FROM LOTTE.

Received from Lotte -Belle Fleur de Lis in Belgium, June 2012.

I have been patience for a long time and finally my letter from Lotte have arrived, and I'm so happy. The waiting time was so worth it.

Lotte is an amazing young woman. She is right now attending bobbinlace classes, hoping one day to become a teacher in this amazing technique. Her wonderful blog Belle Fleur de Lis is so fragile and pretty. Lotte  combine her love for flowers, crochet and lace in this blog with the most stunning photos. I so much love it.

When opening the letter from Lotte, it took my breath away. She has made this, oh so beautiful package full of treasuries. I feel so special.

Lotte have made this doily which were going to be part of her Crochet Treasuries. The yarns she has used is a little crispy to the touch, and it gives a nice tactilily.

An old doily she has thrifted from a second hand shop in Antwerp, her favorite city.

Beautiful pressed flowers. The red Astrantia Major to the left is one of my favorites. In Denmark it's called Stjerneskærm. I so much like this name as Stjerne is a Star.

This doily is not so big. It is made of a combination of a glimmer /glitter yarn together with the light pink. So pretty.

Some of Lottes pretty photos. If you want to follow Lottes process of her flower inspiration into her crochet and bobbinlace work, please visit her flickr.

Lotte have also send me some of her more woolen crochet work, which is part of her pattern research.

The colors and the wool is a good combination.

Dear Lotte, I want to thank you for your amazing textile letter to me. The little glimmer /glitter doily is hanging in my studio together with the pressed flowers. And the doily you have made specially for me is in my home.

Thanks to you, I have signed-up for a bobbinlace class. I feel so happy.

FROM EMILY.

Received from Emily in Australia, July 2012.
Emily wrote and asked me if she could join my textile letters. She loves all sort of vintage items; from postcards to buttons to old clothes sewn into something new.

The whole letter from Emily.

Small pom poms put on a string. Perhaps for sewing onto a furniture.

I'm in love with the vintage postcards Emily have send me. This one is a little bit special, when turning it around I saw it was from Helsingør, here in Denmark. So in a way, this postcard have found it's way home again.

Emily have a button collection and the one she has send me is so fantastic. They are full of texture.

The patchwork in hexagonal are pieces Emily's Grandmother were going to make into a blanket. They are out of vintage materials, leftovers from the clothes her Grandmother made for her mother when she was a little girl. I feel so special that she has send them to me.

Dear Emily, thank you so much for your lovely letter. The buttons will soon be hanging in my studio.

FROM EVDOKIA.

Received from Evdokia in Greece, July 2012.

A wonderful letter came to me in the beginning of July from Greece. Evdokia is a grapfic designer, who also likes to work with ceramic, which you can see on her etsy have a kookie page.
I like the way her blogname have got the name! On have a kookie she writes:
"my family and friends are calling me kokie.
...& because i enjoy eating cookies
i made it a little bit sweeter ;)
 so have a kookie!

A little while ago I send my letter to Evdokia, which can be seen here.

The whole letter from Evdokia. I'm in love with the little pressed flower.

A mobile with small origami boats which she has dyed with black tea, to give them the sepia color and painted afterwards.

I simple love the torn paper!

Evdokia have send me this beautiful photo she has taken on the Naxos Island. Like her, I love the shadows the lamp gives in the picture.

Pieces of different kinds of textiles and handmade paper.

(NOT ONLY) TEXTILES
Love it!

Dear Evdokia, thank you so much for your lovely letter. Your mobile with the folded boats is hanging in my window at my studio.

FROM CLAUDIA, 2.

Received from Claudia in Austria, June 2012.

Claudia from Wide Eyed Tree have spoiled me again with a new letter full of treasuries. I'm so happy.
My second letter to Claudia with some of my old wipes can be seen here and her first letter to me here.

The beautiful letter from Claudia.

 A handmade chain with a cross made by Claudia many years ago.

One of Claudia's cards. She makes the most beautiful stamps and I think I'll soon going to purchase some.

In my first letter to Claudia I send her a catholic postcard from Peru. Now she has send me one back and I like it a lot.

Dear Claudia, thank you so much for your lovely letter. Your handmade cross will I put on my computerloom at my studio, as I like to have beautiful items hanging on it to give me  good luck, when weaving new designs.

FROM ANNA.

Received from Anna in Germany, June 2012.

I have received the most stunning letter from Anna, with the most amazing textile details.
Anna is a communication designer specialized on social media, living curently in Berlin and on her blog BLINK BLINK she write this about herself:
In general:
I'm a designer,
who tends to think a lot.
And also not.

I like these small quotes which often leads to something else on her blog. Like this:
Full of holes.
Check for pulse.
Blink your eyes.
One for yes.
Two for no.

I've no idea what I am talking about.

Anna likes to be in movement and to change things in her life constantly. Her dream is one day to become a consultant in matter of design / innovation brand communication and to focus on her own creativity and design-skills.
If you want to see more from Anna, visit her flickr.
My letter to Anna can be seen here.

The envelop itself is a little piece of art. Love the lines!

The letter from Anna is full of old vintage upholstery fabrics.
This piece in velvet have so many wonderful details. I like the difference in the almost tufted soft yarns together with the more twisted flat areas in the design.

An amazing card made by Anna.

Another velvet in jacquard weaving. I'm in love with the light green color.

Pretty detail in the letter from Anna.

Detail of flower.

I like the way the colors interact with each other and blend together and becomes a new color.

Dear Anna, thank you so much for your lovely letter. Your card is laying on my desk at my studio.

FROM LIARNIE.

Received from Liarnie in Philippines, June 2012.

Last week a pretty letter where waiting for me in my mailbox. It was from sweet Liarnie in Manila.
Liarnie makes the sweetest drawings which can be seen here. She has tried to study Danish, I'm really impressed as my language is not easy to learn and now she is studying Swedish.

Part of the textile letter from Liarnie.

This handkerchief or panuelo is so pretty and fragile. I'm really in love with it. It's part of a full national costume and is worn by the women, even today.
It's made of pina from the coconut tree and the design on it is two typical scenes: the chestnut tree and the house called "Bahay Kubo". The panuelo is usually made of pina or silk.
This handkerchief is already very special to me, as Liarnie writes that it has belonged to her mother, which has past away many years ago and she also thinks it has belonged to her Grandmother. It's such a beautiful present. Thank you so much.

Liarnie likes to do papercraft at her home.
This heart full of small colorful dots is so pretty.

The card from Liarnie is very fine. The cover looks like mother of pearl and have small butterflies flying on it.

Different kinds of cards. I like these cards with there dreaming motifs.

Flowers in three different designs.

 

I so much love this little card with the text: "Take your passion and make it come true". It is so much true and important to follow your heart and do what you have always dreamt of.

Dear Liarnie, thank you so much for your letter full of treasuries.
The handkerchief is so dear to me, so I will put it on my studiowall and the little card above have I put in my wallet, so I can have it with me everywhere I go, as I believe these words are what life is about.
So a big "tak" to you.