Moving

I got tired of Blogger being so troublesome and stiff. Please update any links and come visit me at blog.zaffron.se instead.

And Now, Something Diffrent

I just thought this was such a good post I have to share it. It's about recycling and what matters. It's been on my mind lately and this was a little bit of an eyeopener. What really matters seems to be the amount of things I buy, not how much I recycle. I'll try and keep that in mind and I have gotten better at not buying everything. Which doesn't mean that I am where I want to be in this respect - there are so many lovely things out there that I'd just love to own.

Bookmark Swap - Morgan

I got mail from Morgan a few weeks ago, she had seen my blog and we emailed a little. Now I got her as my swap-partner in this swap! And guess what, she sent me so much goodies I was a little overwhelmed, in a good way, since this swap was only for a bookmark!

I love the crocheted bookmark the best. She made it in my favourite colors and without a scheme to follow. I love that it is hand made and that she tailored it to my tastes. You are so talented Morgan! Now I enjoy opening my book even more :) Then she added a bookmark pen, lots of teas I can't wait to try and a red and white dishtowel (even though I'm not fond of the tomato applique I am really happy for the fabric which is very nice and I'm thinking I'll make it into a small tablecloth or perhaps the lining for a bag), together with a pretty card and a sweet and long message inside. Thank you so much, Morgan, this was a lovely surprise.

Embroidery Project Done

2 years later and tadaa. I'm not kidding you. I have enjoyed making this, it's just that I've been enjoying it in small doses and far between. It feels so good that it is done. When I began I didn't think it would take this long. A short while after this one I began another embroidery project which still isn''t finished or even halfway done. Guess that's next on the list now. It's a snowman project so maybe I'll manage to finish it by christmas. That would be great :) I am also glad that I recognised how slow at embroidery I am and refrained from beinning more projects even though I've seen so much I'd like to do.


For you non-Swedish peeps: the text says something like "Tasty buns rolling out of the oven". Which rhymes in Swedish and makes it sound better. Cheesy but kind of fun.

5-4-3-2..Etsy!

I've been away a couple of days as you might know, and thus missed and forgot the date set to showcase what I bought for the 5-4-3-2..Etsy! pledge. That's why this is a little late, but better now than never :)

I had been looking through the diffrent Etsy shops like forever it seemed and when I saw this pendant in Auriis shop I knew I needed to look no farther. The pendant is itsy bitsy tiny and still manages to have space enough for 7 lines of text from an E. E. Cummings poem! Two good things - poetry and jewelry - rolled into one.


Auriis real name is Laura and she is a very talented freelance illustrator and jewelry designer, with a major in illustration from RISD. I've mailed back and forth a little with her and thus I can tell you how nice she is as well :) If you are interested in her jewelry go here and if you like the pendant I bought you will find an even cuter one here.

Needlework and totes

I've been away a couple of days and brought my latest embroidery project. I hope to show you the finished item today or tomorrow at the latest. This is one that won't go into the shop or be given away, like most things I make :)

When I got home yesterday I made something else for my shop instead. Mum have given me some scraps of fabric which I wanted to use with what I bought the other day. I'm not sure I like these totes myself, they didn't turn out as I thought they would, but they are well made and I hope it's someone elses style.