la la la love

A declaration of love, makes everyone's heart sing.
(even if you don't want to mention the v-word)

Just be sweet to your sweetheart and enjoy your weekend!

...and yes, it has been rather silent here for a while, for I was in bed with the flu this week.

blink of an eye

This was only yesterday...
The sweet little girl is my daughter Pippa (somewhere in Toscany in the summer of 2000)

Pippa turned 17 today. Happy, happy birthday sweetheart!

wood & wooly baby waistcoat pattern

This wood & wooly baby cardigan I've designed will fit lot's of babies and toddlers, because it's a sleeveless cardigan.

One size fits all, isn't a term you often use for babies, but I guess it's true in this case.

All you need is about 100 grams of wool and a crochet needle size 6 and within a couple of hours you can make this super cute waistcoat.
Moreover the cool sleeveless jacket can be worn inside out!

You can purchase this pattern now in my ETSY SHOP.

♥ strawberries

Found the sweetest strawberry yesterday!

Have a nice weekend and remember you can still join the Villa Augustus agenda 2014 give away until Sunday!

sixteen & sweet

A few hours before she was born, we heard Stevie Wonder on the radio...

Isn't she lovely
Isn't she wonderful
Isn't she precious
Less than one minute old
I never thought through love we'd be
Making one as lovely as she
But isn't she lovely made from love
Isn't she pretty
Truly the angel's best
Boy, I'm so happy
We have been heaven blessed

Today we celebrate Pippa's sixteenth birthday!
She's lovely and she's our sweet bright angel!

aprofitar el dia

Bunch of marguerites picked by Pippa on the flower field at her school.

aloha elvis

 

The beautiful girl with the braids is Elvis.

Elvis got a surprise stool for her eleventh birthday.

A while ago her fabulous mom Daan

ordered a wood & wool stool for her oldest daughter.

Today Daan & Elvis had lunch at Villa Augustus and Elvis came to pick up her surprise...
She was hoping for a stool, she told me during unpacking.
The smile on her face, made ​​my day!

love is...

love is..., a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

declare your love now and you're way ahead of the competition!

(Valentine tip from Loesjes calendar)

grown up

grown-up, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

My little boy Minne has grown up.

Today we celebrate his 21st birthday!

oh baby baby

oh baby baby, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Summer babies announcements.

Nora was born in July and she is such a sweet little girl.
Friday afternoon I went to visit her and she has already treated me with her cute smile (melt, melt).

Joris announced a few weeks later.
His (diy) card is super original! (Leave it to Esther...)

Tiny little babies are the sweetest.

once upon a time

once upon a time, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Once upon a time there was a tiny little Pippa in her cradle.

In the summer of 1997, when she was born, it was also very hot and she wearing onesies only.

Happy summer birthday my sweet fifteen Pippa! X

wood & wool wear

wood & wool wear, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

New; wood & wool wear!

Something completely different, although with my favorite ingredients.
The baby cardigans are made of 100% merino big wool and have two cute handmade wooden buttons. On the back a bright st☆r!

I've made two cardigans so far. The first one is made of madras yellow big wool with white sleeves and a pink st☆r on the back and pink edging. The other cardigan is made or white hot big wool with a bright orange st☆r on the back and indigo blue edging.

Now in my Etsy shop.

[i love you]

[i love you], a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Express your love on wood...
Amaze your sweatheart;

You can order your own custom made ‘wood & word sign’ with whatever text.
(keep the text short, otherwise it doesn't fit)

Imagine almost anything is possible;
[your name] [just a word] [a message for your lover] [love] [something stupid] [something funny] [your motto]

This always is a loving sign (not just for your valentine)

Use it as a 'postcard' and it will be sent to the address you want.

sleeping on the couch - 'happiness'

sleeping on the couch - 'happiness', a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Pippa sleeping on the couch.
She's not feeling well.
When she wakes up and we are both on the couch to cuddle together,
we agree this feels like a kind of happiness.

splendid sweet peas

splendid sweet peas, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Just picked one of the last mini bouquets from the garden.

Really smells divine!

tell your love

originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

tell your love

you love him
or her

sweet thirteen

sweet thirteen, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

Today is Pippa's birthday!

She is thirteen years old now and has been waiting for this day so long. As promised a long time ago, today is the first 'earring day' of her life and she is shining from ear to ear.

Happy birthday sweet thirteen!

greek delights (part one)

summer love bobbie, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

part one: summer love bobbie

warm and soft

wood & wool blankets, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

Sometimes I receive special orders with personal and beautiful stories and requests. This happened a few weeks ago. Lianne, mother of two, asked me if I wanted to make a comfort blanket.

They just had to say goodbye to their sweet and faithful Labrador Bodie and put his blanket with him in his grave.

She liked the idea of a comfort blanket for her children. I was impressed by this request and started the next day with the blanket. One night when I was working on it and watching a movie at the same time (women can do that). Actually I started in the middle of a movie and found it quite striking that the main character was a Labrador. The film has an emotional final 'blanket' scene in the garden.

The Bodie blanket was made in no time and I packed it with mixed feelings.

Yesterday Lianne sent me this sweet note; "Warm and soft, like Bodie, it feels like a comforting blanket..."

friday i'm in love

friday i'm in love, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

This lovely T-shirt is a present from my love. He brought it for me from his business trip to London. The tune of The Cure's song is in my head when I see it ...

"I don't care if Monday's blue
Tuesday's gray and Wednesday too
Thursday I don't care about you
It's Friday, I'm in love"

Yes of course, today I wear it!