le coeur en poche

2009-12-04T04:11:00.000-08:00

Are you looking for eco-friendly yarn? Search no more, Trikoo, a dutch webshop has everything you are looking for. I saw their products at a craftmarket in october in Tilburg, Holland. I bought myself some nice Pakucho cotton yarn and it is great. A nice shop for some christmas shopping I should say.

2009-12-02T08:00:00.001-08:00

Take a look at the lovely site of Meli Melon. It is packed with great handmade clothes. At
Bloesem kids you can get an Open House tour from Gemma, the creator of Meli Melon. A lovely house in Barcelona with a nice natural feel to it. Wish I lived like that.

2009-11-24T12:31:00.000-08:00

Take a look at the blog of Crafty Bird for nice patterns and lots of links to great blogs.
There is a lot of inspiration to be found.

2009-11-23T11:34:00.001-08:00

I saw these great vintage like party dresses. I love them for the coming holidays.

2009-11-21T09:16:00.000-08:00

I found some great art prints and more on this Etsy-site www.etsy.com/shop/matilou. I love this Marion art print. I reminds me of Saray Kay who was popular in my childhood.

Tomorrow I will sell my clothes and other goodies at a market in a school where I live. My little boy will attend this school in the new year. I hope I will have a nice day and have good reactions and sells of course.

2009-11-13T12:48:00.000-08:00

I love this textfragment:

Ontvang de kinderen met eerbied,
voedt ze op in liefde,
en laat ze in vrijheid gaan.

Recieve the children with honour,
raise them with love
and let them go in freedom

Rudolf Steiner

2009-10-29T01:37:00.000-07:00

I love clogs, I adore clogs and then I saw these....... They are great!!! I hope my husband will bring me some Swedisch clogs when he is going to a congres there. You can find these clog-boots www.swedishhasbeens.com.

2009-10-01T03:57:00.000-07:00

I saw a great skirt and dress from Makool. They sell all handmade clothes.

2009-09-29T12:05:00.000-07:00

Last week I had my shop in front of my house. Our street was closed for traffic and we could enjoy
our street. We had a fleamarket, drinks and entertainement for the children. Rasmus had his
face painted for the first time.

2009-09-18T06:31:00.000-07:00

This week my buttons came, I am so happy. On Marktplaats I found lots and lots of buttons, still on the original cards. Lovely seventies colours and shapes. I am in button heaven.

I love big flower broches but they never seem to suit me. I have started crocheting them in sort of 3D. In a yarn shop I found nice shades of wool for needle 3. I will be wearing one of these on my cape, to jazz up the winter.

2009-09-16T07:04:00.000-07:00

Living green is part of my everyday life. I dream of an eco friendly house. Unfortunately those house are not friendly for my wallet. Still I keep dreaming. If I do win the lotery a house like on the photo will be my thing. You can find them here.

2009-09-08T23:53:00.000-07:00

The new issue of "LMNOP" is out. An Australian glossy children's magazine you can download for free. It is packed with great stories, design and fashion. If you never heard of it please take a look here.

2009-08-29T04:37:00.000-07:00

Arent't these adorable baby slippers. You can buy them on Etsy.
I am cuurently working on new items for my shop. I have to say with two small children and school, I can't produce very fast. I hope you all are patient.

2009-08-25T11:59:00.000-07:00

Blogging is a new and exiting universe for me. Inspiration is everywhere on the net, too much for me sometimes. You forget to sew while surfing. I found a lovely new brand of children's clothes:
Misha Lulu. Take a look at the beautiful site, I wish I will have one like that in the future.
And what about this little girls bedroom.

2009-08-24T02:26:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went to the "Beparkte Oplage", a crafty market in Antwerp. I have had a stall there, a few months ago, but wasn't satisfied with my sales. I wanted to see how it is progressing. There were some lovely and colourful things for sale. On the photo's you can see an impression. It was lovely weather so Rasmus could play in the fountains. All in all a nice outing and inspirational market.

2009-08-20T08:07:00.001-07:00

My little dressdoll arrived yesterday. Now I can show a full silhouet. This is a tunic, made from lovely cotton from Dries van Noten. I have bought in the stocksale. I have added vintage lace details and think it is really pretty.

My head is full of ideas. Blogging is making me even more creative. So many people posting creative superbe things. It is mind blowing. Thank god for the internet.

2009-08-19T10:20:00.000-07:00

I restarted my school today. I am studying to become a fulltime patternmaker. I love all things creative and after working in a office, for years, I wanted something else. It is great to finally follow my dream. Today though it was far too hot to concentrate.
My little girl is finally getting bigger feet so now I can order these lovely shoes. I can't wait to see them on her. You can order them on this site

2009-08-18T02:17:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I got my copy of "Sewing Green" by Betz White. A book full of info on sewing with repurposed and organic materials, my cup of tea completely. In this book I found a great website:
www.alabamachanin.com.. They make beautiful clothes all by hand. They focus on slow design and sustainability. I love the handmade look of the clothes and could see myself walking in the red dress. Maybe I should get a copy of their book too.......

2009-08-16T14:30:00.000-07:00

A nice afternoon in the park with my little ones. Madieke posing on the grass and Rasmus riding on the steamtrains. The steamtrains are a big hobby of a bunch of old guys wanting to be small again. Thank god for them because they give my son a nice time every weekend.