Jenny of Jenny Karlsson Design

July 7th, 2008 by Andreanna

Jenny makes all sorts of accessories. I personally like her wrist cuffs.  She also has a blog you can check out here. So let’s see what she has to say.
What…is your name?
Jenny Karlsson ( JennyKarlssonDesign)

What…do you make?

I make accessories mostly. Bags, jewellery, knitted scarfs, crocheted hats. Then there’s also cards, small silly creatures and what else that appears from my creativity. I have always been making things, most of the time. I feel out of balance if I don’t, it’s a  great thing to have realised that already :)
I want to make people to think, be inspired or just plain happy. I do free hand embroidered words of wisdom on bags, or use pictures from old magazines that can be hilarious when taken out of its context. Stamps are just too beautiful to just be thrown away.

What… is your favorite color?
I like a lot of colours.. But I think it might be moss-green, or something that has to do with leaves and plants. :)

What… is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Depends. Is it an African or an European swallow? :)

What … is your main influence?
Times past I think.. And nature. I find inspiration at all sorts of places, it’s mostly things that makes me feel good & inspired. Like costume dramas, arts & crafts movement, the pre-raphaelites, silly things, illustrated childrens’ books, beautiful photos, art noveau, William Morris etc. What they all have in common is the feeling I get from them. I am a lot about feelings :)
Therefore my ‘Feeling before fashion’ - slogan :)

Where… is your shop?
I have both Dawanda & Etsy shops online, and my things can also be found at a Swedish site called Ssignerat.se (meaning ’signed’)

(http://en.dawanda.com/shop/JennyKarlssonDesign,
JennyKarlsson.etsy.com,
www.signerat.se)

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2 Responses

  1. Marian

    I like her use of vintage photos and stamps. really do, so original!

  2. Sunny

    I love wearing the pretty little plum colored crocheted pin with a “jewel” in it that Jenny made, which I found in her Etsy shop. I also enjoy the stamp from Sweden on a wrist cufflet that she made.

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Glamasaurus is a one woman business nestled in the small city of Lenzburg, Switzerland. Andreanna started making clay candle holders for her apartment 6 years ago and her love of clay grew from there. She started crafting even before she could remember and was always encouraged by her grandmother. This love of DIY or do it yourself continues with this incarnation of Glamasaurus.com.