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2013-08-05Written by iHanna
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Then sings my soul... DIY Postcard with a wee bird Then sings my soul... DIY Postcard with a wee bird, for the postcard swap that I host. 🐦 #ihannaspostcardswap #DIYpostcard #mailday #mailartist #postcard #snailmail #ihannaspostcards #putabirdonit #singsmysoul #birdcollage #collage #cutandpaste #vykort #fågelskådare #handmadecard #cardinspiration #mixedmedia #collagepostcard #paintedpapers #patchwork #diy #pysselinspo #🐦 #collageeveryday
Bunny postcards for the #DIYPOSTCARDSWAP that I ho Bunny postcards for the #DIYPOSTCARDSWAP that I host. You can join the DIY Postcard Swap fall 2020 still, by visiting the blog (link in my profile )! It's an international swap so anyone can join, any artistc level (yes, even you!). You'll create 10 postcards and get 10 back. BUT WAIT, there is more going on there! You can also pre-order a book that I'm creating right now about mail art, the swap & DIY Postcards, since I've been hosting this swap for over 10 years now!! Pre-order the digital book when you sign up for the swap for a super good price. All dets. on the blog as usual. 😚 🎉 Happy 10 year anniversary! Create, connect & share what you make! XOxoXO #ihannaspostcardswap #diypostcards #mailart #postcards #snailmail #happymail #happymailday #cutandpaste #winabook #mixedmedia #DIYpostcard #DIY #craftidea #snailmailrevival #postcard #swapping #doitfortheprocess #creativeliving #creativeeveryday #colorfulart
Auditioning words to add to my WIP Postcards. This Auditioning words to add to my WIP Postcards. This should work? And the glue stick, my best friend. You can still join the DIY Postcard Swap that I host! So fun! #ihannaspostcardswap #ihannaspostcards #snailmailrevoultion #mailart #cutandpaste #collageartist #gluestickobsessed #gluesticks #secretgarden #DIYPOSTCARDSWAP #diypostcard #mailartist #mixedmedia #collage #collagepostcard #handmadecard #cardmaking #makingcards #creatingsomething #colorfullife🌈 #postalart #goingpostal
The beginnings of a new pincushion! I'm using a p The beginnings of a new pincushion! I'm using a pattern by @quiltyobsession called #tinydresden that I printed a while back. Thanks to her extensive tutorials I'm figuring it out! Loved how my dresden arrows swirled in the late autumn sun on my studio wall. 💕 The beginnings of a new pincushion!⁣ ⁣ I'm using a pattern by @quiltyobsession called #tinydresden that I printed a while back. Thanks to her exstensive tutorials I'm figuring it out!⁣ ⁣ Loved how my dresden arrows swirled in the late autumn sun on my studio wall. 💕⁣ ⁣ I'm too late to join the #tinydresdenparty which is typical me, but I just wanted to share my humble beginnings anyway, because making these little fabric bits, that will be sewn together into a circle, made me remember that I love fabrics almost as much as papers & mixed media etcetera. 💕⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 🙄⁣ ⁣ I know I have too much fabric for the amount of sewing I do, but as with all crafters, I always think that "you never know when you will need that particular piece! Better save it for later!" Right? You know what I mean, right?⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #tinydresdenparty2020⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #dresden #quilting #scraps #sewing #qiltscraps #quiltober #quiltobsession #scraplovers #scrapbusting #tinypincushion #pincushions #wip #textilelove #clothlovers #beginnersmind #beginnersewer #quiltingwannabe #pincushion #pincushionWIP #nåldyna #pyssla #sewtiny #miniaturedresden
One day at a time. WIP Postcard for the DIY Postc One day at a time. WIP Postcard for the DIY Postcard Swap that I host. Last day to join is Saturday. All details and a TON of mail art inspo is on my blog as usual, as well as my latest video that is about painting messy postcards. 😚 #ihannaspostcardswap #snailmailing #DIYPOSTCARDSWAP #fallpostcards #postaljoy #postalstamp #postale #postnord #postoffice #mailday #mailartist #onmyblog #onmydesk #inthestudio #cutandpaste #makingpostcards #doitfortheprocess #artoftheday #artprocess #happymail #mailideas #goodmailday #sendmoremail #sendapostcard #swapping #swaps #penpals #collageartist #gluestickobsessed #diypostcards
Quick collage in my little warm-up book. And coffe Quick collage in my little warm-up book. And coffee. #ihannasartjournal #cutandpaste #collageartist #collage #artjournalingeveryday #artjournalpage #pinkpage #papercollage #gluestickobsessed #gluestickartist #studioihanna #kollage #artistlife #littleartbook #warmupbook #butfirstcoffee #onmytable #onmydesk
Night owls. 💕🦉🌜🌠 Colored by me from t Night owls. 💕🦉🌜🌠 Colored by me from the Swedish adult coloring book Daydreams / Dagrömmar by Hanna Karlzon @hannakarlzon . To color is such a skill, and it's amazing to me how patient and professional some artist's pages turn out. Not mine though, I'm glad if I didn't destroy the page totally! Though I was inspired to bring my book out after watching master blender & queen of coloring books Dede @inkiwell live-stream recently. #dagdrömmar #dagdrommar #dagdrömmarcoloringbook #daydreamcoloringbook #hannakarlzoncoloringbook #hannakarlzon #adultcoloring #adultcoloringbook #coloringforadults #grownupcoloring #colorfullife🌈 #coloringpage #målarbok #coloringtherapy #colorinspiration #vuxenmålarbok #cuteowls #coloredowls #owlcoloring #owlsofinstagram #ugglor #sakuramoonlight #starrynight
I love vintage postal stamps! I'm using these as I love vintage postal stamps! I'm using these as decoration for my DIY Postcards for the fall swap this year: #ihannaspostcardswap Do you want to send out mail art with us? Then you can join the fall DIY Postcard Swap that I host on my blog, just visit www.ihanna.nu to find all the information about it and sign-up! There's also a #GIVEAWAY still open, plus you can pre-order the digital book about mixed media and DIY Postcards that I'm creating this fall! So much fun stuff going on, right? #DIYPOSTCARDSWAP #cutandpaste #postal #creativehabit #creativeeveryday #ephemera #journal #journalspread #mailart #happymail #snailmail #snailmaillove #snailmailrevoultion #snailmailrevival #postalsociety #paperlover #stationayaddict #postcards #postkunstwek #diypostcards #mixedmedia #snailmailobsessed #postcardsforswap #happymailvibes #frimärken #vintagestamps #happypostcrossing #postalstamps
WIP Collaged Postcard, ready for some smaller bits WIP Collaged Postcard, ready for some smaller bits/details I think. I was cutting up some painted papers for a journal last month, and these bits were the yummy "left-overs" that I could not throw away... Who else loves painted papers? And handmade postcards! Once you start, you can't stop! #ihannaspostcardswap #DIYPOSTCARDSWAP #cutandpaste #collageartist #creativehabit #creativeeveryday #gluestickartist #mechanicalpencil #kawaiipen #mailart #happymail #snailmail #snailmaillove #snailmailrevoultion #snailmailrevival #paintedpapers #paperlover #stationayaddict #postcards #postkunstwek #diypostcards #mixedmedia #snailmailobsessed #postcardsforswap #happymailvibes #fallpostcards #ihannaspostcards #happypostcrossing #paperpatchwork #patchwork
Let's create together! Let's create postcards tog Let's create together! Let's create postcards together, get cozy indoors and make some beautiful mail art! If you need someone to send yours to you can join the fall DIY Postcard Swap that I host on my blog (linked in the bio), visit to find all the information about it and sign-up! There's also a giveaway still valid and pre-orders of the DIY Postcard Swap book I'm creating this fall! So much fun stuff! This is the first postcard that I've finished for the swap, more to come. It's a collage of some painted papers and a stamped vintage #typewriter - I absolutely love it! #ihannaspostcardswap #DIYPOSTCARDSWAP #cutandpaste #collageartist #creativehabit #creativeeveryday #gluestickartist #journal #journalspread #mailart #happymail #snailmail #snailmaillove #snailmailrevoultion #snailmailrevival #postalsociety #paperlover #stationayaddict #postcards #postkunstwek #diypostcards #mixedmedia #snailmailobsessed #postcardsforswap #happymailvibes #fallpostcards #ihannaspostcards #happypostcrossing #150yearsofpostcards
New friends. Oh deer, aren't they SO very cute? A New friends. Oh deer, aren't they SO very cute? And I love cute! Mom bought us each a little key chain character that we're turning into necklaces. Mine's the deer, although my personality is more of a squirrel, but that suits mom too. She collects fabrics among other things... I just collect pens, plants, dolls, toys, notebooks, art materials, yarn, books, cute mugs (among other things 😊). What do you collect? I can't wait to wear mine for fall. 💕 #squirrel #dear #deer #animalfriends #diyideas #DIY #craftidea #falldecoration #autumndecoration #toycollector #keepcreating #creativeidea #plasticfigures #plastictoys #plasticfriends #fika #ohdeer #necklaceidea #creativeeveryday #newfriends #toyphotography #toypic #plasticanimals #akademibokhandeln #kawaiideer #collector
New warm-up sketchbook started! I made this note New warm-up sketchbook started! I made this notebook probably over 10 years ago, but some notebooks take a bit of time for us to warm up too, right? I've already filled a similar one though, and the flip-through of that wsrm-ip book is on my YouTube channel, search for it there if you want to hear me ramble on about that practice and the idea of a warm-up notebook on your desk... 😊 #warmup #collageartist #cutandpaste #mixedmedia #artjournaling #artpractice #habits #arteveryday #artprocess #polkadotdesk #butfirstcoffee #collage #gluebook #handmadenotebook #onmydesk #carandarche #crayonmarks #markmaking #markmakingart #makingmarksmakesmehappy #markmakingisart #klippochklistra #visualjournaling #weekendcreativity
You can join the DIY Postcard Swap fall 2020 right You can join the DIY Postcard Swap fall 2020 right now, by visiting the blog (link in my profile @ihannas )! It's an international swap (!) so anyone can join, any artistc level (yes, even you!). You'll create 10 postcards and get 10 back. BUT WAIT, there is more going on there! I just posted a GIVEAWAY of one of my favorite freeform embroidery books, now out in English, which you can win by sharing this particular post to your feed and leaving a comment on the blog! Super easy, right? Just re-post this! You can also pre-order a book that I'm creating right now about mail art, the swap & DIY Postcards, since I've been hosting this swap for over 10 years now!! Pre-order the digital book when you sign up for the swap for a super good price. All dets. on the blog as usual. 😚 🎉 What are you most excited about, tell me in the comments below! Joining the fall swap & making your own cards, the chance to win this yummy embroidery book from @pimpernel_press or pre-ordering iHanna's digital, full color book about do-it-yourself handmade postcards? Create, connect & share what you make! XOxoXO #ihannaspostcardswap #diypostcardswap #mailart #postcards #snailmail #happymail #happymailday #freeformwoolembroidery #winabook #bookstagram #DIYpostcard #DIY #craftidea #snailmailrevival #worldpostday
Yummy paint! I love acrylic paints. This is in an Yummy paint! I love acrylic paints. This is in an altered book I just started using as my art journal for autumn. Yummy, right? #arteveryday #artjournal #artjournaling #alteredjournal #alteredbook #mixedmediaartist #mixedmedia #acrylics #abstractacrylic #abstracts #abstractacrylicpainting #artjournallove #creativeliving #creativityismessy #creativityismysuperpower #creatività #creativeflow #messyartjournal #messyartmessylife
Some Bob-love around here. Something Swedish (str Some Bob-love around here. Something Swedish (strawberry lemonade) and something very American (#bobross ) together on one artist's work table / kitchen. I call it a good #juxtaposition ☺️ Anyone else a Bob Ross fan? I discovered him late, via YouTube and my artist boyfriend, but OMG, this guy had some great encouragements & painting tips to share! And as Bob would say, aways remember: There are no mistakes in art/creativity - just happy little accidents! 💕 #popfigures #bobrossisgod #bobrosspop #bobross #bobsaft #bobjordgubbssaft #jordgubbssaft #bob #strawberrylemonade #funkopopfigure #funkopopbobross #funkopopvinyl #vinylfigure #svensksommar #swedishsummer #popfigure #popfigurephotography #toycollector #toyphotography #funkopophumour #toyhumor
Little things. It's the little things! Today is t Little things. It's the little things! Today is the last day of dear, sweet, September and Junk journal September is ending, which is sad to me. The last prompt is: lyrics. Loosely interpreted as always, I'm sharing a sad poem by Swedish poet Karin Boye. First couple of rows translate to (again loosely): "If you can't find the energy to take one more step, Not lift your head, If you are going under of crying hopelessly, Then be grateful for the kind, little things, Comforting, silly. Like an apple in your pocket, A book of fairytales at home..." Thanks to Cassie @dust_to_roses for hosting #junkjournalsept and inspiring me to play along this month! 💕 And thanks to YOU guys for following me here, liking & commenting on the pages of this Traveler's notebook junk journal that I made. It means a lot to me and encourages me to keep posting even when the algorithms are agains me/all of us most of the time. xoxo On to October & autumn! #ihannasartjournal #onmytable #diytravelernotebook #cutandpaste #cutandpastelife #artjournal #collagepage #tninsert #tnjunkjournal #fauxbonichi #collagejournal #gluebook #notebookfiller #notebookaddict #journaleveryday #journalling #junkjournalseptember #junkjournal #📓 #junktober
Love the Great Indoors, where I created this junk Love the Great Indoors, where I created this junk journal spread, house my stuff - and hide from the forces of nature... Yum! Prompt day 26: "outdoors". #ihannasartjournal #junkjournalsept #junkjournaladdict #cutandpaste #homebody #mothernature #collage #artjournalingeveryday #artjournalpage #creativehabit #creativeeveryday #documentinglife #gluestickartist #journal #journalspread #artistlife #junkjournalspread #junkjournalseptember #artjournaling #journaling #vintageschoolbook #thegreatindoors #klippochklistra #regn #visuelldagbok
Things that I STILL like! Prompt day 22: "childli Things that I STILL like! Prompt day 22: "childlike". #ihannasartjournal #junkjournalsept #junkjournaladdict #cutandpaste #listmaker #childlike #collage #artjournalingeveryday #artjournalpage #creativehabit #creativeeveryday #documentinglife #gluestickartist #journal #journalspread #artistlife #junkjournalspread #junkjournalseptember #artjournaling #journaling #listersgottalist #klippochklistra #pyssel #visuelldagbok
Wool embroider, by me. There's a blog post up now Wool embroider, by me. There's a blog post up now (link in bio) about this bag with some more in process photos, if you are interested check it out. Swedish lyrics (translation on the blog) are by @thastrom_ "Beväpna dig med vingar" : Arm yourself with wings. 💕👊🏻🕊 #ihannasembroidery #wool #woolembroidery #embroidery #embroideryart #embroideredbag #woolflower #embroideredlyrics #textileart #textilearts #embroiderylove #slowcraft #woolapplique #craftingon #thåström #beväpnadigmedvingar #swedishlyrics #broderadtext #frittbroderi #yllebroderi #flowerpower #handsy #brodöserpåinstagram #broderi #broderapåylle #handarbete #slöjd #studioihanna
Letting go. Prompt day 21: "use something that yo Letting go. Prompt day 21: "use something that you've held onto". #ihannasartjournal #junkjournalsept #junkjournaladdict #cutandpaste #collageartist #collage #artjournalingeveryday #artjournalpage #creativehabit #creativeeveryday #documentinglife #gluestickartist #journal #journalspread #artistlife #junkjournalspread #junkjournalseptember #artjournaling #journaling #klippochklistra #pyssel #visuelldagbok
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