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Why be a minimalist?
Why be a minimalist? Leo Babauta's explains at his website Zen Habits:
It’s a way to escape the excesses of the world around us — the excesses of consumerism, material possessions, clutter, having too much to do, too much debt, too many distractions, too much noise. But too little meaning. Minimalism is a way of eschewing the non-essential in order to focus on what’s truly important, what gives our lives meaning, what gives us joy and value. Read more on minimalism here. Below: Spalted Beech Table by Howard Werner.
It’s a way to escape the excesses of the world around us — the excesses of consumerism, material possessions, clutter, having too much to do, too much debt, too many distractions, too much noise. But too little meaning. Minimalism is a way of eschewing the non-essential in order to focus on what’s truly important, what gives our lives meaning, what gives us joy and value. Read more on minimalism here. Below: Spalted Beech Table by Howard Werner.
DIY - Natural Easter Egg Dye Tutorial: HAPPY EASTER!
Easter time! What are your plans? This year I'll be spending Easter with friends. What about you? Last year I focused on natural dyed eggs, and here's a collection of some of the best tricks.
Put a Feather on it! - Påskfin med trendiga fjädrar
In Sweden we celebrate Easter with eggs and feathers. The photographs in my Easter Parade above are from top to bottom:
1: Native North American couple 1912 + unknown
2: unknown via tumblr
3: unknown via tumblr + michalnegrin.com
5: alexandermcqueen.com + unknown via tumblr
6: unknown + alexandermcqueen.com
7: shopspanishmoss.com +
10: unknown via Pinterest + busybeingfabulous.com
Adding deep blue color to a monochrome space
This may not be wabi sabi, in the strictest sense, but as an artist, and lover of color, I enjoy seeing what a touch of color can do to an otherwise monochrome or all natural interior. Here - a deep, blue shade. Ink blue, almost black. Rather beautiful, don't you think?
Gillar du färg & färgsättning? Vi planerar ny färgsättningskurs i vår. Läs mer om våra kurser här.
These collages are based on images found at Pinterest.
Gillar du färg & färgsättning? Vi planerar ny färgsättningskurs i vår. Läs mer om våra kurser här.
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Nothing beats great quality.... ?
Autumn. Time for a cosy fire in the stove. Be sure to pick only the best firewood... (Just for laughs) Lots of stylish inspiration on how to store firewood here
WABI SABI interior design art photography
DIY: 4 creative ways to decorate your Easter Eggs
Easter is here, and if you'd like to try some new decorations around the house, shop or office, here are some egg-ideas worth trying. Even when I don't have time for much else, I always like to try out new ways of decorating my Easter eggs. Here are a few I want to test this year.
First out are these drilled and waxed beauties, which I found here:
OK, maybe drilling and waxing is a wee bit too complicated for me...
I think I'll decorate my eggs using somewhat simpler techniques.
... using natural dye from berries, herbs, onions and veggies:
Isn't this great? Decorating eggs by attaching leaves before dipping them in dye. I found these images and useful step-by-step instructions here.
And finally - the simplest way: just boil the eggs in all shades of naturally dyed water. I found these pictures here (top left) and here and here (bottom). Good luck!
DIY: Creative Washi Tape Easter Decorations
Still got some fun rolls of japanese washi tape laying around?
This is what you can do with them to spruce up your Easter decorations.
I found these clever ideas at an Estonian website called Teip,
where you can order more washi tape, if you are out of stock.
PS: är det bara jag som tycker att den svarta
etiketten/servettringen ovan ser ut som en fästing? ;-)
DIY: HAPPY EASTER egg decoration tutorials
Just popping in to say Happy Easter and hope you have a relaxing weekend. I haven't decorated my eggs yet, and if you are late like me, here's some great decoration ideas. Just klick on the images to grab the full tutorials.
Break an Egg!
I just had to include the beautiful photo of the vintage eggs below, an image I found on Pinterest, but with no proper source. And last, but not least - Danish designer Arne Jacobsen's Egg .
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