~ Gaiadóttir ~

My march faery oracle:

Here is a little summary of what the book says about the card:

"This beautiful being is halv-human, half-fae, and is rediscovering herself. This threshold will see her walk into another land, but she will still be able to walk in her own. See the light pouring through this humble doorway is enLIGHTenment. Meaning, more knowledge, understanding and the ability to communitcate. She is peering through this doorway, through which light can shine into the darkening world of humans. She is ready to step through, to allow her imagination's wisdom to lead her into new realms, and to accept the mystery of faery communication. Faeries circle about her now, rejoicing at this breakthrough, and she is breaking through her own fears."

I have a big problem with procrastination. It's not limited to only a few aspects of my life, it's a serious problem that has become a lifestyle and I am currently working to change my destructive habits.

I have tons of projects, but I find it very hard to begin somewhere. I don't know how to start, and I am scared that I'll fail, so I end up not starting at all and then fail is inevitable. And if I do start something, it's hard to finish for the same reasons. It has become a very vicious cycle, and I seek comfort in something that gives me a temporary reward (with no outcome...) instead.

I've realised I am quite addicted to facebook, social medias and internet in general, and I need to limit myself to regain the control. Therefore I am having a 'vacation' from facebook this month.

I could say that facebook stops me from being creative and doing what I really want, but it is entirely up to me, I am stopping myself. Now I am trying to stop myself from stopping myself, hihi.

I believe that one of the reasons why I find it so stimulating to sit on facebook is that I am a mix between an extrovert and an introvert. I really enjoy and thrive in the company of others, but I also enjoy being alone. Facebook is a great way of combining the two, because I can be alone and social at the same time. Facebook is a wonderful tool, but all tools should be handled properly to be effective.

I think I am already making progress :) Not being able to connect to facebook forces me to do something else, and forces me to do the things I want to, and should do. One of those thins is getting a job!

Hope you all can wish me luck this month - both with staying off facebook, starting (and finishing some of) my projects, and getting a job!

Thank you! :)

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~ Love and light ~

#engelsk #prokrastinering #orakelkort #magi #spådom #fe #feer #filosofi #facebook #internett #alternativ #spiritualitet #Gaiadóttir

Yesterday I found a top that I've had a few years now. I have only worn it at home, as it was a little too big and I didn't really have anything that could go with it. I decided this was the day to do something about it. First I was only going to make it smaller so it would fit better, but then I got an idea. I improvised the rest and here is the result.

Before:

After:

- Do you redesign clothes? :)

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~ Love and light ~

#grønn #miljø #natur #miljøvennlig #gjenbruk #redesign #omsøm #sy 
#søm #symaskin #antrekk #klær #topp #kreativitet #hjemmelaget #Gaiadóttir

About a year ago I went to a cosplay arrangement in town, called Desucon: Fantasy. I did not cosplay any spesific character, but I created an outfit inspired by the Game of Thrones series. I got lots of compliments, and someone compared me to the character Val the Wildling. I have not read the books and had only seen the first season of the tv-series, therefore I did not know who this character was. After a little research, I couldn't help but smile, and identify with her :)

Later that evening I visited the Botanical Garden with some friends. It is such a magical place, maybe one of the most beautiful places in town. We had a great time exploring the garden, especially me, since I met a lovely, curly tree! It was a perfect tree to climb and to hug, so that is what I did ^^

Photos by my love.

- Have you been to a cosplay arrangement? Or a botanical garden? :)

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The last few days, the weather has been changing all the time. It's so odd! A few days ago, everything was completely bare and the sun was shining. Finally spring was upon us! The following day, it looked like winter had started  all over again. I decided to have a little walk to enjoy the silence and the soothing sounds of the babbling brook and the chirping birds. My closest neighbour is a forest and a river, and I followed it all the way to the sea, and back again.

Would you believe me if I said that this scenery is what I see right outside my window, and that I live in a capital city? I am truly grateful for living in this place :) 

This is the ruins of an old manor that burned down almost exactly 100 years ago - local history I would like to share with you some other time.

- Do you live near a forest? Or a river? Or the sea? :)

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~ Love and light ~

#natur #skog #trær #elv #sjø #hav #strand #miljø #frihet #vinter #snø #frost #hvit #hvitt #himmel #friluft #Gaiadóttir

I recently recieved a little treasure in the mail. My dear friend Julianne behind the blog Raven made me this beautiful hairpiece. She reuses old jewelry, fabrics etc. and feathers shed from her own 'handful' of free range chickens, and turn it into
dream catchers and accessories.

She even added a quartz crystal ^^
Look at the beautiful blue/green glow in the feather below.

You can 'like' and visit her facebookpage here if you want to get something similar :)

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~ Love and light ~

#grønn #miljø #natur #miljøvennlig #gjenbruk #redesign #kreativitet #hjemmelaget 
#fjær #krystall #hår #hårpynt #smykke #Gaiadóttir

Friday, february 14th. my beloved and I decided to watch the fairytale movie Legend. I have been wanting to watch this movie for such a long time, and finally it happened. The movie is perfect for me, filled with love, unicorns, faries, bubbles and flowers!

There are so many beautiful and magical scenes that are really appealing to me. I actually think that it is more important for a movie to be visually stimulating than to have the perfect story or great actors sometimes. (Kind of ironic of me to say that, with a background as a drama student, hehe).

It may seem like it's all sparkliny happiness, but it is actually a pretty dark movie. I chose to only include beautiful and positive images from the movie, since I want my blog to be a beautiful and positive place, but the dark and gloomy elements are a big part of the movie.

Once upon a time, long ago, "Darkness" senses the presence of two Unicorns, guarders of the Power of Light. He wants to destroy them and get their horns to create an Eternal Night og Cold Darkness.

Princess Lili and her friend (and love interest), the forest boy Jack, gets separated by magic and go on their own journeys to find each other / save the Unicorns. Jack is accompanied by the elf Honeythorn Gump, the fairy Oona and the dwarves Screwball and Brown tom. Lili is alone.

This is a movie about the battle between good and evil, but despite this sligthly childish theme, it is not a very child friendly movie. It find it rather scary and deep. Darkness is indeed a character in the story, but it is also something we all have within us, thus we can never fully destroy it...

- Have you seen Legend? What do you think of it? :)

Click photos for source.
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~ Love and light ~

#film #fantasy #fantasi #eventyr #historie #magi #enhjørning #romantikk #kjærlighet #detgode #detonde #vakker #kostyme #grønn #miljø #natur #Gaiadóttir

Here is a repost about the first medieval dress that I made two years ago.

Before going to Oslo Medieval Fair in 2012 I wanted to make my own dress. I started with some old, white linen curtains. It is wise to check if you have something you don't use anymore before you buy any new fabrics ;) This is also a great way to reuse and recycle :) I found the sewing pattern I had bought in Gamla Stan (The Old Town) in Stockholm, Sweden. This basic pattern can be varied as desired: Lacing or no lacing, narrow or wide sleeves, different shaped neckline etc. I chose to keep it simple since it was the first time I tried making a whole dress
(and I only had two days to do it!).

Meet my vintage friend! This sewing machine is my mother's. It was the first thing she bought when she moved from home when she was younger, and I am so lucky that I can borrow it whenever I want.

You have probably already seen the result of this little project, but here is it! :) 

More photos here.

It is so much fun making and modifying your own garments, and I have so many plans and projects for new dresses and other pieces I don't know where to start! This little flashback really made me ache for some more sewing :)

- Do you sew? Have you made a medieval dress before? :)

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~ Love and light ~

#grønn #miljø #natur #miljøvennlig #gjenbruk #redesign #omsøm #sy #søm #symaskin #kjole #antrekk #klær #kreativitet #hjemmelaget #middelalderkjole #middelalder #kostyme #Gaiadóttir

Today my mom and I went to the Norwegian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design. This year Norway celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Norwegian Constitution, and the museum currently has an exhibition dedicated to this occasion. I took a few photos of the items that caught my attention.

We went on to see the other exhibitions with both older and newer collections.

Beautifully detailed harp! 

Art Nouveau.

Roman glass!

These dresses are from the 1700s.

These dresses belonged to the Norwegian Queen Maud - famous for her tiny waist.

I've always been fascinated by old things, almost no matter from what time period. They are always so detailed, elaborate and full of mysteries! They are pieces of history that gives you ideas about what once were, and inspiration to what could be!

- Do you like museums and old things? :)

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~ Love and light ~

#historie #kultur #museum #gammelt #utstilling #kongelig #oslo #kjoler #Gaiadóttir

My february faery oracle:

Here is a little summary of what the book says about the card:

"It is in the head that inspiration, fire and power are said to reside. It is when we feel and see and know that connection to all that is, when we are afire with inspiration and ideas that flow to us and from us and within us, that we are restored to our true self. This beautiful ancient being whose light is fading, is passing this wisdom into the young.

Old wise ones have messages for you and you can learn much from them. Allow them to pass on their wisdom to you so a living tradition continues. Understand that you come from a long line of wise ones and connect with those elders."

It is fascinating that my first card was about the young ones, and then this is about the elder ones. I don't know much about my ancestors or ancestral line, I do not have any grandparents, and have never really known any elders in my life. I never met my mothers parents - they died before I was born, and my fathers parents I only knew a few years before they passed away too.

Even though I only knew her a short time, I really loved my father's mother. My strongest memory of her is that she used to sit in her favourite chair with my younger sister on her lap, and me and our older cousin on each armrest, reading old folktales and fairytales to us. Our favourite was De tre bukkene Bruse (English: Three Billy Goats Gruff). It was perfect since we were three. And we always got loads of chocolate when we wisited her!^^ 

I often wonder how it would be to have grandparents around while growing up. What it would be like having them here now. What they would think about the present me, about my choices and path in life. I will never know, but I am fine with that. Sometimes I think it was for the better that I lost them in my early years, so it wouldn't hurt as much as it would to lose them at an older and more concious age. On the other hand, since I lack the experience of losing someone close to me, I think it will be harder for me to lose someone now. But there is no need of such sad and gloomy thoughts now! :)

I am grateful for what they have given me and what I am still to recieve. I am going open up more and listen. I know the wisdom of my ancestors will come to me soon. If I'm in the dark, they will show me the light.

- Do you have any grandparents or elders in your life? :)

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~ Love and light ~

#besteforeldre #familie #barndom #generasjon #forfedre #engelsk #eventyr #nostalgi #orakelkort #magi #spådom #fe #feer #historie #filosofi #Gaiadóttir

I know there are a lot of souls and creatures out there sharing my passion for sewing. And since I like to sew, and has a lot of sewing project, there is one thing I absolutely can not be without: The sewing thread. I've wondered where I could get some that were both organic/ecological and ethicly produced. I found a danish web-store on line, and I was lucky to find the threads of my desire to be half priced!

Yesterday I recieved them in the mail, and here you have my little collection.

Visit www.markno.dk to buy some too :) You can find more threads here and here. 

- Do you have any  experience with organic threads?
Can you recommend any?

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~ Love and light ~

#sy #søm #tråd # sytråd #økologisk #natur #miljø #miljøvennlig #grønn #inspirasjon #Gaiadóttir

Last night, I went to se the baroque opera Alcina with my mom and my beloved. The play takes place on enchantress and Queen Alcina's island, where she seduces men and turns them into animals! I really wanted to share some of the words from an interview with the director Francisco Negrin, so here you go:

"People want magic 

- What is it the people want to watch these days? It is series and movies such as, Lord of the Rings and Avatar - stories full of magic and adventure. People today obviously has a desire for stories beyond the political and social life. We want more of the spiritual, divine and sacred. But often when operas like Alcina i set up, the director removes these dimensions to make them more "modern". However, I wanted to keep them, for it is precisely by retaining these things that make the stories slide into the present. 

All the myths and fables, all the gods and kingdoms, refers to basic archetypes within us that allows us to talk about all the things we can and can't talk about in our everyday lives, says Negrin. At the same time, a piece like Alcina is about the general human - everything that each one of us is struggling with, he said."

I really fell for the description of the play - that it included both love, magic and animals, and I was even more intrigued by the photos and the promo video with the baroque music etc. Georg Friedrich Händel's opera premiered in London in 1735 and it is one of his most popular works, and I can understand why! I am grateful that the director wanted to keep the magic and wonder, and that the scenography had elements from nature, but they could have had some plants and greens ^^ There can always be more nature, more magic and more love!

- Have you been to the opera before? :)

It is not allowed to photograph during the play, so none of the photos are mine.
Sources: http://operaen.no/forestillinger/alcina/ / https://www.facebook.com/operaen

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~ Love and light ~

#opera #operaen #barokk #musikk #klassisk #forestilling #alcina #dronning #oslo #kultur #natur #dyr #magi #kostymer #Gaiadóttir

I had a little walk in the forest a few days ago. I haven't really got to enjoy the snowy winter yet, and now the amount is incredible! :D It's been snowing for hours, days and weeks - it seem to never stop! It is so airy and you can see the perfect crystals when it lands on your clothes! (It has actually been snowing 40% more than what is usual for january) :) I took the opportunity to take a proper photo of my new coat. It is absolutely perfect for a Suger Plum Fairy like me! So cute, and pink and it looks like candy cotton :) 

My forest may look a little scrawny during winter, and not as lushious as pinophyta tress covered in snow, but the rest of the year, it looks like a jungle! :D It is a very old forest, so most of the trees are very tall! I am really looking forward to spring, so I can show you my beautiful forest, but now I'm enjoying the beautiful snowscape too much to think about that!

- Do you have any snow right now?

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~ Love and light ~

#snø #vinter #ute #natur #skog #outfit #antrekk #klær #secondhand #rosa #kåpe #sukkerspinn #søt #mote #inspirasjon #Gaiadóttir

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Photo: Wictoria Nordgaard

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~ Love and light ~

#photoshoot #fotoshoot #fotografi #bilder #skog #natur #grønn #bloglovin #Gaiadóttir

My january faery oracle:

Here is a little summary of what the book says about the card:

"New generations are coming, say the faery wise ones, and he is willing to share and learn from and with them. In truth of course, we are all magickal. But there are also children and young adults around today who are more open and ready than the generations preceding them. These new children are easy to recognise, if you know the signs to look for. Sometimes called Indigos, these children are peaceful warriors and activists with a deep love of nature. Some feel they are an evolutionary leap into what we humans are becoming. It is time to find your own inner authority and take action to change the planet in healtful, healing ways. Time to transmute your anger about politics, ego and repressive regimes by taking meaningful and peaceful action FOR what you believe in. Seeing straight trough illusions and speaking your truth needs to start now. You are a part of a new world, one which we are currently growing into."

Sometimes I feel so alone in the world with my engagement for saving and healing this planet, but now I'm in a class with what seem to be likeminded people. I am studying Environmental protection and conservation this month, and I've been so inspired by these people the last few days, both the lecturers, fellow students and the people of Environmental consercation history. The lecturers are quite mature people and one of our guest lecturers this week was a retired man! It was very refreshing to hear someone out of my agebox talk of the same things as I am passionate about, because my experience is that young people, more so than older people, are realising we do have a problem and that we have to change our culture and lifestyles to save the Earth from the dark future it now is heading to. It is we who are inheriting this planet, and like the lecturer said: "Good planets are hard to find".

I am so gratful for the people who HAVE fought, the people who ARE fighting and the people who are GOING TO fight for a better humanity! :D

I am not perfect, and I like many others need guidance, but I do see it as my duty to spread awareness and inspire people to take action and make these necessary changes. Children are easier to mold, since they are not yet stuck in their patterns, so if there is someone we should try to influence, it is the young ones. I love working with children, and really want to do that in the future. They are the future. I am afraid a lot of parents today doesn't tell or show their children what is going on in this world right now, and what is going to happen if we don't do anything drastic soon. I want to tell and show them, since their parents doesn't.

I have previously worked in different kindergardens, and sadly my experience is that neither the buildings, the yards, the toys, the food or the values (of the adults) are healthy or ethical enough. Therefore I want to start studying to become a preeshchool/kindergarden teacher and eventually create my own kindergarden/school with ethical, healthy and sustainable values! :)

Related to the path I think I'll take, I'm going to two seminars this month. One is about school gardens, at the Collage of Oslo. Hopefully I can learn a lot of things that will be useful to know before starting a school.

Skolehagen - The School Garden

There will also be a seminar about homeschooling this month. For more info, read here. So exiting! So many wonderful things are happening! :) Yesterday I saw this video that I would like to share with you. 11 year old Logan LaPlate talking about homeschooling! Some call it unschooling and he calls it hackschooling. It is incredibly inspiring, and it is like the spirit I envision for my future school. There should be an alternative for the children who are not as lucky as him - I want to make such an alternative! 

Isn't he marvellous? Maybe he is the faery scout my card mentioned? :)

Ps: I am actually still not sure if this blog should be in English, for a wider audience, or in Norwegian, so the children of my country will understand what it says. 
What do you think?

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~ Love and light ~

#natur #grønn #barn #utdanning #undervisning #skole #barnehage #skolehage #hage #hjemmeundervisning #orakelkort #magi #spådom #filosofi #Gaiadóttir

Blessings for the new year to everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Yuletide :) I did and finally the blog as awakened from the winter hibernation. A new year has begun and I am full of new energy, hopes and plans for this Earthly carousel ride!

It's mostly been raining the last few weeks, but that doesn't stop the inspiration. Two days ago I made this ring inspired by water and maelströms.

Like many others I have some bigger and smaller goals for this year to improve both my own life, and hopefully life of other souls as well. 
Here I am going to share some of those goals with you.

I am going to:

- Drink more water. I've had this on my list for many years, I forget to drink during the days...

- Drink more tea. Also a cleaver way to drink more over all.

- Stop using shampoo and use the "no poo" method instead. First I have to use up my current shampoos.

- Collecting litter whenever I'm outdoors. Whenever I see litter on the ground I can't help but thinking about the poor creatures that are suffering from human selfishness and ignorance.

Be the change you want to see in the world - I am. I'm going to try to always bring a plastic bag with me, so I can pick up litter whenever I see it and throw it where it should be. I've already done this twice this week, collecting about 4 kilos of litter. I even saw more that was too big for me to bring with me, so I have to go back with a wheelbarrow or something to get it an other time.

- Read more books. (Separate post coming).

- See more new movies instead of re-watching old ones. I made a watchlist on http://www.imdb.com/ to keep track of the movies I want to see to make it easier for me to choose what movie to see next. I currently have over 200 titles, and a lot of these are series. Hihi

- Worry less. I am sort of a pessimist and I want that to change. The following points are hopefully going to help me with this. 

- Make more lists! I really need lists to help my self getting things done.

- Write a journal of gratitude - some notes every day about what I am thankful for. Here are some tips.

- Start doing yoga. I'm going to attend a class and I am so exited!

- Start meditating regularly.

- Spent more time in nature. After studying what positive effects nature and natural sourroundings has on human health, I know I really need to go out more :)

- Seek guidance in my Fairy Oracle cards more frequently.

The last point on this list, I started with this week. I opened one card for every month to come in the year, and I got a lot of interesting advice and thoughts to keep in mind during the year. I will look at the separate cards again for every new month and share with you what card I got and what thougts it gave and gives me.

- Do you have any New Year resolutions?

"Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Det finnes mange anledninger gjennom året hvor en pleier å gi og motta gaver. Jul, bursdager, overraskelser, og mange andre små og store hendelser som gjøre at en har lyst til bli litt ekstra generøse. Dessverre er det mange som glemmer at en gave er nettopp en gave og føler det som en plikt å gi noe tilbake. Men en ordentlig gave er den som kommer fra hjertet! Du trenger ikke alltid å lage ting selv, men det burde være noe som du gir uten å forvente å få noe tilbake.

Dette betyr ikke at det er feil og galt å ønske seg ting. Det kan alltid være lurt å ha en ønskeliste over tingene du trenger og ønsker deg, både for de som har lyst til å skjemme deg bort, og for din egen skyld sånn at du kan holde deg oppdatert på hva du har, burde ha og ikke lenger trenger. 

Selv er det ingenting jeg virkelig trenger, materielt sett har jeg alt jeg kan drømme om, men det er selvsagt noen ting jeg hadde blitt veldig glad for å få.

Her er en permanent liste for enhver anledning. Jeg kommer til å fjerne ting fra listen om jeg har skaffet/ikke trenger mer, også vil jeg legge til ting hvis noe mangler, eller noe nytt skulle dukke opp. La dere gjerne inspirere og kom gjerne med tips!

Høy prisklasse:

- Fairphone

- Kamera

- Sømbyste

- Ny(gammel?) sykkel

- Sykkelvogn

- Jubileumssymaskinen fra Singer "The Singer 160 Limited Edition"

- The Ringing Cedars - Hele bokserien, helst med originale illustrerte covere

- Havfruefinne fra Mertailor

(- Hva som helst fra mine Etsy-favoritter)

Lavere prisklasse:

- Boken Woodland Knits

- Boken Rawsome vegan baking

- (Spesifikke) Symønstre 

- Skoggrønt setetrekk til sykkelen min

- Refleksgarn

- Hjemmelagde sokker i jordfarger (grønt, brunt, naturhvitt) (laget av øko- og dyrevennlige materialer)

- Frø (økologiske)

- Gavekort fra Fretex (hvis det finnes)

- Hjemmelagde kort og brev!

- Tørkede urter/krydder

- Enhjørninger! (Kosedyr og klistremerker, hihi)

- Kjærlighet! <3

Veldedige gaver

- Donasjon til Natursamfunn

- Gaver fra/til WWF

- Gaver fra/til Naturvernforbundet

- Gaver fra/til Regnskogfondet 

- Gaver fra/til Plan-Norge

- Gaver fra/til Kirkens Nødhjelp

- Gaver fra/til NOAH

- Gaver fra/til Dyrevernalliansen

- Gaver fra/til NRDC - Natural Resources Defense Council

A few years ago, I watched an episode of the british tv-series Grand Designs. The series follow british people who design and build their own houses, from start (and sometimes) to finish :) This particular episode "The Woodman's Cottage" featured the builder Ben Law (and his family) who wanted to build a environmental friendly, low-impact house out of natural materials such as wood, straw, clay, etc. They wantet to be self sustainable with a garden where they would grow their own food.

~ The house ~

Ben's philosopy was to create a beautiful, handcrafted, low tech home of inexpencive materials that would blend in with it's natural sourroundings. He also used centuries old, traditional tecniques. The inside walls and insulation were made of clayed straw bales (cob), and he wanted to keep all his timber in the round, as nature intended
(not cut square like most modern houses).

I love his vision, the materials and the kind of odd shape. Just look at that window :)

And the cob oven above :)

What a heavenly flourishing garden!

~ My awakening ~

The first time I saw this episode (yes, I've seen it several times, and again in the preperations of this post), it was like something changed in my head and heart. I had never given the idea of 'growing your own food' or 'building your own home' any thought. First of all, it was "something no one did anymore". Second; it seemed impossible. Luckily this man and volunteers proved me wrong :D

As a young woman who still hadn't quite found her goal in life, this episode from a tv-series came as a guiding star. It immediately changed my life and suddenly a magical, low impact, self sustainable lifestyle in harmony with nature
had become my ideal, my dream and life goal :)

Below I've shared the revisited-episode that shows the whole process,
and how the house and family were doing some years later.
If you only want to see the finished results, skip to 36.00:

Grand Designs S09E13 The Woodsmans Cottage... by goranr58

Ben Law's web page: http://www.ben-law.co.uk/

My own list of inspiring homes: 
www.pinterest.com/Gaiadottir/~-living-space-~/

Other inspiring natural houses: http://naturalhomes.org/

Grand designs: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/grand-designs

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~ Love and light ~

#hus #økohus #miljøhus #naturhus #husbygging #arkitektur #cob #tv #serie #england #selvforsynt #natur #miljø #grønn #engelsk #Gaiadóttir

Last week I had a little look in one of the local charity shops and almost got a little heart attack when these beauties revealed them selves to me. Three lamps, clearly influenced by art nouveau was laying on a shelf, waiting for me to find them. 

This one came home with me.

And so did two of these.

They are magnificent, and much more exquisite in real life! :)

I also found some lamps quite similar to these online.
Even more delicate, but also a lot more expensive.

You can buy them here, here and here.

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~ Love and light ~

#lampe #lamper #lys #artnouveau #blomst #kunst #brukt #bruktbutikk #secondhand #natur #miljø #grønn #engelsk #Gaiadóttir

I'm still not done with Samhain and today I made Pumpkin Pie again.
My first raw cake ever! :)

My ingredients:

Crust:
1 cup almonds
1 cup walnuts
1/4 cup raisins
1 cup dates
salt

Process the nuts until it's like a rough flour, add the rest,
press in your pie dish when it's sticky, and put in the fridge.

Filling:
Small pumpkin
1 cup dates
Pumpkin spice mix of cinnamon, ginger and cardamom

Process your ingredients, add to your pie and set in the fridge again.

Inspired by this recipe from the wonderfully magical blog http://www.thisrawsomeveganlife.com

I'm pleased with the result, and I had fun making it!

But what about the pumpkin? Did I carve it? I didn't want to chase no spirits away, but guide them on their way with a little faith, trust and pixie dust :)

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~ Love and light ~

#høst #halloween #samhain #kveld #blader #mat #kake #raw #vegan #vegansk #kosthold #pai #gresskar #oppskrift #ingredienser #sunn #tingeling #magi #natur #miljø #engelsk #inspirasjon #Gaiadóttir

Blessed be all muggles, ghosts, witches, elves, faeries, dwarfs, princes, nymphs and mermaids out there!
Finally the day has arrived! :D I will have a calm evening with my love tonight, but wish you all a pleasant All Hallows' Eve, wether you celebrate or not! 

I'm probably going to dressing out some of these days, but my daywear of today is rather casual, inspired by the beautiful autumn!

Everything is second hand - except the beautiful bracelets from Miriel Design, made by my friend Josephine :) Visit her shop here.

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~ Love and light ~

#antrekk #secondhand #brukt #bruktbutikk #brunt #brun #alv #heks #halloween #samhain #høst #magi #natur #miljø #grønn #engelsk #Gaiadóttir

Earlier this month, I went out in the forest by my school for a little walk. Autumn and October is really one of my favorite times of the year, with all the colours, the not-too-cold and not-too-warm temperatures and of course we have Samhain / All Hallows Eve / Alfablot coming upon us! I decided to dress as a fairyesque witch before my stroll.

Mushrooms! 

A black feather. Maybe from a raven?
In the book I'm reading at the moment, Odin's Child, in the Norwegian fantasy series The Raven Rings, they repeatedly say that a raven is a good sign ;)

More mushrooms! 

Footprint of a wolf? Aoouuh!

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~ Love and light ~

#sopp #skog #ute #høst #heks #magi #halloween #samhain #antrekk #natur #miljø #grønn #engelsk #Gaiadóttir

In Norway we have a long and old tradition with flea markets. Marching bands all over the country, especially the big cities, collect "trash and treasures" from their local community and sell them in a big market at their schools, that lasts over a weekend. The markets usually takes place in springtime and autumn, and to keep updated about the coming markets, you can go here: http://loppemarked.info/

I'm addicted to these markets, and I can't count how many I've been to during this year! It's so much fun going treasure hunting! You can find so many unike objects at a reasonable price, you don't support any bad or unethical industries and the money goes to a good, local cause :) (The marching bands are a big part of the Norwegian Constitution Day, 17th of May.)

It is usually very crowed, especially when they open, and people fight over the best parts. Luckily for me, I tend to look like "different" things than the mass, as well as showing up early. I mostly look for browns, greens and pastels, magical, natural and leafy things. Fabrics, garments, decorative objects, jewelry etc. I also found a beautiful cabinet for my books once.

This weekend I went to the best flea market in town. They are very well organised, all the clothes are sorted by colour! <3

Here is todays 'loot'!

Flowers and leafs for decoration and craftsupplies. And a gardenstone :)

A jewelry chest.

Purse.

Clothes.

Cups, tiny bottle and a purple flacon.

Basket.

Curtains - or future dress?

Pillow cases, table cloth and duvet cover.

Last but not least: A taxidermied kestrel! So cute <3

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~ Love and light ~

#loppemarked #loppis #brukt #gjenbruk #secondhand #miljøvennlig #skattejakt #skatter #shopping #natur #miljø #grønn #engelsk #Gaiadóttir

I got so many nice comments on my pictures recently, both in the last entry, and on facebook. Thank you for all your love <3
Please give your love to the woman behind the magic!

The ever so talented photographer, and dear friend, Wictoria! 

In July, my birthmonth, she invited me to a photoshoot in the forest.
This was the result:

All pictures from her blog: http://wictorianart.wordpress.com/ 

Check out her pages:

Webpage http://wictorianart.com/ 
Deviantart http://wictorian-art.deviantart.com/
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/wictoriabenedicte/
Tumblr http://wictorianart.tumblr.com/

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~ Love and light ~

#photoshoot #fotoshoot #fotografi #bilder #modell #skog #natur #grønn #inspirasjon #Gaiadóttir

~ Who am I? ~

Greetings, dear brothers and sisters. I am Kama Sofie Gaiadóttir. A daugther of the earth, a woodland creature. I am stardust in human form. A fairy, a Princcess, a Goddess, a Soul. I am put on this planet to spread and create beauty, Venleik, on the inside as well as on the outside: Love. I am a part of the Rainbow Fellowship just as anyone else. I'm worth no more, no less than anything else in the Universe. 

This is my time and age, and I am ever so grateful to be living and experiencing right now. Yet I look both to the future, and to old cilivizations and cultures to find inspiration on how to eat, dress and live.

~ My name ~

Kama Sofie is the name that I have been given.

My mother always wanted to call her daughter Sofie if she had one. Ʃoɸíɑ is greek and means wisdom.
My father chose Kama. काम is sanskrit and means love.
(For a more detailed description please read here. I recommend it;))

Together this can be translated to The Wisdom of Love or The Love of Wisdom.
Either way a heavy name I want to deserve and fulfill. 

In norse nametraditions children get their last name from their parents first name followed by -son/dóttir depending on what gender the child is. My mother is the Earth, Gaia, and I am a woman, therefore I am Gaiadóttir.

~ What do I want with this blog? ~

On this blog, like the other places I go, I want to be an inspiration and to be inspired myself. I care deeply about justice, goodness, beauty, and I want to convey the message through this blog. I want to find like-minded people and create new friendships with souls that I might not would have met otherwise. I also want to keep family and friends updated on what I do, my adventures and magical places I go.

One of my biggest personal goals is to live a low impact life in harmony with nature.
This blog will focus on my way to get there, in addition to what is mentioned above.

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~ Love and light from a Fairy of the Norwegian Woods ~

#natur #miljø #grønn #inspirasjon #Gaiadóttir