Shawl in progress

This is how far I've crocheted on the alpaca shawl. Half done.


I've recently received a very lovely blog award from Frenchy Chick over at her Le Chateau des fleurs.
I'm supposed to pass these awards to 10 other talented bloggers...and I'm finding that very hard to do as there is so many of you out there! I can't possible limit myself to just 10, I hope you understand:) 
Thanks for giving me this, I soooo appreciate it! Lots of love!

Ink & Crochet

These are my latest drawings/paintings/art, experimental work I did some weeks ago. I thought why not mix my love for crochet and drawing? so these came about from that idea. 

You can find them here.

I have more of these crochet and ink work coming up but with another theme. 
Thanks for all your lovely comments lately!

Crochet Tubes

                    The Twisted Tube Necklace

                  

         The Swirl Tube Necklace

                  

My latest crochet tubes combined with metal chains and big cute wooden pearls. 

They were fun making! They are in the shop now.

Other than this I've started on a new very experimental crochet project, totally on free hand. If it turns out well I promise I'll show you, if not...well then it goes straight into the "maybe later" basket.

In Progress

I've started on a new shawl in gorgeous green soft alpaca. 

I'm in desperate need of some colors

Too much winter although I shouldn't complain  - it's damn beautiful out there with the snow. I've heard it hasn't snowed like this here since 1987. I always remember my childhood winters as being really white with snow up to my little waist and this fact proves I wasn't making it all up or even exaggerated! 

Anyway...5-6 months of winter does something to you..No wonder we swedes talk about the weather all the time, ha! I need color! and I need to feel the warmth of the sun! I can't wait till spring gets here, so I made a pompom garland in gorgeous happy colors as a reminder to spring which may be here in late march if we're lucky. 

Makes me happy, how about you?

My new favorites!

Custom Ex Libris book plates by Sweet Water Crafts. I love all her book plates and her etsy shop is filled with goodies. Check it out!

Tunic dress, beckoning creatures by Plum Pretty Sugar. 

I love this chic hippie dress and the landscape photos in her etsy shop is quite lovely!

Another hat

I don't know how I could forget this one?! This was the first I did of all the hats last fall and I gave it as a gift to a dear friend.

New Hats!

         

         

         

After some requests from dear friends and customers I thought I should try out making these ear flap hats, and here are some of the results I've accomplished. Beginning from bottom, I made the red/grey with the little pompom on top for myself, so cozy and warm you wouldn't believe. The second one in black/red I made for J as a present and the upper top hat "The Stormy Pom Hat" I made just for the Etsy shop. These are all knitted and not crocheted! and I love that I'm more and more comfortable with just knitting, It feels good switching between the two depending on my mood. 

Teenage Love...

Oh how I love this movie! En Kärlekshistoria or on english A Swedish Love Story from 1970 made by one of our best directors Roy Andersson. I love that it's honest and truthful and that is so beautifully captured. Also with beautiful and talented actors. Love love love - a must se film!

Sunday Morning Walk

Sunday morning walk with Sau. She loooves skating in the park. This is my latest drawing and I have it as a print  in my shop - latenightdrawing .

I hope you're having a great new week!

Beautiful snowy and eerie trees

We are having the most amazing winter here right now. On these beautiful nights on my way home I've taken some pics with my iphone, so not the best quality. I kind of wish I had my real camera with me and I'm too lazy to go out now so this will do for now. But doesn't it look amazing, like the branches are all painted in white!

Paper masks

Todays inspiration by Origamiwolf. 

Paper Cranes

                          

                          

I've read somewhere that In Asia, it is said that folding 1000 paper origami cranes makes a person's wish come true. On Wikipedia it says: An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane, such as long life or recovery from illness or injury. The crane in Japan is one of the mystical or holy creatures (others include the dragon and the tortoise), and is said to live for a thousand years. I'm not sure if I want to fold 1000 of them and I think I've only folded around 20 but maybe I can do 100? I'm thinking maybe of making those paper crane mobiles you hang from the ceiling, I gotta do something with them.

There is a heaven for all cats

                                    


This is a ink and watercolor drawing I did a couple of weeks ago in Spain and now made into a print in my latenightdrawing  shop. Oh by the way, I now have free shipping throughout January on all prints! 

Shawl in black

                                            

New Soft shawl in black in shop today. On being creative - Today I've accomplished 2 drawings, and a new Pom Pom tube, I will show them in time but for now I'm heading for the sofa, finally! I hope you had a very lovely new years eve!