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Meet [29 Local Artists] in Their Studios. Now!

The Danish weather hasn't been very pleasant for last few days and the weekend won't be better. This calls for an indoor activity!

29 gifted and incredible creative artists from Gentofte will open their studios and workshops to the public for the next couple of hours and during this weekend. So you have a chance to meet them and get inspired.

WHERE: more then 20 places in the Gentofte Kommune.

WHEN: Friday 5th May from 14:00 to 18:00, Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th from 12:00 to 18:00.

MORE INFO: Åben Døre (in Danish)

Godt Nytår

Giveaway [Tree Sets of Tiny Handmade Magnets with Photos from Scandinavia]

I've got a mini giveway for you guys today! I'm giving away tree sets of tiny handmade magnets.

Each set contains five magnets with original pictures from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. I think they would make a lovely gift for someone who loves travelling. :)

And what about you? Have you ever been to Scandinavia? What's your favourite place there? What would you like to visit?

Just leave a comment on this blog post to enter. I'm happy to ship worldwide, so anyone can enter. Leave your comment before 11pm (GMT+01:00 ;-) on Sunday 9th December, and I'll pick the winner at random on Monday 11th December.

Please make sure you leave a name or pseudonym (no anonymous comments please!) and leave a blog link or email address so I can contact you. If I'm unable to contact the winner within one week, I will pick someone else.

Updating: Giveaway closed.

3x [Paper]

I got creative last night.

I was sewing,...

cuting out kirigami flowers,...

and making paper stars.

So, Christmas and a long winter may come now! I'm ready for them! :)

DIY [Mini Magnets with Your Own Photos]

I love taking pictures and I also love to share them. When I traveled to the Czech republic last time to visit my family and friends, I wanted to take them some small presents from Denmark. I decided to have fridge magnets made with my Scandinavian photos. But it turned out to be a really challenging task to find a company that could print magnets with different designs, and that were small. Most companies offer big magnets, which are quite expensive. And I was not so happy with the quality of the print either. So I decided to make magnets on my own.

I found the inspiration for the project on How about Orange. And I was surprised at how easy it is to make magnets without sending your photos to a printing office.

All you will need is:

a photo with your images. (I printed several 10x15 cm photos with three sets of eight pictures. Each picture was 2.5x2.5 cm big. I prepared it on Photoshop but you can use any photo editing programme :)
a piece of cardboard or bookboard (the thicker the better. Anyway I used the back of my A4 notebook, which I had at home. And it worked! :)
a hobby glue
a brush to apply the glue
sharp scissors
and self-adhesive magnets of course (As I don't have very good experience with the magnetic tape, I would recommend you buy some thicker magnets. The tape is not strong enough to hold papers on a fridge or on a magnetic board.)

How to do it:

1. Stick the photo with your images on the cardboard. Make sure it sticks properly.

2. Let it dry for a while.

3. Apply some glue on the photo. Spread it equally with the brush until the whole photo is completely covered and make sure there are no small bubbles on it. (It depends on the glue, but yes, it will be completely white).

4. Let it dry again. This might takes several hours! When the glue is dry, the photo will be clear again.

5. Cut out your small pictures and stick the magnets on the reverse sides.

Have fun!
Your lp

P.S. If you like my pictures, feel free to download them and use them for your magnets. [JPG]

P.P.S. I would be happy to see your creations! Send me a photo. :)