how to make a stick Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer

you know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen

Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen

but do you recall ? 

the most famous reindeer of all

goodbye to the indian summer

a simple activity to do with your toddler

hand picked leaves, nuts, forest fruits, pine cones etc. 

a great way to teach some new words and what autumn is exactly.

than making a "fall" wall art 

simply plaster the colorful leaves and our concept word, 

only 4 letters how easy to spell together

also extra benefit for your home... the rest is decoration for candles

cardboard travel

how about a creative & cheerful way to recycle our carton boxes... 

our suitcase and camera are so ready

well, see you soon then

the idea belongs to IKATBAG, she created wonderful cardboard suitcases
check it out!
btw I must say, to cut the cardboard with a pizza-knife easier than scissors.

aaaaamazing website : The Cardboard Collective Thank You so much!!!

mini bookpouffe

searching on the web for multiple images 

about the various ways to organize the books and magazine 

I found that 1st picture below, fell in love and had to think on my feet!! :)

all you need two old belts and pouffe your feet in 10 min.

Federschmuck

almost everyday I bring home one and collecting all these feathers for several reasons...

writing cards with feathers is really fun and special  or  I make them bookmarks mostly 

most of them belongs to ducks, but if  I am really really lucky,

I find bird feathers of our fauna and run back home like a child.

where are my hats?

than I feel myself like a merry Trachtler with a glorious Gamsbart 

where is my beer?

Prost!

all images here belongs to me
except the photo of  "nude with shotgun and gamsbart hat"

Franz Blumtritt & Sohne
is a great shop for your hats and gamsbarts 

bird wings for kids

ready for departure?

bird wings for toddlers aged 18 to 36 months

only useless fabrics and/or felts for pattern, old cushion covers for wings, ribbons for neck and fingers

have a nice flight! xxx

Baby Bird

this brilliant idea belongs to Eri, you can find the better explanation. The difference is I didn't sew:) again:)
i only use my famous glue gun again:) and finished in couple hours. 

leopard easter eggs

this year's easter tree is an olive tree

with leopard pattern eggs

very easy application 

Happy Easter   Buona Pasqua   Vrolijk Pasen

simple flower arrangement

today's very easy flower design from an ex-florist 

like I always did; another bouquet was partitioned by me

especially when they get older, it's fun to play around

first branches....give it the form of a tree....than water and we cut flowers of several different sizes

some of them are going to swim on the surface of water inside the vase

the trick is we use here only a few flowers....always,

Less is more!

black kitchen

kitchen decorating ideas

i like country style kitchens but i like personalized kitchen more

unexpected things with the necessary ones...old and new

just a little art...touch of music

spring arrives...finally

let's go out!

boarding pass on board

i met with Feng Shui in 1998, because of the amazing Master Yap Cheng Hai.....mesmerized...

while decorating, i always derive benefit from the leading lights 

and felicitous guidance of Feng Shui

thousands of collected boarding passes.....attached on the big board

which is covered by corrugated city maps

and taking place on the travel corner of house

may the force be with you!

YIN
'All of This Happened Because of You' card by brilliant Christian Borstlap

YANG

a table centerpiece for christmas

last minute table centerpiece for christmas dinner

combining some xmas ornaments with grandmother's silverware

happy new year, see you in 2013

XXX

home-made christmas tree

merry merry xmas to all...............................................LOVE, 5N

and very  'green'  too :)

dreaming of a white Christmas

a felt playhouse

i had mentioned before about my things-to-do-list on september, 

since than i was working on this project...before Sinterklaas, finally i finished last day.

if we doesn't count the shopping day for felt and little stuff,

you can easily complete that big  playhouse  in 3 days, i think....i have great tips!

first of all, we will not sew....we will use the famous glue-gun. 

secondly materials from home....like useless baby box, old toys or bed-tent from ikea 

which was my husband's brilliant idea, i was seriously thinking how to cover the playhouse, one day he brought that blue sky...another genius idea came from my mother : 

the base fabric, actually is a tv-blanket, big enough for to circle the box. so done! started with the research and decided the concept:  Gruffalo  our daughter's favorite book. 

than i made a list about animals etc.....and a simple drawing of design

after an another list about colors for felts. i only used templates for

Gruffalo, birds and squirrel, so you can quickly find and print from internet 

the rest...up to your imagination 

Have Fun!

Gruffalo Playhouse in the forest

GRAND OPENING

giving a perspective to the mailbox....using a button for to attach the ribbon
this thick reddish clew so useful

spontaneously pasting brown felt pieces on the branch....that little basket also attached on the playhouse, she can put her books or toys inside

tree branches design

i decided to use our last year's xmas-tree for hall decoration.....permanently!

last christmas, our baby was six months old and i had not time enough for big preparation 

it was useful anyway, enjoyed a lot while hanging cookies, her favorite toys on the branches

i love christmas spirit, who doesn't... this year, i have some other plans for xmas tree 

but i don't wanna give up my last year design...so its going to embellish our hall now

and another nice thing is : we can change the theme whenever we want

we can hang our posts, keys, our baby's first drawings or cards & eggs at easter time...

unlimited!

Le Lokumluk

my little ottomans and their new tassels...in autumn colors

Le Lokumluk  -  tin-glazed cooper, made of brass moontop R18/h14,  Euro 35       info@5ndesign.com

Le Lokumluk  -  tin-glazed cooper, made of brass moontop R18/h14,  Euro 35       info@5ndesign.com

autumnal applications

yesterday the famous "najaarsstorm" (autumn storm) started here 

and already we lost the half amount of leaves on the trees

still we have many happy-gardenwork-days

lets we do it in style

Garden Decoration
it's unlimited..........but my shortest, direct  and very french way is ACHICA.

beautiful gift idea, a great collection from ESSCHERT DESIGN
Happy Mother's Day

be Jackie in the Garden

instant of the panama hats, i like scarfs in the garden...more easy&useful... if you wanna look classy too,  i think the most classy figure in the history is Jackie 

and her unique way to tie a scarf!

rural shop signs

foie gras..wine..cheeses..croissant au beurre..quinqui noix..confiture figue...

photo tours, brocante tours, day markets, night markets, concerts...

swinging from the one to another beautiful medieval village...

after a real-rural life in the french province, escapade to the chateau  hotels...

started with Cezanne ended with Monet, meanwhile Asterix, Le Corbusier & a lot of Jean D'arc 

from southwest all the way to north, very upside down in big France

apparently, i had been a little bit heads-up-in-the-air 

inspiration : Yoshi Yamagata

after a long summertime finally, at home on autumn

many ideas are flying in the air ...things&must-to-do list  at door 

and 'indian summer' just around the corner

with this mood, i've just run into an old friend from my inspiration data:

here he is!   Yoshi Yamagata 

one of his unforgetable work in 2007 that still open up new vistas and keeps warm

just like our homes

" my town in my home "

in Arnhem Mode Biennale /2007

caribbean urban colors

having material substance and texture, using cultural patterns and colors, being nourished by endemic habitat, environment and history.... basic elements of architecture... what i see in bonaire just a simple and modest   collective urban act !   if there is one thing that all most impressive places in the world has in common, i think this is   'regional identity'

princesses and knights party highlights

our very 1st birthday party...just plain..homely..laughing children around

blue fleur-de-lis plates, legos, paper flowers for table decoration

without Engel i can't imagine a party decoration,
books for goodies 
and apple and apple and apple

blow-mind cake from Barbara Bouwer, 
princess hats & knight shields are ready 
for painting activity  

Happily Ever After....