Birthdays...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtg3OPUOlJENo5tigdy_bg5pwvF8nA0mMFGqz3-iuIPVtCWitkhCgpZOZ9hBWcYcEbmnI6B-xrNar3Xo0zMtCryBmY-gLep6hSjnsSeK_578dtz5ae0CpnG4Lw2N85A9icrN7663XULc/s1600/sofia_birthday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDtg3OPUOlJENo5tigdy_bg5pwvF8nA0mMFGqz3-iuIPVtCWitkhCgpZOZ9hBWcYcEbmnI6B-xrNar3Xo0zMtCryBmY-gLep6hSjnsSeK_578dtz5ae0CpnG4Lw2N85A9icrN7663XULc/s640/sofia_birthday.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My little rascal <a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2012/02/three-years-old.html" target="_blank">turned 3</a> on</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">February 7th</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and we <span style="font-size: large;">celebrated her birthday</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">last Sunday.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was just a little<span style="font-size: large;"> tea party</span> with</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the family, because the 2 kids</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(both Sofia and Amedeo) has</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">just recovered from a bad flu.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Il mio piccolo terremoto <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_503227945">ha compiuto</a></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2012/02/three-years-old.html" target="_blank">3 anni</a> il 7 febbraio e <span style="font-size: large;">l'abbiamo</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">festeggiata</span> domenica.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>E' stato solo un piccolo <span style="font-size: large;">tea party</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>in famiglia, perchè i bimbi (sia Sofia</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>che Amedeo) sono appena guariti</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>da una brutta influenza.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUj45kpXcwYqsS0XziwxWGQfe0a7vmGgIZQ2gLR1w48OYofFaPQ7bA0Zep3reDrwDH0IzdKZa3yI8huWBTbSdCbjKpdKoZosgAUOSl3gcMEvA5osvPEnAmBiVVtylpOmnYsMJ2nmaLdZE/s1600/compleanno1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUj45kpXcwYqsS0XziwxWGQfe0a7vmGgIZQ2gLR1w48OYofFaPQ7bA0Zep3reDrwDH0IzdKZa3yI8huWBTbSdCbjKpdKoZosgAUOSl3gcMEvA5osvPEnAmBiVVtylpOmnYsMJ2nmaLdZE/s640/compleanno1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've made the decorations</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">on the wall, the cakes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(a tiramisù and a strudel</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and I've also prepared something</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I would have loved to do</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">from a while:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a <span style="font-size: large;">photo booth</span>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Ho fatto le decorazioni</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>da appendere al muro,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>le torte (un tiramisù ed uno strudel)</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>e ho anche preparato qualcosa</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>che volevo fare da una vita:</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>un <span style="font-size: large;">photo booth</span>!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZeAwhTqdgD96Simk5F3Ohy2qgkESDPCqt8aL9mVqYSmHV0LeMMedu90nf6ijloiTe8CMqV2uPUwxbDujjjqDEEBrrLjYQbzklfFwE6kXnrhxMndsVf3cDf69-0KstkbOV2SIqhJHKgI/s1600/compleanno2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZeAwhTqdgD96Simk5F3Ohy2qgkESDPCqt8aL9mVqYSmHV0LeMMedu90nf6ijloiTe8CMqV2uPUwxbDujjjqDEEBrrLjYQbzklfFwE6kXnrhxMndsVf3cDf69-0KstkbOV2SIqhJHKgI/s640/compleanno2.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, who do you think</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">have had the most fun</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with the photo booth?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Me, of course!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Ora, chi credete si sia</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>divertito di più con il</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>photo booth?</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Io, naturalmente!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_A3TJneUrv-mCkdvHWDnmctP-VkoEUEZVS_hr_MFTcXTkj1TdDRX4NzbSEOCXUL7c1b0cz3Uk5Mi50jg9wrrfEMw6He6HoM3xtUhY5kLLtXTM5sXsmj7zRLyUCJZtJj1CaKsrBYnXe4/s1600/compleanno3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_A3TJneUrv-mCkdvHWDnmctP-VkoEUEZVS_hr_MFTcXTkj1TdDRX4NzbSEOCXUL7c1b0cz3Uk5Mi50jg9wrrfEMw6He6HoM3xtUhY5kLLtXTM5sXsmj7zRLyUCJZtJj1CaKsrBYnXe4/s640/compleanno3.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And, keep talking about birthdays...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">today my blog turns 2</span>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, It's 2 years today I've started</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">blogging and I'm <span style="font-size: large;">very grateful</span>:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've discovered a beautiful world,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've learned a lot,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I've met wonderful</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">creative ladies,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and you know what?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I've discovered that</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">a <span style="font-size: large;">having blog is just like </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">receiving</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">a </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">gift </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">each day</span> !</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">E, continuando a parlare di compleanni...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">oggi il mio blog compie 2 anni</span>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Sì, sono 2 anni che ho cominciato</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">a bloggare e <span style="font-size: large;">sono molto</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">riconoscente</span>:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ho scoperto un mondo bellissimo,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ho imparato un sacco,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ho incontrato tante donne creative,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">e sapete una cosa?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Ho scoperto che</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">avere un blog è come </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">ricevere un regalo</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">ogni giorno</span>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HoCPh2pRK-c0nKBKebTku76sFLwRvO1p_EH_0MBNZXgungNpusRz99fggqy7cttghLizYsV6exczzQ112MLxdUULqArT460znMhdxdPhuZ-FLJp-pgph1y3Vb-Ny1rupCIaW8yEPMiI/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HoCPh2pRK-c0nKBKebTku76sFLwRvO1p_EH_0MBNZXgungNpusRz99fggqy7cttghLizYsV6exczzQ112MLxdUULqArT460znMhdxdPhuZ-FLJp-pgph1y3Vb-Ny1rupCIaW8yEPMiI/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Birthdays...

My little rascal turned 3 on February 7th and we celebrated her birthday last Sunday. It was just a little tea party with the family, bec...

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DIY: Valentine's chocolates

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMdLlLwhX3pPnJVan3WEa8jOIy0gu_on4GALJq9AZ7yRALBnQ83GEjJHCQ-VQjVgvDF4TsKptQvFS2W5JeK5DyqGEDhcxq_LM_iPxfZpSOuNepKNOPUtCRZJVCRC9uKQYVRluSZTy9yw/s1600/scatola_cioccolatini.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMdLlLwhX3pPnJVan3WEa8jOIy0gu_on4GALJq9AZ7yRALBnQ83GEjJHCQ-VQjVgvDF4TsKptQvFS2W5JeK5DyqGEDhcxq_LM_iPxfZpSOuNepKNOPUtCRZJVCRC9uKQYVRluSZTy9yw/s640/scatola_cioccolatini.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've said you that I</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">don't like S. Valentine's day <a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2012/02/valentines-project.html" target="_blank">here</a>,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but also that this year I want to</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">make something</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">with my hands for Max</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, here's what I did:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a DIY chocolate's box</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">full of DIY....chocolates!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Vi ho già raccontato che io</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>non amo molto San Valentino <a href="http://home-shabby-home.blogspot.com/2012/02/valentines-project.html" target="_blank">qui</a>,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>ma anche che quest'anno volevo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>preparare qualcosa con le mie mani</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">per Max</span>.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Per cui ecco qua:</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>una scatola di cioccolatini fatta a mano</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>piena di ...cioccolatini fatti a mano!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tvok64QWssP6uWoqIRsX_amEyuW9e15GWgzSQBTOqc9C3fMmgQO6o45cdN4mfzw3FpTVxD9yidORTf3VRTS66xKrpwxAPrcIClYc-Xj4CLAhom9mMIbHbsXdYYewJYn31RB1hvc9MVM/s1600/cioccolatini.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tvok64QWssP6uWoqIRsX_amEyuW9e15GWgzSQBTOqc9C3fMmgQO6o45cdN4mfzw3FpTVxD9yidORTf3VRTS66xKrpwxAPrcIClYc-Xj4CLAhom9mMIbHbsXdYYewJYn31RB1hvc9MVM/s640/cioccolatini.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I want to <span style="font-size: large;">share the recipe</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">of these chocolates</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">which are very famous in Italy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and usually buyed on</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">S. Valentine's day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">In Internet you can find tons of recipes </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">to make these chocolates.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I've personalised mine</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">on the base of my experience.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Voglio <span style="font-size: large;">darvi la ricetta</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>di questi cioccolatini</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>che sono molto famosi </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>in Italia e vengono comprati</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>"in tubo" proprio il giorno</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>di San Valentino ;)</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">In Internet ci sono moltissime</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">ricette per fare questi cioccolatini,</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">questa l'ho personalizzata</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana;">in base all'esperienza.</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">S. VALENTINE'S CHOCOLATES</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">50 gr milk chocolate</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">10 gr butter</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">40 gr nutella</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">50 gr chopped hazelnuts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">15 hazelnuts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">120 gr dark chocolate</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Melt the milk chocolate and the butter; then turn off the fire and add the nutella and the chopped hazelnuts.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Create 15 little balls and place a hazelnut on the top of each one.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Place the chocolates in fridge for a couple of hours.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Melt the dark chocolate and cover with it each chocolate.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Wait until they are strengthen and then place them</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">in the fridge for another hour.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;"><em>CIOCCOLATINI DI SAN VALENTINO</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>50 gr di cioccolato al latte</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>10 gr di burro</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>40 gr di nutella</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>50 gr di nocciole tritate fini</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>15 nocciole intere</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>120 gr di cioccolato amaro</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Sciogliete il burro con la cioccolata al latte; spegnete il fuoco e aggiungete</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>la nutella e le nocciole tritate.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Create 15 piccole palline e posizionate una nocciola</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>sopra ad ognuna.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Mettere in frigo un paio d'ore a solidificare.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Sciogliete il cioccolato amaro e ricoprite ogni cioccolatino.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Aspettate che siano solidificati e metteteli in frigo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>ancora un oretta.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFcAKQ2QcdJqHe7EkW-YjeAMbyrTtEPuChZ3dfn7je9xTNnW8FG6ktcgxKCuQ1S0yLId3t1eMxl3ZYosy3lL4TZJRfd1Prv_ooMQYW-xU4dIQDr15yvApOaehT7zK_Q-YUsQj5Sp3P00/s1600/scatola.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFcAKQ2QcdJqHe7EkW-YjeAMbyrTtEPuChZ3dfn7je9xTNnW8FG6ktcgxKCuQ1S0yLId3t1eMxl3ZYosy3lL4TZJRfd1Prv_ooMQYW-xU4dIQDr15yvApOaehT7zK_Q-YUsQj5Sp3P00/s640/scatola.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made mine yesterday </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and already tasted them: yummy!),</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">today I have to place them</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">into this box I created</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">also yesterday...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and waint until this evening </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">when Max will come back home!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Io ho fatto i miei ieri </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>(e già assaggiati, buoni!),</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em> oggi</em></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>li devo mettere in questa scatolina</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>che ho preparato sempre ieri...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>... e aspettare fino a stasera</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>quando Max tornerà a casa!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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DIY: Valentine's chocolates

I've said you that I don't like S. Valentine's day here , but also that this year I want to make something with my hands for Max...

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Pallet!!!

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, <span style="font-size: large;">pallet...again</span>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But when i saw those images</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just cannot post them!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These projects (all from pallet)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">are gorgeous!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Sì, <span style="font-size: large;">pallet... di nuovo</span>!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Ma quando ho visto queste immagini</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>non ho potuto resistere: dovevo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>postarle!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Questi progetti (entrambi fatti col pallet)</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>sono straordinari!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhec3ZGZnMacw5RzIKXRpz5epumJUCKrD8rgLR49xR4-4mUKhn_tzOIYuT3ar3pg2VPE542a5R9nT6xPFaBYjRfEDgpV4jlhyZkkVwo_e1pjcuy1OO9Nr658zXnhbmUKVhKi9RawDC8ESs/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhec3ZGZnMacw5RzIKXRpz5epumJUCKrD8rgLR49xR4-4mUKhn_tzOIYuT3ar3pg2VPE542a5R9nT6xPFaBYjRfEDgpV4jlhyZkkVwo_e1pjcuy1OO9Nr658zXnhbmUKVhKi9RawDC8ESs/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First of all</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">this <span style="font-size: large;">amazing</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">reading nook</span>...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...every kid would love </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to have one!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I would love to have one!!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Prima di tutto</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>questo <span style="font-size: large;">bellissimo</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">angolino per la lettura</span>...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>...ogni bambino ne vorrebbe uno!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>IO ne vorrei uno!!!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5fN6rh82M9G9YXW5hAd4zD4fGdIjpUYf8uPiutDzBkU0UgoS_BnpPsUG6HWnivZ1l1EneIjuuElOyKijBHz0OltwbHFAx3usBrPcS1roAqQ0JqBwybshivoMT4W_RbhcIrTcv07WXzA/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5fN6rh82M9G9YXW5hAd4zD4fGdIjpUYf8uPiutDzBkU0UgoS_BnpPsUG6HWnivZ1l1EneIjuuElOyKijBHz0OltwbHFAx3usBrPcS1roAqQ0JqBwybshivoMT4W_RbhcIrTcv07WXzA/s640/2.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And then this cute</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">rocking chair</span>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>E poi questa carinissima</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">sedia a dondolo</span>!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupcPm4-7LrkqXrbSVMcqcjoTpvY5TcVJ4xJ3_zzLXYgpi17bxp4RVgbMBhLaj_EhPXGFPlfay_BEzLkutilE9LNoj3zwJeD2iXupdksmbdfGVZGSVao4y-H-VggaFSBXSm5oLokNFvJo/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgupcPm4-7LrkqXrbSVMcqcjoTpvY5TcVJ4xJ3_zzLXYgpi17bxp4RVgbMBhLaj_EhPXGFPlfay_BEzLkutilE9LNoj3zwJeD2iXupdksmbdfGVZGSVao4y-H-VggaFSBXSm5oLokNFvJo/s640/3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And to say the truth</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also love <span style="font-size: large;">the garland</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in the back!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>E a dire la verità</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>mi piace anche <span style="font-size: large;">la ghirlanda</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>sullo sfondo!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEzLHbYRXfeKsGSUYjxIC747nUzRzHtgG34TA7uJYymcI3bEZqq9thIXENuVPTGBcZCwznq8y6uSSbExaI6BG8z4LbKkfd-oTKgvj2XBomwuigXaJ8JSBpTVhLZs2Mt2vIIPy8Q1bQbk/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEzLHbYRXfeKsGSUYjxIC747nUzRzHtgG34TA7uJYymcI3bEZqq9thIXENuVPTGBcZCwznq8y6uSSbExaI6BG8z4LbKkfd-oTKgvj2XBomwuigXaJ8JSBpTVhLZs2Mt2vIIPy8Q1bQbk/s640/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">All these projects are from <a href="http://cargocollective.com/jocelyncostis/#1236539/Jocelyn-Costis" target="_blank">Jocelyn Costis</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HoCPh2pRK-c0nKBKebTku76sFLwRvO1p_EH_0MBNZXgungNpusRz99fggqy7cttghLizYsV6exczzQ112MLxdUULqArT460znMhdxdPhuZ-FLJp-pgph1y3Vb-Ny1rupCIaW8yEPMiI/s1600/firma.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HoCPh2pRK-c0nKBKebTku76sFLwRvO1p_EH_0MBNZXgungNpusRz99fggqy7cttghLizYsV6exczzQ112MLxdUULqArT460znMhdxdPhuZ-FLJp-pgph1y3Vb-Ny1rupCIaW8yEPMiI/s1600/firma.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Pallet!!!

Yes, pallet...again ! But when i saw those images I just cannot post them! These projects (all from pallet) are gorgeous!!! Sì, pallet... di...

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