my (kids) creative workspace

It's not always my creative stuff and supplies that is all around the place!
My two youngest kids are also busy creating and experimenting!
(what do you want with a mummy always crafting :-)

Cutting paper, for instance, just cutting paper, maybe they will make a mosaic out of it, but now it's just the fun of cutting, ah well, the exercice makes the master!

My son is a lot into drawing lately: look how cute his knights are, with a helmet and very big dangerous teeth!!!! And there is one with three arms (or is it a sword?)

And with easter coming nearer he is also exercising little chickens, oh how I like these spontanious children-drawings!

(daddy first drew a chicken example and then Briek made his own version of it).

Find some other creative spaces and hop over to Kootoyoo's blog.

presents to craft with...

A few days ago it was my Birthday, it was a day full of surprises, some of them I'll share here with you.

First of all, I got many wishes by convo (trough Etsy), thanks a lot for that girls!!

My brother came all the way from China, picked up my mother and brought me a yummie strawberry pie. Can't show any pics because the kids were already eaten it while I was chatting with Apple 'the Chinese girlfriend of my brother who was in Bejing (My brother brought also a webcam).


A sweet crochet lady gave me a beautiful packed surprise box!
Full of..............................supplies, (she knows me too well!) :-) (in the box were some original beads and a scrap pack with gorgeous Japanese paper! I already used the beautifull red vulcano coral beads in a new design! Thanks a lot Veerle! (find her blog here.)


It seems like hubby wants me me to pick up my crochet needles again :-) (He gave me some gorgeous yarn and a crochet book)

The last big (and very unexpected) surprise was that I won the Give-away contest of the Rik Rak shop from Canada, Ottowa! Discover more about the very talented Kristal and her creative life here, because she was featured seller on Etsy!!! Find her beautiful blog here.

She has beautiful creations and makes designs for more the 60 galleries, boutiques and shops.

I 'll show you soon what I chose from her shop!!

let it be spring!

Don't you think these necklines would be perfect with my 'thousand dreams' flower choker?

Necklace 'A thousand dreams' by fleurfatale

spring dress 'letters to Paris' by desirapaesta

Pixie - jersey halter top, red, size S/M by Vaisto

Ocean Flower

A new design, but the same ingrediënts
- handmade silk beads (some are repurposed ties, other are fair trade Vietnamese silk)
- beautiful textured turquoise gem stones
- copper chain
soon in my shop

and more pics on Flickr.

The beautiful fien art photography is from a great artist: zuuppaartista, check out her beautiful shop.

Beautiful, Beautiful secret bunny!

YYesterday I got a lovely package in my postbox, all the way from Stockholm, Sweden!
What a surprise: it was a gift of one of my favorite arists on Etsy, Britta from the shop Birribe.
Birribe has a degree in art and crafts and works with textile materials. She designs textileprints for institutions and privat homes. She is inspired by nature and has her very own colorpallette (which I like a lot!) You can see and feel her passion for colors and nature in all of her creations! (even in the packaging!) Do take a look at her website and discover the beautiful paintings she designs...

Thanks a lot Britta, as you see, a while ago I made a felted brooch that fits perfect with the shawl! And as a cherry on the pie (as we say in Belgium) you present came a day after my birthday!

le vent nous portera - Noir Désir

Etsy is down for the moment, finally time to make a new playlist.

And as it was my birtday yesterday, here are the beautiful lyrics of one of my all time favs!

(I am still looking for a translation in English)

Dutch translation here.

'le vent nous portera' by 'Noir Désir'

Je n'ai pas peur de la route

Faudrait voir,

faut qu'on y goûte

Des méandres au creux des reins

Et tout ira bien là

Le vent nous portera

Ton message à la Grande Ourse

Et la trajectoire de la course

Un instantané de velours

Même s'il ne sert à rien va

Le vent l'emportera

Tout disparaîtra mais

Le vent nous portera

La caresse et la mitraille

Et cette plaie qui nous tiraille

Le palais des autres jours

D'hier et demain

Le vent les portera

Génetique en bandouillère

Des chromosomes dans l'atmosphère

Des taxis pour les galaxies

Et mon tapis volant dis ?

Le vent l'emportera

Tout disparaîtra mais

Le vent nous portera

Ce parfum de nos années mortes

Ce qui peut frapper à ta porte

Infinité de destins

On en pose un et qu'est-ce qu'on en retient?

Le vent l'emportera

Pendant que la marée monte

Et que chacun refait ses comptes

J'emmène au creux de mon ombre

Des poussières de toi

Le vent les portera

Tout disparaîtra mais

Le vent nous portera

lyrics: Bertrant Cantat

Manu Chao on guitar...

Frontpage on my birthday!

Etsy admingave me a nice Birtday present yesterday: a Treasury FrontPage!! Congrats to all artists included! Isn' t there a better way to celebrate being 41!