Some creativity

My creativity has been low the last days but today when I looked through my "Paper Craft" bookmark folder I found some new, creative sites. That is always fun! I got so inspired when I saw THESE very cute free printable monthly calendars that I had to try to make my own

Please pardon me for the bad quality. These were taken with my webcam seeing as my digital camera is in hiding somewhere.

The text by the flower is from a swedish childrens song that is supposed to teach the children in what order the months are, and roughtly translated into english it means: "March April have buds in their hair." (to emphasize that spring starts now).


This is the result:

Watercolour

A little dress I did with watercolour. I wanted to do a dress with a bit of a bigger skirt, kind of a baloon-dress, and I got so inspired by looking at some cherry-blossoms, so this is my fist piece in my collection. I call it "Japan" or "Flowers of Japan" or something like that. I have not named this one yet ;)

(Click on them for a bigger picture)

Grunge Birds

This is a small piece of accordian I made last summer sometime. The accoardian is from a 7Gypsies collection and I picked it up when it was on sale - the best way to shop! I worked on it a bit, the bird I printed out and added some chalk to the sides after I had gone over it with a sanding stick. To make the faint stamp underneath it, I stamped a few times on a other paper so most of the ink would dissapear. The leaves I went over a bit with the chalk. I kinda wanted a "raw", "grungey" and "used" look. What do you think?

"Front" (The side I started on first):

"Back":

It's now a kitchen-decoration at one of my friends' :)

To my guests: A toilette sign

I picked up a make-it-yourself toilett sign kit at a second hand store and thought I would do something fun with it. It took me a while to figure out, at first I wanted to cover it all in paper, but at last I figured out what to do. I had some hobby-paint and a scrapbooking stamp so I just came up with a simple design. I added some plak paint where the black ink made gaps or did not seem so clear. I am very happy over the result.

It now hangs where our guests can see it, so they know where to go ;)

Sewing creations

Sewing, something I thought I would never do. This is the fruit of my labour. A red jeans handbag (made from a pair of old jeans) and my pen/brush case made out of bamboo and 95% Viscose and 5% Elastane (from an old dress).

2 pieces of jewelery

The first piece out is a bangle/armband I made out of Scrapbooking paper, white hobbypaint and a leftover tapeholder in cardboard (Scotch 3M).
The pink text says "Live Love Laugh".
The green paper is originally from a christmas paper that I found little use for and I loved the color of it. I started off by painting the tapeholder white, all of it, and then I cut out a long strip from the bottom of the paper. I tried to pattern match it so the color and pattern would not suddenly just cut off into something completeley else. Then glue and decorate.

The second piece is a set of earrings. It is fairly simple in a brass/copper tone on sterling silver hooks. I am quite proud of them myself :)
I still do not know if I shall sell them, keep them for myself or give them away.

... Creative blog

Did this just turn into a creative blog? I guess it did!

I always loved to occupy my hands with different crafts; writing and drawing/painting. Later, it became Scrapbooking which I enjoy so much. And now, jewelry and sewing. Sewing I never guessed I would do, it just never appealed to me. But now, in retrospect, maybe I would end up there anyway, since I am a very creative person and enjoy making things with my hands.

I have also gotten so inspired by other peoples blogs, like "craftapple", "happy young wife", "V and co" ect, ect.

I guess I will start posting about my (miss)adventures in the world of crafting.

Because, sometimes, you need a reboot.