Beanies

I started something new. As I work a lot and sometimes come home really late, I wanted to do something creative that doesn't take to much time and effort but is fun anyway. So I started crocheting! I must say, I love it! Much more than knitting, it's easyer, faster, and you have only one needle, so you can always carry it in your handbag wherever you go (I do).

Here is my output of last week,

Beanies:

Black Beauty

Two shades of Grey with a matching scarf

Melange Pink and Green (my favourite color combination)

Pink!

Dark Plum with a Vintage button

Last week's collection

I am thinking of making an Etsy Shop with some Beanies and other stuff... what do you think? I would really like to know your opinions, please leave a comment! Thank you very much,

Love,

Tanja

Kitsch

I might have told you:

I love Kitsch!

Today I show you some details from my home...

Love,

Tanja

Gorgeous Redheads

As I'm thinking about coloring my hair (again) RED (again) I looked up some famous and fabulous Redheads, here they are:

First of all the one and only Mrs. Jessica Rabbit!

The most well known Redhead of our times (or of the Sixties in NYC, Madison Avenue):

Joan Holloway/Harris (Christina Hendricks)

A young and gorgeous redheaded singer: Paloma Faith

and another British Redhead of our days:

Kate Nash

My personal favourite: Shirley Manson of Garbage

And one of the greatest women of Hollywood: Katherine Hepburn

But the best of all, my favourite Redhead of all times was my Mom. She was a real Redhead and she was a very beautiful women and I miss her every single day of my life since she passed away...

LOVE❤

Tanja

Rainy Sunday

Hi!

First of all, I have to admit: I'm not a blonde anymore! I'm a brunette now, but I'm still a tiger, so the name stays the same ;-)

Today was a very rainy Sunday, one of these days where you stay at home most of the time.

So I took my bike and went for a ride...

First I was in the park where I usually go, but I couldn't take the usual way:

there had been a lot of rain the last days...

We really have water here, a lot! 

Sometimes I think, what I love most in Germany is the rain. Don't laugh, it's true! Because of all that rain we have all that green and I love it! Whenever I come back from Israel or southern France, the first thing I see from Germany is all that green, out of a plane or train, I see those huge german forests, lovely.

I'm really that autumn fog and rain type, I like these quiet days. Nearly nobody out. Some joggers in the park but nearly no one in the streets.

What I like very much in the city is the atmosphere in old quarters like the following. Former industrial, now artists, galleries, music and dance and all kinds of cultural events. It's amazing, see:

So I had a lovely rainy Sunday!

How was yours?

L♥ O♥ V♥ E

Tanja

Flower Power Cat

Here's the creative output of my weekend:

I made a cat!

Out of some vintage 70ies-fabric and little flowers I crocheted and a boa because every cat needs a little glamour, don't you think?

LOVE

Tanja♥

Art and Color, an Hommage to Andy Warhol

I am obsessed by colors, some colors can, just like music or a certain smell or taste, provoque emotions that are very strong. Memories of times long ago, very special moments, sometimes pure happiness.

The artist who has always impressed me most is Andy Warhol. He gave art a complete new face, litterally. 

I especially love his portraits and his flowers.

And I like his way of living art in different forms, paintings, prints, photographies, music, general lifestyle and his opinions.

(Jay Johnson, A W, Candy Darling photo Richard Avedon)

The world fascinates me...

(all pictures Google search)

LOVE, LIGHT and more LOVE,

Tanja ♥

PS: my favourite living artist? Someone who uses color the way AW did. I really admire the artwork of 

Pato Paez-Harris

http://patopaez.carbonmade.com/

or find him on Twitter @PatoPaez

Viva la Diva

Always be yourself

Divas, they have style, they are eccentrics, they are not trying to look "young" but they still are amazing, maybe even more now, than when they were young. 

When you're a woman and you're young and beautiful, things are easy. People love beauty, everybody likes to look a you, everybody thinks you're a nice person because you look like a nice person. Sometimes you are in danger to lose your personality because of your beauty. When I was young, I looked like a porcelain-doll. I had white skin, a perfect complexion, long dark hair, dark blue eyes and I was slim. But very often, I had the impression, that people didn't look at me, they just saw the facade. 

Then came Punk and I cut my hair ultra short punk style. I wore DocMartens boots. I colored my hair in weird colors. My boss said I wouldn't look like a woman anymore. The other girls at the office thought it was great but said they would never have the courage, because their boyfriends wouldn't like it. Wow!

I style myself for myself and never ever to please a man! So that's another reason why I love the women in my Diva-list, and maybe you can imagine why some women are not on this list.

Vivienne Westwood at LFW

Anna Piaggi the eccentric Diva

Anna Piaggi from Italian Vogue

The amazing Cyndi Lauper

Cyndi Lauper a powerfull Diva

Vivienne Westwood and Pamela Anderson

Vivienne Westwood and Pamela Anderson

Vivienne Westwood Diva

Vivienne Westwood cool!

Vivienne Westwood now and then

LOVE ♥

Tanja

PS: there's a minus for Anna Piaggi because she wears real fur and a plus for Pamela Anderson because she supports PETA

PS2: I still have the dark blue eyes ;-)

all pictures Google search