Stamps for the shop

Last week I received no less than 3 stamps.
All for the shop to make goodies bags,
to make labels for my handspun yarn,
and one address stamp for the envelops.

I got those 2 stamps from Studio Stempel in the Netherlands.
Ellen makes the most wonderful stamps so professional 
and good looking, and fast too! I ordered the stamps on Monday
and the next Saturday I received them in the mail  :)
She gave me some good advice too, about sizes and such.

Have a lovely day!
✗✗✗

Cowl Autumn Winter 2011

I just finished the new coloured cowl for the shop.
It took me almost a week to get the measurements
and colours the way I wanted it ;)
But here it is finally and to make everyone happy,
you can oder it in one single colour or two, three,
four and five if you please, choose from the onces
in the picture; Olive Green, Mustard Yellow,
Petrol Blue, Dark Brambles Pink, Beautiful Brown.

Have a great day!
✗✗✗

Fall into Autumn

This is a Etsy treasury list of my favorite Autumn pieces, enjoy!

♡ Fall into Autumn ♡

Fantastic Fox Hat awberry $25.00	Fingerless Gloves in Co... twoknit $35.00	Scarf Chunky Circular I... handknittedthi... $45.00	Fall Fashion Knit Taupe... bysweetmom $60.00
Medium Fall Autumn Leaf... Overspill $4.50	Silver Leaf Necklace, R... BriguysGirls $40.00	Pine Cone Necklace- Gol... BlueDoveStudio $26.00	knit fingerless gloves ... piabarile $29.00
Fall Flower Beaded Vint... Alyssabeths $25.00	Mustard Infinity Scarf strawberrycoun... $12.99	Handspun yarn whimsical... PerforsCraftPr... $20.00	Knitted Cowl Neck Warme... bysugarbabe $60.00
Art Yarn HandSpun Merin... kittygrrlz $49.00	Fall Leaves Beaded Neck... Gilliauna $114.00	autumn tall spats with ... faitavec $68.00	Doily brooch 'autum... littleZ $42.00

 ✗✗✗

Colours Fall / Winter 2011 - 2012

Because of personal circumstances
I'm late this year with the fall and winter collection.
If you already can speak of a collection of course.
Normally I start in the summer working on accessories
for the autumn and winter, but this summer I was really busy
with the care for my oldest boy. Making appointments and
getting him in a new daycare. Anyway my head was filled
with other stuff than colours and accessories,
and then it is hard to make or even think about new designs and so.
But this week I'm making a nice start with it and trying
to fill the shop with lovely fall and winter things.

✗✗✗

Crochet bracelets

This week I was making some bracelets from a pattern on Haakzaken.
That's a very lovely blog about crochet it's written in Dutch,
but do not let it stop you to take a look.
I made those bracelets with 100% cotton and wooden beads.

I'm thinking about doing more crocheted beaded bracelets,
but I want to make my own design or pattern,
It's just so inspiring to see how you can add something
so nice as beads to your design.
I made crocheted beaded necklaces before,
that was with nylon wire and leather cords,
the structure is very different from cotton.
I can't show you pictures of that, they got lost on my old PC :(

Next week I'm gonna try to make some brooch
I got inspired by the nice pictures on her (haakzaken) blog :)

✗✗✗

Mushrooms Autumn 2011

Today we went for a long walk in the forrest,
the weather was gorgeous and the scenery too.
My oldest son and me where "finding" mushrooms
to make pictures of them, for 2 hours we looked
and searched and even thou he is just 3 years old
he liked every bit of the 2 hours, that made me so proud!
My husband and youngest son climbed trees and branches
and chasing the dog, it was all so nice, it felt like there where
the only people on the planet, until we saw other people
walking there dogs or enjoying a nice trip in the woods ;)
Here is a little collage of what we encountered today.
 
Some of the mushrooms we saw.

A bit of the scenery of the woods.

Have a lovely day!
✗✗✗

Key chain / bag accessories

After I made my craft room / hobby room,
I needed to do something in it...
Even thou it was a little thing,
to make the room well used,
I guess that's the best word for it ;)
And this is the result, crocheted key chains
or bag accessories or where a hanger can be used for.

Have a nice day!
✗✗✗

Craftroom

Last week I created my new craftroom...

I made a few quick photo's but still

everything needs to be put in place more.

I need to organize and sort things out,

which is not my strongest quality ;)

It already inspires me to sit and relax more,

and make nice things for the shop,

because everything is within hand reach.

The nice colours of bright blue and lime

gives me a happy feeling and when all my stuff is

in transparent storage the colours from the materials

are an inspiration by it self (or at least I hope so)

And I manged to put almost everything in it,

and even my husband has his own little space

in it to make his military model constructions.

Without having to worry the kids trow it on the floor.

Hope you have a crafty and inspiring day!
✗✗✗

TWIS / DWZI #23

This week I saw,

beautiful weather and lovely walks 

with my family and doggy.

***

This week I saw.
Is an initiative from Roos en Daan,
there you can also see who else participates.
Inspired on Jill's Today  I Saw.

✗✗✗

What´s on the needles #3

This week on the needles,

well crochet hooks to be precise...

I'm making a scarf for a special lady,

who helped me the last year, with coaching and teaching me 

how to plan my day's and weeks.

She went above and beyond to make my life livable again.

Now I'm pretty scared... Because I need to do 

it all by myself again... But she give me enough 

to do it on my own, even thou it's just her job... 

And if I fail, (I hope not, but I'm gonna miss her a lot)

she comes back and helping me again,

and that's the best reinsurance she could give me.

She was like a beacon in a stormy ocean, 

she was a listing ear when I needed one, and not jugging me at all. 

So a little present for her is in it's place...

 The scarf is with a lovely brown cotton and bamboo mix 

and the pink stripes with 100% cotton. It feel so soft... 

I don't have a pattern from it, 

I just crochet the ends with double crochet 

and the middle with granny stripes... 

And I'm planning to make it nice with some fringe at the ends :)

Have a good creative day! 

✗✗✗