hummmlan

It’s time for a change…

2009-03-19T21:49:00.003+01:00

I have come to a point in life where I really need a change. So I am thinking that if I’m going to have a new direction in life I do it top-to-bottom. So I have started a new blog and a new shop. In the shop I will be selling some of my photos.

Hummmlan (Bummmblebee) doesn’t work outside Sweden. And my own name doesn’t work outside Sweden either… I have been traveling around quite a few places around the world and when I introduce my self they all go: huh?
They try to say my name but it sure isn’t easy…! So my new nickname is MayaLee, a combo of my daughters name and my name and a few other people that is close to me.

I have been blogging here for over 3 years and I want to thank you who have left comments and emails! Without you guys blogging hadn’t been half as fun!

I hope you will follow me to the new place - MayaLee Dreams & Memories
You are so welcome!

P.S If you leave a comment at my new blog you will have a chance to win something from my shop. You can choose whichever photo you want. Oh I so love giveaways!

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I'm back!

2009-03-16T15:55:00.002+01:00

I’m going away…

2009-03-05T10:06:00.002+01:00

on vacation. I’m going to lay in the sun, feel the warm sunrays defrost my stiff joints. Slowly I will come to life again after a long cold winter. Maybe I will sip on some colorful drinks with those small umbrellas… Walk on the beach, feel the warm water against my toes. Build small castles in the sand with my little girl…

See you in a while!

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I’m not a fabric bag!

2009-03-03T17:44:00.003+01:00

I took my daughter shopping yesterday. In one of the shops I saw that they had this really pink plastic bag. I asked if I could have one. Actually I didn’t intend to participate in this weeks Pretty Pink Themed Tuesday - pretty pink SHOPPING at flickr until I saw this bag…

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Salt & Pepper

2009-03-01T19:46:00.003+01:00

This is my fathers containers for salt and pepper, they belonged to my grandparents. Is there any one out there who know who the designer is? We think it is a Swedish designer. So if you know or think you know please let us know!
Thanks!

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Doll’s tableware

2009-02-27T12:29:00.006+01:00

I have borrowed my daughters doll’s tableware… I thought the coffee cup looked so cute. And the tulip fits just in there :-) As you maybe have noticed I take a lot of photos of flowers these days… Why? Because they stand still, they don’t get bored just after a few minutes and they don’t talk back at you… ;-)

Have a nice weekend!

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More flower ttv…

2009-02-25T15:20:00.004+01:00

OK. So I’m a bit obsessed with my new old camera… I want to photograph all the time! Yesterday when I was taking pictures of these flowers the sun was shining, it is so much easier to take photos when there is enough light! Oh spring, come soon!

I just love the photos being created with this technique! Here are some photos of an Gerbera daisy and a Ranunculus.

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Pink Tuesday

2009-02-24T15:38:00.002+01:00

I have joined a group on flickr that is called Pretty Pink Themed Tuesday. Each Tuesday there is a new theme, last week it was “Tutu” and this week it is “Sin”. And of course it needs to be something pink in the picture!
And here is my contribution…

What sin? Take your pick:
Anger Lust Greed Sloth Gluttony Pride Envy

The little doll belongs to The House of Horror…

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I’m in love!

2009-02-21T19:08:00.004+01:00

I have bought an old box camera. It’s from the 50’s I think. It is an Kodak Duaflex II. I’ve discovered this amazing way to take photos, it’s called TtV, Through the Viewfinder. Through the Viewfinder photography is defined as taking a picture of any subject through the viewfinder of any camera with another camera. Here and here can you learn more about it.

These flowers have I photographed with the TtV technique. Don’t you just love how beautiful the picture turned out!?

This is how my old box camera looks like.

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Shake it like a Polaroid picture!

2009-02-19T21:42:00.004+01:00

I was going through my stuff at the outhouse (looking for the music box) where we have all the cardboard boxes we haven’t unpacked yet. And we moved to this house 14 months ago…
Anyway!
I found my old Polaroid camera! Oh my, this brings back a lot of memories! But the weird thing is that I don’t find any Polaroid photos… Where have they gone?
I got so excited that I started to look if there was a possibility to buy film to the camera. An yes, you can still get film to your Polaroid but its quite expensive it turned out. I don’t think I want to pay about 30 dollars for 10 pictures!! Or? It would be kind of cool though…

Another way to get cool pictures and not so expensive is to use an action in Photoshop that turn your pics into Polaroid’s. Here is a site where you can get the Polaroid action.

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Music Box

2009-02-17T15:21:00.005+01:00

This is my music box that I got when I was child. Can you believe how thrilled I was? When I opened it up, it was pink inside! PINK!! This was in the middle of the seventies and the colour pink was very rare… ;-)

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Love Hurts

2009-02-14T17:42:00.001+01:00

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FREE texture from NinianLif

Hidden Heart...

2009-02-13T14:49:00.003+01:00

Do you see the heart?
(Click on the picture if you want to view it larger)

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Pin Heart

2009-02-12T12:40:00.002+01:00

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Ladybug Love

2009-02-11T11:18:00.005+01:00

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I ♥ Yarn!

2009-02-10T08:13:00.003+01:00

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Pink heart!

2009-02-09T10:09:00.003+01:00

♥

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One heart a day…

2009-02-08T17:11:00.004+01:00

Starts tomorrow and goes on until Valentine’s Day...

See you tomorrow!

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Semla

2009-02-07T22:47:00.002+01:00

Here in Sweden we eat something called a “semla” (cream bun). Earlier we ate it at the Fettisdagen(Fat Tuesday), (Sunday before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent). It is like "Shrove Tuesday" that they have in England and USA and many other English spoken countries. In France they call the day Mardi Gras.

Nowadays when the Swedish people don’t fast before Easter the cream bun is available soon after Christmas and until Easter. The day to eat ”semla” this year occurs on the 24th of February. But I had my ”semla” today and it was so yummy!

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Grouchy, grouchier, grouchiest

2009-02-05T21:52:00.004+01:00

Sometimes you just feel a bit grouchy. You don’t know why, you just are…
Hopefully it won't last for long…

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My sisters house

2009-02-03T09:34:00.009+01:00

Today I was babysitting my nieces at my sisters house. I took the opportunity to take some photos of her home. (Inspired by Sammy Rose photos from her sisters cool apartment!)
It is our grandparents old house from 1927. My father has lived here when he was a child and I lived here with Mr Hummmlan for a couple of years. Now my sister own the house. I almost forgot, my older brother has also lived here for a couple of months with my dad and my mother when he was a newborn. So the whole family has some kind of relation to the house.

Unfortunately I didn’t have my tripod with me so I just show you a few photos that didn’t got blurry... Next time I will not forget it! And of course I will show you the photos on the blog!

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Inspiration board

2009-01-31T16:09:00.004+01:00

I found this old frame at my parents house, in their garage. At first I was thinking that I maybe should repaint it, but eventually I left the old golden paint on. I bought some magnetic colour and painted it on a piece of plywood. And easy peasy, you have yourself an magnetic inspiration board!

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Coffee set

2009-01-28T10:18:00.005+01:00

I can still remember the aroma from the newly percolated coffee in my grandparents kitchen. My grandpa drank his coffee from the plate with a lump of sugar between his teeth. Grandma with her apron on. The warmth from the wood stove.

But this coffee set they didn’t use in the weekdays. No, this coffee set was for birthdays and special occasions. And they were never used in the kitchen but in the living room. Memories from the past…

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My favourite

2009-01-26T11:21:00.006+01:00

... photo object is of course my daughter Maya, but she isn’t so cooperative as I would like her to be. I hope it’s just a phase she is going through. But who am I kidding? She has been it that phase nearly all her life ;-). She maybe got it from me, I don’t like to be photographed either… Most of my photos of her is quite blurry because when she sees the camera she runs.
But sometimes when she is playing and are concentrated she doesn’t discover that I have quietly sneaked away to get my camera. I click that button so fast, get a series of photos in just a few seconds and if I’m lucky I have one photo that I can use. Most of my pictures of her is when she is looking down, like this one below. Here she is playing with her beads. She haven’t discovered me yet…

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Meditation

2009-01-23T23:11:00.004+01:00

My daughter and I sometimes play with Hama beads. She have different pegboards shaped like hearts, stars, elephants and so on. One day we did this giraffe but my daughter got bored after just a few minutes. But I got hooked and sat for quite a while… I think it’s so soothing, your thoughts is just wandering and suddenly a half of an hour has passed by. Perfect for meditation.

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My first shoes

2009-01-21T20:57:00.009+01:00

I think I have got a bit obsessed with Photoshop… But it is so much fun! A couple of months ago I bought a digital system camera, and I fell in love :-) I have always been interested in photography and have taken a lot of photos with my analogue system camera and a small compact camera. But when I got my digital Canon camera it was love at first sight! The photos looks soooo much better with this one. And I have discovered Photoshop… Now I can take my photography to another level.

My first shoes, blogged here.

Grandmas old coffee pot, blogged here.

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Textures from AlexEdg

Sewing accessories

2009-01-19T15:03:00.006+01:00

I have a little thing for sewing accessories… I don’t know why. But I really like them. I think it can have something to do with my grandmother. She had this small boxes with threads, buttons, thimbles and needles. I like small boxes… I like small cute things… I could just sit for hours when I was a child, sorting the buttons. Place the sewing accessories all over the kitchen table and then put them back in their small boxes. Those were the days :-)

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Together!

2009-01-17T14:51:00.003+01:00

One day I was coming down the stairs and I suddenly stopped when I saw a little elephant who I’d never seen at that spot before. We have a big elephant for decoration at the stairway at a shelf. Maya my daughter had placed her little toy elephant next to it. She thought it looked so lonely there all by it self… I smiled for myself and got a bit moved, she has such a big heart!

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The day of the Tulip

2009-01-15T21:56:00.003+01:00

The 15th of January it is the day of the Tulip here is Sweden. Between Christmas and Easter it sells almost 1 million tulips a day, and that is just in Sweden!! The tulip is our most popular cut flower. We even buy more tulips then they do in Holland if you see to per capita. And I can tell you that I am mad about tulips too, like the rest of the Swedes! So I think you maybe get to see a tulip or two in my blog a couple of times more… :-)

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Ripple blanket

2009-01-13T21:04:00.006+01:00

I’ve started to crochet a ripple blanket. First I thought I would crochet one for our bed. But then I looked at it… wasn’t the bed really big? Could I really pull this of? My self-confidence started to wobble… So I decided to go for a smaller version, a blanket for the couch. You know, the blanket you have when you are cuddling up with a cup of tea and a good book.
Pozy Gets Cozy, one of my favourite bloggers have crochet such a beautiful ripple. And don’t even get me started on her craft room…!

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P.S

The book on the photo is Vintage Crochet: 30 Gorgeous Designs for Home * Garden * Fashion* Gifts by Susan Cropper

Fairy lights

2009-01-11T18:22:00.004+01:00

Today we have been packing away our Christmas decorations. “Oh no!” screamed my daughter when we started to ”undress” the tree. I want it to be cozy! And she is right, much of the coziness disappears when the holidays are over. But in our daughters and our bedroom we have ”fairy lights” a little bit longer, at least until springtime when it’s going to be brighter evenings.

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New chandelier

2009-01-08T11:01:00.006+01:00

My daughter got a chandelier as a Christmas gift from her auntie. She think it is soooooo beautiful! My chandelier that I got after my grandma needs a top-to-bottom cleaning. First I thought I should take some photos of it but I want to spare you from all the dust!

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Update 12/1: I've learnt some tricks in PS, so I have replaced some of the photos :-)

Old sewing machine

2009-01-06T14:35:00.006+01:00

I have four sewing machines… Yes, it’s true! One belonged to my grandmother, its one of those old vintage ones where you had to pump the foot pedal to get it going. (A post on grandmas old one is coming later.) I also have a modern sewing machine that I don’t use because it sucks! It was cheap and the only thing you can sew on it are maybe curtains, if the fabric is really thin! And then I have my mothers sewing machine that are nearly thirty years old but still going strong. I have borrowed it, for a couple of years now… Thanks mum!
And then I have this old vintage sewing machine. I bought it just because I think it is beautiful. I use it as a flower table and for decoration. Didn’t they make the most beautiful things in the old days? I think so!

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Photoshop class

2009-01-04T14:41:00.005+01:00

I’m attending a Photoshop class on the net lead by **WoopsieDaisy**. After just a couple of lessons I look at my photos with different eyes. I didn’t know that almost every picture is modified in some way. Even the professionals are doing it. At the utmost I have just brighten up my pictures. Now I know that there are so many ways that you can improve your photos. I’m learning so much from this lessons. I have also bought a book, The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby. I highly recommend it! As it says on the back of the book: ”The Step-by-step Secrets for How to Make Your Photos Look Like the Pros”. Yes, I would sooooo like to take photos like the pros!!
Here you can see some more "before and after"-pictures from my Photoshop class.

Before

After

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A new year, a new calendar

2009-01-02T14:35:00.002+01:00

I always feel a bit sad when a year is going to its end. I don’t know why. Something I do like is to buy a new calendar. But this year I didn’t find any that I liked. So I went for a classic black. I’m a bit picky when it comes to calendars, notebooks, pens and stationary… I think the pen is alright though.
Happy New Year buy the way!

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Extremely super glittery?

2008-12-31T13:57:00.003+01:00

My daughter Maya and I are getting ready to go to a New years eve party. And of course you got to have nail polish that are glittery! Maya said: “Is this nail polish really extremely super glittery?” It is important that it is really sparkling so no one can miss it!

I hope you all have a wonderful New year's eve! See you next year!

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The keys to my heart

2008-12-29T18:14:00.004+01:00

This is my necklace with an old vintage typewriter key with the letter M. I bought it on Etsy at Lizzybleu typewriter jewelry. The old key I think belonged to my grandparents. I found it in a drawer just laying there waiting to be found. I’ve been searching for a key like this on the internet for quite a while now. I couldn’t believe how lucky I was! I think it was meant to be… I chose the letter M because my daughters name starts with an M.
I think the old key and the typewriter key makes a good combo. What do you think?

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No, it’s an elephant!

2008-12-27T12:09:00.004+01:00

Is it a anteater? That is a question that I heard a number of times the last couple of days… I have crochet this elephant for my niece who is almost 5 months old. I gave it to her as a Christmas gift. It is a grab friendly elephant because of its very long trunk… And it doesn’t eat ants!!

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Merry Christmas!

2008-12-23T20:51:00.003+01:00

Today I have been wrapping Christmas gifts and tried to keep my daughter away from them…
Have a Merry Christmas! See you in a couple of days!

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The sun was shining today!!

2008-12-21T20:46:00.007+01:00

Today I was out in our little forest we have on our lot. Luckily we have some spruce trees there. So the material for decorations are not far away… I took some branches and put them in an old container for soft soap. I think it smells so good! And some mushrooms of course… :-) For the front door I took some decorations that I usually have in the Christmas tree.
And the sun was shining, it couldn’t be a better day!

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And the winners are…

2008-12-20T15:44:00.005+01:00

Thanks for all comments on my giveaway!
I’ve decided to draw two names in instead of one. I feel generous, it must be the Christmas spirit! My little girl picked the names, the poor girl has fever. My first thought was to take some photos of her as she picked the name from her hat. But you know how you feel when your sick, you just want to pull your blanket over your head…

And the winners are…

Dolci Fusa

and

Moa

Congratulations!
E-mail me your addresses at hummmlan[at]gmail.com and some goodies will be yours!

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Red ribbons

2008-12-18T20:51:00.003+01:00

It don’t have to cost a fortune to decorate your home for Christmas. I use ribbons on a lot of things. An easy and inexpensive way to get a little bit of Christmas spirit!

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Don't forget the giveaway! There are still time to make a comment!

Giveaway :-)

2008-12-17T14:43:00.003+01:00

This is my 200th post! I started to blog in February 2006, so as you can see I’m not the most frequent blogger in the world… Sometimes you have lot of time on your hands and sometimes you haven‘t. That’s life!
Anyway.
To celebrate this occasion I will have a giveaway! Leave your name in the comments and I will get my daughter to pick a name. You have until Saturday the 20th of December to make a comment on this post. So come on, don’t be shy, leave a comment and a gift of goodies can be yours!

Self portrait with my favourite cup ;-)

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"Piu Piu" Bird Magnet

2008-12-14T15:13:00.006+01:00

This little birdie holds my sewing needles. And it chirps when you touch it. Isn’t he cute? It can be used for holding paper clips too. A photo of another cute item, my pincushion! I got it when I was a child.

Note: Piu Piu is the nickname for little bird in France and Brazil.

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Corners of our bedroom

2008-12-10T10:39:00.006+01:00

I was going through my photos and found these pictures from our bedroom. I took this when I was experimenting with my new camera, which I am still learning how to master…

Mr Hummmlan's side of the bed

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Advent 2nd

2008-12-07T17:14:00.006+01:00

Today I have ironing curtains and tablecloths for hours. Decorating for Christmas is so fun! I love the advent candlestick! It is needed to have lots of lights and candles this time of year!

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The blog A beautiful Abode has interviewed me about my craft room. Go check it out!

More mushrooms!

2008-12-02T11:35:00.006+01:00

I’ve tried to get some good photos of my crochet mushrooms but it has been so dark the last couple of days. Today it’s raining and we haven’t seen the sun for ages. I usually don’t let the weather get to me, but this is driving me crazy! I want light, I want snow!! I guess I can light some candles and have a nice cup of tea, get cosy
in the couch with a book or my crochet hooks and my yummy yarn. I think I will do that!

A matching mushroom for Mayas electric Advent candlestick!

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Shop update

2008-11-27T14:53:00.006+01:00

I’ve updated my Etsy shop with lots of perfect Christmas gifts!

A red Heart with wings

A Christmas Stocking

A Pink baby quilt with stuffed winged heart

A Blue baby quilt with stuffed heart

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My little sister K

2008-11-24T14:09:00.002+01:00

A gift tag for my little sister. Happy Birthday!

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Crochet Mushroom

2008-11-16T15:49:00.003+01:00

Today I have crochet a little mushroom. It was a bit tricky at first, but when you get hang of it, it was quite easy. I really like mushrooms and at flickr I’m member of a group pool called Mushroom Mania. So many cute mushrooms there!

The fabric behind the mushroom I think I will use to sew some mushrooms. I’m just waiting to get my sewing machine back from service. The poor little thing that is nearly thirty years old needed some professionally care…

(Is there a friendly soul out there who have a pattern for a fabric mushroom to spare or know where I could find some?)

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Carambatack

2008-11-09T18:27:00.006+01:00

I’ve bought a print from Carambatack Design, I really love this picture!
I have it in my craft room. It’s so nice to have great art and inspirational pictures around me when I’m being creative.
She sells her artwork at Etsy and shows her pictures at flickr.
I don’t know so much about this Norwegian girl only that she creates the most beautiful artwork and from her profile at Etsy she presents her self like this: “Hi! I’m Annette, I’m 35 and I live in a small town in Norway. I’ve been doing various forms of art for the past 16 years. I love to draw, illustrate and create beautiful things.”

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Christmas Tags

2008-11-03T20:50:00.004+01:00

I've updated my shop with a set of 5 Christmas Tags.

Here are some lovely tags for your Holiday gifts or maybe your scrapbook pages. Or why not put them in an envelope and send them as a Christmas card? The back is blank so you can write your own message. The Christmas stocking is printed professionally and around the edges of the print is some beautiful and very sparkly glitter!
I have attached a white and red ribbon to the tags.
The tags are 6 x12 cm (2,3 x 4,7 inch).
Will be shipped in cello and a protective sleeve.

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The Joy Of Giving

2008-11-02T21:23:00.005+01:00

A gift tag for my sister-in-law

A crochet scarf for my mother

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The Christmas Stocking

2008-10-29T20:26:00.004+01:00

I've updated my shop with a set of 5 Christmas Cards. Professionally printed on semi gloss paper. They are blank on the back for you to write your own message. Size: 10,5 x 14,8 cm (A6) or 4 x 6 inch. Original materials: watercolour on watercolour paper.

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Morning Frost

2008-10-29T09:43:00.008+01:00

The whole landscape was covered with frost this morning. And the sun was shining, so beautiful!

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Santa and me…

2008-10-26T19:43:00.005+01:00

I've updated my shop with a set of 5 Christmas Cards that will put a smile on peoples faces!
Professionally printed on semi gloss paper. They are blank on the back for you to write your own message.
Size: 10,5 x 14,8 cm (A6) or 4 x 6 inch.
Original materials: watercolour on watercolour paper.

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Craft room corner

2008-10-23T20:57:00.006+02:00

Here are some more pictures from my craft room. I felt that I needed to take some pictures when the sun was shining. It has been so dark and rainy the last days. So I took the opportunity to take some photos without the horrible flash!

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The House Of Horror?

2008-10-22T11:20:00.006+02:00

In the back of my trunk I had the dollhouse that I got when I was a little girl. Now I wanted to give it to my little girl. I’ve been at my parents house to get it. I was so happy when I drove home, thinking of how happy and thrilled my daughter would be when she saw what I was bringing home. When I showed it to her she wasn’t jumping up and down that I thought she would… She looked at it with scepticism. I got a bad feeling and quickly said that it needed to be cleaned and that I’ll be looking for the little dolls and furniture that should be inside. She said: ”Yes it’s so dirty and UGLY!”

I loved my dollhouse when I was a child in the ’70s, I thought the house looked stunning with wallpapers of brown and orange. Unfortunately my daughter has enter the pink period of her life…

Anyway...

I prepared a space for the dollhouse in her room and I thought that she just had to get used to it. Later that night when we put her to bed and I thought that she was sleeping, she shouted: ”Mum! I think the dollhouse is so ugly, I don’t want it. Can you please remove it from my room?!”

To be continued…

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Butterflies

2008-10-19T20:45:00.005+02:00

A while ago I saw this brilliant idea over at Chez Larsson’s blog. I thought it was so lovely and I wanted one for my self. I bought the punch at Papprika Scrapbook. I used various of scrap booking paper for the butterflies. I put adhesive pads on the back of the butterflies to give the hole thing a little height and depth. A 3D feeling so to say. The deep edge frame (RIBBA) I bought at IKEA.

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Buy my art!

2008-10-12T22:46:00.006+02:00

Now you can buy my illustrations at Etsy! Soon there will be more prints, postcards and tags!
My pictures is about childhoods bittersweet memories and dreams…

[Photos and pictures: hummmlan]

My grandparents always had a bowl of candy in their living room. I couldn’t understand why they didn’t eat all the candy at once! I remember that I used to stare at that glass bowl; you were only allowed one little candy. I tried to keep it in my mouth for as long that I could. I must confess that it happened that I used to spy if the room was empty and sneak in and took a bit of candy… Always with a guilty conscience afterwards…

I love the autumn!

2008-10-12T22:36:00.006+02:00

Autumn is my favourite season!

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Illustration Friday (sugary)

2008-10-04T21:46:00.003+02:00

This week's topic is: sugary
Illustration Friday

[Picture: hummmlan] Watercolor on paper

Computer crash!

2008-09-29T20:27:00.003+02:00

My computer crashed last week!! All my photos I’ve taken with the new camera are gone!! All the documents, pictures and my favourite links, all gone… I’m so angry with myself for not taking backups more often. I’ve order a new computer and I don’t know when I get it, hopefully soon. Until then, have a good time and take a lot of backups, often!

[Photo: hummmlan]

Crochet scarf with flowers and buttons

2008-09-22T22:40:00.005+02:00

Maya have ants in her pants, she can almost never be still!
That’s why the photo is a bit blurry…
I had to bribe her, she wouldn’t let me take the photo otherwise…
I know, I’m a terrible mum… ;-)

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A corner of Mayas room

2008-09-19T14:13:00.007+02:00

Turn a boring flowerpot a little bit more interesting with some stickers.
These are from Lagerhaus.

The wall of art...

Some artwork by…

Belle and Boo

Sweet Pea

My daughter Maya

and me Hummmlan!

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Have a nice weekend!

Still life...

2008-09-15T19:55:00.006+02:00

from my craft room. The jug belonged to my grandmother; she used to serve coffee in it. I think it’s so beautiful.

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Thanks B-M!

2008-09-14T21:38:00.004+02:00

Thank you so much for this award, B-M !

Alphabet Love…

2008-09-10T21:16:00.003+02:00

or Love of Alphabet, Letter Love, Love Letter? What do you think I should call this picture I made? It’s gouache on watercolor paper. The size is 50 x 65 cm. There is no frame that has those measurements… it's a bugger! So now I have to order a customized frame, and they are extremely expensive.
But I have learn my lesson so next time I will double check the standard measurements on frames before I throw my self into creativity :-)

Would you consider buying a poster like this? (With the right measurements of course and a reasonable price!)
I’m thinking of order some prints of this alphabet picture.

It’s not a first-class photo, I wanted to scan it but it wouldn’t fit in my little scanner ;-)
I will take some photos when I have framed it and its up on the wall.

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Shy

2008-09-09T12:52:00.003+02:00

Most of the time when I pick up my camera Maya screams and hides…
She doesn’t want be caught on film. But sometimes when she is occupied with playing, she doesn’t pay me any attention and if I’m fast I can snap some photos of her…

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Illustration Friday (clutter)

2008-09-05T20:52:00.004+02:00

It’s been over a year since I last participated on Illustration Friday... Shame on me!
This is an old picture; I did it years ago… Shame on me!
I know this isn’t the purpose of Illustration Friday, but I felt I needed to participate with something and this maybe can get me to start illustrating again. Who knows?

[Picture: hummmlan] Watercolor on paper

Work in progress...

2008-09-03T12:42:00.006+02:00

I’m currently having a number of ongoing projects. Sometimes I forget about a project and discover it in a drawer a couple of months later. And sometimes it’s just more fun starting a new project. And then there is the time aspect… I want to do so many things and once in a while I’ll just sit, indecisively, not to know where I’ll be starting.

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Home Sweet Home

2008-08-31T14:16:00.004+02:00

I made a framed picture out of scrapbooking paper and chipboard alphabet.
I think it got a bohemian feel to it. What do you think? My thought was to have black background but I didn’t have any black paper at home and I wanted to finish it right away. Not wait to the next day, of to the paper store and then home to get it done. (That’s me in a nutshell…) But I think it turned out quite well with that paper that looks like our wallpaper we had in the ’70s, in my childhood.

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New camera

2008-08-28T22:14:00.006+02:00

I’ve bought a new camera; it’s an EOS 450D. It's sooo much better than my old one!
So be prepared to see lot of photos of Maya… ;-)

What do you think about me having bigger photos in blogger?
Does it look OK or should I go back to how it was before?

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Älskade "Nenne"

2008-08-25T21:10:00.003+02:00

A while ago my daughter gave up her pacifier. The text in the picture describes how she felt about it, the anxiety and the addiction.
Click on the picture to get it bigger if you want to read the text (in Swedish).

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It’s a girl!

2008-08-16T16:42:00.005+02:00

Here she is, the little miracle, in aunties crochet blanket!

And of course you must have a little picture that shows your beautiful name!

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Baby blanket

2008-08-10T12:40:00.006+02:00

I’m finally finished with the granny square baby blanket! The blanket is for my sister’s baby, who is expected to be born tomorrow!!! How exciting!

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Button F

2008-08-03T16:16:00.003+02:00

This F have I made for my niece.
Here, here and here you can see my other button pictures I made.

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New shoes!

2008-08-03T16:13:00.001+02:00

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Second Hand

2008-07-23T20:40:00.003+02:00

I bought this desk second hand on the Internet, It was a bargain! Look at those legs!
I always wanted a desk like this and now I’ve got one! I’m so happy!

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A drawer and some garbage

2008-07-15T19:18:00.007+02:00

A while ago I bought a drawer used in old printer shops (Kastlåda in Swedish). Now it hangs in my crafty little corner and I have filled it with a bunch of tiny stuff.

At one of my favorite shops (Lagerhaus) I bought this little red garbage can and put some adhesive letters on it, the letters are from the same shop. SKRÄP = GARBAGE

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Name tags

2008-07-08T19:24:00.009+02:00

My daughter has vacation from daycare and I from my job. It’s sooooo nice!
I made some name tags for my daughters teachers at daycare. My daughter is starting a new daycare after the summer, so she had some goodbye gifts for her teachers.

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More flea market finds

2008-06-21T17:02:00.009+02:00

I found a flea market way out in the woods. It was in an old stable and they had so much beautiful old things! Here is some of the finds I bought:

A beautiful old tin can

Old wooden cotton reels and a thimble

A container for soft soap

Old linen with crochet-work

Pattern books for monograms and cross-stitching and an old rolling pin

A drawer used in old printer shops (Kastlåda in Swedish)

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Corners of my Garden

2008-06-15T09:39:00.008+02:00

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Birthday party

2008-05-30T22:32:00.005+02:00

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Faces of a 3-year old...

2008-05-30T22:27:00.005+02:00

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Crafty weekend

2008-04-27T18:34:00.005+02:00

This weekend has been a crafty one. I have made a couple of granny squares and glued some paper on a little drawer (FIRA) from IKEA. I have it in my crafty little place, I’m not finished with the interior design yet… But soon, very soon!! :-)

[Photos: hummmlan]

My first granny squares!

2008-04-13T20:57:00.004+02:00

Oh, I’m so proud of myself! I’ve finally learnt how to do granny squares. It is so much fun! I think I maybe got an addiction… I want to crochet all the time! This is going to be a blanket for my sister’s baby. The baby isn’t expected until early August so I have a few months to get it ready. And I can tell you that I need that time!

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My first ripple!

2008-04-13T20:52:00.001+02:00

I’ve finished my first ripple! It’s a blanket for my daughter’s doll. I want to crochet a bedspread for my bed. But I think it’s maybe too much to take on at this time…

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It’s a whimsical life

2008-03-31T20:23:00.007+02:00

A couple of weeks ago Sweet Pea had a giveaway to celebrate that it was two years since she started to blog. The winner could pick any print that they wanted from her Etsy shop. And I won!!!! Today I received my package from Canada, and I’m so happy! Look at all the goodies I got!

This is the print I picked from her Etsy shop.
"Must have shrunk in the wash"

And I got a cute little bunny! I promise to take care of here and make her feel like home!

Look at her beautiful necklace…

and the flowers!

A bunch of cute greeting cards!

More goodies!

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Thank you so much Susan! I love it!!

I’m learning how to crochet!

2008-03-25T20:38:00.002+01:00

I bought this book at the big book sale we have in Sweden in February. So far I have learnt how to crochet in ripple technique. It’s difficult to read the pattern when you never have done it before. I would never have pulled it of if it wasn’t for my mother in-law. It’s nice to have someone to ask and who can show you how it’s done!
This book is available in English too.

Enkel virkning (Simple Crochet)

Author: Erika Knight

(ISBN-10: 9185247278)

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Sorting my buttons…

2008-03-25T20:30:00.009+01:00

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{blue eyes}

2008-03-09T20:49:00.004+01:00

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Scrapbooking stuff

2008-03-02T19:52:00.006+01:00

I bought lots of scrapbooking stuff at a trade fair (Syfestivalen) yesterday. I love paper!

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Sleepy

2008-02-24T20:44:00.003+01:00

“Maya is still sleeping after lunch. At daycare she usually sleeps for one hour but at the weekend it tends to be a bit longer. Mum and dad take the chance to get some rest too… You can’t say “now we will go to sleep”, no, we only will “rest a little” says Maya. I took these photos mostly because Maya doesn’t like me taking pictures of her, so I took the opportunity while she was sleeping…”

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Sketch from Badanka

A little sneak peek

2008-02-17T20:04:00.005+01:00

... of my crafty place. I’m not finished with the decoration yet, I need some more storage and I have some things that need to be put up at the wall.

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Matching tissue holder

2008-02-09T20:02:00.000+01:00

I did a matching tissue holder to the diaper case shown a little bit down in the blog. Today was the first time that I sewed in my little crafty corner. The decoration of the corner isn’t finished yet so there will not be any picture at this moment! But soon I hope.

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Flea market find

2008-02-09T17:03:00.000+01:00

Saturday last week we visit a flea market. I found these beautiful old bed linens, they were a bargain! I think I will use some of the bed linens as curtains. Love the monograms!

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Diaper case

2008-01-27T14:54:00.001+01:00

Oh, this was fun sewing! And I love the fabric and the little mushroom patch from Superbuzzy! The case holds 2-3 diapers and a travel pack of wipes. I think I will do a couple more of these diaper cases, there are three babies coming in a period of six months in our family!!!

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Back in business!

2008-01-21T20:48:00.000+01:00

Yesterday I sewed; I haven’t been crafty for a very long time. It felt very good. I sat at the kitchen table dreaming about my little crafty corner in our bedroom. I found a table to have there but I need to paint it first and find some storage for all the fabric, brushes and scrap booking paper and other stuff. I really look forward to decorate my little crafty corner!

This painting is hanging on the wall at my crafty corner. I have a sewing machine just like the one in the picture, it was my grandmothers.

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Merry Christmas!

2007-12-23T21:29:00.002+01:00

Finally I’m out on the Internet again! It took a bit longer to get the Internet connection up and running than we had expected.

Here are some photos from what we call the “middle room” in our new house, simply because it’s located in the middle of the house.

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