WONDERMENTALS

Grabben i kuvösen bredvid – Jonas Helgesson First, excuse the rubbish picture. That said, it’s been a year since I started this project and I can proudly say that I’ve finished one book a month, I think I can live with one stock photo. While that’s what some people read in a couple of weeks, I’m super happy I stuck with it. And even though I’d like to finish this year with a bang, this is…

  Cirkeln – Mats Strandberg & Sara Bergmark Elfgren This book, The Circle, is not usually the type of book I’d read, as it’s more towards the fantasy genre. We follow a group of teens who one by one discover their extraordinary powers, and how they’re all connected. I realise that sounds incredibly cheesy, but this is actually a really good story, with a lot of credibility. If you’re like me and…

MONTHLY MAKERS NOVEMBER: METAL

Ever since I tore apart this lamp earlier in the year, I’ve been holding on to the large metal ring that came from it, convinced that I could do something else with it. 7 months later, the time has come! The theme this month was metal, and I didn’t have a lot of ideas except this one. I bought two LED fairy light wires, the rest is recycled and repurposed. I simply wound the wires around the…

Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar – Jonas Gardell This book is the first of three, and tells the story of love in the 1980’s, where men encounter each other and suddenly people start to fall ill and wither away. A lot of the details are in true in one way or another, and it’s a truly heart wrenching story. It has been made into a tv series also, and I have to admit that the second episode left me…

MONTHLY MAKERS OCTOBER: TOYS

This month the theme is toys, and it just so happened that I’d picked up some toys from the second hand shop a few days earlier. Not quite sure what to do with them, but I decided to incorporate them into my submission this month. What happened was a silent protest against beautiful things in the world being destroyed for no good reason. If you have happy childhood memories involving My Little…

Morfin – Tomas Jacobsson This is a story about the IT-bubble, and Spray for those who remember that. We follow Ian, an employee at Spray, his wife Isabel who’s started a successful magazine and their son, as they live their life in Stockholm, where money isn’t an issue, but drugs, prestige and morphine is. Read if: you seriously have nothing else to read. Avoid if: you like a book with substance.

DAILY DOODLES SUMMARY #1

A daily doodle is a little incentive to keep up the creativity and not put too much pressure on making something spectacular. Whilst venturing into new programmes, I’ve tried it out this week to break up my work, most have been made in around thirty minutes. Some make sense, some are rubbish, some are just… things. A little gangster bunny. A giant killer swan-hen-pidgeon thing. A venture into…

PAPERGANG – SEPTEMBER

I love subscription boxes. I love stationary. I love art. Combine these three and you have Papergang. Here’s what was in Septembers box! I have also decided that opening your post in bed makes your day feel 100% more like a birthday. Post-its. Because you can never have too many post-its. This gorgeous weekly planner, with a handy plastic cover. PVC plastic might be one of my favourite smells.…

Just Kids – Patti Smith Here’s another book that I started ages ago, but for reasons, didn’t finish. This is a memoir by Patti Smith, and it tells the story of her rather extraordinary life, and relationship with fellow artist Robert Mapplethorpe. Read if: You need a creative light up in your life Avoid if: Don’t. I think memoirs are for everyone.

THE LAST DAYS OF AUGUST

MONTHLY MAKERS AUGUST: PEARLS

Technically, the theme translates to “beads”, but this month I chose to interpret it slightly different. It’s been a busy summer but I managed to catch a few gigs, one of them being Jake Bugg. Having listened to his previous work I knew what to expect, but the latest album that he showcased truly was a pearl that I’m happy to have found, and many of the songs have been stuck in my head for a good…

FACEBOOK STATUS INTERPRETED #2

A summary of my statuses from 2009 January 6th 2009: am in Dalarna – To this day, it’s still the furthest north I’ve been. It was very very cold. January 8th 2009: is completely lost – Well. I guess that was an eventful trip. January 11th 2009: prepare for war, or something. – Alright? I’ve no idea about this one… January 12th 2009: LET’S GO – Maybe going back to school…? A bit dramatic either…

THE FIRST WEEKS OF HOLIDAY

The month of August is pretty much my month of holiday, and it’s also going to be a pretty busy one! Here are some snaps from the first weeks. Firstly, I turned 25 and was celebrated in the morning with mum’s apple pancakes, topped with blueberries and maple syrup. They are just as, if not more, delicious as it sounds. Much unlike the rest of the week we caught some good weather and were joined…