I know...

...you're thinking what happend! It's like a got publishing diarrea...three blog posts within a few hours! It's crazy ;-)

I just remembered that I have been meaning to share my latest "work of art" (well you'll be the judge of that). I'm really happy with how it came out, though I haven't decided if I'm done with it yet. I just might do some tweeking. I have this love for the color aqua or turquoise (well and pink...I've always been crazy about pink! Makes me all happy and warm inside...) and the dreamy texture when everything in the painting is a bit blurry. This painting is called "Dare to be remarkable" which is such a great quote...

Now the original idea was to include all these paper flowers

in the tree (that I've made out of pretty paper) but now

I'm not so sure...will have to think about that...

Fab new things in the shop

Brand new and absolutley gorgeous stuff have arrived in the shop. And since Swedish autumn showed itself from its absolut best side today, I decided to have myself one of my many "photo shoots" in our garden. Now, I make it a big thing to always showcase my products in natural light, after all that is the light that will be offered you - my customer - when you present them in your sofa, on your bed or floor And also it just depict the colors in a more correct way contrary to studio light which is rather harsh and revealing. Anyhoot, here are some nice pics of some of the latest arrivals in the shop, enjoy!

The simple joys of motherhood...

Go get yourself the prettiest fake flower at the shop!

Now it seems time is just passing and the blog is not getting the TLC that I would like to give it and more importantly neither are my readers (the few but very cherished ones). The thing is I'm trying to work out this pussle called life and sometimes the pieces just don't fit together and well....things don't turn out exactly the way I want them to. Sounds familiar?(please say yes!)

The thing is, working full time, being a mother, picking up the sh%t spread all over the house by my darling daughter and hubbie, making up the bed, doing the dishes, the laundry, making dinner, washing that unpleasent odour from my body (where did that come from yiaks!), making all the phone calls that I've been putting off for far too long, running my business...bla bla bla....the 24 hrs of the day simply isn't enough.

It seems all creativity ends as soon as I walk through the door, with a tired and cranky 2-year old under my arm, who gets and absolute fit when she's not allowed to watch teletubbies (and no she's not allowed because then she falls asleep and mummy doesn't get her alone time in the evening), while I'm trying to get food on the table before all things take a turn for the worst (mummy starts sobbing, daughter starts screaming, food is burnt, pasta is overcooked...well you get the picture). So please forgive me for neglecting you all, I promise to be better!

The coolest thing

So browsing the www for inspiration I found the coolest thing. Check out this program that turnes a collection of photos into the sweetest collage shaped as a heart or a circle or any other custom shape that you'd prefer http://www.shapecollage.com/ This is how my little family collage turned out.

These bags

So I have been tempted to buy these weekender bags for ages but can't seem to build up the courage to buy them. You see I think people in general will find them too pricey and now I'm thinking of just treating myself to one. I'm leaning towards bag no 3...what do you think?

The bags are Fair traded made out of Ralli or Kantha quilts. Kantha is the name of the method that these lovely quilts from West Bengal, India are done in. Women in Bengal typically use old saris and cloth and layer them with Kantha stitch to make a light blanket or throw or beadspread. The women who make the quilts - that are turned into these lovely bags - work in a Fair Trade cooperative through which the members earn an income to support their families. A great initiative and buying a bag not only lets you own the most beautiful bag but help support a good cause. Just take a look aren't they beautiful!

If I ever win the lottery

...this is what I'll buy! I saw these module sofa cushions when we where strolling along the streets of Palma (I hadn't a clue what brand they were). Then by chance I saw them in Living etc once we got back home, and voilá, now I know the name of the maker and that they are NOT - I repeat (and silently cry) - available in Sweden. Not that it makes that big a difference since i would have to buy another house first, preferably in Asia, since our house simply wouldn't do them justice. I could see one or two in our daughters room...a nice reading corner perhaps. But then again they would be far too expensive to waste on her room ;-) No, these are for mummy. I can just imagine myself in say Thailand...evening...nice summers dress on and a Mai thai...yupp....that's me when I'm like 60+....ahhh a girl can dream, can't she?

New owls arriving soon

So I've just ordered a new batch of my lovely owls and everytime I look at the pics of the latest ones, they make me smile. They are just the coolest creatures ever and the fabrics and the craftsmanship is superb. Every child should have one and every sofa and bed for that matter. They simply have that je nais sais quoi that we all need to sprouce up our dull furniture with. I only ordered a maximum of 2 owls per design and in some cases only one. I want you to feel that you are pretty much unique in owning a particular design, so if you fancy one in particular you should be quick on your keyboard ;-)

Miss Pond Lilly

Miss Summer Bird

Miss Pink Peggy

Little Hermine Hoot


Cheeky Harry

New pillow design soon to arrive

New ABSOLUTELY gorgeous pillow covers by Bonjour mon Coussin soon arriving at the web shop. As usual I only bought a few of each (a maximum of 4 but in most cases only 2) so if you have your eyes set on one, you better hurry! :-) Take a look at these beauties!

Back and rested?...

...hmmm....I'm not sure...I think I could have done a week or two more in Mallorca. We had the most wonderful time and although we had time to relax (as much as is humanly possible with a 2 year old!) and had loads of great wine and food, I could easily have done a couple of more weeks. If we could dream a nice little dream we'd actually buy ourselves a nice litte finca and stay forever ;-)

Up...up and away!

So I will take a little trip for a few days and re-charge my batteries, YEAH! So being a lonely camper i.e. running the business all by myself, I will need to close the shop for this period. You are all more than welcome to place an order, but it will be shipped earliest by the 13th of August. Thank you for understanding! You're the best!

Lots of Love,

C.

Made a blanket...

...this afternoon and I'm stoked about how it turned out. Now the fabric is really what makes the blanket and I am as always totally in love with the fabric! My daughter seems to be a fan as well ;-) Take a look isn't it just fab!

The fabric is to die for...
...right?

My PilLove tags has found it's rightful place ;-)

Patchwork love...