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Special 24hrs Print Offer, Order 2 - Pay for 1

2012-03-09T12:26:00.000+01:00

S P E C I A L P R I N T O F F E R
Until tomorrow, Saturday March 10 at 12 pm (Berlin, Germany time).

Order 2 Prints, Pay for 1 (Order 4 Prints, Pay for 2 etc).
Here they are!

How to do:
Place your order (don't include the one(s) you want for free).
Let me know which print(s) you'd like for free in the payment message or through this e-mail form.

Thank you & Happy Weekend!

14 months

2012-03-08T11:42:00.001+01:00

Yesterday it was 14 months ago since I moved into my Berlin apartment. Time flies! This last few months have been strange ones and I started to feel a bit down, but the mini vacation last weekend took me up again. I'm working day and night on the Berlin Guide PDF, have over 600 photos to choose from (the guide will be massive, mostly about restaurants/cafés/bars, can't say when it is finished because I don't know it myself). Going through my photo archives I saw that I didn't go outside of my neighbourhood many times lately so NO wonder I started questioning my love for Berlin*. Now we've fallen back in love again and there is a Spring coming soon!

*A friend of mine told me everyone in Berlin question their love for the city at the end of February, but in my case it didn't have much to do with the season but the fact that I didn't see new things in a long time. But of course I look forward to Spring because I LOVE sitting outdoors drinking beer or coffee. And I love the change of seasons.

21 years young

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Me, Fall 2000. I had lived in Gothenburg for 1 year and did my best to be happy, but most of the time I was too serious. Glad I changed that.

Brooklyn 2008

2012-03-07T15:06:00.001+01:00

Film shots from Brooklyn, November 2008.

Photo Prints for Sale

2012-03-06T17:31:00.002+01:00

During my years as a blogger I have received the question Do you sell prints of your photos? many many times, it always made me happy. I have a hard time choosing which ones to print and sell, so if you have a request, don't hesitate to contact me. I have over 40 000 photos in my archives so you probably understand my "problem".

So, now I have printed 2 photos, 1 of each to start start with. Hope you will like them!
They are available here and measure 21 cm x 29.7 cm / 8.26" x 11.7".

Lunch date with myself

2012-03-06T16:00:00.000+01:00

Yesterday I had lunch with myself at a Russian place while listening to other guests speaking Russian. Was so hungry that I forgot to take a picture of the food.

A second post about the tea swap

2012-03-06T10:30:00.000+01:00

The tea swap! I love this swap! Here is the first post about it.
Lisa sent me tea along with her cute illustrations. This sweet lady sent me a couple of her favourites although she missed the swap (thank you!! I so wish I could have included everyone!). The same went for Ana who sent me delicous tea and the beautiful tote bag she made. Nevena was in the swap sent me a bunch of lovely teas from Serbia, look at that moustache!
Maria sent me wonderful teabags of Genmai-Cha as a member of the swap and from Stella I received her favourite tea + some lovely extras.

Thank you ladies, you made me very happy!

Wrist Worms World

2012-03-05T12:36:00.002+01:00

Only 10 pairs of Wrist Worms left on the Wrist Worms Super Sale. All available Wrist Worms are listed here.

Thank you for being a part of my Wrist Worms World!

Eat a tree for breakfast

2012-03-05T11:17:00.003+01:00

On Saturdays I eat cheese soup at the farmer's market. Breakfast is the best meal of the day, it doesn't matter if it's 2 fried eggs at home or a plate of different types of delicacies in a café.

A future livingroom

2012-03-04T23:55:00.003+01:00

Look so much forward to getting this room's ceiling and walls finished.

Mini vacation

2012-03-04T18:52:00.002+01:00

Today Johan and I bought day passes and went around in the western parts of Berlin to see something new. It was so well needed, haven't been doing that for quite some time now. It was a day for the first outdoor beer and I found the candleholder of my dreams (last picture). Didn't dare to ask for the price though.

A mini vacation or maybe I should just call it the Sunday I plan to have more of.
What did you do today that was special?

Saturday, March 3

2012-03-03T23:04:00.001+01:00

Today I met my friend Eva for a walk and fika, she's the only Swede I know here except for Johan. Speaking our native language is well needed in a world of mixing Swedish, English and German all the time. My brain sometimes sends out very strange sentences through my mouth.

I had rhubarb/strawberry pie together with my cappuccino.

Someone was in New York this week, do I need to say I felt slightly envious? ;)

Shop update at 7pm

2012-02-29T15:15:00.001+01:00

At 7pm Berlin time these products will be available in the shop! 8 buttcrack characters named after people I've met during my time in Germany + 1 neck worm!

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Black & White Home

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8 butts

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These buttcrack characters will be listed in the shop within a few days, will keep you posted! They still need some faces, just a butt is not enough.

Sunday brunch & fleamarket finds

2012-02-26T13:36:00.002+01:00

That dog!
That brunch!
Those fleamarket finds!

Ps. I receive e-mails and comments every day from you lovelies about Berlin tips - at the moment I'm working on a huge guide that will be available as a PDF in my shop as soon as it's finished (this Spring). Thank you for understanding that I can't make individual guides.

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Earlier this week I woke up to this.

Where I spend most of my time

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1. At home.
2. At my favourite coffee place.
3. In the bar where Johan is working.

That is when I'm not out walking.

♥

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Berlin in Winter

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New week, new worms

2012-02-20T16:18:00.000+01:00

Hi from my studio!
So many Wrist Worms sold out yesterday, so today I listed some more in my shop, you find them under the category ON SUPER SALE (Wrist Worms cost €22 instead of €35).

Here's to a new week!

Wrist Worms Super Sale

2012-02-19T12:36:00.002+01:00

Wrist Worms are ON SUPER SALE in my shop!

€22 (approx USD 29) (original price €35 (approx USD 46))

(until sold out)

In progress

2012-02-19T12:27:00.002+01:00

Next week I hope to list some new things in my shop - Neck Worms (both knitted and crocheted) and some Buttcrack Characters (both dressed and undressed). I will let you know when as soon as I know it myself. I will do it on a certain day and time and all information will be posted on my blog beforehand.

Next blog post will be about a special offer.

Before the trees got naked

2012-02-18T12:36:00.003+01:00

A bit of Autumn for you.
Enjoy the weekend.

A post about the tea swap

2012-02-17T12:53:00.000+01:00

I have received some wonderful packages of tea from some of the ladies participating in the tea swap! Anne sent me some tea her mother grew (Lindenblütentee & Mint tea). This lovely lady sent me a few different teas from the Netherlands including a tea infuser robot. And sweet Sonja in Finland sent me a bunch of great fruity black and green teas. Also as a bonus Anna sent me great teas although she wasn't in the swap. Same went for Anne who sent me some of the most deliciuos teas ever which she bought in China.

Thank you all ladies!!!

Early one morning

2012-02-17T12:42:00.002+01:00

There will be neck worms in the shop. In the picture is a knitted one, like the ones I've made before. At the moment I'm also making a crochet version which I hope will turn out as good as the knitted ones.

An October date

2012-02-16T14:28:00.002+01:00

These are from a sunny day in October last year.
Today I saw people sitting outdoors drinking coffee for the first time this year. Spring is here soon.
Tomorrow I will pick up a roll of film.

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Hello from my studio today

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I have started working on a new neck worm, will show you more later. Wrist Worms - Berlin is finally warmer and I can wear Wrist Worms instead of thick mittens on my camera walks again - it also means my hands are being able to shoot film outdoors (have missed it so much - my hands are unfortunately not designed to shoot old manual cameras at -15°C)!

So great to see more and more examples of you trying out my tutorial, thanks for sending me links!

Waiting for kimchi

2012-02-13T09:56:00.000+01:00

Johan has made two different types of kimchi (from recipes he found here). I look forward to trying them.

Sunday fika

2012-02-12T14:24:00.000+01:00

Lazy Sunday.
Well needed.

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The other day.

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Breakfast at home

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2 boiled eggs with sea salt, a glass of water and Earl Grey tea.

Thank you for your enthusiasm about the tea/print swap I posted about yesterday, it made my day!
(Maria & Lisa, will you e-mail me your mailing addresses? xx)

Who's up for a swap?

2012-02-07T13:16:00.000+01:00

Who's up for a swap?
You send me tea and I send you a pack of a random print (bookgirl or yawn), 2 photos (10 x 15 cm) etc.

8 persons can join.
How do you join?
Leave a comment in the comment section of this post. The first 8 people who comment will be in! I will write "You're in!" as a reply to your comment and after that, e-mail me your postal address and I will send you mine.
Let's have fun!

SWAP IS FULL!

A tea date

2012-02-06T17:59:00.000+01:00

Tea with my friend Katinka.

Yarn everywhere

2012-02-05T12:26:00.001+01:00

Everywhere yarn and Wrist Worms in my studio.

Brrrrlin

2012-02-04T18:34:00.000+01:00

Have been walking quite a lot lately, have been taking quite many pictures lately - here you go.
I'm going to place myself next to my tiled stove and get warm after a whole day of walking in the cold cold city.
Enjoy your weekend friends!

Candy dots and other colours

2012-02-02T14:39:00.001+01:00

4 new pairs of Wrist Worms in the shop!
Dotty Candy Colours
Turquoise Blue
Thick Dark Gray
Rust

Welcome!

Winter Walk

2012-02-02T13:30:00.003+01:00

How I love to live in this city.
You know that already.

The view from my windows

2012-01-31T14:05:00.000+01:00

Need I say Berlin is freezing?
The frost on my windows is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen.

This is where I work

2012-01-30T16:20:00.004+01:00

Once upon a time I had a very romantic picture of working in a studio space outside of home, so I rented one for a year and never worked as little ever before in my life. When I moved to Berlin I decided to have my studio at home again, it's the ideal thing for me.

That pile of Wrist Worms is huge. There are still some on sale in my shop.

Naked trees & snow

2012-01-29T21:58:00.001+01:00

A few days ago it felt like Spring - cherryblossom trees were in bloom and pigeons were having sex on lamp posts. Now Winter has arrived in Berlin. Hope you had a good weekend!

A day off

2012-01-27T10:53:00.002+01:00

Yesterday I took the day off to meet a friend for breakfast, take a long walk and have coffee. I wasn't home until it was dark.

A morning routine

2012-01-25T15:55:00.001+01:00

This city never ends, it's 9x times bigger than Paris. Perfect for those who love to walk for hours, like I do.

My new blog

2012-01-24T17:07:00.000+01:00

Let's talk about my "new" blog (it actually feels like a completely new blog to me), thank you for all your positive reactions! It's been about 10 days since I released it and except for the new header and typeface, there are some other new features:

1. Larger images, 800 px wide instead of 600 px.
2. My blog has an own page on Facebook where I will post various things, like old favourite pictures from time to time.
3. In the right column I have a space for sponsors, feel free to read more about it here and contact me if you have any questions (via e-mail).
4. Direct links to different categories.

Thank you all for stopping by, you are the best!

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2012-01-21T11:29:00.001+01:00

Hi, wow, so glad to see you enjoyed my tutorial! Have fun!

Tutorial > Making new friends

2012-01-18T16:21:00.002+01:00

This is something I learned in first or second grade and ever since I have loved doing this! Time to share it with you.

First, fold paper and write names on them.

Cut around the letters (leave the folded part uncut).

The name still folded.

The name unfolded.

5 different names. I wrote Sandra, Johan, Camilla, Victoria & Lisen. I love the shapes even more without illustrations on them.

Write full names for even more detailed shapes.

Fun, don't you think?

Here & here are some I did a few years ago on patterned/coloured papers.

Hello Mary

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Squares

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Lately from my instagram feed.
That dog made me laugh this morning. I tried to talk to her and started giggling when I saw where she put her ass and she got pissed off and ignored me totally.

On a sunny Sunday, Part II

2012-01-16T10:00:00.000+01:00

Yesterday was an amazing day for a walk.
Friday was amazing in another way - my dear friend Nina sent me the most thoughtful gift ever - a set of cups and saucers from Balthazar which is a great restaurant in NYC that I had the pleasure to visit some years ago. Vielen Dank liebe Freundin!!

On a sunny Sunday, Part I

2012-01-15T22:36:00.003+01:00

Hope you all have had a good weekend. I took a walk in the sun and collected a big bunch of photos, will post Part II tomorrow, see you then!

Fika day

2012-01-15T21:51:00.001+01:00

Yesterday I had the pleasure to finally meet Marion & Kristina for coffee, two lovely ladies I've met thanks to blogging. What a great community we have!

Winter grey

2012-01-14T12:58:00.000+01:00

Some pictures from the other day when I took a long walk together with Johan. It was one of those typical 'miserable' grey days that suit Berlin so well.

Glad you like my new blog design!
My dear friend Mette published her new blog the other day and it is spectacular!

Last Sunday

2012-01-14T12:52:00.001+01:00

Last Sunday was flea market day, I fell in love with the heads in the first picture but didn't buy. So far I have only purchased 1 Donald Duck magazine in German at the flea markets, in a whole year! Have had other priorities...

The bigger picture

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It's time for a change, hope you will like it!
I'm excited!

Food memories of 2011, Part VIII

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Johan and I ordering pizza late in the night, or early in the morning to be exact. Him posing, me giggling about him posing.

Bibimbap for lunch at a new, not so good, Korean restaurant in my neighbourhood.

Christmas brunch in Johan's bar.

Ate this appetizer on my birthday. It was one of the strangest things I've had, kind of like strawberry yogurt with coriander.

Breakfast on the go!

The last bbq of the year at Christopher's place, YUM!!

Pizza with my mum late in the evening when she arrived here to spend the holidays with us.

Christmas eve!

Christmas breakfast that Johan surprised us with, mmm...!

My mum and I went out for lunch and it was so delicious, extra delicious after all the Swedish style Christmas food.

Happy new 2012. I wonder what kind of food memories I will have at the end of this year :)

Food memories from 2011, Part VII

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November started with an amazing breakfast with Johan.

One of my favourite dishes; chickpea/tomato-soup.

Vietnamese food for lunch.

Vegetable soup at home, it was amazingly delicious but I was hungry again after an hour.

Gnocchi on my first date with Holly.

Cheesesoup is my favourite breakfast on Saturdays' farmers market.

Pasta with salmon, avocado, a creamy sauce and salad.

Goulash with sauerkraut, yum!

My second date with Holly, we had pizza with her friend Lutz.

And the morning after Holly and I had brunch together, yum.

That's November, soon it's time for December and after that I will stop making you so hungry (I'm starving myself, need lunch!).

Food memories from 2011, Part VI

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October started with a few days in Turkey.

Back at home it was time for a pasta carbonara.

And artichokes.

Yogurt, raspberries and müsli at a café across the street.

Last meal outdoors, wantansoup! Yum.

Spinach soup and Johan's home made bread for lunch.

After 10 months in Berlin I finally found the shrimps I've been craving!

Spinach/coconut soup and banana bread at a café.

A brunch which included beer, vodka and snus.

Lunch with Johan on a long-walk-day.

November and December coming soon!

Food memories from 2011, Part V

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Pasta with tomato sauce, Johan surprised me with lunch on the balcony.

A perfect breakfast; cheeses, eggs, cake.

Another breakfast; nectarine and knäckebröd with cottage cheese + a glass of water.

In August my sister and her kids came to visit Berlin. We had burgers and fries by the river Spree.

Typical salad at home.

A picnic in a nearby park; chicken, mozzarella, salad and beer.

Johan made pizza, he's so good at it!

Lunch in my studio; eggs, salad, parmesan cheese and lachsschinken.

Birthday celebrations in the morning of my niece Alice's 8th birthday.

Birthday party at a restaurant, I always eat the same there - warm goat cheese salad with bacon and a cosmopolitan.

Johan-made pasta carbonara.

Breakfast with the younger ladies of my family + Johan on an August morning.

All of a sudden it was the end of September and we were in Turkey. What did I eat during September? I have no idea...! There are no pictures to remind me.

Breakfast plate in Turkey.

So, 3 more parts of 2011 food memories to come!

A walk ending with a pastry

2012-01-10T20:08:00.000+01:00

Last week I took a long long walk and ended up meeting Johan for a pastry to celebrate that we'd been in Berlin for 1 year.

Guten Abend / Good Evening

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Wish you all the weekend you need.

Food memories from 2011, Part IV

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Lunch to die for, one of the best lunches I've ever had. A mix of different Asian dishes.

Veggies in a creamy curry with rice and loooots of coriander.

Sushi snack at work.

Yogurt with müsli is something I like for breakfast sometimes.

Tomato soup!

Fried veggies with a small amount of rice, a raita-inspired sauce and coriander.

Vietnamese baguettes at a snack bar, yum.

Salad with mozzarella, olives, olive oil etc.

Noodles, veggies, coriander and a cucumber salad.

Pizza with pizza salad which is how you most often eat pizza in Sweden, read more about pizza salad here (in Swedish).

1 year in Berlin

2012-01-04T21:35:00.001+01:00

Today it's 1 year since I moved to Berlin. Time flies. This year has been both the best and the worst year of my life, rollercoaster-style deluxe. Love to all of you great people I have met here, both Berliners and people coming to visit!

The 2nd picture shows the last I saw of Sweden, I wonder when I will see my old country again (no hurry...).

Food Memories from 2011, Part III

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On a hot Summer day I rode my bike to another neighbourhood and had sushi and wine for lunch together with Johan.

Typical at-home-lunch: eggs, cottage cheese, herring, salad etc.

Another typical at-home-lunch made of left-overs.

Pasta with fresh chanterelles and lots of parmesan cheese.

Pasta with salad, mozzarella cheese, cucumber, olives, a creamy sauce and Johan's home made bread.

Angry face, sushi dinner.

Home made pizza with feta cheese, mushrooms, ham and fresh oregano.

Potato salad, "Gubbröra"-style.

Breakfast at a café.

Soup made of potatoes and leek (and too much olive oil) + knäckebröd with cottage cheese and tomato, I love to have this for lunch.

What is your favourite lunch food?

A food post break

2012-01-03T14:07:00.000+01:00

Hi!
So fun you've enjoyed the 2011 food posts. I just finished going through my food pictures of 2011 and there will definitely be more parts than 4.

Food memories from 2011, Part II

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Halloumi snack, one of my favourite fast food dishes.

Lunch at a hummus place, yum.

Breakfast on the balcony together with Johan and my parents.

Always in the kitchen - a bunch of eggs.

My sister, Janne and I cooked for Johan one afternoon. Salad!

Lunch at a great Chinese restaurant in Potsdam.

Strawberries and sparkling wine on the balcony on a hot Summer day.

A mix of whatever was in the fridge. That goat cheese was to die for.

Halloumi plate, I have to have it soon again!

Omelette with some German ham/cheese-thing that tasted very artificial - it looked great though.

Greek salad.

Caesar salad.

Another halloumi plate. Can't get enough of it.

Camilla, Ingvar and Morran came for a visit and we had lots of great food together.

Breakfast for two on a super hot Summer day.

Cheese doodles from the Swedish candy store.

My favourite smoothie, recipe for 2:
1 banana
4 dl neutral yogurt
2 dl rasperries
2 dl orange juice
Mix it, pour it in 2 glasses and drink it together with someone you like or half the recipe and have it all for yourself.

Favourite salad: Fried halloumi, strawberries, basil, chili & olive oil.

A great Korean salad I had at a restaurant.

Food memories from 2011, Part I

2012-01-01T20:19:00.000+01:00

This is one of our first breakfasts in our new apartment.

One of the reasons I moved to Berlin is the affordable food because I love love love to eat out. Here is lunch at a restaurant.

Tasty lasagne at an Italian place where Johan took me for lunch one day.

There are so many great Vietnamese restaurants in this city, I love Vietnamese food!

A tradition last Winter/Spring was to eat Thüringer Bratwurst every Saturday morning for breakfast.

Berlin is the perfect breakfast city, this is a plate for two at a café.

Another breakfast plate for two, yum!

Egg is my favourite food.

Another breakfast plate, cheese deluxe, mhm!

Knäckebröd with eggs and creamed smoked roe is unbeatable.

Pasta at home with feta cheese, salami, parsley and salad.

Focaccia pizza style.

Potato salad, chicken, cheese and salad on the balcony.

Ooooysters I loooove you!

Breakfast plate for two, yum.

This is part 1 of 4, hope you enjoy!

2011 in 57 pictures

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Here is a tiny little part of my 2011.

JANUARY

2011 started with playing in the snow in Luleå, Sweden.

On January 5 we got the key to our new apartment. An apartment that hadn't been cleaned for 40 years where a chain-smoking lady had lived.

The ministry of finance got a visit, people had warned us about that place, but our experience was luckily quite good.

Spent many weeks of cleaning before being able to paint.

Figuring out how to heat with coal was a new experience. I like the warmth of coal heating.

FEBRUARY

February started with a huge demonstration, 2000 polices met 2000 demonstrants.

Long walks to discover different places in my new hometown.

I met Jukka and Hanna for the first time.

A dog friend I met at my first barbeque party at Christopher's place.

Walk walk walk.

MARCH

March started with a Mardi Gras party!

And I started making stripey Wrist Worms.

Visited the town of Potsdam for the first time, it's a very picturesque place - a huge contrast to Berlin.

On Johan's birthday I surprised him with one of his favourite dishes; steak tartare.

Sunny spring walks down the Karl-Marx-Allee.

APRIL

April started with moving into the kitchen. A clean freshly painted one.

Our friends Luise & Hermann the dog were the first to come over for dinner.

Preparing food at home again was totally amazing.

My parents came for a first visit in Berlin.

Tearing down wallpapers we found pieces of newspapers from 1933.

MAY

May started with a visit from my sister and Janne, they gave Johan flowers.

Lunch on the balcony!

Berlin sky, always changing.

I live here, but you can't see my door in this picture.

We used to have wine and read on Sundays at the bar where Johan is working now.

JUNE

June started with a visit by Camilla, Ingvar and Morran (RIP).

A Swedish candy store opened!

I worked on a print for The Working Proof Gallery.

Johan's Summer 2011 specialty; Rhubarb Cocktail. Yum!

Lady Juto.

JULY

July was a difficult month and I didn't use my camera very much. I went to an exhibition.

And focused on making Wrist Worms.

AUGUST

August, I saw the light at the end of the tunnel when it came to finally moving in to my new studio.

Found a new favourite coffee place :)

My best friends (my sister and nieces) came to visit, we had the best time!

Lots of fika moments.

And I finally moved in to my studio, yippie!

SEPTEMBER

Tweed Wrist Worms!

Hello Sailors!

New favourite lamp in the wardrobe.

Leaving Berlin for the first time!

Hello Turkey!

OCTOBER

Lo and I are off to celebrate my mum's 50th birthday.

Farewell Turkey!

Back home in Berlin it was Autumn.

A sunny Sunday drinking beer outdoors.

I babysat Hermann for some days, we had a great time.

NOVEMBER

A foggy walk. My pictures got extra foggy because my 50mm lens is broken and I hope to be able to buy a new one soon because I don't use my camera much these days.

New favourite Wrist Worms in 85% wool and 15% camel - thick and warm.

I went to Holly's book party and all of a sudden we were friends, I've met so many great people this year and Holly is definitely one of them!

Decorated for Christmas pretty early :)

Berlin sky I love you.

DECEMBER

December started with a very adventurous excursion.

I went to flea markets.

Had breakfast with Trixi.

Brunch at the bar where Johan is working.

On a walk the other day we passed by this house and said to my mum that she shall live there when she moves to Berlin (unfortunately I don't think she will).

Also, not in pictures: I have been shot at which resulted in jumping out of a window and running the fastest ever. We started the year following the news about Johan's teacher who killed his girlfriend, chopped her in pieces and hid the parts in different forests around his old hometown. Have been to so many parties and met so many lovely people, but I hardly ever bring my camera for these occasions. Hopefully I will have a new 50mm lens soon and change that.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I look forward to blogging here in 2012, see you!

Gott slut

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Berlin Christmas

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This Christmas is quite special, it's me, my mum and Johan at home here in Berlin!

Christmas 2006-2010

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Christmas 2006 - My first Christmas with Johan was strange. He didn't celebrate (growing-up-in-a-cult-thing). It was pretty hard for me to deal with, but I did my best and went to the food store and bought a plate of Christmas food and said Merry Christmas to myself.

Christmas 2007 - Dinner at home, with some pieces of traditional Swedish Christmas food. We had a small branch from a Christmas tree at home, decorated with one ornament. That was Johan's first attempt to decorate, hehe.

Christmas 2008 - Christmas all over! We went up to Luleå where my family lives, I was so happy to spend it with them. And so happy Johan decided to start celebrating with us.

Christmas 2009 - A Christmas with my sister, Janne & Johan. We had so much fun, ate great food and had many cocktails.

Christmas 2010 - Christmas in Luleå, the whole family was gathered, Barbie and all. More pictures here.

Tomorrow will be both very different and pretty traditional.
Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate! Happy weekend to the rest of you <3

If you speak Swedish, watch this documentary about a guy celebrating Christmas for the first time.

Making plans for the holidays

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First breakfast and then a long walk. That's how I would like every day to start. I plan to start many days like this during the holidays. What is your plan?

Every day is party day

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Some shots from my phone lately.
A giant THANK YOU for all your lovely birthday messages. The last days have been all about party, barbeque, work, 4th of advent, fika etc. Tonight I will go to another party which I already look so much forward to!

33

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The Germans have taught me to celebrate birthdays at midnight and so I did with mine. It's a brilliant idea! 33 years ago I was delivered with a knife and I have no idea of how I will go on celebrating my day, but I will start with breakfast and cake at my everyday café.

The colourful city

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Pictures from a walk around in my neighbourhood in October. I love all the graffiti, art, tags that cover the walls of this city. I have seen some of the pieces since 2005, love that they are still there and that new ones are added daily.

Sunday brunch

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What a weekend!
It started with meeting Trixi, Christine & Jana for a coffee on Friday and the evening continued with going to Johan's bar together with Trixi & Katinka. On Saturday I met friends from Gothenburg for pizza and cocktails and later I celebrated Mischa's birthday together with Lisa and I bumped into Kai for the first time - we had fun!

The pictures above are from today's brunch at Johan's bar, what a great way to spend a cold December Sunday.

Give someone warm hands

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Wrist Worms is the perfect gift which you can read more about and how I started making them here. Great for camera walks, if you work in a cold office, for walking the pram, for touch screen phones, for playing an instrument, for having coffee outdoors, for skiing, jogging and other sports activities. I love to give my friends and family warm hands and knowing there are so many of you wearing and loving them warms my heart.
You can see two blog posts about my happy Wrist Worms customers: One, Two.

All available Wrist Worms here!
& some pairs are 20% off here!

Thursday hi!

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I still haven't made a swap offer yet this year, do you remember my tea swaps? You send me tea, I send you a piece of my work. Will figure out what I will offer this time and be back soon with a blog post about it. Excited!

Let's have soup

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Pictures from a lunch in October.

The Morran Book Project is finished!
&
Mr Harold is on sale

Let's go for a swim

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A colourful sale

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A bunch of colourful Wrist Worms are now on sale in the shop, you find them in the ON SALE category.
They are now €28 instead of €35 which is a discount of 20%. Welcome!

Sunday shots

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Some random shots from my Sunday.
I will soon put some pairs of Wrist Worms on sale in the shop!

Fredag/Friday/Freitag

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Today has been a day filled with adventures, Johan and I went out on a car ride with a couple of friends and after some action we ended up in Potsdam to have soup and cake. Potsdam was beautifully decorated, it's a small town that feels very much like Sweden - everything is so clean, low and polished. A pretty great contrast to Berlin which is the complete opposite.

Gifts from gifted friends

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Maryanna sent me her beautiful wonderful print, it made its way to my wall as soon as I had opened the envelope!
My dear friend Trixi sent me a beautiful necklace a while ago, now she has a shop where she sells necklaces, here!
Last year before I moved to Berlin, my friend Min gave me one of her amazing min pins, now they are finally available online in her shop, I gave one for my sister for christmas last year.

Snail mail from Oly's island

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My friend Oly sent me a package that made me say ooo and aaa opening it, it took quite some time and it's so so so so amazing. Thank you Oly!!

She sent me a package a couple of years ago too :)

Dotty Worms

2011-11-30T11:48:00.001+01:00

2 new pairs of Wrist Worms in the shop:
Dotty Ivory Black
&
Dotty Black Ivory

So glad to finally have these pairs available again, they are some of my favourites.

Decorations at home

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My most important christmas decoration is the scent of hyacinths.
What is yours?

Coffee break walk

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A fourth of what I shot with my camera today when I went out for some coffee to catch some light inbetween work. The picture of me is taken by Johan.

Friday & Saturday Fun

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This weekend has been so great apart from the big sadness of knowing Morran is now gone. Holly invited me to be a guest at her Gift wrapping class here in Berlin on Friday, I met some very nice ladies there - hi you all, hope we meet again! Afterwards Holly and I met Lutz, we had Sekt, pizza, wine and ended up in the bar where Johan is working - he made us some very delicious cocktails. We had so much fun. On Saturday Holly and I met for brunch and we walked around in Mitte, you can see Holly's pictures and read more about it here, I love Holly's writing! When the sun set we met Johan for coffee and dinner, yum! Looking forward to next time already.

Morran in my heart

2011-11-28T12:57:00.001+01:00

I am so grateful that I got some years together with Morran who was always a very special dog. Can't believe she is gone. The picture above is from this Summer when she visited me with Camilla and Ingvar here in Berlin, when we had a very happy moment on an old airfield. Camilla, jag är så ledsen för din skull.

Let me take you for a walk, part 2

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Some more pictures from the walk I took the other day when Berlin was foggy. With this I say: Happy Friday!

What I ate today:

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#1 Breakfast in my studio
#2 Lunch at a restaurant; kimchi and a salad with rice and chicken in a green curry sauce
#3 Fika in a café; cappuccino and a pastel de nata

Let me take you for a walk

2011-11-23T17:57:00.001+01:00

Before moving to Berlin Johan and I had only visited in Winter, therefor Winter in Berlin will probably always be very special for me. I love how thick the air is, how grey it is, the naked trees, the smell of burning coal, the Glühwein.

Now I need some hot tea.

I love Hanna's Winter Cards
Fairytale Landscape by Elisabeth

Windows

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Let's take a walk to the flea markets or maybe not

2011-11-20T18:48:00.001+01:00

I jumped out of bed late this morning, excited to visit some flea markets. All the locations were empty! Had a good laugh and saw other good things instead, some of them which I share here with you, enjoy!

Let's go to the market

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My Saturday morning tradition - go to the food market and have coffee and take a few rounds to look at all the goodness. Brought home hummus, eggs and coriander.

November 17, 2006-2011

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November 17, 2006 - Johan drew a ship on my foot.

November 17, 2007 - Camilla, Morran and Ingvar came over for dinner.

November 17, 2008 - Last day in New York on my first trip there. I can't tell you how much I want to go back.

November 17, 2009 - Working on my Wrist Worms.

November 17, 2010 - Spying at Johan from the kitchen window.

November 17, 2011 - Today. The Sale is keeping me busy making and packing Wrist Worms. Thank you all! Tomorrow is shipping day, as well as Monday. My studio is a mess but I don't mind.