Crea Linda

iPhone hoesje

2011-11-19T08:06:00.002+01:00

Ik heb een nieuwe iPhone gekregen en dat verdiende toch wel een nieuw hoesje. Ik heb één van mijn mooiste stofjes gekozen, een leuke tutorial gezocht en niet veel later was dit hoesje geboren. Mijn kinderen dachten dat ik het gekocht had, toch een mooi compliment, niet?

Gehaakte steen

2011-11-18T14:46:00.001+01:00

Deze steen komt nog van mijn man, het is echt een grote steen, zo'n 30 cm lang en heel erg zwaar. Ik vond dat het tijd werd om hem een jasje te geven. Ik volgde deze beschrijving en ik vind het resultaat echt heel mooi geworden. Hij staat nu mee in de badkamer met de andere gehaakte badkameraccessoires.

Slagroomkrans

2011-11-18T14:38:00.001+01:00

Ziet ze er niet uit om van te smullen deze krans? Net slagroom, niet? In werkelijkheid is het een krans gemaakt van... make-up tissues. Het is echt heel simpel om te maken en het resultaat ziet er om op te eten uit! Hier vind je de werkbeschrijving.

Badkameraccessoires

2011-11-18T14:32:00.001+01:00

Om onze badkamer een beetje te verfraaien, haakte ik een paar accessoires. Een hoesje voor een doosje tissues en ik haakte ook nog een hoesje voor een flesje olie.

Het patroon voor de tissuedoos vind je bij Royal Sisters. Het hoesje voor het flesje heb ik gehaakt in stokjes met een randje van picootjes.

Indrukwekkende wolkenhemel

2011-11-18T14:28:00.001+01:00

Hebben jullie een tijdje geleden ook die prachtig gekleurde wolkenhemel gezien? Het duurde maar een paar minuten, dus je moest snel zijn, maar het was zo ontzettend indrukwekkend. Alles baadde in een oranjeroze gloed, echt een heel speciaal gevoel.

Halloweenkrans

2011-11-17T11:04:00.001+01:00

Ja, ik weet het, Halloween is alweer even voorbij, maar ik had deze krans nog niet laten zien (sorry voor de kwaliteit van de foto):

Patroon is te vinden bij Lily Sugar 'n Cream,

Bloemenkussen

2011-11-17T11:01:00.001+01:00

Ok, ondertussen heeft iedereen deze wel al eens gemaakt en ik kon zeker niet achterblijven. Onze poes vind het alvast heerlijk zich ertegenaan te nestelen.

Patroon vind je bij Attic24.

Poezendekentje

2011-11-17T10:56:00.001+01:00

Het poppendekentje dat ik een tijdje geleden haakte voor mijn dochter, is veranderd in een poezendekentje:

Superschattig tasje

2011-10-16T18:20:00.001+02:00

Met de mooie kleurtjes van de Catania-wol heb ik dit superschattig mini-tasje gemaakt, in de favoriete kleuren van mijn dochter (geïnspireerd door de kleuren van haar kamer ;-) ). Je kan het patroon hier downloaden.

Sleutelhanger

2011-09-03T18:59:00.002+02:00

Onlangs heb ik het boekje 'gehaakte applicaties' van juf Steek gekocht. Ik kocht er meteen ook alle kleurtjes Catania-katoen bij. Wat een bonte verzameling mooie kleurtjes! Heb al een aantal dingetjes uit het boekje gemaakt, allemaal erg leuk. Deze leuke sleutelhanger maakte ik er ook van. Mijn dochter heeft hem al meteen aan haar pennenzak gehangen.

Gehaakt tasje

2011-08-22T16:24:00.000+02:00

Nog een projectje dat eindelijk is afgeraakt: een mooi wit gehaakt tasje. Het motiefje ziet er moeilijker uit dan het is. Ik vind het resultaat wel mooi geworden. Het is gehaakt met Bomull-Lin volgens dit patroon van Drops.

Polswarmers

2011-08-13T14:17:00.001+02:00

Omdat ik nog wat alpaca-wol over had van de poncho, heb ik er deze mooie polswarmers van gemaakt. Zullen deze winter zeker van pas komen! Het patroon vind je hier.

Gehaakte grijze poncho

2011-08-13T14:10:00.000+02:00

Deze poncho is gehaakt met hetzelfde garen en hetzelfde patroon als mijn vorige poncho. Maar ik merkte dat ik die poncho eigenlijk niet echt aandeed, de kleuren zijn wel mooi, maar passen niet overal bij. Vandaar dat ik er nu eentje wilde maken in een neutralere kleur, die bij veel past. Ik heb ook een kleinere haaknaald gebruikt, waardoor het model toch net iets beter uitkomt.

Granny square kussens

2011-07-03T20:02:00.002+02:00

Van wat restjes wol, maakte ik deze granny square kussenhoezen. Ze passen mooi in onze nieuwe zetels!

Japanse bloemen

2011-05-12T13:19:00.000+02:00

Ja, ik kon er ook niet aan weerstaan... ik moest ze ook eens maken: die mooie Japanse bloemen. Ik heb het patroon van Elizabeth Cat gebruikt. Gebruikte garen is Catania-katoen.

Gehaakte draagtas

2011-05-12T10:41:00.000+02:00

Eindelijk nog eens iets om te tonen: ditmaal een gehaakte tas. Patroon is van Drops Design, garen is Drops Bomull-Lin. Heel erg leuk om te haken en helemaal niet zo moeilijk.

Paastakken met gehaakte blaadjes

2011-04-23T16:29:00.000+02:00

Om een beetje de paassfeer in huis te krijgen, heb ik deze kleurrijke blaadjes gemaakt en ze met ijzerdraad vastgemaakt aan enkele takken:

Een handleiding voor het maken van de blaadjes vind je bij Two Girls Being Crafty.

Poppendekentje

2011-04-16T10:11:00.000+02:00

Ik wou al heel lang de granny stripe van Lucy eens uitproberen en omdat ik niet meteen zin had een groot deken te maken, heb ik er een poppendekentje van gemaakt. Ik vond het heel leuk om te doen, dat grote deken komt er vast en zeker nog eens van, maar voorlopig wil ik me houden aan wat kleinere projectjes.

Gehaakt kussen

2011-03-29T10:48:00.000+02:00

Onlangs was ik begonnen met vierkantjes te haken volgens het patroon van Yvestown. Omdat ik het niet echt zag zitten er een heel deken van te maken, heb ik er uiteindelijk een kussentje van gemaakt en 'k ben er heel erg blij mee. 't Staat heel vrolijk in de zetel.

Ripple plaid

2011-03-16T11:38:00.000+01:00

Hier is hij dan: mijn eigen gehaakte ripple plaid. Ik ben er echt blij mee, 't was leuk om te haken en ik vind de kleurtjes mooi passen bij ons thuis. Het patroon dat ik gebruikt heb is de 'easy ripple afghan' van SusanB. Het haakt heel vlot weg.

Op de foto hierboven zie je helemaal links onderaan een staartje verschijnen, dat staartje behoort tot één van onze vier katten: Prutsie, een superlieve kater! Kijk maar eens, is het geen schatje?

Nog een gehaakte poncho

2011-02-27T13:58:00.000+01:00

Na de poncho voor mezelf, heb ik ook nog een poncho voor mijn dochter gemaakt. Ik vind dat ze er heel erg mooi mee staat. De poncho zelf is helemaal niet moeilijk te maken. De wol die ik heb gebruikt is Drops Paris en het patroon komt ook van Drops.

Granny square tasje

2011-02-27T13:52:00.000+01:00

Met wat restjes wol van de poncho die ik voor mijn dochter gemaakt heb, heb ik dit schattige tasje gemaakt. De binnenkant is van vilt. Het patroon komt van The Royal Sisters.

Plaid in zachte kleurtjes

2011-02-19T08:46:00.000+01:00

Deze plaid heb ik ondertussen al meer dan een jaar geleden afgewerkt, maar ik besefte ineens dat ik hem nog altijd niet op mijn blog gezet had. Ik vind hem echt supermooi geworden, mooie zachte kleuren en een leuk patroontje.

Het patroon kwam uit een haakboekje van Phildar en de wol kwam ook van bij Phildar. Als jullie geïnteresseerd zijn, zoek ik het boekje wel eens terug op.

Gehaakte poncho

2011-02-05T10:28:00.000+01:00

Iets dat al lang op mijn verlanglijstje stond, was het haken van een poncho. En nu hij af is, vraag ik me af waarom ik er niet eerder aan ben begonnen.... zo makkelijk om te doen. Het patroon dat ik gebruikt heb, komt van Drops Design. Het garen is Drops Alpaca. Ik heb gewoon de kleuren van het patroon gevolgd, maar ik ga er binnenkort toch ook eentje in andere kleuren maken. Maar eerst de poncho afmaken die ik voor mijn dochter aan het haken ben... in allemaal mierzoete snoepjeskleuren. Foto's daarvan volgen later nog!

Hartjesslinger

2011-02-05T10:23:00.000+01:00

Het is bijna Valentijn en dus heb ik de bloemetjesslinger boven de open haard vervangen door een hartjesslinger. Het patroon van de hartjes vind je bij The Royal Sisters.

Gehaakte kol (of cowl)

2011-01-18T10:55:00.000+01:00

Vorige week heb ik deze kol (of cowl) gemaakt. Hij was oorspronkelijk voor mij, maar was een beetje te klein uitgevallen. Tot grote blijdschap van mijn dochter, want zij vindt hem echt super! Hij is gehaakt met wol van de Zeeman en volgens de beschrijving van ing-things.

Blog hop

2010-12-25T09:06:00.000+01:00

Blog hop

2010-12-17T14:21:00.003+01:00

Sterretjesslinger (of bloemetjes)

2010-11-12T14:29:00.000+01:00

Een dame die heel erg mooie haakwerkjes maakt in schitterende kleuren, is Yvonne van Yvestown.

Onlangs plaatste ze een tutorial voor een gehaakte sterretjesslinger. Die moest ik meteen uitproberen. Ik moet toegeven dat de sterretjes bij mij eerder bloemetjes lijken, maar ik vind ze sowieso erg mooi geworden!

De tutorial voor het haken van de sterretjes vind je hier.

Gehaakte granny cover voor tissuedoos

2010-11-07T14:18:00.000+01:00

Het seizoen voor de loopneuzen is weer volop aangebroken en dan komen die tissuedozen goed van pas. Maar erg aantrekkelijk zijn ze niet. Hier is de oplossing: haak er een mooi jasje voor.

De tutorial vind je op de site van The Royal Sisters, waar je verder nog heel wat toffe tutorials kan vinden, dus neem daar zeker eens een kijkje!

Gehaakte yogatas

2010-11-07T14:10:00.000+01:00

Als je twee van je favoriete hobby's kan combineren, is het helemaal feest.

Met wat restjes gekleurde wol, heb ik deze yogatas gehaakt. Op één middagje was hij klaar en ik heb al een paar leuke complimentjes gekregen van mede-yogi's.

Wasspeld-vleermuizen

2010-11-02T18:11:00.000+01:00

Het is herfstvakantie hier en dus tijd om eens wat te knutselen met de kinderen. Op de site van Martha Stewart vond ik heel wat leuke Halloween-ideetjes zoals deze wasspeld-vleermuizen. Heel erg leuk om te maken en je huis mee te decoreren:

Vilten bol

2010-11-02T18:05:00.000+01:00

Ik zag onlangs dit idee hier: http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/12/diy-project-kristens-ruffly-felt-wreath.html en vond het zo mooi dat ik er onmiddellijk iets mee wou doen. Ik had nog een aantal vellen rood vilt en een piepschuim bol en daarvan heb ik dan dit gemaakt:

Nu nog wit vilt kopen en een piepschuim krans en dan ga ik zeker de krans eens maken, leuk als decoratie voor de feestdagen!

Gratis e-book met haakpatronen van tassen!

2010-10-08T10:00:00.000+02:00

Schuim je ook regelmatig het internet af voor nieuwe haakpatronen? Deze link naar een gratis e-book met haakpatronen van tassen kwam ik onlangs tegen. Ik wil hem graag met jullie delen:

De herfst is nu echt in 't land!

2010-09-29T15:23:00.000+02:00

Daarstraks ben ik even de tuin in gedoken om wat fotootjes van de herfstpracht te maken. Met Picasa3 heb ik wat zitten spelen om wat collages te maken. Geniet mee van de prachtige kleuren!

Bloemetjes haken

2010-09-29T15:17:00.000+02:00

Ik had het boek al op verschillende blogs zien passeren en heb het zelf uiteindelijk ook gekocht: '100 bloemen om te haken en breien' van Lesley Stanfield.

Deze leuke bloemetjes heb ik er onlangs uit gemaakt. Ze zijn leuk om ergens als versiering aan te naaien.

Eerste poging tot amigurumi

2010-09-21T12:32:00.000+02:00

Ben weer begonnen met iets nieuws: amigurumi. Heb mezelf twee boeken aangeschaft, Catania wol en ben aan de slag gegaan. 't Is wel een beetje een gefriemel, maar 't is heel verslavend. En deze twee schatjes zijn het resultaat daarvan. Zijn ze niet schattig?

Het hondje komt van het boek 'Minihondjes haken' en is mijn favoriet, ik ga zeker nog veel van de hondjes maken, een hele roedel ;-) En het beertje komt uit het boek 'Amigurumi gehaakte dieren'.

Gehaakte mandjes

2010-09-07T12:52:00.000+02:00

Ik had nog wat restjes Drops Eskimo wol over en heb daarvan deze schattige mandjes gehaakt. Het patroon vind je hier.

Fotoalbum

2010-09-03T12:29:00.000+02:00

Ik ben al een tijdje lid van the Insiders, een netwerk waarbij je gratis producten mag uittesten en via mond-aan-mond reclame kan meehelpen om ze bekend te maken.

Deze zomer was ik één van de zovelen die gratis een fotoboek mochten aanmaken bij Albelli.

Ik heb gekozen om een fotoboek te maken van onze vakantie naar Frankrijk. Omdat ik zoveel foto's had en niet kon kiezen, heb ik gekozen het boek automatisch te laten opvullen met de foto's die ik had. Dit werkt heel goed, slechts hier en daar moest ik nog wat aanpassen. Tenslotte tekst toevoegen en klaar was kees. Je krijgt ook een online fotoboek dat je kan delen met familie en vrienden.

De bestelling en levering was heel erg vlot en ik ben heel erg tevreden van het resultaat. Ik heb een vrij dik boek en toch is het stevig en van goede kwaliteit. Zeker een leuke herinnering aan een mooie vakantie!

Granny square kussen

2010-08-31T19:45:00.000+02:00

Ik had nog wat restjes wol liggen en besloot me eens te wagen aan het haken van een granny square. Uiteindelijk heb ik er een kussentje van gemaakt. Als je goed kijkt, zie je dat ik in het midden van een rij ben moeten veranderen van kleur, wegens garen tekort. Een schoonheidsfoutje, maar 't stoort me niet (en de kat duidelijk ook niet). Ik vond het in ieder geval heel erg leuk om te doen en ben zeker van plan om ooit een granny square deken te gaan haken.

Als je zelf een granny square wilt haken, dan vind je bij Purl Bee een goede handleiding.

Hartjeskussen met vleugeltjes

2010-08-25T11:33:00.000+02:00

Eindelijk nog eens een creatie van mij: dit keer een zelfgenaaid kussentje in de vorm van een hart met vleugeltjes. Het is gemaakt naar een voorbeeld van een kussentje dat mijn dochter eens gekregen had. Ik dacht: dat kan ik zelf ook! Het is niet perfect, ik had vooral problemen met het dichtnaaien van het opening voor de vulling, maar mijn kinderen zagen niet eens het verschil toen ze het kussentje zagen liggen. Ze dachten dat het het kussentje was van mijn dochter... Toch een leuk complimentje, he ;-)

Gehaakte en gevilte tas

2010-06-22T14:08:00.003+02:00

Eindelijk nog eens een afgewerkt haakstuk om te tonen. Het is een gehaakte en vervolgens gevilte tas geworden met vierkant bloemenpatroon, gehaakt met DROPS Eskimo wol volgens dit patroon.

Dit is de tas voor het vilten. Als je goed kijkt, zal je zien dat ik hier de hengsels verkeerd heb aangenaaid. Dat had ik gelukkig nog net op tijd gemerkt.

En dit is de tas na het vilten. Ik vind hem echt supermooi geworden en zal hem zeker en vast veel gebruiken!

Nieuwe naaimachine!

2010-06-22T14:02:00.003+02:00

Mijn vorige naaimachine (een goedkoop ding) liep elke keer opnieuw weer vast en de laatste keer kon ik er absoluut geen leven meer in krijgen. Omdat ik het zo beu was, heb ik besloten een nieuwe naaimachine te kopen. Het is deze geworden, de Pfaff Select 3.0.. Heb er nog niet veel mee gedaan, maar om er wat vertrouwd mee te raken, heb ik alvast deze kussensloop gemaakt. Hopelijk komen er nog heel wat leuke naaiprojectjes tot leven dankzij deze naaimachine!

Kleurrijke vogelhuisjes

2010-06-22T13:57:00.004+02:00

Laatst heb ik met de kinderen deze schattige vogelhuisjes in elkaar geknutseld. Lijkt moeilijker dan het is, want het was een pakketje dat ik in het Kruidvat gekocht had. Maar ik vind het resultaat wel heel leuk:

Tulpen

2010-01-27T16:13:00.003+01:00

De tulpen zijn weeral volop te vinden in de winkels. En ook al duurt de winter nog heel lang en staan we weeral aan de vooravond van een winterprik, toch doet het mij dromen van de lente.

Gehaakte sloefen

2010-01-27T16:06:00.002+01:00

Bijhorend bij de sjaal heb ik deze sloefen gehaakt. Het patroon is weer van DROPS en de wol is ook dezelfde: ESKIMO. Het haakt weer heel erg snel, in maximum twee uurtjes heb je een lekker warm paar sloefjes. Ook zijn er op de site van DROPS nog een paar andere patronen te vinden van sloefjes die bijna op dezelfde wijze gehaakt worden, alleen de afwerking is anders.

Gehaakte sjaal

2010-01-17T14:02:00.003+01:00

Deze sjaal heb ik gisteren in een paar uurtjes gehaakt! Het is vrij dikke wol, gehaakt met haaknaald nummer 10, het haakt dus heel snel weg. Het patroon komt van DROPS en de wol ESKIMO heb ik daar ook besteld.

Ik heb ineens het haakvirus weer helemaal te pakken!

Kerstdecoratie met veenbessen

2010-01-17T13:57:00.002+01:00

Allereerst wil ik iedereen een fantastisch mooi en vooral gezond 2010 toewensen!!

Kerst is alweer enkele weken achter de rug, maar deze wou ik jullie toch nog laten zien. Heel eenvoudig om te maken. Je hebt drie bloempotjes nodig en drie piepschuim bollen. De bollen bekleed je met mos, dat je met krammen vastzet. In elk veenbesje steek je een speld en die prik je dan vast op je bol, tot ze mooi vol bessen zitten.

Gehaakte bokaalhoesjes

2009-10-16T14:03:00.003+02:00

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

2009-10-16T11:13:00.005+02:00

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

2009-03-01T11:11:00.005+01:00

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

2009-03-01T10:52:00.006+01:00

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

2009-01-11T15:00:00.005+01:00

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

2009-01-11T14:40:00.003+01:00

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

2008-12-14T15:33:00.005+01:00

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:

Crocheted WIPs

2008-12-14T15:16:00.006+01:00

Okay, I am finally making some time this afternoon to update my blog. I have been wanting to show you these WIPs for some time now.

The first one is a crocheted scrap afghan. I am using all my scraps for this one, and although the colors are all very different, I think it is working out well together.

The second one is a large scarf I am crocheting.

I only have to work four days this year and then I have two weeks off. The goal is to crochet everyday and to finish at least one of these projects. I promised myself not to start a new project before that. But I have so many ideas for a new project, so I will have to speed it up a little, because I really want to get going on something new.

I will leave you with a photo of what happens if you have small cats in the house and you lay your yarn on the floor to photograph it:

List

2008-12-08T12:35:00.003+01:00

Sinterklaas has left the country, so it's getting time to get ready for Christmas and Newyear, a time to contemplate. On Lilith's blog, I saw this list of things you already did in your life. The ones in bold are the things I already did:

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity (I give something to charity every year, but more than I can afford, no...)
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch (making jewelry, sewing, crocheting...)
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

Mmmm, 17 out of a 100... I've still got some work to do!

Twins

2008-11-16T13:42:00.006+01:00

So much things to do, so little time... My husband is away a lot of time for his work, so I'm feeling a bit like a single mom. I try to do some things for myself, I am still crocheting a few projects and these cute twins were lying in the closet for over a year, so I finally made the time to make them... they are very small and very cute.

A few weeks ago, we went to the beach, here are some impressions:

Finally, I want to share this quote, that I have been thinking a lot about lately:

NOBODY REALIZES THAT SOME PEOPLE EXPEND TREMENDOUS ENERGY MERELY TO BE NORMAL.
ALBERT CAMUS

Marble painting

2008-10-15T18:13:00.005+02:00

This afternoon, me and the kids had a go at marble painting. It's very easy, you take a lid of a shoebox, put some blobs of paints on it and then you roll a marble in it. Et voilà, modern art is born!

I still like to crochet. I have made another hat and am making a large scarf. I also had a go at making crocheted lollipops and candy:

To end this post, I want to show you two yummy things I made recently. The first are 'kruidnootjes', I don't know the english word for it, it's a special treat made for 'Sinterklaas', the best friend of all children who brings all the kids a nice present during the night of 6 December.

And the second one is some homemade granola. I saw this on many American blogs, but we don't really have this in Belgium. When I saw the recipe in a magazine this week, I immediately wanted to try it out.

My husband has been away this week to Amerika for his work, so it was all up to me, but we survived! Have a good day everybody!

Me-time

2008-09-28T16:10:00.006+02:00

Homemade lemonade, oatmeal-raisin cookies and the newest Ariadne At Home with the fitting title Tijd voor jezelf, (Time for Yourself), and the old letters of a penfriend who I have just found again in Facebook, what more could I want?

Details in the fabric

2008-09-23T17:03:00.004+02:00

The last few days, I have been listening a lot to this great song by Jason Mraz: 'Details in fabric'. Our yoga teacher played it for us and the lyrics are just beautiful. Hope you like it as well!

Calm down
Deep breaths
And get yourself dressed instead
Of running around
And pulling all your threads and
Breaking yourself up

If it's a broken part, replace it
But, if it's a broken arm then brace it
If it's a broken heart then face it

And hold your own
Know your name
And go your own way
Hold your own
Know your own name
And go your own way

And everything will be fine
Everything will be fine
mmmhmm

Hang on
Help is on the way
Stay strong
I'm doing everything

Hold your own
Know your name
And go your own way
Hold your own
Know your name
And go your own way

And everything, everything will be fine
Everything

Are the details in the fabric
Are the things that make you panic
Are your thoughts results of static cling?

Are the things that make you blow
Hell, no reason, go on and scream
If you're shocked it's just the fault
Of faulty manufacturing.

Yeah everything will be fine
Everything in no time at all
Everything

Hold your own
And know your name
And go your own way

Are the details in the fabric (Hold your own, know your name)
Are the things that make you panic
Are your thoughts results of static cling? (Go your own way)

Are the details in the fabric (Hold your own, know your name)
Are the things that make you panic (Go your own way)
Is it Mother Nature's sewing machine?

Are the things that make you blow (Hold your own, know your name)
Hell no reason go on and scream
If you’re shocked it's just the fault (Go your own way)
Of faulty manufacturing

Everything will be fine
Everything in no time at all
Hearts will hold

First autumn walk!

2008-09-23T13:57:00.003+02:00

Last weekend, we had our first official autumn walk in the forest! It was a very sunny, but rather cold day. Here are some impressions:

Meet our new family members!

2008-09-15T14:42:00.006+02:00

Yes, yes, this weekend, our family has been enlarged with two new members: meet Prutsie and Minnie, two kittens of 8 weeks old. They are brother and sister and super super super super cute! Did I already say that they are cute? Well, they are! I am in love with them! I just can't stop watching them. They are very affectionate, as soon as you sit down they are there to hang around and on you. I want to show you a few pictures, but I just don't feel that they show how cute they are:

And? Already jealous?

Fuerteventura

2008-09-05T12:24:00.002+02:00

It's been almost two weeks since we got back from Fuerteventura, so more than time to show you some pics! I think the photos speak for themselves:

1. Under the palm tree, 2. Riding the camels, 3. Bananas, 4. Los Lobos, 5. Scenery on Fuerteventura, 6. Corralejo, 7. Church, 8. The swimming pool, 9. The beach, 10. Sunset, 11. Contemplating, 12. Making sand castles, 13. A rock with a hole, 14. The sand, 15. Shadows, 16. Under the water

Yoga bag and toilet bag

2008-08-19T08:46:00.004+02:00

This is a hello and a goodbye, tomorrow we are flying to the sun, to Fuerteventura. Summer here is chilly and rainy, so we are looking forward to finally get our doses of sun!

But this bad weather also has an advantage, I have lots of time to do some crafty things. These two things I wanted to show you. The first one is a yoga bag, I used the Nigella yoga bag pattern from Amy Butler. I must admit that I was a little anxious, because I am not a good sewer at all, but with some blood, sweat and tears, I finally managed it! I am very proud of it. In September I'm starting power yoga classes and now I can take my yoga mat in this beautiful handmade yoga bag! Ah, seeing the picture already makes me smile!

Then I also did some more crocheting and made this toilet bag. It's lined with pink fabric and I am certain that my daughter will demand it to be hers!

Well, that's it for now, hopefully I will come back next week with lots of sunny happy pictures! And this is one from my garden: a white echinacea flower:

Have a good time!

New look!

2008-08-13T12:51:00.001+02:00

I have been experimenting with blogger lay-outs, it's something I wanted to do for a long time and now I made the time to do it. Hope you like the result!

A bonnet and a pillow

2008-08-08T18:17:00.005+02:00

While summer doesn't look promising anymore, with lots of rain and much too cold for the time of year, I am still having a go at crocheting. The last thing I made was this bonnet. And what do you think of the model? It's my daughter's make-up doll, no-one else wanted to model my bonnet... and especially not me, I just look awful wearing bonnets.

The other thing I wanted to show you, is this pillow. It's not something I crocheted these last few days, it was lying in my basket of WIP's for some months now and today I finally finished it! It only took half an hour... so silly that I was postponing that for months...

Until now, I am only trying to use yarn from my stash (if you could already call it like that). But I think I may have to go and by some new yarn. Does anyone know good webshops?

More cooking

2008-08-04T19:33:00.006+02:00

I want to show you some recipes I made the last few days.

The first one is salmon en papillote, unfortunately I can't show you a picture, because I didn't want to let it get cold. It was the first time I tried it this way and I am sure that I will try it agan, because it tasted delicious.

Then I also made one of our favourite family dishes again: it's an oven dish with layers of potatoes, minced meat and apples. It's absolutely wonderful!

And last but not least, with the help of my kids, I made oatmeal cookies.

You can find all these recipes here: http://kindjesgroeprecepten.wordpress.com (all in Dutch).

Crocheted headbands

2008-08-04T19:10:00.003+02:00

I am really getting into crocheting again lately. I decided that I am not a knitter, and probably never will become one, but I would like to become better at crocheting.

So yesterday, I crocheted these two headbands for my daughter. She likes them very much, I am sure I will crochet some more in the future.

Muffin tin meal (MTM)

2008-07-29T21:00:00.004+02:00

A while ago, I came upon the blog of Sycamore and saw this post about Muffin Tin Meals. Since my daughter is a picky eater, I thought she would like this idea. So a few days ago, I tried it out and it was a big success!! I tell you, you really have to try this, the kids had a wonderful time, even at night they were still talking about it! And I had double fun: fun putting the tin together and fun watching them enjoy their lunch! Here are some pictures:

Before:

During:

After:

Matchbooks and placemats

2008-07-22T20:32:00.005+02:00

And apart from all that cooking, I have also managed to find some time to be creative with the kids and to top it of, I even found the time to sew something! For many of you, a strange thing, but for me almost a miracle! I have so many things I would like to do, so many tutorials in my favourites list... but I never seem to make the time to really make something! I have to learn to squeeze that me-time in my agenda, but it's not easy for me...

Anyway, as said, I did some crafting with the kids. We made these cute little matchbooks using MrMonkeysuit's tutorial. Well, I ended up making the books and the kids decorated them, but it was a nice activity:

And from Lotta Jansdotter's 'Simple Sewing', I made these placemats. I am not a good sewer and I did struggle with the corners, but using this tutorial from Crafty Daisies, they turned out quite allright:

More lovely desserts!

2008-07-22T20:16:00.003+02:00

Mmmm, I'm really into making sweet desserts lately! Not good for my diet, but who cares anyway, we only live once ;-)

First of all, I made these cupcakes:

And then my favourite, a nice sweet applecrumble, okay, it would be even better with some icecream, but that was just a little over the top for me!

You can find the recipes here (in Dutch):

Cupcakes

Applecrumble

Enjoy!

Laptop cover and chocolate pie

2008-07-16T16:56:00.004+02:00

Finally something crafty to show you, a crocheted laptop cover. Simple but effective. I think I may crochet myself an i-pod cover too.

And the other day, I made this delicious chocolate pie, no baking involved, quick and easy. You can find the recipe on my recipe blog (only in dutch).

Day trips

2008-07-15T19:24:00.004+02:00

Last week, we took the children to Brussels by train. First, we visited the National Science Museum where there is a large exhibit of dinosaurs. After the museum, we did like we were tourists in our own country and took the kids to see the must-sees of Brussels: Manneken Pis, the Grote Markt and the Beenhouwersstraat (a little street packed with one restaurant next to the other).

A few days later, we went to the Middelheim, an open air Museum in Antwerp:

A trip to Ankara

2008-07-09T12:55:00.003+02:00

I know it's been way to long that I wrote anything on this blog, but in the next weeks I will try to catch up, going through all my photographs...

A few weeks ago, I went with my husband to Ankara. He was invited to give a speech at the Bilkent University over there and we decided that I would go with him. It was the first time I had ever been away without my kids. I felt a little bit guilty in the beginning, but after a while, it went better and I could really enjoy our time together without the kids. We stayed in a guest house on the campus and visited the city itself, had a real Turkish brunch and then the four days were over. Here are some pictures I took in Ankara, the first two are from the Bilkent University:

We also visited the mausoleum of Atatürk:

And the old castle area:

Only negative thing about the whole trip, is that I have been 'enjoying' it for some weeks now, I've caught up tourista over there... and I can assure, that's not funny...

Rhubarb crumble

2008-05-25T18:30:00.006+02:00

Yes, I'm still trying to process all of our rhubarb. This weekend, I have been making about 20 jars of jam: rhubarb-strawberry, strawberry-blueberry and strawberry-raspberry. Mmm, don't think we'll be buying jam the coming winter.

And I also made this lovely rhubarb crumble:

I will try to translate the recipe here:

You will need:

700 g of rhubarb, cut into pieces
150-200 g of white sugar (I added some vanilla sugar)

For the crumble:

200 g of plain white flour
125 g of butter
100 g of cane sugar

Mix the rhubarb with the sugar. Put this mixture in an oven tray. Mix the ingredients for the crumble. Crumble the butter with your fingertops until the dough gets a crumbly mixture. Put the dough on top of the rhubarb and bake the crumble for about 30 minutes in the middle of a preheated oven of 200° until the crumble is lightbrown and crispy. Enjoy!

6!

2008-05-25T18:16:00.004+02:00

Last week, our little girl turned 6! Where is that little baby? In September, she's also going to primary school and she will be learning to read and count. Time sure flies by, before we know it, we will have teenagers in our house, all the more reason to try to enjoy all those little moments. Here is the birthday girl, with the crown that her teacher made her in school:

At her birthday party, we had 13 children of her class coming over. To make our lifes a little bit easier, we had a storyteller coming over. She told them the story of little witch Wijsneus and the magical stones. She told how stones can help you and at the end the children each got to pick their own stone. A huge success! More information can be found at www.heksjewijsneus.com (in dutch). Here you can see Witch Wijsneus in front of the chest of stones:

Rhubarb

2008-05-13T20:16:00.003+02:00

It's the third year that I have rhubarb in my garden and this year it is doing extremely well. A few weeks ago, I noticed this beautiful flower emerging from the plant. I know you are supposed to cut it off immediately, because it wears out the plant, but I wanted to leave this one there to see it evolving in a real flower.

And this is the result:

But now what to do with all this rhubarb? I immediately started searching for recipes. Last year, I made rhubarb-strawberry jam and this year I wanted to try rhubarb-apricot jam. Here you can see the end result, five delicious pots of golden coloured jam:

But there is still a lot of rhubarb to process, so tomorow I will be making plain rhubarb jam and a special dessert with rhubarb... What do you do with your rhubarb?

Enjoying the sun

2008-04-27T19:01:00.008+02:00

This weekend we had the most beautiful weather. We spent almost the whole weekend in our garden. I find gardening so relaxing. It washes away all those thoughts that keep coming and coming. At this moment, I am outside typing this, enjoying the last bit of sun of today, because as of tomorrow, the weather will be much cooler again. I will leave you today with some photos of this weekend, all things to be grateful for:

1. breakfast with cereals and yoghurt:

2. blossoms of our apple trees:

3. seeing what those little creatures are up to:

4. mowing the grass:

5. making this heart of straw:

and there were even more things: having dinner with a good friend, getting an e-mail from a good friend from the past,...

Hope your weekend was also filled with lots of things to be grateful for!

33

2008-04-25T07:17:00.006+02:00

I know, I didn't post anything yesterday, but it was my birthday and I didn't want to spend it behind the computer. Yes, I got 33 years old yesterday! And these were the things that made me smile:

1. I had to leave home for work very early, but I got a call from my kids at work wishing me a happy birthday
2. I had brought some cakes with me to work and we all enjoyed it during an extra long coffee break
3. my husband got me a nice bouquet (I already got my real present some weeks ago) and my children each gave me a beautiful rose
4. we had a very nice family dinner out, so I didn't have to cook myself
5. when driving home from the restaurant, we were all the way accompanied by the most beautiful rainbow, it was just amazing, the perfect end of a beautiful day!

A sea of bluebells

2008-04-23T16:41:00.004+02:00

Last Saturday, we went for a walk at the Hallerbos (near Brussels). This time of year, it's abolutely beautiful out there, because almost everywhere you see, there are bluebells. It's a real sea of bluebells. I hope you get the idea from this photo, because you really have to see it with your own eyes.

And here are my five things to be thankful for today:

1. I had a very good conversation with my therapist this morning

2. I made crayon cakes with my kids this afternoon, no photo yet, because they are still cooling down

3. I weighed myself this morning, finding out that I have almost reached my ideal weight

4. we left the car at home, taking a bike ride to the municipality house for new identity cards and we were home just in time so we could take shelter for a typical april shower

5. our neighbour lady brought us pancakes this afternoon

Gratitude month

2008-04-22T14:03:00.003+02:00

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow." -Melody Beattie

I am hereby declaring the following four weeks as Gratitude Month! The last few weeks I have been struggling with myself, I don't want to go into details about this, but I already had two depressions and I don't want to have another one. I am suffering from gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (what a big word) and am having trouble sleeping. I have been thinking alot the past few days and still have a lot of things to deal with. But I feel the time has come to actually do something. I feel that I have a lot to be thankful for and still I'm not happy. How is this possible? Therefore I want to start this gratitude journal by posting each day five things to be happy about, the little simple things of life that we so often take for granted. I'm hoping to keep this up for at least one month. Anyone interested in joining me?

The day is only half yet, but these are my things to be thankful for today:

1. today is the warmest day we have had this year and I'm enjoying the sun as much as possible
2. starting this gratitude journal
3. my new work computer
4. someone who showed a real interest this morning in the way I've been feeling
5. the big cuddle I'm going to give this two precious kids when I'm fetching them from school later today

Pfew, I find it really sad that I had to think so hard for finding five things, hope it will start getting better and better.

Testing out the new camera

2008-04-09T15:19:00.007+02:00

Yes, yes, I got a new camera: it's the Nikon D60! I am absolutely addicted to it! I would really like to learn more about photography, so I'm reading books and trying things out.

This is me with my new camera:

And here's a sneak peek of what I'm knitting at the moment:

A few weeks ago, our front garden has totally been redone and this is the result:

And I leave you with some spring pictures:

Okay, okay, it's your turn sitting at the computer...

Holiday is...

2008-04-06T11:22:00.013+02:00

taking long walks in the beautifyl countryside of the Voerstreek...

playing in the mud...

rolling down the hills...

enjoying the beautiful spring blossoms...

runninng into dino's in the woods...

enjoying walks in the evening sun...

Hope you enjoyed your Easter holidays as much as we did!

Answering comments?

2008-03-25T07:56:00.002+01:00

I have been asking myself this question for a couple of months right now. What do you blog owners do when you get comments? Do you just read them or do you also answer them? I am not answering them at the moment, but maybe it's impolite of me and I better start answering them. Can you help me out on this one?

Sewing

2008-03-23T14:31:00.005+01:00

I am not going to leave you this Easter with one post, no, there are some more things I would like to show you.

The first is my first ever piece of clothing that I sewed. At the moment, I'm following some sewing lessons and this skirt is the first thing that I made. The pattern is from Ottobre. I'm very proud of it.

And yesterday, I sewed together this kids apron. I thought it would end up in the lowest kitchen drawer, but my daughter has already wore it the whole morning, so I consider this a success!

Happy Easter!

2008-03-23T14:06:00.005+01:00

Happy Easter to everyone! Hope you all had a lovely day filled with lots of chocolate eggs!

My kids had fun decorating Easter cookies this morning... and no... I didn't make these myself. Even if I would have the time, I don't think I could, because I'm not a kitchen princess at all.

I know it's been a long time since I blogged anything, but I've been quite busy. I've also been very tired and overemotional, the result of an endless row of sleepless nights. I sometimes wished I wouldn't think so much, but I can't change myself, that's just who I am. Anyway, I'm not going to bother you with my emotional problems. Next week, I only have to work two days and then we're going away for a week to the Voerstreek, a beautiful area in the north-east of Belgium. A change of scenery will do us all good!

Finally...

2008-02-20T15:42:00.006+01:00

I can show you something crafty again! This afternoon, I took some time off doing no household stuff and I made my girl a lovely drawstring bag, with her name on it and a big felt heart!

And I think it's my lucky day, because these were in the mail today: Lotta Jansdotter's Simple Sewing book and some Simplicity patterns! I can hardly wait to start sewing, but unfortunately some household stuff is calling my name again...

Summer plans

2008-02-16T15:03:00.004+01:00

Spring isn't even here yet, and we're already thinking about the summer. Guess where we are going in August?

Some redecorating going on

2008-02-09T11:48:00.001+01:00

The last few days, the weather has been really beautiful here, beautiful clear blue skys and a warm spring sun... aaah... I just love it! Yesterday, I even could sit in my garden (with my coat on) enjoying the sun and relaxing. It let me realise that I really missed that during the winter, I just feel lots better when the sun shines and when I can go outside in my garden. I'm very much looking forward to Spring and Summer. The sun also gets me a lot of extra energy and I started doing some redecorating inside the house. I painted the brown beams of our chimney, bought some new items and just had fun...

Here are some pictures of what I did. This is the chimney, the brown beams at the bottom, I am painting white at the moment:

Some details:

Then I also redid the hallway sidetable, I have to admit that the flowers are fake. Normally I am not a fan of fake flowers, but these ones are really gorgeous, you can hardly tell the difference.

And finally a cute spot at our front door:

Hope you are enjoying the sun as well!

Some old...

2008-02-04T08:50:00.001+01:00

Still nothing crafty to show you, so here are some things I made last year:

This week the kids have no school and I only have to work two days, so I hope we'll be able to do some creative things. I do have two works in progress: I am crocheting a bag and I am painting the wood beams of our fireplace. We have been living in this house now for almost five years and I am getting tired of some of the decorating, time for a change! If you know some good inspiring blogs or websites on home decorating, please let me know!

Have a good week!

Absence

2008-01-30T14:15:00.002+01:00

Here I am again! Sorry for my long absence. January really was a month to quickly forget! I first had a food pipe infection, then a stomach flu and lots of other things went wrong around here... My daughter also became ill just when my husband was away for business and so on and so on... Let's hope February will bring some good things!

As a result, nothing really crafty came out of my hands. I did start a sewing course yesterday and my first project will be a skirt for my daughter. Looking forward to that!

I have nothing crafty to show you, but will end this little post with a picture of the latest family additions Whiskey and Cola:

Finished blanket!

2008-01-13T15:47:00.002+01:00

And this is the project I have been working on for about two months. A crocheted multi-coloured blanket... I absolutely love it!

And so do my children... As soon as I had tucked in the last end, my son snuggled up under the blanket.

Candy trees

2008-01-13T15:38:00.000+01:00

A few days ago, my kids turned these:

into these:

Njammiee...

Pay attention to the pot holder, I absolutely adore it! And I like the fact of having hyacinths in the house. It's not there yet, but I feel a little bit of Spring already in the air, the days are slowly lengthening, I already saw some trees with pink blossoms... aaah... Spring... my favourite season! Wish it was there already!

Happy newyear!!

2007-12-30T15:39:00.000+01:00

Okay, four posts on one day, I am breaking a record here!

But I couldn't stop blogging without wishing you all the best for 2008!

I hope all your dreams come true and wish you lots of love, friendship, joy, creativity and last but not least, a healthy 2008!

My famous husband on TV!

2007-12-30T15:24:00.002+01:00

I am so proud of my husband that I am writing a post all about him! His hobby is music, he normally plays the trombone, but recently he found a new hobby: playing the bombardon. It is a real old instrument that they don't even make anymore. Together with a friend, they started searching these old instruments via ebay and some other second-hand sites and they came up with eight of these bombardons. Some other musical friends also were very interested and together they formed an octet: Bluts!

A few weeks ago they gave their first concert. And this didn't happen without attention from the media. Apparently, people find this really unique and an article for the newspaper was written. Then an appearance in a radio show followed and tomorrow they are coming on television!

Yes, yes, tomorrow evening (the 31st of December) they are going to perform in a popular talkshow 'De laatste show'. The recordings were on Friday and it was really lots of fun. My husband even was interviewed and the group got to play three songs, accompanying the fireworks! So if you live in Belgium or in the Netherlands, tomorrow evening on VRT, De laatste show!

And if you want to know more about them, please check out their website: http://www.bluts.info!

Books I am reading

2007-12-30T15:08:00.001+01:00

Recently I bought two great Dutch craft books. The first is the book 'Knutselen: creatief plezier met kinderen' ('Crafting: creative fun with kids') written by Catherine Woram. This is really the best book for crafting with kids that I've seen so far.

Here are some pages from the book, crafting with felt:

And making paper lanterns:

I'm sure that we will make lots more projects out of this book!

The second book is a book for making bags: 'Tassen met klasse' ('Classy bags'). It includes 22 patterns and all the bags look really amazing. I am just a beginner at sewing, so I am not sure I will be able to make these, but I just couldn't resist buying the book.

Crafting with the kids

2007-12-30T14:56:00.000+01:00

Here are some simple projects I made with our kids during the holidays.

The first is a bouquet of flowers made from egg boxes. I got this idea from mama Lieveheersbeestje. Check out her blog for a great tutorial!

The following two projects are from a book I bought recently, I will post later some more about this book.

These are some bears which can dance:

And these snow globes we made today:

Hope you are having fun with your children too!

Finally some Christmas decorating

2007-12-16T14:40:00.001+01:00

Aah, I finally got around to some Christmas decorating and even some crafting with the kids! Here is the result of our Christmas decorating:

I made this collage with this great little tool, which you can download for free: RIPT.

And as said, I sat down with the kids this afternoon to do some Christmas crafting and this is the result:

These are stacked Christmas trees made from scrapbook paper, I found the idea at The Small Object!

Have a nice Sunday!

Pay it forward

2007-12-14T10:28:00.001+01:00

One highlight of the last week was a package in the mail from mama Lieveheersbeestje:

Thank you very much, mama Lieveheersbeestje! The tissue holder is just wonderful!

And I have to keep my promise, I am now going to pay it forward to three other people. Here's the deal:

"I will send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this exchange. I don't know what that gift will be yet and you may not receive it tomorrow or next week, but you will receive it within 365 days, that is my promise! The only thing you have to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog."

By the way, I made the frame around the picture by using this nice little tool: http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/frame.php. Check it out!