Designblog - Annika Sandin

Happy birthday!

2012-01-18T21:02:00.002+01:00

Need something warm

2012-01-15T13:26:00.001+01:00

Xmas Decoration

2011-12-24T09:04:00.000+01:00

Sweets for Christmas

2011-12-22T10:25:00.002+01:00

This is a Swedish recipe for Pepparkakstryffel.

I spent last weekend in Prague, czech republic, and went to all the christmas markets I could find. What a wonderful city. All the architecture were amazing. Shopping, sightseeing, wining and dining...
I recommend a visit there.
I also went to Národní Divadlo to watch "Laterna Magica - The Wonderful Circus". It was so cool! (Laterna Magika Prague - the first multimedia theatre ever combining dance, pantomime, black theatre, music and film screening). You can have a little look here or here, but it's not the same exciting experience to look at internet than to watch the real show.

Merry Christmas everybody!

Fleamarket

2011-12-15T12:30:00.001+01:00

When I was traveling in Australia, I spent some time in Perth. I like visiting flea markets and found one in Scarborough and one in Fremantle.
I bought these two items and I just love them.
They look so good in my home :)

Handmade postcard

2011-12-12T22:12:00.001+01:00

I made a lot of postcards a couple of years ago. This is one of them.

What about this postcard pillow?! Nice, isn't it. A perfect gift I think.

Cauliflower Tree

2011-12-09T09:01:00.001+01:00

This must be mindfulness. You're trying to cook yourself a healthy dinner and suddenly you have a fantastic tree in front of you. With clouds :)

9th of December and it has been raining all night. Not that I love winter but the darkness is pretty tiring and it would be nice with a little bit of snow now. Just a little.

>> The Longest Way

Making signs

2011-12-08T09:23:00.000+01:00

This is a sign I painted a couple of years ago for a café I was running together with my mother.

>> origins

To my mum

2011-11-08T09:47:00.001+01:00

2011-10-29T08:47:00.001+02:00

New Zealand Jade and Bone Jewellery

Creative New Zealand

Just me. Part 1 and Part 2.

2011-10-28T21:07:00.000+02:00

Clay Animals

2011-10-27T17:28:00.004+02:00

I made these animals at a ceramic class a couple of years ago. I have them somewhere here at home, maybe I should try to find them...

Clay Animal Sculptures by Nick Mackman

I love these by Kokopelli

Paint

2011-10-19T18:48:00.001+02:00

>> COMBO a collaborative animation by BLU and David Ellis

>> blublu

Memories from Tunisia

2011-10-05T18:30:00.002+02:00

I just came back after 1 month in Tunisia. It has been a very hot and humid month of September and I've been fighting a cold most of the time. Didn't stop me from swimming in the warm sea though so don't feel sorry for me ;)

If you google on "tunisie mosaique", it will show you plenty of nice patterns of ceramic and mosaic tiles from Tunisia.

Having fun, drawing with niece

2011-10-04T10:36:00.002+02:00

Embroidery

2011-10-03T10:24:00.002+02:00

Strawberry Fields

2011-08-25T10:33:00.001+02:00

Speedy Stamp

2011-08-24T16:11:00.003+02:00

Have you ever tried to handcarve your own stamps? It's pretty fun. Gennine's Art Blog will show you how to do it.

Drawing inspiration

Patti & Robert

2011-08-20T11:13:00.001+02:00

I have just finished reading the book "Just Kids" by Patti Smith. If you have not read it yet, do it! I loved it. When I was close to the end I got a message from my friend Micke asking me if I wanted to come with him to Fotografiska, which is a photography museum in Stockholm. He didn't know that I was reading the book so that was a great surprise to see Robert Mapplethorp's photos in reality. Thank you Peter for lending me the book and thank you Micke for taking me to the museum :)

If you understand swedish you can watch this video until 1 oct 2011.

2011-08-19T16:44:00.004+02:00

Here's a cute little poem I found on internet today:

Wonder
When I look up and down the streets,
in this world I dare not speak,
to see the people looking down,
I wonder why they always frown,
just one day I hope I see,
people that are as happy as me.
:)

Some nice prints at Wooden Spoon Editions.
Watch Makoto Kagoshima make a squirrel (click on the image).

From the garden in Coffs Harbour

2011-08-18T09:43:00.005+02:00

I found these small creatures in the backyard of the house where I was staying in Coffs Harbour. They are very emotional and lively but also very sweet and kind. One of them wanted to go back to Sweden with me, but unfortunately the swedish winter would be too rough for him so I had to say no. Shame.

Maybe I should get one of these. But who will hold it for me while I'm taking photos..?

Some inspiration - Grace Weston Photography

Small People

2011-08-16T14:29:00.002+02:00

Painting on stones

2011-08-13T14:22:00.008+02:00

>> The Rolling Stones Collection by Geninne

Mirror, mirror on the wall...

2011-08-12T19:04:00.004+02:00

Things you can do on a rainy day. Put two mirrors in a corner, take your camera and take photos of your feet.
Can't remember why I took these photos, but I think it was something at Flickr, a group for self portraits or something...
Am I strange? No, but different :)

Memories from my summer house

2011-08-11T18:50:00.010+02:00

The outdoor loo where we used to sit and read comic magazines and look at the sea. I have sold the property now so another family is the lucky ones to have a moment for themselves in this little house of happiness :)

There´s a hole in my heart

2011-07-14T07:29:00.005+02:00

I believe that most of us in this world has a little hole in the heart from break ups, sorrows, losts and other heartbreaking situations. After a while it's good to look back and take a little closer look at this black hole, maybe it's not as big as we think.

Check this video :)
>> Ten Thousand Pictures of You

Made of wool

2011-07-07T18:27:00.006+02:00

I used to make these small figures made by wool. It must be five years ago now or so. I have given most of them away so maybe it's time to make some new ones. The two at the top is not bigger than my thumb, the other two fills my palm. Actually, I just remembered that I have started on a new one already. It will be as big as my hand on the length. I'll show you later... :)

Fingertip cards

2011-06-23T07:14:00.004+02:00

A long time ago, I made a bunch of ATC's (artist trading cards) to swap with other creative people around the world. This is two of them. I can't remember who I sent these to, but I have a shoebox full of nice letters and cards that I got in return from very inspiring people.

My starlings

2011-06-21T06:21:00.003+02:00

Some wise words
Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind.
You can't change the past but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future.
God always gives his best to those who leave the choice with him.
A hug is a great gift - one size fits all. It can be given for any occasion - or for no occasion at all - and it's easy to exchange.
Laughter is God's sunshine.
Take time to laugh for it is the music of the soul.
If anyone speaks badly of you, live so that none will believe it.
Do what you can for whom you can with what you have where you are.
Wishing your day be filled with love and peace.

Treasures from the Australia beaches

2011-06-16T08:02:00.002+02:00

Just me. Hello :)

2011-06-12T12:41:00.003+02:00

Long distance

2011-06-06T05:36:00.006+02:00

A couple of years ago, my old boyfriend lived in New Zealand and I in Sweden. When I came back to Sweden after a long visit there, my niece had drawn me this picture. So sweet, isn't it?! There we are, on each side of the world. I assume I'm the one to the left :)

Colorful as a day in June

2011-06-04T09:22:00.003+02:00

Haven't got much to say about this more than that June in Sweden is the best time of the year. Nice temperature, happy people and all the colours... Mmmmm life is good!

Details from my home

2011-05-31T20:09:00.003+02:00

Embroidery

2011-05-22T08:37:00.006+02:00

A must-read-blog for art lovers: Embroidery as Art. Scroll around on the different pages, there is a lot of goodies.

Some wise words I read at Berghs' Exhibition 2011:
Never fear failure so much that you refuse to try new ways of thinking and doing. Like Louis E. Boone once said, the saddest summery of a life contains three descriptions: Could have, might have and should have.
The risk, the failure and the success exists in each and every one of us. Success never happens without taking risks. And risks is what you're capable of taking, when you overcome the fear of failing.

Mr Nice Guy

2011-05-21T09:26:00.007+02:00

I created Mr Nice Guy at a ceramic class. I gave him to my mother as a present and now he lives in her kitchen. The top of the head is open so she can change hats or hair for him.

Next time I will create something like this. Or maybe this would be an easier option for me :)

This is one of my longtime favourite artists: Anneke Harmsen. Visit her at her website or Zeekomkommer at Flickr.

Postcards

2011-05-20T08:52:00.007+02:00

This is two from a bunch of postcards I made a couple of years ago.

Elsa Mora is a very inspiring person when it comes to papercuts, check this blog out!

The Kissing Tree and Me

2011-05-19T10:58:00.010+02:00

As I have deleted my old blog and started all over again, you'll have to put up with a lot of old photos that I can't let go of. These are some of them. The kissing tree I found during a walk in the forest. It lives in Gullvik, Örnsköldsvik at the northern part of Sweden. It's so beautiful.

From The Bead Shop

2011-05-18T08:24:00.005+02:00

I found The Bead Shop in Queenstown, New Zealand, a couple of years ago. Bought a lot of beads and wax thread to take with me home. Not too bad for the first try. Maybe I should make some more bracelets.

Wall paintings

2011-05-17T19:29:00.005+02:00

This is some wall paintings I did in my flat a couple of years ago. They are still there.

12 Outstanding Wall Paintings

Treasures from the seafront

2011-05-17T11:09:00.004+02:00