Innholdsfortegnelse for 7th issue 2023 i Jeanne d'Arc Living English Edition

One of the exciting aspects of all the creative people that I get to meet is that they – just like me – like to think out of the box…or, as one of the people that I follow wrote on her Instagram: she doesn’t only think out of the box, she comes up with new ways to use the box. In this edition of the magazine, we’ve got quite a few articles full of inspiration for you on how to do things in a different way, and this goes for anything from Halloween decorations to making a small elf house or a fairy home. It doesn’t have to be loud colors and plastic. There are lots of nice alternatives that are both cheaper and more environmentally-friendly, and at the same…

The beauty of autumn colors is reflected in the entire home belonging to Ali who runs "Country Chic Homes". On these pages, she offers you inspiration on how to decorate your home for autumn using items from nature. She combines lots of twigs with withered leaves, flowers, fruits and other materials that she finds in the forest or in the garden. The colors of the flowers, candles and pumpkins have been carefully selected. Some of the flowers in these arrangements are artificial, others are dried or fresh. All the arrangements have been made in fine vintage containers. Ali’s arrangements always include lots of candles in between the flowers. They create a fantastic feel. The candles in the candleholders match the colors of the flowers. IDEASearch the second-hand stores and the…

Grethe Fjordside Stagis Rosenstrøm lives in a townhouse in the town of Helsinge on northern Zealand in Denmark. She works as a multilanguage learning consultant and each day, she meets the most fantastic children and adults. Born and raised in the Danish town of Thyborøn, she’s always been attached to the town so when she, back in 2018, noticed that this house was for sale, she just knew that it was going to become her holiday home. The house is a former milk store and private home that had been constructed in 1933 and later had been renovated by various owners. The old house has maintained quite a bit of its old charm and Grethe has turned the former cold store into a guest bedroom. On the second floor, she’s…

Farmer’s soup ½ lb (250 g) minced beef 2 chopped onions 1 vegetable stock cube ½ lb (250 g) finely diced potatoes ½ lb (250 g) carrots 3.5 oz (100 g) parsnip/celeriac or other left-overs ½ lb (250 g) white cabbage 1 tin of chopped tomatoes 2 tsp basil, 2 tsp thyme, 2 tsp oregano 2 tbsp soy sauce Salt and pepper Coarsely dice all the vegetables. Fry the meat and add soy sauce and all the spices. Add the vegetables along with 4.2 cups of water. Let the soup simmer for half an hour. It happens to all of us: sometimes we have only a couple of potatoes, one single leek or a bell pepper in the vegetable drawer, all waiting to be eaten. Soups are perfect for using…

In the previous edition of the magazine, we took you along to a "party of lights" in Fru Pedersens have (Mrs Pedersen’s garden) and it was a magical evening featuring hundreds of candles throughout the entire garden. This time, you can join us as we step into her wonderful home which is also open to the public now and again – for example leading up to Christmas. The glass cabinet on the kitchen counter is always full of candy when the grandchildren come to visit. When you ask Anette Krogh Pedersen to tell you a bit about herself, she says: "I’m a full-time gardener." When we arrived, Anette was making the impressive, big and wonderful bouquet that you can see in the picture, and she had collected all the materials…

Everything has been harvested and now it’s time to make lots of bouquets and wreaths for all the excited customers. Susanne is working hard and she makes ordered items but also lots of decorations for the small store. Perhaps she has also managed to start some of the workshops that she was dreaming of when she started her business. Many people buy bundles of flowers and use them to make their own creations at home. Now is also the time to evaluate this year’s season to figure out what worked well and what needs to be changed. Henrik and Susanne tell us that they definitely need to get a better grip on the purchase of seeds. They bought seeds from many different places and didn’t have an overview at all.…

When you have a natural garden like ours here at Kærby Mølle, you’ve got the perfect backdrop for these small elf houses that really inspire children and adults alike. When our children were young, we used to tell them stories about the elves moving into the loft as early as in November. We put out plates of porridge for the elves and I’m sure that our children saw tiny elf footprints in the snow in the courtyard now and again. Just imagine if we had made small houses for them back then…You can buy sets of small doors and other accessories in many DIY stores and even in the supermarket, but I find it much funnier, cheaper and more charming to make such houses out of whatever materials that I…

"Four years ago, in the beginning of May, we found out that this house was for sale", Jessica Andersson, a former JDL representative in Sweden, tells us. It wasn’t love at first sight but the chestnut trees were blooming, and Jessica and her husband, Christian, liked the stone walls fencing in the house and the plot of land that measures 2 acres (8,000 m2). The actual house, originally a wooden house from 1917, had been renovated in the 1970s and was far from pretty. Still, the couple has managed to renovate it and reestablish the original condition, turning the house into a beautiful and contemporary home. During the renovation works, the couple considered whatever furniture they already had and chose elements that would underline their furniture. At least to some…

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We’d love to welcome you! We offer you lots of inspiration, tips and tricks from the wonderful world of flowers. Both indoor and outdoor. FOLLOW US ON INSTA We share our ideas on DIY projects, including anything from fantastic interior design solutions to cozy, small projects that you can easily try out at home. You can also… find lots of recipes for easy-to-make, tasty food, and ideas for creative DIY projects Visit our new website www.jeannedarcliving.dk Join our JDL universe! I publish weekly blog postings about all kinds of topics in the same style as the magazine, and I invite you to join us for lots of exciting events. I look forward to welcoming you!…

Imagine living in a castle featuring a beautiful, old orangery! Chateau de Quemigny is a magnificent castle from the Middle Ages and the 1700s, located in this green and rugged landscape in France. You’ll find the castle in a small village in Bourgogne, surrounded by forest and farm land. It’s a picturesque castle with a romantic patio, iron gates, a dovecote and a fantastic orangery that we’ll show you in this article. When you approach the castle from the nicely tarmacked driveway, you immediately notice the pointed towers from the 1500s, the cream-colored castle facades, the old window shutters and the red slate roofs. The owners, Pierre and Jeffrey, bought this place some 10 years ago. Pierre was born in Paris, Jeffrey in Chicago. They’re both successful business men that…

Here at Kærby Mølle, we enjoy the small greenhouse – made of recycling materials – all year round and not only in the summer. In fact, the greenhouse is also very cozy in the winter and it turns quite warm when the sun is shining. Inside the greenhouse, we’re protected from the wind and when we wear a jacket, sit on a pelt and light some candles, it’s wonderful to sit here and look at the garden. The lamps are solar-powered and shine so nicely when it gets dark. We bring a cup of coffee or mulled wine and have a good old chat. This place has turned into our small "break room"! The garden beds are filled with small pines that are just stuck into the soil. They decorate…

Potato and leek soup 4 big leeks 6 potatoes 1 stock cube Salt, pepper Bacon Clean and slice the vegetables. Boil them in water along with stock, salt and pepper for approx. half an hour. Blend the soup and add fried bacon to create a spicy taste. Storing your vegetables In general, vegetables such as the ones shown on these pages keep longer if you store them in a dry and cool place at 46-50°F (8-10°C), preferably in a dark place or covered up. Store them in a cardboard box or a wooden box. It’s a good idea to add an apple to your potato box because then they’ll keep fresh much longer. Don’t mix them with other vegetables. Store your onions in a nylon stocking by tying a knot…

Getting a hold of old brass items is relatively easy. Most people aren’t interested in brass but Mette always collects brass items whenever possible. By now, she’s got a quite big collection, and on these pages, we’ll offer you plenty of inspiration on how to use brass in the upcoming months. On the coat rack are small bundles of spruce, combined with the most wonderful brass molds that have been hung on the rack using bast fiber. Some of the tealight candleholders on the table are used as flowerpots for hyacinths instead of candles. The table has been laid with a mixture of new and old ceramics and lots of brass items. This cute Advent decoration has been made in a fine, old tureen and it has been decorated with…

No Christmas without a cozy market. That’s why we’re, once again, inviting you to visit our private home, the mill of Kærby Mølle. This is where the magazine is created. Kærby Mølle is at least as beautiful and idyllic in the winter as during the rest of the year and the place is the perfect backdrop for our Jeanne d’Arc Living Christmas market. We’ll be decorating the place both indoors and outdoors, and hopefully, you’ll find plenty of inspiration on how to adorn your own Christmas home. This year as well, you’ll find stalls selling anything from wreaths and decorations, handmade Christmas decoration items made of recycling materials, arts and crafts, wonderful old things and also a few new items in the style that you know so well from our…

Feel the Christmas spirit and get inspired by the special Christmas edition 2023, featuring 144 pages. These beautiful Christmas homes ooze of personal style and a wonderful Christmas spirit, ranging from brocante, vintage and the creative and playful styles to the magnificent, white countryside style. Brocante AND VINTAGE Every serious brocante collector has a large collection of beautiful Christmas decoration items that he or she looks forward to digging out every year at Christmas. Preferably quite early. We’re visiting some homes where peeling paint is beautiful, and the decoration items are full of glitter, special details and layers. These homes ooze of a special love for nostalgia and stories from the good old days. White AS SNOW Although you might end up gathering lots of nice things in your home over the…

This old country villa, located in Hillerød in Denmark, is from 1929. Kim and Lene have been living here for the past 26 years. When they bought the place, lots of things had to be exchanged and renovated, including all the windows, the roof, the sewerage system, the kitchen, the bathrooms and all the floors. The garden also needed a complete renewal. Still, the couple saw the possibilities and fell in love with the small lake that belonged to the plot of land. Later, they added a nice, big terrace. Lene has always enjoyed visiting flea markets and her interest in the French country style began 20 years ago. For the first 15 years, the interior design style was very worn and white, but later she went for a more…

In autumn, Ramona decorates her home with lots of pumpkins. They all have light and green colors so that they fit to her universe of subdued colors. On the table is a small arrangement that includes a bouquet of eucalyptus, chrysanthemum, English roses and yarrow. The pumpkins are called "Pink Sophie" and "Baby Boo", and – as always – they’ve been combined with lots of candles. You can also combine your pumpkins with old lanterns from the flea market. TONE-IN-TONE arrangements and beautiful collections An old, rusty bike welcomes visitors in Ramona’s front yard. It looks beautiful in a still life along with pumpkins and lanterns. Ramona has tied a big, beautifu l wreath with pieces of clematis that have just been wrapped around each other, and she uses this…

If you’ve got a lot of fabric and lace clippings, you can easily turn them into these wonderful pumpkins. This is recycling at its best and you can even use the pumpkins year after year. We have used old dresses, tablecloths and curtains for these creations. On the following pages, you can find out just how easy it is to make them, and you can scan the QR code on the last page to watch a short video that shows you how to make the pumpkins. What you need: Fabric clipping Cotton wool/stuffing (we recycled the quilt batting from an old cushion) String A small piece of a twig Perhaps a sewing machine Glue gun What to do: Cut out a rectangular piece of fabric. Fold it in the middle…

Jo from "Ma petite maison bucolique" says that the "golden season", autumn, is the best time of the year. This season brings a special and very different light. The sun is lower in the sky, it shines different into the house, and the light kind of expands and changes the room. Green, orange, yellow and brown – combined with a couple of twigs from nature – create a perfect autumn feel. Jo loves to furnish and change the dining room. She has arranged a couple of twigs in a big, sturdy terracotta vase. She’s always got flowers on her beautiful wooden table which is made of recycled wood. She likes to use the clay tableware from "Gien", a historical, French brand that uses birds and nature in its collection "Sologne".…

You can hang this small and cute decoration on the wall or on a coat rack, or perhaps use it to adorn a gift. What you need: A piece of recycled wood or something similar for the back Pages from an old book An old picture, perhaps of your family "Woodwill" frame Paper glue, wood glue Bronze wax from Vintage Paint A small brush Sandpaper Fabric clippings or lace What to do: Drill two holes in the wood. Draw the shape onto the paper, glue it on and cut it to fit. Smooth off the edges. Make holes in the paper using a pencil. Glue the picture onto it. Apply some wax to the wooden frame using the small brush. Glue on the wooden frame using wood glue. Glue on…

My name is Petra Hähnle-Döringer and my big passion is to use my creativity in the kitchen and in nature. I shop in an organic farm store and create some tasty delicacies based on whatever I’ve bought. I love playing with the ingredients to make my tastebuds happy and I focus on using regional, seasonal and organically grown products. Every week, I publish new recipes on my blog: www.healthyfoodstyle.de. All my recipes are suitable for vegetarians, vegans and people who prefer a gluten-free diet. Parsnip spread I add variation to my bread with this autumn spread that’ll keep for a few days in the fridge if you don’t want to use it straight away. 2 parsnips 1 medium-sized, mealy potato 1 tbsp sunflower oil 3 tbsp sunflower seeds 1 tsp…

Here at Cecilie’s house in the Danish town of Kerteminde, everybody loves Christmas and they start decorating the home as early as in mid-November. Cecilie loves to make wreaths and go for walks in the forest to find moss and cones, and she starts collecting materials in mid-October. Cecilie is crazy about simplicity and to her, simplicity creates a peaceful and cozy feel. For this reason, most of the Christmas decoration items consist of wreaths and small, fine details such as a twig with a small figurine or a gingerbread cookie. She’s also got a homemade gingerbread house, and Christmas bulbs hanging from the chandelier. The Christmas tree is always decorated by the girls and their two cousins who are all between 4 and 10 years old. Very often, they…

Our retreat in 2023 is sold out but you can sign up for the retreat in 2024 already. Get 20% off as a reader of this magazine by using the code: COUNTMEIN24 In the evenings, we’ll be talking, laughing and exchanging thoughts, ide as and dreams, sitting by the Scandinavian Christmas table. We’ll immerse ourselves in Scandinavian Christmas coziness and magazine creation tasks here at "Kærby Mølle" in the town of Gjerlev, Denmark, which is Vivian’s beautiful, private country home where the magazine is created. The retreat will mainly take place here but we’ll also do some cozy Christmas daytrips to beautiful places in the local area. During the retreat, you’ll be invited to become part of the editorial office. You’ll get a unique chance to participate in each part…