This fabric from Eau de Mer is a bit heavier and I used it differently. I made this skirt with four pleats in the front and and an elasticated back.
woensdag 12 september 2012
Rokjes, rokjes, rokjes Skirts and more skirts
This fabric from Eau de Mer is a bit heavier and I used it differently. I made this skirt with four pleats in the front and and an elasticated back.
maandag 5 december 2011
Sinterklaas St Nicolas Day
No words needed, but I can tell you the kitchen is a big hit!
donderdag 1 december 2011
Speelkeukentje Play kitchen
On the frame we fixed wooden panels. At the hall side we did both side and on the kitchen side we also fixed a second panel on the top. We left an opening between top and bottem because in a later stage she can also use it as a shop.
Twee planken werden op dragers gelegd en we probeerden al eens of we alles wat we wilden zetten een plaatsje vond. De bovenste plant is dieper dan de plank eronder. Daardoor kon ik een gordijntje monteren onder de plank. Een honden eetbak werd de pompbak en een klein defect kraantje maakte de natte kant af. Voor het kookplaatje heb ik lang getwijfeld wat te doen maar toen ik op Marktplaats dit losstaande gasfornuisje uit Hema zag wist ik dat dat het was wat ik wilde. Wanneer we dan een winkel willen kunnen we dat gewoon ergens anders zetten.
On the kitchen side we mounted two shelfs.The top one is wider then the bottem one to allow us to have a curtain in front. A dog bowl is the sink and my son provided a broken tap to complete the wet side. On the other side I found a second hand gas stove that was perfect in size.
Vanboven was het nogal een kaal groot stuk hout dus schilderde ik er wolkjes op, hing een vogelhuisje op en een klok en op het internet vond ik figuurtjes in hout. Deze figuurtjes waren zondag besteld in de UK en dinsdag al hier. Gistermiddag verfde ik de figuurtjes en daarna plakte ik ze vast met houtlijm en dit leuke venster tafereeltje is het resultaat. Het enige wat rechts nog ontbreekt is een grote houten kat die men vergeten was mee op te sturen. Jammer want nu zal ik ze tegen zaterdag niet hebben.Een goede lamp van Ikea zal er voor zorgen dat het keukentje altijd klaar en helder is.
The top part was rather a large bland piece of wood so I painted some clouds on it, fixed a birdhouse and painted and glued some lazer cut wood birds and leafs to it. With this lovely window view as a result.A good lamp from Ikea gives her good light all day long.
En nu maar hopen dat Oma Sint het goed gedaan heeft en de kleine meid er veel plezier aan zal beleven.
When our granddaughter is not with us we can close the big curtain and stash a few other toys in the kitchen too.Now I only hope she loves it and she will have much play out of it.
dinsdag 1 november 2011
Dag créche...Bye bye creche...
It was an emotional goodbye I was told. For me time goes far to quick!
woensdag 26 oktober 2011
Halloween 2011 rokje / skirt
Daarvoor moest dus nog even een leuk Halloween rokje gemaakt worden.
Ik gebruikte een oranje patchworkstofje met zwarte vleermuizen en pompoenen op die gezoomd zijn met glinsterende zilveren lijntjes. Het is een eenvoudig modelletje bestaande uit een rechte lap met een tunnel voor een elastiek. Om het toch een beetje speciaal te maken maakte ik nog een volant die ik iets hoger op het rokje zette.
My little granddaughter is leaving creche to go to pre-school. Since Thursday is her last day she needed a little Halloween skirt to go in style.It's made from a patchwork fabric with black bats and pumpkins on that are rimmed in silver.Its a simple rectangular piece of fabric with a tunnel for elastic and I made a ruffle of the same fabric. I put the ruffle about 5 cm from the bottom of the skirt.
Na het poseren moest ze samen met mama nog even op de schommel die ze van m'n moeder kreeg voor haar eerste verjaardag. Daar zal ze volgende lente ook niet meer in passen. Wat gaat het toch allemaal snel!
maandag 8 november 2010
Poezemieke Kitty Girl

Ze speelt het liefste met het kattenspeelgoed en het katteneten en een van haar eerste woordjes was 'poe'.
From the time she was a very small girl my little granddaughter was crazy about our cats. She plays with the catfood and the cat toys and one of her first words was 'poe' .You must know that 'poes' is flemish for a female cat.

Daar moest toen natuurlijk ook nog een T-Shirtje bij....Een uur en 9 euro later had het kind een volledige nieuwe outfit bestaande uit een rokje, een nieuw T-Shirtje en een nieuw paar broekkousen.
woensdag 28 juli 2010
Ster van de dag Star of the day

Sinds dat er twee achterkleindochters zijn zijn deze telkens de ster van de dag. Dit jaar was vooral onze kleindochter, Anne-Fleur de ster van de dag.
Ze zag er ook allersnoezigst uit in haar kabouterjurkje.
maandag 12 juli 2010
Zomerpret Summerfun
Our little granddaughter is now 14 months old. When the sun is shining she needs little more then a tub of water and some sand to be a happy little bunny. Is'nt she adorable?
Dit warme weer is alleen maar fijn als je net als mijn kleindochter niets anders te doen hebt als te spelen en te slapen en te eten.Is ze niet geweldig hoe ze hier geniet in haar teiltje water met haar beestjes en potjes en pannetjes??
Als de waterpret gedaan is is er nog altijd de zandbak om in te spelen. Veel handigheid heeft ze nog niet met haar schepjes en potjes maar ze steekt het toch niet in haar mond en dat is al veel waard.
dinsdag 28 juli 2009
Three or more birdcages...and a babygirls room

These little vintage birdcages are all the rage in Belgium and Holland for the moment. Everyone thinks they are so decorative. I was charmed by them too so I started my little colletion with the white one on the bottom right. It once was black and is a cage for exhibiting birds in on bird shows. You see them quite often on fleamarkets and so and they are still inexpensive to buy.
The very small one on the bottom was my latest find. I bought it at an brocante fair last year and painted it white to fit the baby room.
The blue one is my favorite. This one I got from a forum friend who also has a small antiques shop. I love this one very much.
First all these little cages where in a corner of my livingroom together with the little nest and the oil painting of the doves. But then I found this light garland with the birds at Ikea and I knew I had to incorporate these with the birdcages to go in the baby's room. I makes a nice feature at night for my granddaughter.
I finally finished my granddaughters room. It took a bit longer then I had planned but I is ready now. It could do with some more finishing touches but it is almost there.
Next to the bird cage wall is the bookcase. I am sad I did not have a vintage bookcase to put here but I had 4 of these Billie bookcases from Ikea in this room before it became Anne-Fleur's room so I had to use at least one of them. For years I have been collecting Pop-Up books and now there is finally a little girl who will for sure enjoy them in the coming years.
Next to the bookcase is a little vintage desk and the chair from my grandmothers kitchen. I still see her sitting on that chair peeling potatoes and so. I also have her kitchen table but that one was to big for this room. I want to paint the little table white I think. This is one of the things I still need to do. If you then turn to your right you then will see the bed my parents bought for me to sleep in when I was a little baby. I painted it a aqua kind of blue and matched it with a quilt that I made myself and some lace Ikea curtains. The old red chair is to be recovered. That is the second thing I still want to do but I am hessitating to do it myself because it is a difficult but beautiful shape. This is one of my better vintage finds. I only paid about 35 dollars for it.
To your left under the window, stands this also vintage and very small baby's highchair. I bougth it many years agoo to display the replica porcelain doll's in that I made some 20 years agoo. This one sitting in the chair is the very first and one I made and the only once I made handmade clothes for. The doll sits on one my very first babyquilt. It is more then 20 years old.
This delightful metal flowering walllight I bougt from the same lady where I bought the blue birdcage from. It was just perfect for this room.
Anne-Fleur's daddy made this drawing when he was 5 or 6 years old. I found it last year when we where clearing our attic out. It fits the room perfectly. Anne-Fleur's room was her daddy's room for almost 25 years !
I you turn again, you see the dresser and the shelving unit. The dresser was bought when our daughter was a baby and I will now use it as a changing station. On the shelving unit sit a very special toy. My very special Cotton Rabbit all dressed out in pink with white kitty's on her skirt!
I love her!! Next to the dresser this beautiful hook with a glass flower. I found these last year in a German Ebay store.
The thing still missing in this room are my two oilpaintings of my fifties girls.
I especially wanted to be in this room but they are nowhere to be found. The lays for years at the same place in my closet and when I wanted to put them up I could not find them anymore.
This is my last birdcage. I think I will move it to the baby's room too. I now resides in the bathroom. This is a very special birdcage for me. My husband and I got it for our silver wedding anniversary. Whe where surprised by this gift until we remover the paper inside the cage. Out came a beautiful bronze statue of two birds on a branch by the famous French animalier sculpter André Vincent Becquerel. I will show it to you next week.
Hope you enjoyed my birdcage and babyroom story's. Until next week and thanks for visiting.
dinsdag 16 juni 2009
Why I want to get rid of my husband...for a week!

But first I want to get rid of my husband! He is going to Italy for his job next week. He always complains that I complain a lot about him going away for the job, if only he knew.
I want him out of the way to start om my granddaughter's room. I have it all in my head how I want it. The problem is that just two years agoo we renovated this room,my sons old room, in a library/ tv room (DH) an ironing room for me.
But now it all has to go again and I don't know where to put all the furniture and washing and formost all the books.
Thirty five years I kept my brothers baby bed in my cellar to have it for my grandchildren if there ever came one. The bed needed some paint and I just managed to paint it when the baby was born but I still have no room ready to put it in. This house needs a laundry room thats for sure!

This is the bed my parents bougth for my brother Jan, who is my junior by one year. So I never slept in this bed. It is now 58 years old.
Point 1: Tree bookcases need to go.
Two will go in the upstairs hall but I actually need to paint them so they would fit the decor. But I won't manage that when DH is in Italy since they have to come downstairs for that and that I can't do alone.The fourth will disappair in my cellar unless my daughter changes her mind about having it.
Point 2: The dresser of the upstairs hall needs to go in the baby room to make place for the bookcases and I can use it as a diaper changing station.
Point 5: Once all the moving is done I can strip the wallpaper (only two years old) to put a pretty PIP wallpaper up. Luckely it is only two small wall and I like wallpapering.


And I need him to be away so I don't have to cook his dinner or iron his shirts for a whole week and can get on with work exept the time I need to spend on the cats.