Drawstring bag

Yesterday I finally sewed Mayas drawstring bag. I was supposed to have it done weeks ago, but you know how it is… Sometimes it is more fun to draw, scrapbook or watch TV :-) I’ve recycled Mayas old sweater with her name on it. (Blogged about here, here and here!!) Pink and blue, maybe just a little bit too much baby colors, Maya is soon to be two years old… But do you know what? She is always going to be my little baby!

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Tip of the week

Etsy (etsy.com), is an online marketplace for handmade goods. I can spend hours in there, just browsing through the most lovely shops. It’s an great inspiration place too! Go visit!!

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Illustration Friday (I spy)

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…

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Pink/Purple vs Brown/Orange

My niece’s birthday is coming up and I have made this framed picture with her name on it. She is in a pink/purple period, as she was last year when she turned 8 years old. Who knows when the pink/purple period is ending? Never I hope! I like pink/purple too!

As I wrote (in swedish) in the post about a year ago I was born in the early ‘70s and the color pink didn’t exist when I was a child ;-) It was all brown, orange, green and dark colors…

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Thanks Amy!

I’ve got mail from the US yesterday, from Amy. I won some mini cards with envelopes at her blog Amy Elise Designs. Aren’t they cool?


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She has an Etsy shop too. Make a visit! She makes the most beautiful things!

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3 months

When Maya was 3 months old we heard her laughter for the first time. It was the most beautiful thing we ever heard!

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2 months

Maya is eating most of the time.
Her eyes are more clear and alert.
She wants to be near…

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Baby shoes

I was going trough my drawers and found my shoes that I wore when I was a baby. Aren’t they cute? No, I wasn’t born in the ‘50s! But they sure look very old and vintage. I’m getting so nostalgic when I look back at my childhood. That is one of the things that are so great to have a child. You get a second childhood!


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Here is a poem that I found at Posy. I think I need to read this poem now and then to remember what is important in life…

If I had my child to raise all over again, I’d finger-paint more and point the finger less.
I’d do less correcting and more connecting.
I’d take my eyes of my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I would care to know less and know to care more.
I’d take more hikes and fly more kites.
I’d stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I’d run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I’d do more hugging and less tugging.
I would build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I’d teach less about the love of power, and more about the power of love.

Diana Loomans

Aim high -

you can reach the stars!

Maya my little angel...

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Look what I won!

Amy Elise Designs are giving away a different stationery item every day this week! I was entering and I won these lovely mini cards with envelopes!! I’m so lucky and happy!
Thanks Amy!

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Paper, buttons and flowers…

Yesterday I was visiting a fair (Syfestivalen) in Stockholm. It was sewing, knitting and scrapbooking and lots of other stuff there. I only bought some scrapbooking material because I promised myself to get on with my daughter’s mini album that I started to make a few months ago. So now that I have all this new stuff I don’t have any excuse not get started…

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Where Women Create

Inspiring Work Spaces of Extraordinary Women

My birthday was a couple of weeks ago and I got a bunch of books. I love books, especially with lots of pictures in them…
This book shows you the most beautiful workspaces. And it’s so interesting to read about the women who have created their studios.
I let the pictures talk for themselves.

Quote from the book:
“I walk into my studio sometimes just to take a deep breath and I feel anchored to my earth.”

Where Women Create
Inspiring Work Spaces of Extraordinary Women
Author: Jo Packham
(ISBN-10: 1402712294)
(ISBN-13: 978-1402712296)

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AND THE WINNER IS…

All the names in a bowl…

My daughter picks up a piece of paper… I’m trying to get focus with the camera but she is too quick…

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She runs away with the little paper… I finally get a hold of her, trying to get focus on the name on the paper between her little fingers…

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I take the piece of paper and it says Lantlivs Anna on it!

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Congratulations Lantlivs Anna!
Mail me your address at hummmlan@tele2.se so I can send you the goodies!

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Hummmlan 1 year!

One year ago I started to blog, it has been a lot of fun and I’ve “met” people that I never have make contact with if it wasn’t for the blog. To celebrate the 1-year anniversary I like to give away a present. You have until Sunday the 25th of February to make a comment on this post and I will draw lots. So come on, don’t be shy, leave a comment and a gift of goodies can be yours!

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Heartache...

My little girl is starting preschool. She is going trough an acclimatization period of two weeks. It is going okay, she likes to play with the other kids and they have so many fun things to do and play with. She hasn’t cried once when I left her there, but I have… I’ve been sobbing and had a terrible heartache… I’m going through an acclimatization period too…

I’ve started to pick out some fabric for a drawstring bag that my little princess can have her clothes in at preschool. I’ve done this model before to my nieces. Some of you maybe recognize the “MAYA” application? I did that on a sweater a couple of months ago. The sweater is now too small for her, so I only recycle the application.

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The Creative License -

Giving Yourself Permission To Be The Artist You Truly Are.

This is the best book I’ve read in a long while and the book I really need to read. Mr. Hummmlan gave it to me as an early birthday gift. Thank you! Me and my pencil hasn’t been the best of friends for a long time now and I need to get a kick in the butt to get started.

Quote from the book:
“Somewhere deep inside, we all have a longing to make things – be they drawings, music, hand-knit sweaters, or loaves of bread. Then why do so few of us consider ourselves CREATIVE?”

The Creative License - Giving Yourself Permission To Be The Artist You Truly Are
Author: Danny Gregory
(ISBN 1-4013-0792-2)




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More quotes from the book:
“When my daughter was about seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work. I told her I worked at the college – that my job was to teach people how to draw. She stared at me, incredulous, and said ´you mean they forget?´” – Howard Ikemoto

“THERE ARE NO BAD DRAWINGS.
Drawings are experiences.
The more you draw, the more experienced you’ll get.
In fact, you’ll learn more from BAD or unpredictable or weird experiences than from those that go exactly as you’d hoped and planned.
SO LET IT GO
Release your ego’s desire for perfection.
Take risks
Stretch
Grow
CREATE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, WHENEVER YOU CAN.

Visit Danny Gregorys website
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The curtain is up!

Did some sewing last night. I think the curtain could have been a bit longer but our window is very tall. In a “normal” window the curtain would be perfect. Bought some tulips, it’s always nice to have new fresh flower when you put up new curtains.

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My pincushion

I don’t know for how long I had this pincushion but I got it when I was a child. It has followed me through the years and I’m quite convinced that it will follow me for the rest of my life. I love it!


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Timotei has done a lovely pincushion using a glass jar.

At flickr you can see a lot of pincushions!

Lampshade

Finally I did some sewing this evening! I haven't had the time to be crafty for a long time now. I sewed a lampshade for the kitchen. It was very easy and didn’t take too long time to do. Hopefully I can sew a kitchen curtain tomorrow in the same fabric, if I find the time…


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Shadowscapes

I really want you to discover this great artist, Stephanie Pui-Mun Law and her website Shadowscapes. She is extremely talented, I wish I could paint with watercolours as she is doing! She paints faeries, creatures, angels and much more and they are so colourful and vibrant. Take time to go through her gallery, you can sit for hours and just dream of lands beyond…

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Baby Cool

This book I bought a couple of days ago. I love to redo things and that is what this book shows you how to do. A t-shirt can turn into a pyjama or a cool dress. I think I will try to do a dress for my daughter. Maybe a summer dress…

Baby Cool : Sy nytt av gammalt
Authors: Lindén Ivarsson, Anna-Stina, Sandström Hallberg, Nina
Alfabeta, Sverige, 2006 (ISBN 9150106848)

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The last day of Christmas

Today it is in Sweden something we call “Tjugondedag Knut”. It is 20 days after Christmas and we dance the Christmas out. We take away all the Christmas decorations and dance around the Christmas tree and eat candy.

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Illustration Friday (buzz)

What a suitable topic for me! Because I’m a bumblebee and I love the buzz!

Here is my logo


… and here is a self-portrait from my sketchbook

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Posy

I thought I should share some of the things I find on the Internet with you. I’ve made a new category named links where I will post interesting and cool sites.

First out is Posy. She has a blog where she shows her home, things that she makes and lots of other stuff. Visit her, you will not be disappointed!

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Happy New Year!

I wish to thank you all that have read and comment on my blog the past year. It’s greatly appreciated!

My sister’s birthday was a couple of months a go but she got her gift from me yesterday… It’s our grandmother’s buttons and laces that I’ve used. My sister’s initial is K.

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