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Blog Love

I've recently discovered some *new* weblogs out there, that I want to share, because they inspire me tremendously!

Aunty Cookie: Shannon has such great humor, which I think shows perfectly through her drawings - and one is on its way to MOI!

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Curious Bird: Leya is sooo creative. I just love her owls and pouches - on its way to MOI - that she sells in her shop. She has also started a Flickr group for collages of color - what's your color theme?

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Shim + sons: She is über productive AND organized!!! She has a very distinctive style and super cute kids ;o) Love her weblog!

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Kidding Around: Carol Lee is very productive, creative, has super cute kids (+ 1 extra at the moment!), great Corners in Her Home and a cool hairdo ;o)

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Jumilla Bugs: Tracy shoots some awesome photos and I just want to live in her house!

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swissmiss: Tina KNOWS kids stuff!

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design*sponge: KNOWS design!

( Recognize the little vases?)

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*NOTE: I plain out STOLE all the photos showed, so enjoy them - they might not be here for your next visit!*

( I don't know how to insert photos, that link to another persons page - yet! Is it do-able?Anyone?)

*UPDATE: Everybody returned positive emails - so all photos stay! YAY!*

Swap-o-rama!

The swapping have gone TOtally crazy here in camp karkovski!!!

First up was the Mini Swap, that we REALLY enjoyed. My son got a super cool box of goodies and was all game for creating something for Cassidy. I went nuts  gathering this package for her.

 

We did postcards, maps, drawings and brochures. I made a "How-to-knit-a-cat" tutorial with materials and (of course) a finished cat: *Knitty*.

I drew a *fairy* that we colored with aqua colors, so Cassidy can paint on it with water (only). We sent her a "sorry-we're-late" fairy and Fairy flower seeds for her to plant, when the weather allows it! Yes Cassidy loves fairies -  I took that idea and RAN with it, huh? Well there are more photo's here.

• Now I'm on to my (all most finished) swap for Blair - I want to spoil her a bit, she's just every where here in Blogland, with her giving spirit!
• I'm doing a swap with Lisa - she knows she's getting this in green, but she's teasing me, with what she's getting for me ;o) so I'm gathering some surprises as well....
• Next up: A trade with Leya - an elephant card for a baby owl and zipper pouch!!! Her blog is new to me and I love it. And her owls ;o)
• Finally Annu and I are doing a *once-a-month* swap: She gets danish magazines - I get Moomin cups. YAY!
• OH my....Fiona? There was something about a magazine swap?

My magazine "pusher" will think I've gone ga-ga!!! That's for sure.....

AND I'm actually selling in my shop....phew.....I'm a lucky girl....

*I just have to say, that I've experienced some e-mail problems. I didn't receive the comments from my most recent post: "Kids Rooms" - but I will try to get back to all of you anyway! The problem have been solved for new posting.

Thanks for all the comments by the way - wow how we all love kids rooms, huh? ;o)*

Kids Rooms

I love kids rooms.

I love stuff for kids rooms.

I love stuff for kids.

And WILL keep it for myself.

Like the dog and horse, that my son continuously asks about: "Whose IS this Mommy?"

Well....they're MINE!

I love photo's of kids rooms.

1. From *Children's Rooms Stockholm* at Paumes.  Man I want this book ;o)   
2. From *Elle Interiør* a new fave magazine.

I love kids rooms shops like Swedish barndesign, who sells such funny stuff, like a softie radio, that actually works.

Pacifiers with skulls. A banana holder. Super cool mobiles for the stroller.

Another cool shop is Marie's Butik, that I mentioned before. But look at this cute deer, with knobs for hanging your coat! Another deer at DWR. I'm super inspired by those shapy pillows. Others here and here.

   

I have tons of links for shops and designers, because at one point, I thought I was gonna open an on line shop with *Stuff For Kids*. Well you never know what'll happen. I'm still very passionate about it and check up on what's going on, so maybe one day I'll be a work-at-home-Mom. (Like being a stay-at-home-Mom isn't work?)

Ooohh.... I would sell classic and new Scandinavian design, like Nanna Ditzel's Toadstool and Flendsted Mobiles:

Cups and plates by Holly's:

Kaj Bojesen's Monkey and Rocking Horse:

 

And of course my own design....like my elephant cards, for hanging on the wall,  looking *pretty*!

Maybe one day I would even have a *live* shop....like romp,  genius jones or mini jake  (at two jakes)?

1. genius jones in Miami.                              
2. romp in Brooklyn found through design*sponge.

As I said: "I LOVE kids stuff!"

(Got any great links? Let me have'em!)

The SHOP is UP!

Yay....my shop finally has some ITEMS!

This is the last week, where my husband has to work evenings, weekends and double shifts. It's been super hard -  mostly because of my daughter: She sleeps soooo late at night, that I have no *alone-time*. Well I DID manage to do a little crafting, as you can see in my etsy shop - which I decided on using. I've also had time for a little knitting and I hope to have those ready soon - I'm just waiting on some "eyes" and stuffing, that I ordered. But here's a peak ;o)

I feel SO left out, because I haven't had time for blogging - I miss BLOGLAND - and next week will be crap too, because then my husband is going to Russia!!!

I WILL BE BACK THOUGH.

I'm back with more whining...

....my weblog is SOOO exiting!

And now I'm totally rhyming.....sorry about that.....my brain is all clogged up, because I've got a cold ;o)

Well my husband (the breadwinner), is working his butt of these days, working evenings, weekends and double shifts!! So I'm pretty much left alone with the kids and my cold. NO... I'm not feeling sorry for myself, just telling you that, I'm a little out there and all my great crafting and re-decorating plans, are not moving a long as fast as one would like. I did manage to bake these super healthy biscuit's today, that the kids hated! Aaaaahhhh....now I have them all by myself and a nice cup of decaf-coffee...(don't wanna hang around too late...)

I also went through all of my son's old clothes, to find something to fit my daughter and to save some baby clothes for my brothers baby  Pablo ;o) Well that's the name my husband came up with and the name we root for. Go Pablo!

I'm gonna have to speed up, with the bedroom for the kids. My daughter sleeps with me, but she really needs her own bed and to find a way to go to bed, that doesn't take up 2 hours of Mommy's evening!!

My son made this mask in kindergarten. He's made some more at home. A wolf for my brother, a hamster for his girlfriend and a tiny dragon for their baby. Oh and a tiger for his Grandma. So creative he is - my son.

And FInally....tomorrow this package will be posted! I have been waiting for these to arrive for Cassidy and it just took forever. I KNOW she'll love'em ;o)

Next I'll be up to a swap with Blair and a magazine swap with Fiona....yay! And of course get my shop up and running. I've got paper all over our dining room table and I'm finishing 2 dogs!

THANK YOU MANDA!

OK....so it hasn't even been a day, but I just HAVE to share this.

Manda sent me this lovely wedding present - a quilt - it says *congratulations* and *February 11. 2006* and I just SOOOOO LOVE it. The photo does no justice at all, you should all see it. Manda...you're ABsolutely aMAzingly talented and creative and I can't wait for it, to hang on my wall!!!! Oh and she sent me some lovely fabric as well......I'm so so lucky ;o)

My son also received a package today. It was from his MiniSwap partner Cassidy - her Mom doesn't have a blog, but you can see his goodies here. He got A LOT of great stuff.  He was SOOO exited and it made me all joyous and misty-eyed to see him like that! SWEET!

We have some great stuff, to wrap up for Cassidy too and it's going out of here at the end of the week.....I'm focusing on that now ;o)