chocolate letter chandelier

chocolate letter chandelier, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

Yay! Sinterklaas is back in Holland.

The chandelier in the restaurant of Villa Augustus, we decorated with traditional chocolate letters (milk, dark and white chocolate) last week. Oh and watch out, if you can't resist to take a bite; the red ones are in vintage metal flavour.

hartjesslinger

hartjesslinger, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

I made a D.I.Y. design for 101 interior magazine.

Start by making the hearts for the garland and then pull them on a thin piece of sisal rope.

The ♥ pattern you can find here step by step. Piece of cake!


Deze hartjesslinger staat in de 101 zelfmaakspecial, een bijlage van het decembernummer, dat vanaf 23 november in de winkel ligt.

Eerst haak je de hartjes voor de slinger en vervolgens rijg je ze aan een dun stukje sisal- of kokostouw.

De werkbeschrijving van de gehaakte hartjes vind je hier stap voor stap. Piece of cake!

the green x-mas tree

the green x-mas tree, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

Want a 'green' x-mas tree?

Though it's only November and it may seem a little early to think about Christmas, it's never too soon to order a wood & wool x-mas tree.

autumn in antwerp

fiskebar, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

A visit to Antwerp always feels like a mini vacation.

This time the M HKA is the main reason for our visit. A long walk through the 'other' Antwerp, brought us to wonderful places. Walking across the Marnixplaats, I fell in love with the terrace of the Fiskebar. On the other side of the street is Vitrin, also a very nice café. And I had my first Bionade at Bitter Zoet after the museum visit.

woody & wool stool

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

A new limited edition design. The wood & wool stool xs.

The cover is made of colored pieces of wool knotted together, like the wood & wool hangers. The mint green stool is a little smaller than the usual stool.

I call it Woody.

Since this week another supermarket campaign started. After shopping I got a free wrapped Toy and was hoping it would be Woody. In the car I unwrapped the paper and felt like a little child. Yes, I got WOODY!

photo opportunity

photo opportunity, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

Yesterday I walked into the hallway and saw this.
The morning sunlight, the gladiolus at its best and my coat and new handmade scarf on a pile.
Quite trivial maybe, but the still life was too good to not capture.
A photo opportunity.

off to see the world

off to see the world, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

Pippa has just helped me to choose 3 winners of the ‘ wood & word sign Pink Ribbon supporting give away’.
Here they are in random order:

[de rotbende]
[perfectly peachy]
[wood if I could]

We both agreed Orange Farmhouse should have two signs
[digger] and [orange farmhouse]

Please send your address to info@woodwoolstool.com and the signs will be send to you straightaway.

Last week I received an awesome 2cv from Annabelle of Three Red Apples!

The car appliqued and freehand embroidered is a classic French Citroën 2CV. It’s fully loaded with suitcases on the roof ready to cross borders and explore.

The body of the car is made from a blue pattern printed in the heart of the Welsh countryside and appliqued onto natural Irish linen. The suitcases are made from various recycled and new fabrics.

Absolutely love the 2cv with the upper suitcase in my favorite color orange! I have not yet found the right parking place, so until then my brandnew ducky is parked on the stairs.