Pink Sari / Olive Leopard

Hi Sweethearts!

Thank you again for all of your support.

I am knackered, but my natural good spirits are coming back :)

Todays outfit:

Dress, my design

Bolero, my design

Scarf, sari fabric

Earrings bought in Croatia

Ring, bought in Croatia

Neckless worn as bracelet, H&M

Neckless, Indiska

Shoes, Skopunkten

sending you big hugs. See you soon!

xxx Anika

Thank you.

Hi Sweethearts.

I want to thank you each and every one for all of your support.

I think of you all as my friends, and count you as such a great blessing in my life.

Sending you much love.

xx Anika

Tribute.

Hi Sweethearts.

I am writing this post with tears in my eyes.

This weekend I lost a grandmother. My family lost an amazing source of strength and inspiration.

The design community - in Norway and internationally- lost the grande dame of design.

My grandmother was Grete Prytz Kittelsen.

If you grew up in Scandinavia chances are that you used her designs every day.

Grete never boasted about all of her accomplishments, so neither will I.

She was happy that her designs were used, then - and now as collectors items.

She was a wonderful woman.

If you would like to read more about Grete and her lifes work you can do it here and here.

 

The news are all over the press now, and it makes the grief even stronger,

but it also is a fitting tribute to her lifes work.

My family and I were fortunate to see her one last time, to say goodbye.

I debated with my self to pause blogging, but, you know, I think she would have wanted me to go on with my life, to continue being creative.

She was not a sentimental woman, she was all about her work, all about creating and looking forward.

She was an amazing inspiration to me and loosing her has hit me harder then I expected.

Still, I am glad to share her work with you.

 

Grete photographed by Vouge in the 1960`s.

xxx Anika

Even in grief there is laughter

Hi Sweethearts.

I am writing this post with tears in my eyes.

This weekend I lost a grandmother. My family lost an amazing source of strength and inspiration.

The design community - in Norway and internationally- lost the grande dame of design.

My grandmother was Grete Prytz Kittelsen.

If you grew up in Scandinavia chances are that you used her designs every day.

The news are all over the press now, and it makes the grief even stronger,

but it also is a fitting tribute to her lifes work.

My family and I were fortunate to see her one last time, to say goodbye.

I debated with my self to pause blogging, but, you know, I think she would have wanted me to go on with my life, to continue being creative.

She was not a sentimental woman, she was all about her work, all about creating and looking forward.

She was an amazing inspiration to me and loosing her has hit me harder then I expected.

Still, I have laughter and joy in my life even now, thinking of her and celebrating her life.

It`s a strange thing, this life.

So, prosaic as this seems, the outfit is:

Dress, my design

Sequin scarf worn as a tie

Boots, Skopunkten 

I`ll be writing a post about my grandmother now, I think you would have liked her.

xxx Anika

Self worth-activist in prints

Hi Sweethearts!

Welcome to all of you my much loved followers, old and new!

Thank you all for your feedback, I read everything and take it to heart.

<3

Speaking of heart, I have been thinking about my life a lot lately, and

being the emotional person that I am that also means thinking about my heart.

Thing is, I always put my heart in what ever I do.

What I am pondering is the business of growing as a person, not because I hit a wall but because I see that I need to move forward, to become a better me, a happier me by choosing to go where I am shit scared to,

knowing that the only alternative is to stay still, in hiding.

Choosing the easy way out seldom is an option for me,

those of you who have come to visit my blog for a while know this.

I challenge my self daily, try to push my limits, work on believing that I am of value,

the same that I so strongly support in others.

Before I grew as a result of needing to get out of a painful place, but now I am trying to initate this before I get to a place where I absolutely have to change.

Growing by choice. This is scary, you know?

I have realized that I am a self worth-activist! LOL

And I guess I have to start with me.

Right, I`m off to buy some chocolate and other self medicating goodies LOL.

The outfit:

Dress, ring, Lindex

Bolero, By Anika

Earrings, Jade Jagger for Indiska

Fabric used as bangle

Scarf, top from Gina Tricot

Shoes, Skopunkten

Tell me, what are your thoughts on the business of growing and self worth?

xxx Anika

Be still my heart: Tattoos

Hi Sweethearts!

Remember this amazing leopard tattoo?

Seems we all loved it so much I decided to find us some more body art to enjoy.

Images found at http://www.weheartit.com/

For more inspiration go to the inspiration-page.

xxx Anika