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Saturday, December 17th, 2011It´s been raining dogs and donkeys around here, one storm after the other. And all of a sudden, today, as I looked out the window, it was clear, frost, and the sea-fog was beginning to roll in, and the light was just amazing. So I left everything, and took my camera with me on a [...]
16 – beads and films
Friday, December 16th, 2011This is me tidying up my workspace. It was almost kind of clear, when I all of a sudden just had to make something… Fix one of my favorite necklaces that was broken… (this one has real turquoises I bought when I was in China years and years ago, and some dangling things from my [...]
15 – owl and card
Thursday, December 15th, 2011Yes! Another special package arrived today! The super-creative Elizabeth, our Alaskan artist friend joined in the Christmas ornament exchange this year, and look at this amazing owl she made from a recycled sweater! Using the pattern in the old sweater as a natural enhancer of the pattern she needed for the owl. I´m in awe! [...]
14 – stockings
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011Make a Christmas stocking. Oh, this is a big one! But don´t fret, they don´t have to be knitted or embroidered, they can simply be sewn. You´re a bit disappointed that I don´t have anything to show you today? Stay tuned, I´ll post another, bigger post during the day…
13 – drawing and knitting
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011First of all, let´s have some fun! I was smiling when I did this. Click on the picture below, and watch as magic happens! Second, let´s have some inspiration! This is the Christmas tree ornament my dear friend Deirdra made for me She´s so creative, and it´s so adorable. A tree within a tree! Third, [...]
12- pancakes and tweed
Monday, December 12th, 2011Yesterday´s activity was to make snowman-shaped pancakes for dinner… Ok. Be honest. Does this look like a snowman to you? Nope. I didn´t think so. I tried you see. But using a French crepe batch instead of an American pancake-batch, it´s ever so slightly harder to shape… At least I can say I tried, right? [...]
11- lights, peace and giveaway!
Sunday, December 11th, 2011Yesterday the Nobel Peace prize award was given to this year´s three laureates, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee, Yemeni activist Tawakkol Karman and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Women play an important, if not always very visible, part in the world´s history and development. And this year´s focus was on women´s rights as part of [...]
10- I´ve got the world on a plate!
Saturday, December 10th, 2011I´ve got the world on a plate! Or at least part of the world. Africa. And part of Europe…. I fell for this big plate with an old map on it. let´s call it a pre-Christmas present for the home. My tweedie-late-bird is astonished at the size of the thing. The other night he was [...]
9- winter snow and summer tulips
Friday, December 9th, 2011Remember the textile portrait I made of my Grandmother? These sewn portraits always look so much better when you mount them on frames, and stretch the fabric. I thought I´d show you a before and after photos, before we move on to today´s Advent Calendar Activity. Before stretching: After stretching. See! Better than botox! “Baby, [...]
8 – parrots and candy
Thursday, December 8th, 2011Here´s a little parrot to brighten your day Freestyle machine embroidery parrot on salmon-colored dupione silk. Today the advent activity calendar simply says: Make Christmas candy Marzipan, caramel, chocolate… all the yummyness you can think of!
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