Category Archives: Inspiration

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Sustainability and free

I’ve just listened to the latest CraftyPod podcast show, it’s all about The Art of Letterwriting, something that I am a big fan of. Letter writing is closely related to what I love most about being in the Postcard Swap. … Continue reading

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Weekly inspiration: The blind quilter

Video from youtube: The blind quilter. If she can create, you can too. [via] When a blind quilter can quilt, you’re not allowed to say “I can’t”. There is no such thing as “I’m not creative”. Also inspired by: Taking … Continue reading

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Advent

Advent (from the Latin word adventus meaning “coming”) is a tradition almost everyone honours here in Sweden. It’s a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of Christmas. However you choose to celebrate the holidays the count down … Continue reading

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Summery of recent Inspiration

As soon as I realize that something is vaguely familiar or commonplace, I flip a page and try again… the push being to come up with something beyond what I know. Beyond comfort zones, or at least beyond what I … Continue reading

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My intentions are good

Sometimes I feel a little mad But don’t you know that no one alive Can always be an angel When things go wrong I seem to be bad But I’m just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please … Continue reading

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I like the colour of lips

Mmmm, colours! I can never get enough of them. Right now I like the colour of… …lips! And the colour of… …the Swedish forest. And what about these colours:

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Pinterest visual image party

Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to. /John Ed Pearce Pinterest Last week when it was raining I was hooked on Pinterest for a few hours. It’s a great … Continue reading

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Bombarded by inspiration

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou Inspiration mosaic, June 2011 View big! It’s July and half of 2011 has … Continue reading

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June, the empress of the year

The empress of the year, the meadows’ queen, Back from the East, with all her goodly train, Is come, to glorify the world again With length of light and middle Summer-Sheen. In every plot, upon her throne of green, Bright … Continue reading

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She is happy about spring

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride; so I love you because I know no other way. /Pablo Neruda Smilla is so very appreciative that spring is here! … Continue reading

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