Sunday, 8 May 2011
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Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Arts & Crafts
I started knitting a couple of days ago, I was just inside one shop looking for a crochet needle for myAmigurumi project and here is a bit of explanation on what Amigurumi is:
(Amigurumi (編みぐるみ, lit. knitted stuffed toy) is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. The word is derived from a combination of the Japanese words ami, meaning crocheted or knitted, and nuigurumi, meaning stuffed doll.[1] Amigurumi are typically animals, but can include artistic renderings or inanimate objects endowed with anthropomorphic features)
So I got the needle but also saw a lovely scarf/collar that looked quite easy to make so I decided to start on that one instead :) It is basically straigt forward and done by what is called Perlestrikk in Norwegian (googled and found it's called moss-stitch in English) and it is not more complicated than 1 right and 1 wrong and switch on the next round. My kind of project - easy and will look good when it is done and actually something that I will wear!
Here are some other nice ones for inspiration
(Amigurumi (編みぐるみ, lit. knitted stuffed toy) is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. The word is derived from a combination of the Japanese words ami, meaning crocheted or knitted, and nuigurumi, meaning stuffed doll.[1] Amigurumi are typically animals, but can include artistic renderings or inanimate objects endowed with anthropomorphic features)So I got the needle but also saw a lovely scarf/collar that looked quite easy to make so I decided to start on that one instead :) It is basically straigt forward and done by what is called Perlestrikk in Norwegian (googled and found it's called moss-stitch in English) and it is not more complicated than 1 right and 1 wrong and switch on the next round. My kind of project - easy and will look good when it is done and actually something that I will wear!
Here are some other nice ones for inspiration
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Finland!
Just been a trip to Finland - and of course had to bring back some more Finnish Design!
As I already have Unikko mugs, Maribowl (6-8 now?), Mumin teaspoons so this time I went for oven mitts! :)
I like this new design! So it inspired me to change the other things in my kitchen for a more graphic black and white theme. So away with bits and bobs for a cleaner look complete with this lovely pot stand on the kitchen table I thought the result was quite ok!
So if you are up for some nice scandinavian design here are a few links:
http://www.finnishdesignshop.com/products_new.php
http://www.designonline.se/
http://www.norwaydesigns.no/
As I already have Unikko mugs, Maribowl (6-8 now?), Mumin teaspoons so this time I went for oven mitts! :)
I like this new design! So it inspired me to change the other things in my kitchen for a more graphic black and white theme. So away with bits and bobs for a cleaner look complete with this lovely pot stand on the kitchen table I thought the result was quite ok!
So if you are up for some nice scandinavian design here are a few links:
http://www.finnishdesignshop.com/products_new.php
http://www.designonline.se/
http://www.norwaydesigns.no/
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
Boxes and Denmark
Why are the Danes so good with colorful boxes? Two of the nicest sites that sell boxes are danish, first one that probably most know about is House Doctor, I just love their whole catalogue, they don't sell directly from the web but through different dealers, I tried to find some of their more colorful stuff in our nearest 'shabby chic' shop but they wouldnt take it in.
Just look at these pictures!
Another one is Rie Elise Larsen, the boxes below, same style and beautiful!
Finally some inspiration from a lovely fabric shop called Stoff & Stil, I was planning to buy lots of fabric and make colorful pillows for our sofa, just havent really managed to get that far yet. Strange that. I have designated a room for the sewing machine and everything is ready for me to get started. I have only managed to make some curtains yet (in the easiest possible way). Oh - and I when I saw the picture with the deck chairs I remembered that I actually did that! I painted the old ones inherited from my grandma white and stapled on a red and white striped fabric! At least one of them is comfortable;)
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| House Doctor |
Just look at these pictures!
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| House Doctor |
Another one is Rie Elise Larsen, the boxes below, same style and beautiful!
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| Rie Elise Larsen |
Finally some inspiration from a lovely fabric shop called Stoff & Stil, I was planning to buy lots of fabric and make colorful pillows for our sofa, just havent really managed to get that far yet. Strange that. I have designated a room for the sewing machine and everything is ready for me to get started. I have only managed to make some curtains yet (in the easiest possible way). Oh - and I when I saw the picture with the deck chairs I remembered that I actually did that! I painted the old ones inherited from my grandma white and stapled on a red and white striped fabric! At least one of them is comfortable;)
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