The Compartmentaliser

I’m the kind of person who really hates looking for things. This has made into an avid organiser. My space is not always clean (I’m not a big fan of vacuum cleaners) but my things are always organised. One side effect of this is that I have a weakness for what you could call organising […]

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Better late than never

2016 has been declared as the year of the scarves. My brother got one for his birthday (well, more like 3 months after) and I’m still working on my seed stitch peach dream. I’ve now finally finished one I crocheted for my friend Laura. Ehum, her birthday was in May. To my defence this summer was […]

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All that sparkles

It’s been a long time since I bought a pair of earrings. With the exception of silver studs, I make most of my earrings myself. I can’t recall how it all started but I remember really getting into jewellery making when I lived in Copenhagen many years ago. So when I was making research for my […]

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Stitch me a letter

I’ve always loved rich embroidery on garments but never had the patience to do it myself. I remember being completely uninspired when we were given an embroidery assignment at school, I was too eager to finish the actual garment and didn’t really want any embroidery on it. All that changed recently, I was doing some research […]

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Willing spring to arrive

Spring might not want to come to Helsinki just yet but I’ve already gotten started with spring cleaning. Last week I went through all my clothes, putting aside all the pieces that simply don’t work for me anymore and man was I brutal! This wardrobe edition of the hunger games left me with little workwear […]

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Oh brother, art thou cold?

Sometimes I’m not a very good big sister. On my middle brother’s birthday I called him, congratulated him and told I hadn’t been able to find a birthday present for him. I told him “if you possibly need a scarf, I can crochet you one”. He’s a quit easy going guy so he was like […]

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Superman to the rescue

I’m not gonna lie, November has been a nightmare. Between getting sick, the never ending darkness and my usual hectic schedule I’ve barely had any inspiration to create. While most people are counting down to Christmas, I’m also counting down the days to winter solstice. I find comfort in knowing that the days will slowly […]

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I love polka dots!

Last winter a friend of mine hosted a clothing swap event, what a brilliant idea! I came home with a few garments, among which; a pair of jeans I planned to wear this summer as shorts. So I cut off the legs but then put the project on hold since I couldn’t decide which colour […]

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Starting small

Not long ago I shared my big crochet experiment and vowed to get started on some scarves. Well, I decided to start with something even smaller, a bracelet to more exact. I saw a picture of this technique a while back and immediately decided to use it for a bracelet. I’m very happy with the […]

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Check your tote

I started making canvas totes in the 7th or 8th grade. I had given up on backpacks (until recently, but that’s another story) ’cause I felt they were too sporty and I was desperately trying to look grown up and feminine. Since then I’ve made them in a variety of colours and prints, for myself […]

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