my new blog

It has been a bit quiet here. I have a new blog and home on the net. Hope to see you there!

www.fialottajansson.com

Hugs and kisses!

diy fake origami wall art

Hello!  I have been wanting to do this craft project for so long and finally I got around to.

It is simple and fun:

Materials I used:
- printer
- black cardstock
- metal ruler
- utility knife
- a mat to cut on
- tape
- double sided tape


1. Print your origami figure. I chose a font from DaFont called Origami Bats, it is free to download for personal use! I enlarged the font in Illustrator and separated the parts so I could fit the size I wanted on an A4 paper, since I can only print that size at home.

2. I started with the bear. I taped the templates to black cardstock and cut the pieces out with the help of a metal ruler.

3. As I cut the pieces of my origami bear I numbered them, both on the pieces and on a copy of the bear in smaller size. That way I did not lose any parts and I would know how to assemble them later on.

4. I made a cardstock stick to be able to measure the space between the pieces. You can use black cardstock, but I chose to make one in another colour. And then I just used double sided tape to fasten the paper pieces to the wall.

And finito!

Try it! Happy crafting!

förhandsbeställ typografikalendern 2015 (scroll down for English info)

Jag är så fantastiskt glad över all uppskattning och fin feedback jag fått för typografikalendern! Jag har sett den i användning i många hem och jag har själv två kalendrar i användning varje dag. Vi har en familjekalender som hänger på kylskåpet och så har jag en för mitt arbetsschema och mina frilansjobb, för att hålla koll på projekt och deadlines.

Typografikalendern 2015 består av tolv fristående A4 ark med handritad typografi på lyxigare papper. För varje dag i månaden finns det gott om rum att skriva in roligheter och viktigheter. Kalendern kan hängas upp med magnetclips, pappersklämmor, på galgar, med tejp eller nålas upp på anslagstavla.

Ett kalenderpaket innehåller förutom själva kalendern även en blyertspenna med uppmuntrande ord, allt snyggt paketerat!

I år säljer jag inga kalenderpaket med magnetclips eller pappersklämmor, de kan du enkelt köpa härifrån, härifrån eller härifrån.


Så här beställer du Typografikalendern 2015:
Priset för ett kalenderpaket är 220 kr (inkl. moms)/kalender + expeditionsavgift 60 kr/beställning.
Maila mig på fialottajansson[at]gmail.com för att beställa. Kom ihåg att meddela din adress och hur många kalendrar du vill ha! Jag sänder faktura med i paketet.

Förhandsbeställ och få rabatt!
Om du beställer före den 16 november får du Typografikalendern för 190 kr (inkl. moms)/kalender + expeditionsavgift 60 kr/beställning.
Maila mig på fialottajansson[at]gmail.com för att beställa. Kom ihåg att meddela adress och antal! Du kan även lägga en beställning via Fia Lotta Jansson Designs facebook-sida. Där finns även en giveaway, gilla oss på Facebook så ser jag om du deltar!

Typografikalendern 2015 sänds ut under första veckan in december.

Jag svarar gärna på frågor angående kalendern och ser fram emot din beställning!

Pre-order the Typography Calendar 2014

The Typographic Calendar 2014 is a practical hand lettered calendar with twelve separate sheets of A4 size papers. All text is in Swedish.

A set of the calendar and a pencil with a hand written quote is 220 SEK (including 25% VAT) + shipping 60 kr/order.

If you pre-order before November 16th you will pay only 190 kr + 60 kr/order.
Order your calender by sending me an e-mail to fialottajansson[at]gmail.com. Remember to tell me your adress and how many calendars you want. You can alson order the calender via the Fia Lotta Jansson Design Facebook page.

The Typographic Calendar 2015 will be shipped during the first week of December.

I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have. Looking forward to your order!

summer memories

Some memories from our family's vacation in Finland in early July.

A lot of painting went down during our weeks in Kronoby. Here my sister repaints the terrace to my mother's house in a classic painter's cap.

Below is a paint stained cover I used when painting a summer house on my brother's farm.

My wedding dress and veil is still in my closet in my childhood home. I just had to try it on.

 

My husband gave me a great birthday gift: he made sure he had a car and drove me anywhere I wanted to go second hand shopping for one whole day. We chose to go east towards Seinäjoki and stop whenever we saw a "kirppis" sign (flea market sign) on the road.

Classic things of my childhood surroundings: fields and woods.

make a book DIY (crafting with kids)

This is an easy, fun and fast DIY with the kids. I loved making books as a kid. Me and a friend sat in the sauna (a cold one I need to ad!) and drew cartoons in our home made books. We mostly drew Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Oh, those were the days!

The first steps of this DIY I drew. The final step, binding the book, is up to you, how you wish to execute it. Use thread and start weaving through the holes. My kids did it one way, I did it another. Be creative!

(An extra picture of my daughter Magda crafting. She loves it and she is very talented as well. She inspires me!)


Summertime is great time for crafting, either indoors or outdoors. Hope you all have a fine summer!

upcycled doll quilt

We had a bag of grown out and worn out clothes. I wanted to make some rag rugs and the kids wanted to re-design. They cut off sleeves and cuffs, patterns and prints and made new use of the old.

I made something I had wanted to do for a loooooong time: a quilt. I am not patienced, nor am I skilled in the art of quilting, so a small doll quilt was enough to still my abstinence without me getting fed up and stop in the middle of the sewing.


I cut squares from kids's t-shirts, long sleeves, onzies and tights, neatly using all fabric from the small garments. After sewing the squares together I used the back of my husbands old jersey cardigan for the back of the quilt. I cut the back about 1 cm bigger on every side, folded the jersey fabric over to the front of the quilted piece, and just sew along the sides leaving a rough edge.

I calmed by anxious quilting nerves with this two hour project. And my daughter have great use for it when putting her doll to sleep in her bed or stroller.


Maybe you have got some old clothing you can upcycle to something useful?


All the best!
Sofie

my favourite free downloadable calenders

Here are some of my favourite downloadable calendars for 2014 from designers and artists I admire!

Elli

(photo courtesy of Elli)

Weekday Carnival

(my absolute favourite!)

(photo courtesy of Weekday Carnival)

The Tomkat Studio

(photo courtesy of The Tomkat Studio)

Spoiltbytes

(photo courtesy of Spoiltbytes)

Which one is your favourite?

Have a great Thursday!
Sofie