Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray. Rumi Distractions. Everywhere. Or: the path forward? I keep painting, doodling, doing my thing. I’m drawn to these things, as seen on instagram almost daily. But I find it hard to come to the blog, […]
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Like a used paint rag…
Do you ever feel like a old dried up paint rag, laying on the floor – waiting to be thrown away? Discarded. Finished. Used up? Sometimes I do feel like that, but not today. I just wondered, because I needed to share this photo with you guys! Isn’t this dry paint rag beautiful? So life […]
Creative Snapshots | Everday Beauty
My last post in a series of Snapshots of a Creative Life posts that I call Creative Snapshots, was posted way back in October when there was a Nip in the Air. Because I love this series so much I think it is high time to get back to it! It is kind of like […]
Week in the Life | Thursday Photos
An ordinary Thursday in the Life of office girl iHanna, as she is documenting the entire week 37 of 2013. It was a great week to document, with good weather and a great new camera to keep me company. It’s also fun to compose these posts, picking out some favorites from the day and getting […]
A Jar of Creativity
We know what we are, but know not what we may be… William Shakespeare In a recent comment someone asked about the content of that jar in my window. It’s filled with creativity of course!* Cooking up your own concoction of Creativity is a process that you fine tune over a life time. I know […]
Ordinary Sparkling Moments to Snap
I’m making tabs for my diary. Some photos from everyday life. The Diptych Project has inspired me to take more photos, and I’m finding I really enjoy the simple and just-as-it-is right now quality of life. I drew these illustrations of animals 16 years ago when my brother was born, to hang on the wall […]
Documenting grandma
Having coffee with my grandmother. Related PostsArt Quilting | Not your grandmothers craft but still awesome Darn Knitting Week in the Life | Misty Monday Morning
Window stilleben / still life
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A pink cat, frog, etc
Embroidery. A pink cat on linen that I made up. Related PostsA potpourri of thankfulness Craft Project | Embroidered Heart Book review: Freestyle Embroidery on Wool by Karin Derland
In my lap
When I feel that I can’t find any inspiration I take up my knitting and watch TV. My wool sweater has grown during August. The balls of yarn is shrinking. The knitting basket is always put away after a knitting session, because my cat likes to eat yarn. She curls up in my lap when […]
Mini Moopy softie
I’ve been sewing a lot these last two weeks. And I haven’t put the sewing machine away yet. I have so many plans for things I want to make! Who could’ve imagined that I would be a softie maker? While the sewing machine have been out I’ve made my first mini moopy, from Carly’s great […]
Spinach soup in Ume
Instead of crafting tonight I’ve been stuck by the computer, bidding on online flea markets and browsing old photos for my first flickr group Ume where you can see how beautiful it is where I live. Please join if you have photos that would fit there. While browsing photos on the computer I uploaded some […]