Inte Alls Lagom
LAGom:
not too much
not too little
just right
right?

One of my first experiences with the Swedish 'lagom' was when I tried to order large shiny posters for a grant opening. With my balloons and fancy catering already ordered, I only needed to fix the printer issues. That is when I received a phone call of our communication officer that was assisting me with the posters and she pointed out that 'shiny' was not lagom...


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About me

Inte-alls-lagom (not at all lagom) is about my desire to make stuff. To create beautiful, creepy or fun things from simple materials (though often a lot of it). To think out the process on how to make it, learn new techniques, collect my tools and then to start building. The entire process is pure pleasure ....and medicinal!


Because face it: what cures 4 year-olds better from their arachnophobia than a creepy crawler twice their size at their Halloween party. See?

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mustnthaves

When my daughter mentioned she really wanted a unicorn for her birthday, I took apart an old chair and started to work with newspapers, masking tape and cloth...


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when lagom doesn't cut it
a little unbalance

Baking and making stuff that is a little too much can bring people off balance. Nice isn't it?

bring the party oomph

When my son turned one, I filled the house with helium balloons. He liked the first two. Mummy liked the other 98;-)

when to kiss a frog

Take PVC pipes, cover with foam, attach to a giant ball covered with broomstick hair....there is your giant spider. Unfortunately, no useful brooms left in the house. O well.