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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010I´ve been playing around with my sewing machine today. I made a copy of the UNO-skirts we used in Brytningstid. I had this wonderful lime-and-pink rayon fabric that´s been lying around for years, and it was just enough fabric for the skirt.
It doesn´t really show on the pictures, but the pattern is a true puzzle, [...]
ARTFEST 2010!
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010The wonderful, colorful Teesha Moore is once again arranging ARTFEST in Port Townsend. If you ever need inspiration on a rainy day, have a look at her site! Or her blog!
I attended ARTFEST last year, and had such an interesting and fun time, meeting so many wonderful people, I really wanted to go back. What [...]
Funky-Monkey and Party-Penguin
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Isn´t this fabric just fun? With all the crazy-little-party-penguins!? And the funky-monkeys!?
I already made a sweater with the funky-monkey-fabric, so now it was time to check out the party-penguins.
I used the same pattern (more or less) for my second sweater, but this one has a hood.
kid-art
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010My niese, age 6, and nephew, age 4, painted these pictures on one of their Christmas-visits. I had them framed for my sister´s (their mother) birthday. Acrylics on watercolor paper. When you give kids proper equipment & tools, it´s amazing how “professional” their art can look. Especially when you frame their work. I am so [...]
Women´s day
Monday, March 8th, 2010Usually I write about creative themes, one way or the other, but since today is the International Working Women´s day, I want to address this theme, by translating part of a list made by Norwegian CARE about the world´s worst countries to live in for women and why. Simply because the world isn´t always beautiful, and [...]
Waiting for spring
Friday, March 5th, 2010Another 15 cm of snow, will this winter never end?
But my sister has a good suggestion: Go sleeping-fly-hunting, be careful as you gather them, arrange them on a piece of paper, and draw little landscapes for them to “act” in. Pop over to her blog to see more pictures. I just thought they were so [...]
Come fly with me
Thursday, March 4th, 2010Actually I am about to fly away! In just a couple of weeks I am heading for the States. I will tell you more about my trip later (it is the perfect combination of business and pleasure!), but as for now, do any of you have must-see recommendations for San Francisco, Las Vegas (not into [...]
Furniture future
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010I´ve been asked to help out a bit at Bømlo Folkehøgskule, my old folk high school, where I´ve worked for 40 years (… no, wait, it was just 12 years…)
Anyway. Those of you who aren´t from Scandinavia, should really consider finding out about these private schools if you have a kid that´s around 18-19 years. [...]
Celebrate March
Monday, March 1st, 2010March is National Craft month! How about that! We like crafting, that´s for sure! So lets be crafty this month
1. Today is share-a-smile-day. Now isn´t that a nice way to start the week Let´s start using our creativity this month to make a beautiful postcard, and send it to your mail-man! [...]
The truth… honestly!
Sunday, February 28th, 2010Well, thanks for all your comments, and qualified guesses. I´ve been told that the success to a good lie, is to keep as close to the truth as possible. With that said, I´ll guide you through the jungle of truth and lies.
1. My family though my grand-uncle Andy was dead, lost in WW2, until he [...]