One Month Anniversary Contest

It's been one month since I opened my amio and etsy shops!

Let me just say that it's been a happening month. Wow! I hadn't expected this kind of welcome - but I'm happy, overwhelmed, surprised and... dare I say it - a little proud.

I've been dreaming of opening my own shop for a long time now but I haven't had the time before, and honestly I wasn't sure that the online world of craftsmen would have spare room for little me. So many talented and creative people are out there! It's amazing to see. But it seems that there is just a little room for me too, and with an upcoming article on the front page of amio I think it's safe to say that I'm here for good. :o)


I'm still sewing bags and purses from the lovely flower fabric but I've also got a new style:

JAPAN

I love this fabric. The colours are so clear and the Japanese dolls are too cute. I will be making bags, purses and playmats just like in the FLOWER series.

To celebrate that it's been one month now I'm hosting a little CONTEST!

All you have to do is to leave a comment on my blog and you can win a purse like this one

either in the FLOWER or the JAPAN series.

Lets see if we can make it to 50 commenters! Then I'll draw the winner.

Until then - enjoy the spring. :o)

Upcycling

What do you do when you inherit a pile of such gorgeous fabric?

I mean, look at it!

So beautiful.

Well, the answer is: you start thinking. You imagine.. you try different things, and then you grab your scissors and you start cutting.

And you find some matching trimming, some matching lining and a big button and you start sewing a little.

And then you sew some more and you iron (a lot). And in the end you get this:

One beautiful bag! Or maybe even this, if you happen to have a zipper around:

And then you become very happy and satisfied. 

Do you want a bag too? You can buy a finished bag right here and the purse here (or take a look here if you're in Denmark). 

If you would like to sew your own bag, I also offer sewing kits with everything included, ready to go cut up fabric and sewing instructions. 

You can buy it here or here in Danish.

Thrift Store Findings

A little while ago I went on a tour to the local thrift shops. I've had great luck with that before, I love it!

I live far from the capital - maybe this is why I always find so many great things, the crowds don't come here. :o) Or maybe other people wouldn't ever consider buying what I bought, but I think they're all little treasures.

This time was even better than usual because one of the shops had 50% off on everything - that's 50% off on a price that's already ridiculously low. So I went a little mad:

There were embroidered pillowcases

Old photo frames, as good as new

Adorable handkerchiefs

20 (!) zippers and some sewing thread

Children's books from the 70's (I just love the drawings)

And finally, the findings above all findings: old knitting books! I almost fainted when I saw them.

They are amazing! Patterns for women, men, children, toddlers, babies, dolls... So great. :o))

14th of February

I have a confession. I don't celebrate Valentine's Day. In fact I think it's pretty silly. One might even say that I dislike it.
It's not so much the fact that it's another American tradition that seems to have spread to every part of the world. It's not even that I'm not romantic or sentimental, on the contrary. It takes nothing to bring tears to my eyes and I love getting presents.
But the thought of rereiving flowers and/or chocolate from my loved one because someone (a florist, maybe?) decided that today is an important day almost makes me sick.

But in my family we do celebrate February 14th, we celebrate because it truly is an important day! Today is the day Dagmar was born, my dear little niece. She will be 2 years old today.

Happy Birthday, Dagmar!

Pattern Release

I'm so proud to finally present you with my pattern! I had so much fun designing it.

Now, the only question is, what's next? ;o)

Welcome

Welcome to Freckle's Blog!

I'm so excited about writing my very first blog post. Finally I have the time to show you some of the things I love.

I've been thinking about starting my own blog for a good while now. I didn't really know if I should because I felt that there are so many fantastic blogs out there, so what could I contribute with?

Anyway, the idea didn't leave me alone and here I am - starting a blog. :o)

So who am I?

I'm a mother. And I'm a crafty person. I'm also a wife. And a pianist. I'm a student too and I'm Danish.

What I want to show you today is a brand new design I made. I call it HATS HATS HATS because I imagined piles of hats when I got the idea.

You get the idea? Colours! And stripes. Ahhh, that makes me happy. The hat comes in size newborn up to 6 years. It will available very soon for download on ravelry and in the meantime you can buy them (along with some other stuff) in my etsy shop or on amio if you know Danish. ;o)