I am on the hunt...

...for an old map. I have been craving one of these for quite sometime but haven´t done anything about it...other than think that it´s really cool ;)

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The colors in some of these maps are wonderful and the wooden lining at the top and bottom just adds to the charm. Now that I am in the process of decorating my boys bedrooms I thought it would be nice touch to have a vintage map on the wall. And since they are both adopted from India it would be an even nicer touch to narrow the search to a vintage map of India...could be a challenge...

1. Emely Henderson 2. Apartment-therapy 3. Designsponge

Hopefully I´ll manage to find what I am looking for....without having to pay an arm or a leg! Any suggestions or ideas?

Have a lovely day
M

The search for spring

After long and frosty winter I can wait for the spring to come. Here in Iceland you never can be sure when winter is letting go and the spring time has started.

I captured some signs of spring in my own backyard, it is always a joy when you see them....

The poem is by a little girl called Caitrin, I think she is in the 3d grade. I found it on the internet when searching for spring inspiration and fell for the simplicity of it - a young poet in the making :)
Have a lovely evening
Knús
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Gitte Brandt

There is something enchanting about Gitte Brandt´s paintings. The mild colors and naive style come together in very joyous paintings that would look good in the living room as well as in an art-oriented child´s bedroom.

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Gitte is a self-taught painter from Denmark. I like that about her, that she is self-taught -  that if you have a passion for something but don´t have the oppertunity to study it just learn it yourself. Anything is possible if you set your mind to it.

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I have been seeing her paintings more often in interior magazines but unfortunately not with my own eyes. With a big birthday coming up this fall maybe I should start hinting someone ;)

Check out her website if you want to see more of her work.
Wednesday today....which means two days till the weekend and easter vacation fast approaching...lovely!
o&o
M

Rie Elise Larsen

There is just something so cute about little flags all lined up on a string. The danish designer Rie Elise Larson shows us how to make some ourselves...super cute :)

Check out her website to see more of her designs.

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M

Yellow monday

What was supposed to be a simple procedure of putting up new units ended up in having to paint the whole livingroom. The walls turned out to be rather bad...that´s what you get for loving candles ;)

Hope everything will be ready for easter. At least I have some yellow to put me in the right mood.

Hope your Monday is turning out nice.
o&o
M

Quiet Sunday...?

Not quite. At the moment my house is a complete mess and the boys are thrilled to play in the debris of the IKEA packaging - there are clearly many things you can do with cardboard paper.  We are in the midst of putting up a new unit in the living room...the first step in reorganizing the appartment and give the boys their separate bedrooms.

I am very excited about the change but unfortunately I have the "RIGHT-NOW!" syndrom, which shows itself in the form of massive impatience and wanting to decorate and finesse...before everything else is ready ;)

Number One saw so many possibilities in this and even made a sword for Number Two :)

An old icelandic saying, roughly translated: He who has no brother is naked on the back, or: your brother has your back

Well back to work, mustn´t let the husband slave away while I blog ;)
Have a nice sunday
M

Neon origami crane

There is a thing for neon going on these days and I can´t help but to like it - maybe it´s the old 80´s flare in me? - there is just something so fresh about these colors...if used in moderation that is ;)

I had a piece of paper in the most wonderful neon-coral color and decided to make an origami crane from it. Felt like the apartment could use a bit of a color splash.

I´ve had a thing for origami cranes for some time and I love the symbolic meaning for cranes. They  symbolise health, happiness, immortality and longevity. In Japan origami cranes are a popular gifts for f.e. new borns. It is also supposed to bring good luck to fold an origami crane and if you have folded 1000 cranes you will be granted a wish by a crane. I haven´t folded thousand cranes - but I´m getting there ;)

Here are some instructions if you want to have a go at making your own crane. The photos are not a complete  step by step instructions but just so you get the gist of it.

Follow these and you will be allright ;)

Good luck and if you have any questions about this just leave me a comment.
Happy friday!
M