* Mitt lille hjørne * My Little Corner *

Lue - Kari Traa inspirert ~ Hat - Inspired by Kari Traa

2012-01-27T12:05:00.001+01:00

Magnus ville ha ei ny lue, fant Niko sin forklaring på skråstrikking, så da var det bare å strikke i vei! Litt artig med Kari Traa look, da. :) Jeg har ikke sydd den sammen i enden som Niko, har bare snurpet den sammen, siden gutten ikke ville ha den som vist på tutorialen. Har brukt Eskimo garn.

Magus wanted a new hat, and I found Niko's tutorial on how to knit in an angle, then I just did it! Cool that it looks like a Kari Traa hat! :) I didn't sew the top like Niko did, I just "pursed" it together, since my boy didn't want it like in the tutorial. I've used Eskimo wool yarn by Drops.

Nok en lue ~ One More Hat

2012-01-15T22:45:00.000+01:00

Fikk flere bestillinger på luer etter at jeg lagde meg en salgsblogg nylig, og denne lua ble svart, fin kontrast til fuskepels dusken, synes jeg.

Nå har jeg faktisk bare ei lue igjen til salgs av de jeg la ut i den andre bloggen! :)
Når jeg får laget noen flere luer for salg, får jeg nok legge på prisen litt, har fått mange tilbakemeldinger på at jeg selger for billig, og det er jo ikke bra for de som vil selge sine håndarbeider, at noen verdsetter sine produkter for lavt...
Så - da ble det et slags "åpnings salg" det jeg hadde først på min salgsblogg. ;)

Min salgsblogg ~ My Sales Blog

2012-01-05T14:55:00.001+01:00

Jeg har laget meg en salgsblogg.
Har lagt ut noen luer i dag...

I've made myself a sales blog.
Uploaded some hats today...

Godt Nytt År! ~ Happy New Year!

2011-12-31T12:00:00.000+01:00

Ønsker dere alle et fantastisk Nytt År!

Wish you all a fabulous New Year!

Luer ~ Hats

2011-12-28T23:02:00.002+01:00

Jeg lagde noen luer og ga bort til slektninger til jul, de ble godt mottatt. :)

I made hats for some relatives this Christmas, they liked them. :)

God Jul! ~ Merry Christmas!

2011-12-25T09:22:00.004+01:00

Ønsker dere alle en riktig God Jul!

I wish you all a Merry Christmas!

Lue med fuskepels ~ Hat with Faux Fur

2011-12-11T10:52:00.002+01:00

Holder på å strikker luer nå før jul, blir nok noen julegaver, ja... Har kjøpt et stykke fuskepels på Stoff & Stil som jeg lager "pelstopper" av.

I'm knitting hats these days, guess they'll be in some of the Chrismas gifts I'm giving away this year... I've bought a piece of fake fur at Stoff & Stil to make the "fur tops" of.

Sydde bokstøtter ~ Sewn Bookends

2011-12-09T08:12:00.003+01:00

Jeg har sydd "trekk" til to steiner, og fått litt kule bokstøtter til hylla på et av barnerommene.

I've sewn "covers" for two stones, and now got kinda' cool bookends for one of the childrens rooms.

Foran * Front
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Bak * Back
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Steinene * The stones
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Vatt rundt * Wadding around
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Ikke vatt på undersiden av steinene, bare tynt stoff, står stødigere da
No wadding under the stones, just thin fabrick, stands more steadily then
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Fylte takene med vatt
Filled the roofs with wadding
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Fikk idèen fra et Stitch magasin
Got the idea from a Stitch magazine
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Lommetøfler ~ Pocket Slippers

2011-12-02T19:15:00.002+01:00

Har endelig prøvd meg på slike artige lommetøfler. Fant flere oppskrifter,
her er Hedvig sin, den medfører litt montering med nål og tråd.
Her er Synnøve sin metode, her må man bare belegge to tråder når man er ferdig! Jeg brukte den sistnevnte.
Pyntet med en helket blomst og metallknapp.

Lue ~ Hat

2011-11-30T18:04:00.000+01:00

Har laget ei lue som både er heklet og strikket. Først ei rad med bestemor-ruter, som jeg fant på en måte å hekle sammen som ble seende ganske OK ut. ;) så tok jeg opp masker og strikket selve luen. Den er i bomullsgarn.

Made a hat that's both crochet and knitting. First a row of granny squares, then knitting of the hat. It's made of cotton yarn.

Rispose ~ Rice Bag

2011-11-26T09:30:00.000+01:00

Har sydd en lang rispose for å varme i microen, den egner seg vel best til nakken slik jeg har sydd den, men kan vel brukes til å varme hvor som helst på kroppen... Sydde først en pose i bommulslerret, lagde fire rom med ris, slik at ikke all risen skal samle seg i den ene enden av den lange posen. Så sydde jeg et trekk av dette jersey stoffet fra Stoff & Stil.

Made a long rice bag for microwave heating, guess it's most suitable to use on the neck, but it can warm any part of the body... First I sewed a bag from cotton canvas, made four "pockets" filled with rice, to prevent all the rice to gather in one end of the long bag. Then I made a bag of this jersey fabric to cover the inner bag.

Kartonglommebøker ~ Carton Wallets

2011-11-07T22:45:00.004+01:00

Har laget noen kartonglommebøker. Skal ikke gå Ingrid Riddervold i næringa, men må øve meg litt før jeg skal "undervise" tredjeklassingene på skolen på "Åpen dag" i neste uke. Tror det blir artig for ungene å resirkulere kartongene på en litt annen måte enn de vanligvis gjør.

☺

I've made some carton wallets. I'm practicing before Wednesday next week, it's "Open Day" at my boys' school. I'm going to "teach" the 3rd graders how to make these wallets. It'll be fun for the kids to recycle the cartons in a different way than they usually do.

☺

Strikkede telysholdere ~ Knitted Candle Holders

2011-10-26T11:52:00.003+02:00

Jeg fant denne flotte bloggen med en super idé til små strikkeprosjekter: Dronning Mauds blogg. Koselige, varme lysholdere i høst og vintermørket.

I found this great blog with a super idea for small knitting projects: Dronning Maud's blog. Warm and cozy light holders in the dark fall and winter months.

Brødkurver ~ Bread Baskets

2011-10-11T08:00:00.000+02:00

Har sydd to brødkurver igjen. :)

I've made two bread baskets again. :)

Ull lue ~ Wool Hat

2011-09-25T10:00:00.001+02:00

Endelig har jeg laget noe! Det har vært mange travle dager med skolestart for 3 gutter, fritidsaktiviteter, foreldremøter og masse greier... Sikkert slik mange har det på høsten. :)
7. klassingen vår reiser på leirskole til uka, og det sto ull lue på lista over ting de måtte ha med. Jeg kikket i butikkene, men det som finnes der er Ulvang luer til fire-fem hundre kroner, synes det er litt mye å betale for ei lue, så da strikket jeg heller ei lue selv.

Finally I've made something! It's been a busy fall, 3 boys going back to school, hockey, soccer, parent meetings, and lots of stuff... Guess this is familiar for many people in the fall. :)
Our 7th grader is going on a school camp next week, and need to bring a wool hat. In the shops all I could find were very expensive hats, so I decided to make one my self.

På innsiden sydde jeg på et stykke fleece for hånd, slik at den ikke skal klø...

On the inside I hand stitched a piece of fleece, to avoid itching...

Mellomste bror fikk være modell, siden storebror ikke hadde stått opp enda. ;)

One of the younger brothers got to model for me, since the oldest one still was asleep. ;)

Ferie-veske ~ Vacation Bag ♥ Med mønster! ~ With Pattern!

2011-06-26T10:44:00.008+02:00

Klikk på bildet for å se det større

Click on the pic for a larger view

Ja, i morgen drar vi på ferie, Hellas først, så Danmark! Ville ha en ny veske som ikke ser skitten ut med en gang man har begynt å bruke den, derfor grått stoff fra IKEA, Rosmarie.

Yes, tomorrow we start our vacation, first we'll go to Greece, then Denmark! I wanted a new bag that doesn't look dirty as soon as I start using it, so I used grey fabric by IKEA, Rosmarie.

Tusen takk til alle dere som stopper innom bloggen min,
en klem til dere som skriver noen ord,
det er virkelig inspirerende å lese!
Ønsker dere en god sommer alle sammen!

Thank you so much all visitors of my blog,
a hug for those of you who leave a comment,
it's really inspiring to read!
Wish you all a wonderful summer!

PS:
Jeg har tegnet opp mønsteret jeg lagde til disse veskene jeg har sydd, enkel, men grei.

I've made a pattern of these bags that I've sewn, simple but OK.

Om du googler litt på nettet, så finner du mange fine tips til hvordan man syr vesker. :o)

If you do a google search, you'll find lots of tip on how to sew bags and purses. :o)

Flere te-mapper ~ More Tea Wallets

2011-06-25T20:36:00.002+02:00

I går var siste dagen for Isak i barnehagen, til høsten skal minstemann begynne på skolen. Litt vemodig å si farvell til barnehagen, vi har vært inne i systemet lenge nå siden eldstemann begynte der, 8 år er det...
Lagde sånne te-mapper til alle de ansatte, sammen med et enkelt kort med en hilsen inni.

Yesterday was the last day for Isak in the kindergarten, after the vacation he'll start in 1st grade in the school. It's a bit sad to say goodbye to the kindergarten, we have been there for quite some time now since our eldest boy started, 8 years ago it is...
I made these tea wallets for the staff, together with a simple card with a greeting inside.

Link til te-mapper / Link to tea wallets
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Hilda's tutorial

En ny veske ~ A New Bag

2011-06-21T18:07:00.002+02:00

Har sydd meg en ny veske i lyse farger til sommeren, så nå håper jeg det blir litt sommervær å bruke den i... ;o)

Made myself a new bag in fair summer colors, so now I'm hoping for some warm summer weather to "suit" my bag... ;o)

Enda en... ~ One more...

2011-06-16T15:15:00.001+02:00

Jeg bare måtte sy en slik te-mappe til, er så enkelt, og så liker jeg resultatet. ;o) Denne ble en liten gave til en god kollega og venn. Dette nydelige rose-stoffet er fra Tilda, Panduro.
Link til te-mappe tutorial

I just had to sew one more of these tea wallets, so easy to do, and I like the finished work. ;o) This one became a small gift to good friend and colleague. This beautiful rose fabric is by Tilda, Panduro.
Link to tea wallet tutorial

Har "utfordret" meg selv til å bruke 3 forskjellige stoffer til denne mappen, to forskjellige stoffer til lommene, synes det ga litt mer liv til det ferdige "produktet". ;o)

I "challenged" my self to use 3 different fabrics for this wallet, two different ones for the pockets, I think it gave more life to the finished "product". ;o)

Et sett ~ A Set

2011-06-12T11:18:00.005+02:00

Har sydd et sett til en svigerinne som hadde bursdag i går, hun liker turkis veldig godt, så da ble det slik. En liten veske inneholdende te-mappe, kort-mappe og en holder for papirlommetørkler.

I made a set for a sister in law who had her birthday yesterday, she lover turquoise, so this is how it turned out. A small purse with a tea wallet, a card wallet and a tissue paper holder.

Klikk på bildene for å se dem større ~ Click on the pictures for a larger view

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Link til kort-mappe tutorial
Link til te-mappe tutorial
Link til veske med glidelås tutorial
Link til papirlommetørkler etui tutorial

Mapper ~ Wallets

2011-06-08T22:38:00.002+02:00

Har sydd to til av disse mappene, en for te og en for kort. Blir nok enda flere etterhvert, de er så enkle og artige å sy, og så er de fine gaver. :o)

I've made two more of these wallets, one for tea and one for cards. I'll probably make several more, they're easy and fun to sew, and they make nice presents. :o)

Veske til en venn ~ Bag for a Friend

2011-06-01T23:11:00.006+02:00

Ei god venninne forelsket seg i rose-veska jeg sydde til meg selv for en tid tilbake, og jeg lovte å lage en til henne også. Nå hadde jeg ikke nok stoff til å sy en i samme mønster som den første, så jeg lagde et nytt mønster, og veska falt i smak hos mottaker. :o)

A good friend fell in love with the rose bag I made for my self a while back, and I promissed I'd make one for her too. As it turned out, I didn't have enough fabric to make one from the same pattern as the first bag, so I made a new pattern, and my friend really liked it. ;o)

En rosecharm på en roseveske
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A rose charm on a rose bag
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Jeg sydde en te-mappe (som de jeg lagde her), og la oppi veska
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I made a tea wallet (like the ones I made here), and put it in the bag
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I de veskene jeg har sydd i det siste, har jeg plassert navnelappen min på innsiden, blir litt bortgjemt da. . . På denne veska bestemte jeg meg for å sette den i sidesømmen på utsiden, og det ble fint. Ser ut til at lappen min trives der, måtte leke meg litt i Photobucket, da. . . ;o)

In the bags I've sewn lately, I've placed my name tag on the inside, it's kind of hidden then. . . On this bag I decided to put the tag in the side seam, and it turned out nice. Looks like my tag likes it there too, had to play a bit with it in Photobucket. . . ;o)

I linked this to :

Kort-mappe ~ Card Wallet

2011-06-01T13:58:00.002+02:00

Måtte jo bare sy en slik kort-mappe også, etter at jeg sydde te-mappene for noen dager siden, samme fremgangsmåte på denne, bare litt andre mål å kutte stoff etter. Her er → tutorial'en laget av Lisa på A Spoonful of Sugar bloggen. Denne ble en liten ekstra gave til min gode venninne Elin, som fikk denne vesken av meg i forrige uke.

I just had to sew a card wallet, after making the tea wallets couple of days ago, same procedure on this one, just different messurements to cut the fabric by. Here's the → tutorial made by Lisa at A Spoonful of Sugar blog. This one became a small extra gift to my good friend Elin, who got this bag of me last week.

Rosa veske ~ Pink Purse

2011-05-31T09:47:00.002+02:00

Sydde denne rosa vesken i lin i forrige uke, fikk endelig tid til å ta bilder... Har ikke sydd etter noe mønster, men latt meg inspirere av Pesky Cat Designs. Artig å prøve ut noen nye detaljer, har brukt et belte kjøpt på Hennes & Mauritz til stropp.

I made this pink linen purse last week, and finally found some time to take pictures... I didn't use a pattern to sew it, but I found inspiration here at Pesky Cat Designs. Fun to try out some new details, I used a belt from Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) for the strap.

Te-mapper ~ Tea Wallets

2011-05-30T12:00:00.008+02:00

Klikk for større bilde ~ Click to enlarge

I helga fikk jeg sydd noen småting, te-mapper! Fant en super tutorial av Hilda her → Handmade Therapy. Disse vil være perfekte gaver til te-elskere, disse har jeg laget til noen gode venninner.
Her har jeg lagd lignende mapper for bank-kort. :o)
- og her har jeg lagd maaaange te-mapper!

Last weekend I was able to do some sewing, tea wallets! I found a great tutorial by Hilda here → Handmade Therapy. These are perfect presents for tea lovers, I made these for some good freinds.
Here I've made similar wallets for bank cards. :o)
- and here I've made maaaany tea wallets!

I linked my wallets to :

Skulderveske ~ Shoulderbag

2011-05-26T23:38:00.006+02:00

Har sydd en veske til en god venninne, (Elin) hun ønsket seg en romslig veske i det samme stoffet som jeg hadde sydd en veske av tidligere, stoffet er fra Åhlens. Fant dette veske-mønsteret på nettet, likte det godt: Poseveske

I've made a bag for a good friend, (Elin) she wanted a spacious bag in the same fabric that I used on a bag I made earlier, fabric is by Åhlens. I found this bag pattern on the internet, and liked it a lot: Poseveske

Rund bunn i veska
A round bottom on the bag
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En lomme med strikk inni
A pocket with elastic band on the inside
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I følge mønsteret skal stroppene egentlig knytes sammen i en knute, men jeg valgte å bruke to D-ringer
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According to the pattern the straps are supposed to be tied in a knot, but I used two D-rings in stead
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Sydde på en søt fugle charm til slutt
Finally I attached a cute birdie charm
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Charms'en kjøpte jeg → her
I got the charm → here

Vinnere! ~ Winners!

2011-05-21T08:00:00.002+02:00

Jeg har trukket vinnerne av de to bøkene, brukte random.org.

I've picked the winners of the books, I used random.org.

Første vinner ble kommentar nr. 2: kimmie_35
The first winner is comment #2: kimmie_35
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Andre vinner ble kommentar nr. 3: Siri
The second winner is comment #3: Siri
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Gratulerer! ~ Congratulations!

Giveaway! Bok ~ Book

2011-05-11T14:30:00.006+02:00

Jeg har to ekstra bøker som jeg skal gi bort, Purses, Bags & More av Pearl Louise Krush. Den er på 48 sider, innholder beskrivelse av 10 prosjekter, kjempefin bok! Her kan dere se en anmeldelse av boken: U.S.P. Blog Jeg trekker to vinnere fredag 20. mai kl. 22:00. Bare legg igjen en kommentar, så er du med på trekningen, alle kan delta, både de med og de uten blogg.
(Om du ikke har blogg, husk å sjekke om du blir trukket som vinner, siden jeg da ikke kan kontakte deg.)

I've go two extra books to give away, Purses, Bags & More by Pearl Louise Krush. It's got 48 pages, shows directions to make 10 different projects, great book! You can read a review of the book here: U.S.P. Blog
I'll pick two winners, all you need to do is to leave a comment before Friday, May 20th, 22 PM CET, both bloggers and non-bloggers can take part.
(If you do not have a blog, be sure to check back to see if you win, I'll be unable to contact you.)

Bunadsveske tips ~ Tip for bunad purse

2011-05-08T09:14:00.006+02:00

Blir en del "bunad-lufting" denne måneden, i dag skal vi i konfirmasjon, det skal vi også neste søndag og rett etter det kommer 17. mai.
Vil dele et lite tips for å slippe å være uheldig og miste bunadsveska. Har nemlig sett mange som har mistet sin på 17. mai... Jeg setter veska fast i stakken med ei stor sikkerhetsnål på innsiden av veska. Enkelt, men effektivt!

This month I'll be wearing my bunad ("national costume") on several occasions, today and next Sunday we're going to two confirmations, and then we have the 17th of May, Norway's National Day.
Just want to share this tip, to avoid loosing the bunad purse, sadly I've seen many lost ones on previous 17ths of May... I just pin down my purse to the skirt with a big safety pin on the inside of the purse. Simple but efficient!

Fjernkontroll-holder ~ Remote Control Organizer

2011-05-06T10:44:00.003+02:00

Har sydd en holder for fjernkontroller (og aviser) til svigerfar. Da blir det litt mer ryddig, og de blir lettere å finne... Var vel egentlig svigermor som mest ønsket seg denne i hus, greit at det ser litt ryddig ut. :o) Har lånt idéen til design fra IKEA (se bilde lenger ned), de ønsket seg en som var mer lik i farge med stolen, derfor passet ikke den svarte de selger der. (På bildet har jeg hengt den på sofen her hos meg.)

I've made a remote control caddy (can also hold news papers) for my father in law. It'll be more tidy, and the controls easier to locate when needed... Guess it was my MIL who mostly wanted to get this one, she likes that it's not looking messy. :o) I've borrowed the design from IKEA (scroll down for picture), they wanted one that has a color more like their chair, than the black organizer they sell there. (On this picture I hung it on my own sofa.)

I den andre enden har jeg sydd inn en vekt,
en avlang pose med ris
In the other end I've added some weight, a bag with rice
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Slik ser IKEA sin ut, den ga meg idéen
This is the one IKEA sells, it gave me the idea
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Her er svigerfars stol, skal dra innom i dag og overlevere holderen
Here's my father in law's chair, I'll stop by today to deliver the organizer
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Takk for alle hyggelige kommentarer! :o)
Ha ei riktig god helg!

Thanks for all the nice comments! :o)
Have a wonderful weekend!

Phoebe Bag

2011-05-01T20:00:00.001+02:00

I dag sydde jeg en Phoebe veske, mønsteret er laget av Rebeka Lambert, her er hennes inspirerende blogg artsy-crafty babe, mønstret er gratis og finnes her med tutorial: PDF Phoebe Bag. Stoffene jeg har brukt fant jeg på Åhlens.

Today I made a Phoebe bag, the pattern is made by Rebeka Lambert, here is her inspiring blog artsy-crafty babe, the pattern is free and you cand find it here with tutorial: PDF Phoebe Bag. I found the fabrics I've used at Åhlens.

En glidelås-lomme inni.
A zipper pocket inside.
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En stropp i ene siden med karabinkrok til nøkler.
A strap in one side with a carabiner clip for keys.
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En lomme med strikk til mobilen.
A pocket with elastic band for the cell phone.
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Panda skulderveske ~ Panda Messenger Bag

2011-04-27T21:28:00.000+02:00

Har hatt besøk av en niese, Camilla, et par dager. Det har vært kjempekoselig, er så sjelden vi har besøk av noen fra Brønnøysund. Fant ut at jeg ville lage en veske til henne, og brukte dette kule japanske stoffet med masse små pandaer på.

My niece, Camilla, has been visiting us the last couple of days. It's been so nice, it's not often that someone from my home town comes to stay. I decided to make her a bag and I used this cool Japanese fabric with tiny pandas on.

Det er en enkel veske, lagde ikke så mange detaljer på den, men sydde en lomme inni med strikk øverst til å ha mobiltelefonen i. Lukking med en liten bit borrelås.

It's a simple bag, I didn't make many details on it, but I made a pocket with elastic band for the cell phone. Used a small piece of velcro to close the bag.

Camilla likte den nye veska si!

Camilla likes her new purse!

Nytt smykke! ~ A New Necklace!

2011-04-20T13:05:00.001+02:00

Har kjøpt meg et smykke spesiallaget til meg, med navnene til guttene mine og deres far på. Liker disse personlige smykkene godt, og ble så glad da jeg fant internettbutikken Stamped Under the Moon.

I've purchased a necklace custom made for me, with the names of my sons and their father. I really like these personalized necklaces a lot, so I was very happy when I found this online shop, Stamped Under the Moon.

♥ ♥ ♥

Rose veske ~ A Rose Bag

2011-04-16T09:55:00.000+02:00

Da ble det nok en veske etter Anne Sands tutorial! Denne gangen sydde jeg bunnen riktig, slik at veskestørrrelsen ble som planlagt, gjorde hankene litt lengre på denne.

One more bag using Anne Sand's tutorial! I did the bottom of the bag correct this time, so the size is as planned, made the straps a bit longer on this one.

Klikk på bildene for å se dem større.

Click on the pictures for a larger view.

Inni er det en lomme med glidelås på den ene siden... ↓

Inside there's a pocket with a zipper on one side... ↓

... på den andre siden en lomme med strikk for mobilen. ↓

... on the other side a pocket with elastic band for the cell phone. ↓

En reim for nøkler. ↓

A strap for keys. ↓

Sydde en liten pung for mynter eller lipgloss. ↓

Sewed a pouch for coins or a lip gloss. ↓

Disse bittesmå nøkkelringene er supre til å feste charms til glidelåser!

These tiny split rings are great for attaching charms to zippers!

Shopping!

2011-04-14T12:34:00.001+02:00

Tok meg en tur på Stoff & Stil idag, fant endel stoffer som jeg tror jeg skal sy noen vesker av.

I went to Stoff & Stil today and found som fabric that I think I'll sew some bags from.

Toalettmappe til gutt ~ Pouch for a Boy

2011-04-08T20:08:00.003+02:00

I dag har jeg sydd en toalettmappe til eldste gutten, Magnus. Jeg har liten trening i å sy glidelås, så det er ikke bare bare å sette i gang... Må nok øve mer på dette, ja, men gutten ble fornøyd, og han har den med på ishockey turnering til Lillehammer i helga. Det kule tegneserie stoffet har jeg kjøpt på Tamo.no

Today I made a pouch for my eldest son, Magnus. I'm pretty inexperienced in sewing zippers, so it takes a bit of "work with my head" just to get started... I have to practice more, but the boy was happy with it, and he uses it on his trip to an ice hockey tournament this weekend. I got the cool cartoon fabric at Tamo.no

Rød brødkurv ~ Red Bread Basket

2011-04-07T21:02:00.002+02:00

Kan snart kalle den for "brødkurv-bloggen" denne bloggen min! *LOL* Jeg liker bare så innmari godt å sy disse brødkurvene - alltid like spennende å se hvordan de blir med de forskjellige fargene og tøymønstrene. Denne ble en gave til en god kollega.

Soon I can rename my blog "The Bread Basket Blog"! *LOL* I really do enjoy making these bread baskets - it's always exciting to see the result, how they turn out with different colors and fabric patterns. This one became a gift to a good colleague.

To see my bread basket tutorial, click on the picture in the sidebar.

Klinkekulepose ~ Marbles Bag

2011-04-05T23:20:00.005+02:00

Nå er våren rett rundt hjørnet, og ungene har funnet frem klinkekulene igjen. :o) Johan ville gjerne ha en ny pose til kulene, og jeg ville gjerne sy en. Har lenge sett på den flotte pose tutorialen til Timotei, og nå fikk jeg prøvd meg. Men jeg lagde ikke lomme utenpå, det er bare for å pynte litt jeg har sydd på tøybiten med et artig monster.

Now with spring just around the corner, it's time for the kids to play with the marbles again. :o) Johan wanted a new bag for his marbles, and I was more than willing to make him one. I had seen this great tutorial by Timotei, and now I tried it out. But I didn't make a pocket on the front, I just decorated with a piece of fabric and a funny monster.

En test-veske ~ A Test Bag

2011-04-03T11:15:00.006+02:00

Denne helga bestemte jeg meg for å sy en slik veske som Anne Sand har laget så → bra tutorial ← til. Tenkte å ta det som en øvelse på å sy en slik veske, og det var bra, for jeg kludret det til! Har aldri sydd slike hjørner i bunnen før, og klarte å sy feil pluss klippe feil før jeg oppdaget det! ;o) Dermed måtte jeg klippe bort ca 10 cm av vesken nederst, jeg ga ikke opp, men sydde den ferdig på tross av fiaskoen - som sagt, en test var det - og nå kan jeg slike hjørner!

This weekend I decided to sew a bag like Anne Sand made in this → great tutorial. ← Thought of it as a practice on bag sewing, and that was a good thing, because I messed it up! I've never before sewn these kind of "corners" in the bottom of a bag, I managed to sew wrong and cut wrong before I noticed it! ;o) So I had to cut 10 cm off the bag, but I didn't give up, I finished it despite of the fiasco - as I said, it was a practice - and now I know how to sew these corners!

Jeg sydde en lomme inni vesken,
festet en hjerte-charm på glidelåset.

I made a pocket inside, added a heart charm to the zipper.

Sydde også på en "snor" til å feste nøkkelknippe på.

Added a "string" to hang the key ring on.

Klikk her for å se veske nr. 2 jeg lagde av denne sorten.

Vinneren! ~ The Winner!

2011-03-31T22:16:00.003+02:00

Tusen takk for alle hyggelige kommentarer!
Da har jeg trukket vinneren av brødkurven og kluten, brukte random.org. Det var to stykker med to kommentarer, de slo jeg sammen til en hver, derfor ble det å trekke en blant 22.
Vinneren ble den som skrev siste kommentaren, nemlig Hege LH!
Så gøy at det ble Hege, hun som lærte meg for 10 - 11 år siden hvordan man syr lappeteknikk og hvordan man quilter. Gratulerer til deg, Hege, da kommer det pakke i posten snart! ☺

Thanks a lot for all the nice comments!
I used random.org to pick a winner, there were two persons with two comments, I counted them as one comment each, then there were 22 people to choose from. The number drawn was 22, the last one to write a comment: Hege LH!
How fun to see Hege win, she was the one who taught me about patchwork and quilting 10 - 11 years ago. Congrats, Hege, you'll soon get a package in the mail! ☺

Giveaway! Brødkurv ~ Bread Basket

2011-03-25T12:07:00.008+01:00

Endelig fredag! Har fri fra jobben i dag, og har benyttet anledningen til å sy en brødkurv - igjen! (Link til min tutorial ligger i margen til høyre.)
Tenkte å gi bort denne brødkurven pluss en hjemmestrikket kjøkkenklut til en av dere som titter innom bloggen her. Bare legg igjen en kommentar før torsdag 31.03.11, kl 22:00, så er du med på trekningen, alle kan delta, både de med og de uten blogg.
(Om du ikke har blogg, husk å sjekke om du blir trukket som vinner, siden jeg da ikke kan kontakte deg.)

Lykke til!

Finally Friday! It's my day off from work, and I spent some time making a bread basket - again! (Link to my tutorial is in the sidebar.)
I'll give this one away along with a knittet kitchencloth to one of my blog visitors. All you need to do is to leave a comment before Thursday, March 31st, 22 PM CET, both bloggers and non-bloggers can take part.
(If you do not have a blog, be sure to check back to see if you win, I'll be unable to contact you.)

Best of luck to you all!

Kontor-mug rug ~ Office Mug Rug

2011-03-21T08:30:00.001+01:00

Endelig ble det til at jeg fikk sydd min første mug rug! Kjøpte dette nydelige kruset for en stund siden, og planen for hvordan denne rug'en skulle bli, har endret seg mange ganger. Dette er en gave til en god kollega, hun er avhengig av blyant og viskelær for å få vaktbok og turnus til å "gå opp". ;o)

Finally I got to sew my first mug rug! I bought this mug a while back, and the plan on how this mug rug was going to be, have changed many times. It is a present for a good colleague, she always uses pencils and eraser to get the schedules on the paper. ;o)

Heklet lue ~ A Crochet Hat

2011-03-16T20:19:00.000+01:00

Johan ville også ha en helket lue med "mega-dusk" slik som storebror Magnus fikk. Fargene har han valgt selv. Det var en lykkelig gutt som våknet i dag tidlig og kunne ta på seg den nye lus for første gang!

Johan wanted a crochet hat with "mega-pompon" like his older brother Magnus got. He chose the colors him self. It was a very happy boy that got out of bed this morning and could try on his new hat for the first time!

Til symaskinen ~ For the Sewing Machine

2011-03-14T23:22:00.004+01:00

Symaskinen min er ganske gammel (15-16 år) og av den billige sorten, men den duger fortsatt for meg. Den hadde et trist, grått plast-trekk som var revnet og "reparet" med teip, ikke særlig pent...
Fikk lyst til å fornye litt, klippet et passende stykke av plastbelagt stoff fra IKEA, klippet hull til håndtaket, punchet hull og sydde på knapper og strikk, veeeeeldig enkle saker. ;o)

My sewing machine is pretty old (15-16 years) and it's the cheap kind, but good enough for me. It had a sad, grey plastic cover that was ripped apart and "fixed" with tape, not so nice looking...
Wanted to renew it a bit, cut a suitable piece from a plastic-covered fabric from IKEA, cut an opening for the handle, punched some holes and sewed buttons and knitted elastic bands on it, veeeeery simple stuff. ;o)

Penge-armbånd ~ Money Cuff

2011-03-11T14:20:00.004+01:00

Magnus trengte et sted å ha pengene sine. Vanlige lommebøker har en tendens til å ramle ut av lommene... Fant denne flotte tutorialen, og satte i gang.

Magnus needed something to hold his money. Regular wallets have a tendency to fall out of the pockets... I found this great tutorial, and went to work.

Heklet mobilveske ~ Crochet Cell Phone Case

2011-03-05T21:38:00.004+01:00

Jeg har lenge tenkt på å lage en veske til mobiltelefonen min for å beskytte display'et. Hadde egentlig tenkt å sy en, men så fant jeg ut at jeg kunne øve meg litt før jeg prøver meg på min første amigurumi figur... Bakgrunnen på mobilskjermen min er en blomstrende kirsebær-gren, så pynten på vesken er nok litt inspirert av den...

I've planned for some time now to make a case for my cell phone to protect the screen. I was thinking of sewing one, but then I used this as a chance to practise before I'll have a go at my first amigurumi. The background image on my cell phone screen is a blooming cherry branch, so the embellishing of the case I guess is inspired by that...

Heklet lue ~ Crochet Hat

2011-03-04T14:46:00.002+01:00

Da ble det ny lue til eldstemann også, en heklet.

A hat for my eldest boy, crochet this time.

Jacques Cousteau luer ~ JC Hats

2011-03-02T18:32:00.002+01:00

Har strikket noen Jacques Cousteau luer, her er den flotte oppskriften.
Den brune er strikket i tynt ullgarn og er en gave til min svigerfar. Har strikket to i bomullsgarn uten oppbrett til Johan og Isak. Magnus skal også få seg ei snart. :o)

I've knitted some Jacques Cousteau hats, here's the great pattern.
The brown one is from thin wool yarn and is a present for my father in law. Made two from cotton yarn with no rolled edge, one for Johan and one for Isak. Magnus will also get one soon. :o)

To til! ~ Two more!

2011-03-02T15:11:00.002+01:00

Har sydd to til av disse brødkurvene. Den stripete ble en bursdagsgave til en god kollega, den blomstrete skal svigermor få. For tutorial se innlegget under dette.

I've made two more of these bread baskets. The striped one was a birthday present for a good colleague, the flower one is for my mother in law. For a tutorial on bread baskets scroll down to the previous blog post.

Brødkurv ~ Bread Basket - Tutorial

2011-02-20T20:12:00.016+01:00

Tenkte jeg skulle lage en liten tutorial på disse runde brødkurvene, de er så enkle og moro å lage! Den aller første jeg sydde var etter UnePunes forklaring.
Men jeg har kommet på en enda enklere måte å gjøre det på, uten "vrengehull" og håndsøm.
Det passer best med et litt kraftig, stødig stoff til disse kurvene. Størrelse velger man selv, jeg har brukt den som vist under her. Om du velger en annen størrelse, så kan du regne ut lengden på de rektangulære bitene ved å måle diameter på sirkelen og gange med 3,14. Høyden kan du også bestemme selv, mine er 20 cm.

OK - so I've been asked to write in English too, I didn't do it at first, because I do not know how to write some of the words in English, I'll try to explain without the direct translation of some of the words... Here we go:

Thought I'd make a small tutorial on these round bread baskets, they are so easy and fun to make! The one I made earlier I followed UnePunes explanation.
But I have thought of an even easier way to do it.
It's best to use a thick, sturdy fabric for these baskets. You can choose the size, I have used as shown below on the template. If you choose a different size, you can find the length of the rectangular pieces by measuring the diameter of the circle and multiply by 3.14. You can also decide the height yourself, mine is 20 cm.

Valgte disse stoffene, kjøpte dem på Stoff & Stil, de er vel egentlig ment for gardiner, tror jeg...
↓
Here are the fabrics I chose, they are ment for curtains, I think...

Her har jeg klippet ut stoffbitene.
↓
The fabric pieces cut out.

Setter fast bunnen med nåler og syr rundt, deretter syr jeg sidene,
slik at jeg har to "enkle" kurver.
↓
I pin down the bottom circles and sew around, then I sew the sides,
I now have two "single" baskets.

Setter dem oppi hverandre, vrange mot vrange, bretter ned kanten på begge inn mot hverandre, slik at klippekantene blir skjult inni.
↓
I put one inside the other, with the "backside" of the fabrics against each other,
fold down the edges of both towards each other so that the cutting edges are hidden inside.

Setter fast med nåler, og syr rundt.
↓
Pin down, sew around.

Ferdig!
↓
Finished!

:o)

Her er bilder av flere brødkurver jeg har laget:
Here are pictures of more bread baskets that I've made.:

Ny bok! ~ New Book!

2011-02-18T19:39:00.004+01:00

Har kjøpt meg ny patchwork bok, er 7 - 8 år siden forrige gang... Gleder meg til å bla i den i kveld! Fikk tak i den her: Capris

Billigere enn i butikk, og portofritt tilsendt!

Purchased a new patchwork book, must be 7 - 8 years since last time I bought one in this genre.... Can't wait to dive into it tonight!

Brødkurv - igjen ~ Bread Basket - again

2011-02-13T17:54:00.004+01:00

Har laget nok en brødkurv, veldig enkel å sy!
Kan brukes på begge sider.

Made one more bread basket, very easy to sew!
Can be used on both sides.

Shoppingtips! Teboks ~ Tea Box

2011-02-13T13:00:00.005+01:00

Et lite shoppingtips på en søndag... Jeg fant denne kule boksen for teposer på Clas Ohlson til bare kr 49,- Den har 6 rom (ikke 9 som det står på internettsiden). Teboks

A shopping tip on a Sunday... I found this cool tea box at Clas Ohlson. It's got 6 compartments (not 9 as it says on the internet). Tea box

Den kommer også i en mer fargerik utgave

It's made in colors too.

Nåleputer ~ Pincushions

2011-02-11T13:40:00.003+01:00

I dag har jeg lekt meg litt og lagd noen søte nåleputer, inspirasjon fant jeg HER og HER.
Jeg kjøpte slike søte små stål-skåler på IKEA → her.
Jeg limte fast litt ris ned i bunnen for å få dem litt mer stødige.

Today I had fun making some cute pincushions, I found inspiration HERE and HERE.
I bought these tiny steel bowls at IKEA → here.
I glued some rice down in the bowls to make them more steady.

God helg!

Have a nice weekend!

Ostescones ~ Cheese Scones

2011-02-09T15:22:00.002+01:00

I dag har jeg bakt scones for første gang! Fant oppskrift på Emmelines flotte blogg.
Jeg bestemte meg for å være litt barnslig på min 45-årsdag, og fant frem to små pepperkakeformer, og lagde hjerte- og stjerneformede scones.
De ble gode, og skal spises sammen med middagen senere i ettermiddag/kveld (Tikka masala).

Today I baked scones for the very first time, I found the recipe at Emmeline's great blog. I decided to be a bit childish on my 45th birthday, and used gingerbread cookie cutters to make star and heart shaped scones.
They taste terrific, and will be eaten with our dinner later tonight, (Tikka masala).

No-knead brød ~ No-knead Bread

2011-02-06T09:36:00.004+01:00

I går bakte jeg no-knead brød, brød uten å kna! Leste om denne måten å bake brød på i Mat på bordet bloggen til Ina, hun har bakt mange varianter og til og med laget en super video for å vise hvordan det gjøres!
Opprinnelig ble denne måten å bake på presentert i The New York Times i en reportasje om Jim Lahey og hans måte å bake nydelig brød på. (Video her)
Han bruker bare siktet hvetemel, jeg har brukt sesamfrø, linfrø, solsikkekjerner og gresskarfrø i mitt brød. Det ble kjempegodt, prøv du også!

♥ ♥ ♥

Yesterday I made no-knead bread. I first read about this way of bread baking at Ina's blog, she has made lots of different kinds of no-knead bread, and even shot a great video tutorial!
The origin of this method was presented in The New York Times, they wrote about Jim Lahey and his way of baking fabulous bread. (Here's the video)
He only uses white flour in his bread, I added linseed, sesame-, sunflower-and pumpkin seeds. It turned out great, you should try it too!

Heklet pengepung ~ Crochet Coin Purse

2011-02-05T07:39:00.003+01:00

Satt i går kveld og heklet litt, etterhvert ble det til denne lille pengepungen, eller en liten veske for å ha i håndvesken med småsaker i; nøkler, lipgloss, etc.
Heklet av bomullsgarn, fastmasker i bakre løkke (- vet ikke helt hva sånt kalles...) Glidelåset er sydd i på gammelmåten for hånd.

God helg allesammen!

Did some crochet last night, and it turned into this coin purse, or a small purse to put in the larger purse, for keys, lipgloss, etc. It's made from cotton yarn, the zipper is sewn the old fashioned way with hand.

Have a nice weekend!

Lue ~ Hat

2011-02-04T11:15:00.002+01:00

Fant en flott tutorial på sying av luer av Thea/KokaLAL.
Den ble litt liten til min 5-åring, så denne blir en fin gave til en liten venn i stedet.
Skal sy flere luer, men vil da justere mønsteret slik at det passer mine "stor-hodete" gutter! *LOL* Vil også legge til ekstra på lengden slik at det blir en opp-brett kant.

I found this great tutorial for sewing hats over at Thea/KokaLAL.
This one turned out a little bit to small for my 5 year old, so it'll be a present for a toddler friend in stead.
I'll make some more hats, but then I'll adjust the pattern to fit my "big headed" boys! *LOL* I'll also add some extra length to fold up a brim/edge.

Skjerf av pledd ~ Scarf From a Throw

2011-02-03T22:00:00.003+01:00

Var på IKEA i dag og kjøpte dette billige Polarvide pleddet.
Likte det så godt pga. frynsekanten (og prisen). ☺
Tok saksen fatt og klippet meg et skjerf, ble helt perfekt lengde, og deilig mykt og varmt. Tenkte å sy noe utav resten av pleddet, frynsene kan kanskje brukes på noen puter... Her er det bare å la fantasien fly fritt!

I was at IKEA today and found this affordable Polarvide throw.
I really liked it because of the fringe border (and the price) ☺
I grabbed my scissors and cut me a scarf, perfect length, soft and warm. Will use the rest of the throw to sew something, perhaps use the fringes on some pillows... I'll just let my creativity fly where ever it likes!

Kjøkkenkluter ~ Dishcloths

2011-01-31T19:55:00.004+01:00

Jeg har strikket litt i sofaen foran TV'n om kveldene, kjøkkenkluter av bomullsgarn, en rett og en vrang på ene siden og bare rettmasker på andre. Likte godt disse spraglete, særlig den "kamuflasje-kluten"! *LOL*

Har nå planer om å kombinere strikking og sying på mitt neste prosjekt, håper bare jeg finner tid, skal fra i morgen av ikke være sykemeldt lenger, (har bare jobbet 40% de siste 3 mnd.) Blir nok en litt mer hektisk hverdag fra nå av.

Have done some knitting in the sofa while watching TV at nights, dishcloths, using cotton. I kinda' like "the camouflage" one! *LOL*

For my next project I'll combine knitting and sewing, when ever I'll be able to find the time. I'll be going back full time at work from tomorrow on, (have been at 40% the last 3 months). Think life will get pretty hectic from now on.

Merkelapper ~ Tags

2011-01-26T12:36:00.005+01:00

I dag kom merkelappene mine i posten! Synes det er litt gøy å kunne sette navnet sitt på det man lager, og dette ble min versjon. Kan brette lappen og sy fast i en søm eller brette rundt en kant, eller klippe den i to og sy fast rett på - og da får jeg jo to ut av én! :o)

Kjøpte dem på

Got my tags in the mail today! Think it's a bit fun to put my name on the stuff I make, so here's how mine turned out.

Brødkurv ~ Bread Basket

2011-01-24T16:48:00.006+01:00

Har sydd en brødkurv etter den supre tutorialen av UnePune!
Ble så glad da jeg fant fremgangsmåten, har sett mange kurver rundt omkring i bloggland med firkantet bunn, men jeg ville gjerne lage med rund bunn, siden jeg allerede har en original fra Stelton og liker den designen godt.
Denne er allerede pakket og sendt avgårde som burdagsgave til en i familien.

Man kan vrenge den og bruke den med andre siden inni. ↓

I made a bread basket using this great tutorial by UnePune!
I've seen many bread baskets with square or rectangular bottom on blogs, so I was very happy to find the tutorial for a circular bottomed one. I have an original by Stelton, and I like it very much.
This one is already packed and on it's way as a birthday presten to a family member.

Sofa pingviner ~ Sofa Penguins

2011-01-21T22:40:00.002+01:00

Endelig fikk jeg sydd nye puter til sofaen, de julerøde begynte å bli veldig kjedelige å ha fremme nå... Jeg har laget noen enkle puter med søte pingviner fra Stoff & Stil.
Da jeg begynte å tenke på håndarbeide og søm igjen etter mange års "pause" - ble jeg overrasket og glad over å finne ut at Stoff & Stil hadde en flott butikk her i Trondheims området! Har vært innom flere ganger allerede. ;o)

På baksiden av putene brukte jeg hvitt stoff med noen detaljer. Det ble tre puter alt i alt. Mulig at jeg syr en løper til bordet med pingviner også, når jeg bare får ånden over meg. Har mange ting jeg har lyst til å lage nå, blir så masse som står i kø oppi hodet at det stopper seg til og ingenting kommer ut... Håper putene løsner litt opp i den "vasen"! *LOL*

Finally I made some new pillows for the sofa, the Christmas red ones really had overstayed their welcome, now the penguins have taken over the living room! *LOL* I'll be making a runner for the table with some penguins later, I think.

2 Wham Bam Thank You Lamb - og et skjerf...

2011-01-17T12:55:00.008+01:00

Har strikket litt i desember og januar, fant denne kule halsen fra insaknitty på nettet, og lagde to av deilig ullgarn som ikke klør (husker ikke hva det heter).

Done some knitting in December and January, found this cool neck warmer by insanitty on the net, made two of lovely non-itching wool jarn.

Det ble et helt enkelt skjerf i samme garnet, passer til ei strikkelue jeg kjøpte på H&M...

A simple scarf made from the same kind of jarn, it matches a knittet hat I got at H&M...

Delfin veske ~ Dolphin Purse

2011-01-15T11:35:00.004+01:00

Nok en ting lagd for noen år tilbake... Paper piecing delfin veske.

One more thing made in the past... Paper piecing dolphin purse.

Skopose ~ Shoe bag

2011-01-14T20:53:00.002+01:00

Denne skoposen lagde jeg for 8 -9 år siden, paper piecing og flying geese. Har faktisk brukt den endel, veldig praktisk. Ser bedre ut enn en Rema pose, ja... ;o)

I made this shoe bag 8 - 9 years ago, paper piecing flying geese. I've used it quite a lot, actually, very practical. Looks far better than a plastic grocery bag... ;o)

Shopping

2011-01-14T13:45:00.006+01:00

Har ikke kommet i gang med å sy ting ennå, men sofaen roper etter nye puter, de julerøde bør pakkes vekk snarest!

Inntil jeg får ryddet i ting og tang og tatt frem symaskina, så surfer jeg mye på nett etter inspirasjon, tips og ting å shoppe. :o)
I dag kom det en pakke fra Tamo, bestilte 3 herlige stoffer på onsdag, og her er de - super-rask service!
Ikke nok med det, disse ↓ to freebee'ene ↓ fulgte med! Ble så glad og overrasket!

Tusen takk Tamo, vil komme tilbake til dere, så masse lekkert å velge i.
Nå må jeg snart komme igang med sying her, blir så inspirert av sånne gode opplevelser!

Har funnet frem et par-tre ting jeg har laget for noen år tilbake, skal ta bilder og legge ut, så blir det nå litt liv igjen her på bloggen min...

Ha ei riktig god helg allesammen!

Ending my DT days...

2011-01-05T08:08:00.005+01:00

It's a new year and time for some changes...
I've decided to step down from the two design teams that I have been a member of.
Not an easy decision to make, I have enjoyed every minute of all the fun I have been able to take part in, and I'm very grateful for the wonderful friends I made on both teams, at SCACD and Friday Sketchers. Both fabulous groups of talented ladies!
Thanks girls, I love you lots, wish you all a happy and creative new year! See you all on the world wide web!

PS:
I'll still be crafting, perhaps something other than just card making, like knitting, patchwork, crochet - but of course always card making! *LOL* I love it so much, but right now my mojo is kind of missing...

Happy New Year!

2010-12-31T13:53:00.006+01:00

I would like to say a heartfelt thanks to all of you
who stopped by my blog this past year!
It's always so rewarding to see that someone will spend a bit
of their precious time on me and my creations!

I hope you all will get a wonderful New Year!

Winner of my blog hop candy!

2010-12-31T10:16:00.005+01:00

Hi friends! Thanks to everyone for all the lovely comments!♥
I used Random.org to pick the winner of the Hanglar stamp set, and comment # 45 is Missy G!

Congratulations!

Linda, please e-mail me with your address, and I'll send your winnings to you!

Christmas Blog Hop at Friday Sketchers ~ With lots of prizes!

2010-12-24T08:00:00.016+01:00

Welcome and Merry Christmas to all!

We have a fun blog hop today at the Friday Sketchers blog, and we're going alphabetical this time, and that means I'm first! *LOL*
On this blog hop you will get a chance to win one prize at each of the DT blogs! If you scroll down a bit you'll see the blog hop list with the sponsors to all the goodies.

On my card I used one of my favorite Christmas stamps, Holiday Penguin by Whipper Snapper Designs. I drew a tiny heart on a string for him to hold, it made him even cuter!♥

Here's the complete blog hop list with the sponsors of our prizes:

ME (Aud) I'm sponsoring my own prize
Bea's blog is sponsored by Mo Manning
Claudia's blog is sponsored by Lili of the Valley
Inge's blog is sponsored by Card Art
Jacque's blog is sponsored by Whimsy Stamps
Janneke's blog is sponsored by All that Scraps
Jeanette's blog is sponsored by Whiff Of Joy
Jorunn's blog is sponsored by Papillio stamps
Tanja's blog is sponsored by Stempel-Phantasien

The prize on my blog for one lucky winner
is a set of hÄnglar & stÄnglar stamps!

All you need to do, is to write a comment to this post! I'll draw a winner one week from today, December 31st. Good luck to you all!

Here's Claudia's wonderful sketch, if you make a card using it and post it to the Friday Sketchers blog, you can be the lucky winner of the prize from our main sponsor this holiday week; Cute Stamps and Cards.

Thanks for looking at my card!♥
Your next stop on this blog hop
is super talented Bea's blog.

I love this stamp, here you can see a card
I made with it about a year ago:

I wish you all a peaceful Christmas Holiday!

God jul! ~ Merry Christmas!

2010-12-23T20:44:00.003+01:00

Here's a picture of my three boys,
they all play icehockey, as you can see.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas!

En stjerne skinner i natt - Oslo Gospel Choir

2010-12-21T09:01:00.000+01:00

A beautiful Norwegian Christmas carol...

A Star is Shining Tonight/ En Stjerne Skinner i Natt

2010-12-21T09:00:00.000+01:00

Here you can hear how the lyrics are in English, if you like...

About the 24th...

2010-12-20T09:42:00.004+01:00

Almost forgot to tell you about the wondeful blog hop we are having at the Friday Sketchers blog on the 24th!
Lots of fantastic prizes to win! Be sure to stop by during the holidays!

Gorjuss Angel ~ Friday Sketchers # 133

2010-12-17T08:00:00.005+01:00

Friday again, and only one week away from X-mas! We're living in busy times, but I sure love to steal some moments to make a card in between the shopping and cleaning! *LOL*

This week it's my sketch we're using over at the Friday Sketchers blog! And like last Friday, I've used a Gorjuss Girl image by Sugar Nellie, just love the way these girls look!

Check out the wonderful cards made by my DT sisters over at the Friday Sketchers blog, hope you'll find inspiration to make a card and take part in the challenge, there's a great prize to win sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.

Take a look at the blogs of my Talented DT sisters too; Bea, Claudia, Inge, Jacque, Janneke, Jeanette and Tanja.

Wish you all a great weekend!

New stamps at SCACD!

2010-12-16T10:00:00.000+01:00

Exciting NEWS today from SCACD---three NEW Stamps are being released!!

One from each of these SCACD Artists Carmen Medlin, Elisabeth Bell and Victoria Case are available today in the store!! These are "From the Vault" stamps that Susana releases when the feeling hits and she was feeling Holiday Fabulous so these are the new releases and they are FABULOUS!

See Elisabeth Bell for SCACD "Winter Friends" HERE
See Victoria Case for SCACD "The Yearling" HERE
See Carmen Medlin for SCACD "Guardian of Hearth & Home" HERE

Gorjuss Friday! ~ Friday Sketchers # 132

2010-12-10T08:49:00.009+01:00

Hi friends! Friday again, and we're one week closer to Christmas! I get a bit stressed thinking of all the things I need to do before the Holidays set in. Then it's a good thing that I can slow down and make a card, at least once a week, my batteries get charged then!

The wonderful sketch over at Friday Sketchers this week is made by talented Beatrix.
I finally got to use one of the lovely Gorjuss Girl s again, Little Star, love the sweetness of these images - I hope they will make more gorjuss girlie stamps!
The flowers are made with the rolled flower die from My Favorite Things, it's a new favorite of mine! Love how these flowers turn out!

Check out the wonderful cards made by my DT sisters over at the Friday Sketchers blog, hope you'll find inspiration to make a card and take part in the challenge, there's a great prize to win sponsored by Motivet.

Take a look at the blogs of my talented DT sisters too; Bea, Claudia, Janneke, Jeanette, Jorunn and Tanja.

Here is a great shopping tip:
Check out the Sew Easy tools at SCACD

I'm getting these for sure!

Have a wonderful weekend!

"Card of the Year" Challenge at StampARTic

2010-12-04T11:45:00.006+01:00

Today I'm reposting a card I made earlier this year, it's for Marianne's challenge over at StampARTic today:

"My challenge for you all today is to pick one of your own cards, that you have made this year, and send it to StampARTic.

It can be your most beautiful card, a card that mean something special to you, a special feeling you had when you made this card, or a special person you made the card for. "

I chose this card because I like the image, the colors, and that it kind of came together as I went along. It's made for the Friday Sketchers blog, sketch #102 (here's my post in May). It was quite a challenging sketch.
- And I enjoyed making a goth inspired card, there's a lot of cuuuuuute going on most of the time! *LOL*
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I used a cool digi stamp called Always the Flower Girl by Tiddly Inks on my card. Another fun thing I got to do was to use a scull charm, they're so cool! I colored her with my Prismas, the sentiment is by Whipper Snapper Designs.

Friday Sketchers # 131

2010-12-03T15:09:00.003+01:00

Hi friends! At Friday Sketchers this week it's our wonderful Tanja's great sketch we're playing with!

I've used one of the fun, new stamps, I Got Your Back, from the Winter Hearts and Hugs Set by SCACD. Added Polar White Flower Soft and Kaisercraft pearls.

Check out the wonderful cards made by my DT sisters over at the Friday Sketchers blog, hope you'll find inspiration to make a card and take part in the challenge, there's a great prize to win sponsored by The Stamping Boutique.

Take a look at the blogs of my Talented DT sisters too; Bea, Claudia, Janneke, Jeanette, Jorunn and Tanja.

SCACD store is now open again! ~ Super SALE!

2010-11-27T10:33:00.007+01:00

Super stamp sale - Between Nov. 27th thru Dec. 4th
Buy ANY SCACD Exclusive set OR 4 of ANY SCACD Exclusive stamps and get ONE free stamp from the Exclusive SCACD stamp line--(free stamp is store owner's choice).
SCACD Exclusives stamps are those designed by Elisabeth Bell, Victoria Case, Carmen Medlin and Anki's Sweethearts. Find those stamp lines HERE!

For those here in Europe you can find the same deal at Quixotic Paperie HERE!

ALL Sales run thru December the 4th:

MORE FUN ITEMS ON SALE ARE:

25% OFF ALL Krafting Kimmies Stamps - note Halloween are 50%OFF – HERE

25% OFF ALL Petaloo and Prima Flowers – HERE & HERE

20% OFF Selected Holiday Lockhart Stamps - HERE

15% OFF Selected Winter Holiday Papers 6 x 6 - HERE

15% OFF ALL Viva Décor Pearl Pens – HERE

Read more about it on the store blog: Follow Your Heart

Friday Sketchers # 130 ~ Skatin' Friends

2010-11-26T14:15:00.007+01:00

Hi friends! Another week flown by! I tell you, life's pretty hectic this time of year, not much time to make cards... But here's one I managed to finish today, using the wonderful sketch made by sweet Jeanette over at the Friday Sketchers blog. It's really great for those larger stamps, so if you have some unused large images, now is the time to bring them out!

I used these cute bears from Craft UK on my card, I really like to color bears! They get so soft and cuddly looking with Prismacolor pencils. Added some chunky felt snowflakes, rhinestones and pearls, and we're ready to go skating!

Check out the wonderful cards made by my DT sisters over at the Friday Sketchers blog, hope you'll find inspiration to make a card and take part in the challenge, there's a great prize to win sponsored by Lauretta's Digital Stamps.

Take a look at the blogs of my Talented DT sisters too; Bea, Claudia, Inge, Jacque, Janneke, Jeanette, Jorunn and Tanja.

Have a lovely weekend all!

SCACD closed a copuple of days

2010-11-24T20:19:00.002+01:00

The SCACD store will be closed from noon the 24th until November 26th (California Time). Re-opening on the 27th with some fun sales.

While the store is closed feel free to browse around (who knows a New item may pop up) though you will not be able to place items in your shopping cart until the 27th.

Friday Sketchers # 129 ~ Snowy Birthday

2010-11-20T07:18:00.009+01:00

Hi friends! First I'd like to say a big thank you all for visiting my blog, and an extra hug to those of you who spend some of your precious time writing a comment, I really appreciate it! I'm not doing too good with leaving comments on blogs I visit, there's just so little time...

At Friday Sketchers this week it's our wonderful Janneke's great sketch we're playing with!
On my card I used the beauitful image called Sow Fun by Victoria C ase for SCACD - Winter Hearts & Hugs set, released at SCACD earlier this week. Colored with Prismacolor pencils.

I apologize for the bad lighting of the photos, indoor light is not the best, I know, but it's a dark winter morning outside, still some time before daylight comes on my porch...

The flowers are made with the rolled flower die from My Favorite Things, and yes, it's a new favorite of mine! Love how these flowers turn out!

Check out the wonderful cards made by my DT sisters over at the Friday Sketchers blog, hope you'll find inspiration to make a card and take part in the challenge, there's a great prize to win sponsored by Sunshine & Gi ggles Stamps.

Take a look at the blogs of my Talented DT sisters too; Bea, Cl audia, Inge, Jacque, Janneke, and Tanja.

Don't forget the Blog Candy!

2010-11-17T21:30:00.003+01:00

Remember the blog candy at the SCACD store blog,
open until November 19th!

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- and the Facebook candy, also until the 19th!
→The SCACD Facebook Fan Page←

New Elisabeth Bell from SCACD

2010-11-16T06:00:00.004+01:00

I've seen some nice cards around, stamping and coloring on kraft paper using colored pencils. I wanted to try it too, and here's my first attempt. I like how it kind of pops up from the paper.

Thhis sweet girl is one of the new stamps released yesterday at SCACD. It's called First Snowball of Winter from the Mini Winter Sampler by Elisabeth Bell.

I added some snowflakes (MS punch), ribbon, a tan Prima Hydrangea, a rose, some KaiserCraft Rhinestones, and of course some beautiful Stardust Stickles.

Remember the blog candy at the SCACD store blog, open until November 19th!

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SCACD Stamp Release! Elisabeth Bell & Victoria Case

2010-11-15T10:00:00.043+01:00

Dear friends! Today we, the SCACD DT, have a wonderful surprise for you, a double sets stamp release! Elisabeth Bell and Victoria Case have designed totally gorgeous new winter images, you'll love them just as much as we do!

We have a fun blog hop on, and if you came here from talented Danni's blog, then you're right on track, if you just happened to stop by, you might want to go to the beginning of this blog hop, and that is fabulous Elaine's blog.

On my card I used the beauitful image called I Heart Powder by Victoria Case for SCACD - Mini Winter Hearts & Hugs set. The other stamp set being released today is Elisabeth Bell for SCACD - Mini Winter Sampler.

I colored this sweetheart with my Prismacolor pencils, cut her out with Nestabilities. The sentiment is from a Pink Cat Studio sheet, Lily & Tweety - NB! All the Pink Cat Studio stamps are now on sale over at SCACD.
The snowflake stamps are from the Winter Wonderland stamp set.

SCACD is now on Facebook!

→The SCACD Facebook Fan Page← is now available! Make sure you check out this page as Susana will use the Fan Page to do first notice of New Products, Special Sales, Check in on SCACD Monday's for Facebook Only Sales, Surprise Facebook Candy as well as lots of information and lots of fun going on!!! You definitely want to be a part of this!!!

Two Yummy Blog Candies!

There will be TWO blog candies running from Nov. 15^th – 19^th! The first chance to win an Epiphany Crafts prize will be on the store blog and the second chance to win an Epiphany Crafts prize will be on the Facebook page. The winners will be announced on the 19th at 6pm EST !

Go to the store blog to join the candy!
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Want a GREAT deal? Read this:

Between the 15th thru the 19th if you purchase an Exclusive SCACD Stamp Set you will receive a FREE stamp of Susana's choosing that could be from ANY of that Artist's released sets. For example, if you purchase an Elisabeth Bell for SCACD Stamp Set you will receive ONE Elisabeth Bell for SCACD stamp of Susana’s choosing. If you purchase multiple SCACD Stamp Sets you will receive ONE free stamp for each set purchased. Since the Carmen for SCACD is just a single set if you purchase this set you will get ONE SCACD Stamp of Susana’s choosing as well.
NOTE: This is only when you shop at the SCACD store (not at the reatiler's shops).

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Thanks for looking at my card, your next stop on this hop is spectacular Kim's blog.

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For European customers, SCACD stamps are available here: Quixotic Paperie

-and for Canadian customers, SCACD stamps are available here: Art Du Scrapbooking

Here's the complete blog hop list if you get lost along the way:

Friday Sketchers # 128 ~ Sweet Baby

2010-11-12T12:31:00.005+01:00

Hi friends! It's Friday and sketchy time! Over at Friday Sketchers we have fun sketch by my dear friend Jacque today!
I used this sweet baby stamp and sentiment by Panduro. And for the first time I tried my rolled flower die from My Favorite Things, I love how it turned out - and so easy to do!

Check out the wonderful cards made by my DT sisters over at the Friday Sketchers blog, hope you'll find inspiration to make a card and take part in the challenge, there's a great prize to win sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.

Take a look at the blogs of my Talented DT sisters too; Bea, Claudia, Inge, Jacque, Janneke, Jeanette, Jorunn and Tanja.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Cute and Simple

2010-11-08T13:15:00.006+01:00

These days I do not have the great mojo to create cards that I usually have, "the urge" comes and goes, that's just how I am...
I've had this cute, colored image lying on my table for a while, and here's how it turned out. Pretty simple, I like the shape of this Spellbinder Nestabilitie die, and used it also for the card base. The sweet image is Savanah & Smiles by Pixie Cottage, it's quite large, app. 3.75 x 2.25 inches, colored with Prismacolor pencils.

Friday Sketchers # 127 ~ A Winter Walk

2010-11-05T10:18:00.006+01:00

Hi dear friends! Wow, how time flies - Friday again, and I haven't been bloggin' for a week! Life's too hectic sometimes, and the mojo goes awol from time to time...

Today we have a fun and wonderful sketch at the Friday Sketchers blog, made by my friend Inge. The sketch looks a bit hard at first glance, but it was really nice to work with. And note; you're hearing it from the "one-layer-girl"! *LOL*

On my card today I've used one of the gorgeous new stamps designed by Carmen Medlin for SCACD, it's called Winter Walk. I colored with my Prismacolor pencils, the circle tag is by CatsLife Press.

Check out the wonderful cards made by my DT sisters over at the Friday Sketchers blog, hope you'll find inspiration to make a card and take part in the challenge, there's a great prize to win sponsored by *wink*wink ink.
Take a look at the blogs of my Talented DT sisters too; Bea, Claudia, Inge, Jacque, Janneke, Jeanette, Jorunn and Tanja.

Finally some shopping tips for the weekend, Susana at SCACD has got a lot of great stuff to offer, along with her wonderful lines of stamps.

Check out:

Have a wonderful weekend!

Blog Hop ~ SCACD Stamp Release!

2010-10-29T10:00:00.009+02:00

Welcome to a fun blog hop! Today you will get to see the fabulous stamps designed by SCACD's new designer Carmen Medlin. They're called the Reflections set #1.

If you came here from the talented Iris Wiechmann's blog, then you're right on track, if you just happened to stop by, you might want to go to the beginning of this blog hop, and that is fabulous Suzanne J. Dean's blog.
On my card I used the lovely image called First Signs of Fall, (she reminds me of the Olsen twins, so sweet.) I colored with my Prismas, MCP technique, cut her out with Nestabilites dies. Added some Kaisercraft pearls to the snowflakes and branch.
There will be prizes to win in this blog hop; cupons!

Coupon Details:
There are a total of 5 coupons for 20% off Product only (one time use & shipping not included).

*3 lucky bloggers will get a coupon for use at SCACD
* 1 lucky blogger will get a coupon from Denise at Storage, Units, Ink & More for use at her store
* 1 lucky blogger will get a coupon from Elaine for use at her store Quixotic Paperie

Each of the store owners will randomly pick blogs and then randomly will pick the winner off those blogs for the coupons the evening of the 29th. Winners names will appear on the store blog.
So, you need to leave comments in order to win. ☺

Thanks for looking at my card, your next stop on this hop is talented Kim Costello.

Quixotic Paperie in the UK sells the SCACD stamps, European customers will then get their ordrer delivered faster due to shorter time in the mail.
Canadian customers will now find SCACD stamps in Art du Scrapbooking.

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Here's the complete blog hoip list if you get lost along the way.

Suzanne

*Me*

Dianne

Lori

If you scroll down a bit, you'll see my DT card for Friday Sketchers this week posted earlier today. It also shows one of the new stamps from this release!

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Friday Sketchers # 126 ~ Love's Unspoken Bond

2010-10-29T08:00:00.012+02:00

Hi friends! Here's a great new Friday Sketchers sketch by my sweet friend Claudia.
I mirrored the sketch and used one of the fantastic brand new stamps that are being released at SCACD today! The new designer, Carmen Medlin, has designed the most beautiful set of stamps called the Reflections set #1. This sweet image is called Love's Unspoken Bond. I colored with my Prismacolor pencils as always. The sentiment is by Autumn Leaves.

Check out the wonderful cards made by my DT sisters over at the Friday Sketchers blog, hope you'll find inspiration to make a card and take part in the challenge, there's a great prize to win sponsored by Lauretta's Digital Stamps.

Take a look at the blogs of my Talented DT sisters too; Bea, Claudia, Inge, Jacque, Janneke, Jeanette, Jorunn and Tanja.

Final day of the blog candy

2010-10-28T08:00:00.000+02:00

Tomorrow is the big reveal and release day of the fabulous new stamps designed by a fantastic new designer at SCACD!

Come back tomorrow and hop a long with us in a great BIG blog hop, includes prizes!

Here are two sneak peek pieces of the wonderful new stamps:

The fabulous blog candy ends TONIGHT,
October 28th 11pm EST,
on the SCACD store blog Follow Your Heart!
Don't miss it!

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Blog Candy ~ New SCACD Release Soon!

2010-10-23T09:16:00.002+02:00

There will be some fabulous new stamps
coming out on October 29th!

Want this badge?

A great blog candy starts TODAY on the
SCACD store blog Follow Your Heart!
Don't miss it!

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Friday Sketchers # 125 ~ Deer Friend

2010-10-22T08:00:00.008+02:00

Hello dear friends! Today it's our fabulous Jacque who has made a great sketch for the Friday Sketchers blog. On my card today I used the cute deer by The Greeting Farm, colored with my Prismacolopr pencils.

Check out the wonderful cards made by my DT sisters over at the Friday Sketchers blog, hope you'll find inspiration to make a card and take part in the challenge, there's a great prize to win sponsored by our sweet and generous former DT sister Carole.

Take a look at the blogs of my Talented DT sisters too; Bea, Claudia, Inge, Jacque, Janneke, Jeanette, Jorunn and Tanja.

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There will be some fabulous new stamps coming out soon!

Want this badge?

A great blog candy starts Saturday 23rd on the
SCACD store blog Follow Your Heart!
Don't miss it!

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Snow Fun!

2010-10-19T14:00:00.001+02:00

Today we have a fab sketch made by Suzanne Dean to play with at the SCACD's DT! I rotated and mirrored it. The Image is Snow Fun from the Winter Wonderland collection by Victoria Case for SCACD.

I think my punched hearts look so cool, I put some Toner Tex Foil on a piece of cardstock before punching.
Fun product with many possibilities!
Here are two great videos on how to use it:

On the company blog Follow Your Heart you can see some wonderful DT projects!

AngelEyes ~ June

2010-10-18T15:17:00.009+02:00

I get so inspired when I have new stamps in my hands, so here's another lovely AngelEyes girl, this is June from Kreativ Hobby. Isn't she sweet?
I lifted a card that I saw in talented Rimna's blog. - And then I went a bit crazy with the buttons! *LOL*

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If you're into copics, then you should check out this challenge over at the Color Me Copic blog. You can win wonderful stamps from SCACD, and Elaine has a fab coloring tutorial over there too!

New AngelEyes ~ X-mas with Christina

2010-10-15T15:31:00.010+02:00

Here she is! The lovely AngelEyes Christina from Kreativ Hobby. I ordered my stamps yesterday, got them today, and had to make a card right away! My first Christmas card for this season! The sentiment and the swirl stamp are also by Kreativ Hobby, and the big rectangular die is by Nellie Snellen.

Friday Sketchers # 124 ~ Fall Card

2010-10-15T08:00:00.007+02:00

Hi friends! At the Friday Sketchers blog today it's my turn to be the hostess and have my sketch up - fun!
I've used one of the wonderful new stamps from SCACD, called 1st Leaf of Fall. I colored with Prismacolor pencils, and added some QuicKutz leaves and a tag.

Check out the wonderful cards made by my DT sisters over at the Friday Sketchers blog, hope you'll find inspiration to make a card and take part in the challenge, there's a great prize to win sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.

Take a look at the blogs of my Talented DT sisters too; Bea, Claudia, Inge, Jacque, Janneke, Jeanette and Tanja.

A big, happy newsbitz for you: We have a new member on our DT! My good friend, the fabulously talented Jorunn is joining our group! Welcome Jorunn, so happy to have you with us!

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And some more exciting news! Susana at SCACD is one of the first ones to present the gold and silver Flower Soft! Just think of all the great possibilites of embellisihing the X-mas cards with this fun product! You'll find it →here!

And you really need to check out these new flowers as well, they are gorgeous, I want them all! *LOL*