Welcome 2010!

Dear blogreaders,
it has been a wile, since my last blogpost.
These days have been so hectic, mostly filled with visiting family and driving from one side of the country (where lives my mother)to the other side for visiting my family in law!
Our car broke down during one of these trips. I can tell you, having a broken car at 8 pm on the highway (already dark and no lights!)with 4 kids in the car, and still 100 km from home is not a joke!
hm, at those moments of bad luck I am always thinking the bad luck could be worse: an accident with injuries, a total loss car.....
Anyway we reached home around midnight and were so happy to find a warm home, with cosy warm beds and a hot cuppa soup,...
In fact ..........we are so lucky!

Well, this first day of the year I want to bring a toast on my lovely husband and my 4 kids, they are the most cherised treasures I ever had!
Although it's not always easy to manage a 4kids household I could not live without it anymore :-)))

But I also want to toast on you , my dear blogreaders and Est friends, for your support and comments, I hope the new year will bring us lots of inspiration!

Merry Christmas!

Whatever you celebrate these days, I hope that you can do it with and in the company of your loved ones!! Happy Christmas :-)

Shop Update

New in my japanese Winter Garden:
A Fleurfatale jewelry line made of sterling silver and Japanese Washi Paper

Japanese winter garden earrings in Sterling Silver

Japanese Winter Garden earrings in Sterling Silver

find Other pieces of these Japanese inspired line here:

Shop Update

Into the woods - adjustable necklace
A mix of handfelted pebbles, handmade fabric beads, Ethiopean silver and a ceramic stone.

A forest Walk - adjustable necklace
A mix of handfelted pebbles, crocheted bead, Ethiopean silver and green turquoise stones

find more of my Textile jewelry here.

a book for mama... and the kids

Some weeks ago I had a booth at the Fair of the Teunisbloem in Gent,
I shared a place with Ibooks, a well known book shop in Gent.
Gosh, nothing could be more dangerous for me: I am a children books addict!
and yes: I found this one below, with the most cute illutrations! drooling!
Illustrations by Dutch Illustrator: Noelle Smit
'vandaag is alles zoek
twee knopen van mijn jas
mijn rode boekentas
en mijn wollen zebradas
ja, vandaag is alles zoek,
zelfs mijn zusje in dit boek'

Zeer herkenbare schattige rijmpjes in 'klop klop klaar, ben je daar...'
van Riet Wille, Illustraties door Noëlle Smit
Uitgegeven bij www.lannoo.com
Heel leuk voorleesboek voor kleuters en eerste lezertjes.
I books vind je hier.

Last minute decoration and craft ideas....

I love this time of the year, the upcoming feasts are the perfect excuse to cook and craft with the kids, I found some simple but cool ideas browsing the web!

Cookies Tree, fun idea to make with the kids and serve with coffee at Christmas...
Find the receipe on Sweet Pauls blog.

Whimsical Christmas Tree found on dottieangels blog.

Lovely paper doily garland as seen on Design sponge.

Chocolate sticks: cool handmade gift idea (and fun to make with the kids), as found on Martices blog.

Monday Moodboard

all about Vintage today!

Afternoon Tea tepot necklace by aboxformytreasure
Antique Bronze Floral Hair Pin Set by Sumikoshop
Petites Cuilleres. silver-plated teaspoons by Lapommevintage
vintage vogue pattern by Lamercerie



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