christmas star ornaments

Hi my friends, and welcome to december 17th.

Hope you are all fine, and enjoying your december.

Today is the last day of school before Christmas for my kids, and the christmas decorating of our house will soon begin.

We save the tree and the most "serious" decorating for the 23rd, (as we celebrate christmas eve on the 24th ;) )

But It is always fun and good to decorate little by little during december as well.

:)

Today I'll share some of my all time favorite STAR ornaments.

Love these tree.

As soon as you know how to make them they can be made in all sizes and variations.

Today I've made it easy for me, by just re-dericting you to some very instructive "how-to"s and videos.

You can find instructions on how to make the above beautiful swedish paper-star

HERE

Mine is not stuck together in the middle, but is all fluffy.

In Sweden these stars are usually made of wood / particleboard ("never" or "spon" in norwegian)

and the large ones have a light-bulb inside, and are hung in the windows.

:)

These super cute little 3D stars are made by Eirun and me the other day.

I love to hang them on the Christmas tree, or use them as decoration on my christmas gifts.

So fun to make and very affordable as decorations. ;)

You can find a great instruction on how to make them

HERE

This LARGE paper-star looks gorgeous in my window.

I used 3ndypapir "felicia" for my star.

My star has 8 points, and are made out of 2 pieces of 12 X 12 inch patterned paper.

The pieces for each point measures 6 X 6 inch, but you can make the star any size you like.

My star is glued together using a hot-glue gun.

In the instruction shown here the star has only 6 points, wich works perfect for smaller stars.

You can find the instruction

HERE

and another step by step tutorial

HERE

Thanks for taking your time stopping by my blog today.

Have fun creating, and enjoy the season!

xo

gudrun

December daily

I have been looking forward to start my "December Daily" for a long time now.

I really enjoy following this project by Ali Edwards every year.

You can read more about it, and see all Alis wonderful, premade pages on her blog.

My album just consists of blank pages, other than my cover, the very simple front page, des. 1st and des. 2nd.

No premade pages, but the pages will be made as I go.

I love the idea of premade pages that Ali does, just to fill in the picture and the story of today.

But my time ran away .... and - to be honest I think I fit best to make things as I go.... ;)

Here is my day one.

We had so much going on that day.

Putting up stars in the windows, decorating outdoors, baking traditional "knekkebrød" ( a crispy bread ).

Edvin brought home a little bird that had broke his wing, and that was a story to tell as well ....

So, lots of things...

I made this photo-collage to cover it all.

One whole page for journaling was good for this day.

On the next page I added a brown envelope with the recipe for the "knekkebrød" inside. :)

Here is the premade page for my day two.

I knew this day would be über busy. Me working, having a class in ski, hubby working, kids practising at the kids marching band, hubby working at the waldorf christmas marked ....

No pictures was taken this day.... so I'll have to sort out what to do...

This december album-project is really one of my favorite projects of the year.

It feels good to capture the little moments of everyday during this busy, wonderful season.

So many wonderful, talented people are joining alis DD2010, and I have the best time browsing trough the flickr-album.

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a great weekend.

- gudrun -

warm toes :)

Hi my friends.

I'm sitting here by the fire, It is freezing cold in Oslo today, and we wear all the woolen clothes we can find in our houses. ;)

A really good day to knit or do something with warm soft wool and yarn.

I think this was the perfect day to share some really cute slippers I recently made, and they are SO comfy, soft and warm.

These are great gifts.

So easy and fun to make.

You tell me you are no knitter ...

Well, Don't worry! This pattern is for beginners and non knitters. ;)

It took me one evening to knit these slippers. ( and I'm a slow knitter!!)

So it is still time to make a few of these as gifts for christmas. :)

Mine are made with double tread of Mirasol from Du Store Alpakka, and knitted on needle eur #4.

You can use what ever yarn you like the best, just adjust the needle-number to fit the size of you slipper.

Size:

5/6½ - 7½/9 – 9½/10½ (US sizes)

35/37 - 38/40 – 41/43 (EU sizes)

Foot length: 22-24-27 cm / 8¾”-9½”-10 5/8”

Materials: DROPS ALPACA from Garnstudio

50 g for all sizes

For a more hard wearing slipper use DROPS Fabel or DROPS Delight.

DROPS POINTED NEEDLES size 3 mm / US 2or3 - or size needed to get 24 sts x 32 rows in stockinette st = 10 x 10 cm / 4'' x 4''.

SLIPPER:
Worked back and forth on needle. Beg with strap over foot. Cast on 8-8-9 sts on needle size 3 mm / US 2or3 with Alpaca. Work GARTER ST – see above – for 8-8-9 cm / 3 1/8"-3 1/8"-3½", cut the thread and slip sts on a stitch holder. Cast on 18-20-23 sts (= towards mid front), work in sts from stitch holder and cast on 15-16-18 sts (= towards mid back) = a total of 41-44-50 sts.
NOW MEASURE PIECE FROM HERE! K 5 rows on all sts (first row = WS). Work next row as follows from RS: 1 edge st in garter st, K1, * P2 in next st, K2 *, repeat from *-* until 3 sts remain, P2 in next st, K1 and finish with 1 edge st in garter st = 54-58-66 sts. Continue with K over K and P over P and 1 edge st each side in garter st. When piece measures 16-17-18 cm / 6 1/4"-6 3/4"-7" work next row from RS as follows: 1 edge st in garter st, K1, * P2 tog, K2 *, repeat from *-* until 4 sts remain, P2 tog, K1 and 1 edge st in garter st = 41-44-50 sts. K 5 rows on all sts, bind off loosely.

ASSEMBLY:
Fold slipper double and sew tog each side inside 1 edge st. Sew strap to the other side of slipper, edge to edge.
Knit 1 more slipper in the same way.

The pattern for these slippers are by DROPS design

You can find the pattern in Norwegian HERE.

:)

The slippers look like little knitted handbags when finished .... :p

But as soon as they are put on they fit so well to the feet. :)

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

Have a great weekend - and keep you toes warm. ;)

Home for chRistmas 2010

Hi my friends, and welcome to the first "HOME for chRistmas 2010".

I'm really SO excited to be hosting this month long christmas-inspiration "class".

As you know I LOVE Christmas, and all that comes with it.

I love the planning, the creating, the shopping, thje decorating, the thinking of what to eat and what to buy ...

Making lists, and cross out things that have been done.

I hope I can share some of my joy for this season, and that you all can enjoy a happy "unstressful" december.

To make sure I remember all the things I have to do during this busy month I need to keep some to-do-lists.

So I thought it was a good idea to start out this first day at "home for christmas" with some printable lists.

Have you ever felt the lists of things to do before Christmas just goes on and on .... and never seems to end.

Here is the list for you. ;)

Just click on the links below the pictures, and download the printable pdf.

Make as many pages as you like.

I have just put mine together with a old fashion paper clip. added a rusty snow flake and tied a bow, and put it up on my wall.

Download printable angel-to-do-list HERE

Download printable neverending to-do-list HERE

I have lists for all that has to be done, and also for gifts that need to be bought and things you need to remember.

I have made lists in english and in norwegian, so it should be something for both my national and international friends. :)

enjoy and have fun

:)

Download printable gaveliste (norwegian) HERE

download printable gift list HERE

Download printable norwegian Huskeliste HERE

So many things to remember. Make sure you write it all down...

Download printable "things to remember" list HERE

Thanks for stopping by.

Hope to see you back soon.

I'll put up new projects and more Christmas-inspiration as often as I can.

My Little Shoebox bloghop

Hi, and WELCOME to todays My Little Shoebox bloghop!

If you just happend on my blog today, please visit

My Little Shoebox blog

for more info on the bloghop,

and make sure you visit all the super talented girls on the team.

Soak in all the wonderful inspiration and things they share on their blogs today.

Leave comments for your chance to win some really GOOD goodies. :)

I wanted to share three cards with you today.

All bright and happy.

The MLS-papers and stash always seems to bring a smile on my face with its happy, fun colors.

On these cards I have mixed different lines - they all go so well together.

On the first card I have used

"cute as a button" patterned paper and stickers ( LOVE this banner!!)

"Harmony" stickers and tag

"Green" Trees and patterned paper.

MLS "green" and "harmony", gradient jewels by creative charms.

MLS "green", "cute as a button", "harmony" and glitter alpha.

Thanks for stopping by my blog! Hope you feel inspired.

Now HOP HOP HOP over to the amazingly talented

TAJ WHITE.

Happy hopping.

:)

* Thank you for all your kind comments and well-wishes on my crashed computer. It does make me feel better. :) XO *

**Blog-hop Winner announced here**

So Sketchy :)

I had so much fun playing with My Little Shoebox October sketch by Pamela Young.

Visit the MLS blog to learn how you can win a entire collection from My Little Shoebox by creating your take on this sketch.

:)

And stay tuned:

This upcoming friday it will be a My Little Shoebox bloghop,

I'm sure you won't miss that! :)

Se you!

a beautiful day in september

Hi all.

Today was a wonderful sunny day in Oslo, just the way we like fall, with beautiful colors, crisp air and sunshine.

A perfect day for a lunch trip in our old wooden boat before it gets to "sleep" for the winter.

We went to one of these little islands in the inner Oslofjord. Enjoyed the last warm sunbeams and a delicious lunch with foccaccia, ham, cheese and wine.

Mmmmmmmmmm

Today was my last blogpost at "my Stamp BOX" blog. This design-team term ends oct. 1st, and I have decided, after three terms on this gorgeous team I have to step down, make room for new designers and give my self the opporttunity to find new paths.

I have really enjoyed the time with my Stamp BOX. Bettina creates so beautiful, versatile and fun stamps, and her company is so great, and last but not least, the girls at the design team are all wonderful, talented and super inspiring women. I'll miss it all!

Here is the fall layout I created using my all time favorite mSB-stamp-set " floating leaves". LOVE this set, and it must be the stamp set I have used the most ever.
I also used "just add notes" set and "symbols". Love these. :)

Happy and colorful

Hi all.

It has been a wonderful, sunny week in oslo this early september.

Love these warm, beautiful days in the beginning of fall, when it's still a little bit left of the summer.

I have been playing with my Little Shoebox papers lately. LOVE these colorful, happy papers. They always seems to make me smile - and spark my creative mind :)

Yesterday was my first day at the MLS blog.

WOW, I feel SO honored to be a part of this wonderful team :) :)

I made these little notebooks for my girls using the oh so cute "summer breeze" line.

just have to love the little birds. :)

Had to make a layout about my little cupcake maker too :)

the super-cute banners was perfect for this layout. :)

I was SO happy to get TWO wonderful punches by fiskars ( the little daisy punch, and the beautiful border punch) to use on the books and the layout as well. :)

The rest of this week will probably be über-busy ( so please forgive me if I'm not much around on my blog) with packing and shipping the new 3ndypapir christmas line to all the shops around Norway, Sweeden, the Netherlands......and everywhere else...

I will also get ready for my two classes in Trondheim this upcoming weekend at Trøndersaksa (a local crop / gathering).

I'm so looking forward to go to Trondeim - I'm sure it will be LOTS of fun :) :)

Happy week

xo

gudrun

Giftbags

Hi my friends.

Thank you SO much for all your wonderful, encouraging, lovely comments on my new papers. It really means alot to me, and all your love makes me totally happy. :)

The scrapbooking exhibition "stempel scrap" this weekend was SO much fun.

Loveed to meet all the incredibly creative, inspiring, wonderful scrapbookers and cardmakers that attended the show.

I think This show must have been the best for 3ndypapir ever, and I'm totally blown away by the great welcome people gave this christmas line 2010.

THANK YOU!

Here are some of the little gift-bags and gift boxes I had at my boot. I promised to share pictures and patterns.

You can find all the patterns at the 3ndypapir blog, or download them at 4shared by clicking under each and every picture .

The bucket-pattern (picture above) can be found here

all papers used for these giftbag are 3ndypapir, "hilsen gudrun" cristmascollection 2010.

:)

scallop giftbag

gift box

envelope-box pattern

gavepose-cover

A rainy day

Hi my friends.

It has been a rainy, gray day here in Oslo.

My car broke down last week and are still in "hospital". Don't know when it will be back.

Well, so we use this opportunity to really "get in shape" after a lazy summer.

Hubby riding his bike to his office 35 km each way,

me carrying all the grocerys for our 6 persons-family on my bike from the store 1,5 km away.

...

and the rain

...

Yes, this could have been a very bad day

...

but

I decided I didn't want it that way.

I wanted it to be a happy day.

SO

I used this rainy day to create a

3ndypapir-Epla shop

for my norwegian / scandinavian friends

So they easily can buy 3ndypapir papers for their craft-needs

:) :) :)
and more good news:

I created (re-created) a

3ndypapir-ETSY-shop

for my international friends.

:) :) :)

All this made me so happy and excited I just HAD TO create some fun little things.

This note-book idea had been in my mind for a while, and today was the perfect day for this to come true.

Besides I need a notebook before school starts to keep track of all the things I have to organize and remember.

Used 3ndypapir "søtt" and "sommerhilsen" (secret garden collection) for this project.

These little books will also make a cute gift for little girls. :)

I had some pictures of sol picking raspberries.
We had so much fun picking the berries and then make some raspberry jam for lunch the other day. Just needed to document this :)

Was totally inspired by Rondas august sketch contest over at Cocoa Daisy for this layout.
patterned paper-strips by 3ndypapir and hand chrocheted flowers from Etsy.

...

The weather lady tell us the sun will shine here in Oslo tomorrow.
Well, can't be better!
:)

xo

Summer

Hi my friends.

Long time no see - but finally I'm back home for a couple of days.

Strange how busy things can get when it is time for vacation - and all you want to do is to relax....

I have had a WONDERFUL summer so far - filled with sun, sea, friends, delicious food, time to relax, visits from friends and family, lazy days, days at the beach.... yes, all I really want from a summer vacation.

You can see some little glimpses from ourhappy, sunny days here.

:)

And Now it is time to create and play with all the WONDERFUL new lines by Cosmo Cricket.Have you seen it all yet?

If not, make sure you run over to the Cosmo Cricket blog to see all the new releases. I promise you'll fall in love emmediately. :) :)

This last layout was created for this weeks blogpost over at Cosmo Cricket. This saturday we've teamed up with ThermoWeb, and I had so much fun creating this layout. I used the super strong Double sided tape and the Dots for this layout.This is all for now.

Have a great summer and see you soon

xo