Archive for the 'byPetra' Category
• Blogging Your Way course
These weeks I’m participating in the Blogging Your Way class of Holly Becker (from the Decor8 blog). During 7 weeks you will learn about yourself and your passions, your goals with your blog, and what you could do to better achieve your blogging goals.
For this weeks homework we had to create an inspiration board that [...]
• Snowy world in my home town
Today I was working from home, and during my lunch break walk I took these pictures. I love it when my neighborhood looks like this. It also keeps me in a kind of enjoying and relaxing mode, that might be a reason for not making my new years deadline with the shop…..
That’s not quite true, [...]
• Studio tour
Please be welcome in my beloved studio. This is the room where I welcome people for my workshops. I’m so proud of this place because it’s all made by me and my loved ones. Slowly new pieces been added to the place.
At the moment me and my dad are working on the metamorphosis of the [...]
• Christmas decorations
I have been making these christmas decorations as examples for my coming workshops. The fabric wreath is inspired on the beautiful wreaths of Holland Fabric House, the star is a design from Jenny from Allsorts, all others are my own design.
If you would like to come to my Atelier in Amsterdam to make christmas decorations, [...]
• Workshop last sunday
Last sunday was fun!! We had a great time and I learned a lot. Everybody gave useful feedback, and I now know that the room suits for this purpose, yeah!
At the moment I’m very busy preparing for the coming christmas themed workshops, and working hard to get the webshop up and running.
Below you see the [...]
• Aspegren for ribbons – a new love
I read about Aspegren on the Erleperle blog, and I instantly have fallen in love with the ribbons of this brand. Especially the way they are presented, on a wooden spool.
I found out how I can make wholesale purchases for my workshops and webshop. So today arrived these lovely ones. And look at those labels…. [...]
• Workshop try-out
Update: Thanks! The try-out is fully booked.
Before my workshops set off, I planned a workshop try-out. On sunday november 1st, from 12 till 16 o’clock, you are invited to join me in this try-out.
For only 10 Euro, you can attend a workshop ‘Etui met rits’ (zippered pouch). This price is included lunch and drinks, 0,75 [...]
• What was keeping me busy
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 [...]
• Packaging is everything
As a late birthday gift I got my own stamps from my sister. I was looking for a way how I could use them. I like the way how they look together stamped on the brown paper and tied by a scrap fabric piece.
Because the pimped skirt was a present, I wrapped it. I used [...]
• iPod covers
A colleague asked me if I could make her a cover for her new iPod. When I started designing one for her, the ideas for other versions just popped up like mushrooms. I worked out four of those ideas so she could choose, and if it was meant to be, she chose the one I initially designed for her. [...]
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About me
I'm Petra, I live in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Besides my day job I’m busy setting up my own business: organising creative workshops and a web shop selling cute and colourful fabrics, ribbon and buttons.
In my spare time I love to crochet and sew. I’m always on the look for new inspiration on the web, in books and in magazines.
I’m sharing my projects because I like to get in contact with other crafty souls for inspiration and maybe a swap.
I'm a student
