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):

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.

inside the baby hat ...

soooo soft inside
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.

... so soft!

~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 ;)

*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*

midsommar 038
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.

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.

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:

bird house!

bird house!
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.

*earrings*

earrings, originally uploaded by maria nenita.

I had a crafty evening yesterday when coming home from work ;)

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!

*necklace*

necklace
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.

Just to show you ...

3rd prize ~ Beautiful Spy
Originally uploaded by jesthepea.

... one of Jes necklaces.

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.

Card ...

Card ...
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.

~Rödluvan~

A book that I found yesterday. I love those illustrations:







Go to flickr for a few more pictures.

On our balcony

Flowers on our balcony. I don't have as many flowers as last year (of many reasons), but even a few flowers brighten it up a bit :-)



The tea cup is inspired by liquidskyarts miniatures but I want something else instead of the butterfly (because it doesn't fit in there). I'd love to have a mini gnome, an animal ... or something else that is "mini".

Our balcony from the outside:


It's tea time :-) It's been a real summer day and now it's a perfect temperature on the balcony. I write a letter, read a little bit in a magazine, drink tea ...

Ia doesn't want tea:

beads, beads

Yesterday when I went home from work I passed by a "bead shop" that one of my co-workers told me about the other day. So, in the evening when I came home I was making some jewelry.

~Roses, violets & periwinkle swap~

Roses, violets & periwinkle swap - recieved
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.

What a wonderful and heavenly smelling swap package that was waiting for me when I came home from work! Thank you Dana, I LOVE it!! Go here to see more photos.

Necklaces for trade

I have so many necklaces. I get new ideas, I make more ... and more ... Most of them I never use because sometimes I want to try out new ideas that aren't really my style. Funny to make, sure, but it'd be better if someone used them. Perhaps some of you have the same "problem" with having too many necklaces laying around? So, what about a trade? One necklace for one necklace. (Or something else.)
#4 is 37 cm so it's not a big one ;)
#3 is 63 cm
#2 is 49 cm

Post a comment here or email me at nenitas@spray.se if you're interested.

Follow the photos links to flickr to see the necklaces more in detail.

necklace for trade #1

necklace for trade #1
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.

necklace for trade #2

necklace for trade #2
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.

necklace for trade #3

necklace for trade #3
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.

necklace for trade #4

necklace for trade #4
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.

*garden dreams*

*garden dreams*, originally uploaded by maria nenita.

I wish I had a garden. It could be just a small garden. But I feel I'm inside too much now when living in a flat on the second floor. Of course, I go out for walks with my dog(s) but it's not like having a garden. I don't go out to have breakfast under the apple tree, Zam (dog) can't run around and play as he wants, I have nowhere to plant the flowers and trees I'd like to have ... Last summer I had flowers and tomatoes and some herbs on our balcony, but this summer I will not have too many things there since I don't know if we will stay here or move. I wish we could rent a flat or a house with a little garden ... And one day, we will. I'm sure.

Anke's Free Friday

free-friday #2
Originally uploaded by huana - (Anke from Anart Island).

I totally forgot to tell that I was the winner of Anke's Free Friday #2 and those goodies arrived here a couple of days ago. Thank you Anke!! :-)

So, go check out Anke's blog and her Free Fridays!

necklace + dagboksswappen

me
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.

It seems I have finally finished my studies! Weehoo!

I love the necklace I have on this photo. It's made by my friend Fillan and it's so cool. Something else you can see on this photo: this summer I'll be white as snow. There isn't even a window in the archive where I'm working (of course, because a window - and sunshine - would damage the paper).

Dagboksbytet är "stängt" och jag har skickat ett mejl till alla deltagare. Säg till om du har anmält dig men inte fått mejlet så skickar jag ett nytt! Har du några frågor? Hör av dig! :-)

Roses, violets & periwinkle swap.

Roses, violets & periwinkle swap.
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.

Here's what I'm going to send. Violet tea, two kinds of violet sweets, a Lush violet soap (smells soooo good), rose glass bead, small roses, rose pencil, rose stationary, rose card, rose tea "box" ... I had problems with periwinkle so I choose periwinkle-green things. And yes, there's the little rose tote bag I made the other day.

~Dear diary~ *Post in Swedish about a Swedish swap*

~Kära dagbok~

Det här är ännu en av mina idéer som strömmar till när jag har upp över öronen av jobb och skolarbete. Men det är ju snart över, gott folk. Och då kan det behövas goda saker att se fram emot.

Och eftersom jag, i likhet med en del andra, är ohälsosamt förtjust i anteckningsböcker och liknande tänkte jag ordna ett bokbyte. Det ska vara en bok som ska kunna fungera som dagbok (dvs den ska inte ha karaktären av ett anteckningsblock eller liknande, utan vara lite mer ... tja, slitbeständig, än så). Men, förstås, man behöver ju inte ha boken till just dagbok. Man kan ... skriva ner sina recept, klottra vid telefonen, anteckna filmrepliker, påbörja sina memoarer - eller vad man nu har anteckningsböcker till.

Boken man skickar ska vara en fin bok, antingen den är köpt och fin som den är eller man väljer att dekorera den själv. Inget billigt krafs som man inte själv skulle vilja få i present, alltså! (Sen kan man ju förstås hitta en fin bok för en inte alltför dyr penning, det är ju inte så jag menar. Men den ska se fin ut och vara skön att skriva i och den bör inte vara större än A4 och inte mindre än A6.)

Med boken bör följa lite smått och gott som man kan tycka passar. (Exakt vad som kan tänkas passa din "partner" får du klura ut själv, men lite tips kommer snart.) Penna är ju ett givet sällskap till boken, utöver det kanske det passar med klistermärken, ett bokmärke, någon dekoration - eller mer fantasifullt: Något litet gott att äta när man skriver, ett bokfodral? You decide. Det ska alltså vara lite smått och gott som skickas med, men inte något stort eller mycket eller dyrt. Miljonärer är vi ju inte så många av oss, antar jag.

För att den som skickar till dig ska få reda på vad du kan tänkas gilla och utifrån det kunna klura ut något att ge dig ska du svara på dessa frågor och mejla dem till mig:
*Kommer du att använda boken till något speciellt, i sådana fall vad?
*Favoritfärg(er):
*Intressen:
*Vad blir du glad av?
*Något du tycker är vackert:
*Färger och teman du inte gillar:

~Dear diary~

Vill du vara med? Skicka ett mejl med svar på frågorna + namn, adress, mejladress (och har du blogg eller liknande, skicka gärna en länk) till mig: nenitas@spray.se så snart andan faller på. Senast 6 juni har jag lottat vem som skickar till vem (det är med andra ord inte alls säkert att du får från samma som du skickar till, även om det kan bli så). Skicka presenterna till din partner senast 20 juli (men ju tidigare ju bättre). Gott om tid att shoppa och/eller pyssla med andra ord.

Frågor? Mejla eller kommentera.

~summer~

~summer~
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.

The only good thing about the boring weather is that it's much easier to stay inside and study when it's raining than when the sun is shining. I hope, once I've finished my studies, it'll feel like summer ... Also, I look forward to have some more time for crafting and for continue working with my webshop.

*A day in my life ~25 May*

*A day in my life ~25 May*, originally uploaded by maria nenita.

A day in my life ... (when I'm not working). To see more photos + comments, go here.

Sewing

25maj sewing
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.

I'm not good at sewing. I make mistakes. A lot of mistakes. Things seldom turn out the way I planned ... Still, I enjoy sewing. I've had my sewing machine for a year now and I think practicing is the way to get better ... so I keep on trying, trying, trying ;)

And the winner is ...

The prize is one of my handmade soaps. The winner is ...
Storme! Email me at nenitas [AT] spray.se with your postal address and I'll send you the soap.

Thank you all of you for nice and interesting comments!

Crafty friend

brooch
Originally uploaded by maria nenita.

I got this beautiful brooch from my friend Lina (she's made it). The simple cat card I made some days ago.

Magnus magical journey

Look what I recieved in the post the other day! "Magnus magical journey", a round robin in ABEurope that I took part in a while ago. All participants had an empty video film box and developed a character that was about to travel somewhere. All the other participants in this round robin developed the story by writing in the diary (that was included in the box from the beginning) and writing letters (supposed to be letters that the main charachter either sent or/and recieved), sometimes even including small things. I started a story about Magnus (loosely based upon my bf *tihi*), a man in his early 30s who travels around the world to learn about magic. His got a passport and a diary and he keeps writing letters to his girlfriend Maddi (loosely based on ... me!) and his dog Hunden (loosely based on Ia) who is a talking dog ;). Anyway, this box came back to me the other day and it's such a treasure box! Full of colorful letters and cards and booklets and things. Everyone did a great job and especially I want to say thank you to Elizabeth who did a great job in the end and also sent the box back to me together with some goodies. Thank you! And thank you all of you who participated in this RR (and this journey ;) ).

Here's everything that was in the box. Letters, cards, booklets, beautiful things ... Everyone has been so creative in both decorating and in developing the story. Magnus travel to Asia, Australia and other places and he writes in his diary and also letters to Maddi and Hunden.

Magnus' diary, passport ... and a golden lizard.

Letters letters and magical things.

This book (made by Lynne Porter) has a clever construction: If you remove a little stick you can open the spine and find ...