Friday, April 30, 2010

het melkmeisje - a custom order



When I got this beautiful antique medaillon, it reminded me immediately of a well known painting of Johannes Vermeer: Het melkmeisje.
maybe the colors did it : yellow and blue
or was it the cap of the maiden (although in the painting she wears a white cap)?
or the little flickerings of light you also find in the painting?
Anyway, it was love at first sight :-)


I had to think of a design that did totally right to this gorgeous medaillon: a simple but strong design with timeless materials: lapis and onyx.
these are some photos of the progress, but you can find the finished necklace on the blog of Saskia.




The necklace is a heritage of Saskia's grandma and I it was really a great joy to give it a new live, I think grandma would be very happy knowing that Saskia is wearing it now!



Toen ik dit mooie antieke hangertje in handen kreeg, moest ik direct denken aan een heel bekend schilderij van Johannes Vermeer: 'Het melkmeisje',
warenhet de kleuren misschien : Blauw en geel, of was het het kapje van het meisje (alhoewel het melkmeisje een wit kapje aanheeft) of waren de kleine lichtflikkeringen die je ook in het schilderij vind... die het deden...
Hoe dan ook, ik vond het een prachtig hangertje.

Ik heb nagedacht over een design waarin de hanger het meest tot zijn recht kwam: sober dus, mooie, sterke, tijdloze materialen, zoals lapis en onyx...
En ik kon gewoon niet anders dan blauw gebruiken,zo kwam het hangertje ook het best tot zijn recht!
Saskia kreeg dit hangertje van haar grootmoeder.
Ik ben er zeker van dat Saskias' grootmoeder best trots zou zijn wetende dat haar kleindochter dit hangertje opnieuw draagt

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Be my button.....


new thrifted vintage buttons
not one is alike
oh,... are there?

well....
I'll make a fun flower brooch for
who finds the two buttons that are the same :-)

just leave your comment and I'll chose one winner between the right answers.

find more button-creations on Kraplap's blog!

Touch of Tape



very simple,
I don't like overload with too much tape
2 little pieces on a box,
and the box is pimped!

I love Japanese paper tape!

My creative space


ok,
I did,
I cleaned up my workspace,
I sorted out my stones
I rearranged my racks...
it looks quite organised...
but not for long, I am afraid....
I think I need chaos, to be creative :-)




find more creatieve workspaces at Kytoyoo's blog

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

The Fruiteaters


I love this invention,
well,
maybe it exists quite some time,
unfortunately I found out about it only a few weeks ago at Hema.
You bet I can use this tool!

did you know that each week we eat:
5 kilos of apples
1 kilo of oranges
1 kilo of kiwis
2 kilos of pears
2 kilos of bananas
and then I did not mention the variables: grapes, mango,melon, peach,...


next time the chocolate stats :-)))

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Dirty job


Days are too short.
well, you know,
my big family
and a head full of ideas.
So, slowly I am making progress in my metalsmith work.

and, well,
it is a dirty job,
the sewing, filing and sanding does definitely not good to my nails and hands,
but I love it,
and nice things come out! :-)

I will keep you posted!

Monday, April 26, 2010

Monday Moodboard


Twirly roses skirt by Queennefertete
My little buird, adjustable ring by MGmarts
Small coin purse - lovely red and orange flowers by Sofiasobaide
Wild flower by Aliette

If you want to create a moodboard of your favorite European Street Team Designs, make your mosaic and add a link to your blogpost (NOT your blog please) or Flickr in Mister Linky (click on the button below and fill in your name with the link to your blogpost or Flickr picture).