Some collages from my Daily Art Challenge: I’m sharing mostly lots of inspiration from other people today. Go there; comment, be inspired, share what you like. Play, have fun, Happy Valborg, it is the gateway to long and warmer days today and tomorrow is a red day in Sweden. Friends of iHanna on the web […]
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Month: April 2008
Hand sewing is my new knitting
As I’m tired of knitting I’m turning to handsewing for the first time, as a craft. And I like it a lot. Stitching those tiny stitches to attach pieces of fabric to another one is as meditative and repetitive as knitting. It has proven this last week that handsewing is great on quilt meetings, waiting […]
Yet another knitted sweater
Thanks everyone so so much for your happy wishes on my fourth blogoversery! I don’t know if I want to post anything else on this blog right now because I’m so enjoying reading your comments there! But we’re still going strong for a 5th year, no? Yes, let’s have a look at something knitted today […]
Four years of blogging adventures
Today it is my blog’s birthday. Hurray hurray hurray! It is this blog’s fourth birthday. That means I’ve been writing a blog for four years today. That is a lot of days (1461 days). According to my stats iHanna has written 779 posts and got 6,183 comments so far! I’ve written a post almost every […]
Beautiful book covers and great titles
There is ample time and opportunity for creative expression in whatever area I choose. a louise hay daily affirmation I’ve been outside almost the entire day. I impregnated the outdoor floors in my parents garden. Painting transparent oil, smelling its sharp ingredients, listening to the birds around me. I also had my coffee outside laying […]
Zentangle meditation and wet paper painting
Some wet paper painting… Arounna of bookhour craftprojects inspired me to paint watercolors on wet paper this week. I did a page in my journal and filled one of the daily art cards with flowing colors. You cover the entire page with water and then let the watercolors flow into each other. The pattern this […]
Stencils, plaster and a cork stamp
I gave stencil cutting another go, this time cutting out numbers for a mixed media piece I’ve been thinking about. Very Lynne Perrella inspired (and Michelle Ward too I guess) who is my favorite mixed media inspiration. Only when I cut the last line of the last number (9!) I cut myself and there were […]
Recycled paper beads in a Necklace
I have made paper beads with a recycled newspaper and some glue mixed in. This is a easy fun project that you can do without any preparation. Just put some stripes of newspaper in a pot of water and wait until the newspaper starts to dissolve. Then mix in the glue and start rolling beads! […]
Wish list – birthday coming up
My thrifted find from this week is this mini pot with flowers: I made a drawing of it (a Daily Art Card) and colored it with watercolors: I’m looking through amazon.com to find “the best books” to order for me. It is slow and irritatingly difficult! I’ve been wanting to order books from my Wish […]
The power of the mind
While traveling by train this week (3 times!) I’ve listened to podcasts and knitted on a striped cap (thanks for sending me the pattern Elena!), thinking about the power of the mind… Listening to inspiring podcasts really is something I love to do, and when I find a new one I get all exited and […]
If you have a cat you will understand…
If you have ever loved a cat (or any animal) you will understand the need to document its life. These are photos of my beloved cat Miss Smilla.
Making a quilt – sewing it together
This is part II of Making a Quilt, read part I first starting is easy. I’ve decided on the background fabric! It’s white cotton with green and pink checkers that I found at the thrift store. I have a huge piece of this fabric, 5 meters I think. When we come to this part you […]