Wanna view a painting and repair project of mine? Okay, here it is: Bought summer 2004, scraped this autumn and painted last month. The fun part was the scraping, but it was quite dark and we made a mess on this little chest of drawers. Scraped a wee bit more than we should have. And […]
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Month: November 2005
Knit with Katarina Brieditis
I got the Swedish knitting book Lust att sticka by Katarina Brieditis, one of very few Swedish craft women that is well known in media and that has an official image. She makes a lot of cool stuff, this book included. The pink cap is finished but no picture yet. Instead I bought this Swedish knitting book […]
Illuminate!
In dark times, illuminate! /iHanna Right now the sunrise is about eight in the morning, and then the sun sets at two o’clock in the afternoon. I’ts quite dark around here really, and most people miss the sun compleatly when they work indoors each weekday. Therefor we are such suckers for lights, and today it’s […]
Dear Santa Wish list 2005
Today, I’m pretending I’m eight years old, and still getting lots of presents for Christmas! This is my list for Santa.’ Dear Mr Santa Åhlens (big department store here in Sweden) have started to sell a new line of Japanese stuff from a company named Muji, and don’t we westerners just love letters that we […]
Art Journal Spread: Harmony
There must be harmony. A new spread in my journal. Related PostsCreative Lettering – Techniques & Tips from Top Artists One Artist’s Journal by Orly Avinery The Right time for some Art Journaling The Jardin Lime Art Journal Artists’ Journals and Sketchbooks by Lynne Perrella | a personal book review
Spinach soup in Umeå
Instead of crafting tonight I’ve been stuck by the computer, bidding on online flea markets and browsing old photos for my first flickr group Umeå where you can see how beautiful it is where I live. Please join if you have photos that would fit there. While browsing photos on the computer I uploaded some […]
Art Doll | Maj my third art doll
My third art doll is called Maj, because she has a yellow may flower in her purple yarn hair. This flower is a symbol of spring in Sweden, and children sell them all over the country in the spring, visiting apartments and houses. Everyone who buys them show it off by decorate their clothes or […]
I made this: DIY Shirt
Hey my dears, look at this – what do you think? It’s me – in a home sewn shirt. Maybe you will remember the piece of fabric I bought a couple of weeks ago? Now I’ve actually made something of it – and it fits! I am very, very pleased. Related PostsRecycled Wool Sleaves DIY […]
The sweetness in life are friends
Studio Friday Theme: Sweetness! What is the sweetest thing in your life? I don’t need to think hard to come up with a good answer here. I think good friends are important, not only in general life, but more importantly if you pursue the creative and dangerous path of making stuff. Friends are the sweetness […]
Knitting in pink | Thick n’ quick
This yarn doesn’t really go well with orange knitting needles, but it won’t stay there for long, it’s a quick knit this time. If I could have thick soft yarn in wool with great colours (like pink and green and orange) I would knit more. But of course thick yarn knits up quick and if […]
Salvaged frames
I love frames of all kinds – and framed pictures are so much nicer than unframed dito. Have you ever framed something you made and been inpressed how arty it became? The frame makes it art some how (at least sometimes). I got two vintage frames, really worn and old looking, from the gallery. And […]
I have a Creative Dad
I’m one of the lucky ones who has a Creative Dad present in my life. He is not mentioned often here, since this is not a family blog, but a blog about (my) creativity. But today it’s Father’s Day here in Sweden, and I’ve made a spread about him in my art journal, phoned him […]