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New Merida Bikes Video

I’ve always adored mountain bikes and Merida bikes in especially. They’re so fantastic, but I didn’t have one in a while now. So I’m so happy and I thought this was a great excuse to get one! My new job is a bit far away, so it’s not near enough to walk. So then I...

Kids Polymer Clay Projects

Me and my sisters kids always have a great time when we are do polymer clay projects together. We made polymer clay animals with the help of a wonderful book. It turned out to be a chicken, a mouse and a snail. It was very easy to follow the step by step pictures in every project...

Next Top Model – Live 2009 in Oslo

I’ve just attended a fashion show here in Oslo. It was the Next Top Model girls from the Scandinavian version of the TV-show who displayed the latest fall fashion from the clothing store Cubus. There was so many beautiful garments for the fall to come Well it’s already begun here in Norway it seems like....

Artsy Sightseeing in Oslo

Had such a wonderful day of sightseeing in my dear Oslo. Me and my husband walked from Majorstua down to Frogner and finally back home. With the wonderfully sunny weather and about 5 km of walking, we’re ready to take off for new experiences!

Summer of 2009 in Oslo

So far there has been such a great summer here. A few weeks of really hot weather and at that time all you want to do is to spend it at the beach… or on a roof top. The one we have here is so nice, it’s huge, green and full of nice neighbors I...

Large Pendants on Sale

Found all these large pendants on super sale -70% here in Oslo  They’re pretty large, I like that. Think I will combine these with some irregular gemstone beads in green jasper and agate. I also just got Fire Mountain Gems Catalog of best sellers for 2009-10. I’m looking in it now for inspiration, their gemstone section...

Men’s Beaded Necklaces

This project started out so great, and then my husband dropped my bead board just as I had beaded 2 of the 3 necklaces… And of course I hadn’t put on my bead stoppers! (I always do!) We did have a crazy moment trying to find them around the house and in the fluffy carpet...

Beads in the Beadshop

I’ve been chasing House of Beads (Perlehuset) since I moved here to Oslo. Twice I’ve went here to see all the lovely beads and it’s been closed every time. Now at last, it’s open! This is a wonderful little shop, full of people addicted to beads And now I’m joining them, what a rush! How...

Roof Top blogging

Real summer has come this way! I’m so happy this past few days been so nice! The temperature is about 25 degrees celsius, it’s exactly what I was hoping for my first summer in Oslo! There are lots of good opportunities to be outdoors, I love that. Right now I’m of the roof top of...

First weeks in Oslo

Time really does fly. It feels like I just moved to Oslo, but I just realised that I have spent more than two weeks(!) here already. Like always when moving there is a lot of things to do, just unpacking boxes and sorting stuff seems to take forever! I have however, believe it or not,...

Step by step, how to bead with a pedometer

For a long time I have wanted to get a pedometer (step counter) to be able to track my every-day exercise. It’s easy go get a stiff neck or back when you are beading all the time so I try to take walks as much as I can. Imagine my surprise when my husband gave...

A new beader in town – I’m moving to Oslo!

  As I take off I can’t wait to begin exploring the flowing creativity and culture in this town! In our neighborhood there’s lovely cafes and restaurants in every corner, inside they’re full of interesting people. I imagine they are…spirited authors…students eager to find their way…sleepy tourists just arrived…artists working with glass…a couple just getting to know each other....