Wow!

Time sure flies when you're busy! And I have been busy ;) Busy being a mom, busy working, busy crafting.

//Cici

Mommys little helper.

//Cici

My beautiful boys!

//Cici

A while back Lotta came to visit and spent the weekend sewing Tilda dolls and dyeing floss =D

It has become somewhat of a poison, it is SO much fun!!

Scarecrow

Vintage Angel

Next week Hubbie is going away for a couple of days and then Lotta is coming back again. Who knows what we get into this time ;)

Also Nox took his first steps today! Yay!! Can't believe a year has almost passed by since he was born. He is such a joy!

//Cici

Productive weekend!

This weekend me and Lotta spent hand dyeing floss. After colouring we wrapped them up in plastic. Then we had to wait for at least 24 hours.

What to do with all that time??? Well, we started thinking that hand dyed floss really deserved handmade bobbins. So out came the scrapbook papers...

Then we realized that all that prettiness needed a pretty box to be stored in so we went shopping...

Then came the rinsing...

It took it's own sweet time but finally we hung them all to dry :) And we waited... 

So, we gave our chairs new jeans-covers. Something I've wanted to do for a long time and I LOVE the way they turned out.

  

And then, finally we got to put all those beautiful hand dyed floss in our pretty, pretty boxes.

Oh, and we couldn't leave the highchair. It looked awful with it's dark brown wood and yellow plastic seat from the 70's (you can see see the chair on this old picture of Nataniel, forgot to take a beforeshot).

So, I bought some white paint sew together some old jeans and now it looks like this:

I love it!!

After Lotta went home I couldn't help myself so now I'm sewing jeans together to cover the sofa in the kitchen to match all the other chairs ;)

//Cici



Mid summer

 We spent the weekend in beautiful Järvträsk

We had cake

And we just relaxed and had fun

What did you do??

//Cici

Mother

Dear Mom, I said a prayer for you
to thank the Lord above
For blessing me with a lifetime
of your tenderhearted love.

I thanked God for the caring
you've shown me through the years,
For the closeness we've enjoyed
in time of laughter and of tears.

And so, I thank you from the heart
for all you've done for me
And I bless the Lord for giving me
the best mother there could be

- Anonymous -

I miss you!!

Cake eating contest

My brother and daughter compeating at my father's 60th birthday! The competition was rigged so that he got a piece of cake that was twice as big as hers and she got a tablespoon and he had to use a teaspoon =D.

//Cici

Get to know my son...

//Cici

Nox and Neo

Nox in his new outfit.

Neo in front of their new computer.

//Cici

Nataniel 5

It's hard do imagine that five years ago I gave birth to this...

Nataniel

...the smallest of boys, a premature baby så small he could were his fathers weddingring on his arm. Today he became five years old, and a big boy!

A boy who wanted a weddingcake, not just a birthdaycake! Happy birthday my beautiful boy!

At the end of the day the boys invited us to a show... so LET's ROCK!

//Cici

My boys

My beautiful boys.

//Cici

Just spinning around!

//Cici

Playing in the snow & GreenGate

Went to Piteå today to pick up our oldest son who's spent a couple of days with Lotta and her family. This is what they have been doing:

Building snowmen.

Skiing.

Building tunnels.

Making a snow vacuum cleaner.

I did some shopping and bought two of these lovely mugs from GreenGate. I'm in love with all their things and wish to buy even more! =).

After a very yummy dinner and cake (!) we got to drive home in a blizzard. It took us a while but we made it.

//Cici

2011...

...was the year I switched jobs. I got to work closer to home and with something I love doing.

...was the year I buried both my mother and my grandmother. The two women that has had the biggest impact on my life, both killed by cancer, are gone. I miss them, alot. The pain sometimes makes it difficult to breathe but somehow we all go on, one step at a time.

Mother & Grandmother

...was the year dear friends got married!

Anna & Mikke

...was the year our third beautiful, beautiful baby boy was born.

Nox

...was the year my mother-in-law had a massive heart attack and survived!

...was the year I lost my inspiration to sew - and got it back again!

...was the year we stayed home for Christmas - and loved it!



I wish you all a very happy new year and may 2012 be the year of new beginnings, new hopes and new dreams!

//Cici

Demolition men.

//Cici



Merry Christmas!

Wishing you all a very merry Christmas!

//Cici