Træskammel med hækling

Måske er du en af dem, der kiggede med, da jeg viste en cirkel hæklet af restegarn? Jeg overvejede at lave det til en taske eller til et betræk til en skammel, jeg havde stående i kælderen. Det blev til en lille skammel, men lavet af en træstub fra skoven.
Jeg kan godt lide at kombinere hækling med naturmaterialer. Og nu står den her i stuen. Man kan smække fødderne op på den. Sætte kaffekoppen på den. Lægge bogen fra sig på den. Måske sætter en af drengene sig på den? Den pynter i hvert fald her i stuen, og så er den jo let at lave, og den koster ikke noget. 

UPDATE: Jeg skal for god ordens skyld nævne, at man ikke bare må tage træstubbe, der ligger i skoven. Jeg har fået min af en fyr, der stod og skar træer op med en motorsav.

Mere inspiration til at lave skamler af træstubbe
Mere natur og hækling

Did you see the crocheted circle I made of scrap yarn? I considered making a bag out of it or perhaps a cover for a stool. I decided to make it a cover for a tree stump I found in the woods. I like to combine crochet and nature materials. And now it's here in our living room. I can put my feet on it. Or put the coffee cup on it. Lay a book on it or maybe one of the boys will sit on it? It sure looks good; it's easy to make and it didn't cost anything.

More inspiration to make stools out of tree stumps
More nature and crochet combined

Min forkærlighed

for sukkulenter er ret tydelig. Jeg har her til aften plantet en masse nye. Jeg drømmer om at sælge dem, så andre også kan glæde sig over dem. Vi købte selv en figen, da vi holdt ferie på Bornholm. Det er spændende at få planter til at gro!

I really like succulents. This evening I've planted a few. I hope to sell them - spreading the love. When we were on vacation, we bought a fig. It's great to grow plants!

Miniplante

Jeg ville egentlig plante små sukkulenter i korkpropper, men det kræver vist, at jeg drikker lidt mere vin end tilfældet er, og at jeg husker at gemme propperne. 


I wanted to plant tiny succulents in corc, but that means I have to drink more wine and remember to save the corc.

En picnic ved Ringvejen?

Jeg læste forleden dette dejlige indlæg om et hanami party i Tokyo. Ofte kører jeg forbi et stort japansk kirsebærtræ, og jeg har tænkt på, hvor dejligt det ville være bare at tage et tæppe med og sætte sig under det og spise en sandwich og drikke et glas vin. Men træet står lige ved ringvejen, så det er ikke sikkert, det ville være så hyggeligt som i en japansk park. Nogle gange burde man nok bare følge sit hjerte, og gøre mere ud af de skøre idéer man får... 
Ville du ikke synes det så herligt ud, hvis du kørte forbi et træ ved vejen, og der sad en familie under det med tæppe og madkurv?


I read this lovely post about the Japanese tradition hanami parties the other day. Sometimes I drive past a beautiful tree with cherry blossoms and I often wondered, if I should go there to have picnic. It's just beside a big road, so I'm not sure it would be as wonderful as sitting in a Japanese park. However, I would love the sight of a family sitting on blankets under the tree having a picnic...

DIY - Branch mobile

Find branches in different sizes in the woods. Crochet small bands for the branches

Fold the band around the branch and sew it together

Here's my collection of branches

A closer look

Use fishing line to hang the branches from the ceiling

A very relaxing feeling to look at the branches moving slowly

Creative!

Here's the headband I was working on in the weekend. It turned out quite nice, I think. So that was me being creative...

My youngest son, Sylvester, is going to a birthday party tomorrow. He's going with his kindergarten, and they don't bring presents to the birthday child. But he's creative and made a little drawing for his friend. He made an envelope and wrote "To Sammi. From Sylvester" on it. He's so loving and thoughtful.

Nature's creative! Spring is so overwhelming. Before you know it the magnolia unfolds, and a week or two later the leaves fall of. You just have to be sure that you enjoy it while it lasts...