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Mensen vragen me vaak of ik nog een leuke kadotip heb voor die lieve vrienden die gaan trouwen, het zoveelste etentje waar ze voor uitgenodigd zijn, een bedankje voor de buuf voor het oppassen op hun favoriete cactus of de verjaardag van een beste vriend. En ondanks dat ik me natuurlijk zeer gevleid voel door zoveel vertrouwen in mijn creativiteit, zeg ik toch eerlijk dat er een groepje mensen is, die dit echt veel beter in de vingers heeft. Deze mensen hebben een extra zintuig voor tofheid. Guess what, zij kunnen ook speciaal voor jou op zoek naar een bijzonder en uniek item.

Hoe dat in z'n werk gaat? Heel eenvoudig: 1. Maak via Curated.nl kennis met deze zg. curatoren en kies er een die bij je past (of bij degene die jij wilt verrassen natuurlijk). Het zijn stuk voor stuk creatieve en inspirerende mensen die precies weten wat er in hun wereld speelt. Bijvoorbeeld op het gebied van literatuur, food trends, innovatie, kids of lifestyle. 2. Laat je gegevens achter en abonneer je voor 29 euro per kwartaal (25 euro + 4 euro verzendkosten binnen NL). Eenmalig of doorlopend. 3. In ruil daarvoor ontvang je, van de curator van jouw keuze, binnen 16 weken iets tofs waar je vrienden jaloers op zullen zijn. Wat dat is, blijft geheim totdat de postbode het bij je afgeleverd heeft. Bijzonder zal het zeker zijn! Lees hier meer over dit initiatief en kijk wat er tot nu toe al verzonden is. Dit is momenteel de beste kadotip die ik je kan geven. Enjoy!

Pin on

Still can't get enough of Pinterest. There is so much inspiration around! Just posted my 2000th pin! Not a crazy number in the pinning community, but well I think I have done a good job so far. Love all my boards. My Flower Fun board really brings sunshine on rainy days. Curious about my fashion style? Come see my virtual closet. Need a smile on your face? Have a peek over here. Further I'm all into pastel lately. And seriously looking for some knitting inspiration. Feel free to look around and follow me. If you like of course. Enjoy!

Hand made hair band

Yeah, my first (little) knitting project is finished: a army green hair band. It is not perfect, but oh well that's the charm of hand made right? I'm actually quite proud of it, considering a few weeks ago I couldn’t knit at all. And now I have something over my ears, that stays in place and looks pretty nice. Don't you think? PS Couldn't have done it without the help of Saskia of course. 

Society6: design and shop

Wouldn't it be nice to have your very own product range as a designer? Pillows, stationary, iPhone cases, tote bags and other cool products? All with your design? Sounds like a dream? Well with Society6 it isn't! You post your artwork and they create and ship the products. That is basically it. Read more about it here. And for those who aren't that creative to produce their own designs but have a fine nose for great art work: you can choose designs from hundreds of thousands of artists from around the world. All of the products are produced when you order them, on-demand, to avoid waste and keep their business sustainable. I recently bought this iPhone case with the butterfly design from Dutch artist SjoeSjoe. Shipment (to the Netherlands) takes a few weeks but quality, service and my new iPhone case are great. 

Home is where mom is

Last year, a few days before Mother's day, a dear friend surprised me with a beautiful bouquet. She said that I should celebrate Almost-Mother's day as a mother-to-be. I thought that was such a sweet idea. I remember the great feeling of a baby in my belly and the thought that in the near future we would become a little family and celebrate Mother's day for real. Now Mother's day is almost near again (in the Netherlands) and it sounds silly but I'm really curious what it will be like now that I'm a mother! Will I receive this great piece of baby art? A bunch of flowers? I'll just have to wait and see. Via Moodkids I've received a nice gift already. They've made some great downloads of really nice Mom posters. I love freebies and especially these cute ones! So, thank you Eefje and Maike. And for all you mummies and mums-to-be out there: have a great (Almost-) Mother's day! 

Hand made

Last Sunday I visited the exhibition Hand Made in Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam with my friend Meike (Dutch readers: check out her blog for some entertaining stories!). At the museum we've enjoyed the most exceptional objects made by human hands. Some ugly (admired none the less) and some extremely beautiful. It is really amazing what can be done by human hands. The exhibition shows objects from the past to the present day. It is very inspiring and we wanted to be productively busy with our hands right away. Only have to find some time ... and creative hands. You can visit the exhibition until May 20 2013. Read more about it here.