(As opposite to the night sky.)
I've had a busy week but soon I'll show you some crafts instead. Tomorrow mom and I + perhaps my sister who is visiting at the moment are going to a craft fair which takes place the first weekend in September every year. I'll bring my camera if it's not raining ;-)
01 September 2006
6 am
31 August 2006
27 August 2006
20 August 2006
work in progress
I just *love* making this kind of bracelets. I had one half-finished for more than a year, not knowing how I would continue. Then, suddenly, I got the idea of having a theme for each of them + adding ribbons etc. I haven't really finished this one yet though.
~of a fairy tale I~
I've been into ribbons lately, adding them to all I create :-) Here's a bracelet that I made a while back but forgot to take a photo of. I've added it to my shop Sweet Daisy.
07 August 2006
I'm queen of the mermaids ...
the most beautiful necklace
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.
... with this oh-so-beautiful necklace ("Sea Grass") made by sweet Jessica. We did a trade and she sent me this necklace + a dream journal + honey + hand made soaps that smells soooo good! To see more of her unique jewelry, go here.
26 July 2006
journal by anne
25 July 2006
~cards~
I ran out of hand made cards and I cannot find those I've bought so one evening I sat down and made some new cards. They're nothing special, very easy design, but I like them because it's really good quality paper with nice structure and patterns, it doesn't matter that the design is simple. And it's always good to have some cards because you never know when you need one and you can be sure that when you need one you will not have time to make one ;-)
Sorry the photo's a bit dark.
Sorry the photo's a bit dark.
23 July 2006
Another way to felt beads
Normally when felting beads I do it with water, some kind of soap and my hands. However, my skin doesn't really like wet wool and after just a few it hurts so much I'm ready to cut my arms off ... almost. I don't have a needle for needle felting (but be sure I'll have one before the end of the year, I'm very curious to try it) so I tried a new technique to felt beads.
#1:
#2 Then I made small balls:
#3 And put them like this:
#4 Time for washing:
#5 This is how they came out. Some are really pretty and some ... are ... hrm ... not so good. But it's my first try and I'm happy about it, with some experience I might know how to make all of them round ;-)
#6 Final part, time for decorating!
(And they can be used for so many things, not only jewelry. I can see them in altered books, bookmarks ... even as Christmas decorations!)
Have you seen Én Gry & Sif and all their wonderful felted accessories?
#1:
#2 Then I made small balls:
#3 And put them like this:
#4 Time for washing:
#5 This is how they came out. Some are really pretty and some ... are ... hrm ... not so good. But it's my first try and I'm happy about it, with some experience I might know how to make all of them round ;-)
#6 Final part, time for decorating!
(And they can be used for so many things, not only jewelry. I can see them in altered books, bookmarks ... even as Christmas decorations!)
Have you seen Én Gry & Sif and all their wonderful felted accessories?
dog ;-)
i didn't know what to do saturday evening so i just played around a bit ... and it ended up being a red dog ;-)
22 July 2006
baby hat # 2
baby hat # 2
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.
Here's another little crocheted supersoft baby hat. It's for my unborn niece/nephew. Crocheting hats is indeed a perfect thing to do on the train :-)
20 July 2006
~dear diary~
journal
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.
I was the coordinator of a Swedish journal swap ("dear diary") and here's a creative (and soft! :-) ) journal that Anna decorated. For those of you who participated in the swap: I'd love to if you could send me a picture of what you sent or recieved (or a link to your blog, if any) so that I can show some more beautiful journals.
14 July 2006
09 July 2006
Updating my shop
I have a lot of almost-finished-things for my shop and this weekend I decided to finish some of them. It's already Sunday evening and I didn't even have time for half of what I've planned, I'm too optimistic about time ;-) I have updated the shop with new things, however I still haven't had the time to finish the shop itself. It's still a mix of English and Swedish. *sigh*
A bracelet with beads I felted some days ago:
Body cream:
More earrings (similar to those I made a week ago):
A bracelet with beads I felted some days ago:
Body cream:
More earrings (similar to those I made a week ago):
baby hat
baby hat
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.
While travelling to work and back home I've been knitting and crocheting lately. Here's a baby hat I made.
08 July 2006
~share~
I found those birds a little while ago and before using them I decided to scan them so that they can be used more than once ;) And now when I've scanned them, why don't share? (Click on the picture and it'll open in a new window from where you can right-click and download.)
~melting brain ...
I complained about the extremely long and cold winter, I know I know ... but still, now when summer is here it's too hot and ... and I complain a bit again ;) It wouldn't be that bad if it would be a nice temperature inside, but unfortunately our flat is even more hot than being in the shadow outside. I sit in the shadow on the balcony, create - paint, collage, knit - but the weather gives me headache. I'd like to have a little house by the sea with fresh air blowing in. And to be honest, it's not the heat itself that's so bad, it's the construction of our house that makes our flat so terrible to be in at the moment.Enough complaining for a while *lol*. When travelling to work and home I use to either sleep (mostly in the morning), read or sometimes write. But lately I've been knitting and crocheting. I'll soon show you what I've made. Okay, it's hats. I have to learn to make something else than hats ;)
05 July 2006
*summer*
*summer*
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.
From left to right:
1. Jam I was cooking saturday evening
2. Midsummer, Öland
3. Zam by the sea
4. In my aunt's garden
*in swedish about a swap*
Hej alla som är med i Dear diary-swappen. Hoppas det går bra för er :-) Kom ihåg att sista dag att skicka är 20 juli. Det skulle också vara kul att efteråt få höra vad ni tyckte om swappen.
04 July 2006
Birthday
My friend Sharky and I have birthdays in the beginning of May, but not until now did we exchange gifts. This is what I got from her:
I was so inspired I had to try a few things ... Like this necklace:
And those ear rings:
I was so inspired I had to try a few things ... Like this necklace:
And those ear rings:
29 June 2006
22 June 2006
tea time
tea time
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.
In a tea bag swap I recieved this from Julie Benge. French vanilla, Boston chocolate and many other. At the moment I'm drinking a peach tea that she sent me.
I'm a tea lover and I'm also fond of boxes for tea. This one I found the other day, it's a recycled box!
21 June 2006
Jes' shop
Junque Revival's Contest Button
Originally uploaded by jesthepea.
Jes is creating the most beautiful necklaces and now she has opened her shop (+ a contest!). Go and check it out.
19 June 2006
11 June 2006
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