candy cane crochet

Candy cane crochet in the backyard.

I'm working on a diagonal stripes variant of the chevron pillow pattern with pastel pink and neon orange yarn from Marrakech.

And with the unexpectedly nice weather, it was great to crochet and read in the garden.

Inspired by the trip to Tanger I am reading Paul Bowles' novel The Sheltering Sky. Bertolucci's movie with Debra Winger and John Malkovich i've seen years ago.

The book is always better... this theory is probably only true if you read the book first.

s a l e harlequin baby blanket

S A L E

Harlequin baby blanket.

The handmade baby blanket is made with 100% wool.

Size 85 x 85 cm

It's now on S A L E in my Etsy shop.

la chaise parisienne

'La chaise parisienne' is an unmistakable symbol of Paris.

Nothing beats a drink on a characteristic terrace to enjoy the flamboyant parisian street life.

eclectic pixels

Popping pixels! Love at first sight, when I spotted our 'new' handmade pixel daybed spread.

It's an oldie from eastern europe with a colorful flower border, craftsmanship with an eclectic embroidery technique and lacy crochet.

Last week it was actually laying on our bed end, but I prefer to enjoy it all day, so the bright pixel blanket moved to the daybed in our livingroom.

natural hues

Bamboo chair, oak floor, rope rug, raffia pillow, leather pouf, all in the same natural hues.

my heart goes bamboom

Some weeks ago we spotted this vintage bamboo chair in a wonderful bric à brac boutique and my heart went bamboom!

We took it home and now it's standing in the livingroom, my heart goes bamboom bamboom.
The seat is a bit low (just how i like it) and is a perfect coffee/read/knit/crochet chair.

The portrait of our son Minne when he was only 3 years old, also makes my heart jump. It was made 20 years ago in France and I do remember the cute curly blond boy, like it was yesterday.

daybed days

The stormy November days just make me want to curl up on the daybed. Just to relax a bit and listen to music, doing nothing except maybe a little crochet.

The natural rhythm of winter is to hibernate, so there is nothing strange about this.
Take it easy!

bamboo beauty

Our 'new' daybed is the favorite piece of furniture in tha house. A summer afternoon daybed nap is so relaxing.

We found the vintage daybed at Arterior, an interior concept store in Breda and fell instantly in love with this bamboo beauty!

The pineapple pillow* feels completely at ease on the vintage sofa. *you can find the pattern h e r e

I will make another fabric daybed cover to vary the natural linen cover (a tropical leaf fabric or stipes of hand dyed fabric) ... and of course I need to make more daybed pillows...

pillow rotation

One pillow, four faces.

You can find the pillow and harlequin pattern in my Etsy shop.

summer souvenirs

The best summer souvenirs are mostly the flea market finds. It feels good to bring home the wonderful roadtrip memories.

Those vintage finds are more valuable, because you know exactly where you found those treasures and what you did that day and where you had lunch, still after years...

The white iron patio chair, wine jug and some iron table football players we found on a small sunday market on the side of the road in Corçà, near Girona.

le soleil

During a walk through Bayonne on our last vacation day, we found a wonderful vintage design shop, Le Labo Vintage. We had a peek inside and found this beautiful sun!
An appropriate summer souvenir and fits perfectly with the bamboo mirror, we found on a market a few weeks earlier.

After the mirror was carefully packed, the 'vendeuse' proudly told us, we were the first customers and the shop was not yet officially opened... Her husband who was busy decorating the shop, joked; champagne!
The whole situation made ​​our purchase even more amusing.

Lets face it, what's a better souvenir to take home from France? Le soleil!

bamboo

Bamboo grows quite wildly and spreads in our backyard.
Pruning is inevitable.
Today some bamboo shoots ended up in the hallway in an old olive jar, for a change...
Nevertheless a small benefit.