tuesday blues

Blue gets along quite well with an abundance of other colors. No matter what hue of blue, blue blends fine with other colors.

Therefore I chose two shades of blue for a new crochet project; turquoise and bright blue, an eye-popping duo for a diagonal striped pillow.

il manifesto

On the second day of our stay in Palermo, we came across a bright billboard, on the way to the botanical garden.

We tried to find out the artist of this striking drawing of the woman with lilac & yellow headscarf. So we looked it up and initially thought the number 863 on the sign, would lead us to the artist. Not...

On our way back, we even tried loosen the poster from the billboard (I have to admit), but it was stuck on dozens of layers of posters. In the end we decided to photograph the poster and make a poster of it later.

After a few days when we past this place again on our way to the station, we came to the conclusion that 'our' beautiful poster was covered by a supermarket advertising. What a shame! (for an unknown cola brand, how irreverent...)

Luckily we still had the photo! And luckily now there is a new version at our home, a splendid souvenir of Sicily.

Just in case there's someone who knows the name of the artist, I would really like to know.

pippa's room

At Henk's office there is an annual photo competition for the staff.
The five winning photos are printed on canvas and then exhibited in the office building for a year.

One of the winning entries was this picture of the garden flowers we picked for last goodbye to granddad in the summer of 2012.

Henk took the canvas home last week and Pippa wanted it very much in her bedroom.

The flowers look great in the room of our flower girl!

roosterR

This morning we already ate Easter fruitcake and sprinkles with tiny chocolate hares.
No Easter twigs or chocolate eggs in the house.
Only a rooster poster in the kitchen to get into the Easter mood...

to marrakech with mr. hook

to marrakech with mr. hook, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

If you've always wanted to go to Marrakech?
and want to learn crochet?
This cool crochet trip is perfect for you!

During your stay in Marrakech you will reside in the super-stylish riad chambres d'amis.

There are two options, whether in spring or autumn; you can learn cool crochet in Marrakech.
In spring I will go there with my love. Yeah.

More cool news; Since yesterday my handmade postcards are for sale at Villa Augustus!

For the time being, these two 'valentine' cards are the first ones, but I'm working on expanding the collection and making prints for my Etsy shop.

portmeirion print

portmeirion print, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Totem kitchen pottery, an illustration print by Elisandra Sevenstar, the artist of the Christmas stamps 2011. When I ordered it in her Etsy shop, she made me aware of this...

tagged!

tagged!, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

New [wood & wool stool] cards,
business cards to be precise,
similar to the postcards.

They sure look cute, hanging on a stool leg.

Today the first stools 'tagged new style' are off to New York City and Downunder Queensland.

Sometimes I wish I could bring them myself...