and dogs and it was cold like crazy the first day. in the middle of summer. still hundreds of people were coming, we were not expecting that on a day like this... and they liked our pieces. it looked like they really did. that first day i didn't find one minute to sit still and think about what was happening because there was just so much to do. right on time when we started to clear our booth in the evening the sun was coming out and fortunately staying the whole next day. even if we had the most wonderful friends there who gave us a hand whenever we needed it i didn't find the time to look around and see other exhibitors. things were just too exciting, new and wonderful... and i'm so glad to have people around who are simply there with so much love and care and joy and cheerfulness...

dear summer

2010-08-04T23:49:00.002+02:00

there are still so much things to do as long as summer lasts. summer is way too short here in vienna. and almost everything i love has something to do with summer... that's why i always get into panic around this time of the year. the start of august tells me, that summer will be over too soon (you never forget the long years of two months summerbreak as a kid, where the start of august was telling that school is starting sooner or later). in august days are getting longer, the sun starts to get a different light than around midsummer, august smells like the ending of something and not like a start... i always prefer the start of something to an ending.

but i've learned a lesson this summer: i do not need and do not want to feel bad about packing as much freedom, time outside and time off from work into these short months... because this is the only time i really feel free and always good about everything. i could jump through the whole summer - jump of joy and high spirits. i want to feel and live all this happiness to save it for days that are not so bright and shiny...

here's my plan for those last weeks of summer in this year.

to do.

. go for a swim in the evening.
. go for a swim in the morning.
. make lime granita.
. hold feet into the sea or a lake.
. go hiking.
. swim in a lake.
. learn to walk on a slackline.
. listen to hundreds of songs of the awesome lucksmiths.
. start to write a diary.

. learn to be quiet.

. take tons of pictures.

wear.

. high heels.
. my new vintage dress.
. a bow around my neck.
. straight hair.
. sandals.
. way too short skirts.
. self made pieces.
. a new bag.
. grey chucks, which i've got to buy first.

eat and drink.

. lime juice.
. lime tarte.
. watermelons.
. mojito made by my little big brother.
. vegan burgers.
. homemade granita.

munich

2010-08-01T21:37:00.004+02:00

... and than we've been to munich last week. i stumbled upon daylesford organic, i've wanted to see this shop for quite some time and it is amazing. calm and clear, rural and urbane... just wonderful. i love the concept behind it and the quietness of the shop and the iced tea and the tartes... and i stopped by the haus der kleinen künste, we will show and hopefully sell a couple of our pieces there for three months starting with september ...

meran

2010-08-01T13:22:00.006+02:00

we have been on the road for quite some time... recently it was the west of austria, meran and munich. working and being away - that's what our summer is all about. and it is a lot of fun. i love the feeling of neverending freedom and independence. it's as important as breathing. i'm not really able to get this feeling in the colder seasons. i need sun to get my mind free but i told that several times. here's a plan: i need to get as much freedom and sun as long as it lasts to save it in my heart and soul for all the grey days that are going to come...

sunday

2010-07-14T12:32:00.005+02:00

no, this was not the last sunday. but the one a week before. the one after the saturday blogpost. back in vienna we try our best to take some time out. to enjoy summer and look over our shoulders...

at the moment this is not working so well because we have to prepare for a crafts-fair we will participate in. more about that in one of my next posts.

there is a heatwave here in vienna and it's so damn hot. i love that. but for the moment i feel i can't do anything else but staying inside and hide until sun sets. but that's ok. we have to do tons of work to prepare the fair anyway.

weekends away: these were the happiest days / 4

2010-07-09T20:42:00.008+02:00

weekends away: these were the happiest days / 3

2010-07-06T21:37:00.009+02:00

staircases around my home do not look half as nice as these... in fact i think i've never seen stairs as fantastic and special as these anywhere. i know i need to stop this 'everyplace is better than here' - thing immediately. just give me a few more days or months ...

saturday

2010-07-03T17:35:00.005+02:00

back at our place we try to go for our resolutions. we went outside on saturday morning... we went for a walk at the market near our place to buy some sour-cherries and a watermelon. yesterday and the day before i made jam. yeah, i know it's old fashioned and kind of weird but i love it. and it is always good to know you have something sweet around you. we had a lot of black-currents in my mums garden and i mixed it with gooseberry and red-current. the day before i made some simple apricot jam. now i should start some real work. hope everyone out there is having a good time too...

weekends away: these were the happiest days / 2

2010-07-02T11:04:00.005+02:00

remember when forever seemed just fine? / seen through glasses of rose coloured wine / they'd sit up all night talking / now she's sound asleep to the sound of his walkman (the lucksmiths - southernmost)

before we got on this trip i had completely forgotten what freedom ment to me. that it had a lot to do with being outside, having time to do things in my own time. everyday life in the city passes so quickly without any time to look over your shoulder and see all the things that are beautiful. you need time to see those things. i think i kind of lost that within those long last winter. we didn't see the sun for months and i need sun to see clearly. the factor of time and the factor that it is passing so fast has been irritating me for a long, long time and i always thought that it is my fault because i work so hard and do so many things at the same time that i never find time to stand still and look or listen around. i thought if i finally would have time to be a little slower, time would pass less quickly. well - it does not. you can't change time. but you can fill it with doing your best in living your life the way you love it. you can try not to rush through it. you can try to see things you didn't have time before... at least that's my plan.

weekends away: these were the happiest days / 1

2010-07-01T12:09:00.006+02:00

weekends away: these were the happiest days / ill with the thrill of the chase / they'd take a train / take of friday for the coast / in summer they'd go southernmost / where the sky was swimming-pool blue / and the swimming-pool was too... (the lucksmiths - southernmost)

so we have been away. southernmost. and we really took a train. a lot of trains and ships actually. i love time on trains. time seems to stand still. on trains you have time for being quiet, reading, feeling the slow move and the change of the landscape. i'm so in love with slow travelling. it gives me time to finally let all the rush and crazyness of everyday-life go and open my mind and spirit for something new. and this definitely was something new... more about this adventure in the next posts.

lovers

2010-05-20T00:25:00.006+02:00

did i mention how much i'm in love with this pair of shoes? i couldn't find them anywhere all over europe and they were so expensive if i would have ordered them via a usual shop in the us. lucky me i found them on ebay - in my size, new and perfect. during the fotoshooting i couldn't get my eyes off them...shoes: seychelles blimey

our days in the sun

2010-05-19T18:18:00.005+02:00

recently we had a couple of things to celebrate... we had a car and we drove off to a place we love. we went for a long walk and the sun was shining most of the time. unforunately the place we love the most there, a field with an enormous cherry tree has changed quite a lot... so we need to find a new place to love and to hide... i think that might be a good plan for summer.

days / part IV

2010-05-14T11:49:00.006+02:00

... ok, it's been raining for days and we haven't seen spring in a long time. but at least april was great. and the sun will come... so the forecast is better than in - let's say september. i just need to be a little more patient, things are going to be great. the sun will come and stay for quite some time.

days / part III

2010-05-05T17:03:00.003+02:00

... when i was a kid we spent the whole summer at this lake. i thought it was as big as the sea. once my dad and my brother found quite a lot of money in it, well for me as a kid it felt like winning the lottery. as no one asked for it we were allowed to spend everything on boardgames and felt like little kings and queens. i still love this place so much. and the sunsets there are the best you can find near vienna...

monday: images of inspiration

2010-05-03T10:23:00.003+02:00

1. art photograph by lolas room, 2. fine art photograph by valeria h, 3. fine art photograph by jane heller, 4. fine art photograph by felicitycrew, 5. necklace by sea unicorn, 6. fine art photograph by jane heller, 7. hat by paint it gold, 8. fine art photograph by alicia bock, 9. necklace by in most light 10. necklace by ioulia, 11. fine art photograpy by sarah moldovan, 12. felted textile art cuff by vilte 13. photograph by carey shaw, 14. glass cubes by gobead, 15. fine art photograph by alice b. gardens 16. fine art photograph by frances photography

days / part II

2010-05-03T09:32:00.004+02:00

... did i mention how much i love spending time outside?

days

2010-05-01T20:02:00.008+02:00

... after finishing the new collection and taking pictures i needed to take a couple of days off. completely off. i'm not very good in doing nothing but enjoying life. i've got to learn that some day. maybe someday pretty soon.

we went out of the city and spent time in the sun. i wonder if i'll ever be able to feel freedom in winter or autumn. freedom is so damn connected to sun and warm weather... and i do need that feeling of complete freedom. a lot.

all our summer songs

2010-04-19T22:45:00.007+02:00

finally... we are done. all our summer songs - our new collection is ready to fill our shops. more pieces are going to follow every couple of days. we would love you to take a look on dawanda or etsy for more pictures and info... spring is here! it was about time.

collections: wake me up, it's morning

2010-04-03T18:42:00.005+02:00

1. original painting by pamelam, 2. print by dazeychic, 3. photograph by bomobob, 4. photograph by storytelling ravens, 5. photograph by alicia bock, 6. fine art photograph by frances photography, 7. necklace by obellanaturals, 8. painting by bluedogrose, 9. photograph by nutsycoco, 10. photograph by hey harriet, 11. necklace by fleurfatale, 12. photograph by careyshaw, 13. original art print by sharonschock, 14. photograph by country dreaming, 15. necklace by itsastitch, 16. art print by cityscapes by breton

friday ... - something - aspirations (where the wild things are)

2010-04-02T22:12:00.005+02:00

pictures taken by mkendall photography... the first one of this wonderful pictures is called "where the wild things are". i love mkendalls pictures. i love the fireworks or that things that look like it - that spots of light and so much more in her photographs... and i love the movie "where the wild things are". these days i have the main song of the film in my head, quite often... all is love. oh yes. and it is spring. only a couple of days to go until we will show you the first pictures of the new good morning - midnight collection. there is still a lot to be done. but the ending is near - i promise. all that work "behind the scenes" is so much to deal with and it takes so much time... we like to take the time that is needed to make things perfect and the way we want them.

i also plan some new blog categories... and to blog more often. not only about things i love and things that inspire me but also about things a actually do. things that surround my life, my work... my - everything.

and i want to thank anna of h.anna for blogging about our little label... so much. i got to know her on etsy. she runs an awesome shop there too - liloshop. it's full of little treasuries...

friday morning aspirations

2010-03-26T09:25:00.004+01:00

these gorgeous, awesome, dreamy pictures are taken by M. Fayre Photography. i love her arrangements, her sense for sensibility and silent moments, her colors, her view...

collections: someone come and take me away

2010-03-22T21:55:00.006+01:00

1. skirt by patkas, 2. photograph by felicitycrew, 3. necklace by ioulia, 4. scarf by louisbyamanda, 5. beads by ThreeBlueBee, 6. dress by isabelamyo, 7. bag by raramodo, 8. necklace by vadjutka, 9. earrings by iomiss, 10. ceramic sculpture by ArtMind, 11. necklace by karmologyclinic, 12. dress by MQuin, 13. gloves by homelab, 14. earrings by lunaticart, 15. necklace by SinceShop

collection: taking looks over your shoulder

2010-03-15T00:06:00.012+01:00

1. "ranunculus" - print by jkphotography, 2. "vague normandes 1" - print by labokoff, 3. "fairyland" - fine art photograph by inmost light, 4. "what dreams may come true" - photograph by kristybee, 5. "reflection" - print by valeria h., 6. "nothing left to say" - fine art photograph by ajawin, 7. "beach bliss" - fine art print by urban pink photography, 8. "gazing" - image by the pink balloon, 9. "16 Feb 10" - fine art photo by the daily foto, 10. "ipperwash #1" - photograph by jennifer squires, 11. "a girl thing" - print by simply hue designs, 12. "the invitation" - fine art photograph by susannah tucker, 13. "settle down from the morning" - print by bee brady photography, 14. "empty" - fine art photographic print by m. fayre photography, 15. "landscape linies" - fine art photograph by felicity crew, 16. "softly" - mini print by lori h.

friday morning aspirations

2010-03-13T11:02:00.005+01:00

these unbelievable wonderful, soft, calm, warm and peaceful pictures are taken by valeria heine. the light and the earthy colors in her work are just like the world looks in my dreams... i can't find more words i can only look and marvel. you can buy her pictures in her etsy shop and take a look at her homepage.

monday: images of inspiration

2010-03-08T18:12:00.006+01:00

pictures taken by playelizabethplayy

friday morning aspirations

2010-03-05T21:08:00.003+01:00

these amazing, awesome and wonderful art prints are made by tali of tushtush. i love her paintings so much.

essential wear

2010-03-03T11:40:00.001+01:00

collections: something clear and true

2010-03-03T08:13:00.003+01:00

1. vintage dress by ggiotta, 2. art print by f2images, 3. vintage cardigan by thrush, 4. pillow by lotta helleberg, 5. white nesting bowls by tuuni, 6. necklace by SeaUnicorn, 7. pillowcover by innofheart, 8. vintage dress by dutchdrift, 9. napkins by elisabeth benz, 10. clutch by eclu, 11. print by EliseAllenArt, 12. small object canvases by pilosale, 13. print by thePhotoZoo, 14. necklace by adorapop, 15. earrings by dearheartvintage, 16. lavender bag by lapomme

monday: images of inspiration (on a tuesday)

2010-03-02T17:29:00.005+01:00

pictures taken by Valerie Chiang.

collections: still find the time to dream

2010-02-28T11:29:00.031+01:00

1. ascot by yarnovermovement, 2. artprint by thepinkballoon, 3. loop necklace scarf by nitca, 4. top by MyLolaFashion, 5. fine art photograph by Susanna Tucker, 6. dress by Nadinoo, 7. earrings by vadjutka, 8. photograph by MagicIsland, 9. print by blissfulimages, 10. fine art photographic print by ajawin, 11. fine art photograph by janeheller, 12. necklace by majaintheshop, 13. earrings by MothHouse, 14. photograph by jennifersquires, 15. bag by woodroots, 16. bag by jennyndesign

friday morning aspirations (late ones)

2010-02-28T10:55:00.033+01:00

"get me away from here i'm dying" is the start of a wonderful song by belle & sebastian. i love this band so much and i'm dying for a new album. on friday we had a lot of work to do around here... working on the new clothes, working around our apartment, grocery shopping - things like that and i couldn't make up my mind for some aspirations even though things are in my head all the time. i'm a little bit up in the air these days... maybe because the snowbells started to bloom, maybe because there is sun all over vienna suddenly, maybe because days seem so long at last.

pictures taken by the wonderful Elle Moss.

find her shop here and her flickr stream here.

monday: images of inspiration

2010-02-22T10:29:00.029+01:00

pictures taken by Variableimaginaria.

to be honest, i completely slept through my friday morning aspirations. so this is a categorie about inspiration now... there is not really a difference between aspiration and inspiration for me. most things that inspire me are also aspiring. we had an awesome weekend here in vienna, the sun came out - finally. and days seem to be so long at last. this morning i woke up finding a wonderful blog post on poppytalk featuring us and all the other great artists in the international arts & craft fair on poppytalk handmade. enough reasons to celebrate.

love is in the air...

2010-02-17T21:35:00.008+01:00

i found this video on poppytalk some time ago and i just have to reblog it. i love this video. and i also would love to walk through a forest full of hearts. eyes and cheeks that look like hearts wouldn't be bad either... maybe this could help to make a better world with more love in it. spring seems so close, maybe it is already there when we walk home...

collections: from europe with love

2010-02-17T10:52:00.013+01:00

1. print by MarcoLaGrenouille, 2. clutch bag by retrospettive, 3. garlande by Amoritz, 4. print by JKphotography, 5. earrings by niandra, 6. vintage cardigan by leolucaescobar, 7. scarf by mandag, 8. print by angelacallanan, 9. hat by tortillagirl, 10. print by JenniPenni, 11. ring by VerenaSchreppel, 12. necklace by SinceShop, 13. ceramic sculpture by ArtMind, 14. scarf by eleanorrot, 15. print by TheDailyPhoto

things change...

2010-02-16T14:03:00.007+01:00

... well, we have been doing quite a lot of thinking lately. we are in the middle of the spring/summer collection and we are still trying to figure out how things work in the world of selling.

a couple of decisions were made and we are going through some changes and news.

first of all, we accommodated our prices. pricing is a very hard thing... and it was not easy to calculate our pieces...

the other news is that we opened shops on two other platforms. we started on dawanda to reach more people in europe and we are right in the middle of the start on supermarket. we would love to see you somewhere around there.

and another great new thing is the fact that good morning - midnight is taking place in the poppytalk handmade international art & craft fair until the 12th of march. there are so many gorgeous items there. it would be lovely if you would take a look there too.

and finally we are a proud new member of the european street team on etsy.

we wish you all a wonderful time and hope to see you soon.

collections: always waiting for the summer sun

2010-02-12T18:24:00.011+01:00

well, i think this is the first year in my life i actually started to like winter. a little. but it's time for spring. winter is ok, spring is better and summer is the best. i'm a summers child with every cell of my body and my soul. and i'm so longing for warm, hot and long days...

1. print by GabrielleKai, 2. plate by dovetail, 3. top by hende, 4. print by CoriKindred, 5. romper by ggiotta, 6. coasters by birribe, 7. scarf by louisbyamanda, 8. skirt by sohomode, 9. earrings by AntiGenre, 10. skirt by makoollovesyou, 11. mobile by tealandgold, 12. shoes by deerheartvintage, 13. necklace by foundling, 14. mug by atelierOKER, 15. vest by clevernettle, 16. necklace by karmologyclinic

friday morning aspirations

2010-02-12T17:55:00.006+01:00

these awesome pictures are taken by Allie Hawley a young photographer from wisconsin. i'm so in love with her pictures... they are full of aspirations, hopes and dreams. i love her portraits and her landscapes. and they remind me of things i am dreaming of... i would love to spend more time outside, walking and wandering around through times and different landscapes. i would love to spend more time dreaming and being happy just with the thoughts in my head and the nature around... yes, i'm longing for summer. i'm only able to be outside when it is warm. i don't like coldness, darkness and wetness... maybe it is spring when the snow melts this time.

a new etsy frontpage

2010-02-09T15:53:00.008+01:00

MySalvagedLife brought us on the frontpage of etsy today... i knew it the moment i saw it. this collection was just too beautiful. and the pieces of MySalvagedLife are wonderful...

friday morning aspirations

2010-02-05T11:27:00.007+01:00

pictures taken by adelaide rose. she is such a talented, amazing and wonderful young photographer... i like her dreamy, unique photographs a lot.

collections: oh, it's the little things

2010-02-01T21:20:00.007+01:00

oh, there are so much wonderful things on etsy i love so much. but just that you know... we are still working on our own stuff! making this gorgeous collections and looking at all those lovely things is a source of inspiration and most of all a source of joy and fun. we are heading up for quite some adventures within the next time with good morning - midnight. this week we are off to the munich fabric start to take a look at new fabrics (hopefully organic) and with the start of the olympic games we will take place in poppytalks international craft & art market. there's a lot to be done...

1. dress by njurdesign, 2. organic lavender bags by lapomme, 3. print by transfertransfer, 4. ring by PaperPhine, 5. art print by labokoff, 6. earrings by lunaticart, 7. shirt by BrooklynTailors, 8. hat by umschlag, 9. earrings by ExoticFlavour, 10. belt by iheartnorwegianwood, 11. photograph by MarcoLaGrenouille, 12. leggings by duende74, 13. trousers by lollycrispvintage, 14. bag by redrubyrose, 15. cowl by thehouseofhemp, 16. pins by liloshop

collections: hello wonderful

2010-01-31T21:01:00.008+01:00

a new treasury i made on etsy with a title that reminds me of a song i love so much by a band that broke up quite a long time ago...

oh... and it made it on the front page of etsy. i love that.

1. necklace by SeaUnicorn, 2. ceramic art by ArtMind, 3. hoodled by rimadesigns, 4. cardigan by ttenden, 5. blouse by janeanemarie, 6. necklace by lilarubyking, 7. pillow by enhabiten, 8. cups by PigeonToeCeramic, 9. art print by UrbanPinkPhotography, 10. necklace by ioulia, 11. leather bag by TheLeatherStore, 12. loop necklace by nitca, 13. dress by minxshop, 14. headband by yellowgoat, 15. vintage oxfords by MariesVintage, 16. print by thePhotoZoo

friday morning aspirations

2010-01-29T11:23:00.004+01:00

picture taken by maii found in her awesome photostream on flickr.

i haven't seen as much snow as in this winter in vienna for years... and for years i have been dreaming of going for a long walk in the snow. but then it's cold and vienna is not exactly the place i am dreaming of when i think of long walks. i need nature to walk around and to get lost in it. maybe this is something for my to-do list.

music we love...

2010-01-28T20:40:00.011+01:00

[by nature we are quiet]

we were able to see cats on fire live last year in munich and it was so awesome. even better than on every clip by them you can see on youtube and that's nearly impossible. ever since the new year has started i want to make a list of the bands we saw live last year... maybe this is a start. i love cats on fire. there are so many lines in their lyrics i love so much and their music is in my heart and on my mind every day ...

[it all adds up to...]

2010-01-27T14:48:00.005+01:00

picture by ohsweetnuthin. i love her wonderful photos.

friday morning aspirations

2010-01-22T10:12:00.012+01:00

these awesome pictures are taken by .nevara. i love the way she sees the world and the things she seems to be focused on... it looks like a world full of warm and wonderful things. take a look at her blog 365 of .nevara.

saturday night engine

2010-01-16T19:55:00.010+01:00

picture taken by carly found in her wonderful photostream on etsy

collections: a thief with an eye for nice things

2010-01-15T13:15:00.006+01:00

a new treasury i made on etsy... did everyone notice now i love grey and pink?

1. print by Maya Lee, 2. print by Groundwork, 3. vintage shirt by Deer Heart Vintage, 4. print by The Photo Zoo, 5. pillow by enhabiten, 6. earrings by joelinha, 7. dish towel by Chakra Pennywhistle, 8.necklace by Sumiko Shop, 9.necklace by yes you maigh, 10.neckcowl by Thrush, 11. bag by forestbound, 12. necklace by polarity, 13. coat by ttenden, 14. print by sfgirlbybay, 15. card by Satsuma Press, 16. earrings by Karuski

friday morning aspirations

2010-01-15T09:39:00.004+01:00

... even though I started to like winter I do long for summer and most of all for a blue sky. I think I haven't seen one in weeks.

pictures by coquinete

and their blog Microphones in the Trees

[...and I'm amazed that you still find the space to dream]

2010-01-14T10:52:00.005+01:00

picture by ohsweetnuthin.

collections: our aspirations are wrapped up in books

2010-01-13T13:31:00.003+01:00

this little treasury i made got on the front page of etsy... thanks to the gorgeous items in it!

1. necklace by PaperPhine, 2. poufik by Eva Forever, 3. vintage oxfords by Maries Vintage, 4. earrings by Shiho Yamashita, 5. pin by GGiotta, 6. print by MagicIsland, 7. earrings by Deer Lola, 8. card by ArtMind, 9. shorts by My Lola Fashion, 10. craspedia by Pigeon Toe Ceramics, 11. print by Jane Heller, 12. necklace by Laurel Hill, 13. legwarmers by cotylee, 14. print by Julie Davis Photo, 15. earrings by Yasha Butler

how we spend our time...

2010-01-10T20:21:00.005+01:00

via Felt & Wire Shop.

is there snow all over the world right now?

2010-01-08T18:05:00.004+01:00

... and does it have to be that cold when snow is falling?

card by Nina Glaser