gift wrapping II

Tape or glue a book page (or something else) to a plain paper for a simple gift wrapping, or just use a pretty vintage paper box if you don't feel like wrapping at all. A page from a magazine, vintage or new, with a greeting written directly on it, is also an easy way to wrap a gift.

PS. A Wallpaper Gift Bags DIY I shot for the lovely Brittany of The House that Lars Built is now up on Oh Happy Day. Also, I'm a proud contributor to Vol 2 of Kinfolk, get your copy here!


Tejpa eller limma en boksida (eller annat papper) på ett enfärgat papper för en enkel inslagning, eller lägg presenten i en fin gammal papperslåda om du inte känner för att slå in alls. En sida ur en tidning, gammal eller ny, med en hälsning skriven direkt på är också ett lätt sätt att slå in ett fint paket.

PS. Gör presentpåsar av tapet, en DIY-guide som jag fotade åt Brittany (The House that Lars Built) finns nu på Oh Happy Day. Och Vol 2 av Kinfolk (där jag har bilder med) finns ute nu, köp den här!

gift wrapping I

One of the best things about Christmas is getting to wrap so many gifts. If I could wrap gifts for a living, I totally would. My goal is to use anything but "wrapping paper"-- I mean, who says wallpaper can't be used as wrapping paper? Or any other kind of paper (or fabric)? And who says I have to decorate the gifts with string? Why not use dots, tape or stamps? Any piece of paper can be turned into a card or tag, like a bingo score card or a vintage collecting card. I'll show you more of what my gifts look like this year.

En av de bästa sakerna med julen är att få slå in så många paket. Om man kunde ha paketinslagning som jobb skulle jag vilja ha det. Mitt mål är att använda allt annat än "omslagspapper"-- jag menar, vem har sagt att inte en tapetbit kan användas som omslagspapper? Eller vilket annat papper (eller tyg) som helst? Och vem har sagt att man måste dekorera med snöre? Varför inte använda tejp, stämplar eller prickar? Nästan vad som helst kan bli ett kort, till exempel en bingobricka eller ett gammalt samlarkort. Imorgon visar jag mer av hur mina paket ser ut i år.

2011 recap: may

In May, a wedding I shot was featured in a big wedding magazine, I made tea popsicles and fish soup, worked a couple of weekends at my summer job and made a 3D(-ish) illustration for my class' final exhibition Guilty Pleasures where we toasted to our own greatness with pink cups.

2011 recap: april

In April, I spent my birthday weekend with my parents in Malmö, Skanör and Falsterbo, I took one of my favorite wedding photos (of Elaina & Mark) in Copenhagen, had friends over for carrot cake fika, spent Easter break with my sister enjoying the amazing weather, barbecueing in a park, tanning on the beach and eating strawberries and finally spent the last weekend at my summer house working.

2011 recap: march

In March, I spent all my waking hours in school the first weeks, sold prints to raise money for the earthquake and tsunami relief effort in Japan, photographed my apartment, exchanged letters (and folded paper cranes) with a friend, had my book clocks featured in Everyday with Rachael Ray Magazine, found hidden treasures in a book and apparently only took photos inside my home all month.

2011 recap: february

In February, I spent a chilly weekend in Stockholm with my family, thrifted a little, spent a week at my parents' and went ice skating with my dad, photographed my mom's doll house, was featured in NYLON Korea, walked to the West Harbor for coffee by the water and longed for spring.

2011 recap: january

Here we go. A recap of 2011 with five photos per month. My year started in Tokyo, walking, eating, shopping, photographing, loving it. When I got back I had a mini Christmas celebration with my parents. The rest of January was spent editing Japan photos (and I'm not even done yet), setting up my company and eating semlor with my sister who visited me for a week. In Tokyo, it was sunny every day. Back in Sweden I had to wait two weeks (!) to see the sun again. I feel like I just got back from Tokyo, I can't believe it's been a year. Was your year as short as mine?

christmas sale & shipping

20% off everything in the shop until Christmas! Just enter discount code CHRISTMAS at checkout. If you live outside of Europe I can't guarantee delivery before Christmas, but if you place your order before tomorrow (December 12) 4 pm Swedish time I will ship it tomorrow and hopefully it will reach you before Christmas. If you live in Europe, order by December 14, inside Sweden by December 19. (PS I will add more book clocks on Tuesday.)

20% rabatt på allt i shopen fram till jul! Ange rabattkoden CHRISTMAS vid checkout. Utanför Europa kan jag inte garantera leverans före jul, men om du gör en beställning innan klockan fyra imorgon (12 december) så skickar jag den imorgon och troligtvis kommer den fram innan jul. Inom Europa är sista datumet 14 december och inom Sverige 19 december. (PS Nya bokklockor kommer upp på tisdag).

maria & sam

A chilly morning in October I met up with Maria and Sam in Gamla stan in Stockholm. They were visiting from New York and wanted to get some photos together. They were so easy and fun to work with. They didn't complain when we walked in circles because I got lost or when I asked them to sit down in the middle of a street, haha. I had a really great time and I hope they did too!

En kylig morgon i oktober mötte jag upp Maria och Sam i Gamla stan i Stockholm. De var på besök från New York och ville ha några fina bilder tillsammans. De var fantastiskt lätta att jobba med och klagade varken när vi gick i cirklar för att jag gick vilse eller när jag bad dem sitta ner mitt i gatan, haha. Jag hade jättekul, och det hoppas jag att de hade också!

design markets

Sorry it's been so quiet around here. I wish I could say this week will be better, but truth is it probably won't. I do have a little Christmas gift wrapping "guide" half ready to post, and a 12-part year summary in the same style as last year will be up later this month as well. Anyways, Saturday's design market in Jönköping was a success. A lot of people came by, I sold some things and met some really nice creative people. This Saturday, December 10, I will be one of the vendors at the Design and Handicraft market at Sankt Gertrud in Malmö. Stop by!

Ursäkta tystnaden här. Jag önskar att jag kunde säga att det blir bättre i veckan, men sanningen är att det förmodligen blir lika lite aktivitet här. Jag har dock lite saker på gång senare i månaden, en liten julklappsinslagningsguide och en årssummering i 12 delar precis som förra året. Lördagens designmarknad i Jönköping var väldigt lyckad. Det var mycket folk, jag sålde en hel del och träffade trevliga kreativa människor. På lördag är det dags igen, då kommer jag att finnas på plats på Hantverks- och designmarknaden på Sankt Gertrud i Malmö. Välkomna!