Hi!
One evening, a couple of weeks ago, when David and I were at Österlen we went for an evening walk around the village of Rörum. They have a Waldorf School there with the most wonderful school yard. That's where we headed, because you never get too old for playgrounds, right?
But first, let's stop and look at the wildflowers.

Walking on a tree trunk laid out across and over the stream.

And then you can use this swing to get across the water.

Like this!

Or you can walk over the wobbly hang bridge.

Fairly magical surroundings.

David found another rope he had to try.

See! The lonely house in the field!

I wish my school yard looked like this when I was a kid. Instead it had this weird, red, spiky asphalt that you tripped and scrubbed your knees on on a daily basis. If a playground has the possibility to hurt you it should at least be fun before you get hurt, right?!

Then we found a cableway! David is test person as usual.

And off he goes!

Wiiiiii! Look at that happy face!

After that we walked by the local football field.
David and I hate all sorts of sports and we've visited a football field together only once before. That was in our home town when our relationship was new and we were walking around town when the rain came. It was pouring! We ran towards one of the booths next to the field (I'm sure there's a proper name for it...) and sat there for at least thirty minutes making out in the rain in the middle of the night and it was absolutely wonderful.
So that's our entire experience of football fields prior to this.

Since we were completely alone there we took the opportunity to imagine a scenario where we were football parents to kids playing in opposite teams. The Away team seemed to be having a tough time...

...but the Home team were very happy.

Then we found a ticket window. David tried to look stern and authorative.

And we end this post with a photo of me trying to hide in the bushes.

By the way: Today it's one week until the release of my new jewelry collection 'This Growing Collection'! I'm so excited to show you all! I've got lots of fun things planned and much to do before august 11. Can't wait!

Until next time:

Tjingeling!
/Lotta

Hi!
I am so excited! I have been dying to show you these pictures and it's only been two days since I took them.
My friend Ruby came over on monday to model some of my large necklaces. I've been thinking for quite some time that my necklaces from the Tangled Triangle- and Irregular Pieces series would look so great in a rougher and edgier styling and since I love to use my friends as models I started to think who would fit the profile. Ruby, of course!
She lives, and studies, in Uppsala, a town quite far from Gothenburg, so I had to wait for Ruby to come here. And finally it happened!
And Oboy, this was a match made in heaven!
My necklaces looked so good on Ruby and she managed to get my idea perfectly and - I mean just look at her!

Most of these necklaces you'll find in the
necklace section of my etsy shop and the ones that aren't there yet will pop up there soon, I promise.

I am so happy with these photos, and I hope you like them too! Doesn't she look awesome?!

I have been keeping myself busy this week even though my cold has kicked in for a second round (Oh yay!). Yesterday I had a completely different, but equally great, photoshoot with my friend Ida and I hope to be ready to show you those photos soon too.
They will be a part of the release of my new collection so I'm really excited to show you all!


Tjingeling!
/Lotta

Hi!
Well, this turned into another unwanted blog pause because of a stupid cold. David gave me his (thanks, babe!) and together we've been partners in snot and coughing as well as matrimony.
Yesterday evening I was so frustrated with not doing anything but sleeping, watching movies and reading that I decided it was time to venture outside for the first time since forever (or wednesday, but same same...).
When I arrived at the cemetery (where else would I go?) I got the idea to take self portraits with my iPhone all over the park and use the surroundings as best as I could, so that's what I did.
I always get this extreme surge of creativity when I'm sick and I get crazy if I don't do something about it. So however small this might seem, it felt absolutely wonderful to walk around in the evening sun, look at statues, grave stones and flowers and try to come up with a nice picture with me in every single one of them.
I won't talk anymore, it's better to just show you, right?

I made some new friends, got some air in my lungs, smelled the flowers and when I got home, no more than an hour later, I was asbolutely knackered. I was back in the sofa again but feeling quite satisfied with having used my creativity for the first time in days.

And if you're curious about the technical aspects of this post I used the self timer app TimerCam to take the photos with my iPhone and then I edited them with the VSCOcam app.

I hope you enjoyed this little collection of self portraits sprung from the complete boredom of having a stupid cold.

Tjingeling!
/Lotta

Some days you have a million ideas to blog but they aren't right for that exact day.
Sometimes it feels like you have to wait a little while, let the idea mingle with the synapses for a couple of days more and then it will be ready.
Maybe.
Because what happens if another new idea pops up before you have the chance to really dig down into that first one?
I'll tell you what usually happens. Nothing.
They just pile up in the brain and wait for another day in the unknown future.
Today is one of those "not today" days.
I have a folder filled with photos to blog but I just don't feel like blogging them right now. Maybe tomorrow? Yes, maybe.
I have a couple of ideas for blog posts that will take some time and dedication to plan out. My brain is NOT up for thinking too hard today.
I also have a really nice idea for a longer text but it might be even better if I can be patient a bit longer. Arghhh, I am so bad at being patient!
So what do I do? I look closely at the things surrounding me while I walk around in my apartment thinking of days in the future when it will be the perfect time for the blog posts sailing lazily on the waves of my mind.
And all of a sudden there are three Still lifes ready to be blogged right this minute.
It's strange, isn't it? It's all about timing. And synapses.