Good idea

Since Christmas is still so far away, I went for the earring-option suggested by Le Petit Architecte. Made just one, because I think two of these would be too much.

For Wouter

Another schoolbag for a birthday kid. The wonderful city-with-cars fabric is again from VanMarieke.

Spirograph

I didn't expect this to work with the textile glue I have, but it did. I love the delicacy of the result. I'm sure I will make more. I still have to find a way to use them. Because the necklace of the tutorial is too much for me.

Birthday present

This make-up pouch is made following this tutorial of Needle and Spatula. Kate explains very clearly how to make it and provides an easy way to sew in a zipper. The apple fabric was bought at VanMarieke. The green dots are from an Ikea duvetcover. The last one was bought just for the fabric, after seeing it here at Lightbluegrey.

Quality time

The girls and I made peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip cookies together. Mmm... They didn't last till the end of the day. Very good, but these oatmeal cookies are still our favourites.

Re-focus

Although I'm working a lot with textiles, paper really is my first love. While I was pinteresting, I found an amazing collection of envelope tutorials and printables. Haven't checked out the list completely, yet. In the meantime I used my own template, made out of cardboard, to make the gift-envelopes you see here.

Outside decor

The birds don't really need extra food, because of the warm winter. But we still had a basket of old apples and the girls had been asking to make peanut garlands. Yesderday's rainy afternoon needed an indoor activity and we combined those apples and peanuts (the ones left by the ladies) into this snack for birds.

Mini-tutorial

More felt hairpins. These small roses are so easy to make. You'll find the tutorial I made for you over here.

Looking for an authentic theme

Searching for suitable birthday themes for the girls (any ideas?) I toyed with the idea of an Amelie-party. Making a memory-box, french music, parisian snacks and talking about making people happy. But I'll save that theme for later, when they're a bit older. Just like the stamp I quickly made after this picture of Amelia Poulain.

Forgotten vegetables

Only three things are still inhabiting our vegetable garden. Cabbage, parsley and jerusalem artichoke (aardpeer of topinamboer in dutch). When you see the irregular shapes of the jerusalem artichoke you immediately understand why it was no competition to the potato. Impossible to peel. But very tasty when baked, in slices, in a bit of butter with parsley, salt and pepper.