Progress

just wanted to let you know

the new baby boy blanket is coming along quite nice

and the new one loves to be close to the blanket Ifinished last week

wishing you all a very sunny summer weekend



~ love ~

Shop in Blue

the color blue comes in different shades in the Zinkenviool

dark blue, baby blue, light blue...

woven in pretty fabrics

printed on wonderful cups and mugs

threads and little vases

sweet kids stuff and Greengate tins

oh and by the way: this shop is not located in Amsterdam, but about an hour drive north of it


in the next and last post of this little series: neutrals, together with a little crochet and knitting

enjoy your Thursday!

Shop in Red

the Zinkenviool is a beautiful shop owned by the always happy and sweet Jayne

I took so many pictures in her shop lately, I decided to start a new series here

this is number one : Shop in Red

among other beautiful brands

there are a lot of Greengate pretties to find here

dishes with all kinds of prints

the most amazing fabric and oilcloth

look at the beautiful display

needless to say I can spend hours in this shop

ready for more color?

Shop in Blue will be next...

by the way, the Zinkenviool has a blog itself too, check it out here

~ sending you color~love on this cold summer Tuesday ~

Crochet Galore

thank you all for your lovely comments on the previous post

reading them is very encouraging and rewarding

makes me hurry to add a few more lines to the new baby blanket in progress

do you see I got my inspiration from the Greengate blanket I featured in this post?

I love the double crochet clusters alternating blue and white for a few rows

on a rainy day like this in Holland

I love to browse the web and get inspired for new crochet projects

for example, to make this wonderful mesh bag, check out Elisabeth Andrée's fantastic tutorial here

I love the colorcombination she picked, it looks so stylish and classy!

also, for some baby cuteness

~ other than just blankets ~

visit the Etsy shop Mamachee, can you resist those Chloe slippers on the left?

do not hestitate to visit her lovely blog EASY makes me happy, don't we all agree on that name...

~

well, long live inspiration

and happy chrocheting!

~  love ~

Crochet Blanket Reveal

and just before the weekend

there it is

my latest finished baby blanket

designed for a cute little boy

and his wonderful mama

and yes, the prefectly matching mug is a coincidence

the blanket was there first

  



it is fun finding the right spot to take my pictures in this home

where we live now for a few weeks

~ wishing you the best of summer weekends ~

BlogLove

today is a day of joy and BlogLove

the sun is out and the flowers look bright

I am linking up to a little flower on Wednesday

also, some bloglove has been flying around the globe

from Amsterdam to Canada I finally sent the give-away to Koralee from BlueBird Notes

and it arrived yesterday!

a reversible bag, some crochet hearts and Divine Twine ~ I hope you enjoy all of it Koralee

if you have not visited her blog before, go quick! you will love her sweet and wonderful style

and last but not least on this Happy Day

I got the versatile blogger award from pretty Tales from Cuckoo Land

in her last post for example, a very sweet baby combined with beautiful crochet ~ who can resist?

and did you see that beauty of a tea cosy on the right in the sidebar?

 

therefore these sweet hearts I sent to Koralee

are here in a picture for you ~ sweet visitors and followers

 

to thank you for your lovely words here on creJJtion and e-mails in my inbox

 

you are the best!

 

and if you are ready for more linking, please check out the following new lovelies I just found in BlogLand

 

Angelique Puur en Blij ~ look at that scarf! who can resist a new project?

Linda Kadoosje ~ scroll down to that amazing crochet cushioncover!

 

Angelique and Linda, you are more than welcome to take that versatile blogger award if you feel like it

 

~ have a sweet Wednesday my friends! ~

 

Wedding Gifts

on our wedding

we got so many many lovely presents

among them some home-made cuteness

this heart filled with lavender from Rinske

and this pretty chain of bright colored crochethearts from Margriet



Irmgard gave us one of her wonderful paintings

thank you Margriet, Rinske and Irmgard for these handmade lovelies!

but I must admit all of these gorgeous gifts are already packed for our move to Toronto

so more pictures of these hearts and the painting in a few months from now

wishing you a great new week ~ may be on holiday?

~ l o v e ~

the houses and the bikes are just matching colorcombinations

pictures taken downtown Amsterdam on a rainy Sunday afternoon ~ yesterday

Weekend

just another weekend

in summertime

very sunny yesterday

very rainy today

therefore sitting inside and enjoying myself with the latest magazines

and their sweet summer~tea pictures

dreaming what to make of these gorgeous fabrics I found last weekend

Greengate again I must admit ~ who can resist?!



adding a few lines to the newest babyblanket (left)

and giving you a little hint to the next reveal (right)

what are you up to this weekend?

wishing you a peaceful weekend too

~ no matter the weather ~

Wedding DIY part two

mostly crochet

in this second and last Wedding DIY

the thank you gifts we designed and assembled together

and the blanket I made to accompany them

the gifts were made out of almond-sugar-sweets, hand stamped cards,

divine twine to bind the package together,

crochet hearts and the fabric to put the sweets in

for the hearts, see tutorial here

the sweets are VanParys the most delicious of their kind if you ask me

the cards I stamped myself:

our own designed logo and the date on one side

a Dutch thank you ~bedankt~ on the other

I made the hearts first

and afterwards I used the left over yarn to crochet this little heart-blanket

some of you already requested the pattern

it is very crappy though

so I promised myself to design a new one

and write out that pattern here for you

in a few months, after our move to Toronto

and this is what the whole bunch of thank you gifts looked like, lying down on the heartblanket

thank you for staying with me along these post-wedding-notes!

we will get the professional wedding pictures from our photographer soon

so I am not yet done with this topic

~ smile ~

have a lovely day my friend

Wedding DIY

part one

of some wedding DIY

which I hope will be an inspiration for you

but first let me thank Maureen from Daydream Living

for the beautiful and sweet heart she sent us

Maureen, you are a true sweetheart!

the bunting I made to decorate our home a little

to welcome the family for a little lunch right before the wedding

it will probably not surprise you when I tell you the white and light blue fabric are the husband's former shirts

~ smile ~

the white fabric with grey leaf pattern is actually a curtain from IKEA, I found it in their sale-corner



and this little crochet ringbasket

made of Catania cotton, my absolute favorite when it comes to little items like toys, blankets and ringbaskets

more wedding crochet in a next post

sending you wedding DIY love

it gives such a personal touch to (one of) the most important day(s) in your life

Happy Tuesday!

Wedding details

yesterday we got some more pictures of our wedding

from Renske, a family member of my husband

she has her own website on photography and had a lot of fun with her camera on our wedding

well Renske, we have a lot of fun with your beautiful pictures: thank you lots!

our entrance to the location where we ate the cake and welcomed our guests right after the ceremony

bridesmaids fully concentrated

I love the way the wind is blowing my dress



and some pretty flowery details

again Thank You Renske

~ have a sweet and sunny week ahead my friends ~

Pure Joy

you are the sweetest

really you are

commenting so lovely on our wedding pictures

~ hugs and kisses ~

after moving to a temporary home in Amsterdam this weekend

I will have time again to visit your wonderful blogs and leave a comment

but for now I am sharing with you

today's pure joy

the hexagon blanket is finished

my very first hexagons

in my parent's garden

with lovely sunshine and the most patient and blanket loving dog ever

have a sweet weekend my friends

~ love ~ 

1st of July 2011

finally some pictures...

...welcome to our wedding!

last preperations

me and my dad ready for the ceremony

the bride and her bridesmaids downtown Amsterdam

meet the husband and his newly-wed wife!

ready for a celebration

more official pictures to come in a few weeks

if you are ready for a little wedding-show

~ smile ~

it was the most amazing day!