Christine Carere. Tennis player Antal Jansgo and fiancee Martine Custer. I like her outfit. Gorgeous Dorothy Dandridge.
Here’s another great photo set from the LIFE archive. It’s really three sets, all featuring the same super elegant lounging clothes shot in different settings and on different models. The...
A part of our home that I don’t think I’ve shown on the blog before. The beautiful San Francisco print on the wall is by Lab Partners.
Sjätte skottet (“The Sixth Shot”) is a 1943 Swedish movie about a woman who happens upon a man about to take his life and talks him out of it. He has only one talent, he’s a terrifi...
I have lowered the prices on all remaining print lots in my Etsy shop and will not renew the listings when they expire, so this is your last chance if you are interested in these particular lots! Go ...
I’m planning a future trip to Palm Springs, perhaps this winter. Any tips for things to see and do? On the list so far is a mid century architecture tour, the aerial tramway and the Indian Cany...
I thought I’d choose a magazine from a different time period after all the Filmjournalen issues from the 40s, so the next magazine up is Allas, a weekly magazine with short stories and more. Ho...
I just found the actual article about the Showgirls in Florida, through a post on the tumblr 1940’s woman. You can read it on Google Books.
Another month through Instagram. Easter. The snow returned for a while. I finished my suit. I was inspired by Scottsdale. I got a new pair of sunglasses. We had American breakfast. Henrik reading in ...
Today was a lovely spring day and this is what I wore! I wore one of my favourite suits, from ebay a long time ago. I bought the little fifties hat on Etsy to match the gloves I found at the Antiques...
There is a new interview with me, in Portuguese, at Brazilian blog Menina Maçã. Check it out if you speak the language :)
Remember this painting? I made it in exchange for the She-Ra Crystal Castle and a whole bunch of the dolls. I never had any She-Ra toys growing up but I’m a huge fan. When I was a kid I cut out...
I’ve finally arrived at my last issue of Filmjournalen, and it’s an extra thick Holiday issue. Annalisa Ericson and Nils Poppe. An Ideal Husband. Illustrations. Nightmare Alley. New movie...
I just managed to destroy my beloved quilted silk dressing gown. I have washed it several times before, but this time, without thinking, I added some stain remover and the dye started to come away in...
A few old photos of what I think is probably the best hair I ever had. This was back in 2004 so I would have been about 19. Sadly I’m now allergic to hairdye and can never have black hair again...
Here is the second part of the Scottsdale pictures. The pictures in this batch are more posed fashion photos. Lots of amazing silver and turquoise jewellery and beautiful clothes. This girl is my fav...
Yesterday Dakota of Sweetheart of the Rodeo posted some fantastic photos of Scottsdale, Arizona from the LIFE archive. I was absolutely mesmerized by these photos and went to check if there were more...
The villain attacks Original and prints available here.
Please welcome my very first sponsor, Snövits äpple! Snövits äpple makes beautiful handmade jewellery, each piece packaged in a unique box. It’s a Swedish shop, but jewellery maker Sara says in...
Random My Little Pony photo documentation before packing this one away! I don’t have any room to display my ponies so I don’t really buy them anymore, only at flea markets if they are che...
I’ve recently realised that for being such an old movie nerd I’ve seen embarrassingly few old Swedish movies. To remedy this I have started recording most Swedish movies made before the m...
Eva Dahlbeck. Swedish celebrities (the baby on the stuffed horse is the current king of Sweden). Lovely hair on the girl in the lower right corner! Illustration by Mago. Brott i sol. Such great outfi...
Pier Angeli. Easter shop window in Stockholm 1957.
Emerald queen Original and prints available here. By the way, does anyone have any suggestions for having art prints made? I’d like to offer fancier prints of my art but I’m not sure wher...
A new Instagram crop! A not so fancy everyday at home outfit. I accidentally left a pack of frozen blueberries out on the counter. Another everyday outfit. Frost at the train station. Breakfast. A be...
While we’re currently having some cold weather and snow here, spring has definitely arrived, at least on some days! I feel like wearing light colours, suits and pretty hats. Here are some photo...
A few random photos Henrik has taken lately.
Here’s another great photo set from the LIFE archive. Five different girls posing in front of Rockefeller center “from series on beautiful girls in New York”, taken in 1944 by Alfre...
I just renewed the listings for the knitted sleeping animal, green knitted deer and lot of lace collars. Next time they expire I won’t relist them so this is the last chance if you’re int...
I’m a bit behind on my commissions (and my blogging!) since I’ve been working full time at Pärlans wrapping delicious caramels this past week, but here’s finally a finished one, a t...
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