tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32101693350105233302024-03-06T01:36:55.679+01:00Closet full of hopes and dreamsCloset full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-4742165048412971112012-02-07T15:47:00.000+01:002012-02-07T15:47:59.525+01:00Time passing<div style="text-align: center;">They say time is money. Maybe that is so. But I would rather say time is love. Sure you can trade your time in for money. But you can also choose to use your time to show care and love. I think that beats money.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's been a long time since I blogged last time. A lot of things have happened of course. Unfortunately I'm once again battling my own body. But enough boring. Let's get to the good times!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">My sister made this for my birthday. The shoes are edible.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is me at my birthday. I made the earrings and the dress is vintage.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Best. Buy. Ever. At least if you live where we do. This past week the temperature has been lingering around 25-32 degrees (celsius) below zero. This is about 13-26 below zero in Fahrenheit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Winter wedding in January. So beautiful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Me at the wedding. And the dress is? Why, vintage of course.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Autumn by our village lake.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">When I see this picture I realize I am in dire need of a trip to my hairdresser. In this picture my hair was fresh!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-59625465069089398182011-09-01T21:45:00.000+02:002011-09-01T21:45:26.396+02:00The Pursuit of Happyness<div style="text-align: center;">So, maybe everything doesn't have to be so damn perfect all the time and maybe I don't have to please everybody. Maybe everybody doesn't have to think I'm fantastic. And I KNOW I misspelled the word happiness and you know what, I happen to be referring to the movie. How about that, suddenly it is not a misspelling but ARTISTIC FREEDOM. Niiiiceee......</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is funny how you sometimes think that you need to be perfect. Look at everybody around you! Do you admire them for their perfection? Usually it's the imperfections that I find intriguing about somebody.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And yes, I know that I have been a terrible blogger. You know why? Because I spent some time reconstructing my life. It is strange how disease can make you reevalute your life. I put my whole life on stand by. At first because I didn't have a choice. My body made the choices for me. But as I slowly got better I decided to also start slowly. I rebuilt bit by bit, carefully judging each bits value and importance before putting it back. Or choosing not to put it back.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have now come to a point where I feel I also want to put the blog back. Fashion never left me. I have been reading every fashion magazine I could get my hands on, checked every fashion show and kept the shopping pace steady. My husband says it is an addiction. I would rather use the word passion.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And now it is my favorite season. AUTUMN/FALL. I like it because:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">1. You don't need a beach body.</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. Nobody will nag you for staying in all night reading a thick fantasy novel, watching old episodes of Mythbusters or just flipping through a great magazine.</div><div style="text-align: center;">3. I have GIANT teacups which are perfect for hours of conversations with a good friend.</div><div style="text-align: center;">4. The colours are beautiful.</div><div style="text-align: center;">5. The food is good.</div><div style="text-align: center;">6. Halloween. </div><div style="text-align: center;">7. It has a melancholic streak which is SO beautiful.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And I would love to wear this:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Chris Benz RTW A/W 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Alexis Mabille RTW A/W 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Chanel RTW A/W 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A Détacher RTW A/W 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I really don't have the budget for any of these clothes, but inspiration costs nothing!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So here are some of the things I have added to my closet:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Three pairs of shoes from Forever 21.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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And this cute vintage dress.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-32596854505754740172011-05-16T22:03:00.002+02:002011-05-16T22:03:46.021+02:00I hope I win 40 pairs of shoes!This is a swedish contest, so if you live in Sweden go to: <a href="http://www.tlcsverige.se/tavling">http://www.tlcsverige.se/tavling</a> and you can also compete for 40 pairs of shoes!Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-54341414882279056202011-03-16T21:19:00.000+01:002011-03-16T21:19:46.051+01:00The Most Dangerous Place on Earth?<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sorry about the non-existing promised photos. We fell ill again.... Nothing serious this time though. So I am not camera ready yet. But my mind is still sharp. So I thought I would invite you in to share some of my thoughts! And I am so happy to see that some of you still remember me!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Most Dangerous Place on Earth?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today when you need information what do you do? You Google it. So did I, and according to the all-knowing Google the most dangerous place seems to be a place plagued by war or violence and crime. I guess that's one way of looking at it....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But if by dangerous we mean a place that cannot be even seen by anyone, a place so dangerous it has to be hidden and sometimes even pretended not to exist at all. Now THAT is a truly dangerous place. So where is it? News networks are sending war, crime and violence right into our homes every day. But what place is so dangerous it would do harm even on a TV screen? Is there such a place?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I believe there is. It is the body of a curvaceous grown woman. It has been feared for centuries. Hidden away. Suppressed. There has been countless myths surrounding a cuvaceous female body. Fertility, frivolity, absence of intelligence and shallowness to name a few. A body like Kate Moss's seem to be able to get away with a lot more when it comes to showing some flesh and wearing body hugging outfits. But Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian or JLo, pour them into something skintight and bellybaring and you can count on a storm in media. Maybe that is why most runway models are waifs. Designer clothes are often daring and this season even see through. Small, barely there breasts doesn't seem to make anyone choke on their latte these days (at least not in Europe). But what if Christina Hendricks where to strut her stuff in the same ensemble?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The porn industry has embraces the curvaceous woman and even seem to encourage getting there artificially if you weren't born that way. I think this only adds to the image of the dangerous body. Why is the body of the man not as dangerous? The last time the world heard about a dangerous male body might be Elvis, and unfortunately The King has left the building permanently. Today I cannot think of one male body considered a danger to society....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you are a skinny woman with not many curves you are more likely to be seen as serious, intelligent, disciplined and trust worthy. Just look at the power women of the world! How many of them are curvaceous? And if one of them happen to be, you can be sure she tries to play it down with manlike suits and very little make up. (Or she is probably not a very successful politician....) To get back to The King the curvaceous woman is The Devil in Disguise. And her body is the most dangerous place on earth.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Most Dangerous Place on Earth?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So of course these are my personal opinions and thoughts, and they are absolutely subjective as it is written by a curvaceous, professional, fashion interested and serious woman. Please beautiful women of all shapes and sizes share your perspective on this issue!</div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-42238183628082517342011-03-07T11:07:00.000+01:002011-03-07T11:07:58.149+01:00The Girl is Back in Town!<div style="text-align: center;">Hi, finally I am back! No I haven't moved, so really the title is a lie. I still live in the country side... :) But it is ages since my last entry and lots has happened. (Which is also partly the reason why it's been so long...)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">So here's some of the stuff that's happened:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas has passed, it's a new year (Happy New One to all of you!!!),</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My son at last managed to break my beloved silver Gucci frames prompting me to buy new glasses (gold MaxMara),</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The new job is great! unfortunately I've been having a fever, nausea and vertigo for the last two months, so for a month now I've been on sick leave and having doctors poking everywhere and taking my blood countless times. BORING!!!,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My kids have since christmas collected probably every virus that frequents daycares,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We bought a new camera, so look forward to more and BETTER pictures!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course it has not all been work, germs and disease. I need some style!!! I will not torture you with a picture of me now as I look quite dreadful after months of fever and my everyday uniform is my wonderful Paul Frank PJ that I got for my birthday. Not very inspiring. I am preparing for better days though, and warmer, summer!!! This winter has been long and cold and still not over. We've had temperatures down to 40 degrees celsius below zero! (About minus 104 fahrenheit) Brr!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But as usual I continue to hope and dream! So my closet has been growing this winter, first filling up with some work essentials: some cute dresses, leather boots, patterned tights, cardigans, black jeans and some basic tops. But lately the summer has been creeping in. I know I won't be wearing these for at least two to three months, but I couldnt resist...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">From H&M</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And having spent a lot of time in bed and on the couch Vogue, In Style, Elle and Harper's Bazaar only lasted so long... To my great joy I found the best style guide ever!!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Written by Amanda Brooks who was just appointed Fashion Director at Barneys. She is a woman who has lived a life of fashion and this book is just the best guide to find your own style. So many books and magazines just teach you a formula that might not be YOU, but this book aims at giving you the tools to find your own style. And it has lots and lots and lots of gorgeous and inspiring pictures! Amanda blogs at Barneys Homepage <a href="http://thewindow.barneys.com/amanda-milan/">here!</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now I just hope that I will soon be back at work and I will try to shape up so I can show off some of my new purchases (and gifts! Got a great silk dress from hubby and kids for christmas.) to you!</div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-38793359518435614012010-10-01T19:20:00.000+02:002010-10-01T19:20:15.273+02:00These are a few of my favorite things!<div style="text-align: center;">Sorry about the long MIA. I AM HIRED. Yep, I am now the employee of a real company. I am a working woman. The preparation and path leading up to this joyous event has taken a lot of my time leaving little time for blogging and daydreaming. I am so happy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Monday next week I will start my new job for real. It is scary, exciting and absolutely wonderful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here comes a few random current favorite things:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Esprit Collection shirt I found at a thrift store a few weeks ago.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Black pencil skirts, this one is from H&M.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tulle.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gorgeous headpieces.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Women in motion. This picture makes me think of Sonia Rykiel.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">What are your favorite things?</div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-30197938507773878082010-09-17T19:07:00.000+02:002010-09-17T19:07:48.170+02:00Why don't you....<div style="text-align: center;">Last week I bought British edition of Harper's Bazaar September. A wonderful issue, lots of fashion, inspiration and lovely stories. On the last page there was the "Why don't you?" by Victoria Beckham. Back in the jazz era this column used to be written by Diana Vreeland. I must say Mrs Beckham's suggestions are nowhere near as surreal as Mrs Vreeland's!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">But still I thought maybe I should offer you an even more down to earth and affodable version of the "Why don't you...?".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Why don't you...?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">...shop around in the men's department (or the kid's).</span></b> Autumn 2010 is filled with clothes inspired from the guy's closets. But still I had trouble finding some things. Like that perfectly oversized wool sweater to drown in on an autumn night. The one's in the women's department where either too short or had narrow sleeves. Voilà, found this one in the men's department at H&M.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">And this perfect cap I found in the sales bin in the boy's departement.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">If you are rather small feeted like myself you can also find great deals at kid's shoe departments. If you are petite you might even find dresses or shirts in kid's sizes that fit you.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>...borrow coffee table books from the library.</b> Because frankly, they are quite expensive and it's fun to switch reading material sometimes. Our library has a beautiful selection of books on fashion, art, architecture, photo, food and travel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhys3BHHzyi3YXBdRC45kJ8cVru0h2svWmDKCHXj1x6imp-q7PCUrxbkErvUAeN3qs9JVUwsNYpFzRHBS67RDX_mPzSJKI_HtL2KNoRgr_tlklCdr5-VpI1lzagP4lH3ZoIl72MsLsjWwmE/s1600/DSCN4859.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhys3BHHzyi3YXBdRC45kJ8cVru0h2svWmDKCHXj1x6imp-q7PCUrxbkErvUAeN3qs9JVUwsNYpFzRHBS67RDX_mPzSJKI_HtL2KNoRgr_tlklCdr5-VpI1lzagP4lH3ZoIl72MsLsjWwmE/s320/DSCN4859.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Like this seventies book on fashion photograpy's history featuring this photo by George Platt Lynes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">...wear socks in your heels. </b><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I was not a fan of this idea at first. It reminded me of preschool girls and I could not see myself in it. But one of the fashion spreads in Harper's Bazaar changed my mind.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Have a great weekend ladies!</span></span></div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-53330817467920668132010-09-03T21:10:00.000+02:002010-09-03T21:10:09.611+02:00Autumn is upon us<div style="text-align: center;">So, long time no read.I haven't been blogging for a while. Autumn is a busy time.<br />
It is time to harvest what the garden and the forest has given us,<br />
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time to turn that harvest into jam, marmalades, bread, muffins, pies,<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">marmalades from left: pea</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">ch with menthe, plum with cinnamon and black currant</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">time to pick also the non-edibles from the woods and make decorations,</span> </span><br />
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time to sew curtains for the kitchen from grandmother's old hand-embroidered sheets that I coloured grey,<br />
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time to pick up some "new" reads from the thrift store for those long autumn eves,<br />
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time to raid the after-summer-sales and thrift store for some new loves<br />
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like this thrifted dress and tights bought at sale that goes perfectly with some of my old loves<br />
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my grandmother's brooch<br />
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and these gorgeous vintage leather shoes<br />
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and then, the love you thought lost because of a price too high suddenly appears on the sale rack for a fifth of the price! Thank heaven and all the angels! The dream dress now resides in my closet. Til it falls apart. ♥<br />
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Autumn is also the time for a new season and I will soon be back with some of my favorites from the runway!</div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-52676125116785378262010-08-23T21:31:00.000+02:002010-08-23T21:31:43.664+02:00The RL Gang<div align="center">The fashion industry has been in love with videos these past seasons. This fall Ralph Lauren is presenting their fall fashion kids line with a video AND a book. I'm kind of torn in this matter. I looooove Ralph Lauren's style and these kids are just too darned cute in their little outfits. But is it really ok to sell clothes with a video apparently made for children? Do we really want our kids to be so "branded"? You know that process when a brand is put into your head as "affordable" as Old Navy, "sporty" like Nike or "classic" as Chanel. Do we really want to teach our kids that if you are a nice, wellbehaved, welldressed kid your wear Ralph Lauren??! I think in terms of values in this video is kind of cute, even though it presents a very stereotype view of gender. At the same time I think that this is really a beautiful way to present clothes. And if you buy the book 15% will go to the Ellis Marsalis Center of Music in New Orleans. Well that's nice too. Torn is the word.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Watch it here:</div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.ralphlauren.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=4357818&ab=int_081810_TOPPROMO_KIDSSTORYBOOK_EXPLORENOW">The RL Gang</a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">So what do you guys think?</div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-9726038443844902172010-08-16T20:31:00.000+02:002010-08-16T20:31:03.325+02:00Another day, another castle!<div style="text-align: center;">I have been lost in cyberspace for a while due to a lightning strike to our modem. We are very vulnerable to lightning strikes in the rural valley where we live. And this summer has seen some of the worse thunderstorms in years. We've been able to use the internet but it has been painfully slow and updating my blog was waaaay to time consuming.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, thunderstorms aside, I had another castle I wanted to show you! You MAY have noticed I have a huge weakness for castles, mansions and anything historical. THIS is my favorite castle and we visited it again during our vacation.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I present to you, Läckö Castle. A true fairy tale castle.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This castle boasts it's own chapel.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bye, bye vacation! Now it's back to reality.</div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-52567289182895835272010-08-07T21:30:00.000+02:002010-08-07T21:30:47.601+02:00Sweet Memories (and lots of pictures)<div style="text-align: center;">Hi! I'm back home again and I brought some sweet memories and photos.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Vasa, a Swedish 17th century warship. She was built by appointment of king Gustav II Adolf of Sweden. He was a protestant king waging war against the catholic king Sigismund of Poland who had claims on the swedish throne. Poland had a large fleet and Gustav II Adolf wanted to match that fleet. Vasa was supposed to have been crown jewel in that fleet. It took three years to finish the ship. In August the 10th 1628 Vasa takes her maiden journey. The journey only lasts for about 20 minutes. A strong wind catches the ship, because of her high center of gravity she tilts. All of the canon holes are open to show the ship's full power. When Vasa tilts water rushes in under deck. The ballast consist of round rocks that all roll with the ships movement causing her to tilt even more. Vasa goes down. Luckily almost all crew is rescued since large crowds and lots of boats have gathered along the stream of Stockholm to watch Vasa in all her splendor. Somewhere between 25 and 50 people perished. Vasa rested on the floodbed until 1961 and since 1990 resides in a museum especially built for her.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The royal castle in Stockholm, residence of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Clothes worn by members of the royal family of Sweden at the wedding of princess Margaretha (a sister of the king) in 1964.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dress worn by princess Sibylla, mother of our king Carl XVI Gustaf, to festivites surrounding the wedding her daughter princess Desirée also in 1964.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wedding dresses worn by swedish princesses.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The royal castle in pouring rain. That black thing in the upper right corner is my umbrella.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Luckily, the rain let up and allowed for a cloudy but dry wedding!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-1094131089864635722010-07-25T18:08:00.000+02:002010-07-25T18:08:39.302+02:00Some Mouthwatering Pictures Before I Leave!<div style="text-align: center;">I am currently living in crazy town. Packing for a family road trip. We will be away a week and a half but I feel like I'm packing enough for a year on the road. Plus my one-year-old is constantly unpacking the things I just packed. We are leaving tomorrow and we will have the best time!!! We are going to my cousins wedding, museums, castles, visit family and friends and just enjoy each other's company!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">There will be no blog posts while I'm away, but I will have some pretty pictures for you when I come home. And a lot of your lovely blog posts waiting for me!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday my husband and I celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary. My parents were babysitting and me and hubby stayed in making a three course meal and watching "Valentine's Day".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Entrée: Mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and basil in balsamico vinegar vinaigreitte.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Main course: grilled peppered filet mignon topped with fresh thyme, butter and garlic fried mushroom, oven fried potato wedges with bell pepper, egg plant and red onion, oven baked tomato and red wine sauce.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We forgot to take a picture of the dessert, we had panna cotta with mixed berry sauce. The food was great and we had a great time hanging out just the two of us. After we had watched the movie and stuffed our faces with fresh strawberries and chocolate we went up to a nearby mountain to watch the sunset. (It finally DOES set again! The time of midnight sun is over!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I wish you all a great week!</div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-85526358953705509312010-07-23T10:26:00.000+02:002010-07-23T10:26:49.575+02:00Midnight Sun<div style="text-align: center;">I'm having a hard time going to bed in resonable time. Since I have kids, I don't have the luxury of choosing when to wake up even when we are on summer break. But the midnight sun is keeping me up. And ok, I have to admit. Sometimes it's more due to a movie or a book. I just started reading the Twilight series and I am in serious doubt..... Team Jacob or Team Edward?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So one night I decided to take some pictures using only the light flowing in from our hallway windows. No flash, no electrical lights. The pictures where taken around midnight.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The nights are bright but not very warm. My kitchen garden doesn't seem to mind though and we are harvesting the fruits (or rather vegetables) of our (not so hard) labor.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday was the first dark evening since spring due to a thunderstorm. I really enjoyed it curled up on the couch with the hubby watching Avatar.</div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-18963400681624559052010-07-17T22:14:00.000+02:002010-07-17T22:14:52.910+02:00Sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare?<div style="text-align: center;">When I got married I got a lovely vintage slip/nightie from one of my best friends. It was accompanied by a sweet note. I have always cherished this "gown" but it has been hanging hidden away in my wardrobe. I just thought it was too beautiful to wear to bed or being hidden under another dress but I never figured out a good way to show it off. So what do you think about this? Could it pass for a dress or do I look like I just forgot to dress?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I tried wearing it over a slip that belongs to a dress I have and dress it up a bit with a necklace and some heels. The cardigan keeps it from looking too bare and "lingerie" like.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Vintage slip/nightie, slip belonging to an old dress I have, cardigan United Colors of Benetton, shoes Donna Girl and necklace some silver charms and a chain from my childhood.</span></div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-31079026740995743122010-07-14T20:44:00.000+02:002010-07-14T20:44:45.117+02:00Sky High<div style="text-align: center;">I bought new shoes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">That is kind of a magical phrase to me. New shoes makes me happy. Shoes are great, they don't highlight my love handles. They don't have skimpy shoulder straps that won't cover my bra. (And I need a bra after two children.) They will still fit me even if I gained a few pounds. They can make you taller. Help your posture. And they can change an outfit (and your attitude) completely!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've had my eye on these shoes from Monki for a while. Today they were 75 % off! So now they live in my closet. Wiiihooo!</div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-57713961448049341232010-07-12T23:18:00.000+02:002010-07-12T23:18:47.639+02:00Heritage for the World<div style="text-align: center;">So, finally I give you the pictures I promised you this Saturday.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the church I sang at last Friday. The church of Oldtown was built in 1492. The church tower was built in 1851.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">There are three ways to enter the church grounds, here's one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The church ceiling and inside walls were originally covered in medieval paintings, but sometime in the 1700s they were plastered white. In 1909 the original murals were rediscovered and around the altar the plastering has been removed.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I was sitting in the sacristy waiting for the funeral to begin I noticed the soot coming from hundreds of years of candles burning. It kind of makes you think about who might have sat in that room one hundred years ago, two hundred years ago....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blue bells at the foot of the church.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Surrounding the church is the church town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In old times, from around the time the church was built to around year 1900, people living far away from the town came to live in these little houses during holidays. They met to sell and buy merchandise and produce, to get married, baptized and buried and to celebrate christian holidays. People came by horse and wagon in the summer and sled in the winter. The churchtown was a common meeting place for the people in the region. Most of these little houses are still privatly owned. There are many rules how you may use your "church house". The church town and the church holds UNESCO World Heritage status and a lot of tourists visit every year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sn9AsmaZTH7efEGepQVE843l7hoQaFQPQxygefm7sIzhpe7z68nKTk1L7JPpHkI6BBe0cTRw29TyufTQqTnYNrQAKDX6xOTYwt_RD4AC21O8F36t29NgnoVJG3IP8HQkMpnlGaz9shlw/s1600/DSCN4269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sn9AsmaZTH7efEGepQVE843l7hoQaFQPQxygefm7sIzhpe7z68nKTk1L7JPpHkI6BBe0cTRw29TyufTQqTnYNrQAKDX6xOTYwt_RD4AC21O8F36t29NgnoVJG3IP8HQkMpnlGaz9shlw/s320/DSCN4269.JPG" /></a></div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-43864426914895705472010-07-10T23:01:00.001+02:002010-07-11T12:18:26.194+02:00Let's Twist Again!<div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday I was booked to sing at a funeral in town on the way there I rocked this sixties album that I have.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">These songs just make me want to look like this:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And ride in this:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And WHY does nobody sing like this anymore????</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tomorrow I'm gonna show you the beautiful church where I sang. It is a UNESCO World Heritage.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Be-Bop-A-Lula for now!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Scarf, ear clips and shoes vintage, sunglasses old H&M, random white tank, skirt was a gift from mom and cardigan Åhléns.</span></div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-21626786070242649562010-07-07T17:41:00.001+02:002010-07-07T17:55:01.945+02:00From the office to the beach<div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday I was working at my parent's funeral home because one of their employees had lost her voice. It is kind of hard answering the phone when you cannot speak... So I spent the whole day in the office answering phone calls, taking care of customers and tapping at the keyboard.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Summer has finally arrived and the office was HOT!!!! Luckily I was seated behind a large desk that goes all the way to the floor...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">...so I kicked off my shoes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Later in the evening I kicked off another pair of shoes...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">...on the beach!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I loooove girls night! I always have, but since I became a mom I appreciate it even more. This week me and two of my girlfriends had girls night, or actually it was more like half a day. We had a great day with a Sex and the City theme. A few months ago we took this online test to see which character from we were most like. It was so spot on! My friends are Carrie and Samantha, of course! And I am Charlotte. Ha, ha! Makes sense....<br />
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So we decided to go together and watch Sex and the City 2 dressed up as the characters! That's exactly what we did, but before we went to a large thrift store and to some stores in town for some shopping, we went home to Camilla (aka Carrie) and got ready for the movies! After the film (which was a real treat! So much eye candy!) we went to a local sports bar (there isn't that much to choose from in our small town on a week night!) for some drinks and food!<br />
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I bought this fabulous seventies dress,<br />
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these beautiful suede shoes<br />
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and these cute clips!<br />
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We tried on some hats in town, I kind of regret I didn't get this one...<br />
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Camilla's apartement got a little messy as three girls where trying to get ready in half an hour...<br />
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...while eating. This is me in character as Charlotte!<br />
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Here we are, three chicks at the sports bar! From left me (aka Charlotte), Marica (aka Samantha) and Camilla (aka Carrie).<br />
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And there is my vintage clutch on the menu.<br />
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I loved the movie, talked a lot of girl talk, made some great shopping finds and ate some great food! Thanks girls for a wonderful time!<br />
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"Charlotte" ready to go!<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Pearl necklace H&M, dress clothes swap, cardigan Lindex, umbrella thrifted and shoes my wedding shoes!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I hope you all had a great weekend!!!</span></div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-20641239713764512572010-06-30T22:33:00.000+02:002010-06-30T22:33:13.728+02:00My love for vintage and fashion moments that changed my life, Part II<div style="text-align: center;">So, at last here comes part two! So get ready for a long read! In case you missed pt I you can read it <a href="http://closetfullofhopesanddreams.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-love-for-vintage-and-fashion-moments.html">here</a>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday I had a reunion with my old classmates from "high school" (the term does not really apply in Sweden). It has been ten years since we graduated, we were eighteen years old. We were ninteen in our class, all girls. It was a great group and all have grown into fantastic women. Only six of could make it to the reunion since we are scattered all over the globe. We had a great time!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not unexpected it got me thinking about old times. What is it about reunions that make you evaluate your whole life? Yesterday in the car on my way there, I started thinking. How would I describe my life? What happened the past ten years? What am I gonna tell them? Somehow you just want to be someone, just like in all those silly comic movies about reunions where the characters lie about their achievements. But what is an achievement? Really? Is it money? Is it a fantastic career? Fame?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Isn't it strange that the first question often is, "So what do you do?"? Meaning, so what do you do for a living? Maybe it should be, "Are you happy with life?"?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I just finished reading "For One More Day" by Mitch Albom. A fantastic book about life, death, motherhood, love and everything else human. There was one part that really stuck with me when Chick's (the main character) mom tells him she worked as a cleaning lady to get him through college. His reaction is a feeling of shame. And he tells her: Is that what you always wished to be, a cleaning lady? And her calm response is: I was what I always wished to be, a mother.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">In the ten years since we left school and our parental homes behind I have found the love of my life, married him, gotten a master degree, lost both my grand mothers, found new friends, lost friends, worked, given birth to two kids and started to raise them, become a house owner, run my own business, become an aunt, been hospitalized for two weeks and coming to accept that I will probably die here before they figure it out, had surgery, recovered both mentally and physically and my style has evolved and I think it is just becoming more ME every day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">People often refer to style as something superficial, something elaborate we present to the world to create an image of ourselves. I think style could AND should be the exact opposite. Style should come from your core. Style should be an extension of your personality.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">When I was in "high school" my family moved from a big town to a small town in another part of the country. We moved a lot when I was a kid because of my dad's job. The town we were moving from was (at least by Swedish standards) rather large and with a lot of diversity. The town we were moving to was a small town. And dare I say, not very accepting...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have always loved vintage clothes and experimenting with my style. At the school I left different was rule. No one lifted one eyebrow if you turned up one day in pyjama pants and your dad's shirt. I used to dress in long flowing black skirts, jeans, thirties coats, berets and everything I found in a closet at home or at a thrift store. I just wore what I liked and didn't think twice about it. Then we moved. I was stared at. It was like they where all wearing uniform by choice. And I bent. And twisted. And tried to conform. I learned to shut up. I am a major chatterbox. And when I moved two years later to go to university I realized, I had lost myself.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The way back was sometimes painful. I started by throwing away all horrible, boring clothes I had bought even though I didn't even like them. And so the journey began.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So never say style is superficial. It is an artform and tells a story about who you are, who you'd like to be, where you've been and where you're going. And whether you are a person who care about fashion or not your style signals something to the world. I would like to signal hope, dreams and a whole lotta love!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-70048293275176937522010-06-26T19:43:00.000+02:002010-06-26T19:43:50.024+02:00Food, Fun and Great Rides<div style="text-align: center;">So, you wish for some recipes? Well, your wish is my command! I will throw in some recipes now and then. I enjoy cooking and baking and often come up with my own recipes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">My Own Custard</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2,5 dl milk</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1,5 dl cream</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 tablespoon corn starch</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 egg yolks</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 teaspoon raw sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is me yesterday on my way to Midsummer celebration! I wore the thrifted dress I bought last weekend, my Judith Ripka heart earrings, sandals from H&M and DIY hairpins made from metal string and pearls.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This picture was taken on the way home, when my shoulder was sunburnt. The weather was fantastic!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">My nailpolish, "Lacy not racy" by Essie.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The celebration took place in a rural area by the sea. So beautiful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">There were a lot of different activites like: guess the size of the log, dancing, horses and wagon, boat rides, shooting hoops, darts and also there was a car show! We had so much fun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">My Prada "inspired" glasses are from Forever 21.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the real thing, they cost a bit more than the six dollars I paid for mine.</div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-77977272451179944472010-06-24T20:53:00.000+02:002010-06-24T20:53:51.113+02:00A Midsummer Night's Dream<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, I loooove Shakespeare. And I own a copy of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and read it now and then. It is a very readable play. And also tomorrow is Midsommarafton, "Midsummer's Eve". So I have been preparing by baking bread, making Swedish cream and strawberry cakes, strawberry jam, homemade custard and a raspberry-blueberry pie. I still have to do tuna sandwiches. Midsommarafton is an ancient Swedish holiday. In old times people were celebrating the longest day of the year and performed fertility rituals and dances. Today it is a celebration of summer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a traditional midsummer pole. It is dressed in leaves and flowers. Many people also wear a flower wreath in their hair. After the pole is raised the dancing starts. Today this old tradition is mainly for the children, but there are some dance groups still performing traditional dances in traditional clothes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our garden and the ditches surrounding it is filled with flowers in bloom!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And look at our kitchen garden now! I have already pulled up the first harvest of radish.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And this is what I was wearing today. At least until I was making pork chops in tomato sauce and spilled all over myself...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A tank from Aeropostale and khaki shorts that was a "hand-me-down" from my sister-in-law. The khaki did not mingle well with tomato sauce... I love the pink lining of the shorts!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tomorrow we will be celebrating with friends and family. I will wear my "new" thrifted dress and have a great time! And you will read about it soon! :) Happy Midsummer Weekend to all you lovelies!</div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-46760436276931815802010-06-21T21:07:00.001+02:002010-06-21T21:07:36.899+02:00Royal Wedding<div style="text-align: center;">We have been visiting my sister and her family this weekend. We had a great time, even though the rain was pouring down the whole time. Most of Saturday was spent in front of the TV anyway because our Crown Princess was getting married.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The seven year long love story between Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Daniel Westling from a small Swedish town is every bit a fairy tale. And so was their wedding, it was soooo beautiful! They broadcasted the whole ceremony, their tour afterwards through Stockholm in a horse carriage and then in the royal boat, the speeches, the cake cutting and the dance. The speech Daniel (he now holds the title Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland and Knight of the Serafim order) held to his bride was so touching and there were huge crowds outside the church and the royal castle cheering and waving.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Crown Princess was wearing a dress by Swedish haute couture designer Pär Engsheden. Her train was 5 meters, about 16,4 feet. The veil and the cameo tiara was worn by her mother, Queen Silvia on her wedding day. The veil was first worn by Queen Sofia when she was wed to King Oscar II 1858. The cameo tiara, that she wore as a crown, is believed to be a gift from Emperor Napoleon to his wife Josephine 1809. It has been inherited for centuries and now belongs to the Swedish King Carl IX Gustaf. If you wish to learn more about cameos check out <a href="http://vestedbeevintage.blogspot.com/">Vested Bee Vintage's</a> great post on the subject!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The wedding cake was eleven stories, about 3,3 meters and weighed 250 kilos which is about 550 pounds!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some of the dresses I loved on the red carpet! Which was actually light blue.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is Princess Madeleine, the Crown Princess' sister and their mother Queen Silvia. I love that blue colour!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the sister of the groom Anna Westling Blom and her husband. She is not used to these kinds of events, but I think she outdid a lot of royalties and socialites in this dress! She is also a mother of two!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Queen Rania of Jordan. I didn't really love the dress, but hey, she's Queen Rania! She is so beautiful I wouldn't notice if she was wearing rags. Also she is a great role model for any woman!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and his wife Filippa who is also a politician.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And my absolute favorite..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Australien-born Crown Princess Mary with her husband Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. I looooved her dress! The fabric was amazing and the lace detailing was perfect!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">All of Sweden has gone wedding crazy and you can buy all kinds of products with the Crown Princess couple and a pattern made especially for this event.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Like Wedding Chocolate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcmoofU0jF_BB5g3YihdstS_Zs6NcKnGdxLQ202XNZ8ZrNlVaMK9GmLaVHqFe1e1emKBp9_oEFOAGvoUm2zNqEWpuo5YjdA2BzPHp-XNK0F9tfFQwuJemNOCmTVuxyNORVdINvq1SZWSr/s1600/DSCN4094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcmoofU0jF_BB5g3YihdstS_Zs6NcKnGdxLQ202XNZ8ZrNlVaMK9GmLaVHqFe1e1emKBp9_oEFOAGvoUm2zNqEWpuo5YjdA2BzPHp-XNK0F9tfFQwuJemNOCmTVuxyNORVdINvq1SZWSr/s320/DSCN4094.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We also found time for some thrifting and I found a cute floral dress.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We just enjoyed each other's company and a lot of great food!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I hope you all had a fabulous weekend too!</div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-55934631582851918462010-06-17T20:17:00.012+02:002010-06-17T21:13:16.716+02:00Summer Checklist<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">...eat great food, hold hands with my man, hug my kids, read fabulous books, listen to the rain, light a candle and play classic board games as the sun sets, wake up to birdsong, take long walks, spend time with friends, find something fabulous at a vintage store (I dream about it when I sleep, for real!), walk slowly through museums, be madly in love (even after eight years!) and hopefully find that perfect job!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1944365979"></span><span id="goog_1944365980"></span></div>Closet full of hopes and dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05437728000255446551noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210169335010523330.post-37521922316508323942010-06-15T19:44:00.000+02:002010-06-15T19:44:18.398+02:00Cold Weather and Creativity<div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday I cleaned up in my "creative corner".</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">My mother's aunt got this desk probably around the 1930's from a family she was working for.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">In my little creative corner I have trinkets, treasures, ribbons, scrapmaterial, inspiration, books, magazines, pearls, wool, thread, glue, paint, pretty papers, tools, scissors, pencils and a lot, lot more!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And when I get a moment by my desk, this might be the result.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A bit of decoupage,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">or some jewellry.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today we went to pick up a dear friend at the airport and have lunch at our favorite Chinese restaurant. It has been a cold and windy day, but with the evening came the sun. I really hope we will enjoy real summer temperatures soon!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Jeans and necklace Forever 21, Cardigan Gina Tricot, Tank American Eagle, Earrings was a gift from mom and dad (one is black and one blue and they are REAL pencils!) and the shoes are thrifted.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And I got this cute award from the lovely <a href="http://lovely-silver-strands.blogspot.com/2010/06/hope.html">Silver Strands</a>! Check out her inspiring and empowering blog!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This really is an honor! So I will share ten things that make me happy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1. My family!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2. Sharing laughter and tears with real friends</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3. Great food</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4. A sunset at the beach</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5. Being creative</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">6. A feel good movie with some popcorn</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">7. Laying on the sofa reading a fashion magazine</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">8. Watching things grow in my garden</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">9. Finding the perfect item at the thrift store</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">10. Watching my kids learn</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are the two bloggers I would like to pass this award on to!<br />
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<a href="http://thelookingglassvintage.blogspot.com/">The Looking Glass Vintage</a><br />
and<br />
<a href="http://www.heygorg.com/">Hey Gorgeous</a><br />
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These are two fabulous women whose blog posts are always lovely and inspiring! Check them out!<br />
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