Seashore magic

July 13, 2015July 27, 2018 / Asta Lamminen / Leave a comment

Even though this past week was nothing like summer (except for the green trees, little sunshine and nicely smelling grass after the rain), in our home we live with very summery moods. And the little summer sweaters that I made definitely add freshness and remind every single day: it’s still summer.

The first sweater is this off white (or light beige – whatever you want to call it) shirt with beautiful golden bling. It is also decorated with tiny little flowers at the bottom. Every single detail in the sweater is crocheted. It’s super light, lets the skin breath and is made out of 100% cotton yarn.

You can find the sweater over here: The Bling Bling Sweater.

The second one is all about the sea. It’s related to the sea not only because of it’s beautiful coral color, but also because of the shell pattern. I’ve had this yarn for a while and tried quite a few patterns until I decided that this is it. And I think the pattern suits this yarn perfectly.

The yarn is 85% cotton and 15% viscose, so the sweater is very light and comfortable. It is available in coral and lime colors. You can buy the sweater over here: Coral Shells.

The last one is simple yet it has a twist. It is made of a light, but very stretchy and nice extremely white yarn, which consists of 62% viscose and 38% acrylic. While the previous two sweaters are both crocheted, this one is knitted. It is also decorated with real shells, which give nice and subtle look to the sweater.

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Get the sweater here: Shell sweater.

When I was taking the pictures, the light was simply awful. It’d been raining for days already, and I didn’t know, when it would stop and if it would stop, so I made a decision to start a photoshoot. I am not very happy with the end result, but, well, thinking about the conditions I had, I am glad the pictures are THAT good! Oh, I can’t wait to have a new camera, which probably will be at my home this autumn. Fingers crossed!

And here are couple more pictures from behind the scenes. Why? Because cats are simply adorable. At all times.

Always wash yourself before the shoot to make sure you’re squeaky clean!

Enjoy yourself. And sleep whenever you can!

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3 Day Quote Challenge. Day 3 – The joy of work

July 8, 2015July 27, 2018 / Asta Lamminen / Leave a comment

Today is the last day of the challenge, and I will be talking about the thing, that takes a huge part of our lives – work. Because it takes such a big chunk out of our everyday life, we MUST do what we enjoy. Yes, earlier I did jobs I didn’t like. Well, only one actually, but it lasted only a month. Why? Because I felt, how it sucked every single breath out of me and I felt so bad about it. I even remember crying before going to work, because I felt just so… disappointed. Hurt. Depressed. So I left it. And thank God I did it! After that I’ve been doing only the jobs I like. And believe me – I am so much happier right now. Do what you have to do, but don’t get stuck in that boring circle for too long. Do some crazy stuff. Enjoy yourself and your life! You have only one life after all. 🙂

For this 3 Day Quote Challenge I was nominated by Guenny. Thank you!

The rules of this challenge are simple:

*post one (or more) of your favorite quotes a day for three days;

*pass it to someone else (one or three bloggers each day);

*thank the blogger, who nominated you.

For my day three, I nominate Ipsita from The Greedy Foodie (nom nom)!

3 Day Quote Challenge. Day 2 – Life is beautiful

July 8, 2015July 27, 2018 / Asta Lamminen / Leave a comment

Today is the second day of the 3 Day Quote Challenge, for which I was nominated by Guenny. Thank you!

As I mentioned in my previous post, on the second day I will be talking about life. So here it is – my some of my favorite quotes about life. I hope they will inspire you!

The rules of this challenge are simple:

*post one (or more) of your favorite quotes a day for three days;

*pass it to someone else (one or three bloggers each day);

*thank the blogger, who nominated you.

For my day two, I nominate Darlydarly!

3 Day Quote Challenge. Day 1 – It’s all about love

July 6, 2015July 27, 2018 / Asta Lamminen / 2 Comments

I always like reading, what other people enjoy. I always want to know, what inspires them, challenges them, gives them happiness and the most pure childish joy. This is one of the reasons, why I happily accepted the 3 Day Quote Challenge. Thank you for nominating me, Guenny!

I’ve seen this challenge going on for a while already, and the rules of it are so different. Some people post loads of quotes each day, others post only one quote a day. Someone nominates 3 people every day, while another person nominates only one. So I decided to do this my way: I will be nominating one person each day. And about the quotes… I will talk about three things: love, life and work. I will share with you my inspiration & approach to these topics and what reflects my way of loving, living and working.

First off, I’ll start with love. And I am not talking only about the love between the two lovers. I think it’s even more important to love yourself. And to love everyone and everything around you. It absolutely doesn’t matter, what we believe in, what we look like, what we think about something/someone, where we go – as long as we do everything with love to each other, it will make the world more beautiful. And us too.