Etsy treasures: Paperwork!

Who: Go make me
What: DIY paper trees, downloadable pdf
Why: It's paper, it's trees and the design is adorable! I am definately going to buy the pdf, make them and plant them in my own tiny desk garden!

Teapot parade

Apart from the fact that they are breathtaking: all of the teapots below are designed some 50 years ago. Isn't that amazing?
These postwar modern ceramics prove that even horrible wars don't kill inspiration!
From top down:

1. Jens Quistgaard
2. Stig Lindberg
3. Lucie Rie

It is striking that I love wooden/bamboo handles!

May-pole dancing

This is how my sons celebrated whitsun on their (Waldorf)school this morning. In fact I danced around the may-pole myself as a kid, since I attended the same kind of primary school. This spring celebration looks like a fairytale, everyone dressed up in white, flowers, coloured ribbons. My sons weaved perfect patterns while singing and dancing, I am so proud!

Augustus

On my wish list for this summer: visit Villa Augustus in Dordrecht, near Rotterdam! Wouldn't you love to eat or stay in this amazing hotel/restaurant, or take a walk in the (vegetable) gardens? It is located in an old watertower, with surrounding buildings. I'm proud that they sell my work so well! Would like to see how my little wishboats float on the tiny canals that are running through the gardens.

Etsy treasures: ceramic buttons

Who: Sienna Orlando
What: ceramic buttons
Why: Wish I had boxes full of her buttons, just to 'play with' on Sunday afternoons...

Etsy-treasures: tea towel

Who: Skinnylaminx (Heather Moore, from Cape Town, South Africa).
What: screenprinted tea towel 'Summer Day'
Why: the use of pale primary colours, natural materials, and above all: the scandinavian looking designs.

Brecht's Birthday

My son Brecht turned 10 today! On his wishlist was a new cupboard for his toys. We bought an old one and Peter painted it in a real cool boys grey! We wrapped it in a huge piece of wrapping paper, even tied a ribbon around it... and now I want to keep the cupboard downstairs, it looks so great in the livingroom.