14 months later... a gift guide!

it's been a long while since i was blogging. basically, life got busy with school (i am training to become a teacher and am almost done, fingers crossed) while working and tending to my health. all is good and looking forward to some extra time on my hands so that i can get back to this little blog of mine... will update soon on all the shenanigans that went on here.

for now, i am back with a holiday gift guide... including lisa larsson paintings (photo above) which makes me think of vacations in italy, available from wall of art.

i have coveted this lily candlestick holder since i arrived to stockhom, from skultuna 

tulip candlestick holder is another coveted one; it comes in a set of three too, just saying, from skultuna 

these plant straws are beautiful, they come in a variety of colours and are locally made right here in vasastan

this cute silver plated vase from skultuna, yes, please.

i have been on the lookout for a braided bag and i think i found it in this swedish designed one, from blankens

flower market poster (the paris one is lovely but there is more too choose from) from paper ministry

the lola vase is canadian made and i love it, from ssense

stoff nagel candleholder to grow my collection, available from nordic nest

the monika slip looks so comfy, from blankens

also from blankens, these knee high boots for stockholm winters, yes, please.

cute pinky pillow from h&m, perfect for our new sofabed where we can now accomodate friends and family, come visit!

louis poulsen's swoon-worthy ceiling lamp, from svenssons

oiseaux de paradis teapot, from svenskt tenn, to go with my mugs

bjorn winblad ceramic eva flowerpot, for a touch of scandinavian folk art, from rosendahl

happy holiday shopping!

10 swoon worthy gifts for mother's day (or an upcoming 23rd wedding anniversary, hint hint)

pic from flowery

1. a weekly home delivery bouquet... a friend loves her subscription.

pic from scandinavian walls

2. poster of frida kahlo, love the colours.

pic from svenskt tenn

3. love the contrasting silver elephant candle holder on its gold plate. we are accumulating quite the collection of candle holders, as one does when living in darkness most of the year!

pic from flattered

4.  i know it's april but, right now, in stockholm, we are revisiting winter. it's been cold and snowing! would love these boots.

pic from klee larson website

5. painting by vancouver artist klee larson, swooning over the pinks and blues! her whole family is creative and they own a lovely corner café called le marché st. george.

pic from svenskt tenn

6. can never have enough pretty little vases. 

pic from desenio

7. this forest photograph is serene, it would be a reminder to take a breath and slowly exhale.

pic from svenskt tenn

8. a cute teapot to match the cute mugs i was gifted for my birthday... i drink copious amounts of tea in a single day.

pic from cappelen dimyr

9. i have been coveting this rug for awhile... saving my pennies.

pic from gustavsbergs porslins fabrik

10. lisa larson's black cat has been patiently waiting for me to bring it home, since i first arrived in sweden.

happy may everyone!

coveting, just in time for mother's day

kelli necklace from bychari

happy mother's day to all you lovely mamas, mamas-to-be, and mamas at heart!

while you canadians celebrate this sunday, the 12th, here in sweden we celebrate on may 26. wait a minute, so does that mean i get two gifts? 

here are just a few things i've been coveting... and six of them can be bought right here in stockholm while the others need to be ordered (hint, hint stefan). 

what are you coveting?

cafe poster from fotografiska

tray teheran from svenskt tenn

l'amour necklace from world market stockholm

plane ticket to vancouver, pretty please! 

strawberry scrub from face stockholm

charlotte of sweden sneaker, size 37, from zoe

rug from dutch site marieke rusticus styling

afternoon tea-tox at hotel diplomat

have a wonderful weekend/day!

a film: a christmas package!

what a lovely surprise! we received a box of goodies from lovely melanie.

our feet our warm while we drink tea - bengali spice for me, licorice tea for my boys - and we devour the yummy candy cane kisses (so good!) while we watch the last of lord of the rings trilogy. 

it was fun putting together this mini film... thank you mel!

pretty things and some holiday hints

little petra chair from and tradition

black pendant lamp from myrle en marikie

rodebjer's green scarf from grandpa

lotta chain bag from pap

spoons from hope in the woods

deep plates from iittala

green vase from iittala

tray from skenskt tenn

moisturizer from face stockholm

black dress from filippa k

white hydrangeas painting from big cartel

rug from myrle en marieke

happy holiday shopping!

scandi gifts to covet for the holidays

here are just some lovely items i have been coveting lately... and all can be found right here in stockholm, just in time for the holidays (hint, hint).

above are the grace ankle socks by swedish brand happy socks and just below is the wine red klara bag by finnish brand marimekko, both are available at aplace 

the pretty two toned bracelet by danish designer pernille corydon and the cozy black striped sweater by swedish brand hope are both available at grandpa

this infinity scarf by design house stockholm and the pink hat by danish designer Samsøe & Samsøe are both available at åhléns city

these gorgeous green vases (small flower vase and the bigger urna vase) by swedish designer carina seth andersson are available at marimekko

the clear alvar aalto savoy vase, a danish classic first created in 1936, and the taika plate series by danish brand iittala are available at the iittala store on gotgatan 

my favourite things at christmas is dressing the tree and wrapping gifts... but unwrapping might just be the most fun of all :)

happy holidays and if you'd like to take a peek at last year's scandi gift guide just click here!