Archive for September, 2009


• What was keeping me busy

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What was keeping me busy the last few months…. yes off course revalidation because of my achilles tendon rupture. But also my plan to start my own workshop business.
It first started with the idea of starting a fabric store in Amsterdam like you have Frau Tulpe in Berlin, combined with a workshop room. Because I [...]

8 Comments September 25th, 2009


• Felt bell flower garland

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At De Witte Engel I bought a little packet with felt, bells and a pattern to make this little garland with flowers and bells. In De Witte Engel you can find lots and lots of these kind of packages, which are very convenient when you are on vacation. They are simple and fast to make [...]

4 Comments September 18th, 2009


• Retail therapy

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These shops above are two of my favorite shops on Texel: ‘t Lant van Texsel and De Witte Engel.
‘t Lant van Texsel is full of lovely stuff for inspiration and just to have… they sell Rice, Anne-Claire Petit and lots of other stuff in my favorite colours. De Witte Engel is a shop full of [...]

3 Comments September 15th, 2009


• Basil 2010 catalogue

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Yesterday I found an unexpected treasure at the bike shop, the Basil 2010 catalogue. I already own a very lovely shopper that I can hang on the back of my bike, so I knew the brand. But when my eye fell on this booklet in the rack, and I opened it up, my heart made [...]

2 Comments September 14th, 2009


• Greetings from Texel

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Vacation is the perfect time for me for ’slow’ crafting, like cross stitching and crocheting. Those babushka dolls are from the ‘Made in France’ cross stitch and embroidery book. In the book they used white embroidery fabric, but I wanted to try unbleached linen for a more ‘rough’ look.
Those granny squares are a new row [...]

3 Comments September 12th, 2009