Ingredients

No I’m not going to share a recipe for a great meal. That can wait for another time.
I’m going to share the ingredients that keep me busy at this moment.

Ingredients for a new bag I’m making,



Ingredients to make new drawings from ‘Teun and Pleun’.



Two little figures that walk around in a school method for developing technique skills. The publishing deadline is coming up real fast. (So I better start drawing, in stead of blogging)

Ingredients to keep the family in good health,


I went to the market early this morning..

Ingredients to spoil myself,



Bought these beautiful flowers at the market too.

And Ingredients.....



to finish the border of this matroushka quilt!



Well enough ingredients for a busy weekend!

Have a great weekend everyone with lot's of good ingredients!

In my mailbox,

Lucky me, Look what fell in my mailbox!


I won the give away from vlijtig. She makes the most beautifull stamps!
(and other things)

The stamps are costume made for me and they come in a cute little bag.
I can use them in school just perfect! Thanks!

And besides working at school I’m verry busy with quilting the little matroushka quilt. It's almost finished, just two little squares and the border!



There are some new bag ideas bubbling in my head and in my body, but somehow they aren’t ready to come out. So I’ll keep on quilting.

Oh, I couldn’t resist this wrapping paper…



Could you?

Three Bears and....

There once were, Er waren eens.... three bears.... (There are more in my collection to show another time)



I love the fairy of the three bears. And a little while ago I finished this stitchery. I found an old frame in the vintage store and framed it. (that's why the picture is shimmering)



I bought this beautifull pattern (from 'the prairie schooler') in the most georgeous little stitchery store there was; Keeping Tradition in Antwerpen.



We often went to Antwerpen in Belgium and visited this store. But then suddenly it was gone... I searched on the net to find its new adress, but did not find it.



As you can see down here it did sell georgeous things and patterns. If annyone could tell me if still exists? that would be great!

And...
It's great to get inspired on the net! You see something and think; whauw, I want to make that too! And with a little bit of this and a little bit of that and a little bit of those you have a whole new design!
That's the way it's supose to go, Right? Well not always, My sisters tea-cosy (the one we sell in our shop) has been copied exactly (if it is for yourself only..ok..but you would not think to sell someone else idea!)! Whitout a question or little notice, or giving it a new twist.

I know it happens more often, I think it's cheap and unscrupulous and shows no creativity!

Have a great and creative weekend everyone!

Hi everyone,
It's time to start blogging again. After great weeks of camping, lots of great meals, good wine and of cours visisting beautifull places and beaches (and lots of visits to the new sweetest babygirl my niece gave birth to).



Next monday school starts again. Time does go by real fast!!
Becouse the weather wasn't that great, I spend last week redecorating our master bedroom. New wallpaper, painting the ceiling etc. I wanted everything new! But somehow I just can't part with this lamp!





It's a vintage lamp I bought years ago. I love the sweet (kitchy) pink porcelain roses. So I cleaned the lamp real good and repaired the fallen roses.

Now I'm of in search for a new bed and curtains.

See you all soon!

Summer break

Yes, it's time to go, we are taking a summer break!
A little camping a good meal and who knows what else.

See you all in.... 4 weeks.

I wish you all a great summer vacation!

Greetings Heleen

spoiled last schoolday.

At the end of every schoolyear my colleague and I give each other a little gift, for another good year working together! And this time she spoiled me with this:



a little Oilily soap tin. And while I was putting this tin with the other tins I realized I never showed you my oilily tins and boxes.. so here they are!





I love the bright colours and they each have their own use.
There are more but they are spread over the house.

At the end of the schoolyear our school kids spoil us to, they give us cards, drawings, candy, flowers and this beautifull rose,



Of course this is a strange thing, teaching is our profession, we get payed for it! But it does make me feel good and so spoiled.

Did I show you this completely finished little birdquilt? I finally finished the binding.



so another finished project!

Good day's to all of you!

Egg business and matroushka swap

As some of you know, we have three chicken. They belong to my youngest 9 year old son.
They are very tame and they lay the best eggs ever!
My son takes very good care of the chicken, he cuddles them. (we, the parents, feed and clean.) Nothing strange so far…
But today we (me and the other two kids) wanted to make a omelette, we opened the fridge to fetch the eggs…….mmm…..where did they go?



Geuss what…. There’s a new egg store! And it’s located on our address!
Yes, our youngest is in business, making big money!



And leaving me with his angry brother and sister!
Kids, aren’t they just a lot of fun!

Now look what Michelle made me in the Russian doll swap!





Aren't they sweetest ever! Thank you Michelle! This swap was great to participate!
Thank you katy for organizing it!
Swaps are so exciting.

Matroushka addiction?

This is what I made for Michelle from Gingham world for the Russian doll swap....



I made her a matroushka magazine bag.
And it was so much fun to make this matroushka bag... I couldn't stop and had to make more...



I made a bag for a friend and put the other one in the shop.



And ofcourse There was somthing else...
The give-away for the 50th post, thank you all for your nice comments!
The winner is.....



Eileen from Eileen's Attic if you mail me your adress .............



This is comming your way!

Oh yes, matroushka addiction, I painted these too..



Don't they look great whit the Oilily crockery! I made one for my niece, who is having a baby very soon. I hope it is going to look good in the baby room. The other one.. don't know yet?

Have a great weekend everyone!

50-th post give away!

Yes, this is my 50th post!
So a good reason for a give away!
When I started blogging I was a litlle sceptical. 'Should it really be so great my sister always said'...
And look now I have my 50th post! I want to thank you all for visiting, for the great comments, for giving me new inspiration and for making me more productive than I ever was!



Above is a litlle peek of the give away..... If you want to enter the draw all you have to do is leave a comment before thursday June 19

And here is another peek, For the Russian doll swap organized by Katy My swap partner is Michelle from Gingham World. I hope it arrives on time and, most important, that she likes it!



Next week I'll show the entire pictures and the winner!

Have a good week everyone!

Amsterdam/ bags

Amsterdam,I love it!
As I said in my last post my doughter,DH and I went to the big city. We spoiled our doughter with a lot of shopping, new clothes, a visit to Rembrandts paintings (The nightwatch), a lunch in Café American, walkes through the canalstreets, a great dinner and a lot of personal attention!(we all enjoyded so much)
And very 'accidental' we stopped by the cutest shops, an look what I found there;



I bought this funny Dutch couple in a litlle paper shop.



They have found a great spot on the shelf!

And of course we couldend just walk by the quiltshop Den Haan & Wagenmakers,



Old Dutch Sitsen, and fabric with old children games.



Maybe I'll make a typical Dutch square quilt.

In the 'Sprookjes kamer' I found this;



And I recovered the button shop again.
One can say this was a satisfying day!

Last week I showed you a peek of my new bags, well they are finished!



I made three of these big shoppers, I use one myself and two for the shop.
The funny thing about this big shopper is that you can fold the top, and from large make it a medium size shopper.



Now I'm going to make a new matroushka, for the new swap that Katy from Ginger Monkey is organizing!

And I want to introduce a new blogger, Jacoline from (Netherlands) New Zeland,
Her blog is Lovely living.
If you'r stopping by, please tell her I said 'hi'.

Have a nice weekend everyone!