Pet portraits SALE! LOVE!

I do love drawing someone's loved pet, either it be a dog, cat, hedgehog or the cutest little pig. All animals are wonderful to draw and the most fun is to bring out that special trait from their personality. Or have the pet be in a another place and space in the drawing. One thing I always wished for but never gotten the chance to do is to draw animals in people's clothing. 

I've been somewhat close, drawing cats in superhero capes and in roller-skates. 

During the rest of July I will draw your beloved pets with clothes, or without, in space, 

in the wild, as a lion. Just the way you want it. 

I'm reducing the price from $200 USD to $130 USD throughout the entire month in my Etsy shop. 

Here are examples of commissioned drawings:

Thank you everyone for your love and support! 

/Carolina

First showreel - Motion Creatives '14 Stockholm

It's been a month of full speed into different projects, group work and a lot of fun. 

I'm so proud of our class, it's been hectic with very short deliveries with every brief and we've managed to complete all of them with excellent work and presentation. 

Our first showreel is up for viewing! 

Take 48 creative people from different countries and backgrounds,
give them two days to present themselves as a class.
This is what you get!

  
                               Introducing MOTION14STO from MOTION14STO on Vimeo.

Life as a student

So a new chapter in life has begun. 

I'm studying Motion Graphics design at Hyper Island here in Stockholm, full time for 1 year. 

Already 2 weeks have passed and I've come to understand and feel the intensity of this school. 

We've had some interesting lectures on digital media and much more. 

There's been a lot of challenges, individual and in small and larger groups. 

Lot's of time for reflection and a lot of fun energizers!

     We also have lots of fun! Excuse the awful mobile quality...

                                                     

/Carolina

Keeping up with my creative life

Things I crafted for myself and friends.

Small drawstring bag, perfect when traveling. 

I needed a case for my iphone/glasses and this is what came out. Hand printed and sewn in cotton and felted wool with braided cord.

 

A toilet/vanity bag in fun and colorful striped cotton. 

A crochet blanket/rug for a good friend's little newborn baby girl. It was crocheted in wonderful soft wool that made me want to keep it for myself, to snuggle into on lovely cold Sunday mornings..

Wishing you a creative weekend!

/Carolina

Project DIY

Thought I'd share my latest DIY project consisting of a thrift store sweater in beautiful red and a lace ribbon. 

Easy as pie! 

The thing that made me come up with this idea was that the neck width was too small for me and instead of hiding it away at the bottom of the drawer like so many other half finished projects I decided this sweater was to lovely to be forgotten. 

I started with cutting of the neck part of the sweater and making the hole to a preferable size.

Gathered my favorite lace ribbons, in this case I decided to use the one at the bottom. 

I folded and pinned the edges. Sewed twice with the machine. 

I then sewed on the ribbon by hand right under the front edge.

I chose to only have a strip of ribbons between the collarbones but it could go around the whole neck too, it's just a little more work!

The ending result. Looks cute, right?

Now is the time to start creating!

/Carolina

Pretty little pouches

Hello lovelies! 

This week has been lots of fun but also with some real tough work, just the way life suppose to be I guess!

One of those fun things were to make these small purses. I hand printed them on cotton/linen and then sew them together with zippers. They are not perfect at all, but hey it was my first try and I made them for myself. Small purses are always practical to have, you really can't have to many!

My choice of music on this Sunday must be:

/Carolina

My new desk + week activities

Score! I've got my dream desk finally! I haven't had the time to organize it yet but will soon. The right side has a extension and can be folded up and down depending on how much space you've got. We have it folded up so we're able to sit and work together. I just need to come up with a solution to gather all my stuff into one space, and that is  hard as there's not much drawer space on this desk.

Whenever I buy something new I try to get rid of something old and it's not always easy but is most necessary. Anyway, when I was cleaning out I found some old photos of me back in 1998. It was from my first visit to a music festival (Roskilde, Denmark) outside my hometown and it was crazy fun. But time flies....

These photos reminds me of when I started making my own jewelry and clothing. I wore my own beaded necklaces and bracelets and those t-shirts and pants were reconstructed by myself in my teenage room. Oh the nostalgia!

On other things, one of my new hand printed scarves was sold and shipped to a awesome girl in Australia, yay!

Makes me eager to make more soon!

Made new labels for my illustration & crochet jewelry. These are going to the incredible cute boutique Poplin here in Stockholm where my canvas bags and scarves already are displayed. 

Oh! and I'm on Instagram under my name carolinagronholm. Add me if you'd like to see my everyday creative progress and silly stuff.. Are you there? Let me know!

Wishing you a great new week!

/Carolina

Keeping myself busy with creative projects

Things are just the way it usually is - week filled with different projects such as printing, crocheting, drawing, baking and admiring Sau Paw. Oh and I did a little sewing and carving too! 

Below is the beginning of a hand printed tube scarf. 

Even though I've closed my shop with crocheted accessories, I still make things for myself and others when the urge settles in. This time I've started trying to make a granny square blanket out of left over yarn scraps. 

I'm a beginner when it comes to carving but I'm feeling determined to master it!

Look at this majestic creature of black furriness. Sunbathing is her favorite thing in the world. 

Mine is admiring her when sunbathing!

Creative week in pictures

I've started on a new landscape drawing onto beautiful kraft/fiber paper.

Continued on a old drawing of Sau Paw looking very stuck-up.

Bought a new silkscreen!

Back in the screen printing studio after a months absence, oh how I've missed it! 

Here's my hedgehogs ready to be heated.

Went on a 3 hours class to learn the dry point technique. It's basically a steel needle engraving. I did this on a thick plastic sheet and this is somewhat similar to engraving onto copper. I managed to do only 1 engraving in 3 hours and there was so many elements...felt very old school which I like but knowing that the engraving is only good for about 10-15 prints before the scratched surface has faded off is somewhat disappointing. But I had fun learning a new craft!

Have a great weekend!

/Carolina

In the little house there was a forest

I made a little house for my jewelry as display for coming craft markets. Like a miniature greenhouse for my little animal and forest illustrated necklaces. The one you see here is a new model in copper metal, it's much larger than my older ones and so you have to be a little more brave to wear it! 

This is just a preview but once ready for the next christmas market on the 10th of December I'll post more pics. 

Have a great monday!

/Carolina

Recycling and Creating

This week I've been preparing for the coming exhibition and craft market in november/december. 

I've made these small jewelry paper displays with information at the back intended for the craft market. 

This is a new necklace from my plastic jewelry work which I don't have a name for yet, but perhaps you have one?

I recycled a cardboard box into small gift boxes for some of my jewelry with shop name stamped on 

from Etsy seller Tyr.

They look like tiny books, aren't they cute? 

Information about the craft & vintage market Basar Under can be found here.

I'll be there on the 10th of December with 2 of the girls I'm screen printing with. We will have garments, totes, prints and jewelry at our tables. Christmas goodies for sure! 

Stuff I make

These illustration necklaces was first made exclusive for SwedishFresh but is now being added to my Etsy art shop. 

These 3 were the only ones made and I'm not sure if I'll make more of them, for now anyway.  

I've been busy making these headbands as well. They are perfect to use for this grey cool weather we have now.

I wear my white crown everyday, it's super comfy!

Another thing I've started on today that is super fun, easy and made quick

 (don't you just love that combination?) 

is these gift bags out of simple envelopes made from an Etsy tutorial. Found it on my sister's blog and there you can see the gift bags she made. I myself have just started and therefor have no photos to show. 

You can find the tutorial HERE.

Photo from Etsy.com

Poster

I've been holding back on showing you this festival poster I did in april due to various reasons, but now it's here!  

It's for a children's music festival, organized by Dieselverkstaden here in Stockholm this coming june.

 

Think I've found a new source for my creative outlet! Poster art.

Right now I'm in the midst of making 2 more poster projects and I couldn't be more happy. 

Jag har hållit tillbaka på att visa er denna poster till Barnmusikfestivalen jag gjorde i april eftersom Dieselverkstaden inte då hade släppt artisterna osv. Jag tror att jag kan ha funnit ett nytt kreativt utlopp i poster konsten.

Jag håller just nu på med 2 olika poster projekt vilket bidrar till att jag ser ut såhär :-D mest hela tiden.

Behind my creative soul......

is a cat. And we wish you a happy new creative year!

Whazz up? I'm just lying here feeling utterly full from all the yummie christmas food they've fed me, but it's good.

I hope they never buy one of those new flat tv screens. It's warm here. I like that. And I get as much attention as they on the telly.

Don't move....you know I can't sleep if I can't sleep on your thighs. 

I know walking on her records will make her mad, annoyed, tired, crazy...and that is what I want.

Best wishes/

Sau & Carolina

Paper folding

with old magazines. They make pretty little garlands. I'm planning on making 

some decorations for the fair at Basar Under next saturday. 

Do stop by if you live nearby in Stockholm!