Advent 1 - A very white day

Today is Advent Sunday. The day when we light the first candle (of four) 

to mark the start of the Advent Season. The oil painting above is by one of my fav. contemporary artists - Gerhard Richter. We also had the first snow. It's been a very white day, and the colors fit Arvo Pert's music below... 

Above: two images via Ett hörna av Eden (left) and Dressinterest. 

Below: sheep via Pagan roots and a set of ceramic vessels by Utsuwa Kenshin

Image above and below are found via Pinterest from unknown sources. 

Beautiful ceramics.  Above by Elisa Ossino, and below from Imperfettolab

Provocative artwork by Fontana. 

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Today I listen to: Arvo Pert

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Sunday's fav Christmas Paper Ornament Tutorial

Today's favorite Christmas Ornament is a stunning origami flower, made of old paper, found at foldingtrees.com. Want to make some yourself? Check out the detailed tutorial here. 

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Today I listen to: Eva Cassidy

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Saturday's fav Christmas Paper Ornament Tutorial

Today's Christmas ornament is very classy and elegant. Especially in the color combination above, which are made by Becca Feeken, and her tutorial is found at SplitCoastStampers. 

Below is a simpler version by HouseRevivals, using book pages and cut along a template you design yourself. Good luck cutting and gluing!  

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Friday?

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Friday's fav Christmas Paper Ornament Tutorial

This Christmas ornament, a so called German Bell, is an old favorite of mine. Fold it using gold or crisp white paper, and then add some bling, and it will add elegance to any Christmas tree. Check out the full tutorial over at allthingspaper.com . 

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Scandinavian Living: Relaxed, Natural Elegance

Let me show you a few of the most popular pins from last week.

It's a very Scandinavian living room that is ticking all the right boxes: 

very white and very natural, with generous trows and sheepskins 

plus the odd twig, antler and skull... 

Hanne and Søren Berzant's  turn-of-the-century apartment near Copenhagen, 

really sums up Scandinavian style - classic and modern in a relaxed mix.

The living room coffee table and the armchair (above), are by Hans Wegner, 

the rug and printed cushions are from By Nord, 

and the white standing lamp is from Artemide.

 Beautiful whitewashed floorboards. 

The dining room table by SUP Design, 

with Arne Jacobsen’s Grand Prix chairs. 

The smoky vase is from By Nord, 

and the birch pendant by Cathrine ­Kullberg.

The Maskros pendant in the work space is from Ikea PS. 

All images from the Guardian, via my Pinterest. 

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Bathroom to die for

"If I was a rich man"... this is the kind of bath I would love to have.

From Neutra Design. Pure love. 

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