Copenhagen

I was in Copenhagen last weekend with the ladies. I know people ususally say "with the girls", but let's face it, we're not 19 anymore. We started out at a cafe with these fabulous anemones. I become so happy when I see some real flowers in a restaurant . -Don't you?

Of course, we spent a lot of time in shops. And I took some photos for my visual merchandising students.

More flowers, and TEA at Perch's tea room. -And scones with marmalade and lemon curd... Lovely!

You can see how happy I am here. In the middle of my big "tea ceremony", -which wasn't a tea ceremony at all, but a huge collection of finger sandwiches, petit fours and scones. And tea.

I found some fabrics and teatowels at Grønlykke.

Inspired by the spring fabrics, I had to make some spring totes when I got home.

Inger the Hen strolls happily along in the greens.

I won!

I'm so happy! I just won this wonderful painting by IJ with one of my favorite blogs,

the lovely blog: Vestablikk. I love her colorful photos, her style and everything she makes.

And tomorrow, the happiness continues. -I'm going to Copenhagen with some very good friends. The sort of weekend you know, when you concentrate on looking/shopping, coffee, good meals, inspiration and good laughs. The lovely, cute, small people (who says they don't like the food, and that they're bored or so tired, they can't walk any longer) are left home with their dads and are probably having a smashing time too.

I hope you'll have a lovely weekend!

Fun jewelry!

I just found these Oh-so-fun neclaces. -Love them!

They're from Als Wulfianum on Epla.

Take a look in their shop!

Secret writing

-Something fun to do with your kids!

Use lemon juice, dip the back of a matchstick in the juice and write your secret message on a piece of paper.
When it dries, it becomes invisible. To make it visible, you need to hold it carefully over a candle until the secret writing appears! (A bowl of water near by could be smart. -We had a couple of accidents...)

This should preferably be done late in the evening, under a full moon...
My daughter and her friend loved the activity and have now decided that they shall start a Secret Club.

Happy Weekend!

I had a calm day at home with my daughter today. She insisted on taking a photo of me sewing.

I'm enjoying my new overlock sewing machine!

Two new totes finished! Two more nearly ready.

Have a lovely weekend!

Eco tip

My daughter's tights got holes on the toes too fast!
Emergency actions were needed.
I cut off the feet and made them Into leggings. I used an elastic trim, twin needles and the elastic seam on my sewing machine.
So now, she can use her red leggings the rest of the winter.

I still find it awfully difficult to deal with elastic fabrics. I thought the twin needles might be the solution, but I still struggle.
Help needed!

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I will start to say I'm sorry to my english speaking readers! -The following information will be in Norwegian. Normal posts will be in English, as usual.

Hei! Har du vært innom Håndlaga 2011 og nominert?

Fram til 18.mars er det mulig å nominere sine egne og andres håndlagde ting til konkurransen.
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Spør oss hvis det er noe du lurer på!
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Velkommen!

Slow Monday

My daughter's been at home today, slightly sick.

So I haven't been able to do so much sewing and printing.

She is more than happy to help me with the photos! The vest she's wearing is one from my childhood.

The new star pillow case is in my Epla shop. The fantastic stool is from Wood & Wool Stool.

I love my t-shirts!

 When I go shopping and try t-shirts in the shops, I usually get annoyed. They are often too small around the neck and I feel strangled. Or they are too tight around the waist. I guess you would tell me to choose a larger one, but I feel more comfortable with my own size.
This is why I decided to order my own model for my t-shirts. One with a feminine scoop neck and a more comfortable waist.
It was a much more expensive choice, but when I get home from my annoying shopping round, and try on one of my own tees, -it feels right. I just love my own t-shirt model!
They run a bit big, so if you are in between two sizes, you might want to choose the smallest one.
I have included measurements for the different sizes in my policies/om denne butikken, so you can find the perfect size for you.
Here's my tees on Etsy, and here's the womens tees on Epla.

I have finally made my new star print!
I have listed the tee in my shops with the option to choose your own color for the star.
I love stars and I love red, so this is how mine ended up. Some people find this star to be a political symbol. Do you?

Have a lovely weekend!

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