My Creative Space

It's been a while since I posted about my creative space. Feels great to say something is happening in my studio again!

Last weekend I picked fabrics for five new clutches and they are finished now. Now I got started with photoediting and even made a couple of new listings for my Etsy shoppe. More to come soon.






Those sweet little flower props I'm using in these pictures arrived in mail just this week. It was a surprise gift from a friend who was cleaning her studio and decided to do some recycling. And these are just a small part I discovered from her envelope. Thank you Eva!

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Monday Moodboard

crocheted beads by threebluebee
ttv print by lilydove
roses by seragun
ring by momochas

Welcome Monday!
I haven't felt this good about Monday for a long time, I mean it. On Saturday I got started with new work and I'm happy to keep on working on those now.

Are your roses still blooming, did you see wildflowers in a meadow? My flowers in the garden are getting a few but our berry bushes are doing great. Gooseberries, black and red currants, I can go and pick them any day now. Bake a pie or two, make some jam too.

Have a lovely new week, see you soon again!

Back From The Vacation

Hi everyone,
The vacation was good and much needed, now I'm getting back to track little by little. We spent a week in Lapland trekking which was both challenging and rewarding. I feel relaxed now.

Today I started with new pieces, I did cut fabrics for small clutches and chose what to cut for bigger ones too. Most of these repurposed fabrics are finds from this summer. Do they remind you of autumn? Hopefully not too much yet but I must admit some of these will become part of my autumn collection.






I got very much inspired by Greet's creative space post. I really feel like grabbing my notebook, jotting down ideas and putting together moodboards. Feeling the fabrics today almost fulfilled this need. Just almost!

In a Heatwave

It's been extremely hot July all over Europe. What's your favorite activity this summer?

Here're some things I've enjoyed...
- spent time outdoors and enjoyed the warmth and sun in small doses
- made ice tea with brewed green tea, lemon and fresh mint
- cooked light meals including my favorite salads
- took care of plants and blooms in the garden
- checked a pond nearby for swimming
- continued my riding classes




We are preparing for a trekking trip in Lapland. It is the most northern part of Finland we'll be heading soon so it will be much cooler than here in south. Of course carrying one week food supplies and tools including a tent, sleeping bags and mattresses for two will put some weight on our backpacks. But still, I'm really excited!

I'm closing Karuski's Etsy shop (including the supply shoppe) on Thursday and will re-open it again once I'm back on track, somewhere late July. I hope you are enjoying your summer, on a vacation or working. See you soon!

Happy Weekend

What a sunny week it's been here in Finland!

I have wildflowers and a peony in a vase but of course the flowers always look most amazing outside. Garden is still blooming.

My parents are coming to town today and we will attend my cousin's wedding on Saturday. Luckily, I received a custom made dress in the last minute, here are just a few photos to get the idea how it looks. It would be worth showing the back of this dress too, the design of this piece is quite extraordinary. Perhaps I will get someone to have that photographed soon. Annyschoo made this dress for me.



The dress can be worn in several ways, here is one option

Bolero was a find from a sale, just for 10 euros

Mustard high heels I found from a sale as well

And a linen purse I made of my old print will go with this outfit

Karuski's Etsy shop is now half on vacation and just a few new purses will appear there in July. However, I decided to stay open to custom orders so if you want something customized, feel free to contact me. There are some holiday plans coming ahead but I will tell more about those soon.

Happy weekend to you!

Monday Moodboard

necklace by staroftheeast
silk scarf by silkstory
cameo necklace by katheyl

We celebrated the Midsummer last weekend here in Finland. Luckily we did get only a little rain, we were blessed by the sunshine almost all weekend. It took 6,5 hours to drive from our home to my parents' summer cabin but it was all worth it. It is difficult to describe that blissful moment one can experience in a peaceful place by a lake and forest. Only activities you really need is a book or magazines, simple cooking, sauna & enjoying the scenery. I love it!

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My Creative Space

I've been recycling my old interior magazines by tearing lots of beautiful pages and cutting them into small envelopes. I will use them to hold my handmade thank you cards I send along Karuski's Etsy orders. I love to collect those magazines but after storing them in a bookshelf for some years I feel it is about the time to do something useful with them!






If you want to make similar project you can find a free envelope template at Crafty Templates . Please remember that this template is for personal use only. Trace it on a magazine or catalogue page you like to use, after having it cut add paper glue or two sided tape to assemble the envelope (by using the tape you avoid the wrinkles). I like to close mine with a cute handstamped sticker after tucking a card inside.

Enjoy!

ps. Happy Midsummer too!

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