I am a true sucker for Halloween and have been longing for the chance to dress up. It was two years ago that I reached peak-crafting capacity with my Up house (check it out, if only to chuckle at my bottle-blonde hair). We didn’t get the opportunity to dress up last year, but frankly I needed the […]
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Spring Trend – Blue Eyeshadow
Once the girls of Chanel’s spring 2016 collection marched out as pastel bandits it had been decided. Blue eyeshadow is back, and there is no getting round it. You may have already heard several complaints about this trend. It’s understandable. It is a tricky thing to pull off a colour mostly seen in children’s play makeup-sets. […]
Artist – Sarah Benning
I am in love with the work of Sarah Benning. She is a fiber artist living in Spain, who produces bright and cheery house loop embroidery mainly featuring the humble house plants. I would happily have one of these in my bookshelf, or a few in a cluster on the wall like Sarah herself has! Normally I […]
Magical Violet Syrup Recipe
It’s the time of the year when violets start popping up. Normally disregarded as a common weed, these vibrant purple flowers are pretty incredible. Their scent is unmistakable and while it may divide people’s tastes, I’m a huge fan. Last April I discovered the abundance of violets in our garden, and set out picking in order to […]
DIY – Mini Drawing Tutorial
Learning to draw can be a long process, and it is something most people have to practise to be able to do well. I thought I would give you a little insight into how I draw when using a photo reference. Normally I draw portraits, however I wanted to show how the process works when […]
Tea Tin DIY Ideas
I have spent the past year working in a tea shop, a shop that is very peculiar, old-fashioned and full of great inspiration. There are things to look at in every nook and cranny at The Tea Centre of Stockholm, but one thing that captures most visitors’ attention is the vast collection of different tins […]
Knitter’s DIY – Turn Twisted Hank to Center-Pull Ball
I’m a knitter now, and thus I declare knitting shall be featured on this blog. No, I am not planning to turn this into a haven of wool and stitch-techniques, you will still see me paint, thrift, photograph and DIY. But as it is a current obsession I do feel the need to share some […]
Resolution Revolution
A whole year has once again come and this year I decided to put resolutions off the menu. I committed myself to a resolution revolution. I do normally make a list – here is a flashback from 2009 which did make me to consider one exception to the no resolution rule (No more yellow eye shadow, […]
Knitting & Yarn Haul
I joined a knitting site called Ravelry (fridanoodle there too), mainly for finding free patterns but I am getting hooked. Raverly works like a forum where you can connect with other knitters/designers, as well as share your work and ask questions. I have been knitting a lot more in the recent months and felt like it […]
Sewing Festival Stockholm
Saturday was a busy day. We spent the whole morning tidying the apartment, fueled on a lone smoothie. All in order to have the most epic, guilt-free brunch of all time. We went to Mississippi Inn with a couple friends of ours and Greg and I shared a Brunch-for-Two, obviously adding an American pancake which […]
DIY – Lavender Scent Pouch
When I was a child my mother taught me how to make scented pouches for your wardrobe. Yesterday I was out enjoying the long awaited heat wave, and admiring all our furry bumble bees. I spotted some lavender that was bloomed out and was reminded of these pouches. Greg (♥) loves lavender so I figured it […]
DIY – Kale, Pea and Sesame Shirataki Noodles
As you may have gathered from my blogname, I like me some noodles. I hadn’t had any for ages so a while back I whipped up some kale, pea and sesame seed noodles. I used Shirataki noodles to avoid using delicious yet sadly not so healthy wheat ramen noodles. These noodles are made of konjac […]
DIY – Electric Blue Cat Eyed Look
I am currently on holiday from work, reading books, doodling and irrationally knitting. Oh, and of course visiting second hand shops! The weather has finally been treating me well, and I am loving the time I get outside. I am so pleased with this year’s crop of freckles. I feel like a speckled egg! (SPF is applied […]