The Glorious Archive
Did you know that this blog has been around for a very, very long time? Here’s an easy way to navigate to older content by year and month. Feel free to leave me a comment on any of the older blog posts – I will be so happy to hear from you.
2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011 • 2010 • 2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005 • 2004
-2019- June 7 | ICAD – irresistible challenge and it’s doable too (Art Experiments, Art journaling, Creative habits)
- May 21 | Creating a new Traveler’s Notebook Art Journal (Art journaling, Collage, Notebooks, Paper Crafting, Tutorials)
- April 14 | Experimental Portraits | Time-lapse Video (Art journaling, Creative habits, Draw & doodle)
- March 13 | Painting a lot of Hearts | Time-lapse video (A Creative Life, Art journaling, Draw & doodle, Notebooks)
- February 25 | Creating in January | Time-lapse painting video (Art journaling, Creative habits, Draw & doodle)
- February 11 | Introducing the blank Kikki.K 365 Journal (Art Experiments, Art journaling, Creative habits, Draw & doodle)
- December 11 | Getting Started with Christmas Journaling (Art journaling, Creative habits, Notebooks)
- October 24 | I’d rather be reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life (Book Inspiration, Inspiration)
- September 11 | My First Art Vlog: Yayoi Kusama in Stockholm (A Creative Life, Other's Creativity, Photography)
- April 13 | How to Create your own Scrap Die Cuts [VIDEO tutorial] (Crafts, Paper Crafting, Tutorials)
- February 12 | Embroidery Workshop | How to stitch a Heart – with LOVE (Art Experiments, Fabric & Sewing, Fabric Art)
- January 7 | Resources | Wildly Successful & Creative 365 Project (Creative habits, Digital Life, Inspiration, Other's Creativity)
- December 6 | Book Wish List starts with Encyclopedia of Rainbows (A Creative Life, Book Inspiration, I write Lists)
- November 29 | Traveler’s Notebook | A look at my Randomosity volume one (A Creative Life, Art journaling, Notebooks)
- October 9 | Making postcards from Scratch – Part 3: Happy Girl Postcards (A Creative Life, Art Experiments, Mail bliss)
- October 3 | Making Postcards from Scratch – Part 2: Painting a Mixed Media Background (Art Experiments, Mail bliss)
- September 27 | Get Started | Make a Postcard from Scratch (A Creative Life, Art Experiments, Mail bliss)
- August 12 | Creativity Book Wish List | Draw Every Day, Draw Every Way (Book Inspiration, I write Lists)
- August 6 | Finished Tiny Scrap Notebook for warm up Collages (A Creative Life, Collage, Creative habits, Notebooks)
- May 1 | My New Hand Bound Art Journal with Embroidered Cover (Art journaling, Bookbinding, Fabric Art)
- April 4 | The Midori Traveler’s Notebook System | The ultimate guide (Art journaling, iHanna's Thoughts, Notebooks)
- March 8 | Inspirational Quotes – Free Printable for your Notebook (A Creative Life, Creative habits, Inspiration, Notebooks)
- March 2 | Coloring Books for Grown Ups – do we really need them? (Creative habits, iHanna's Thoughts)
- February 19 | Before you Start, create a Warm Up Collage (A Creative Life, Creative habits, Notebooks)
- November 3 | Postcard Collage Video 2: The Colorful Postcard (A Creative Life, Art Experiments, Mail bliss, Tutorials)
- October 27 | Postcard Tutorial Video: Fall Color Inspiration (A Creative Life, Creative habits, Mail bliss, Tutorials)
- September 22 | Collage Carnival – cut and paste your way to Creative Heaven – a video book review (Art journaling, Book Inspiration, Paper Crafting)
- September 18 | At Orly Avinary’s Workshop: The Visual Journal as Sanctuary (A Creative Life, Art journaling)
- August 9 | Warm Ups | the tabbed index dividers series (Art Experiments, Art journaling, Creative habits)
- June 14 | The Mandala Guidebook: How to draw, paint and color expressive mandala art (Book Inspiration, Draw & doodle, Inspiration)
- May 2 | Live a Creative Life: 40 Lessons on How to Embrace Creativity in Your Life (iHanna's Thoughts)
- December 2 | Art Journal Class 2016: A Journey Within – A Year of Handmade Art Journals (Inspiration)
- October 26 | You are a DIY Postcard Rockstar – share your link here (Other's Creativity, Paper Crafting)
- July 7 | Book Review | All Points Patchwork by Diane Gilleland (Book Inspiration, Fabric & Sewing, Quilting)
- November 29 | Pink Polka Dot Altered Vintage Postcards (A Creative Life, Art Experiments, Mail bliss)
- April 14 | Good Mail Day – A primer for Making Eye Popping Postal Art (Book Inspiration, Mail bliss)
- March 1 | Exercises that will silence the Inner Critic and nurture your Creativity (iHanna's Thoughts)
- February 16 | Inspiration | 10 Must Read Articles for the Creative Entrepreneurial Wannabe (Inspiration)
- December 18 | How to keep Organized with a 365 Project (Art Experiments, Creative habits, Tutorials)
- November 21 | How to Plan for a 365 Project of your own (Art Experiments, Creative habits, iHanna's Thoughts)
- August 26 | Art Journal Peek | Painted Patchwork & White Flower Pattern (Art journaling, Draw & doodle)
- August 16 | The 10 Most Popular Posts about Art Journaling & Collage (Art journaling, I write Lists)
- April 25 | Book Review | Creative Illustration Workshop for mixed-media Artists (Book Inspiration, Draw & doodle)
- March 10 | Zines about Art can Be Any Format part II (Art Experiments, Mail bliss, Other's Creativity)
- December 31 | Planning to be Creative Next Year too (A Creative Life, Creative habits, Inspiration, On writing)
- February 27 | My Own True Genius – Collage art – before and after (Art Experiments, Collage, On writing)
- February 12 | Art Quilting | Not your grandmothers craft but still awesome (Art Experiments, Crafts, Fabric Art)
- February 7 | A handfull of love and fear at bay – yay! (A Creative Life, Photography, Pretty things)
- February 4 | I heart being an artist even though I sometimes lose my nerve (A Creative Life, Art Experiments, Collage)
- January 28 | Buying handmade journals and notebooks at Etsy (Bookbinding, Inspiration, Pretty things)
- November 26 | Colouring pages + free desktop wallpaper (A Creative Life, Draw & doodle, Paper Crafting)
- November 22 | Gesso Samlper with bubble wrap and sequin waste (A Creative Life, Art Experiments, Art journaling)
- November 11 | Thrifted Finds | Archive box, Owls and a fat Buddhas (Pretty things, Thrift & Recycle)
- November 6 | Something to Crow About Art Journal (A Creative Life, Art Experiments, Art journaling, Collage)
- November 4 | Name Game – How to Title your Art (A Creative Life, Art Experiments, Collage, Creative habits, On writing)
- October 24 | Details from within – Schyyy, it’s private and I’m only sharing it with you! (On writing, Paper Crafting)
- September 29 | How to use Water Soluble Oil Pastels creating backgrounds (A Creative Life, Art Experiments, Creative habits, Tutorials)
- September 10 | What an intensely creative person you are Hanna (A Creative Life, Collage, Creative habits)
- September 1 | 1000 artist journal pages – and I am in it (Art journaling, Book Inspiration, Inspiration)
- August 13 | Getting things done – book review of David Allen’s GTD-book (Book Inspiration, Digital Life, I write Lists)
- August 7 | Thrifting along this summer (Draw & doodle, Photography, Pretty things, Thrift & Recycle)
- August 6 | Traveling Happiness Moleskine Notebook (Mail bliss, Notebooks, Other's Creativity, Paper Crafting)
- April 12 | If you have a cat you will understand… (Photography)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.
- February 29 | Take a Creative Leap on Leap Day (A Creative Life, Collage, Creative habits, Thrift & Recycle)
- February 12 | Tutorial: How to make an inspiration board from a big frame (Home Comforts, Thrift & Recycle, Tutorials)
- January 31 | Creating a new habit with my Daily Art Cards (Art Experiments, Collage, Creative habits, Draw & doodle)
- January 25 | How to be rich without money (Inspiration, Mail bliss, Pretty things, Thrift & Recycle)
- November 22 | Being a Princess in the Kingdom of Creativity (A Creative Life, Fabric & Sewing, iHanna's Thoughts)
- October 31 | Telling myself bedtime stories in my journal (A Creative Life, Art journaling, Collage)
- September 26 | Grab your colours and let them shine (A Creative Life, Art Experiments, Pretty things)
- July 13 | Collage, quotes and crafted this summer (A Creative Life, Collage, Creative habits, Paper Crafting)
- July 8 | Different journaling styles in my Moleskine diary (A Creative Life, Collage, Paper Crafting)
- July 3 | Tutorial: How to make a Mosaic Covered Flower Pot (Home Comforts, Thrift & Recycle, Tutorials)
- February 16 | Filing System for Collage | Folders filled with frogs and birds (Collage, Paper Crafting, Thrift & Recycle)
- October 6 | Inspired to doodle, homework + my Second Art Journal is FULL (Art journaling, Draw & doodle, Other's Creativity)
- June 23 | My desk this week (Paper Crafting)Listening, creating, thinking, showing pictures. Having fun.
- June 20 | A big step forward in Regia socks (Crafts)I've finished my forth pair of socks now. I'm proud.
- June 15 | Some kind of ryagarn (Thrift & Recycle)Second hand yarn and another table cloth. Like I needed that?!
- June 14 | In Dandelion World (Crafts, Photography)Follow me and see Robin the free hand crocheted teddy bear by iHanna! Tell me his cute!?
- June 10 | Postage stamps is Miniatyre Art (Paper Crafting)I got some beautiful stamps today, little miniatyre art really.
- June 7 | All about Amigurumi (Crafts)Some are crocheting cute little animals like they were born for the soul purpose - here are some great links to cutest softies on the Internet! Yahiii, click away and have fun!
- June 2 | Creativity in the mail (Mail bliss)ATC from all over the over the world (Spain, US, G?teborg) and some creativty magazines about mixed media and knitting. Great mail week!
- June 1 | WordPress Update Strayhorn (Digital Life)Spring cleaning in the blog, and some vintage ads to enjoy.
- May 26 | Right now I’m into… (Inspiration)Go check these links out - I can just say woohaaa! for the net.
- May 20 | Scrap collage cards (Collage, Paper Crafting)Greeting cards or Thank you cards made of small pieaces of paper in a easy collage. FUN!
- May 19 | ATC’s for me (Collage)About the joy of getting artist trading cards in the mail and how easy it is to make em'!
- May 18 | A pile of joy in the mail (Inspiration, Mail bliss)All the post cards from Myras post card swap has landed. Here are some nice links to the creators! Thank you all!
- May 13 | Fab five (Inspiration)Gallery time! Mine with the Fab five, Claire's with Monsters and Myra's with Post Card from the swap!
- May 12 | Scrap Die Cut (Thrift & Recycle)A vintage album filled with nice glitter scrap die cuts found at a thrift store!
- May 7 | Cross stitching once upon a time… (Crafts)She who saves will find years later and be amazed...
- May 4 | My very first ATC (Collage, Paper Crafting)About my First Artist Trading Card and how I fell in love with the trade...
- May 2 | How about some Painters to visit (Inspiration)Inspiration links to online artist who I really like.
- May 1 | Lots of fashion in these magazines (Thrift & Recycle)A good flea market with finds from 1930's and 2005!
- April 30 | Month of Softies (Fabric & Sewing)My submission for April's Month of Softies - a little monster called Frank!
- April 28 | Bed pillow case x 4 (Fabric & Sewing)The easiest thing to sew must be a pillow caser for the bed, right? So I made four!
- April 21 | Mixed media inspiration (Pretty things)Shopping stuff at ?hlens and then buying a mag - just for fun!
- April 20 | Leftovers slipover (Crafts)My leftover slipover from winter Knitty is finished and worn! Fun and sparkly!
- April 15 | A Knitted Teddy, called James (Crafts, Fabric & Sewing)The story of a knitted bear called Teddy James and how he moved from his creator to a little boy called Jakob.
- April 12 | My Fontana (Pretty things)More stuff! ;-) A red pitcher called Fontana (?) and a chrystal bowl from my Grandmother (farmor).
- April 10 | Apple tree appliqué bag (Fabric & Sewing, Quilting)Moms summer bag is blue, mine is yellow and pink - but we both made a appliqu? house and apple tree on it!
- April 7 | Orchids in Stockholm (Photography)Aquaria Watermuseum with beutiful orchids. Here are my photos from the exhibition.
- April 6 | Root beer and merino wool (Crafts, Pretty things)A shopping tour of Stockholm with my friend Marika. CoolAid, Root beer and yarn, yarn yarn.
- April 4 | Goodie bag of thrifted yarn (Crafts, Thrift & Recycle)Yarn for no money? Na, but almost. It's a good day.
- April 3 | March stuff marching in (Pretty things)After a visit to second hand thrift shop, Ikea and Panduro my bag is full of joy.
- April 2 | Make a collage guys! (A Creative Life, Paper Crafting)How to make your kids a inspired collage artist.
- April 1 | Where to take a seat? (Paper Crafting)Idea for making seating cards for a party with paper.
- March 30 | Meet Tsatsiki – the Easter Bunny #1 (Photography)Our bunny is a photo model for a Easter card perhaps? But then again, he jumps away...
- March 20 | Roses everywhere I go (A Creative Life)I'm in love with pictures of roses. Here is a tray I made for my friend Malin - with roses on!
- March 16 | Big big bag in red (Fabric & Sewing)A big bag made of red fabric with roses on for brining all kind of stuff on trips. I've sewed it!
- March 15 | Serendipity gloves – to redo a slipover (Fabric & Sewing, Thrift & Recycle, Tutorials)The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by acciden - or the story of when a slipover became a pair of gloves...
- March 9 | Ugly old books gets New Clothes (A Creative Life, Bookbinding, Paper Crafting)If you have ugly books in your shelf, does that make the entire room ugly? Not now, you can change all that...
- March 7 | Candy floss mittens (Crafts)Lovikka mittens in soft pink shades that remind me of candy floss in summer time. Gasp!
- March 2 | Collecting beauty (Pretty things, Thrift & Recycle)No crafts done, just collecting fabric, lace, notes, buttons and stuff. More stuff!
- February 27 | Withered tulips (Photography)I think that even withered tulipes are beutiful. I took these photos in the morning when I woke up. When my boyfriend came home in the evning he through them away...
- February 24 | Pink lady (Art journaling, Inspiration)One of my favorite collages and one great inspirational link!
- February 18 | Art stamps in art (Inspiration)Art stamps and inspiration on how to find them, use them and make art with them.
- February 9 | Vintage knitting for small people (Thrift & Recycle)Picture of vintage knitting patterns for children. Cute!
- February 8 | Don’t let me out! (Thrift & Recycle)I'm shopping second hand: books, fabric and kitchen china!
- January 31 | Knitted Cellphone Cozy (Crafts)Pictures of my home knitted cellphone cover in whool yarn.
- January 30 | I need a Yarn Mentor (Crafts)Links to patterns of sweaters and tops - and thoughts about , ideas and money.
- January 28 | Reality bites (I write Lists)I've been tagged by Cassie in NY with a music quiz, and this is my answers.
- January 27 | Gesso (Art journaling)What is that white stuff, is it gesso? And my obsession with new hobbies!
- January 25 | Artists’ Journals and Sketchbooks by Lynne Perrella (Book Inspiration)About Perrellas book and a new hobbie: art journaling!
- January 16 | Fabric in my taste (Thrift & Recycle)Started to collect fabrics and lace in 2004, and here is the list of what i crave.
- January 14 | Gauge ga-ga (Crafts)About the very long sock yarn, a swatch and Hannas new shoes to go with it. When is spring coming along?
- December 22 | Curly roses that shine (Quilting)A needle book in crazy quilting for my self, made by me.
- December 8 | A knitting magazine | Knit.1 mag (Inspiration)A new mag in town, and it's about knitting for godness sake!
- December 6 | A note on New Notebooks (Notebooks)About writing in a new note book and making it into an old note book.
- December 1 | Creative gifts (Inspiration)Great inspirational stuff that can become creative christmas gifts this year.
- November 27 | Paper craft (A Creative Life)A picture of a gift card with heartshaped flowers and an idea to make a BIG picture.
- November 21 | Princess Mononoki & the Cat coach (Inspiration)About anime movies, knitting, books, Burning Man and Pippi Longstockings socks today.
- November 18 | Undies (Fabric & Sewing, Inspiration)How to make undies, be inspired by the web and use bloglines.
- November 12 | Pink tote bag by iHanna (Fabric & Sewing)Pictures of my first crazy quilt tote bag in pink and white with rose fabric on the backside and pink silk inside.
- September 24 | Dunderbra kasse (Fabric & Sewing, Swedish)Jag har sytt en dunderbra kasse att handla milj?bra med av tyg med Dunderklumpen k?pt second hand. Dunderkul!
- August 12 | A home for my clothes (Home Comforts, Swedish)Making shelfs and dressing them in fabric for my cloths. Post in swedish.
- June 9 | Rosa romantiska rosor (Fabric & Sewing, Swedish)Swedish post. Pink romantic roses on a newly found fabric and a mag about shabby chic style.
- May 27 | Det var i maj när göken gol… (Life Stuff, Swedish)My brother Mikael is 12 yrs today and I remember his birth like yesterday.
- May 21 | Harry Potter and Hufflepuff (Book Inspiration)In swedish about Harry Potter V and me being a Hufflepuff grrl.
- May 14 | The Shawshank Redemption (Life Stuff, Swedish)About the movie The Shawshank Redemption from 1994. A great movie!
-2020
- May 22 | Art Journal Peek | A Tiny Book of Cut and Paste (Art journaling, Bookbinding, Paper Crafting)
- April 16 | Please don’t hesitate: You CAN Create a Postcard (Art Experiments, Inspiration, Mail bliss)