Finally weekend

Every year the same story: the last weeks before school's out for summer, it's hectic. The 3 days I work at the office are hectic & there are so many things to do for the schools' Summerparty, as well as all the stuff that needs to be done before we can actually go on holiday!

And now I feel a bit sick, nothing serious, but just so very tired with a sore throat & a headache.

So yes, I am going to take a nice weekend of nothing but my kids, my love, some magazines & lots of tea!

But before I do just that, I wanted to show you the beautiful water-color Emmel made of sweet T.. ♥ 

Have a great weekend!

xoxox

Don't laugh

As a grown-up & as a mother I regret never having learned to play an instrument as a kid. So I put it on my bucket list. 
Last year I started to think about the possibilities & what kind of instrument it had to be: not too expensive, not too difficult to learn & not too big... 
On a market last year I saw The Jumping Flea Market they gave small workshops showing how fun & easy their perticular instrument is.


It kinda stuck by me allthough I didn't even do a workshop.


Today there was a small market near the office I work in & guess what?! No, don't laugh! :)

Yep I got myself a ukelele! 

There a many great instructions on Youtube so I am going to learn how to play this instrument.

Check out Sarah Bettens on ukelele!

Well, is there anything you didn't do/learn as a kid that you are getting back to as an adult? Learn french, dance a walz, tie your shoelaces, swim, anything?

xoxox

Random DIY

Wow, kinky! Pierced shells!

Take a piece of leather string, some ironing beads, think of oceans, waves, sand & surfer dudes.

Done! Jewellery for beach bums!

The only piece of jewellery my boys ever made & will actually wear!

xoxox

Ps Go ORANJE!!!

Etsy favourites

Last week blogging without a camera made me take a new approach to my blog. 

As many of you I am also on Pinterest & what's more fun than making lists of things you like & enjoy?! 

So that's what I did again today, I looked through my Pins & Etsy and made a small list with stuff I love from some Etsy shops. 

Lion bank from SweetLoveVintage

Prairie Doll by BuddhaHill

Robot crayons by Lemons Drops Shop

Plush Fox Pillow by Laura Frisk

Linocut print by TypoGY

Really don't now if I will keep doing a favourites every week but as long as I like it & you don't mind we'll manage I guess. 

xoxox

Ps. What an amazing response to the golden couple! Admit it you all are secret-geranium-grannies deep in your hearts! :)

Thrift store monday

Haven't been to the thriftstore for a while but today I just had an itch to go I guess. The first thing I noticed were the prices! The have gone up! 
Browsing around I found an elephant, a enamel jug & a Moka Express-look-a-like.
On my way to the cash register I saw 4 eyes staring at me, oh dear. 

What was I to think about these 2? 

When in doubt: do! So I took them home for 2 euro's.

Back home I consulted Marlous via Twitter, took her advice to set free my inner-geranium-granny & I put them up on the mantlepiece.

They sure make me smile on this monday!

Have a great week!

xoxox

New in

Here's what I bought last week at the Sundaymarket:

mug from Lumela Afrika, geisha & crochet bunting 

from Ing-things, vintage paper silhoutte art 

from All the luck in the world 

very soft rabbit with floppy ears 

from De Kleine Blaag

boat-bunting ♥ from Ing-things 

DIY pencase from Mijnes

The mailman surprised me with a package from Bien Maakt! She was the lucky girl who won the vintage bedspread & she send me a sweet package filled with:

a beautiful flower-bunting

a maskingtape-box filled with knoopjes

some wonderfull paper ephemera 

& a keychain-tiger!

Thank you so much Bieneke!

Happy sunday!

xoxox

Can't beat them

With an all boys household, my approach to the oranje-gekte: if you can't beat them, join them! 
So I bought orange flowers. 

beautiful heartshaped vase from

Kay Loves Vintage

Tonight the Dutch footballteam will play it's first EC-match & because it's in the early evening the boys can watch the game!

got some orange mail

getting nervous...

with this mascotte from Mim's

 Tasjes we really can't lose!

Dank je Mirjam!

It was actually pretty difficult to decide what to photograph first! Tomorrow I will show you the things I got at the Sundaymarket & from the mailman this week. 

For all you footballfans: have a great game!

For the rest of you: have a wonderful evening!

xoxox