Malo blogg

moving

2010-12-21T08:45:00.000-08:00

I am moving my blog to Swedish interior magazine Elle Interiör. You are so very welcome to come over and visit me there. I am still not sure if I will continue writing in English or not. I will also be at malo in the garden as usual and I am keeping the same e-mail address.

duesphere family

2010-12-03T09:29:00.000-08:00

Isn't this the cutest lamp ever? Stubby and stylish. The lamp stand made of ash tree. I am in love.
By Swedish Note Design Studio.
Photos: Mathias Nero

december

2010-12-01T08:13:00.000-08:00

I really enjoyed making this christmas gift calendar for the kids. I've never done one before but I learned that the work I put in was a small prize to pay considering how easy it was to get them out of their beds this morning. Happy december!

in the mail

2010-11-30T09:16:00.000-08:00

A photo from KW, the institute of contemporary art in Berlin .
By immensely talanted and generous Kristina of no penny for them. See the photo here. I am fascinated by the depth and the reflections. I can't stop looking at it. Sinking into it. Earlier today I found my nine year old standing looking at it. All absorbed. It's calm and yet very dramatic at the same time depending on how you look. Thank you so much, Kristina!

light

2010-11-24T12:08:00.000-08:00

I need light. It's unbelievable dark here. This time of year I always fantasize about being a bear and sleep all winter. I could do that. Definitely.

Bright parisian bedroom from Sköna hem.

book

2010-11-19T08:32:00.000-08:00

This book, Arkitektens fritidshus (maybe something like The Architect's Summer House), by Kenneth Kauppi and photographer Patric Johansson is on my Christmas wish list.

Via DN Bostad

new wallpaper up

2010-11-18T09:29:00.000-08:00

I posted this wallpaper before, here. Obligat mutualism by Ida Arnfelt. We bought it and last night we put it up. I am so so happy with it. This is before.

friday

2010-11-12T12:13:00.000-08:00

Trying new things. Quorn instead of minced meat for the friday taco dinner(the kids didn't notice) and a new photoreceptive objective. With a steady hand you can take pictures in almost complete darkness. Without flash. I wish you a great weekend. We suddenly got snow here this week so I have some last minute gardening to do.

walls

2010-11-11T10:18:00.000-08:00

Beautiful wood wall panels in this house. Some of them painted with egg oil tempera.

Hus och Hem

stockholm archipelago

2010-11-05T13:08:00.000-07:00

House for sale in the Stockholm archipelago. Look at the (three!) old cast iron stoves. Like royalties.

Some of the pictures slightly cropped. See the whole ad here

lamp

2010-11-02T06:13:00.000-07:00

Lamp, Norrgavel in collaboration with Watt & Veke.

a little lamp

2010-10-29T09:41:00.000-07:00

Sometimes interior shots moves me. Look at that little lonely dangling ceiling lamp. Like someone moved into a new home and just hanged it there for the time being. And how good it looks in all its littleness. Conscious mishap.

Vtwonen

Obligat mutualism

2010-10-22T11:02:00.000-07:00

I am in love with this wallpaper, Obligat mutualism, by Ida Arnfelt. It shows the interaction between the globe flower and the globe flower fly.

5 years later

2010-10-22T10:46:00.000-07:00

An unvoluntary toilet seat study. I wanted to show the new sink and the drape hiding the dirty laundry. This bathroom was an unisolated cellar storage room when we moved here. My husband chopped the concrete floor and filled two truck platforms with gault before laying the limestone floor. We tiled and painted the walls, intalled a shower and a built-in tub. A couple of years later a laundry bench, the toilet seat and the washing machine. This week (five years since we started to use the shower) we suddenly found ourself buying this Bråviken sink combined with Grundtal legstand. It's a broad sink with two taps and according to the kids that's a sensation worth telling every visitor. "Come look, we have two taps". I don't blame them. I am bragging about it here. And I forgot to mention the new mirror. Sweet everyday luxury.

tile stove

2010-10-15T09:43:00.000-07:00

I love the lack of ornaments on this tile stove. And the light blue color. They are usually more decorated and white. Like ours.

october

2010-10-09T11:17:00.000-07:00

I can't seem to find the time to blog. To much other things to do, read, plan, create and think about. I miss it though. Both posting and visiting my favourite blogs. Anyway, October is here and around the house we are changing to warmer comforters, buying lots of candles, changing the light bulbs in our lamps, cooking chanterelles and lighting fires in the tile stove. Also enjoying our cats love of warmth. When the temperature falls outside and sun warm floors are long gone they come crawling into our beds. Purring. There is so much to love about Fall.

broken lamp

2010-09-22T13:08:00.000-07:00

The cats broke the glass globe of this window lamp. Don't know what to do with the lamp-stand. Now I am searching, rather aimlessly, for inspiration. I like these. From here.

pop rivet

2010-09-17T09:32:00.000-07:00

Pop Rivet bench (public) by TAF Architects for The Lollipop Shoppe.

Photos by Joakim Bergström

skewness

2010-09-17T09:25:00.000-07:00

I love the small tilt (is that really the word I am after, I wonder?) of the art in these pics.

Photos:

Marie Claire Maison Italy
The Selby

martin björnson

2010-08-28T13:22:00.000-07:00

Look at Elsa (the table on the last image), doesn't she looks like a random visitor, already on the go.
Martin Björnson

back

2010-08-16T13:23:00.000-07:00

Back home, back to work, back to blog. We went to Croatia and Slovenia for the last week of our summer holiday. I've been to Slovenia before but this was my first time visiting Croatia. Two very beautiful and friendly countries with so much to see and explore. For example Pula, Croatia has one of the world's best preserved amphitheaters.

white and wood and books

2010-07-14T15:36:00.000-07:00

A perfect mess. I love the white, the wood and the the books. My parents had a stool like the one in the second image when I was little. I have wanted to get one for a long time but they are hard to find and rather expensive.

Hus och Hem

ana kras

2010-07-06T11:43:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to save these lamps by Ana Kras.

Via Lark About

summer

2010-06-08T12:34:00.000-07:00

I have only three days left at work and then I'll be on my 8 week summer holiday. During the holiday I won't be posting here. At least not very regular. But I would be very happy to see you at my other blog, Malo in the Garden, where I'll be posting my garden struggles and ideas. But also my creating and our travels. Maybe some food and decorations too. We'll just have to see where this summer leads us. Anyway, welcome to Malo in the garden

before I go

2010-06-08T11:48:00.000-07:00

Beautiful black stoneware/ceramics.
From top:
mrh studio
manos
Utile Mud
Kiki

green

2010-06-05T10:19:00.000-07:00

I do love colors. This green is a favourite.
Bolig Magasinet
Utile Mud

stockholm

2010-06-05T10:10:00.000-07:00

Stockholm in the 1930s. By Bertil Norberg. Pictures for sale at Form 1900. Great selection of Scandinavian 20th century design.

My computer is dead. I've learned to back-up since the last crash so I didn't loose anything important. Odd to discover though how uncomfortable it feels to use someone else's computer.

black and white

2010-05-28T12:23:00.002-07:00

I find myself looking for black and white interior photos. Probably inspired by that Elle Deco cover I wrote about here. Somehow the shapes and the composition appear in a way new to me. This photo by Tjitske van Leeuwen.
Also, a new flickr widget in the sidebar. Found it via No Penny For Them
Happy weekend!

lilacs

2010-05-26T12:59:00.000-07:00

Thank you so much for your thoughts about books and magazines. When talking to my my brother he reminded me about how we, when teenagers, used to search our parents book shelves for something good to read. I want that for my kids too so I am putting them up again. At least now they are dust free.

When that decided I am crocheting like mad dizzy from the scent of Lilacs. Happy days!

magnetic frames

2010-05-25T12:38:00.000-07:00

Magnetic frames by hjrddesign

declutter

2010-05-21T11:42:00.000-07:00

It has been unusually hot here in Stockholm the past week. Outside everything is bursting. Lilacs, apple blossom, hagberry. The scent in the air is almost overwhelming. Inside I am struggeling with too much stuff. Clothes, books, magazines, toys, blankets, piles of fabric....feels like I am drowning. I dusted all the books in our biggest book shelf this week and when done I didn't feel like putting them all back up again. I felt sort of free with all that new shelf space. First I thought of giving the books away but then I decided to keep them in our garden shed while figuring out what to do with them.
What do you do with books you've read and enjoyed but know you won't read again? If you have limited space like me? And while I am asking, my husband and I debated about how long one should keep Deco mags. We compromised on saving the ones from two years back.
Happy weekend to you all.

art hanging

2010-05-18T12:14:00.000-07:00

Two different ways of arranging art. I love both but maybe the one piece hanging is harder to pull off?
Photos from here and here.

weekend

2010-05-17T10:15:00.000-07:00

Back home from weekend by the sea. On our way back this 12 week old kitten kept us company in the car. She's a Devon Rex like our Malla. We decided to name her after our favourite The Wire character, Kima. The kids though - not following The Wire - thought we said Kiwi and that's her name now. Kiwi.

vacation

2010-05-11T12:39:00.000-07:00

I will be on vacation for some days. See you back on Monday.

light home

2010-05-07T10:24:00.000-07:00

Danish home from Sköna Hem. Beautifully captured by photograher Birgitta Wolfgang Drejer.

bedroom

2010-05-06T10:26:00.000-07:00

Seems like I forgot about my blog this week. Just a short post for now. Isn't this a wonderful looking bedroom?
Living ETC

friday

2010-04-30T15:22:00.000-07:00

The last couple of days has been warmer than usual for this season here in Stockholm. I hope it'll last through the weekend. I've had the great luck to find a wonderful horse to ride and take care of on the weekends. He's a Nordsvensk brukshäst, North Swedish horse and he looks something like this. He is the coolest most beautiful horse I've ever met. I'll bring the camera to the stable tomorrow.
On these photos, spring flowers from my lawn and cucumber seedlings on my window sill. Already in bloom. A month too early.

Thank you all for reading and commenting. I wish you a happy weekend.

new shelves

2010-04-29T07:50:00.000-07:00

I've blogged about how we use the Ikea Bekväm shelves for our kids pens before, here. They are from the kitchen department and cost less than $3. They come in rough pine - very easy to paint. Now we've got them over our desk too.
When we renovated our kitchen four years ago we placed the sink in front of the window which left a dead space behind the sink against the window. An ideal place for a herb shelf. Finally done.

house for sale again

2010-04-28T10:38:00.000-07:00

Another fantastic house for sale on Gotland.

kitchen

2010-04-28T10:22:00.000-07:00

Great looking space. Personally I would use less stripes but it still looks good. And above all, like a perfect cosy place to cook and be together.

Hus och Hem

house for sale

2010-04-26T09:38:00.000-07:00

In my dreams. A house like this. On Gotland.

hemnet

weekend

2010-04-26T09:22:00.000-07:00

Our middle child didn't want his sister's old bicycle. He also suddenly refused to wear his white with pink flowers helmet. The very same helmet he picked out last spring. My husband asked him what the perfect bike would look like. With flames, he answered. So my husband spent his Friday evening searching for DIY flames on You Tube. You will never make it, i said encouraging. But of course he did. Using spray paint, newspapers and duck tape he transformed the red and rather used bike into the hottest bike on our street. At least that's what I think. And our son proudly biked his burning ride to the park. Wearing the former pink now black helmet. So here I am proud and a little bit sad. Why must it be so hard for a little boy to love pink?

herbs and light

2010-04-23T15:53:00.000-07:00

Do you have favourite spots in your home? I have many but if forced to choose I would say the view from my hallway when coming home. It's not much. But I love the light and the old oak parquet meeting the checked linoleum. Everything is old and worn and I love that. On the table, our herbs waiting for summer and outdoor life. If you like me are into herbs you'll find inspiration here
I wish you all a happy sunny weekend.

elle deco

2010-04-23T08:10:00.000-07:00

I've been rather uninterested in deco mags for some time. But the May edition of Elle Decoration UK really caught my eye. Its black and white matte front cover really stood out among all the glossy dittos on the shelf. I haven't read it yet so I don't know anything about the inside. Great hopes though.

And my cat. She follows me like a shadow. She's such a darling. I just can't stop posting her.

bronze

2010-04-22T09:14:00.000-07:00

When seeing the bathroom plumbing in my last post I was reminded of my resting search for a bronzed lamp.

Bo Bedre
Gamla Lampor

marble

2010-04-21T09:57:00.000-07:00

Speaking of marble. Did you see this fantastic bathroom on The Selby the other week?

tablet

2010-04-21T09:54:00.000-07:00

Tablet by Claesson Koivisto Rune reminded me of this drawing. There's something about marble.

weekend

2010-04-19T13:03:00.000-07:00

Our lawn is in bloom. Evening sun through the kitchen window while cooking dinner. I made tuna fillet for the first time. Marinated in lime, sea salt and peppercorn. Grilled and served with risotto, grilled asparagus and Parmesan. Tasted great.

chair cushions

2010-04-15T12:32:00.000-07:00

Lovely chair cushions. Upper photo by Beatrice Lundborg for DN bostad. Lower by Anette Nantell for the same magazine. The pink piano stool is painted and upholstered by Swedish designer Johan Lindstén. The fabric used is an old embroided tapestry.

giant flower pot

2010-04-12T10:44:00.000-07:00

Giant Flower Pot by TAF Architects.

If you like me are interested in the design process there are much to see at TAF's website.

drawings

2010-04-12T10:26:00.000-07:00

Drawings/sketches/dessins by French Mathias Pladys. I am so fascinated by the design process. I wish more designers would share the first idea, the progressing sketches and the rejected ideas behind a finished product.

weekend

2010-04-09T09:56:00.000-07:00

Happy, happy weekend everyone!

ribbon

2010-04-08T09:11:00.000-07:00

I am in love with this ribbon by Camilla Engman.

Can be bought at Retrosaria

kitchen

2010-04-07T09:42:00.000-07:00

Beautiful old kitchen. I love the black framed slanted cupboards and the golden knobs.

Photos: Monica Vinella

one block of wood

2010-04-06T09:38:00.000-07:00

I bought this book. It's fantastic. 15 wood projects to make. Beautiful and inspiring photos. Easy to follow instructions.
One Block of Wood by Nina Tolstrup

easter holiday

2010-04-06T09:24:00.001-07:00

We are having a wonderful easter holiday. This is our eggworld. It has grown since I took this picture. Now we have a kitchen and an angry chef. To be continued...

About the long break. I have longed for my blog, for your blogs, for this wonderful community. I am not yet sure the break is over. But right now i feel like posting.

other things

2010-01-27T08:25:00.000-08:00

I am letting the blog rest. I don't know for how long. Thank you all for reading and commenting.

bruno mathson

2010-01-22T10:09:00.000-08:00

We have a pair of old easy chairs, Karin by Bruno Mathson. They need to be reupholstered and I am searching for inspiration. I found this image. Not about Karin at all. A studio by Bruno Mathson.

Below is the chairs in question. Dressed in a light blue suede resembling material. Advice or inspiration is very much appreciated. I am thinking about this

feathers

2010-01-22T09:34:00.000-08:00

"In Iceland we don't have trees and bushes blossoming in the spring. This artificial flower is an answer to that."

blossoms by Tinna Gunnarsdóttir

corner view - holiday - stockholm

2010-01-13T09:46:00.001-08:00

Christmas holidays 2009 was food, rest and snow. And fireworks.

For more holiday corners visit Spain Daily.

pelle crépin

2010-01-12T11:52:00.000-08:00

Photos by Pelle Crépin för SCP Furniture. Check out his personal work here.

What I like most besides the photos themselves is the stool Ulrik by Alex Hellum

resolution

2010-01-12T09:38:00.000-08:00

Great new year resolution from studiomama.

where we blog from

2010-01-11T08:55:00.000-08:00

I am so very happy to be over at Jane of Ill seen,Ill said today. Jane runs a feature called Where we blog from and I was so honored to be asked to share my space.
Above some of the spaces shared by previous participants. I am in the most amazing company. Thank you Jane!

Simplesong
The Haystack Needle
Darling Dexter

snow

2010-01-08T10:36:00.000-08:00

and even though I am longing for spring I still very much appreciate the beauty of these cold january days. Happy weekend!

vase

2010-01-08T10:14:00.000-08:00

Even though it's freezing -18C outside I find myself looking for springish things. Have you seen this fantastic vase? It's from the line The Art of Giving Flowers by Wouter Dolk for Royal Copenhagen.

interiors

2010-01-07T09:25:00.000-08:00

I really like the combination of wood, color and silver in these interiors photographed by Mireille Roobaert

wood

2010-01-04T10:46:00.000-08:00

Beautiful wood wagon.

Hus och hem

OK at home

2010-01-04T10:34:00.000-08:00

I bought this pillow case, OK, by Elisabeth Dunker from envelop earlier and I said I would post a photo when it arrived. It has arrived (several weeks ago) and it's beautiful. The spruce on the fabric just as deep green as our Christmas tree.

blog

2010-01-02T08:33:00.000-08:00

All photos from, i lay my hat and wish to stay, a new blog that I am really looking forward to follow.

2010

2009-12-31T04:57:00.000-08:00

Welcome 2010!

Happy New Year photo by Simon Jones

lotta kuhlhorn book covers

2009-12-31T03:23:00.000-08:00

I got this book, Den perfekte vännen by Jonas Karlsson for Christmas. A good read but I am posting about the cover. It doesn't show on the photo but the letters are glossy and feel like stickers. The cover is made by Lotta Kuhlhorn. I knew her retro patterns from before but I hadn't noticed her book covers. More here.

inspiration

2009-12-28T10:54:00.000-08:00

Photos by Joanna Moorehouse.

between feasts

2009-12-28T09:31:00.001-08:00

I am trying out different photoshop effects. This is diffuse glow. A more white and dizzy reality. This was the window last year. Without diffuse glow.

christmas

2009-12-23T12:47:00.000-08:00

I am off now to celebrate Christmas and I wish you all happy, happy holidays.

muji

2009-12-23T12:41:00.000-08:00

A Christmas gift from me to me.

Muji

dining rooms

2009-12-22T12:10:00.000-08:00

I love holidays. I love friends and family sleeping over and I love cooking and eating together. The more the merrier. If I would to draw my own house I would make the bedrooms tiny and the dining room big. Wouldn't it be nice to have a table with 12 seats just standing there waiting?

I don't know the source of these images. Sorry.

malla

2009-12-21T10:48:00.000-08:00

This is S*Exaduz Lady Marmelade. We call her Malla. She's a four month old Devon Rex and she moved in with us this Saturday. The first hours were shocking to her and she didn't eat for 24 hours. Now she's already adjusting and runs around the house making herself at home. And she sleeps a lot. Curled up on a sheepskin by a radiator, snoring. We can't stop looking at her. Stroking her. She's unbelievably soft.

Ice Cream

2009-12-21T08:05:00.000-08:00

This is Ice Cream by TAF arkitektkontor (Gabriella Gustafson och Mattias Ståhlbom)for Camper shoe store in Malmö, Sweden.
I loved to see important parts of the creative process behind a finished project. Read more here

Photos by Patrik Lindell

snow

2009-12-18T12:13:00.000-08:00

This year's first snow fell this week in Stockholm. A lot of snow. From wet grey to crispy white over night. Wonderful. They say it's here to stay too so maybe we'll have a white christmas. This weekend I am going to shovel and sit by the fireplace.

2009-12-18T11:48:00.000-08:00

Photos by Michael Paul.
I can't stop looking at the blurry chestnuts. And the soft light is amazing. A very well known photographer who I discovered this week.

new shop

2009-12-17T09:52:00.000-08:00

Sanna Annukka's new shop is open.
Beauties from top:
Wooden Birds
The Shaman's Tepee
Archipelago

color

2009-12-17T09:37:00.000-08:00

This wouldn't work in my home but I really like these colorful rooms.
Especially the overlapping carpets in the last image and the combination of ethnic and flowery patterns in the middle one.

Hus och Hem
Sköna hem
Marie Claire Maison

and also

2009-12-11T10:58:00.000-08:00

I've been crocheting. Could there be anything more relaxing to do? I am trying to make this pendant by Pickles.
Thank you Tiger of DIY OR DIE for the link.

hi

2009-12-11T10:33:00.000-08:00

The last couple of weeks have been turbulent in my life. I haven't been sure if I ever would find the energy or urge to blog again. I wanted to write something here but I didn't know what to write. Thank you all for your comments and e-mails regarding my absence. Today I found myself by the computer surfing my favourite sites. Like before. It was a good thing. I found this stunning home and wanted to save it. Black, brown, grey, earthy and raw. And that red sofa. And the art wall.

Sköna hem

mobiles

2009-11-19T14:37:00.000-08:00

A Japanese home. Mobiles, flowers in different pots and beautiful art hanging.

The Selby

weekend

2009-11-17T11:46:00.000-08:00

Already Tuesday? This past weekend we cooked a lot. And went to riding school. As we do every weekend.

Sanna Annukka

2009-11-14T06:32:00.000-08:00

Loving these prints by Sanna Annukka.
Have you seen her work for Marimekko?

Alison Bechdel

2009-11-13T09:49:00.000-08:00

Have you read this? If not, please do. It's fantastic in so many ways. Alison Bechdel , Fun Home - A Family Tragicomic.

wallpaper samples

2009-11-13T08:07:00.000-08:00

We will look no more. There are too many. These are the finalists for our dining room/kitchen wall. It won't be the lightblue with leaves. I love it - but not on this wall. The photos are horrible. My only excuse is this. November is all dusk and darkness (which I really enjoy in so many other ways)

Pattern Tales
Sandberg Miki grön/green

corner view - favourite dish - stockholm

2009-11-11T08:36:00.000-08:00

When it comes to food I have many favourite dishes. This one is from a Turkish cookbook that I use a lot, Sultan's Kitchen by Özcan Ozan. It's fried eggplants and peppers with yogurt-garlic and tomato sauces.

This week's theme in Jane's corner view was chosen by Joyce.

vitra

2009-11-10T12:19:00.000-08:00

Vitra asked people to send them photos of Vitra products in their homes. See the whole photo album here.
The Elephant stool by Sori Yanagi is an old favourite of mine.

OK

2009-11-06T09:01:00.000-08:00

Pillow cover OK by Elisabeth Dunker. I first saw it over at Fine Little Day, fell immediately in love and went and bought it at Envelop. I'll post my own photo as soon as I get it.

random

2009-11-05T13:31:00.000-08:00

I am a lazy blogger these days. Yesterday was wednesday and corner view and I missed that. Sorry. Anyway, glad to have you back, Jane and I'll be back on track next week.
As I mentioned earlier, I am still hooked on crocheting. I am getting a little tired of amugurumis though and have been looking for patterns elsewhere. As expected there are a lot of goodies on etsy. The only problem is that I don't understand the english patterns so I am trying to make myself some kind of informative and decorative translator to hang on the wall. This is what I've come up with so far. I found the translation on virkverket. Now I only need to learn photoshop better. One thing leads to another...

danish home

2009-11-02T12:43:00.000-08:00

The home of Trine Andersen, owner of Ferm Living. I really like the Rush Hour pattern.

Bolig

weekend

2009-11-02T12:40:00.000-08:00

I am still making these.

bathroom

2009-10-28T15:32:00.000-07:00

Usually I dont look twice when it comes to bathrooms. I don't know why. Maybe beacause I find bathroom decor boring. Maybe scent candles, seashells and bathing foam in stylish bottles is not my thing. This one however. How do these talanted people do it? How did they decide the perfect border between tiles and grout? And how did they manage to create a bathroom both retro and yet very modern? I am impressed. Deeply.

Sköna Hem

corner view - water - stockholm

2009-10-28T12:33:00.000-07:00

Maybe strange pictures for a water theme. I choose them because I often think about when we renovated the kitchen of our little house a couple of years ago. For two months we had only one water tap. We brushed our teeth, went to the bathroom, took showers and did the dishes in a tiny bathroom. I remember the amazing feeling of relief when we reinstalled the water in the kitchen. Our house was built in 1932 and at that time a family of four lived here sharing one bedroom and with no running water in the house. Everyone knows that water is a luxury in large parts of the world. Here too. We just dont think about it that way to often. At least I don't.

On the pictures same spots in our kitchen before and after renovation.

Water theme chosen by Trinsch. All the links at Dana's.

Ingo Maurer

2009-10-27T13:43:00.000-07:00

Lucellino, by Ingo Maurer. Created in 1992, it must have been ahead of its time? Or maybe nothing is. Anyway, a stunning lamp here in pics from Dwell and Liselotte Risell. Ingo Maurer has created a whole serie of bird lamps and I am not sure if it really is Lucellino on the pictures. It could be Birdie's Nest too. Anyway.

weekend

2009-10-26T12:25:00.000-07:00

We painted the other half of the living/diningroom. Now we're waiting for wallpaper samples.
I made a simple pomegranate marmelade which we had together with goat cheese. It was very easy to make and tasted delicious. If you want to try it just boil sugar, lime juice and pomegranate. Use a rod mixer to smooth the marmelade and let it simmer until thick.

And thank you so much Guusje for the sweet and encouraging words about my blog. I am sorry to say though that I am a bore when it comes to challenges like this and I think I'll pass but I still want to say how much I appreciate your blog. It feels like such a happy and joyful place to visit. Thank you Guusje!

blue ovoid

2009-10-23T10:45:00.000-07:00

I got this fabric ten years ago and I still love it as much as I did then. I can't explain what it is. It's not emotional or nostalgic. I really think it's a beautiful pattern. It's simple yet very striking, not? I love it when things last and I always feel bad when I buy things that I know I will get tired of. This fabric is from Kinnasand but I don't know if the company still exist.