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Take me to the sea!

Imagine the relief when I sent off my part of the Christmas book to the publishers and could move on to Summer projects! The weather is on my side, it is warm and everything is turning green, finally!

We had a picnicin the forest yesterday among all the wood anemones, the best of ways to spend Mother's Day!

I got these slightly dated and stained 1980's marimekko fabrics from a friend, the quality of the cotton is great and the blue painted canvas-like surface inspired me to make a small collection inspired by the sea. The sailing boat above is going to be a cushion.

Ta mej till havet (Take me to the sea) is a traditional Swedish song that seems to reflect my current light-hearted state of mind...

I really like the bright pink letters against the dreamy blue...

I quilted some free motion wave shapes with teal thread (Sulky from gütermann, the thicker quality, I love that thread!).

The letters are appliquéd with vibrant neon thread, hard to catch with the camera!

And there it is on the wall in our studio shop! Welcome! My messy studio is hidden behind that white door...

 

Spring window

This never ending winter is really getting on my nerves! It's April and we still have heaps of snow! I want to work in my garden! To cheer ourselves and our customers up we decided to bring Spring to our studio shop. The Spring sun is shining, after all, even if this snow melting business seems to take for ever this year!

This is the shop as seen from my studio (which will have a major clean-up tomorrow). The clothing and the fabric painting is from Saaga, the bag from Tuuni. 

I am loving the light that fills our rooms! I am also very fond of this particular shade of pink. Of course I had to have this dress with one of my favourite plants, Echinacea. I am trying to grow some for my garden. No sign of sprouts in my pots yet though, but the bag said it could take 21 days, so I am trying to be patient!

My new postcards for Spring and Summer are here! Looking at them makes me long for Summer even more, I guess patience isn't one of my virtues!The cards are available in my Etsy shop, of course!

I hope the sun is shining were you are!

Oh, Tannenbaum!

Here's a little DIY tip for those of you who do not have space for a Christmas tree! We have a very dull wall in our shop so I got this bright idea... S got inspired and brought some left-over material from the greenhouse she built last Summer, a few screws and voilá!

And then some lights and decorations...

Happy weekend!

Saagor & Sötsaker -- our little shop

I have been a little lost for words lately, or well, that is probably exaggerating, I always have LOADS to say about anything and everything :) I have been a bit overwhelmed about all the goodness that has happened irl lately so I have been avoiding this space a bit, I must admit. But I want to share it all with you! I'll start by showing some shots from our little shop Saagor & Sötsaker (sötsaker is Swedish for goodies, but also translates to cute things). Saagor (= sagas/stories) stands for the linen clothing from Saaga design that we sell in the shop. 

Our cosy knits and felt neckalces are made by Annika Baarman-Sundblom. Quilt by me!

Syko corner, still lots of Spring colours here, but I am working on it!

Cute forest friends from Peikonpoika have moved into my houses!

Thanks for popping into our shop! If you want to visit us in Ekenäs/Tammisaari the address is Gustav Vasas gata 10. 

See you soon (promise)!