|pic: video from svt.se/os |

I really like the thought of Swedes sitting in their sofas crocheting like mad right now. And as for olympics hats, I fancy the Swedish Olympics hat of ’94 as well. Little did our athletes know their style would stand the times. Pernilla Wiberg in Norwegian Lillehammer:

All other fine features set aside, it has a high-resolution, 9.7 inch LED-backlit, IPS display. A digital photo frame is of course the most basic home decor use of the iPad, but given that it has the whole world in its shell – it can display anything. Anywhere in a house. Just imagine the possibilities… Change poster with the touch of your finger. Or display a bookself with the iBooks app. Or, hang the iPad in the kitchen and use it for jotting down your grocery list, or week menu, with Notes. Or to-do’s (although that is a more boring example of use).

And wait, there’s more! Are you – like me – one of those TV-opponents? You do not like the eternal flicker, the hollow-eyed viewing and especially: detest the appearance of the huge TV and its wires, even if it is a slim lcd? You ponder whether you should hide it in a cupboard or embed it in a nice looking frame-arrangement? Well, you keep the iPad in a box or any drawer – it’s just slightly smaller than a magazine -  and if someone (your hubby maybe) promply must watch TV just pick it up and voilà!.. let him hold it in his lap.

OK, these were the most obvious home decor uses of the iPad. I would let it into my house. As long as there is plenty of wall mounts to it.

I got my first TRIWA watch this summer – in red – and the second this fall/winter – a black one. I really like them. Affordable and fun!

Their marketing is quite fun too….

This, my dear readers, is my new darling in the jewelry compartment! The bracelet bears the name Katarina and is part of a series of bracelets called Bracelets of Uttran. The designer of this beautiful and very creative re-use of old lace and scraps of silk is Ida, who is also the author of the Swedish blog Familjen i Uttran.

Inspiration to Bracelets of Uttran is derived from the tin works in traditional Sami handicrafts. In the bottom layer of the bracelet is a strip of Kevlar-canvas, that provides charter and extra power to the bracelet. Light is reflected in the sail cloth, which also highlights the gold Kevlar fibers. Bracelets are all unique, and price varies depending on the material and width. Katarina has a layer of purple Thai silk and a Designers Guild-button in patterned pale pink. It measures 17,5 x 3 cm. It arrived to me immediately upon order, beautifully wrapped!, for a price of approx. £20 including postage. The bracelets are made one by one and displayed in the Creme de la Creme- shop. I just love this design idea – I can’t think of a better use of old lace or, for that matter, a nicer way to wear it!

To make your (boring?) phone a bit more trendey, you can put it in this nice cowhide slip cover from Southern Brand. It’s made to fit a standard iPhone but you can fit other models as well. Each cover is unique and you can get one for US$29.

Cowhide Slip Cover [southernbrand.com]