// GINGER //

this year house
gold + white + light blue
shimmering & sweet

Alma thinks
just perfect
for me

// smile //

ps. do not forget to leave a comment  on this post

// MY FAVORITE MATCH //

In the last issue of magazine MAMMA
I write about homemade Christmas
together with the children
This matchbox has
become my favorite

But there are a lot more
Seven pages full of inspiration

// s m i l e //

Since this pattern is made by me
I thought it would be nice
for you
to download

Just click the photo
and it will appear in the right size
(for Norwegian matches that is)


Do not forget to leave a comment
on my earlier post
So you can win - win - win

// HAPPY HAPPY DAY //

// A GIFT FOR YOU //

It all started with a magical box from H&M 
And before I knew it I was in Oslo
All dressed up solving my task;
making a Christmas gift for you

My task was
// HOME FOR CHRISTMAS//

I picked out the most wonderful stuff
from H&M home collection
for you to win

The lucky winner will be picked this Thursday

in Oslo Bogstadveien H&M 17:00

// BIG SMILE //

All you have to do is
answer this

: :  how do you decorate for Christmas  : :

You can leave me a note here 

on the blog

or in store this Thursday

In my gift there are

linen bedding + ruffle linen pillowcase + 
soft blanket + linen dressing gown + 
sweetest squirrel pillow + fragrance candles 

Spread the word
H&M will send
all over the globe

I really hope to see some friendly faces
on Thursday
at H&M Bogstadveien
Mr. G and the girls are joining me too
Please come if you can

// HO HO HO //

Photo of me + product photo by Herman Dreyer

// WOOD //

Like a long lost friend

there it is
pale pink & perfect
because it´s not

It´s made with love

I like
what my
heart sees

I can tell
I hear

// love wood wool stool //

// YES! //

For a while now
I´ve been looking for the perfect
dining chair

I LOVE Charles & Ray Eames
Their dining chairs are a style icon
and it´s in almost every designer home
I adore the one with wooden base
maybe someday
in my office
that would look really nice

Then suddenly a new product
on HAY´s shop
I can not get it out of my mind
J110

I´m in love
again

// smile //

Ok
must admit
I´m a regular guest here
Simply love
the style & atmosphere

Oh...
all I dream of now
is 6 x J110
for X-mas

... one would do too

// big smile //

// WHITE //

Inside
Not outside

More photos
from KK Christmas issue

 peace & love

// TODAY I LOVE... //

Open publication - Free publishing - More dinner parties

KINFOLK

T H E I R  W O R D S 

Kinfolk is a collaborative effort to encourage a more natural approach to entertaining. 

It's the marriage of our appreciation for art and our love for spending time with family and friends

M Y  W O R D S 

I´m in love
This makes me want to feel

Feel even more

Be even more

Live & laugh

Oh..this made my day

I can´t stop

looking

J O Y

// RENOVATING WITH STYLE //

The light
like magic
these last days

The barn
m2 by m2
getting depleted
by Mr. G

I like
the contrast
old & new
history

We lead
the way

Our way

// love & smile //

// IN THE MOOD //

I am
for Christmas

// smile //

Yesterday
all my gifts were ready
packed & sealed

I´ve got my reasons
Usually
I´m always late

// phuu... //

These photos i took last year
for KK Christmas
Now in store
for joy & inspiration

happy Sunday folks!

// MEMORIES & NEW TRADITIONS //

tomorrow 

first day of Christmas
a candle will be lit
for joy 

// smile // 

then  Christmas fairs
with  happy & joyful children 
+ Santa Claus
are waiting for us 

// smile + laughter // 

home again
and my gingerbread is ready 
to be baked 

this year 
four small houses
we are making our own 
little Lunde-village 

// double smile //

Oh how I wish you 
JOY!  

// EVER LASTING //

scissors + six sheets of tissue paper + string

fold the paper as an accordion
tie the string round the middle
unfold sheet by sheet
gentle

photos taken for magazine KK, Christmas issue

wish you
lovely days
before x-mas

// ADVENT CALENDAR //

24 gifts & secrets
little Almas Advent calendar
how joyful Christmas is

// smile //

last night was spent in Oslo
together with some of Norways best fashion bloggers
+ the most sweetest people at H&M

I had a wonderful evening
at H&M flagship store
making a Advent calendar for you

my gift is on the 15. of December
all you have to do is to show up

the gift I picked out is so nice
WOW!

Hope to see you

// smile //

// FINE FINEST //

two of my favorite men
Salvador Dali + Jesus
creative & true
not because I´m a Christian
but because I´m a believer
one creative believer

// smile //

this issue of MAMMA
our home and the girls

Heidi Pettersen wrote the most wonderful words
she is one of my favorite writers
sincere + kind + light
her words fills my heart

and my first time meeting the talented photograph
Nina Ruud
So lovely!

Next issue of MAMMA
I have a feature
homemade Christmas together with the children
gifts + decorations

I love blogging
and all it can lead to

// XOXO //

// PINK LOVES GOLD LOVES BLACK //

I love changes
and the best ones
are sometimes
the small ones

This is such a happy Monday
I got the sweetest tweets
from Mollie Makes & their readers

life is good

love & joy
to all of you

// H&M ♥ ME //

on a totally regular day
I received a sms,
asking:
"did you get something nice in the mail today?"

me,
I went to the postoffice
there,
this package was waiting for me

inside the cardboard box
one beautiful gift box,

inside the beautiful gift box
one sweet decorated envelope,

inside the sweet envelope
one pretty small envelope
with a tiny card saying
H&M ♥ you

// smile //

Oslo tomorrow
together with this sweet girl
and ten other fashion bloggers
I´m attending on H&M´s Advent Calendar

I´ll show you some behind the scenes on my Instagram

I must admit I´m a bit nervous
There will be makeover + fashion shoots + a lot of X-mas

{ OH JOY }

// HEARTBREAKING //

This stool is so lovely

It breaks my heart

So lovely I was not sure

to tell you about it

WOOD & WOOL STOOL

// smile //

You see

it won´t ship to Norway

so I´m not able to buy

I bought it
IT`S ALL MINE
can not stop smiling

But I guess some other 

sweet & wonderful person

will love this stool 

as I do

and give it 

a warm & gentle home

Sweet wonderful friends

thank you

for all your warming words 

on my earlier post

You put a smile one my face

xoxo

// ON MY WAY TO FREEDOM //

Sounds dramatic
But it´s only me figuring out
in the end
how to live my life

I quit my job so I could do what I love
And believe me I do
It´s just when it gets to much of it
the fun & good part
is gone

So today I´m a bit proud
that I managed to follow my heart
my feelings
my intuition

I´m still polite & nice

only trying to say goodbye
to the little nice girl
that always smiles and nods
and in the end looses herself

just as you know
I will still give you a smile
that is
a real one

// big big smile //

// S E R E N I T Y //

Somehow these photos
makes me want to whisper

the
colors
material
light

feelings
full of them

My lamp from Granit
finally up

Tiny Christmas tree from the woods

Cones from the garden
+
my new vases from Sostrene Grene

Wish you a wonderful weekend
shhhh...

{ x o }

// GOT TO LOVE IT //

ALL PHOTOES FROM MY BOARDS ON PINTEREST 


Today I want to share some of my favorite links with you
Places I visit to get inspiration
Places that makes me smile
Places that makes me stop
take a pause

breathe

joy
in my
HEART

// BOOK BY IT´S COVER
// THE SARTORIALIST
// CHERRY BLOSSOM
// NORDIC DESIGN
// GILLES & CECILIE
// MY FONTS
// PINTEREST

 ♥

// BRIGHT BAZAR //

I love the colors
the typography
the DIY´s
the style
the pics

I´m so happy to have found
him
in this
she-dominated-blog-world

This is for you Will
& BRIGHT BAZAR

* * * * *

// M O M E N T S //

my days

I try to fill them
with love & joy

I try to be true
to myself

that way
I can give more

I try
each
day

// HOMESPUN //

Some months ago
I had a sweet visit
from Selina Lake & Debi Treloar
Styling
Taking photos
For Selina´s new book
Homespun Style

The book is
launched someday in March 2012
But ready to preorder now
here

Me
I´m really exited to see the book
and I have a plan
to go to London
for the launch
Even more exited
about that

Big smiles
on a Friday evening

* * * * *

// NEWS IS OUT //

Since Mollie Makes is telling
I guess I can spread the word too

My latest work
for Mollie Makes
a calendar for 2012
It comes with issue 8

I´m so greatful
for all the wonderful things
that comes along
just because of this blog

FRYD + DESIGN
a part of me

// MOLLIE MAKES //

Finally I got hold of one
MOLLIE MAKES
Five pages of me and my blog
So nice
Simply wonderful

The magazine is filled with
the best of
ideas & photos
wonderful design and colors

Me
I´ve just finnished some work for
MOLLIE MAKES
I´m so lucky
to meet so many nice people
through my blog

I will tell you more about it
when I can
* * * * *

// A IS FOR ALMA //

She knows her letters
Screams out each time she sees one
"A" that is

2 1/2 years
The bed is for the dolls
She say
"My bed is there mom"
She points at my bed
Me
I wonder
For how long

Smiles from a soft Mommy-heart

// HELLO LOVELY //

Whishing you something sweet & nice
Me
I´m so happy for my new string from GRANIT
filled with lovely photos & illustrations

smiles from me
on a rainy day

* * * * * *

// GOLDEN DAYS //

Photos from lazy days
Together
Walking in the woods
Dinner infront of the fireplace
Fall at the cabin
Good memories
filled with smiles
and fresh air

Harmony

// L O V E //

// W O R D S //

Wallart
To you
From Alma & I

{ L O V E }

// BEHIND THE SCENES//

Work from weeks ago
Showing you the result of KK
I send photos + text
KK do the layout

Pics from behind the camera
I´m not able to be creative
without leaving
a mess

{ s w e e t w e d n e s d a y }

// THE BARN : : INSPIRATION //

Though we just started to renovate the barn
and still have a long way to go
I can not help
to start planning the details
Simpley because I love doing it

- s m i l e -

I guess many of you are like me
It´s so much fun! Right?!

- y e a y h -

So right no I love
i x x i 
Theire office is amazing
Probably you have seen these before
But a beautiful thing
can not be shown
to often

I know for sure that I will have this in my new office

I wish I could invite you all to our opening night
give you the atmosphere
show you the beauty
make you feel the joy

OK
this is not to happen in about a year
but you see
I´ve also started to plan this

- b i g s m i l e - 

Maybe I´m a bit
odd
thats ok
I like that

Wish you a happy & odd weekend!