I made this poster for a school assignment from last week, where we were introduced to the Karen Blixen quote “Those who want to live life over again, have not lived at all” – and apart from that we got free hands. The product is this.

Poster and collage © Cecilie Engberg

I thought about the person who could fit to the character in this quote. It would be a person who at the end of his/her life would want to redo, maybe not everything, but a lot. Experiences and relations which have maybe not turned out the way they were supposed to and are thought of as failures. Karen Blixen regards this person as ignorant, because with the act of living life to the fullest comes a natural risque of failure. But if you don’t risque yourself, you’ll never know what life can bring you.

Anyhow, this negative and kind of naive thought stream, this person would carry, made me think of a very idealistic approach to life. Everything has to be perfect, almost as if we were Gods. So this was the first element I included in my inspiration sources. It led me to statues and the fact that since ancient time people have wanted to immortalize themselves with their lavish looks or their steal power. The character wants to go back to the perfect time of life when the Eden Garden still existed and there was no evil or sins in the world. So to sum it up

- therefor the statues, the God, the plants symbolizing the Eden Garden and some garbage in contrast.

The quote definitely made me think and I can’t wait to get the poster up on my walls so I can be reminded of it from time to time.
- CECILIE.E 

For about two years ago I made this DIY with a white oversized shirt and later on I added some thrifted metal things kind of similar to the ones above. I’ve actually used these collar clip-ons on several shirts giving them an extra edge – it’s just lately I’ve been beginning to see them around.  
So now, I wanted to share this tip with you. It’s quite simple, you just press them on the flip of your shirt. I’ve found these on Ebay – among some other ones in gold, some with black stones and another pair in gold. Click on the links and check them out, they’re cheap and it’s something different compared to all the (I must admit cool and I’m-a-fan-of) ‘chokers’ which are surfacing the bloggersphere!  

happy thoughts, cecilie.e

I plan on living in these shorts this summer. Baggy and everything.

Next D.I.Y project: Pick up a branch and make a dress rail. So simple. Via

. You need:

-` A dish mat in a pretty color.
- `Thread and a thick needle.
- `A pair of scissors.

. Fold the dish mat.

. Sew up the sides of the dish mat.

. Fold it inside out, and now you have a pretty wonderful summer clutch.

Hugs from Cec. W.

AND NOW SOMETHING DIFFERENT. IT’S MY FINISHED PROJECT FROM LAST WEEK WHERE THE TASK WAS TO FOCUS  ON THE CUSTOMER/USER – IN THIS CASE A KRABBESHOLM STUDENT – SO TO SAY. THE IDEA WAS TO CREATE A NEW PLATFORM FOR A KRABBESHOLM BASED NETWORK AND FAMILY TREE.

- CECILIE.E