ONE OF MY

...favorite pictures from summer. Geir & Alma under the parasol.

THANK YOU

...yarning for your kind words! You made my day :) 

You should really take the time and visit this blog, it´s full of inspiration!

NEW COUCH + OLD DRESS

Finally, our new couch. Love it! The picture-wall is not ready jet,
still some work to do. As you can see the chairs are still pink :)
My old dress that my grandma made for me. I love the bright pink.
I´m on my way making one for Alma (with some softer yarn).
Trying to figure out how she made it, and that means I have to
count....and count...and count!

MR. PLYSTRE

Meet Mr Plystre. A tiny person made by me with love. I even gave him a hat, he told me that he loves it. He is so sweet, different, but sweet. I like him.

But the other day he disappeared. He was gone, until I opened my small cabinet where I keep my matches. There he was, sad and lonely. Not trapped, just lonely.

He told me that he felt like he did not belong here, that he felt different and that he knew where to go. I told him that I would always love him and that he had to do what felt right for him. Poor thing.

So he told me, he was going to Gøteborg. To Camilla Engman. He never met her, but he loves her work and he had a feeling that her characters would understand him. I hope they do. He does not need much. If I know him right he will be happy just getting a place in a drawer.

So of he went the next morning. My Mr. Plystre. The sun was shining on his hat. 

LAMPSHADE DIY

New skirt for my lamp made from one of my favorite fabrics. Its really easy to make, so here´s some DIY for you in the autumn sun/rain: Just measure the bottom of the shade so the fabric will fit tight. Sew the fabric together and make place for the elastic band in top and bottom of the skirt. Make sure that the fabric is higher than the actual shade, that way it will make a hole for the light in the bottom. The larger the fabric is the smaller the hole. Wish you luck :)

MORNING LIGHT

...makes me calm & peaceful.

QUEEN OF THE HOUSE

Yesterday I had a lovely visit from the journalist Christina Skreiberg and photographer  Margaret M. de Lange. The case will come in KK later this year,  together with Pickles. It´s all about handiwork. Thank you ladies, it was a lot of fun.

OOOPS...

A nice reader of mine commented on Almas bottles shown below, and told me that they contain Bisphenol A (BPA). After reading the study, I´m throwing mine away. Here´s a list (Norwegian) over the safe ones.

Thank you for letting me know! And that reminds me to take a closer look into new stuff before I recommend it. Scary!

MY LOVE

Sweet & wonderful, just perfect. I guess I feel like every mom does :)

This blog is getting more and more baby pictures, but I promise you some interior soon. The couch has arrived and we are so happy. So when the house is tidy and everything is on place I´ll give you a small house-tour.  Of to some housework!

AUTUMN

My favorite time of the year. 

CAP & SCARF

This is a really easy set to make for your kids. The cap is knitted back and forth and just stitched at the edges. Alma wanted Sverre to have this set so that they can match when they´re out rolling. Almas set is pink and off-white.

STUFF THAT MAKES ME HAPPY...

...are stuff like this. Alma got happy too. New stuff that reminds me about my old days, retro. I found these bottles today and I wanted to buye them all. Pink and red heart, blue cloud, green apple, brown elephant and orange butterflies. How many bottles do Alma need? Almas sweetheart, Sverre, is getting the brown one. They have to match, right?..he he..

THERE´S A FIELD...

...full of sunflowers. You can pick them for 5 kr each. My house has been glowing the last week.

WAITING...

...for the couch to arrive. I can´t wait. I must admit that I´m a bit tired of this white and empty corner...

MADEMOISELLE

So her she is, my wonderful Mademoiselle chair. She was original black, but has been painted pale pink. I like the pink but I´m thinking of painting her black again, what do you think?

I love the factlabel underneath. I´m still in love and she will look so good beside my new couch. Happy happy.