Archive for the 'Vacation' Category


• Serendipity

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Serendipity is the last, but certainly not the least, Paris shop I feature on my blog. This one was one of the first that appeared on my ‘must visit’ list. Clare, from the Lulu Carter blog, insisted I had to go there, but I was already convinced by the pictures of this shop she had [...]

2 Comments December 3rd, 2009


• Antoine & Lili

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Antoine & Lili was on the recommendation list of Clare, from the Lulu Carter blog. And she was so right, I was so overwhelmed by the shops, I couldn’t buy anything (lucky for my wallet ) On their website I found out that they have several shops around Paris. I have visited the ‘flag’ [...]

4 Comments October 25th, 2009


• First time in Paris

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Last weekend I visited Paris for the first time, and I was overwhelmed… the big squares, oversized buildings, beautiful parks and off course all the lovely shops.
We spend 5 days strolling around, eating, drinking and relaxing. I also wanted to visit one or two museums, but the weather was so good, and the city itself [...]

3 Comments October 23rd, 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


• Skiing in Austria

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This week no crafting, it’s skiing and enjoying the beautiful winter weather in Austria.
I brought some yarn for crocheting and a felt project to finish, but till now I didn’t feel for it.

3 Comments February 4th, 2009