Summer favourites

Summer favourites, originally uploaded by lille-ursus.

Marvellous Minimega

While talking about artists who create gorgeous things for children, I can't leave out mentioning the fine shop Minimega. (I'm sure that most of you Danish blog readers have heard about the shop before...)

Picture from Minimega

Minimega is the place to buy beautiful cards, lovely wrapping paper and inspirering posters. All made from 100 % recycled paper.

The shop is owned by the Danish graphic designer Sara Andersen, and she makes her figures and patterns look in an amazing way. She manages to create with her head and her heart - and I think that it definitely shows.

A while ago I bought some of her wrapping paper - I really like the clean and elegant prints on the different sheets. And I see so many possibilities in that paper....if I had the heart to use it! (Luckily I can always buy more....)

Sara Andersen has a bunch of ideas on how to use her paper too. You should definitely have a look at her Minimega - do it yourself site.

And while you are at it, go check out the shop and her blog....I don't think that you will regret meeting her new lions, giraffes and whales. If you are lucky, you might even win some!!!

Embroidery for little miss crafty

Today I recieved this gorgeous, gorgeous book. It's written and illustrated by Helen Dardik - a favourite artist of mine. Sadly I can't show you my very own copy of the book, because we have not yet found the right camera.

As the title of the book might have told you already, it's a book for children who wants to learn how to embroider. My children do know how to do that, but nevertheless, I had to have the book.

I'm crazy about the little projects which you can find in the book - something for girls and something for boys as well. Boys might want to embroider too, you know and in this book, there are cool dogs and skulls...

I can definitely recommend you to buy this happy book. And eventhough I'm grown up, I enjoyed every single page of the book.

Hurray for artists like Helen Dardik, who creates and respects children's creative skills in such a fabulous way!