Day of DIY # 22. Presents.

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I got a nudge that I hadn't blogged in a while. Soo.. Here you go dad! ;) Since I didn't have a camera the last days before christmas I asked my family to take photos of their gifts and mail me so I could post them on the blog. Here are a few things I've gotten pics of so far :)

I made this shopping bag for my sister and her husband. It's an old pillow casing I bought at a thrift store. The print is church windows or something. Pretty funny :)

I knitted a domino square dish cloth for my mom. I like that it kind of looks like jeans from the 3 threads.

I also knitted a washing cloth for mom since this bamboo yarn is soooo soft. I don't know if it works well for that purpose but thought I could give it a go. I made a body scrub for her with sugar, coconut oil, dried rose petals and some other oils as well.

More presents to come! Yey for home made gifts!

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Happy new year!

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I've seen a lot of sum up posts in the last week. I thought maybe I should make one too. Since I've already posted my favorite polishes and nail arts I'll just link to them. And then I'll post links to my favorite crafts this year as well :)
Top 5 polishes
Favorite nail arts

I just blogged about this blanket but since this is a sum up.. :P

Keymaster up in here.

This one was special to me since I made it for my bestest childhood friends baby (who's still on the way).

I taught myself something new and made a rug for my sister.

My favorite tie dye yet.

Rainbow neck warmer.

2012 was a great year with (ofc) its ups and downs (mostly ups!). 

I danced for an audience for the first time (and then a second). Dancing became much more important for me this year.

I started thinking more about stuff, the environment and my health. Stopped using weird stuff in my hair. Gave up buying new clothes almost entirely.

Fell out with a friend and reconnected 6 months later. And now all is as it should be again.

Moved to a new and saaah-weet apartment with the love of my life. Now, let's not move again for a long time! ;) Also made a short trip in the beginning of the summer and then a week in Scotland (super cool!) Lots of walking and photographing here and lazy weekend mornings with pancake breakfast <3

I tried a lot of new crafty things. Tablet weaving, crocheting with fabric strips, hand dyeing, granny squares and so on. You know, DIYing is the best confidence boost. You want to make something and then you make it. And feel great about yourself ;D (plus you get cool stuff!)

I think next year is gonna be awesome. I'm going to be an aunt as I mentioned before. My niece/nephew is going to be the coolest and ofc I shall craft lots of baby stuff :D (yes parents, you may make requests) Hopefully I will graduate lol. And I'm turning 25. Wow, when did that happen? Also, next year the bf gets back!!!!!11111oneoneeleven (yes I'm going a bit nuts)

OMG longest and linkiest post ever. Anyways, HAPPY NEW YEAR YOU GUYS! <3

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Day of DIY # 21. Personal best.

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Life's full of surprises. I got one some months back and I'm finally getting used to it. I'm going to be an aunt. And soon! I'm kind of a sentimental person so yeah I'm getting a bit teared up writing this. I'll blame it on being home alone, listening to I will always love you by Dolly Parton (what, it's in my playlist) and missing my bf a looot! (but who am I kidding right? ;)) Anyways, this project was a labor of love. Pic spam!

Remember these? Well they turned into this.

And then this.

And then it was finished.

Bf's feet for size reference (and since I miss him!) and a glimpse of another knit to come on the blog.

And a fancy shot :) This is the prettiest, most time consuming and coolest thing I've made so far. I hope my niece/nephew will like it as much as the parents did ;)

All photos taken by the bf <3 This blanket was so much fun to make. I'll probably make one for myself altho it will take a lot longer than this one lol. This one took me 2-3 months. Pretty good time if I may say so myself. I've been true to one craft at a time for the last few months. There may be hope for me yet! ;D

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Some more trees.

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This is the last christmas mani I made. I thought it would be nice to save it for christmas eve! Which as you might know is the big day for us here in Sweden. I timed this post since I won't be home (in my own home) for a couple of days. MERRY CHRISTMAS YOU GUYS!

I had to try Nailsides other tree design :) The base is H&M - Miss Stone Heart + China Glaze - White Cap, which was a perfect background! It kinda looks like snow falling :) The trees from the left is Wet'n'Wild - Teal of Fortune, China Glaze - Starboard, A England - Dragon & A England - Saint George. SV and rhinestones!

These pics were also taken by the bf :)

*edit* For some reason the timing didn't work but here it is a couple of days late lol.
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Tape trees.

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How about some more christmas nail art? :)

I used Nailsides tutorial for these :) Base is two or three coats of A England - Holy Grail. The green is Wet'n'Wild - Teal of Fortune. SV to smooth it out.

This was an easy and pretty quick holiday mani :)

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Golden grey.

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Here's a layering manicure I was really pleased with!

This is one coat of H&M - Miss Stone Heart and then I added one coat of China Glaze - White Cap. This was sooo pretty! (yes I bumped a nail again lol)

 The bf took these pics for me with his fancy flash. They manage to capture that pretty golden shimmer. I need to layer White Cap over all my light colors! :)

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I heart second hand.

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I have a lot of second hand stuff. My coolest stuff is second hand you know. I thought it would be fun to post about some of those things. This is probably just the first part 8)

Haha why choose a boring pic when you can have a funny one? ;) Here's a cool sweater with an 80's fit I bought for like 20-30 SEK. Yes, for reals. It's cotton and super cosy. Also featured here.

It would seem finding awesome sweaters is my destiny. This one cost me 125 SEK which is probably 1/10 of what it's worth. It's the real deal.

And finally my favorite. Here it is in another post. Hand made icelandic sweater for 30 SEK. I've worn this most of the fall and winter. In december I caved and started using my winter jacket (which you know, is also second hand ;)) Anyways, I was so excited when I found this sweater. Fun fact, I saw a woman wearing the same one but without buttons on a train a few weeks ago.

I buy other stuff than sweaters. Here's my favorite mug (it has an ear) with some mint and ginger tea.

I wanted to post my new favorite skirt (40 SEK) and thought it would be fun to make the entire outfit second hand. The jacket is also from a thrift store, maybe 20 SEK or so. The socks are from my grand parents.

Ignore my mousy pose and look at this amazing dress! My oldest sister found it at a thrift shop and gave it to me last christmas. In my hand is an upcycled make up bag from another sister (it has rainbows!). This dress has gotten so many compliments :)

That's it for this time. When the bf gets back I'll take pics of some other second handy stuff 8)
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