Getting her hooked
If you haven’t tried a Semla yet you really need to hop on a plain right now – and come to Sweden to try one. They are delicious, especially as we swedes (mostly) eat them only in February while...
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There are a gazillion fun ways to recycle and find new ways to use those old crocheted doilies, but this has got to be my favorite so far. It’s the Easter Egg I received yesterday filled with candy....
View ArticleBellis Miniature Sculpture
To me this is a Bellis Perennis – a common plant of meadows, lawns and other grassy areas, frequently found growing in lawns. The drawing is from my Art Journal, and the pink sculpture is a recent...
View ArticleLuminaries
Embroidered Luminaries by iHanna’s mom, inspired by the book Stitched Blooms. Mom’s latest embroidery are these beautiful candle holders, inspired by Carina’s book Stitched Blooms. I think she has...
View ArticleWishing you a Day filled with Good Things
Today I wanted to show you one of the pretty extras that I got in the DIY Postcard Swap this year. It is made by my mom, who has been participating in almost all of the swaps I’ve arranged I think. I...
View ArticlePaint Your Own Dala Horse Workshop
A few weeks back I held a workshop at the Stockholm university. It was super fun and I took lots of photos while we painted. Some of you have seen a few instagram pics already, but I wanted to share...
View ArticleAwesome DIY Planner Ideas
You know how much I love my DIY Calendar, right? And you might remember I made the 2014 calendar pages available as a digital download late last year. Having a real product really makes me happy! It’s...
View ArticleShare Your Creative Process & DIY Postcards
Have you signed up for iHanna’s DIY Postcard Swap yet? You can still join, and there is plenty of time to make ten awesome postcards. If you’ve already started please share your blog post link below!...
View ArticleAround the World Blog Hop
Creativity in some form is a life-long, joyous, satisfying, essential ingredient in life.* Wendy Fasten your seat belts and let’s travel the world! Last Monday I posted my answers to the questions in...
View ArticleFabric Owl Banner
My mom knows me well, and recently surprised me with a super cute owl banner that she sewed! I guess she found the inspiration somewhere on the internet, but as you can see, it’s made just for me. It...
View ArticleInspiration in Envelopes
One of my dear blog fans, Jenny, sent me a care package filled with lovely paper and craft stuff. You know the kind, where every time you look inside the envelope something cuter than before comes...
View ArticleYou have to keep Evolving
I cant keep doing the same thing forever. You have to keep changing and evolving. Thats the magic of what we do. You cant be predictable. The second your fans think they know what they can expect...
View ArticleCheer me up & share your DIY Postcards
November in Sweden this year has been horrible gray. Where I live there has been gray skies for weeks on end. It feels like the fog never lifts, and it gets dark around three o’clock. The first few...
View ArticleDo it Yourself Postcards | Share & Connect online
Time to share YOUR creativity with ME! But first: Dear reader of this blog A quick message to all of my dear readers: Sorry I did not send out my newsletter this time, I feel bad about it. In autumn...
View ArticleSewing day in iHanna’s Studio
I love having friends (and sometimes one or two small friends) over in my studio. It is super fun to share from my stash, sometimes papers and sometimes other materials. This was a sewing day. And...
View ArticleArtist Date at Hornsgatspuckeln
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust As the self-proclaimed blogging ambassador of Stockholm, Sweden, today I’m bringing you on one...
View ArticlePaint Party in the Park
The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on ones own country as a foreign land. Gilbert K. Chesterton Earlier this summer me and two friends had this...
View ArticleYou are a DIY Postcard Rockstar – share your link here
Hi Dear DIY Postcard Rockstar! This is the post where those of you that joined iHanna’s DIY Postcard Swap Fall 2015 can share your blog post links (the swap is now closed but if you missed it join my...
View ArticleA Year of Making | January Inspiration en Masse
With the monthly link love post Inspiration en masse you get a lot of inspiration in just one post, or at least that is my hope. This year I will be posting the link post in the beginning of the month...
View ArticleCollage Carnival – cut and paste your way to Creative Heaven – a video book...
I love new, pretty books and I’ve written quite a lot of book reviews over the years, but I have never done a video book review before… So this is a first for me, making a video about a book that I’m...
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