EXPENSIVE TOYS

Not so long ago I found three hand turned wooden vikings at
a car boot sale, I'm not at all into vikings but I sure am into
Teak and Danish Modern so I couldn't just walk away without
a closer inspection, they could be Scandinavian.
So they were. Marked Made in Denmark on the underside.
I thought they were newish since they were in mint condition
but I got them anyway because they were partly made of Teak.
I payed £1.50 for the lot.

Today I did some research.
They were made in Denmark in the 1950's by the Copenhagen
Design Ltd and designed by Jakob Jensen.
Turns out that my vikings are worth at least $85 each(!) and
they are actually meant to be children's toys.
They are interchangeable so you can change their heads, feet
and weapons around in a lot of different combinations.


My vikings.

I also found out that there's a box, I so wish mine came in one.


Original box.


Original box inside.

YOURS TRULY

I know I don't post a lot of pictures of myself in this
blog but here I am and this is how I looked last night,
faux bangs and all.
My man couldn't keep his hands off me. :))

TA-DA!

I know, one day late... Computer trouble.
Anyway, here they are, my two revamp projects,
from little girl's dresses into an apron and a skirt.
What do you think?


Click images for larger version.

FIXER UPPER

Today I've been busy with yet another DIY project and
I'm covered with white dust.
I've been scraping old paint from the skirting board in
the downstairs hallway and then sanded it all down for a
smooth finish. I also started to sand the door frames, I
prepare them for a fresh coat of paint.
Our house is a so called fixer upper, it feels like I haven't
stopped doing stuff to improve it since I moved in here,
there's always something that needs fixing.
My man sure takes advantage of the fact that I have a
vocational qualification as a painter and decorator.

Tomorrow, my dear readers, I'm gonna show you what I
did to these two girl's dresses I bought at a car boot sale.


The left one cost 50 pence and the right one 70 pence.

PEPPARKAKOR

As I mentioned in my last post we went to IKEA on the
Saturday, where we bought some Swedish pepparkakor,
gingerbread cookies.
When I have a gingerbread cookie I often think of what
my maternal grandmother Greta used to say to me when
I was little.
She said that three gingerbread cookies would make me
a nice girl. (Or even nicer because I was always nice.)

It is a myth that gingerbread cookies makes you a nice
person but when you think about what some of the spices
actually can do for some people I kind of believe it.
Cinnamon is supposed to be calming.
Clove increase potency.
Ginger is good for you if you're stressed, depressed, got
stiff joints or feel nauseous.

Why my grandma said three? Well, I guess it's because
good things often comes in threes and her home baked
gingerbread cookies were exceedingly good.

MY WEEKEND

I had a rather good weekend.
I made some cute earrings and new covers for the cushions.
I was feeling a bit low on Saturday morning since my man
isn't feeling too good at the moment and I can't really do
anything that could help him, except keeping our home and
garden neat and tidy.
My man felt like we needed a treat so we went to one of our
favorite restaurants in Golders Green and then he asked me
if I wanted to go to IKEA to get some Swedish delicacies.
He really is a sweetheart.
Yesterday I made two earring stands and snuggled under
the cover with my man and drank Bailey's while we watched
some movies.

NEW!

This is my latest fascinator hat.
What do you think?



Today I'm gearing up for a craft day.
I've cleaned the house and done a load of washing,
went for an hour walk and now I get my reward.
First on the list is earrings and then three cushion
covers that matches the curtains in the lounge.