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A disappointment and new projects

So the appliqué class was canceled :( Not enough participants, sad enough. Got to be more active on the marketing bit myself next time! Well, after all October had started yesterday and as I needed some comfort I declared Christmas crafting season officially opened (please come back in late November if this upsets you :) and dragged out the retro table cloths I bought on sale from a thrift store right after Christmas last year. I'm quite proud of myself for being so farsighted. So these are now cut up to a nice pile of tomte dresses. There will be some serious tomte stuffing going on in front of our TV the coming weeks. But before that I have some quilts to bind.

Earlier this week I was working in a more princess-like colour scheme.

I was planning a custom order for my friend Camilla, who also happens to be a great designer. Look at that pink bird bag she is carrying, I really need one of those, it is made from oilcloth, perfect for a mum!

So the fabrics were to become Christening gifts in the shape of two sweet cushions for a little girl. I hope the gift will be appreciated!

Handmade business and a late Christmas present

There has been no time to wonder what to do lately. It might be because of this little interview in Finnish home deco magazine Maalaisunelma ("Country dream", which is the Finnish version of Swedish Lantliv) that I have been contacted by a few Finnish shops this month. So I am keeping myself busy making pouches and pouches again for the Finnish market, even if I am sorry that it meens that my own shop is still waiting for an update. But handmade takes time! Find all shops that carry my goods on my home page!

*edit* I totally forgot to thank Liinu who made this interview with me, kiitos!

 
Selina Lake's Bazaar style (ISBN: 978-1-84597-626-2) came in the mail last Friday (finally), a Christmas present from T. I first stumbled upon Selina's beautiful interiors on flickr, where she shares some of the pictures from the book. What I like about Bazaar style is that the interiors show actual signs of life, I often get stressed (or an urge to become a better person) browsing through interior magazines and looking at the clean homes with no signs of clutter and STUFF. If you are a creative person and/or living with kids you most certainly have both. The most horrific is the beige and white kidsroom with the only visible toy being an old teddy bear lying on the neatly made bed. Let's leave teddy there and get back to enjoying the bazaar style!

This book got me inspired to go thrifting. I visit thriftstores quite often, usually on the hunt for fabrics that I use for my products. And old tins. And more tins. This book has recently been released in Finnish, so those of you who live here in Finland can happily go to the closest bookstore and ask for it, no need to wait a month like I did! Here's the newest addition to my tin collection. It became the home of the 63 hangtags that I made today. Back to crafting, I want all four packages sent this week! See ya!