I’ve made a pair of soft pajama pants, or you might call them “wear at home-pants”, because that is what they are. Pants for softing at home in. I saw the fabric in my mom’s stash of never used fabrics, hidden in the closet. When I saw it again now I just thought of pants, […]
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Month: July 2007
Different journaling styles in my Moleskine diary
Some spreads from my Moleskine this time. Most of the pages/spreads are very personal and private, but these I don’t mind sharing with the you. Maybe you’ll get some ideas to spark your own journaling with collage, sketching, writing, note taking? I hope so. Related PostsMy blank books still haunt me Journaling practice: Ask Questions […]
Inspiration for a more colourful life
Have you noted todays date? 07-07-07! From my flickr favorites: Click on the image to get to the photographers and crafters. And here are some of the links that has drawn special interest from me lately. A lot of colour this time; craft, rooms, clothes, patterns! Butterfly by wood cloth pin! These chairs – colour […]
The magic of white paint
Before – and after! I thrifted this herb shelf in a flea market for 5 SEK, then repainted it white. What a difference. The magic of paint continues to amaze me. I wish I could repaint the world! ;-) My little shelf won’t contain any herbs really. I’m planning on hanging it by my art […]
A summer of shabby chic colours
I’m into shabby chic this summer again. It is a great summer style if you ask me. Flowers and light and a bit wabi-sabi – what can better bring out the sunshine of home life. I’ve made a a rosy flower pot, flower decorations for midsummer with roses and now two pillows with a distinct […]
Save your Candy Wrapper Papers for Collages
A bowl of candy on the table. Mom got this candy from a visitor from Thailand recently, and the whole family dug in to enjoy it (except me, I didn’t much like the taste). Though I didn’t eat much I saved a couple of the transparent and colorful candy wrapping papers and flattened them. And […]
Tutorial: How to make a Mosaic Covered Flower Pot
I’ve been wanting to make something with mosaic for ages, and this summer I finally found both the time and the place. And the material, some coffee cups featuring lovely vintage roses! I decided that my first project should be to cover a flower pot with pieces of broken porcelain, using the rosiest of pieces. […]