Gehaakte bokaalhoesjes

Vorige week heb ik deze leuke bokaalhoesjes gehaakt. Het zijn gewoon confituurpotten met een jasje. Ik heb er wat roosjes ingezet voor de gezelligheid.


Een handleiding vind je bij Attic24.

Kransen van mosselschelpen

Jaja hier ben ik weer! Toch maar eens proberen terug wat te maken van dit blogje. Maar vanaf nu enkel nog in het Nederlands, geen Engels meer.

Afgelopen week had ik enkele dagen vrijaf en dan heb ik deze kransen van mosselschelpen gemaakt. Ik vind ze eigenlijk wel vrij goed gelukt.

Carnaval, cats and crafts

I want to show you a few more pictures.

The first ones are from Carnaval, when the kids had to be dressed up for school:




Today is the last day of the holidays, it was nice being a few days at home and crafting with the kids. We made these cards from 'filigraan', rolling up small strokes of paper. And with the help of my sister-in-law, the kids made this farm:




And finally, I want to show you some pictures of our cats, in a few weeks, when the weather is better, they will be going outdoors for the first time. The other two older cats are finally getting used to them:




Hope you had a relaxing holiday!

Renovations

This year we are having some major renovations done to the house. We will be laying a new roof and having all our windows and front door replaced. A lot of work, because having new windows means that we will have to replace some ceilings and paint a few rooms again. Pictures and updates will follow around the month of May.

Now we are working on our attic. Our attic is quite large and we will be making it a place just for the two of us. There is a dressing and a small bathroom. The rest of the attic will be used for our bed (when the kids are a bit older). We will be installing a small seating area where we can relax and read and a desk where I can do some of the crafts I like for which I don't have the space right now. And last but not least, one area will serve as a relaxing place where I can practice my yoga, tai chi and meditations. I am sooooooooooo much looking forward to this, having my own sacred space to relax.

A few weeks ago, the concrete floor has been put in and it gives a whole new look to the place. Now, a lot of painting has to be done, doors have to be put in, the bathroom has to be installed, the floor has to be laid, the staircase has to be finished,... still a lot of work, but we are slowly getting there.

This picture shows our attic viewed from the entrance, in the back, you can see the dressing room:



The next picture shows the attic from the other side:


So you now what we are doing these days, this afternoon I will be painting, fortunately I like painting, it clears my mind...

Winterwonderland

This is the first time in a very long time, that we are having a real winter! Yesterday we went to the farm where the pond was totally frozen and people were skating on it.

Holiday crafts

Well, the holidays are over and we are back at our regular routines. I must say that I don't regret it. I love Christmas, but it's always so busy that I like it when everything can turn to normal again.

In between all the festivities of Christmas, we managed to do some holiday crafts, like baking cookies and making paper garlands.





I also finished my striped afghan and it's now hanging over our sofa, I will show a picture of it next time.

Last but not least, I want to wish all of you a very happy 2009! With lots of love, laughter, friendship and creativity, but most importantly with a good health!

Xmas decorations

Yesterday, we set up our Christmas tree. For the very first time, we decided to buy a fake one. I have always been against fake trees, but the advantages of a fake one won us over this time. With the two little cats in the house, I was afraid that I constantly had to keep them out of the tree and that I would find ornaments and needles all over the place. And I think today the fake trees look really nice. Here are some pictures of our tree and some other Christmas decorations around the house: