The days between Christmas and New Years Eve are put there for us to use as days of reflection and time to look through resolutions, goals, achievements and plans. Or at least, that’s what I think. And the first week of January is also a great time to do some journaling, mind mapping and thinking […]
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Month: December 2007
Inspiraton for New Years Resolutions
Here are the inspiration for making new goals, looking forward and backwards on 2007 that I’ve read and been inspired by recently. I hope this list will help you along the way of making your own new years resolutions. Let me know what works best for you. Link inspiration for making new goals The Essence […]
Mini Gingerbread Houses in Christmas village
We made nine (9!) Mini Gingerbread Houses this year. I decorated three, my cousin Charlotta made three, my brother two and my mother one. Creating a Christmas Village takes a whole family of dedicated bakers. Here they are: The backside of two of my houses. They are happy houses, can you tell? The house of […]
Fun Adventures in the Kitchen
I’ve been wanting to make miniature gingerbread houses for more than a year now, but last Christmas we went to fjällen and no houses got created around here. But then this year my sweet cousin wanted to make houses too, so we hooked up and made a couple (nine!) together. I think this was one […]
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to all of you from me and Smilla. We’ve had a great great day today and tomorrow we celebrate Christmas with my wonderful family. I’m getting the best present ever and I already know what it is and I can’t wait to open it! I so hope you’re feeling good, doing what you […]
Window stilleben / still life
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Paper patchwork background
The baking is postponed, maybe Christmas will be canceled? Haha, wouldn’t that be something? No, I’m not worried. I know it will be okay, we’ll all be well in two days I think. And in the meantime I feel like blogging, so I’m going to ramble on because I usually don’t. I tend to plan […]
The Art Card Challange + Zines
Sketch in my altered book/art journal: I know you girls really don’t have time for this… But I’ve made a list of the best magazines I know about journaling and art journals. Please let me know if you know of one I don’t know about? Related PostsWashes of colour Inspiration | Craft Ideas to try […]
Paper angel, a glass of water and ordinary miracle...
It seems so exceptional Things just work out after all It’s just another ordinary miracle today The sun comes up and shines so bright It disappears again at night It’s just another ordinary miracle today I’ve been really sick and that is always awful as you know. I got some kind of ill-willed germ that […]
Saint Lucia and saffron buns
The night treads heavily around yards and dwellings In places unreached by sun, the shadows brood Into our dark house she comes, bearing lighted candles, Saint Lucia, Saint Lucia. Lucia is celebrated in Sweden on December 13th every year. Lucia is presented as a woman (or a girl) with long hair in a white plain […]
Red labels to print – Free Printable PDF
I’ve used some pretty red labels (vintage style of Dennison labels with red border) in my recent art journal collages lately. I designed them myself in Illustrator. They are in a PDF-file format so that you can download them and print them – for free of course. The are not very fancy but still fun […]
A paper crane – first try at origami
I’ve wanted to make a paper crane like for ever, and when I read this post it made me look through my paper stash and dig out my unused and 2-coloured origami paper. I think I got it on my birthday two years ago. I have watched Kristalyn’s Paper crane 101 video a couple of […]