What a morning view!!

Today is my 48th birthday, and I woke up 4.pm this morning to this amazing view!!

For sure it´s going to be a rainy day, but who cares..... this was such a wonderful gift from mother nature!!

Welcome new followers!

Welcome to my blog!

Pictures from my vacation to the US this July

Yellowstone was a fascinating place with a lot of great motifs and wonderful colors!

Welcome all new followers!!

Look in to the blog of this 16 year old boy!!!

http://fabiocasadebonecas.blogspot.com/

Gardening tools!

Hello everybody!

Back home from a great trip to the US. Stayed a while with Nancy in Minneapolis (She´s a good friend who also helped me editing my english translation of Et Dukkehjem) She lives in a cosy neighborhood nearby the airport ( and Mall of Amerika!!!)

One day we went shopping in her neighborhood and found a wonderful shop with all kind of flowers and garden accessories. I also found these sweet rusty miniature garden tools, watering can and the lovely bench. The shop is named "Twiggs" owned by a lovely lady by the name Beth Patrin ( 612-823-TWIG). And of course, I had to pay a visit to "Little Enchantments". As far as I know it´s the only miniature shop in MN. I only bought some frames,"Museum gel", a bottle of Perrier, spring onions and Nacy bought me the cellery, (because I like it so much in real life!) Thank you Nancy!

More pictures from the trip will be posted after the weekend!

Hei Lena!

Sjekk ut denne bloggen, masse fine bilder!!

http://shabbychicpapirskatter.blogspot.com

New pictures!

PICTURES

I have collected some pictures, and I have decided to share them with you! It was Dora who gave me the idea, thank you! I will be posting the pictures now and then, starting with these two!

Welcome!

Welcome new followers!!!!

An early summer morning...

The picture is taken early one morning the 22 of May.

there is a small lake, right behind my apartment. Nice place for walks and jogging!

What I am doing now!

This is to show you what I am so busy with these days. The magazine is called "Forandring fryder" and the translation is something like this; "Change is a joyfull thing"....

For those of you who can read  norwegian, or if you want to look at the pictures, log on to:

rena.no 

and click on Magazine!

Thank you :D

Thank you so mutch Julianna and Sabiha!!!

It means so mutch to me, and I really appreciate it :D

Only thing is; these lovely days in May I´m soaked in work.

So I simply cannot find the time to pass it on.....but I will..some day! 

And to tell you what I love :D

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to the new followers. It´s so nice to see you :D

Welcome!

Welcome new followers :D

Welcome!

Welcome new followers. Nice to se you:-)

Antibes!

Denne kofferten kjøpte jeg i Antibes, Frankrike i fjor høst. Jeg kjøpte den i en butikk som heter "Pierrot la Lune". Innehaversken av butikken hadde bare fornavnet på damen som hadde laget den, Ingrid. Hun bodde i Biot, utenfor Antibes. Er det noen som kjenner til henne?

Kofferten skal jeg ha i atikvitets/blomsterbutikken i det franske huset!

I bought this trunk in Antibes last fall. The shop is called "Pierrot La Lune". The shopkeeper only new the makers first name; Ingrid, and she was living in Biot outside Antibes. Does anyone have any knowledge about her?

The trunk is going into the antique/flowershop in the french house!

Welcome new followers!

Welcome new followers, always nice to see new names, and look into new exciting blogs!

A happy Easter to you all, from the Easter bunny; Chocolate and me!

Vanity table for the french house

Here is my vanity table for the dressing room in my french house. Yesterday I was really inspired and started doing this. It´s going in the room behind the bedroom. From this room there is going to be a stair down to the living room. 

The chair is made by my youngest daughter Victoria! The table has a piece of lace around it,

All of the perfume bottles are made by me, also the pink book at the end of the table. (I´v used some very thin chocolate tinfoil to rap around the book) The wrist watch, hairpin and fan are made by Cilla (minst.com) The Easter chocolate thing on top of the book is made by an italian "company" : Bet Un Mondo in Miniatura  The pink tray is made by Victoria Fasken. The "Camé" and it´s box are made by the sweedish; Mette Möller, "Memdolls"( I think she only sells at fairs, and she was at the Stavanger fair) I bought the lamp at a british fair. The neckless and the mask are also from different fairs. I got the wallpaper from a store in Bergen, it´s real size!

Nice to see you, new followers.

A special hello to Maria from Finland!

She is a kind and talented minimaker who gave me

two of her projects to print in the magazine I used to make!

Mercedes and Lena, thanks to both of you for the award!

I have received this heartwarming award from Mecedes who gives us 

the chance to see a bit of her and her family´s life in her beautiful home in New Zealand!!!

And of course the beautiful miniature interior she is making, thank you for sharing Mercedes!

And also from Lena, who makes wonderful miniature interior. You have an eye for beautiful color combinations

and tasteful  decorations in the nordic style we all love. And reading your profile, I know we are a lot like :-)

These are the reasons for giving this award;

"This blog invests and believe in the PROXIMITY-nearness in space, time and relationships.

These blogs are exceedingly charming. these bloggers aim to find and be friends. they are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement! our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers!"

I would like to pass it on to: 

jlilroomer, for her typical american interior and the fabulous Christmas tree, that first catched my eye!

Eva and her love of french style!

Sabiha for her Provence interior, and her use of mouse bones! Fantastic :-)

Sofia for her wonderful french interior!

Sumaaiy for sharing with us a variation of miniatures. Where do you find them?

Pei Li and her "sweet" miniatures:-)

Shannon, another blogger with wonderful french interior!

You will find them all in my blog listing.

And of course the french lady herself; Lea Frisoni, who is a huge inspiration to us all!!

Welcome!

Welcome to my new followers, nice to see you!

Tusen takk Lena, så hyggelig å få en slik pris :-)

Jeg nominerer disse:

Celidonia at : http://fairydoor.blogspot.com

Marcella at :http://minicaretti.blogspot.com 

Susanne at :http://villajuulia.blogspot.com

http://Miniature Patisserie Chef

Marlies at: http://marliesminis.blogspot.com

Lissu at: http://gustavianstyledollhouse.blogspot.com

Jean Day at: http://jdayminis.blogspot.com

Shannon at: http://shannonsminiblog.blogspot.com

Linda at: http://une-petite-folie.blogspot.com

http://euroantiquemarket.blogspot.com

Some rules follow this award :

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.

2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and / or Gratitude.

3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.

4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.

5. Share the love and link to the person from whom you receive the award.

Jamie Carrington

Har nettop funnet ut at Jamie Carrington kommer til messen i Stavanger for å holde kurs i å skulpturere karakterdukker og å sy kjole til dem!!! Messen holdes fra 25 til 28 august.....meld dere på, han lager fantastiske dukker!!! Har lagt bloggen hans til, les mer der.

I´v  just learned that Jamie Carrington is visiting the Norwegian miniature fair in August. I´v added his blog

so for more information log on to it. He is absolutely fantastic!

Stuen i Karen´ hus

Her er stuen i Karen´s hus.

Sofaen er svensk, stolene er byggesett fra "Kotte Toys" og alt annet er fra "Minst.com". Porselenet er fra "Avon", den lille hunden fra "Fine design".

Koselig å se alle nye følgere!

Here`s the living room of Karen´s house. The sofa is Swedish, the chairs are made by "Kotte Toys" and the rest of the furnitures, the lamp and the pictures are made by"Minst.com. Porcelain by "Avon" and the small dog is made by "Fine design".

Hi new followers, nice to see you!

Takk Lena!

Velkommen

Det er på tide å ønske gamle og nye følgere velkommen!

Jeg blir kjempeglad hver gang jeg ser et nytt ikon i følge visningen. Det er utrolig hyggelig å bli "fulgt"!!

I den anledning poster jeg dette bildet fra et av husene jeg presenterte i Et Dukkehjem. Dette er et hus som et tegnet av Tove Jonsgar i Bergen, møblert med møbler laget av Cilla på Minst.com, Stockholm, blomster Wenche Viul, Oslo og dukke av Jan Clarke, England.

Huset måtte dekoreres før foto-opptak og det tok ca 3 timer å få det ferdig!

It is time for me to welcome old and new followers!

I am so happy each time a new icon from a follower pops up. It´s so nice to have followers!!

In that occasion I want to post a picture from one of the houses I presented in Et Dukkehjem. The house is made by Tove Jonsgar in Bergen, furnished by Cilla at Minst.com, Stockholm, flowers by Wenche Viul, Oslo

and the doll is made by Jan Clarke, England.

I had to decorate the house for three hours before it was ready to be photographed. 

Thank you, Zaphia!!

I would like to pass it on to these fabulouse blogs:

http://www.angelahenrie.blogspot.com

http://www.miniatyrmama.blogspot.com

http://www.belle-blanc.blogspot.com

http:/www.gustavianstyledollhouse.blogspot.com

Vinter- weekend!

Kanskje dette kan forklare hvorfor det går så langsomt med det franske huset, også i helgene!

Her er fra søndagsturen i fjellene i øvre Rendalen i Hedemark. Bildet viser Rendals Sølen sett fra Veslesetra.

These pictures might explain why the progress on the french house is slow, also during the weekends! These pictures are from one of the trip this weekend. It´s shows some of the mountains in upper part of Rendalen, Hedemark in Norway.

Ralph Lauren huset.

Jeg vet jeg har lovet å sette inn flere bilder fra det franske huset. Men jobben tar desverre mesteparten av tiden min. Så derfor viser jeg i mellomtiden dette bildet av et Ralph Lauren inspirert hus. Jeg laget det for Toves Dukkehus i Bergen. Hun brukte det som vindu´s dekorasjon sommeren 08. Det er også masse bilder fra huset i Et Dukkehjem. Bladet kan du kjøpe via hjemmesiden:

www.etdukkehjem.no. Bladet er desverre nedlagt men du kan kjøpe tidligere utgitte numre!

I know I promised to post more pictures on the progress of the french house, but since my regular work is taking all my time, there is no progress. Instead I want to show you this Ralph Lauren inspired house I made for a dollhouse shop in Bergen last summer. I did make an article from this house in my magazine "Et Dukkehjem". The magazine is closed down, but you can by back issues by logging on to: www.etdukkehjem.no

Thank you Erika!

Thank you for giving me an award Erika,

even though I almost never publish anything on my blog!

I´v being very busy making the new magazine for my new

home town and I will publish the address for the home page as soon as the magazine is put out on the page. 

During the weekends I am living at my boyfriends farm, trying to relax and do some cross country skiing. Sunday I did about 10 kilometers!!! 

I am thinking of moving my french house to the farm, then I can do some work on it soon....

Butikken

Her må det gjøres masse !

This shop need a lot of work and details!

Stuen

Dette er det rommet som er nesten slik det ferdige resultatet blir. 

This a  room that looks almost as I want it to do!

Spisestuen

Masse detaljer mangler og bordet er altfor "nytt".

Still missing a lot of details and the table is looking too "new".

Sy rommet

Her er nesten ingen ting ferdig!

The sewingroom,  but it´s far from finished!

Soverommet

En nærmere kikk på detaljene i soverommet.

A closer look at the bedroom details.

Endelig noen nye bilder!

I anledning et intervju i lokalavisen her om dukkehushobbyen min måtte jeg forte meg å møblere det enda uferdige franske huset.....

Det er ikke sikkert det blir helt slik når det er ferdig men dette er omtrent slik jeg vil ha det.

Har enda masse bilder og ting til huset men det kommer etterhvert!

I was giving an interview to the local newspaper about my dollhouse hobby and had to quickly furnish the still not finished french house....

It is probably not going to be quite like this when it´s finished, but this is almost like I want it to look.

There is still a lot of pictures and small items to put in it, but they will be there later!

An award!!

Thank you Rosanna, you are so kind!

I am just sitting here doing some work on the French house,

and I hope to post some new pictures tonight.

Thank you so much for the award :-)

 

Lekker kake fra The English Kitchen.

Det er så mange flinke som lager kaker!

Jeg kan ikke lage kaker, så mitt lille bidrag er denne lekre kaken som Lesley Burgess fra The English Kitchen har laget.

Mer inspirasjon på www.minifoods.com

Julestemning!

Er det noen der ute som trenger å komme i julestemning? Måtte bare dele dette nydelige bildet av julegaten i Rena, her jeg for tiden bor......

Does anyone out there need a little help with the Christmas feeling? I had to share this beautiful picture of the Christmas lights in the main street of Rena, the small town I live in at the time.....