Gone...

Camping!

From the book 500 Frans-Nederlandse woorden

by Alain Grée

We're going to explore Limburg this coming week & we're exploring this whole camping thing! Please keep your fingers crossed for the weather... :) 

For everybody in the Netherlands have a great Koninginnedag tomorrow, wish you all great treasurehunt on the vrijmarkt!

Bye-bye!

xoxox

Question

While I was busy sewing, the mailman delivered an envelope from Buiten de Lijntjes:

And now the question: sew or not sew? Please let me know!

Have a great weekend!

xoxox

Loose ends

Still busy but it's just loose ends here & there. Couch is done & today I will finish the curtains, but oh my I really don't like hemming...

In between all that sewing stuff I decided to turn this crocheting into a pillow, just a bit of binding off & I took a pillowcase from the Hema & an easy stitch to bind it all together. 

Put the loose ends out for the birds who are busy building nests around here.

Now back to the sewingmachine!

xoxox

Sentimental Journey

Well kind off! Years ago friend R. & I made a cartrip together for a day out with colleagues out on the IJssellake & we decided to do that cartrip again. So yesterday we got in his Citroën DS & went up north, to bad the weather was grey & wet.

We visited Marken, Volendam, Durgerdam, De Rijp & a bunch of other tiny towns in Noord-Holland.

And now it's back to the sewing machine for me! :)

Have a great weekend!

xoxox

Random wednesday

Bensimon sneakers for the boys

tiny addition to the deer collection

wednesday-afternoon-floor & friend

our artwall reaching the ceiling

my space, well part of it

Our wednesday started with a school charity run! Both the boys did very well, T. ran 6 rounds (appr. 250 meters per round) & J. put in 10 rounds! I had the task of cheering them on & serving all the schoolkids water during the run! It was actually pretty cold out & I'm still feeling chilly, so on to a big cup of tea!

Happy wednesday!

xoxox

Halfway

I am actually halfway, finished 2 of the 4 pillows! 


My biggest problem is that I have everything already finished, in my head that is, I still need to make 7 curtains as well.
The other problem is that there's not a pattern to use, I just fold, pin, sew & hope for the best.
For inspiration & encouragement I visited Artemi's site a few times. 

the fabric of choice, sturdy & darkgrey

Cobus is happy that I am finally

getting my Singer out of its' bag

keeping in mind: everything is better

than this fabric, isn't it?

And just one more of my sweet companion in his bag:

Have a beautiful new week!

xoxox

Lucky friday

The 13th! There was a sweet gift delivered by the mailman! 
I was the lucky girl who received the 'consolation prize' over on Puur Arnika's blog!

art on the envelope & this cute little deer

beautiful card, vintage buttons & 

2 hair clips

and some good advice*, just in time 

for the big sewing-weekend!

Thank you Arnika!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

xoxox

*Translation: If you are reluctant (to start something),

start with a small goal/thing is always better

than to wait untill you're ready for

the bigger goal/thing! 

If your friday wasn't that lucky & you're in need of some instant-smile, look here!