CSI project

Read about CSI project here. It was difficult to choose a project. But I came up with this candlestick:

I wrote about it here.

First I cleaned and whitewashed the log a bit.

It had three holes when I found it, but they were a bit too big for standard candles.

Therefore I hotglued these construction metal things on top, which happened to have the exact hole diameter for candles :).

I added the letters with help of a stencil.

I like the simple but rustic look of it...

For my regular readers, heres the first glimpse of my new livingroom wallpaper.

Pretty standard and boring, I know... 

kitchen hutch

I have this little hutch in my dining room.

For several years I have decorated with white or cream dishes.

Today I craved some color.

I love how it changed the whole dining room.

And the best thing is that if I'm done with color, it'll be two minutes and the white dishes are back... ;)

this and that

We have been one week to Norways longest fjord (Sognefjorden) on a bible conference. Being together with others in this beautiful setting is always the highlight of the summer for our family.

This is btw 10.30 pm, while waiting for the ferry to cross the fjord and finally reach our destination after a 9 hours trip.
Now we're back home and had some busy, rainy days with visitors...
And now I am desperatly trying to hang some wallpaper on my living room walls before more visitors are coming... I'm really looking forward to get my livingroom back to its tranquil, tidy state.

March 2010

Right now while I prepare the walls for wallpapering in one corner, some crazy kids (are they mine?) build houses out of furniture and quilts and pillows in another corner...

 two building engineers

too impatient to move in before the "house" is finished

 Oh well, kids have to be kids...

recovering a stol

Some years ago I found this cute little stol at a thriftstore. It used to be brown wood with a reddish falmed fabric on top.

This week a dear familymember spilled a glass of milk on it...

So I recovered it again.

But first I printed some coordinates on the fabric.

First I thought I use the coordinates of our home... but I really did not want all of you to know the exact spot where we live ;), so I founnd the coordinates of a mountain top in the blackforest which has a special meaning to me.

I sprayed it with some scotchguard to make it more durable.

Now this dear little stol reminds me of a cold december night on a mountaintop in 1996 when Mr Viking asked a question...

I answered YES.

 And now I am Mrs Viking.

my guestroom

Heute mal auf deutsch! Ich glaube ich habe noch keine Bilder von meinem Gästezimmer gezeigt.

Das hat zwei Gründe:

1. befindet sich das Gästezimmer im Keller und hat wenig Tageslicht und lässt sich deshalb schlecht fotografieren.

2. ist es gleichzeitig Nähzimmer (=Chaos!) und wird meistens nur aufgeräumt wenn wir Gäste erwarten.

die Nähecke

Doch nun erwarten wir bald Gäste.

Wie immer habe ich das Zimmer mit minimalem Kostenaufwand eingerichtet.

Der Nähtisch kaufte Mr Viking mir vor einigen Jahren beim Altwarenhändler.

Die Komode in der Ecke ebenfalls, im Orginal war sie braun.

Die Gardienen und der Stoff auf dem Schrank sind alte Ikea Bettwäsche.

(mein allererster Ikea-Einkauf als 16jährige :)

Die Bettwäsche bekamen wir zur Hochzeit und wir hatten sie die ersten Jahre. Irgendwann war ich sie leid und sie wanderten in die unterste Ecke im Schrank, bis ich sie jetzt wieder ausgegraben habe...

Das Kinderausziehbett bekamen wir von Bekannten geschenkt und unsre drei Jüngsten haben darin geschlafen.

Das Schubladenelement war ursprünglich für Fotozubehör, jetzt enthält es meine Nähutensilien. Vom Papa abgestaubt ;)

Das Bett hatten die Schwiegereltern übrig.

WELCOME!

Summertime

Nå e det endeligt summer! Gradestokken har passert 20 grader for første gang og Rosebusken blomstrer...

På vestsida av huset har vi en terasse med en "solhytta" der vi koser oss når været her på vestlandet tillater det...

Fikk noen billige hortensia, de var ikkje fine nok for å ha i en potte, men i den gule kassen passte de fint.

Gult har eg ikkje likt på flere år, men nå har det sneke seg bittelit inni igjen...

Gult plasteppe framforbi utekjøkkenet mitt:

Synst det er litt sommersligt med blått og gult (kansje litt svensk) og eg like det akkurat nå, men det ikkje sikkert det varer så lenge.

Her blir sommermåltider tilberedt.

På den andre siden er det lit mer fransk lantstil:

Den som bygde hytta hadde sikkert planer om en peis, men den blei aldri ferdigstillt...

Men en "pyntepeis" er jo og kjekt å ha :)

Har lit planer med den peisen, får sjo om eg får tid...

Velkommen på grilling!

Barna har egen picnic-bord, som absolutt trenger en strøk maling...

(Farge forslag?)

Finally a bit of summer has come to the norwegian westcoast. This week we had the first time up to 70 degree, but little sun and quite windy. But as soon as the weather allows we have our family meals outside. Soon Mr Viking will have vacation and we'll do some travelling and have friends and family visiting.

Happy summer to you!

special treat in the evening...

Beeing a mommy can be wonderful, but some days it can be hard, too. Sometimes it's okay to not sweep the kitchen floor in the evening, but rather to make a good salat...

and just relax

just enjoy that the house is quiet

just arrange the chair so one does not see any mess and 

do NOT look at the floor...

Tomorrow is another day to tackle these floors, and all the other tasks a large household requires.

One day at a time.

"As your days, so shall your strength be." Deut. 33:25