The Swedish summer stencil collection

The Swedish Summer Stencil Collection - Dala Muses

It’s the most abundant time of the year. Summer has started, or to be more precise: It’s Midsummer in Sweden, one of the highlights of the year. An appropriate time to tell you about something super exciting I have been working on for a while now. It’s so hard when you can’t tell anyone what you’re so passionate about. After the launch of my stencil collection inspired by Scandinavian folk art, I walked around with another, but very specific, idea for a new stencil collection. I’m so happy to tell you that it’s ready! Read more →

Finally a flower drawer dresser

Flower drawer dresser in Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint - Dala Muses

Installing a dresser with the drawers used as planters (a ‘flower drawer dresser’)  was high up on my agenda since years. I never had a balcony or a covered deck and lived in a very rainy country so I postponed the whole idea. Since we live in Sweden we have a covered balcony and deck. Perfect! Read more →

Fall, folk art and fun

Fall, folk art and fun - Dala Muses

I like playing with words and letters: that explains the (maybe weird) title of this post. Fall, folk art and fun. This week I wanted to have a little ‘fun’ with milk paint and my camera. A small creative project. I just wanted to pop in today to show you the result. Fall was at its peak, everything in nature around us was deep yellow and I knew it wouldn’t take long before every single leaf would be on the ground. I wanted to enjoy the Fall atmosphere until that last little bit, and working on a Fall vignette in our living room felt appropriate. Read more →

Botanical decor and faux rust

Botanical prints are trending all over the world. And they come from … exactly … the Scandinavian countries. While I was planning the renovation of our upstairs living room, the ‘allrum‘ in Swedish, I felt myself drawn more and more to botanical decor. Well, with my passion for wildflowers it’s not so strange. It’s all plants after all!  Read more →

A lagom summer

Why a lagom lifestyle is good for you. The Scandi way to a more creative life. Dala Muses.

I started writing this post with just a couple of words in my head and a lot of overwhelming thoughts, but that’s part of writing. Getting chaos down on paper in a structured form. The words were: lagom, summer, self-care, creative block and productivity pressure, so you can sense already in what direction this post is going. Read more →