Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are. Bernice Johnson We all have good intentions as we approach January first each year. I know I was on a New Years High last year. This year I’m a bit calmer and wiser. I think the most important […]
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Year: 2008
How to End a Year in a reflective mood
It’s the end of the year and it’s soon time to start a fresh one. But before we can start anew we need to say our goodbyes. It used to be enough to show up at the New Years Party and drink a glass of champagne, but that’s not sufficient to me any more. I […]
I’m grateful for Christmas
Life is finite, we are transient beings. Don’t be afraid to engage your world or your surroundings. If you don’t try and get the most out of this experience, it’s a big mistake, a real waste. You’re squandering an incredible opportunity. Steve McCurry The server where I keep my blog has been down for a […]
Make Smiling Snowmen Gift Tags
Oh my, when I got started on making tags I couldn’t stop. After The Glitterlicious Tags (with tutorial) I made a few other ones, and I thought I’d share how I made those too! How about a stenciled snowman with a smile on his face? Wanna come along? You still have time to make a […]
Gift Tag Tutorial Glitterlicious Style
I will not buy gift tags because I can make them myself. I don’t make them because I’m always so late when wrapping gifts! I don’t have the time for that last thing that makes each gift perfect… Catch-22, right? Nope, not this year! Look! I decided to make gift tags prior to wrapping the […]
One week later I found it again
It’s true that we don’t know what we’ve got until we lose it, but it’s also true that we don’t know what we’ve been missing until it arrives. Oh no! I lost my my knitted cap on the commute train the other day! I thought I’d go into town and look for it at once, […]
Inspiring Quotes: I want a big giant life
I want to share two inspiring quotes with you today. First a quote from the NaNoWriMo conclusion letter that Chris Bate sent me, even though I didn’t participate this year: If there’s one thing I’ve learned from running NaNoWriMo, it’s this: Whatever you think you are, you are more than that. You possess a fearsome […]
Christmas tree: A bit of plaster and some glitter
Oh how I love silver glitter! Isn’t it great? Glitter is a perfect material for any decoration purpose, especially in December when both Christmas and sparkly New Year is coming up! Though I think this sparkle love is just the beginning for me. I haven’t nearly glittered enough in my life so far! I can’t […]
Odd ball charm zine by Alma Stoller
Last week I received Alma Stoller’s zine Odd Ball Charm ! I got issue #5 and I wish I had all of the previous ones because they are so cute – and all about craft projects too! I read so many crafty blogs and books and look at so many projects that you wouldn’t think […]
The Accordion Beret that shrunk big time
I knitted this cap, a felted knitted thingie, with leftover yarn from the Poetry Cardigan. I got the pattern from Elena and I think it’s called Accordion Beret (Dragspelsbasker in Swedish). I knitted this cap a few months ago but I thought that it would be one of those few (very few) projects that I […]
Welcome to Mushroom Land
Welcome to my crafted little Mushroom Land… The Mushrooms stand tall here in Mushroom Land. With their red hats on they sparkle with happiness. They always keeps guard in the forest. No intruders can pass them, so only kind creatures dance in the morning mist. Wee Christmas spirits, toys, softies, elves, creative gals and other […]
Don’t waste one minute of this life
Hyacinth is a bulbous flower that smells lovely… In this house they bloom in December (because that’s when we take them out into the warm house) and to me they are all about Christmas Feelings indeed. I was listening to this song by Dolly over and over on the bus and it is so fitting […]