It’s a whimsical life

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!

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…

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{blue eyes}

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Scrapbooking stuff

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

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Sleepy

“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

... 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

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

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

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!

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!

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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I’m moving!

We bought us a cute little house! I’m so excited! And I get my own little corner to have my sewing machine and other crafty stuff! Maya gets her own room and she too is very excited! And Mr. Hummmlan gets his own garage… We are moving in this weekend, and then it’s going to take a couple of weeks to get the Internet connection installed. I promise to show you some photos from the inside. See you in the middle of December!

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Jordgubbar med mjölk

= Strawberries with milk. It’s a Swedish blog about interior design, but she doesn’t just blog about that, she also does some really nice hearts and horses. I bought a black heart for my sister-in-law. Visit Jordgubbar med mjölk!

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Buyhandmade.org

“Buyhandmade.org is a collaboration between Etsy, Craftster, indiepublic, Craft Magazine, Interweave, Burdastyle, The Austin Craft Mafia, Design*Sponge, and The American Craft Council, nine prominent forces in the DIY and handmade worlds. Calling ourselves The Handmade Consortium, we have banded together to encourage people to buy handmade this holiday season.”



Buying Handmade makes for better gift-giving.
Buying handmade is better for people.
Buying handmade is better for the environment.

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Christmas stocking

I’ve updated my shop with a Christmas stocking.

Yesterday the first snowflakes arrived and I hope it is going to be a white Christmas this year!




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Work, work, work

and no play…

A couple of weeks ago I started a new job. And now I don’t have any time to craft! I’m so tired! I think most of you know what I’m talking about… Hopefully I get used to it soon and have a little bit more strength to pull my self together to craft something! So please have patience with me, I know I’m not blogging as often as some of you.

The only one in my family who is crafty at the moment is my daughter. Look what she made! Ohhh you should see how proud she is of this!! (Does anyone know what the English word for this is? In Swedish we call it a “Pärlplatta”)

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