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Phew!

 

 

The feeling of relief when you are featured in a magazine and you look great! I love to make beautiful stuff, but I have never been that concerned about fashion or how I look. I wouldn't mind to look stunning everyday (who wouldn't?!), but I never seem to have enough time for all that make-up and dress-up. So it has been a bit scary for me after my book was released and people/media started to get interested in the face behind it all. So thank you Kaisu Jouppi for taking this beautiful and natural shot of me! This article about me was released in the 01/12 issue of 101 ideaa. It is a beautiful DIY magazine that is released a few times a year. It has a fresh, trendy and creative look and I think it will have a great future!

As you can see I actually started on the quilt I talked about earlier. It looks very much like...pastel. Who would've thought! I had my fare share in my childhood in the 1980's, but maybe it is time again... How do you feel about pastels?

 

 

Going back

Last week I spent a very nice day in my old home town Turku, it was so fun to meet friends and former colleagues! And I finally made it to Joutomaa, my friend Reettas little shop! She is a mixed media/collage artist and offers a lovely collection of cards and prints. This cute, adventurous fox is one of my favourites! I have borrowed the picture from her Etsy shop.

 

 

This very special lamp made by Reetta is a fantastic eye catcher in the shop!

 

 

I loved to walk in my old quarters at the univeristy. The colours and shapes of the old buildings are so inspiring! That grey door is perfect!

 

 

This rusty rose recorates a fence next to the recently renovated library, very pretty!

 

 

Now you have to excuse me, because I think the battery for my brand new Canon EOS is fully charged so I need to go and play! Look forward to some stunning pictures in my coming posts ;)

 

 

Scrap box winner

 

 

I picked a winner from the hat and her name is Katie!.... Tadaah! Congratulations! You will get a scrappy box in the mail soon! This is what Katie intends to do with the scrappy scraps:

How lovely! I would probably frame some in tiny frames and make a dolls quilt out of some of the other pieces - then send you photos! Thanks and thanks for the bloggy inspiration - I love it! 

The quilt-to-be above with the important saying was made by Anita aka RhubarbPatch on Flickr, she has added it to the Scandinavian Stitches Flickr group where anyone is very welcome post projects made with inspiration from my book (or my work in general). Happy weekend!