Something to sing along to

golden flower bags

As always - if you are interested in buying any of the bags that I show here on the blog you can always contact me about purchasing.
info[at]jenkarlsson.se

drawings & reading

I feel like the weather today. It's been raining since yesterday - which I don't mind, but my energy is a bit low. If you were a cat, you would lie all curled up and just sleep. I have been reading rather much in a book my beloved one gave me for my birthday ( a few months back), Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier.

I need to escape into past times and others' lives now and then.
I like it heaps.

Tweed!

This handbag is perfect for the autumn ahead, but since tweed is always right,
you can really wear it all year around.
Bag No. 245

Thursday ramblings on the Handmade in Europe Blog
http://handmade-in-europe.blogspot.com/

Nylistat / Newly listed:

Devilish linen bag with devils o' plenty:
To be found at my shop at Artfire

Small blue purse in Swedish Folk Art inspired fabric
Also to be found in my Artfire shop

Larger bag in brown with handembroidered text in Swedish:
Väska modell större med frihandsbroderad text på svenska:
"Bara du går över markerna lever var källa, sjunger var tuva ditt namn..."
Finns i min shop på signerat.se

A garden is a thing of beauty

Welcome home!

Two new artistic (if I may be so bold) lavender sachets.
Both are now listen on Artfire and just click on the pictures for more info on them.

Welcome home

The darkest hour

One month? did you say ONE month?!

So, it struck me the other day, that in less than a month I need to have stocked up enough to almost fill a small shop...
This is interesting and marvellous and a little scary - but in a good way. I've been watching some of Mary Portas - Mary Queen of shops - to get myself inspired and to know a little what not to do. I know there will be mistakes made that's just something to accept but I'll try to start in the right end at least. I also need to cut & paste and write down what kind of feel I want it all to have - the atmosphere..
To start with this will be for 6 months and after that we'll see what happens. It is not my own shop, but since my new companion soon will get a larger family, it is up to me to run the shop.

Yay!
and
Iiiiiiik!

but
Yay!


*biz-mode ON*

words of wisdom

Old favorite o' mine:

Message on a teabag

Market in Vadstena

This past Saturday I was selling at a market in the town of Vadstena. It was so hot and most people seemed exhausted and not too willing to buy anything but ice cream.
It was a really nice day out though. Good company and lovely surroundings.