The idea for this bag occurred when I rediscovered a piece of wool fabric – a leftover piece from when we re-covered our dining room chairs. The wool fabric has a very even thread and is perfect for embroidery. I started the embroidery of the squares without knowing what I wanted to make out of … [Read more…]
My oldest son has become a teenager. One of the consequences is that my homemade cards no longer can be used for his friends birthdays. I find it very difficult to buy birthday cards so instead I have been experimenting a bit. The cards on the picture has graciously been approved and used. The Simpson … [Read more…]
Easter is very late this year and it is difficult to wait with the Easter decorations. With March comes the desire for spring and for me spring is associated with newly sprouted branches decorated with Easter eggs. Therefore I have made the first Easter eggs – even if Easter is not here for a while. … [Read more…]
After a break, which lasted many years, I have picked up knitting again. This means that I need a knitting bag for yarn and knitting needles. My bag is made out of a pair of old jeans, tambour embroidery and a piece of cotton fabric. The bag is one long piece of fabric folded using … [Read more…]
A couple of weeks ago I showed a cushion with tambour embroidery on this blog. Since that cushion I have been experimenting with tambour embroidery now with thin cotton yarn on linen. One of the experiments is the basis for this wash bag which is made entirely out of recycled materials. The tambour embroidery is … [Read more…]
Creative projects often develops into new projects – this is also the case with my paper patchwork project. Back in January I made cards with paper patchwork using recycled paper. The cards developed into the paper patchwork poster which I showed a couple of weeks ago. Now the combination of the two projects has evolved … [Read more…]
Sometimes the ideas for creative projects develop in the strangest ways. This paper patchwork poster is an example of a ‘backwards’ inspiration process. We have for a while had a clock hanging in the kitchen, however, now the motor does not work anymore and we have had to buy a new clock. But there was … [Read more…]
I’m very fond of paper – in a variety of colours, patterns and textures. This passion means that when I come across different types of papers I have to save them. The paper could be an envelope, a clipping from a magazine, a drawing from an old book or something completely different. All the different … [Read more…]
In our family we have a couple of birthday in January and I must admit that it can be difficult to start buying gifts again just after Christmas. I do, however, succeed most of the time – but then we get to the gift wrapping paper. The nice paper gets torn off the gifts and … [Read more…]
Back to the ‘every day’ after a long and wonderful Christmas break. I enjoy Christmas a lot with all the ‘hygge’ time and the great food. However, I must admit that I’m equally happy when it’s all packed away in January. The clean and fresh feeling when it’s all gone always creates a lot of … [Read more…]