crafts
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Guest crafter at Vinterviken and Stockholm in its prime
A weekend in May I had the opportunity to be a guest crafter at Vintervikens organic gardens close to Stockholm. It is a nonprofit organization with a beautiful garden, a vegetarian cafe and a craft shop among other things. It is so nice; if you are in Stockholm pay it a visit! Now I got…
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Easter crafts and my new bench buddy
Spring is early this year and the cherry blossoms have started since a couple of weeks, even in my own backyard, beautiful! I have knitted a sweater “on demand”. It is my daughter’s boyfriend Simon who wanted a warm alpaca sweater to use when birdwatching in our cold climate. I knitted from my Alice…
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Back to Lisbon
Tribute to a city: Last spring I visited Lisbon on a short filigree course but stayed only four days and got just a glimpse of this beautiful city. So now I returned in late February and early March for two weeks. The plan was that my son with girlfriend should join me but their plans…
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January silversmithing and Fair Isle knitting
Christmas has passed. I had made a silver pendant with an oak leave motif (our family name) for my daughter wich was much appreciated. I got a few tumbled stones as Christmas present and it is new to me to work with irregular shapes. It is more difficult than for example cabochon…
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Autumn leaves
This colourful month I have been inspired by the autumn in the forest. Walking, picking fungus and breathing the fresh cool air gave me impressions that resulted in a couple of weeks of intense stitching. This is some of what inspired me: The red fungus is poisonous but beautiful so it was…
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Lapis lazuli, amber and blue silk
Whilst autumn is slowly setting in, I have been busy with a few new items. Another amber ring, this time a little thicker silver and some small balls soldered on. My old torch had started to leak gas ( scary) so I bought a new smaller one which is easier to use with the left…
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A trip to Amsterdam and the Hague-the city of peace and justice
Last week I visited a friend who lives in the Netherlands, in Friesland but she came down to meet me in Amsterdam. Together with her two sisters we explored some of Amsterdam and the Hague. I had made these gifts for her and for her little grand-daughter: In Amsterdam there were the…
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A discovery: Swedish blue slag
Recently when I visited a gemstone shop in Stockholm I came across a find. Among all beautiful stones there was an extremely blue one, a colour similar to the sky in fair weather. I was told it is called “Bergslags-slagg” and it is not a real gemstone at all. In this specific part of the world,…
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April- spring is here!
Eventually spring is here with bright sunshine, dry leaves, brown grass and small buds and spring flowers suddenly popping up. On my kitchen window sill seeds are slowly growing to plants. Hope has returned! From the workshop: I have made a pair of ear-pendants for the first time. This time I took photos of the…
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More silver, threads and yarn
It has been a while since my last post and I have been quite busy with my projects. This very long, harsh, cold and snowy winter has not inspired me to much outdoor activities I am afraid. Colourwise it is a grey time. Note that the photo above is a colour photo. Winter is not my…
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