Stitches and Thrills

Our cat Dita turns out to be an avid plant and flower eater. So we did not have any bouquets in our house for a while now. And as spring is only crawling in with baby steps some floral decoration would be nice to brighten up our home. From a flower guide book I took these beautiful illustrations and gave them a decorative edge. Hello floral bunting! Hello spring! Bring the springtime in your home too! Book & Button Buntings available at AllFairness .

Papieren diamantjes hanger. Hier is de eerste beschrijving van de Etsy #CraftParty 2015 in Leiden. Materiaal:  Papieren stroken . Voor een diamantje heb je een strook nodig waarvan de lengte 8x de breedte is. Dus bv als de strook 2.5 cm breed is, dan is de lengte minstens 20 cm. Of als de lengte 32 cm is (bv een atlas pagina), dan knip je hem op 1/8 dus 4 cm breed. Dun touw en een lange naald . Stokje / takje / grote sateprikker. Je kan ook een mobile maken door bv een oude borduurring te gebruiken. Paper diamond hanging decoration. Here's the first tutorial from the Etsy #Craftparty 2015 workshop Leiden! Material:  Paper strips : For 1 diamond  you need a paper strip of which the length 8 times the width. So if your width is 1 inch, than the length is at least 8 inch. Thin thread and a long needle. A stick or little branch. Or you can go circular with an old embroiderie ring. Draai de strook om en vouw een hoekje van 45 g...

Here are the 3 workshops we will be doing at the #craftparty in Leiden! You can register for free through Eventbrite . Workshop 1: Landscape Book Workshop 2: Origami Dress and Sakura Workshop 3: Geometric shapes Workshop 1 : Landschapboekje Deze workshop wordt georganiseerd door Caro de Bruin van Honoriginal. Naast haar Etsy winkel geeft Caro ook workshops in o.a. Japanse boekbindtechnieken. Bij Handwerk Studio Leiden verzorgt ze de haakcursus. Bij een landschapboekje wordt er van dikker papier door middel van scheurtechniek een boek gemaakt dat openstaand   de illusie van een (berg)landschap geeft. Hiervoor worden onder andere afgeschreven atlassen gebruikt, maar ook steviger materiaal als behangpapier is er heel geschikt voor. Workshop 2 : Origami jurkje en sakura Deze workshop wordt door Simone van Sako&Jaci en Ama de Jong gecoördineerd. Simone richt zich bij de Handwerk Studio o.a. op het   upcyclen van kleding. In deze tweede...

The Nordic Island Hat: Inspired by the wind, the dune, the colours and the atmosphere at the Wad&Design festival on Schiermonnikoog, at which I was a part of an Etsy Pop Up shop last September. I designed The Nordic Island Hat on Schiermonnikoog and i knitted the first hats there from Drops Eskimo wool. Cute and cosy on the couch in the Etsy cottage where we stayed with fellow Etsians Babette, Margriet, Nynke en Barbara. De Nordic Island Hat shall be available in my Etsy-shop next week. I'm also working on writing out the pattern.      

Together we are counting down to Christmas on my Miss Minoes blog. Every day nice gift ideas i found on Etsy, Dawanda en Gabberdashery. Today that typical holiday theme: Food and Drink. Delicious does not have to be unhealthy: Raw vegan cookies by Happy Herbi on Etsy Giant "Drink Me" necklace from Love From Hetty And Dave on Gabberdashery Who would not want to be invited to pancakes? Card by Nicola Rowlands on Etsy Huggable Sushi: Pillow by My Pillow Factory on DaWanda

I couldn't attend Hello Etsy this year. But thanks to the livestream on Etsy I could watch the speakers today. Take a look at this inspiring talk by designer Piet Hein Eek: If you want to function well, be like a fish in the water. Watch live streaming video from etsy at livestream.com

Last weekend was a blast at "Echt Waar Bazaar", a bazaar for makers and designers which is regularly held at In De Ruimte (Utrecht). This edition was dedicated to Dutch Etsy shops. Etsy is an American based website, or more a community, where you can buy handmade and vintage art, fashion, accessories, furniture etcetera. It's free to register. Practically all shops accept payment via PayPal, and at a growing number of Dutch shops you can also pay in Euro by bank transfer. Next to registering as a buyer, you can also sign up as an Etsy seller and start your own little web shop.                              Zsuzsanna Last weekend in Utrecht was the first Dutch Etsy Showroom . With only 30 booths this showed just a small portion of all the Dutch (design) talent on Etsy. So I was thrilled that I had the opportunity to participate with my Miss Minoes shop. As it was an early start on Saturday, so I ...