A mix of things...

So I am slowly getting back into the swing of things. The past couple of weeks have been a bit slow for me. I don't really know why, but my mood has been horrendously bad. I guess it is all down to pregnancy hormones and the fact that there just isn't enough hours of the day to do everything I want to do. I am also waiting for my Holiday to start which I have been looking forward to for a long time now. It will give me the chance to finish so many unfinished projects and give me time to just enjoy being pregnant. I am looking forward to having this time to myself, Ceri and the baby.

Something has come up as well that has given me such a creative boost and I can't wait to tell you more about it. But until everything is set in stone I rather not tell as I hate getting disappointed. And I don't want to disappoint you lot either hehe. Anyway, I only got two weeks left in work now and then I am free for about a year. Free to create and to be a mommy and I can't wait. Until then life will continue being slow though I think. Work is not a blast at the moment as I am very hindered by my pregnancy and end up sitting on a chair for most of the day. Not having a challenge really puts me off work and it is no fun. I need stimulation both mentally and physically in a job. And I used to get this out of my job, but I'm not anymore. So right now it fells like I'm just sitting there, waiting to leave.

I think I will be making another batch of Buggles when my holiday starts as well. Would you like to see some new Buggles in the shop? They normally go pretty quick, but there is two left from my last batch and they are unique and one of a kind.

These two! Click the picture of the one you fancy.... They can't wait to go to a new home! <3

Hope all of you are having a great weekend. Me, I'm off to work :'(

Breakfast Bar Pimp Out DIY...

Good morning All! First of all let me apologize for my week and a half of absence. Last week was filled of hospital appointments and injections here there and everywhere. I hate needles more than anything and I think getting so much blood taken and getting stabbed so many times really put me in a mood. A feeling sorry for yourself mood. But it is all done now and both me and baby are ready for the big birth. I can't believe it's only 11 weeks left till we get to meet our little wonder. How amazing is that?! Time has just flown!

Anyway, over the weekend I took some "me" time, which normally means home DIY projects, sculpting or drawing. This time it was DIY for sure. I've been wanting to sort out our kitchen breakfast bar ever since we moved in here but I didn't know what to do or how to do it. I've been through many ideas but as I put a hook in the wall a few weeks ago I realized how thin the wall actually was. My first plan was to put up some "hovering" wall shelves but that idea left me pretty quick after realizing how thin the wall was. So here's what I came up with after. I'm sorry about the instagram pictures but I couldn't be bothered dragging my nice camera around in the mess I created so here goes. First of all I don't know how many hours we spent in B&Q to find the stuff I needed. Since I am Swedish after all I had no idea what the things I needed were called in English and my other half had no idea what it was I was trying to explain to him. So I was on my own in a very unfamiliar world. I did get there in the end though and the left hand picture shows what I picked up. The hardest to explain was the hose clips as I thought they were used for pipes. But finding the "plumbing" section slowly lead me there LOL.

Here's what the Breakfast Bar looked like before anyway. Pretty boring and those flags have been hanging there forever just looking out of place.

 And after about two days of drilling, sanding and painting the shelf was ready to be fitted. Like a glove. Some people ask why I don't just go out and buy something new as it would probably cost about the same (it cost me about £50.00 all together). But you would A. Never get it as well fitted and B. Why get new when you can make something unique that no one else has got? and C. You never feel as proud of something bought as of something you made yourself! So there! That is why I spend £50 and two days of work, doing it myself. And also I love DIY!

 And here is the stunning result. Yes I said it, STUNNING! Cause I am so happy with it. And proud and I am not afraid to admit it hehe ;). I think I did a darn good job with a few pieces of wood, some hose clips and some paint.

 Only got one problem now... I have to sort out the rest of the kitchen as it looks pretty empty now that I've put all the pretty things in the shelf.

 On the other hand, it means more room for "new" pretty things. And that is always a great thing.

Hope you like it as much as I do!

Happy Easter!

Just wanted to wish you all a Happy Easter! Don't eat to much chocolate.... Or actually, eat as much chocolate as you want. I know I'm going to anyway!

<3

Recycling... in a way...

Yesterday, in lack of other things to do I went through my old Tomo folder on my computer to see what designs I could recycle and use for MobiLOVE instead. I found quite a few. Like all of these for example. They are my old Pocket Mirror designs. It is "The Forest Dwellers" collection and the "Kawaii" collection. I found loads more designs that I used for the necklaces and hair-clips you can find at Tomodachi Island as well. But I didn't have time to sort them out in the end. I got stuck doing descriptions and search words for ALL of the cases at MobiLOVE. That might have been the most BORING job I have ever made, but I realized I had done it all wrong and unfortunately in business you have to do the boring things too. So I did, until 21.00 last night..... (-.-)

That is why I might not have the most interesting blog post for you today. But better than nothing I guess :) I am also struggling with this silly little cold that seem to have taken all my energy away from me. But I will not let it have me completely! I SAY NO!

You can find all of the cases from this post in the MobiLOVE Etsy shop!

Monsters of the Island...

Got some new hard cases for you at Tomodachi Island! These monsters are each unique and have a little story behind them. Hope you like them! You can click each picture to go to the shop listing!

Aries Time Lapse...

Hope all of you have had a great weekend. I've spent all morning getting this Time Lapse ready for you lot. I finished the Aries Zodiac over the weekend and filmed the process. So I thought I'd share the video as well as the finished painting with you. This will become a print and also a phone case eventually. But there is 11 more Zodiacs to finish before the products will be up in the shop.

WIP's of the Week...

 Yeey! It's Friday! And I've got a whole weekend off to look forward to. How great is that?!?! I thought I'd share some WIP snapshots with you. I am doing work at the moment that is a bit more elaborate and takes a bit longer to finish than just fairly simple patterns. This is why the blog posts have been a bit more sparse lately. But I am trying to update you at least every other day. So these are the WIP's anyway. Hope you like having a little sneak peak in to my brain ^^

Have a great weekend Everyone out there! <3