Silence

It´s been quite quiet here. But in between all nesting and resting I´ve been a little creative with Elkika. We´ve been preparing for tomorrow´s pop-up marked. And I´ve decorated some babyclothes using the oldfashioned potato-stamp and textile painting. Today I also had some secret visitors. Very exciting, and a bit scary. But nice. To be continued...

And the winner is...

My muse. My friend. My colleague- Elkika! She won one of the the competitions in Miks & triks, a competition for redesign arranged at Remiks (our station for sorting garbage). You can see why she won? I love her style, her esthetic way of making stuff and the way her things doesn´t look like all other redesigned stuff. Because a lot of it does! But on the other hand it´s good that people re-use stuff. I just don´t think everything is looking that good. Or is made in a creative way. Not my cup of tea, you know. But for all means, keep on redesigning, reusing and recycling! Congrats Elkika. I am so glad you won. Weeee!

Refreshments

Need a fix? How about trying some of my friend Elkika´s ideas?

• Spray-paint some toys and add some tape 
• Dip jars or vases in paint and let it run off
• Add some foil to what your´re painting, and get cool geometric effects
• Make a board from old kitchen doors/closets, paint it with chalk board paint 
• Spray-paint a hand from an exposure doll. If you hang it on the wall you´ll have a supercool hook for whatever. 
• Make dots or other shapes on flowerpots using a felt pen for ceramics
• Make your own pillows. Or use those you´ve got. Print out cool things you like, pictures or quotes, on t-shirt transfer. Iron it on. Tata! 
• Play with tape and toys around the house
• Cut out shapes in foil and stick it to vases or jars you paint. Remove the foil and you´ll have cool patterns. 

Enjoy re-making your own decorations!

Think outside the box

Elkika is the master of this. Thinking outside the box. Just look at these old boxes she redesigned for their hall. I love the contrast between wood and paint, it makes such cool patterns. Why do everyone try to hide wood behind paint nowadays? 


This is how she did it.

• Cut out the shape you want to highlight. She made triangles from foil. I guess you van use tape too, but then you must be careful when painting. 
• Put the foil where you want the wood to show.
• Use a sponge to put on paint around the foil. 
• Paint the box elsewhere. 
• Remove the foil. Tata!  

Photos by Elkika. 

Dip

Elkika picks up all the big trends way before it gets a hit. Seen on may abroad pages. Dipping things in paint is such a genial way to make more out of jars, vases, candleholders etc that you´re tired of. Or just don´t like the color of. I´m kind of sick og glass, so this is a smart way of reusing my vases.  When I first tried it didn´t turn out this cool. Remember to let the paint run of for quite a long time before you turn it upside down, to make nice patterns. Learning by doing!

Go see

Elkika just redecorated their hall. I think it turned out quite cool. That black wall filled with nice hooks works as a camouflage for coats usually hanging there. And those amazing, redesigned boxes of hers is a perfect place for scarves, hats and gloves. And as you see, one is used as a shelf. Yeah. 


photos by Elkika. 

Elkikahus

Bli med på besøk til Elkika og familien. Deres nye hjem er fylt av herlige detaljer, humor og en knakende gjennomgående fargepalett. Nytt og gammelt. Smart og fint. De pusser opp enda. Mye er ferdig, annet gjenstår. Men detaljene er klare. Dessuten må det bare legges til at jeg har veldig, veldig lyst på et slikt gulvteppe i stua. Så om noen skal på Ikea.... ja da vet dere. 


This is some of my friend Elkika and her family´s new home. I love all the funny details, lovely colors and patterns around the house. They´re still working, but the details are ready. Jummy.