scrowlscrowl

I finally finished this project

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Knitted pants for a one year old.
Am happy with the result.

I wonder what to start knitting now?!

Celebration Time!

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Yesterday was my son's first EVER birthday.

We had a very nice birthday party with family and friends.

Birthday cake... (his very own)

Looks like he enjoyed it :)

another cake his grandmother made for him.

YUM!

And there were presents too.

I think it was the best birthday party I've ever been to!!

I LOVE YOU, my dear son

AEDM: Day 28. Collage

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Homemade postcard for a Bookcrossing friend

Collage on a small canvas

AEDM: Day 15. The Pillow is finished!

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I finished this pillow today and gave it to my friend and she loved it!

Here's a journalpage that I startet last week and finished today.

AEDM: Day 12. Art Journaling on the edge

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I won

"Wide Open, Inspiration and techniques for Art Journaling on the edge by Randi Feuerhelm-Watts"

three years ago (in a blogdraw). Yippiiee! :D

This notebook is so pretty I didn't want to use it untill now. I kind of didn't want to ruin it.

There is also 50 cards with loads of journal inspiration. Look how pretty they are!

This text is from one of the cards. Aren't they great?!

Below are pictures of some of the pages in the journal with finished backgrounds. So much prettyness!

Let's see what I did with some of the pages...

Page one

Stage 1: In the process

Stage 2: The finished journal page.

Page 2

Stage 1: In the process

Stage 2: Finished page

November is Art Every Day Month!

2011-11-10T18:23:00.000-08:00

Didn't you know?
Read about Art Every Day Month here, and join if you like.

I have three "projects" that I'm working on right now. A pillow for a friend who just moved in to a new apartment. I've just learnt to knit like this.

It is a lot of fun, actually.

And cotton trousers for my son. He will be 10 months old in 7 days. Oh how time flies!

I have the last leg to knit+some cool pockets, then I'm done.

This is a collage I made one evening in the beginning of November. I glued papers, added stickers, then painted over it with light gesso. The result got so dull, I think the whole thing needs more color. I'm not sure what to do, but I've gotta do something.

I could also leave it just as it is, to remind me that I didn't make it for the end result.

I was in "the flow" and I had fun making it.

So today is Day 11 of AEDM (Art Every Day Month). Am hoping to do at least one thing creative today.

I might be working on one of the 3 projects above (or all of them), or I'll do something completely different.

Hopefully I'll do something.

I'll let you know in my next post -coming soon!

See ya later... -alligator!

The Graveyard Book

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If you haven't already read this book written by Neil Gaiman, make sure you do!!
I just finished the book today, and it was the most amazing book I've read in a very long time. When I finished reading the last page in the book, I felt like I wanted to start it all over again. That doesn't happen very often to me with books. I think I'll have to read it again later, just not right now.

So many books -so little time!

To get to know a little bit about what the book is about, follow the link to have a look inside it at amazon. Then go get the book!

Knitting

2011-10-31T16:54:00.000-07:00

I've been doing a lot of knitting lately. I have a few projects that I'm working on right now (I'll get back to them).

In this post, I wanted to show you what I've knitted for my son. It is still a bit big for him, but I'm happy with the result...and it has cats on it!!

Postcards from around the world (part 2):

2011-10-31T16:33:00.000-07:00

A long time ago... ,(in my last post) I promised to post again when I had received the rest of the cards from iHannas Postcard Swap (see last post for info). I'm sorry I'm so late!

So here are the last 2...:

from England (above)

and from The Netherlands (below)

I love both of them!!!

Postcards from around the world...

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From Portugal:

From South Dakota, USA:

From Germany:

From Australia:

and another one from Germany:

WOW! I love all 5 postcards. Thanks to those who made them and sent them my way! :D

6 postcards made

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iHanna is hosting a postcard swap this year, too. It was so much fun last year, so I just had to join in again. I can't wait to start receiving homemade postcards from around the world. These are the postcards I made this far. They will be travelling to New Zealand, Korea, Finland, Romania, Portugal, Canada and USA. I'm so excited! And a big thanks to Hanna for organizing the swap.!

Here`s my son, Isak. He is 2 months old now, and I can't get enough of him. Isn't he just adorable?

I've knitted a few things to him already

November

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I haven't blogged since June!! How can that be? What happened? What have I been doing for so many months? Well... not much, I guess...

But now is November, and like last year, I've joined Art Every Day Month. The goal is to be creative every day. I'd like that. Yes, I want it!

So here's what I've done so far in November.

I'm so glad to be back at journaling and blogging. Hopefully it will last for long! Oh...I like this!!

10 Things in June

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1: Apollo

2: Janus

3: I baked these yesterday.

4: Mom's flowers

5: Flowers

6: More flowers

7: "Crap"-Journal Page

8: Another "Crap"-Journal page

9: Yummy papers bought on sale.

10: How I like our sofa.

I apologize

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for not updating my blog for such a long time. I've been so busy finishing my master thesis and with life in general, so I haven't been able to blog. I meant to let you know about my "blog break", but....

I'm back now. My goal is to update this blog at least once a week. It will be fun! I already have plans for some upcoming blogposts. Stay tuned!! :D

When you wish upon a star...

2010-04-28T02:43:00.000-07:00

-on making unconscious wishes & the happiness when they come true.

This is a page from my handsewn "Crap Journal". It was made some time late in March..
I used various paper for collage and painted with acrylic paint. The cat was colored with water-soluble wax pastels from Caran D'ache.

It is not especially pretty this page...
...but isn't it kind of funny how you can let your mind rest and things happen coincidentally when you are in the "flow" of creating.

I never planned for the cat and the text on that page, it all happened unintentionally. Sometimes I think it is my unconsciousness trying to tell me something. I know I've wanted a cat in my life again since the day I was 11 years old and had to part with the cat I'd had in my life for 9 years. That was the saddest moment for me...! kind of like losing my best friend.

I never planned for a cat in my life right now (even though I want it), but things kind of start happening when you make a wish (even without knowing in the process of doing it). 2-3 weeks later, The Universe started working to make my wishes come true. If you want to know what happened, you can read my previous post.

This was just what I needed. I hope it lasts forever!

Thank you Universe!!!
I love you

I think I'm (some kind of) a mother...

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My friends cat, Luna, had kittens. They are the most cutest kittycats EVER!!! :D I heart them.

My friend wanted to put both of them to death (she already have 3 cats and couldn't keep them herself), so I "took over". I'm sure I'll find a way to keep them happy and alive.

After feeding her babies, Luna will go back home to my friends house. I'm just kind of "lending her" for a few months.

These cuties were born April 3rd.

this little one is having trouble getting milk from his/her mother, so we've been feeding him/her babycat-milk day and night (every 2-3 hours).

I'm so happy to se the belly growing. The weight on this one now is 130 g!! The brother/sister has now reached 210 g, so the difference is still huge. But they both look very strong and healthy now.

I lovelovelove them!!

Here's the "small one" falling asleep in my hand after drinking 7 ml babycat milk.

I love to hear him/her purring.

Both of them sleeping together (the "small one" to the left). I still don't know if they are male or female (or which one is what), but I'll have a closer look real soon to find out.

Now we just have to find names for them :D.
Any suggestions??

Sewn Journal... I'm hooked!! :P

2010-03-25T13:51:00.000-07:00

I'm sewing another journal...

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That's the reason why I slept for too long this morning.

The cover is fabric... Two Japanese (?) women at tea time.
Pretty papers on the inside.

and papers that have been lying around for too long...

Sewing is fun!!

Sewn Junk Journal Winner...

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joyfulploys !!! :D

Congratulations!!

I will need your address, so please send me an email and your journal will be on its way real soon. :)

Sewn Junk Journal Revisited

2010-03-03T10:11:00.000-08:00

I'm still working on this -making it ready, pretty and usable for the winner.

The draw is still open (closing march 15'th)

I would be happy-happy if more people could join!! :)

The inside is changing day by day...

I want it to look pretty and to make some good space for notes, sketches or whatever you like to put inside there.

But the cover is still the same...

I'm trying to make it pretty and usable for the winner.

Comment on one of my blogposts about this journal and join the draw!! :P

One lucky winner will be picked on march 15'th.

Good luck!

Beautiful mail for me :D

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from Leslie (snipsandsnailsandpuppydogtails-leslie.blogspot.com)

from Jennifer

from Melissa

from Pippa

from Alex (lixieknitsit.blogspot.com)

I love every sngle one of them! Thank you so much for sending these treasures to me :)

I'm still curiously waiting for the last two cards from the iHanna DIY Swap.

We've been fishing :)

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10 Things

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1: Homemade bookstrings

2: Current page in a small journal

3: Altered Book Journal (am planning to make the cover nice too)

4: Page inside my altered book journal (lying on my desk to dry)

5: A print I bought from iHannas etzy-shop (hanging on my wall)

I love this owl collage!!

6: Small plate bought at a thrift store in town because I loved the color

7: Mirror bought in Ghana (with Adinkra symbol)

Siamese crocodile: "sharing the same stomach -yet they fight for food"

8: My first try at woodburning (done on wood not made for woodburning, cause I could never get my hands on the "real stuff")

9: Something I found in the attic (it belonged to my mom)

10: Messy Vision Board

"sewn junk journal " -giveaway

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Wouldn't it be fun to journal in this one?

adding text, paint, stickers and wishlists?

Do you want my homemade journal?

yeeeey!! I'll do a draw... :)

Write a comment to this blogpost to enter.

Swapping postcards is fun!!

2010-02-19T08:01:00.000-08:00

Postcards I've received:

From iHanna (Hanna)

from StudioMailbox

from Michelle Ward

from Shannon

So much prettyness!! Thanks!! I even received a postcard today! Will take a picture and post about it later. I feel so lucky to get all these beautiful handmade cards in the mail.

Some of the postcards I made for the swap:

I had so much fun making them!!

Thanks to iHanna for hosting this swap, and for the postcard she sent me!! :D (see first picture in this blogpost)

Visiting Polar Zoo

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wolf

The moose

Something colorful for a very special someone...

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I started knitting this while in hospital last friday.
I think they will be finished just in time for Valentines Day, and I really hope he'll like them!
Are you curious to know what it's gonna be? I won't tell you...
(guessing is allowed though)

November was Creative Every Day Month, and I've been posting pictures of this knitting project before, as I kept working on it.
But I did't get to finish back then in november. It was a christmas present for Mom.
Better late than never, right?

I told her she should keep newspapers there...

I just think her yarn has taken over :)

I want to felt it one more time, to make it more sturdy,

though Mom's not so sure if she wants that.

Any advice?

I guess I'll have to go to bed now.

Tomorrow I'll be baking...

you are invited *

Have fun this weekend!! :D

January Randomness...

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A cute bookmark I received from a Bookcrossing friend in Sweden.

and pictures taken in my room this month....

I can't wait to see my boyfriend!! :D

Just 8 more days of waiting:P

I'll let you have a look

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inside my Art Journal/"Crap Book"... :)

...even though you're not supposed to... :P

WHAT'S IN A NEW YEAR...?

2010-01-06T11:40:00.001-08:00

Here in Trondheim the weather is crazy cold right now. We have loads of snow and it's a perfect day to stay inside those four walls all covered up in cozy blankets, surrounding the room with candlelights to help keep you warm... YEY!! :)

This is the view from my window right now...
Can you see how could it is?

What direction will you take this year?

Remember...it is all in your hand. You can do whateter you want to do with your life. Make good wishes, most likely they will come true...!

...and if something like this shows up in front of you...don't be afraid to take it in your hand, turn it around...and look at it carefully...

You'll be surprised of what you see...

The fact that I found this walking around on an island in Hitra, still amazes me.

SOL meaning SUN in Norwegian!!

Can you read it too?

Isn't that an increadibly amazing message nature has given me (and all of us)!!

Wishing you a Happy New Year with many days filled with warm sunshine and happiness!!

"scrowl"

AEDM day 27 & 28.

2009-11-27T16:20:00.000-08:00

A few pages from my so called "Crap-Book"

...and this last picture is an Art Journal page. The background was already painted in acrylics. It just needed some writing. Looks nice, huh? I'm not sure if I want to just leave the page as it is, or add something. Will wait and see.

Wishing you all a splendid weekend!! :D Have some fun!

AEDM day 15-26.

2009-11-26T04:01:00.000-08:00

I've been on the most beautiful island with BF.

Lot's of time to breathe. We had a stroll around the island...

Haven't had much time to post for AEDM, so here's a small update.

Enjoy!!

BF said he wanted socks, so I started knitting...

AEDM Day 14: I can't stop...! :D

2009-11-14T01:35:00.000-08:00

Same book

-more "crap"!!

using iHanna's labels (Thanks!!)

I stayed up waaaay too long last night...

AEDM: Day 13: This is not a scrapbook... :P

2009-11-13T13:43:00.000-08:00

It's a crap-book (lol). I've made it with junk paper (even old newspapers and magazines) a while back. I am now working on the pages to make them ready to journal/draw/collage/paint/write on. This journal is much easier to carry around in a bag than my fat thick journals that I'm working on now. But I'll have to start this journal (below) very soon, since this year is almost coming to an end... I bet I'll have fun! :D

I am still not finished knitting this newspaper-bin (or what should I call it?) somewhere to put newspapers... But I'm almost there. Can't wait to see how it looks when I finish felting....! :D

And these are a few pages in my Art Journal that I'm working on today.

Art Every Day (Day 12) : Journal Page

2009-11-12T12:56:00.000-08:00

Art Every Day (Day 12) : I'm back...

2009-11-12T09:47:00.000-08:00

Haven't been able to post since day 1. (I'm sorry) no internet access up north because of network problems. Now it's time to let you know what I've been up to...!

I didn't plan to bring this knit-work when travelling (I felt it was a bit too big for that, and my bags were already filled with too much: I always bring too much when travelling)), but of course I brought it, am glad I did. I'm almost ready for felting it now. I just have to finish the small sides.

Can you guess what this is?

I decided I had to do something with unfinished projects I had laying around. So I've sewn the pieces together on this bag, and felted it (by hand)... Oooh, that was hard work, but well worth it, don't you think? Now I just need to find the perfect button for it
and sew it on!

and I've knitted this scarf.

I lovelovelove the colors!!

It is so soft and warm! (I have already been wearing it in the cold up north :D)

November is Art Every Day Month...!

2009-11-01T13:09:00.000-08:00

...and today is Day 1. YEY!! :D

This is what I've been doing today. (I've knittet the blue part). Hopefully it will end up being a thing to keep newspapers in. And hopefully it will be finished by christmas (I plan on giving it to someone)... :P

Sadly it is too big to bring when travelling up north (by train) tomorrow (I've packed too much already). But I'll get back to it. I'll figure out something else to do on my travel. :D

Helping Mom in her garden...

2009-10-29T07:18:00.000-07:00

I liked the "taking-pictures-part" best...

...but I did a little bit of this too...!

It is something good about autumn, isn't it?

and look at this! It looks like a tiny pumpkin...

frozen, heart-shaped leaves... !!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO YA ALL!! :D

Art Journaling in October

2009-10-28T09:16:00.001-07:00

Art Journaling Cat...?

2009-10-26T14:12:00.000-07:00

Julian (that's his name) was staying here for three weeks. He had ran away from his home, and came to cheer me up when I was having a bad day :) I really enjoyed his visit. But what I enjoyed more was seeing his owner meeting with him again. She had tears in her eyes, and told me she had packed away his things already; thinking he was dead. I can't imagine how she must have felt...

I miss him though...

He likes sleeping at my desk

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We have a visitor...

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Before it's too late...

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So much beauty!!

Look around you...

It has been a month already :p

2009-08-23T10:44:00.000-07:00

I still play;

I love getting my hands dirty

resulting in this:

some journal pages...

I've just finished this diary

I woun't let you inside; I've hidden it in a safe place :)

...and I've started a new journal/diary

I love it!!

Isn't it cute?!

A perfect day for staying at home

2009-07-21T12:54:00.000-07:00

I haven't left the house except for some groceryshopping.

I have chocolate pudding, 1/2 bottle of red wine and my journal !!
I haven't posted journal pages for sooo long. You are curious to see some of my pages, aren't you?

Here we go:

Pictures on my way...

2009-07-19T06:55:00.000-07:00

The pictures were taken with my phone, so the quality is not too good. But still... I'm amazed by how many things I saw on my way to the bus-stop.

Spring socks...!

2009-04-25T12:45:00.000-07:00

I love the colors; am so happy I made these (even though they were too warm for the weather today)!!

Here are my latest Art Journal entries

...as you can see, I'm having fun :D

Are you enjoying the weekend too?

You should!!

This song's gonna make you smile...

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Journal pages and a moleskine painted black

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TODAY

I had a moleskine laying around, filled with not very much important..
on a day with less hope, I decided to paint it black.
and so I did

am now trying to find out how to make a use of it.
Should I use it as a regular notebook (using white gel pen)? or
use my old typewriter, scissors and glue? Maybe i should glue in some goodgood quotes?
ororor??

now what do you think?

Hey listen !!

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Here we go...

2009-04-08T09:23:00.000-07:00

There's sunshine outside, but a chill wind -my easter holiday has just started.

5 days off, will be spending time writingwriting on my thesis -how come time goes so fast?

...my supervisor needs some reading material veryvery soon. So I am planning to do some really hard work for some days now.

But today is for play -maybe I'll even grab a beer

and listen to some happy tunes.

-and it seems some of the pages in my journal could need some writing :)

Welcome Spring

2009-04-05T08:30:00.000-07:00

Just a show-off (spring flowers in my Art Journal)

More pics to come soonish :)

I'm home cleaning after yesterdays party (taco-evening with friends)..

Am planning to pick up my Artsy stuff and have some Sunday fun.

...the sun is shining!!

I'm heavy like sunday (Leona Naess)

2009-03-22T04:13:00.000-07:00

PLAY

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I love this video...(found on youtube the other day)
I just thought I'd share it with you.
It makes you want to paint paper doesn't it? :)

Sweet Escape...

2009-03-21T08:50:00.000-07:00

I have to get into my studies again. This might be a small blog-break (but I don't know yet).

Maybe I might escape from the books now and then; but right now my studies have to be my main ocupation till I finish my master thesis.
I feel that lately blogging and Art Journaling has been something taking me away from my books and making me to relax and play instead of stressing and writing
-A SWEET ESCAPE

Right now I have to make art journaling and blogging a REWARD (as there is no escape anymore!!).. OMG, time is running short!! I have to hurry up and finish with my studies.

So... unless I be a very good school-girl, there will be no blogging and no art journaling for me...

But don't you worry. I'll be back. When there is less stress and more TIME TO PLAY ..

See Yaa :)

Swirls and swirls..among others

2009-03-12T07:50:00.001-07:00

above: part of a page in my journal. Where I found some funny buttons that could be used as stamps

do you see that sea-horse below? yeah, that's a "button-stamp" too :)

page above almost finished

below: swirls on swirls

March Art Journal Pages and Flowers

2009-03-04T05:08:00.001-08:00

and eye candy flowers

Have a Happy March!! :D

Working in my new "Art Journal"

2009-03-04T04:53:00.001-08:00

it is an altered book; a book I bought at a thrift store in town.

it is funny how my style change with the book. I am no longer working on plain white paper, which means the pages have to be covered (at least parts of them) with gesso, acrylics, watercolors, scrap papers etc.
kind of funny

I haven't done so much drawing and writing yet, but I'm sure I'll try that out too

Here are a few of the backgrounds I've made in my altered book art journal:

Trying out charcoal with Bubby

2009-03-02T05:34:00.000-08:00

and drinking redwine. We had a fun and creative saturday evening/night.

I'm really happy with the drawing I started.

A Work In Progress
Materials: charcoal, pastels and ink

Drawing with charcoal was a whole new experience to me. I loved how you can add charcoal to the page, then wipe it out. After some time of doing that; I started turning the paper around and then I recognized the hair and the girls chin.
I had now found my "object" and then made the ocean and the sky.
The most fun part was adding the colors and lines.

...forget your trouble...

2009-02-27T05:30:00.001-08:00

this is how I do it...

by making a few more cards

and flowers

adding color to paper

stamping

IT WORKS!!

Creating with Bubby

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was so much fun!!

I made these postcards during the evening.

I'm talking layers here!!

2009-02-27T05:10:00.001-08:00

This is my most recent collage.
I have been working on this one for days; and I'm still not sure if it's finished yet.
"I'm talking layers here"

I ate dinner in a tower today

2009-02-15T10:24:00.000-08:00

look at this view!!

(Trondheim at its best)

food was great; and later on

we went home to eat this cake :) yummy

I like sundays...

Inside My Journal

2009-02-12T08:04:00.000-08:00

The Sun is Shining...

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The weather is sweet..!

(Mixed media collage on canvas)

I'm so happy for how it looks hanging on my wall :)

This and that in february

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Journal page from yesterday. I started drawing the girl with pencil, I then used my Neocolor watersoluble crayons

The purple background is acrylic paint

and I added a little writing, a few collage elements

and glitter...

My journal that I started in May 2008 looks like this from the side right now.

This is the very last page in this journal (Work in Progress, started today)

I've made marbled paper too.

and my mom talked me into starting knitting these socks. Nice colors for spring!

and I've decorated an envelope (collage style) for the first time

You should try it too, it is great fun! :D

How to stop the days from running...?

2009-01-31T10:40:00.000-08:00

They are just passing by so fast, I almost have trouble keeping up.

It is time for a blog update; that's for sure!!

and really...; I need to put my mind on something else right now. Something that is not about school (and writing my Master thesis); and something to take thoughts away from stress and problem and making big decisions and stuff... To let it rest.

The following pictures were taken some time ago.

I feel like it is time to share them with you!

This is from last Saturday, spending some time with Kali and her kitties and a bottle of wine

This is Luna and Gizmo (?)... Aren't they the CUTEST?

and this is Tequila Sunrise (Tequila for short)... She is such a cool cat...

Gizmo again... The strangest and most beautiful little kittie EVER!!

and Lille (little) below...

Shakin` hands

Luna and Gizmo again...

enough kitty love.....

Time for January Journal pages...!!

my second collage on canvas

2009-01-14T06:52:00.000-08:00

this one is with buttons.

I copied and printed 2 journal pages (from last year), ripped and glued; and added a bit of ephemera. And voila!!

Kind of cute, isn't it?

I am reading this book now. It is the best book I've read in a very long time; and I don't want it to stop, even thought it is a bit sad.

and this is my diary for 2009. it has one page for every day; lots of writing space

I love this

...for a crafty weekend!

2009-01-09T12:25:00.000-08:00

My desk today.This Art Journal below was started in May 2008...

I love how big it's getting

Who needs to buy scrapbook papers, when you can print your dress!!

Have you tried yet?

I've started my next Journal already (even though the other one is not finished yet)

I'm altering a book this time.

This is one of the first pages(below)

I think it reflexts how messy my life has been the last few days, my thoughts are everywhere at the same time, making me feel very very tired.

The rest of this month, I will try to focus more on what is important for me.

I have books to get back to, a master thesis to finish, and my job.

But I'll have fun too!!

You know you should :)

My top 10 journal pages from 2008

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so... which one is your favourite?

Do you want to show me your art journal?

I am still journaling now, and it is 2009. This year is tree days old; I am enjoying it, I have enjoyed every minute.

And I hope you do too!!

Happy New Year!!

A friend is someone who likes you...

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or even a white mouse

A tree can be a different kind of friend.

It doesn't talk to you, but you know it

likes you, because it gives you apples...

or pears... or cherries...

or, sometimes, a place to swing.

A brook can be a friend in a special way.

It talks to you with splashy gurgles.

It cools your toes and lets you sit

quietly beside it when you don't feel

like speaking.

The wind can be a friend too.

It sings soft songs to you at night

when you are sleepy and feeling lonely.

Sometimes it calls you to play.

It pushes you from behind

as you walk and makes

the leaves dance for you

wherever you go,

and that's how you know

it likes you.

Sometimes you don't know who

are your friends.

Sometimes they are there all the time,

but you walk right past them

and don't notice that they like you

in a special way.

and move very slowly,

and look around carefully,

to see someone who smiles at you

in a special way...

or a dog that wags its tail extra hard

whenever you are near...

or a tree that lets you climb it easy...

or a brook that lets you be quiet

when you want to be quiet.

Sometimes you have to find your friend.

Some people have lots and lots of friends

and some people have quite a few friends...

but everyone...

everyone in the whole world

has at least one friend.

Where did you find yours?

(book written by Joan Walsh Anglund, first published 1959)

My first collage on canvas

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given to my auntie for christmas...

How I want to make manymany more collages on canvases.

Yes, I will!!

So this is Christmas...

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We had a late breakfast here
drinking lots of tea from this lovely chinese tea pot

surrounded by flowers

and christmas everywhere

I think this is my favourite day of the year...

Nothing is expected from you today. I am staying at home, doing nothing except whatever I fancy doing.

Have a very Merry Christmas!!

December Journal Pages

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I finally had some time again -to relax and play in My Book.

I'm in love with making collages right now...
The page below has gone thru some changes (I was not happy with how it looked before). I posted a picture earlier; do you see the difference? I still want to add a few more elements to it, but I let it rest for now...

(The naked woman drawing is one I had laying around; it is made by Ingunn. If only I knew how to draw like that...)

Glimpses....

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24x19cm mixed media drawing/collage on cotton canvas

I started this mixed media piece months ago, and finally got to finish it today.

I am hoping to get my etsy "up and running" by january 2009. I guess this piece will show up there, if I don't get any other plans for it in the meantime. (24X19cm)

This time of the year -again!!

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and I am so stressed; I don't know where to be and what to do. I want to do all things at the same time, and still I seem to get almost nothing done (and my neck is so so tense)....

Am not yet finished christmas-shopping; and my money is getting short (I'll kjust have to relax with that christmas shopping for a few days). Am now trying to do some cleaning, removing some "tons" of dust in the living-room. It feels good doing some things, but I am not getting rid of the stress!!
Some advice would be cooool :)

I just came by for a quick post, to let you know I haven't forgotten my blog.
Have been working crazy-crazy the last two weeks.
Can't wait for christmas to come with time for doing cozy cozy things. Then I'll have time for posting pictures, playing with paints in MY BOOK etc.

I made a collage thingy on a small stretched canvas the other day. Can't wait to show you the picture; but that will have to wait till after christmas....
So not much time for art journaling these days. I still have some older pages I want to post pictures of. Am really not happy with some of the journal pages I posted in my last post.
But I decided to post them anyway. Nothing in life is perfect all the time; and that's how it should be. And I'm soso happy it's like that. Perfect can be pretty boring, right?

Journal Page Update

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Here are some

my journal from outside

More to come...

;)

A cat`s life

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Kitty resting
Thirsty

Watching TV

Day and night moon

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Lavangen, Norway (November 2008)

It is time

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for a journal page update.
My laptop collapsed and has to be sent for repairs (it might take months before I get it back)

So I bought myself a goodie (a small laptop-notebook-thingy (am LOVING IT!!!)

These are the Journal Pages I did in my grandparents house on dark afternoons/evenings
(it gets so dark up there in the Northern Norway)

this one was for Project Suzi (above)

and this one with pictures of me found in the manymany albums there... (I copied them and glued them into my book)

My granddad and the kittycat...

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My 88 year old granddad picking the mail.
Can you see the cat is just behind him
Is he walking the cat; or is the cat walking him?
I can see kitty is looking after him; even waiting for him although he walks much slower than he did in his younger days.

almost there

I lovelovelove this man!!!

He is my hero!!

Spending two days on M/S Finnmarken (going north)

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Just after leaving Trondheim...
Bodø

Bodø

The Panorama view.. from deck 7
The Neptun God...(below)

after two very calm and relaxing days all by myself; I was happy to reach Finnsnes... and spending 4 days visiting my father and my sisters there...

Check out...

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iHannas etsy shop
http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/?p=922
I already ordered something
Her work is great; and her blog is true inspiration and joy.
Here is a link that will take you directly to her etsy shop
http://ihanna.etsy.com/
Dont you just love her collage prints? Well, I do...
I guess I will be curious of my mailbox for about a week from now.
I am happy to have Sweden as my neighbor country :)

I wish

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...
I had a good camera, so that I could show you the northern lights; how it looks right now...

I am spending a week in the north of Norway, visting my grandparents. It is really relaxing. Not much to do here, except eating, sleeping, reading, talking. I enjoy listening to their stories from years back. My grandparents are so wise!! I have so much to learn from them..

It gets dark here really early; I should get up earlier in the morning to get as much daylight as possible (I get a bit tired in this darkness).
But I enjoy reading in bed before I sleep, sometimes it gets a bit late. I brought many-many good books for my holiday :P

My granparents usually take naps in the evening, in front of the tv (with the volume real loud)... I spend this time with My Book (my "Art Journal"). It is getting thick and heavy now. I almost left it at home when I traveled; but my friend told me to bring it. I`m glad my friend knows me so well.... The chance is I could go crazy without it.

I`ll be back in Trondheim on November 17. I can`t post pictures untill then.
Untill then I`ll relax and take the day as it comes. Making no plans for tomorrow. It feels so good!!

Have a nice weekend

I'm gifted...

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A pay-it-forward-gift...

Carola sent me ten beautiful crocheted flowers (or winter roses). Some are white, some are red; and they will look gorgeous on the christmas tree. Thanks Carola!! I really appreciate your gift...

I made a page in My Book the other day.
It looks like this; it is a list of things I'm grateful for...
Lovely list:)

(made in my messy bed before I had to sleep)

I also made an ATC (or should I just call it a home-made postcard)
I called it "Maria y las grande tragedia" (She fell from her bike, but she's ok now. Isn't it good she wore a helmet!!?)

Happy Halloween!!!

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What's in the which's bag?

Baby says BOO!! I bet you're scared now... :)

Halloween-Party tomorrow

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Vanessa at A Fanciful Twist is hosting the party

Pouring rain

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-spending time in my Art Journal again.

Give me October...

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Art Journal Round Robin

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Somebody at .ning came up with this great idea; to make traveling Art Journals!!
I bought a note book/Journal and did a few spreads.
Will send it off to another art goddess; and when it has been visiting ten creative girls; it will come back to me. Oh JOY!! :D

Today is so rainy and windy and I just had a warm bath. I love reading in the bath tub; and don't get up until the water gets too cold to stay.
I'm now having a big cup of Chai Tea with lots of sugar and milk.

See the butterfly

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It stayed here for so long on this flower...

I decorated this sketch-book while drinking a warm cup of Roiboos-tea.

We had visitors today

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She is called Anastasia... isn't she just the cutest?!

The oldest dog.

Having trouble with the shading. I can't seem to get it right (this one is not yet finished).
I tried out my wood burner for the first time... (I really have to get some birch plywood. I did this on fire wood).
I found another piece of wood

and did some more wood-burning. Can't wait to do more.

My freshest Art Journal pages

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My first Altered Book

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I bought this book at Fretex for 55 NOK.
It's a pretty cool book; so I'm reading it before painting/decorating the pages.

can't wait to do more of this; and continue working on the pages. I don't have much time this weekend, but next week's gonna be lots of fun!!

So many books...

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So little time...!!

A Creative Space

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I was having a very dull evening. My room was a mess; I was stressing about my master thesis; which I should have been working on. Then I saw SuziBlu's video on youtube (the video on making a creative space).

I found an old table in the attics; and some unusable "space" in my room beetween my wardrobe and my tv (a space that is never used for nothing). Then I moved all my "artsy stuff" there; it turned out just PERRRFECT :D

The picture below is my desk before; always messy, full of painting, journals, paper scraps and stuff. With no place for studying (where would I put my books in all this mess?).

I have a cold

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Am staying home for a few days; just to get better. I enjoy the long, lazy morning hours.
Yesterday I started knitting a pair of baby socks..

and I finished what was supposed to be socks or "leggings". (see pic below)
I'm a very impatient girl. I couldn't stand the thought of knitting another sock, it was going so slowly(I think I started this knitting-project at New Years Eve 2008).

So I changed my plans, and I don't regret it for a second. This is what I wanted; this is exactly what I needed right now...:D
Look at my new cap!!

Been playing with my Art Journal again

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It looks like this page could need some writing...

This last two pictures are postcards I made. funfun!

For my evening tea

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I picked some leaves from my Mom's Stevia plant; dried them in the oven for some hours

et voila!!

Can't wait to crush those very dry leafs and sprinkle them in my tea instead of sugar