To cramped in pen case – must make a new one

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Couldn’t close the pen case today – made a new larger one out of an old dress. Love this fabric.

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For lining I used oil-cloth which is very good with ink pens and stuff that leaks occasionally.

Bicycle helmet with Bling

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Was playing around with tutorials for Photoshop. I go to Good-Tutorials sometimes just for fun and found this Bling-what-you-want-tutorial. Decided to try it on my bicycle helmet.
Nice.

Merry Christmas! meet Christmas banana…

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everybody!
Just had a blast decorating my bright red plastic Christmas tree with friends & family. This image shows one of my favorite Christmas ornaments, Christmas banana (?). I’m also the proud owner of Christmas -corn, -melon, chili, -hockeyplayer and of course you must have your Las Vegas wedding picture, mounted on a red shell, in the tree.
It’s CHRISTMAS!

Bags for little party girls

Came across these photos that I’ve taken of two bags that my 4,5 year old daughter designed (I sewed) for her friends birthdays this year. Loves the way she picked the different beads an decided were they should go and the way she choosed to combine letter-beads with gold/pink/turquoise lace is just fabulous. I want one for myself.
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Can you go over the top with Christmas?

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Today my big bright RED plastic Christmas tree arrived. I’m so happy! Hurray! I will post a photo when it’s all dolled up and kitsch-fantastic.

Wallpockets – excellent storage

Wallpockets out of vintage cotton fabric and transparent plastic pockets with ribbons from my stash. Wallpockets are my favorite storage in the wardrobes for all the little things lying around everywhere.
They where very difficult to photograph with all the glitter&shine.

Easy now…….easy..

The Christmas Extravaganza was great! The SewJunta ”Les femmes tricoteuses” where all there, Anna from My Knit sensations and many more.

Annika Huett the author of ”Cross-stitch in a new way” (only in Swedish unfortunately) kindly gave us embroiderymaterial, thread & needle and we all started with our cross-stitching. All the girls are so lovely, I just embroidered away talking and having coffee. It ended, of course, with that I got my embroidery neatly sewed to my pantyhose (!?) Sadly this is not the first time… :-D
Annika’s book takes the traditional old-sayings-cross-stitch to a new and very funny level. I started one of hers that was saying ”nice and easy” but due to the stocking-incident I only got ‘easy’ done and ended it with an exclamation mark :-)

Crochet & knit Christmas Extravaganza

Tonight it’s a crochet & knit Christmas Extravaganza at Stockholm Kulturhuset (Culture house) .
The SyJunta (free translated from Swedish: sew junta) and some knitterfriends are coming. If you are in the neighborhood: this is the link to what’s happening. (link in Swedish)
See you there :-)

More hairclips made of vintage plastic

I had to start with my Christmas presents. Made more hair clips out of vintage plastic flowers and wire. Try to get a 50’s feel to them.

Every year I seem to give the same gift to everybody – maybe this is ”the gift of the year” :-) haven’t decided yet. They are very fun to make.

More homemade gifts today

Made some hairclips out of vintage plastic jewelry flowers from the 50’s using thin iron thread so nothing pops off. Knitted a brooch, shaped as a bow, in white cotton. Using a pattern from Rachael Matthews as a base but I change it a little. (all knitted in ribb *k2,p2*) Made longer & thinner ribbons, smaller band over the bow and knitted the bowpart in one piece insted of two. Put together on a piece of cardboard with nice turquoise fabric – Voilá! Congratulations Eve!