not forgotten

Hello again my dear blog!

I have not forgotten you, it's just been so busy... moving home, working, and lack of time to do crafty things...

However spring has sprung, so I am hoping I will soon be back making!

In the meantime I leave you with a picture of Vita and her flowery basket... inspired by the beautiful cycling culture in Copenhagen!

See you soon!

surrounding inspiration

sometimes you just need to look around you...

green and white...

...green and grey...wooohhhh.... now that's something I like!!!

whisper, whisper

What will the message say?

A marriage proposal!

This is how Jake proposed to his girlfriend Kristina...

The cutest thing I have seen in a while! And a whisper world record too... very creative and very sweet!

via URDB

a bit of retro

For a sweet glass case as a present to my mother...

... just because mums deserve presents once and a while!

And also a present to her, on my birthday, as a thank you for the last 27 years...

crochet - baby blanket

It's finished... the little baby blanket I started months ago, and that I took my time to complete it (ok, call it lazyness) is finished!

I used just double crochet, in two colours cotton yarn: canary yellow and peachy peach (not the official names btw!)...

...I like the simplicity and uniformity of one type of stitch... I have always loved the 'less is more'. Once you grow up with Mies' teaching you won't go too far astray.

Now I just need to wait for a friend or family member to give me the good news of a new arrival!

artists - Sweden - again

Here I go again with Swedish art, design and artists...

My passion and inspiration continues to flow from the Scandinavian countries, especially Sweden (I need to see if I can stumble across any good blogs from Norway and Finland... any suggestions?)

Today I discovered that Camilla Engman (artist, designer and illustrator), who is the other half of Studio Violet, of which I immensely adore their work, is friend to Johan of Pergenius (I blogged about his work previously), who's blog is another of my daily inspirations blog-stops...

Reading this post I have now come across Sandra Juto's work... another inspiring photo blog to add to my long list...

How I love finding connections...

Please have a look at Camilla's blog, her own website and Studio Violet's blog too, because I think you'll like their work too. I missed the circus china project (I blogged about it earlier in the year), I was too late and it was all gone by the time I wanted to have a little bit of Studio Violet in my home... next time, next project!

Ahhh and did I mention she has the loveliest dog ever? I would love a companion to share adventures together like Morran..

nothing is original - today and tomorrow

"[...] Authenticity is invaluable; Originality is non-existent [...]"

via today&tomorrow