... is Lexe (amacarlson)! She won my little giveaway I was having in Nova of Love! She picked the forest dream bobbies as her price. :o)
I'll be wrapping them up and shipping them out to their new home first thing in the morning.
Congrats!!
David knows how much I miss Sweden and he surprised me the other day when he brought home crayfish!
They are like tiny lobster, just more salty. And you have to work a little harder to get all the meat out of their tiny claws. But it's worth it! You can buy them frozen at IKEA. They are already cooked in water and dill so just defrost and enjoy!
~tess (one happy swede)
I think it's about time...
It's been far to long since I listed some custom order request listings.
And I know some of you have been waiting patiently for them.
So I decided to list 3 custom orders deposit listings within the hour.
I am aiming to have them completed in September so that gives me enough time to keep up with my busy life, wedding plans and fabric flowers.
Hope you're all having a great day!
Lots of love ~tess
Can you believe it's almost been a year since nova of sweden sat foot on Etsy?
Well this Thursday August 26th nova of sweden is turning one year. It's been a fantastic year. With some downs... but with many more ups.
As a thank you to all of you who have been there to watch me grow, who have supported me in this journey I will be having a one day sale only.
You will get 15% off any design in my little shop nova of sweden for that day only, so if you have your eyes peeled on something you better claim it fast!
Sale will start at 9 am (philly time) Thursday August 26th, 2010 and
end at midnight.
Have a fantastic day! And don't forget to stop by nova of love to leave your heart for a chance to win a fabric flower accessory!
love ~tess
It's very satisfying seeing them all lined up like this. Like one big happy family :o)
Four fantastic new rings. Don't be fooled by the humble appearance of the porcelain jasper. The back is quite sweet if I may say so myself!
And finally two gorgeous necklaces. So yummy!
I work better when I give myself a goal. And it has been too long since my last shop update in the nova of sweden shop.
So yesterday I opened up my boxes of stones and fondled them like little pets. Softly whispered sweet things as I turned them around in my hands, feeling their shape and presence. Once again amazed by the colors nature can produce. It's quite incredible isn't it?
I settled for these stones. Some Ocean Jaspers (quite a few actually), Indian paint brush jasper, imperial jasper, a sweet cherry creek and some other goodies. That crazy looking druzy is my favorite out of this batch. Maybe not the prettiest of them all but so much potential. I have been nurturing this idea for this stone. A juicy, yummy strawberry ring. With it's potential also comes some challenges. It has a rounded back so this will require some thinking outside the box to make it work. I think I have it all figured out but time will tell :o)
So mark your calender.
Friday the 13th. Yep I decided that we should all have something fun to look forward to on Friday the 13th. I think that day has an unnecessary bad reputation. I can't for the life of me remember one Friday the 13th that was particular worse than any other day.
It might be a little ambitious though. My friend Harsha is coming tonight. She is flying in from Utah. We are going dress shopping in NY tomorrow. I am so excited and it means the world to me that she was able to come. Since my mother lives in Sweden she can't be a part of that experience and it would seriously suck to do it alone... She is staying until Sunday so I won't get much studio time in between now and then. So it will be late nights all next week. Which isn't bad when you're doing something you truly enjoy. :o)
Oh don't forget to leave your heart at my new shop Nova of Love!
Not cause I am a hardcore collector of hearts (even though they always make me feel warm and fuzzy) but so that you can have a chance to win one of my new fantastic fabric flower hair accessories!
Winner will be randomly selected from all hearts and announced on August 27th.
thank you so much for stopping by
lots of love ~tess
Two arms to help push myself off the ground when I fall
Two arms to keep reaching forward
Two arms to make magic with silver and stones
Two arms to wrap around you and hold you close
love ~tess
Ahhhh
I love this photo. It's of my mother, when she was 16 years old (I think). Bright red hair and turquoise earrings. She's so beautiful in this picture. She has always been the one person who inspires me the most and I like to think that even though she lives so far away that with this photo she somehow can be there with me when I create.
Nova of love have finally found a home. No more fabric petals all over the house. Now I have a designated space for it. I bought a countertop (well I think it's actually a door or something) from as-is (IKEA) for $2 and Antonius frames and drawers and wire bins. Total cost for the desk and some storage boxes was not more than $50. I thought that was pretty awesome.
