in the mood

A perfect way to start the weekend.

Coffee with moroccan pasties.

Last night some friends came over for dinner and brought my favorite cookies for dessert. A box full of moroccan pastries, so enough for the whole weekend.

The delicious gazelle horns (at the top) are the best!

Welcome to the weekend!

maxi wallet

Friday mood.

Almost weekend, preparing for an exiting visit to Amsterdam.

On the kitchen table:

maxi wallet - handmade leather purse by Pien tassen, @piens_life on Instagram (big enough for phone, money & lipstick)
appetizer - new interiors for restaurants and cafes, interior book by Gestalten
red lipstick - rouge allure velvet lipstick by Chanel, no 57 rouge feu
bird mug - design by Hennie Haworth for Habitat (collection 2008)
make up mirror - by Primark
brandnew handmade cardigan - by woodwoolstool, unique piece called Infinity (because it's not finished yet, a lot more colors to be added)

Ready to have a party!

Cheers and enjoy the weekend.

crafted coaster collection

The current crafted coaster collection.

Collected over the years, found on Place des Epices and in the souks of the Medina in Marrakech.
All handmade from grass, wrapped with yarn cleverly.
The simple patterns and beautiful colors, some even sun-bleached on the spice square.
Not that i ever put so many hot pans on the table at the same time, but I think they look so attractive.
Normally they are pilled up on the kitchen bench, this time together on the family group photo.

It's nothing but visual pleasure...

s t u d i o

S T U D I O

My workspace is featured in the new S T U D I O book by author Sally Coulthard, published by Jacqui Small.

It's a very inspiring book about creative workspaces for creative people. I'm very happy and proud to be one of the creative people in this book.
You can find lots of bright ideas from the real-life studios of artists, crafters, designers, writers and painters.

A workplace is a place that feeds your imagination. Creating a perfect studio won't happen overnight, it's a growing process and that's how it should be.

Thank you Sally for including my workspace inside this fantastic S T U D I O book.
Studio will be released on March 16, 2017. You can pre order the book now.

catch of the day

Catch of the day; fresh peonies from my dearest flowergirl Pippa!

At the moment she's busy preparing her final school exam Flower & Design.

sunday breakfast & spring branches

Get up late.
Followed by a Sunday morning breakfast in the sunlight!
Magnolia branches on the table.

An excellent beginning of March!

daydreaming

Luckily we've got daydreams...

For today was all about hale and sleet in my hometown Dordrecht.
Browsing through an old Living Magazine from June 2009, I'm looking forward to return to Marrakech within a few months.

good morning & give away

Last month I announced the Mollie Makes Home giveaway.

I started with 5 magazines.
Already gave a few away to friends and family.
One is showing off in my magazine rack...
and I have another one to give away (signed by moi)

Would you like to win a copy of this colorful & crafty magazine?
Everyone can join! Just leave a comment.

(I will pick a random winner on Saturday 9 PM)

This give away is CLOSED.

L O V E

This new project is about two things i love:
crochet & typography!

Inspired by banderola post by Oh!Villo.

Oh!Oh! there are so many words I have in mind...

vintage bottle table lamp

Meanwhile on the canteen table in our kitchen:

Vintage bottle becomes table lamp stand. I took it from our jars collection on top of the kitchen cupboard. The lampshade comes from our attic.

Working on a new stool cover for a special birthday stool of my sweet friends daughter.

As you can see, Lammie also has left her name on our canteen table.

canteen table

We have dined at our self-made white wooden table for about 13 years.
Time for a change!

We've been looking for a good alternative for quite a while, however found nothing suitable for our kitchen.

Well finally we found this canteen table and fell in love instantly!
It's a beautiful design with 6 legs and up to 2.4 meters long.

It's a Belgian school canteen table and on the sides of the table are some notes written by students.
Some are really pleasant, so we decided to leave the notes for the time being...
(though 'eat your own shit' might be a bit rude on a dining table)