Have you ever seen such a bright moon?

The other day, I came running in to the kitchen, turning of all lights.

I wanted to show the moon, how bright and shining it was. As it was spectacular. it was a lamp, up bright in the sky. 

Excited as I was, I told my mother she needed to see this. 

" Have you ever seen such a bright moon?"

Mother sat by the table, looking not at all as astonished as I where, on the the moon. 

Just calmly more or less informing that this was not as bright as it could be. This was only just a bit. 

Did I not know?

Funny how fast we forget. But everyday when the moon is out, I'm standing in the window as astonished as the first time. 

memories from the past

Old things, newly bought. 

Finally found my meat grinder. After lived his life in dispersion and scattering, he is finally coming home. 

Lovely old cooking pot. 

Storage, storage, storage, that is always on my mind and metal bins are lovely for that!

old and new

The sofa in the house needed a new touch. Didn't feel to good about it. 

I do really think, that it looks so much better now. 

My grandmothers old laze got used as well.

Better right?

constructive critisism

One of my many sisters told me the other day, one thing that she had seen whit some of my things I am doing. If often look like I do them, to fast. That the seams are not really straight sometimes. That furniture are not always coated precisely.

A year a go, it would have disturbed me, that someone that doesn't do it themselves tells me how and what to do. 

I think it started to change after I got my child. As I don't have anyone around me, to help and point out how to do things I needed to start to listen to other people. People who might not had children, but came with Constructive criticism. 

So instead of getting irritated on my sister, I got glad and felt good that she told me. Now I can think extra about this, and my creations will end up even better. 

So give criticism, but please always give constructive one.  

Apron for the hard working one

I found a plastic bag, in the house, the other day. It was filled with scraps of leather. 

What to do, what to do?

Well this house is more or less a working station. Animals, vegetable will come and there is a full working carpentry here. 

So what could be better then a proper durable apron?

So from the scrap leather, this was made. 

(Miss my manquine once again. Nicer to show you on that one.)

A pocket on the side, for different tools etc. 

A decorating ribbon, all around the apron, just to make it look bit nicer. 

The ending got leather at the other direction. Only for the effect!

It was the first time I sewed in leather, it was more difficult then I thought. Much more tougher for the machine then I thought. 

But for my first time in this material, and the fact that it was all scrap, am I very happy about the result. 

curtains

Curtains that I've made for a friend. 

Shower curtains as well. 

If you also want to have things made and sewed for you, just contact me. 

Insomnia

There is something not quite right here.

My girl have been sleeping trough the nights, since she was 5 months. Until now. I'm getting about 3 hours of sleep per night. 

This is starting to get to me. I don't know what to do, or anything. She cry her lungs out, for some time. Then she just lies there, rolling back and forth a bit. Starts talking, and this goes round and round. 

Songs, lullabys, stories, milk, stuffed animals. 

Nothing is helping.