November is here, and Christmas is coming closer! This time of year is so nice in so many ways, but sometimes the pressure of finding gifts for everyone before Christmas can be quite stressful.

The last couple of years, I have tried to start buying Christmas presents already in November just to avoid the stress of having the pressure to find gifts at the last minute.

One way of preparing for Christmas can be to make some homemade gifts. Making some gifts that you can have in store if you suddenly realize you need a gift for someone can be such a good way to avoid unnecessary stress.

Handmade gifts can also be made specifically for someone you have in mind.

DIY Gift Ideas

Homemade Coffee Syrup

A few years ago, we published a recipe on how to make homemade coffee syrup on our website. Here is a link to that blog post: https://underbartskapad.com/vanilla-coffee-syrup-recipe/

I think coffee syrup really easily could be combines with some good coffee beans or a cozy cup and make a really nice gift to someone.

If you want another flavor on the coffee syrup, here is a link to a recipe on how to make pumpkin spice coffee syrup: https://underbartskapad.com/pumpkin-pie-spice-coffee-syrup-recipe/

Bathbombs

A couple of months ago, we made some bath bombs at home. Here is a link to the blog post where you can find instructions on how to make them: https://underbartskapad.com/bath-bomb-recipe/

Bath bombs are easy to vary in many different ways by using different colors and scents. So if you know that the person you are planning to give the gift to like something specific, you can make them in a way that you think would be appreciated.

Knitted Scrunchies

Knitted gifts are another easy gift idea if you like knitting. The easiest knitting project you will find on this website is knitted scrunchies. Here is a link to how to knit a scrunchie: https://underbartskapad.com/how-to-knit-a-scrunchie-free-knitting-pattern/

As any other dIY project that is included in this blog post, knitted scrunchies, also, are easy to personalize by choosing the kind of yearn and color that you think the person you will give the scrunchie to will like.

A couple of weeks ago, we published a blog post with more knitted gift ideas, so if you like knitting, make sure to go look at that blog post. Here is a link you can follow: https://underbartskapad.com/gifts-to-knit-easy-knitting-ideas/

Salt Dough Decorations/ Christmas Ornaments

The next DIY gift idea we have for you is salt dough decorations. With salt dough, you can make so many different things. If you are making a gift for Christmas, you could make some ornaments for the Christmas tree.

Here is a link to a blog post with a recipe you can use to make salt dough: https://underbartskapad.com/?s=salt+dough

Salt dough is really easy to make. I remember I wrote the blog post on how to make salt dough decorations while we were in quarantine during 2020, so you will most likely have all the ingredients you need at home.

More DIY Ideas

You are so welcome back if you want more DIY gift ideas in the future. In the coming months, the focus on the blog will be knitting so, if you like knitting, welcome back to see what we publish next.

We are so thankful to all of you readers! If you have any ideas on what kind of content you would like to see from us, please leave a comment and tell us. We would love to hear from you!

Many blessings from us at Wonderfully Made

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Usually, we publish blog posts with encouraging Bible verses and things like craft ideas and so on but the last few days have felt a lot like fall, the temperature is dropping a little bit and our oldest children are back to school and kindergarten.

Something we really like to do as fall is coming is baking. Baking has always been one of my favorite things to do with our kids when we spend time inside. Fall time means more time spent indoors for our family. Summer is very much spent outside but as fall time comes, soon it is harder to spend the same amount of hours outside just because the weather gets a little bit more challenging.

One thing we have baked in the last few weeks is some Finnish cinnamon rolls. Usually, we bake cookies or muffins, something that is a little bit more easy to make but one day we wanted to make some cinnamon buns so we decided to do so.

But usually, I choose an easier recipe when I am at home alone with the kids.

Anyway, the cinnamon buns we chose to make are these Finnish Cinnamon Rolls that I really like. Here is the recipe we used:

Traditional Finnish Cinnamon Rolls

About 24 cinnamon rolls

Ingredients for the dough
50 grams yeast
6 dl lukewarm milk
1 pinch of salt
½ teaspoon cardamom
150 g butter at room temperature
1 dl sugar
16–17 dl flour

Fyllning
100 g butter at room temperature
1 dl sugar
2 tablespoon cinnamon

Garnering
1 egg
Pearl sugar

How To Make Finnish Cinnamon Rolls

1. Pour milk into a bowl and sprinkle the yeast on top. Mix until the yeast dissolves. Add salt, cardamom, butter, sugar. Add the flour, a little at a time, and mix everything together into a smooth dough. Knead it for a few minutes.

2. Cover the bowl with the dough with a baking towel. Let the dough rise for about 40 minutes. 

3. Divide the dough into two pieces. Roll one out into a rectangle, about 0,5 cm thick.

4. Spread half of the butter, cinnamon and sugar on the dough.

5. Roll the dough into a roll and cut it into diagonal pieces, about 12 pieces.

6. Place the bun pieces on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Place them with the wide side down on the baking sheet and the narrow side up. Press them almost all the way to the bottom in the middle with your finger.

7. Let them rise under a baking towel for about 30 minutes. Set the oven to 250 degrees celsius. Repeat steps 3–6 with the other half of the dough.

8. Whisk an egg and brush it over the cinnamon rolls. Sprinkle with granulated sugar. 

9. Bake the cinnamon rolls in the middle of the oven for 6-9 minutes depending on the oven. Let the buns cool on a wire rack under a baking towel.

What Makes These Cinnamon Rolls Finnish?

The ingredients of these cinnamon rolls are basically the same as normal cinnamon rolls so what then make them Finnish?

The form of the cinnamon rolls is a little bit different. In Finland, we call them “örfilar” which means “slap on the ear”. Maybe that name comes from that if you look at them from the side they might look a little bit like an ear. I actually don’t know.

I grew up in Finland and I didn’t think about the name of these cinnamon rolls before I moved from Finland to Sweden and someone commented that they have an interesting name.

Anyhow, if you want to try a new form of cinnamon rolls, I think you should try to make these.

Easy Baking With Kids

As I said earlier, baking is one of my favorite activities to do with our kids at home. But in order to enjoy the baking process we need to stick to very easy recipes. Our children are still quite young so they easily lose their focus.

I hope to publish another blog post later this fall with some of our favorite recipes to make that are super easy. So if you are interested in that, you can keep an eye out for that.

Other Cozy Fall Time Blog Posts

As fall is such a cozy time I look forward to writing more cozy blog posts for this season. We publish a new blog post every week. Most of the blog posts are about our everyday life with God and things we have learned as followers of Jesus.

You are welcome back soon again and let us know what kind of blog posts you like so that we can make sure to write more of that kind of blog posts.

Last week we published a blog post about encouraging Bible verses for the fall season. Here is a link to that blog post: https://underbartskapad.com/bible-quotes-about-autumn/

So if your Finnish cinnamon rolls are out of the oven, make a cup of tea or coffee and sit down and enjoy.

Hope that you will have a wonderful rest of your day!

Many blessings from us at Wonderfully made

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As a mother of two small kids, I have often found myself stuck at home when some of my kids caught a cold.

As a coffee lover, I really appreciate lattes. It is really nice to be able to flavor your latte according to season. So, if you, like me, don’t always have the opportunity to go to a coffee shop to enjoy the lattes, let’s make our own versions! 😉

I usually make Pumpkin spiced Latte with really strong brewed coffee. But you can of course use an espresso maker as well.

The Pumpkin Spice Coffee Syrup is homemade and you can find the recipe here: https://underbartskapad.com/pumpkin-pie-spice-coffee-syrup-recipe/

Easy Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe

1 serving

2 tablespoons of pumpkin puree

1 tablespoon of pumpkin spice coffee syrup

1 cup of milk

1/4 cup of really strong brewed coffee

Start with adding pumpkin puree and pumpkin spice coffee syrup into a saucepan. Whisk and let it warm up for a couple of minutes.

Add the milk and keep whisking regularly to make it nice and fluffy. 😉

Pour into a cup and add the coffee.

If you want you can finish with so pumpkin spice blend on the top.

Enjoy!!

This coffee is not only super yummy. It also fills the kitchen with the wonderful smell of fall.

I think it is definitely worth the time it takes to make it.

This is an easy way to be able to enjoy a delicious pumpkin spice latte even when your little ones or you are not able to leave the house.

I hope you will have a wonderful day wherever you are and that this fall time will be filled with blessings.

Looking for more creative ideas?

This website is a place where we hope that people will find inspiration and joy in being creative. There are a lot more blog posts about DIY projects and craft ideas in those categories on our blog.

If you like coloring, there are also a lot of free printable coloring pages available here on our website. If you are looking for some coloring pages related to fall, feel free to follow this link: https://underbartskapad.com/category/free-printable-coloring-pages/fall-coloring-pages/

Wonderfully Made By Your Creator

The name of this website, underbart skapad, are the Swedish words for wonderfully made.

Psalm 139 verse 14 is the Bible verse that is the inspiration behind the name of our website. God creates in such a wonderful way.

When we go out in nature we can see so much about who god is. When we stand beside mountains or the ocean, we can feel how great God is. We can also see all the details that God has put into everything he creates.

Flowers, butterflies, and leaves, everything is so detailed and beautiful. God’s creativity is unlimited.

God could have created anything and he decided to create this earth and us.

Greetings from Monica at Wonderfully made

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Fall is here, and it’s the time of year when we get to enjoy Pumpkin Pie Spice Lattes.

It’s not very often that I go to a coffee shop because my kids don’t like that so much yet so this year I decided to learn how to make pumpkin pie spice lattes myself.

I am very happy with how they turn out and they are a lot more healthy than the ones you buy from the coffee shop so this is a nice way to get to enjoy good coffee with a taste of fall without having too much sugar.

The full recipe on how I make pumpkin pie spice lattes at home will be up on the blog in a week or two but today I want to share how to make homemade pumpkin spice coffee syrup.

This coffee syrup can, of course, be added to just a normal cup of coffee to get that sweet taste of fall without making it to a latte.

This coffee syrup is quite easy to make so here we go.

Pumpkin Spice Coffee Syrup Recipe

1,5 cup water
2 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice blend
1 cup white sugar

Put water into a saucepan. Add 2 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice blend. Bring to a gentle boil. Simmer on low for 5-10 minutes.

Pour through a fine-mesh sieve to extract most of the spices. Add 1 cup of white sugar and bring to boil once again. Simmer on low for 10 minutes.

The longer you let it simmer, tae thicker your coffee syrup will be.

Let it cool and pour into a container.

I store the coffee syrup in a glass bottle that I sterilize with boiling water before pouring in the coffee syrup.

Now: make a coffee and enjoy.

If you have any questions about the recipe, please leave a comment.

We wish you a very blessed start to the fall season.

Hope to see you again soon.

If you are interested in more coffee recipes make sure to check the other coffee recipes we have on our blog: https://underbartskapad.com/category/diy-en-en/recipies-en-en/

In Need Of Some Encouragement?

If you have a couple more minutes and need something to read while you are drinking your coffee, here is a link to our blog: https://underbartskapad.com/blog-2/

We hope that this website will be a place to find inspiration to be creative and also that people will be reminded of who made them and for what reason. God created this whole earth with so much beauty. God creates everything in such a wonderful way.

You are wonderfully made and your life has a purpose.

When we see everything that God has created we can see that he is so big and he is so detailed. Everything he creates has a purpose.

When we get to know our creator and understand why he made us we start living the life that we were created for.

We publish new blog posts every week so you are so welcome to join us on this creative journey.

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In recent years, breakfast during the weekends has become one of my favorite moments of the week. Taking some time and finding new breakfast recipes is very fun and I have found some new favorites. One of them is homemade granola.

Homemade granola tastes so much better than the ones you find in the store and is very easy to make. Homemade granola is easy to vary with different things you like.

If you like granola but never have tried to make your own, then you should try this recipe. I have tried many different granola recipes and the recipe I like the most is this one. It is very easy to make. This recipe is definitely worth the 20 minutes it takes to make it.

Homemade Granola Recipe

10 dl(4,2 cups) old-fashioned oats
2 tablespoons rapeseed oil
2 tablespoons syrup
1 pinch of salt
1 dl raisins
0.5 dl sunflower seeds
2 tablespoons flax seeds

Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius(350 F). Pour the rapeseed oil and syrup into a bowl and add a pinch of salt. Stir. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir until everything is mixed with the oil and syrup.

Spread the mix on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper.

Put in the oven for 7-8 minutes. Try to keep the time, otherwise, everything will start to taste like popcorn. 😉

Homemade Granola In Different Ways

The recipe can be varied according to taste. If you like nuts, you can add some, or if you like dried fruit of some kind, you can include them.

You can also add some favorite spices to the oil and syrup mixture. I have tried cinnamon and cardamom and both turned out really well. The rapeseed oil can be replaced with coconut oil, feel free to try out different combinations.

I hope you find your favorite way to make homemade granola.

If you have any questions about this homemade granola recipe feel free to leave a comment.

More Creative Ideas On This Website

We post new blog posts on different DIY projects to do at home regularly so feel free to check out the other blog posts that we have published:

We hope that this website will be a place to find inspiration to find joy in being creative and also, be reminded of who our creator is.

The name of the website, underbart skapad, are the Swedish words for wonderfully made.

God is such an amazing creator. God created this whole universe so beautifully. We can see so much about his unlimited creativity in nature.

God created both stars and planets and also everything he created is so detailed. He creates with so much love and intention. Everything he creates has a purpose.

You exist because God wants you to exist. God loves you so much and your life has a purpose.

If you want to read more about who God is and why he made you, follow this link: https://underbartskapad.com/category/encouraging-bible-verses-en/identity-in-christ-en-en/

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I really like a nice cup of coffee. As a busy stay-at-home mom with three kids, I appreciate a coffee a couple of times a day.

Sometimes I don’t find time to sit down though, sometimes I heat it up multiple times before I get the chance to have it but coffee is coffee, I really appreciate it.

Most of the time I just make a simple coffee with our coffee maker and add some milk to it but sometimes it is nice to add something to it.

Adding some sweetness to your coffee is a nice way to make it extra delicious and coffee syrup is my favorite way to do that.

Homemade coffee syrup is really easy to make and you can add your favorite spices and flavors to it.

Here is a recipe on how to make a coffee syrup with a taste of vanilla.

Vanilla Coffee Syrup Recipe

1 cup water
1 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Put water and sugar into a saucepan. Bring to gentle boil and add some vanilla extract. Simmer on low for 10-15 minutes.

Let it cool and put into a container.

I store the coffee syrup in a glass bottle that I sterilize with boiling water before pouring in the coffee syrup.

That is how easy it is! This coffee syrup is definitely worth the 20 minutes it takes to make it!

If you liked this recipe maybe you would like the coffee syrup recipe on pumpkin pie spice as well. Here is a link to that recipe:

Under the category DIY projects on our blog, you can also find some other coffee recipes and other easy DIY projects to try at home.

We hope that you will have a nice cup of coffee and a wonderful day.

If you have a couple of minutes to sit down while you have your coffee, feel free to visit our blog for some encouragement. Here is a link you can follow: https://underbartskapad.com/paper-cup-and-ball-game-snake-craft-idea/

What is “underbart skapad”?

The name of this website, underbart skapad, are the Swedish words for wonderfully made.

Psalm 139 verse 14 are the Bible verses that inspired the name of this website. We have such an amazing creator. God creates in such a wonderful way. When we go out in nature and get to see high mountains and deep forests, we understand that God is so much greater than we are.

Everything in nature is so detailed, that we can see that there is no limit to God’s creativity. God is so good to us, he created such a beautiful earth and then he created us in a way so that we can enjoy it all.

We hope that this website will be a place where people can find being creative and also a place to be reminded of who our creator is.

We keep publishing new blog posts every week so you are welcome back again soon.

Blessings from us at Wonderfully Made

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Enjoying a long breakfast is a very good start on a new day. I’m not a morning person so I prefer not doing any complicated cooking in the morning but it’s nice to try new breakfast ideas during the weekends.

Here at home, we eat a lot of eggs, a lot! Another favorite is quesadillas. So why not combine these two?

A couple of weeks ago I came across a recipe on breakfast quesadillas and I wanted to try them, making the eggs the way we like to eat them. These breakfast quesadillas have become a new favorite in our household.

Here is the recipe:

Breakfast Tortilla Recipe – Quesadillas

This breakfast recipe with tortilla bread has become a favorite of ours.

1 quesadilla

1/2 onion
1/2 tomato
2 eggs
Grated cheese
2 Tortilla bread
Oil(rapeseed or other of your choice) for frying

Chop the onion and tomato into small pieces. Pour some oil into a frying pan and fry the onion on medium heat. When the onion starts to soften, add the chopped tomato. Fry until the tomato has become a little softer in texture.

Whisk the eggs lightly in a bowl with a little salt. Add the eggs into the frying pan with the onion and tomato. Allow the bottom to set before you start to scramble.

Place the scrambled eggs on a plate.

In the same frying pan, add a little oil and one tortilla bread. Sprinkle some grated cheese and spread the scrambled eggs on top. Sprinkle some cheese again before covering it with another tortilla bread. Press lightly to seal.

Heat the quesadilla for a couple of minutes on each side until the cheese has melted.

We hope you will have a wonderful breakfast and a great start on your day.

A Place With Creative Ideas

The name of this website, Underbart skapad, are the Swedish words for wonderfully made. The inspiration behind the name came from Psalm 139 verse 14.

We have such an amazing creator. In the beginning of the Bible, we can read about how God creates the whole universe. This world is so beautiful! There are so many beautiful things to enjoy when we go out in nature.

We can see so much of who God is in his creation. God is so creative and he is so good to us. God created this whole universe in such an amazing way and he also created you in a wonderful way.

We hope that this website will be a place where people can find inspiration and find lots of joy in being creative. We also hope that you will be reminded of who your creator is and who he made you.

You are wonderfully made and your life has purpose.

If you want to read more about that feel free to visit the category on our website where we talk more about who God is and why he made you. Here is a link you can follow: https://underbartskapad.com/category/encouraging-bible-verses-en/identity-in-christ-en-en/

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Trying different kinds of coffee recipes has been a fun thing that I have tried these past months.

I am very much the kind of person who actually likes to have just a plain cup of coffee in the morning. Later on in the afternoon though, it can be fun to try some different kinds of coffee recipes.

So, I have started to research the big world of coffee recipes. 😀

Coffee Recipe Inspiration

To be honest, I got the idea of trying some different coffee recipes from watching Natalie Bennett on YouTube. Natalie is the first YouTuber that I started following when I was pregnant with my oldest daughter.

In the new reality of being pregnant for the first time, I really enjoyed her pregnancy updates, she was pregnant at the same time as me and it was really nice to follow her on her journey.

She has made some videos with ideas on different coffee recipes so if you are looking for some coffee recipe inspiration, I will leave a link to her coffee recipe playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI1E79rEsk4&list=PL_bR310ANN_j1kAzZUzOlooBy8Qi2G_Oz

But yeah, thank you Natalie for sharing your favorite coffee recipes with us!

The Coffee Recipe That Got So Popular

I like to keep it simple so when Dalgona coffee started to be really popular and I understood it was really easy to make I had to try it.

And I really like it, it is just so simple that it always feels worth the time you need to spend on making it.

Whipped coffee or Dalgona coffee is a coffee that a lot of us have tasted during 2020. You can vary this coffee in so many ways. During the holiday season, this is a fun way to make your whipped coffee.

If you like coffee and gingerbread, go ahead and try this recipe.

Christmas Dalgona Coffee

2-3 servings

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons water

2 tablespoons instant coffee

2 tablespoons sugar

0,5 teaspoon gingerbread spices

2-3 cups of milk

Add the water, instant coffee, sugar and gingerbread spices into a bowl. 

Hand whisk or use an electric mixer until the the mixture is fluffy. 

Heat milk in the microwave or on the stove. Top with the whipped coffee. Sprinkle on some cinnamon.

Enjoy!

Looking for more DIY projects and craft ideas?

Are you looking for more creative inspiration for this time of year? Feel free to follow the link below where you will find all kinds of different recipes and DIY projects: https://underbartskapad.com/diy-projects/

There are a lot of free printable coloring pages on our website as well. If you are interested in that, follow this link: https://underbartskapad.com/category/free-printable-coloring-pages

We hope you will have a wonderful Holiday Season!

Hope to see you again soon.

Wondering about the name of this website?

Underbart skapad are the Swedish words for wonderfully made.

The Bible verse that inspired this website is Psalm 139:14.

We have such an amazing creator. God creates in such a wonderful way. We can see that in nature and in the people around us.

You are wonderfully made by the creator of the universe. If you want to read more about our thoughts about that, feel free to visit that category on our website. Here is a link to follow: https://underbartskapad.com/category/encouraging-bible-verses-en/identity-in-christ-en-en/

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