Bookshelf cravings.

This shelf is called String and is a true Swedish classic. It was designed in 1949 and is still super modern! Since we're moving in a few months I can't help myself but clicking my way around the internet searching for new furniture. You can see more here. (oh, I so wish the last to images were snapshots from our livingroom!!)

Imagine a black String on a black wallpaper with some cool white and black things. Maybe one small red item just to accent it all. I'm even obsessing about little things like a timer! This one is near perfection and comes from Bengt Ek Design.

Just to finish off the black wall I'd might hang these pictures from rädda barnen (save the children sweden). They sell these in their shop in a set of three. The quotes are from tre famous people, for example Oscar Wild. 

Regards,

Linn

Braided/plaited inspiration.

It's no chocker by now that I love braids. So here's some of the pictures I've been eyeing today for inspiration.

The first thought that crossed my mind was that this must be the perfect Midsummers Eve's hair do! Pin your flowers in there and you have the cutest and most original flowercrown. And for you who aren't familiar with this swedish tradition, it's common to make a crown of flowers and wear it on Midsummers Eve.

This was just a random picture I found on Flickr. It's like braid porn to write "braids" in the search box on Flickr. 

If you want to see some incredible braids, like this one, you need to visit this homepage. These styles are a bit crazy and extravagant, but oh so inspirational. And if you want some tutorials on how to make these styles you go here.

Braided love,

Linn

Hesitating for too long.

Gaah! I've popped in to the greedy seagulls etsy shop every now and then for over a month now, just to look at this perfect lace cape. Should I buy it? Will I ever use it? Hmmm... And so my pondering went on and on.  And now, of course, it's sold! Can you imagine how grumpy I am about this now? I should have bought it when I had the chance! Bummer!

class reunion size xxxs.

Last saturday four of my old classmates and I got together to catch up. It's been five years since we graduated! I only snapped a few photos, the rest of the time I laught my lungs out!

Here's Chris. A very nice, well behaved and funny guy. (psychologist to be)

The ever so pretty Emma aka bestest of best friends of mine. (engineer to be).

The witty and oh so smart Hanna. (medical doctor to be)

And the oh so very beautiful Jasmine! Girl, you wow me, and crack me up,  every time! (economy wizz to be)

I was ther too, but I wasn't caught on camera. (the I don't know what I want to do-to be.)

Lastly, a picture of a kick ass delicious chocolate cake.

Regards,

Linn

Yesterdays hairdo.

I do love my braids, as you should know by now. Yesterday I looked like this. I know, not very good pictures, but they'll have to do.

One braids goes across my fringe, straight back and down. The other one goes back, then across the back of my head so that the two braids meet behind my right ear. Then I put them together and finished it off with a fish bone braid.

 I took the pictures when I got home from work yesterday. I was dead tired. Can you tell?

Regards,

Linn.

The weekend blog!

This weeks blog has now been chosen. Many weeks in a row it's been vintage and fashion blogs that have been the winners. This week it's a heartwarming and personal blog, namely Mandelen.

She writes very personal and honest about herself and her life. She cracks me up every time! This is why I threw out the jury this week and just went with this motivation; it's personal and lovely. Funny as *** and well worth a visit or two a day.

Madelen, I might just have a blog crush on you, haha!

ps. I couldn't find any pictures of her, so go visit her and leave her a comment that you want to see a picture of her.

Guest photographer.

My very best friend Emma crashed at out place for a few days this week. Hence the lack of posting. I spent my time laughing, talking, huging and just enjoying the company instead. However, one day when she was home alone (I unfortunately had to work) and she was supposed to study physics. Well, instead she found my camera and played with it. 

If someone plays with my camera without erasing the incriminating evidence they will just have to accept that the evidence will end up here. So here you go. Rasberries. Right before she ate them all.

The result of a nice but short, yes we fell asleep, night. Whiskey for Emma and cider for me.

Emmas tattoo. It says "Emma". Her own signature. And a few mosquito bites.

Evidently we have plenty of mosquitos here. The flipflops are MrM's.

And here she is, the ever so beautiful Emma in all her pride and glory! Honeybun, I love you!

Later folks.

I'm lovin' it.

Hanna Lindström is a swedish designer from Gothenburg. She has created these designs. I love them! An dfor my swedish readers, isn't this the line MQ had a while back? Or did they do a rip off? Anyhow, you can find her here.

Regards,

Linn

Helgens blogg. / The Weekend Blog Trophy.

This weekend the winner is.... Strawberry Koi!

You've probably already found your way to her blog, but it is just too lovely not to be mentioned here.

Notes from the jury: This blog is a gem if you like vintage style blogs. She shows off her vintage dresses, and on occations pants/shorts, with such ease and grace one can not do nothing but get enchanted and a snudge jealous. Not to mention the beautiful collages she makes of her photos, which makes it even more of a treat to visit her blog. So, as always, if you haven't already discovered Strawberry Koi, give her a visit. Pronto!

Today has been all about food.

Indeed my day has been all about food. I went to the forest, ended up walking around there for two hours. It was so nice! All alone in the woods, just me and the birds. And ants, mosquitos, flies and.... so on and so forth. But it was really nice! (however I am glad I took my trusted wellies, it's so darn wet in the forest from all this raining!)

I found some chantarells, which actually was why I went up there in the first place, and I also picked blueberries. I must admit I do get slightly panicy when I wander around there, there's just so much blueberries! It's like wading in a blue stream! At one point I looked up and was kind of lost. I had wandered for so long without looking up, so it took me a few minutes before I knew where I was.  (And for the record I didn't find any Karl-Johan mushrooms (don't know the english name) either, so Madeleine, you need to share!) Here's proof I didn't just eat the blueberries, I actually brought some home!

Anyhow when I got home I was really in this harvesting mood, so I picked some black currant in our garden. I ended up making a batch of cordial. Here's what it looks like.

Black currant.

In the pot it goes. Look at that colour!

A new sifting cloth. All white and nice.

Not so white anymore.

Tadaa, the first glass of the finished product.

And a nice evening snack, yoghurt with blueberries.

Have a nice sunday!

/Linn

ps. tomorrow I'll announce this weekends blog trophy.

More morning hair pictures.

No I'm not proud of my morning face, but my best friend had some questions about my braid, so instead of answering I just show some pictures.

In a bit I'll show you what I've done today.

/Linn

Braids / My unglamourous morning look.

Hi, I don't really have anything interesting to blog about this morning. So here's a picture of what I look like this morning, straight out of bed. The braid is from yesterday, I just didn't bother taking it out when I hopped into bed last night. It's my latest braiding look. I tend to get stuck in one type of braiding style at a time, and currently this "fake bang braid" (or whatever you want to call it) has been sticky as H*ll. 

Now I'm off to the enchanted forest, or at least the blueberry bushes. I just hope the mosquitos will give me a break this time. I'm telling you, they are organised this year, like a crazy guerilla squad they attack everything that moves. Or don't move. As long as it has a blood stream, I guess.

Later,

Linn