Very lazy weekend

I've been relaxing the whole weekend and planning the "christmas calendar" of this blog. I've found a beautifull vintage card for each day. I just love christmas! (though I'm not a religious person). I like the idea of giving, good food and calming down, reading books and being with your loved ones. I'm hoping that the snow we have doesn't melt (like it looks like now), because one important part of Yule-tide succes is snow and pure white land scapes of my home town. And skiing and sleding!

Just getting to the mood with a little help of (I believe a French) band called M83 (as you can see for yourself;)). Must say I didn't like the music as much I loved this PERFECT cover art...

Important things

I'm so sorry I don't remember where I got these gems, but they suit my state of mind. (I've seen the film "Miss Pettigrew". And what a fine film it was :)

Ready and on their way with the best wishes

Hats for the triplets (my workmates daughter is going to have) are ready and earlier today I gave them away. I packed them with a card that has removable red bow, because she hopes at least one of the babies to be a girl.

PS: on the background you can see my new living room curtains. I found the fabric from flea market and I believe it might be originally from Ikea. I LOVE IT!!! The colors are so refreshing. I've been looking for my perfect curtains a long time.

More knits and snow

This one made me smile!!! Thanks to Megan Reardon.

Really beautifull neck warmer from the blog "Viiniä ja villasukkia". Like the buttons that are assorted :)

I like big knit coats and this design from the Twist Collection web magazine. I suggest that you check this and this other gem too "Amber". I'm knitting the old ones like the knitting needels were on fire ;) so I could start something new!!! I'm actually dreaming of the green one I found from this blog: It's crocheted and looks pretty fast to do (the yarn looks really thick, I believe Novita's Mambo would do). I think it would be nice to wear to a christening we were invited last night. (You know I really don't have anything to wear! Must make something!)

I'm waiting for my friend to arrive to the bus station so I can fetch her and then we're going to have a relaxing weekend of leisure. I have to get going in a half an hour. And outside there is a winter wonder land waiting for me (I took this picture a few hours ago):greetings from Tahvo - Wuh!

Knitting blogs

I get really exited about yarns and knitting and crochet work. And every now and then I read knitting blogs even tough I already have three knits waiting to be finished and reading only makes me wanna start new works. So instead of beginning knitting new adorable things right away, I share these ideas here and when I get something ready I can return to this (I have this strict "only three knits uncomplete is okay"-law). Well I would LIKE to do a vintage looking (1920?) slipover and leg warmers(like the green ones in the picture down) for myself, a little jacket for Tahvo, a stylish cap for Jaakko and many more....

This "Dragon scarf" is Vilma's design. And she generously gives the pattern for free in her blog (clic her name) in finnish and english. Love the simplicity, functional form and innovative idea!

This dog is really stylish! My Tahvo (it's also a miniature pincher) should have a better garderobe. Thanks to Heidi's blog for it!This is an amazing work of Althea Crome. And the incredible part is that she makes everything at the scale of 1:12!!! It's hard to apprehend that this jacket is only few centimeters in size.

Snow! Is that snow?

Tahvo looks so poetic. He looks to the distance and dreams of far away places.. full of nice dog ladies?

And YES! I believe that's snow, alltough there is no much (I might not go skiing yet). We had a refreshening morning walk under the cold and misty winter sunlight. One of the reasons I like this neighborhood is that the nature is so close (and I have only 2 kilometers to the city centre where I work.) We've been looking for a bit bigger home (now having 49 m2 for 2 adults and a dog)), but finding a home at a better location is giving us grief.

My day has began very nicely. I did nothing "usefull" this morning, I read the culture pages of my newspaper and drank two cups of coffee and knitted a bit one of the hats I'm making for the TRIPLETS my workmate's daughter is having early next year!!!

Chilly day and cozy things

Todays theme is (weird) tea party for my taste. Including:
These two tea cups that really will start the conversation going...( From Hidden Art shop).And that super cute tea cozy! It's hand-made by Samantha Stas using recycled woollens and vintage linens, with hand-dyed crochet trim and ric-rac, £25, from Not on the High Street. The colours and the pattern is so adorable. And last the only underwear anyone should be eating = Biscuit underwear from a British bakery called Biscuiteers. I smile at this idea. It also makes me happy to know that in this cold, hard world there is someone who thought "I think I'll earn my living by making funny biscuits".

The weather is really chilly here, about -3 degrees celcius. The grass has icing on top, but there is no snow. I wait for the snow drinking tea and dreaming of skiing picnic (hot chocolate is in order there).

Really nice weekend and now waiting for snow

I had a lovely time this weekend! Thanks to my guest of honor: Raisa. In that picture she's (proudly) presenting the lap top bag we designed and made today and yesterday for her new lap top... Oh and Tahvo is there too wondering if he could lick that wonderfull human being just once more. We also started to sew tunics for ourselves, but they are not yet finished.

We also talked a lot, among other thing movies, and now I'm waiting to see "War inc." as well as "August Rush" and "The Son of Rambow". We also ate well and drank some vine and watched the movie about the talented artist Beatrix Potter and it was okay, but the drawings she made were and are magnificent. I had one of her books when I was little, but I didn't realize how inventive and subtle the pictures are. Also the artist was a freak in her times, because she denied marriage, earned her living and was the ruler of her own life. That makes her even more admirable for me.

Artsy for my taste and a cartoon

This pillow-sculpture is made by Eva Torudd and the idea is really cute and inventive, as you can conclude from the name " princess on top of a pea" (I'm not sure is the story of this princess familiar to all)... There's also something really appealing about the pillows getting smaller and smaller. Somehow this piece makes me think of babushkas (You know the wooden carved dolls that you can get from Russia).


Elizabeth Christiansson has made this colorfull doll. I really like it (little hippy inside me laughs out of joy seeing this one:))

And last but not least my cartoon from the drawing class...It's not ready, but it's ready enough to show to you. So I just snapped a photo instead of scanning it. It's about a lonely imaginary-friend...

Have a nice...

fathersday tomorrow. LH

I almost forgot...

...to wish you a funny Halloween! And all you witches remember to be carefull out there flying..
(I'm sorry that I don't remember where I foud this picture but it always makes me smile, so I thnk the crooked minded person who has made this!)

Paper dolls

Here is a really nice vintage paper doll baby.

Paper dolls have always tickled my imagination. I made a few when I was little. Today I decided to search trouhg the internet if there were any really interesting paper dolls. And was there?! O'hou yes:HIHI! Maybe I should make one from our dog Tahvo? This one can be ordered from: http://www.eggpress.com/shop.html ...

And these are Finnish paper Dolls from the years 1945 and 1927. Really inspirating! Espacially that 20's fashion. Mmmm, the last but not least a paper doll made by Emily Blackapple, a nostalgy-loving crafter.