My webshop is now open!

Months of hard but oh what fun 
and rewarding creative work has 
finally paid off and I've come a 
giant leap closer to manifesting 
one of my many dreams. I am 
delighted to announce that 
my webshop

Haven of Harmony 
is now officially OPEN!

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In celebration of my shop launch, I now offer  
FREE shipping worldwide
on ALL photo and poster prints!!
All prints are also available in other sizes. Just email or message me if you'd prefer another size and I'll make a special listing for you.

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Here are some of them:

Ljunghusen beach  in Sweden has come to be one of my favorite beaches of all! I shot these images during a trip to Sweden to visit my twin sister. Ever since I stumbled upon a number of serene Art prints originally painted by Olivier Raab back in the -70s (also featured on the right hand side of this page), portraying the beautiful Ljunghusen beach, the dunes, and the pretty white beach huts, I was a complete gonner.

When doing some research on the Art prints and the location, I realized to my joy that my sister lives just a short car drive away from this particular beach, making it "a must" each time I visit.

 

 

 

These images I shot on the  coast of Helsinki 

in Finland, of which most of them at our family's summer 

cottage. This is where all my summers were spent since the 

time I was born all through to adulthood. Even now, when 

living abroad, I make sure to spend at least a few weeks out 

there each summer recharging my batteries.

In addition to Fine Art Photography (many images 
also available as Black & Whites), 
I also carry  Words Of Wisdom posters,  

greeting cards,  and last but not least,  my own

Beach theme canvas signs   

which for me are a true labor of love.

My head is now buzzing with new creative ideas! 

More products are coming soon.

Please do check out my  shop!
I'd love to hear what you think! 

The little misses 6th birthday

My daughter Noa just turned 6 and I made her this pillow case for her birthday.
 

 

 

She needed more storage space in her room for all her toys and some of her clothes and actually wished for a WHITE closet of some sort (not really something a 5, almost 6 year old usually wishes for :D). We got her this IKEA Aspelund 3 drawer chest which is very affordable and has the right look at the same time. Most of her other presents were tucked away inside the drawers :).

This is how it looked all prettily wrapped up :D. You can imagine how big her eyes turned when she woke up and saw this huge present in her room. It was awesome!

 

Her room isn't very big, yet I think the chest drawer just fits.

 

This mirror she got for Christmas. Also something she'd wished for.
 

 

take care,

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Creating my own decorative pillow cases is something that has been on my mind for a long time now, as have the blue-prints for them. I finally took action, spent some time behind the sewing machine and materialized my ideas. I must say that the end result is very much like I had hoped and imagined it would be, and that "the thing" I had for hearts has now very much spread to stars ;).

Now presenting my first two creations:

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The back side of the pillows is a plain linnen look

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Take care,

The Fairy Nest

This is my little daughter's "fairy nest" or "keijunpesä" as I call it.

As you can see, her room is a haven of polka dot-, gingham-, stripe- and flower patterns along with heart and star shapes.... among other things :)

If you look really closely you can make out the little red-haired fairy girl sitting on the shelf. She was a present from my mother - a fairy girl to a fairy girl :)


Door-board I made for Noa. The "My room" heart frame is from Riviera Maison and the crown hooks are a gift from my sister. The two little hanging girl figures Noa and I chose together :)

This I made too. Could have bought a simpler version ready-made, but wanted to try it out myself first

This banner was a birthday gift from our neighbour lady who also likes being creative

Found this star in the wonderful "At Home"- shop located in our village
The heart pillow cover I bought once in Malmö when visiting my sister. The two adorable bunny girls are from the wonderful webshop "Talo Maalla"

I put Noa's old baby dress to good use when turning it into a lamp shade

These pretty angel wings were a gift to Noa from my sister who's also Noa's god-mother. I got to open the present on Christmas Eve in 2003 when the little one was still inhabiting my belly, approximately one week before she was born (on January 2nd)

These cute and decorative cones are from GreenGate. Some I've bought in the "At Home"- shop nearby us and a few I've ordered from the Finnish webshop "Talo Maalla"

I know you can easily buy these notice boards, but as I'm into making stuff myself I decided to give it a go. I think it turned out pretty good even if I say so myself :)

The frame is also bought on one of my trips to Malmö, and the heart is actually a simple paper napkin which I thought was so pretty I just had to frame it
The cute teddy bear is one of the many gifs from my sister. I love the text in the heart: "Horizon of Hope 2004", especially as that is the year in which my daughter was born :).

The cover sheet I made myself. Also my first attempt at sewing something like this. I still remember; I was busy with it for two long evenings, of which the latter one turned into night. With the help of loud music (Tiësto to be exact) and good red wine I turned out surprising myself :).
I love GreenGate products. The crown is yet another nice gift from my sister :)

THANK HEAVEN FOR LITTLE GIRLS! I so agree!!

Angels are welcome here door-hanger. Also a gift from my sister

Thought this text was quite appropriate as she indeed is a little sleeping beauty when she's off to dreamland :)

I love this heart frame. Also a purchase from the "At Home" store

This Holly Hobby painting I already had hanging in my own room when I was a little girl. I was so happy to find it stored and still in excellent condition on the attic of our summer cottage last summer. The old frame was really ugly though, so I put a new frame and added some Nona-touches in the area between the frame and the picture. Now it's as good as new!
Well, I must admit that my first introduction to Noa's room became "slightly" more elaborate than I first had planned. Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy it :)!