Summer Solstice

Midsummer around the corner... despite the weather enjoy the Summer Solstice ;) Hauskaa Juhannusta! Glad Midsommar!

Summer Solstice by Monica Nordling

Viking tent

Promised earlier to keep you updated on my tent project... next week on Friday the tent should rise on the field for the Saturday Vikom Fair in Liljendal. Still some work on the tent, but keeping my fingers crossed I will make the deadline ;o) Here some pics what's going on...

Drying in the sun... by Monica Nordling 



Material for the tent by Monica Nordling

One of my dragons by Monica Nordling



Still some work to do by Monica Nordling

Testfitting 1 by Monica Nordling

Testfitting 2 by Monica Nordling

Vikom village in Liljendal 14.06.2014

A buzy Spring will turn into a buzy Summer but I'm not complaining while interesting things are ahead ;o) The first of them being the Fair in Liljendal the 14th of June. We will build an old village there called Vikom, offering people a lot of program for a day here is more (in Finnish and Swedish) More on this on Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/vikom2014  Welcome!

Bookbinding

Bookbinding <3 Took part in a course some weeks ago and made my first books ever. Feels great to know the basics and that you can now test all kind of methods to create books you have pictured in your mind... here is a pic of my newborn babies ;o)

Bookbinding by Monica Nordling

Springtime...

It's been a while since I had time to take the camera out for a walk... just checking out signs of spring in nature. When doing so you tend to notice things that should be taken care of, so tomorrow spending some time with a rake instead ;o)

Springtime by Monica Nordling

Runes meet Iceland...

Yesterday the sun participated in taking photos of goods that will end up at the fairs this summer. Sun rays led me to a room that is not heated wintertime, but have to admit, got so carried away that I didn't even notice it was a little bit chilly... here some runes meeting a landscape from Iceland, also seen in the banner of this page

Runes meet Iceland by Monica Nordling

Card weaving

Hi there! Sorry for so few postings over here lately, real life has been keeping me buzy...
Timeconsuming is also preparations for the coming summer with ancient fairs, handicrafts of wood, yarn, stone, photos, paper etc...
A week ago I had the chance to learn from a master the skill how to use cards for weaving, still practicing, here is a pic of one of my tests ;o)
Wishing you all a great start on the week!

Card weaving by Monica Nordling