Skapande

Last Tuesday I finally finished my biggest project this summer. One big wedding present for my friend Nina who got married this past Saturday. It was a really hot, dry summer day, one of the warmest days this summer I think! So I took this present and the card I made and went by car for three hours to the wedding… It was a nice wedding ceremony and one really
good party afterwards.



About the shelf, or tavlett, as the Swedish name is. Haven’t found an English word for tavlett, but it is of course one kind of shelf. In Swedish we also use the word prakthylla, splendour-shelf.

I started to work on this shelf in May I think, made the shelves and turned the sticks before I went on my vacation in June. After that I have shaped the sides, so I got the right angel that I wanted. After that I made the sticks eight angular. Then I drilled the holes and then started the hunt after a crooked piece of birch. And I was so lucky that the birch I cut down for making krympburkar had this crooked piece so I could make the crest. And in the crest I carved the names Nina and Jesper because I wanted something that made it personal and unique for the bride and groom. After that I felt almost satisfied but something was missing. So I made the three hearts, because what’s better than hearts = love on a wedding present?

The choice of painting it white and red was also a deliberately choice because red is also = love for me and white because I wanted it to be a clean or pure.

I’m so happy with the result, maybe this is one of the best things I ever have made! I think it has a good balance, is clean and sweet.

And I think they liked it a lot, Nina, who is a craft teacher in textile handicraft, appreciate this kind of handmade things, that is made for someone special. So I think they will take good care of it!




And now I leave the computer for the TV to watch one episode of the Midsummer murders because that is something that belongs to the summer here in Sweden. English television mystery is something that always is in the tv-programmes in the summers here.