Instant inspiration

As soon as I click in on Papya Art, I knew I liked it. Papya Art was founded by a mother/daughter team. I love their credo:

CREATIVE ABANDON
Creative Abandon is our credo. To us it means that we ultimately answer to our creative impulses. We believe in a no apologies policy of artistic & manufacturing experimentation. We will always make paper giveables AND we may just throw a shower curtain into the mix at any time! So be alert. PAPAYA! is a place for exploring, discovering, and enjoying a myriad of goods. It is our goal that you be just as surprised and delighted as we are. It also means we won’t be making anything just because “it sells”. Our promise to you is that everything we make - we love.

So here's a splurge, mostly giclee prints from their decor department, but I am also throwing in two pictures of their wrapping paper.

Home office

I just fell for this home office seen in a sneak peek at Design*Sponge. I like the yellow details around the apartment. Wallpaper from Ferm Living. Again.

Yellow & Purple

I love the lemony yellow details of this kitchen. And it's got a perfect combination of happy colors, clean lines and raw industrialism which appeals to me. And also the mix of old and new... Does it get any better than this?
Yellow & purple is a nice couple! I believe we will be seeing a lot of them this season. Both found at Sköna Hem.
I find myself craving color. Ferm Livings mushroom wall sticker also comes in colors green, blue and red. But it seems just perfect in orange! Lovely feeling of autumn.
The wallpaper and cushion also feels right right now.

Wallpaper in my heart

Love the combination of green and white. Lovely wallpaper from ferm living.

New home

My friends are moving, and I wish I could give them these gifts for their new home. Found via Fly!
Wacky paper maché figures from Mumbreeze.
Pillow from Olive.
Painting by Betsy Walton.

I wish you all the best! Takk for nå, og på gjensyn!

Simple and true

Elephants are lovely creatures. They have a special charm about them. Here they are in a quite simplified version made by
Umbrella Prints. Sweet Elephant!

Penguins and babies

This penguin wallpaper made me smile. You can find it at Isak. Seems to be the only wallpaper there, but I hope they will make more!!

I Do?

Are you looking for good ideas for your wedding? Or even for some freebies, such as clipart, fonts and lovely, printable lables? I would take a look at this blog: iDiY.
I love the design of the invites. I just had to download the gorgeous font Carpenter. You can do it too – at Fonts101!
And I like this Free Doily Clipart, and I would also like to try the idea about customizing my own soap. Happy!

Babies & pattern

Found some nice baby clothes at Huset. This is Phister & Philina, a colorful and fun brand with beautiful colors and patterns. The animals are cute, and I love the fuzzy coat.

PS

Just a few picks from Ikea's PS collection at the end of the day.

Colorful fabrics

Today I have found inspiration in the blog called Makiato. There's just something about those bright colors and naïve patterns of the seventies. It makes me so happy, and I feel more drawn to it than ever before. Perhaps the pregnancy is making me nostalgic about my child hood, even though I spent most of it in the 80'ies...
Here's a few of my favorites!

Changing table

Heres what I dream my changing table will look like. Changing table, rug and mobile from Ikea. Wallpapers from Tapetcafé.

Wallpapers

If I should buy an old house, I would decorate with lots of wallpaper from Tapettitalo. It has such a broad specter of styles. Anything from William Morris to the seventies. It's amazing!

Look at that bowl!

Nina in Vorm is a dutch student and arts & crafts lover who makes ceramics and screen prints. I love her style. And this bowl at the top of this assemblage of photos is to SOOO gorgeous!

It's a girl!

Someone said: "Every birth is proof that God did not forget mankind."
Perhaps you've seen Children of men. The movie gives a fascinating glimpse of what the world would be if man ever stopped reproducing!
Luckily that's not the case, and my brothers wife gave birth to a baby girl today! It truly is a miracle, every single new person. I wish I could give the new parents and the baby one of the above baby rooms
as a welcome-to-earth gift!

Life is wonderful!

Jill Bliss

Gorgeous, floral patterns and drawings. These designs and notebooks are so fresh and the details are beautiful. Sweet spring!

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Jill Bliss

Revisiting Oh Joy! Studio

The delightful pattern designs at Oh Joy! Studio make me happy... Here seen on rugs, cards and cookies!

Walnut Wallpaper

I love wallpaper and pattern design.
Walnut Wallpaper is delicious. My very favorite is the swan one. They're such elegant creatures!

Sea weed thing

I love working with pattern design. I try to experiment with shapes and patterns whenever I get inspired. Here's my latest creation. I started out with two random shapes, and it reminded me of shells and black seaweed bladders. I found some images later on which confirmed my impressions. When applying the pattern to the metal canister, it seemed to look like a box of Sushi to me.

Spring thing

I guess Spring is my favorite time of year. I can't get enough of the color green.
This is my celebration of Spring.