the prototype

The very first wood & wool stool dressed up in a new summer outfit.

This stool I made years ago and it is not for sale, it's the prototype of the wood & wool stool, made with a piece of driftwood I once found on the beach in Greece.

The bright blue is my favorite blue, actually it's the same as our bedhead, made from two beach cabin doors.

Love to re-use old pieces of wood!

summer stool

New turquoise summer stool in the S H O P!

bon weekend

Have a nice weekend everyone!

for naima

For Naïma.

Yesterday my dear colleague Naima celebrated her birthday.
She's from Morocco and her favorite color is 'majorelle blue'.
So I've painted a terracotta flowerpot with blue paint from Jardin Majorelle.
(The paint was a gift from my friend Rosa, she bought it for me when we visited Jardin Majorelle in October.)

...and she was overjoyed with the blue surprise!

small touches

I really love small details. For example, the blue tassel I bought in October last year in Marrakech with Rosa, during our last shop round in the souk.

The bag was a gift from my sweetheart for my April trip to Marrakech. It's simple and I adore the herringbone pattern. Next month I'm gonna buy a small colorful tassel in the souk to attach to my bag, just a small personal detail as finishing touch.

wood & wood stool

A new wood & wool wood stool, for a change...

No wool, but simply all kinds of white scrap wood and one slice of blue.

Now in my E T S Y * S H O P

proud as a peacock

The blue harlequin pillow I've made with the wool from South Africa that Cornel brought for me last month, is finished!
The hand-dyed Vinnis bamboo cotton yarn was great to work with and I'm proud as peacock.

Thanks again sweet Cornel! (vanoggend al in gebruik geneem, as ekstra kussing vir 'n ontbyt op die bed)

blanket from the beach

One day on the beach at the Praia do Meco, we were surprised by a visit of a trader in Indian blankets.
We were just about the only ones on the beach and the sweet and patient trader, showcased all his beautiful colorful blankets on the beach for us (at least 15 pieces)
It was a splendid sight, all those multicolored block printed fabrics in the open on the sand.
We picked two blankets, one for us and the other one for my friend Rosa.
He kissed the money and was very happy he sold two blankets, neatly folded all the other cloths again and walked on across the deserted beach.

The blue peacock blanket is showing off in our attic room. I'm sure we will always remember the special way we bought it. I love those kind of souvenirs.
The memory makes the Indian block print fabric even more beautiful.

zingaro

Longer days from now on.

Daylight saving time.

Straw hats are waiting to be worn.

californian sunset colors

A while ago a lovely lady from California asked me if i could make her a stool, with mainly white cover and some light blue, lavender, grey and teals.
So I picked the colors from my wool cupboard and started the project. Also found a beautiful matching piece of wallpapered scrapwood.
I fell in love with this one...

Meanwhile the stool is standing across the pond, in sunny California.

(those colors remind me of the stunning colors of a Californian sunset)

double dahlia

While Lammie was making some bouquets with the flowers she picked from the garden, she found a double dahlia!
She couldn't use this one for a bouquet and gave the pretty flowers to me for my sweetheart. (merci, merci)

I've put it on his side of the bed (for he's a bit ill) in a vintage wine bottle from Spain! So damn pretty...

roadtrip - le corbusier marseille

We stayed two nights in Marseille and booked a room at hotel le Corbusier.

The roof of the building serves as a sun terrace with a superb view over the city.