Mila's Daydreams

The Great FAN ART Competition — The 6th Finalist!

2012-01-27T22:41:00.002+02:00

Congratulations Kirsi Vuomajoki! I love your Winter Wonderland picture! Beautiful background and harmonic colors. Good Job! Hey, you can still send me your fan pictures, Competition is on until the Valentines day, 14.2.2012! whenmybabydreams (@) gmail.com

How did it start? Read it from the ETSY blog!

2012-01-24T21:56:00.001+02:00

I just wanted to show you the pictures where I got the idea. One day Mila fell asleep on a blanket and looked like a little fencer. Next day, when I was looking that picture, I thought it could be funnier if there was something else happening on a background. They could be her dreams illustrated! So I waited until she was sleeping again and built this little forest from a

The Great FAN ART Competition — 5th Finalist!

2012-01-20T15:37:00.001+02:00

Congratulations Tearson Morrison & Mom, Jason and Easton! Such a cute chef and elegant implementation. He just might be the future Top Chef! I've received so much these great and funny pictures, thank you so much, so don't worry if I didn't pick yours yet. I might do it later. And of course you can still send me your fan pictures.

Our 15 minutes in fame - Today Show

2012-01-19T20:56:00.001+02:00

I was so nervous but I survived, mostly because all hosts were so warm and lovely in person, Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy With Kathie Lee and Hoda Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy With Ann Curry Thank you Kathie Lee, Hoda, Ann Curry and all the others, who I had pleasure to meet

The Great FAN ART Competition — 4th Finalist!

2012-01-13T17:13:00.000+02:00

Congratulations Kylee Leonetti! Oh my god, this is so gorgeous and soothing image! I like the way there's movement in this pic, she really looks like she's walking through the snow blizzard. Love it! Pssst! You can still send me your fan pictures. whenmybabydreams (@) gmail.com Competition is on until the Valentines day, 14.2.2012!

The Great FAN ART Competition — 3rd FINALIST!

2012-01-06T10:33:00.001+02:00

Congratulations Caitlin Carson! This aeroplane picture made me smile, I love the baby's expression and it reminds me of Snoopy playing The Red Baron in the Peanuts. Only thing missing is tiny pilot's cap and goggles, haha. Great job! Pssst! You can still send me your fan pictures. whenmybabydreams (@) gmail.com Competition is on until the

The book — It is OUT THERE!

2012-01-03T16:26:00.000+02:00

Today is the day! Yay! I can't believe my book baby is out there somewhere. Have you seen it yet? If you see it, please take a picture and send it to me. I want to see with my own eyes that it's really out there and it's not alone :) "Please, take a good care of my book baby. With love, Adele"

The Great Fan Art Competition — Second FINALIST!

2011-12-30T13:53:00.000+02:00

Congratulations Iris and little baby Ava Gillian! Ava Diva - Live in Concert is funny and lovely photo with such a cute star! I like the way you used fabric patterns to create this picture. Well done! Pssst! You can still send me your fan pictures. whenmybabydreams (@) gmail.com Competition is on until the Valentines day, 14.2.2012!

The Great Fan Art Competition — The First FINALIST!

2011-12-23T13:28:00.000+02:00

Congratulations Farrah Beller! Amazing composition and peaceful picture with the lovely colors! I love it! There was plenty of other great pictures too, so don't worry if I didn't pick you right now, I might do it later. And remember you can still send me your fan pictures. whenmybabydreams (@) gmail.com Competition is on until the Valentines

Ciao my friends!

2011-12-20T20:43:00.000+02:00

A while ago I gave an interview to one italian magazine called D – La repubblica delle Donne (Magazine No.770, pages 128-129 and 130-131, article by Valentina Pigmei) and I liked that article a lot, well I can't speak italian, but I translated it with google translator, so I believe I understood the most of it. Grazie mille! PS I've received a lot of lovely fan art photos, thank you so much for

The Great FAN ART Competition!

2011-12-16T13:14:00.000+02:00

I have noticed from Mila's Daydreams Facebook page that many of you guys are inspired to make your own dream pictures with your family. (See the photo gallery) That's so cool! So I have decided to create a competition for you. You can send your own dream picture to whenmybabydreams(@)gmail.com (Remove parentheses from @. Only one picture per person. Add your contact details for the

3 weeks and it is HERE!

2011-12-13T18:38:00.000+02:00

...and it's a BOOK! Can't believe it, only 3 weeks left until When My Baby Dreams* is here! I hope my stork will bring it to you too. (*From this book link you find list of retailers and can pre-order When My Baby Dreams in a click!)

Where do dream ideas come from?

2011-12-10T10:09:00.001+02:00

BEFORE AFTER From her real dreams, don't you think? Coming soon: More making of dream pictures and some funny before and after scenes. Also "When My Baby Dreams" -competition for YOU. Stay tuned!

Paintings and drawings

2011-12-05T12:43:00.001+02:00

This autumn my favourite thing was to paint or draw meanwhile I listen audio books from my Kindle. Well, until I got so nauseous that I couldn't draw a line without feeling sick. My morning sickness has been quite unpredictable and abstract. I guess now I know how my hubby felt two years ago, when I got nauseous from his composed music and threw up after we saw movies like Avatar and Up!

Sorry for the radio silence - I've been...

2011-11-30T10:13:00.001+02:00

...oh, how to put this nicely? Well, I've been a bit nauseous lately. "Morning sickness", who ever come up with that term is a very lucky woman or man, who has seen his wife only at the morning time, since the feeling is definitely 24/7 sickness. At least for me. But Yay! I'm pregnant! Mila is going to have a sibling next spring! And I promise I try to update this blog more often now that I

Art course - Autumn

2011-10-07T08:18:00.001+03:00

After a long break I decided to continue my painting and drawing hobby. I think I have nowadays more patience for that, being a mom has changed me for good. Mila sleeps now two naps per day, and I try to write during the morning naps and draw or paint on the afternoon. But sometimes I do a little sketches at the morning before I write. It helps me clear my mind and concentrate. So here's

Mommy's summer job: Music Video

2011-10-04T17:15:00.000+03:00

Artist: Emmi Salo Director/Writer/Make-up/Wardrobe: Adele Enersen Producer/Assistant Editor/Lighting Assistant/Playback: Lasse Enersen Cinematography: Juge Heikkilä Camera Assistant: Heikki Slåen Color Grading: Timo Luomanen/Post Control Editor: Santeri Enstedt Last summer I had an opportunity to direct a music video. We had very tiny budget and only one day to shoot, but we had a

Rainy Day Fun

2011-08-22T16:47:00.004+03:00

I love autumn and rain...especially 'cause it's perfect reason to stay home and do something funny. So we built a indoor "swimming pool" to Mila, and meanwhile she was playing with her best friends (Cat theCat & Tigger) a draw some comics etc with my new markers. 1) First you need lot of pillows, 2) put a bedspread or comforter on top of that, 3) swim with the friends in a puddle of fabric!

Laundry Day Monsters!

2011-08-03T16:37:00.000+03:00

... and how to avoid household chores.

Project Nursery - Coraline inspired painting

2011-07-13T11:15:00.001+03:00

I just wanted to paint something cute to Mila's new room. I got my inspiration from Coraline book/movie. This is my cutie pie version of those characters. The clue of this painting is real sewed buttons as a eyes. These are our snap photos from Universal Studios ... ...of real Coraline stop motion characters, props and sets. Cool! If you didn't know, I'm a HUGE Stop Motion fan!

When My Baby Dreams of reading her books...

2011-07-05T09:42:00.002+03:00

Oh here it is! Our first book cover ♡ When My Baby Dreams (HarperCollins, Balzer + Bray ) This book is highly tested with the target audience. Here you can see the test group in action. ;) The Project Nursery: The reading corner is still middle of progress, I'd like to make some kind of babyproof divan there, where we could read or play with Mila. Before I figure out how to make that,

Pssst...wanna see something?

2011-06-30T20:07:00.001+03:00

Go to babycenter.com ! (She said mystically and winked to all her blog-friends)

Nursery - Cherry Blossom Chandelier

2011-06-13T15:29:00.001+03:00

We went to New York too. This is from Central Park. What a lovely place. I loved all the museums and walking around the city. And I absolutely fall in love with the Cherry trees. They gave me an idea... I bought some water based and non-toxic Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and lamp shades.... ...and this basic "Kronetorp" chandelier. I also bought some silk cherry blossom -flowers.

The Project Nursery - Before and the floor

2011-06-02T20:14:00.002+03:00

Yes, my hubby used to have his playroom studio at our home. And it was the only place where I didn't even try to put decorations, pillows and nice new curtains. His sacred man cave. Now all these fancy equipments and huge bunch of electric wires are at his new studio, and I deserve a medal for my patience. Don't you think? Now it's going to be Mila's nursery. makeover starts!

Happy Birthday Mila!

2011-05-25T18:44:00.000+03:00

Mila is celebrating her very first birthday this week. I took the "official" 1 year old picture of her in a same dress I was wearing in my picture in 1979. Past is reaching to future.