Yesterday Hanna had a party because she turns 30 this month and I was lucky and received an invitation. Therefore I took my presents and went to Hanna’s place and had a great time!

What was inside then? The big parcel was some really nice papers I bought at a local shop which is a pure joy to shop in, Sandbergs pappershandel. They don’t have a homepage I think. The smaller parcel contained a krympburk / shrinkcan I made to her and on top a pink card that I also made.

Hanna loves roses so what was better than a present containing something with roses on. Therefore I carved tree roses and painted them yellow, pink and red on the shrinkcan. The lid I first carved to a sharp form and then placed some horsehair in the top as a decoration and to give the can a bit more personality. The choice of painting the can white was easy, the roses together with the horsehair was the things I wonted to dominate therefore the white colour. For more pictures watch my woodwork set on flickr.

krympburk / shrinkcan lid with horsehair


I found a picture of a turtle in a paper and of that I made a pink card. I thought the turtle was a good metaphor for becoming older and a wish of a long life or something like that. Also used some vellum paper which I wrote on, my handwriting isn’t the best so I hade to practise before it turned out like I wished. I had some pink parcel string that I cut in tree different length and last I sew it all together on the sewing machine.

card card card turtle card


And probably this was my last 30 years party for 2006, I went on my first for some weeks ago. Next year I know at least 4 persons that will be 30 so if I’m lucky…