Productivity is one of my favourite words and a productive day, for me, is a great day. If I manage to get everything ticked off my ‘to do’ list, you can’t look at me because I become as bright as the fucking sun. However, encounter me when my list hasn’t been scratched through and there’s… Continue reading DIY In The Dark : A Gathering Of Ghosts
Oh my goodness if feels so good to sit down and write here. I've been aching for my blog for days now, and have felt so fucking forlorn when I've needed to go to bed without sharing. But I'm here now and can breathe a little bit easier. This little project of mine went much… Continue reading Stitching In The Dark : A Week Of Swedish Words
So, you'll all know about my obsession with embroidery. And believe me, it's only going to get stronger so if you've had enough, better to back off now. For those of you still here, you're in for a treat! I've been lurking around Instagram on the hunt for embroidery to get my creative juices flowing,… Continue reading Intriguing Instas : The Yellow Wallpaper
I was excited when I woke up this morning, excited A: because there was snow outside (but also great stretches of ice which made walking to school a bitch). B: Because I had SFI and I am loving learning Swedish for real. And C: because after my SFI class I would be heading down the… Continue reading Stitching In The Dark : A Week Of Swedish Words
My time management skills used to be phenomenal. I don't mean to brag, but really, they were. However, following my 'breakdown' last year (when I came off my medication and was hardly functioning for months), I've struggled to claw back my time, and now it seems like I have less of it than ever before.… Continue reading Stitching In The Dark : Stitching Into 2017
I grew up with a lot of Dutch and German friends, and was introduced to the tradition of St Nicholas when I was seven years old. However, when St Nicholas came to visit us in School, and when he left gifts in our shoes at home...there was no Krampus by his side. It's not all… Continue reading Krampusnacht
These hand carved skull rings by Into The Fire Jewelry are heart stopping. A man by the name of Demitri Bakogiorgis is at the helm of Into The Fire, and designs and crafts the rings from scratch. He's definitely worth keeping an eye on, and I'm hoping that we'll see a line for women before… Continue reading Into The Fire
I am busy preparing for my move to Norway, but rather than not post, I want to use the little pockets of time I do have spare to continue sharing my findings with you. Behold, Evidence Jewelry.
Beguiling handmade esoteric jewellery from The Small Beast.
Polish jewellery artist Jolanta Krajewsk caught my eye today with her extraordinary designs. When I look at her pieces, they make me think of the sorts of things apocalypse survivors would craft from scraps of metal.
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 