Tuesday, April 29, 2008

expecting . . . company !

Woooooowwwieieee ..... tuesday we are getting company for 6 days ...... we are soooo excited!
Want to know what company we get ........ return wednesday and I'll show some pics of what we did with our guest!

Take care!

Monday, April 28, 2008

New blinds ...

Everybody who knows me, knows how much I love LIMEGREEN! So ... when we needed new blinds (the old ones were broke) I managed to order white, blue and LIME! My DH was really sceptic about my choice (can you imagine?) but (as always) he went allong :-)

Saturday the new verticle blinds arrived and we put them up. Guess what he said: "Dit is écht GAAF"(This is really COOL). Watch this:


I am SOOOO happy with it!

Talk soon, Take care!!!

Monday, April 21, 2008

Hooked on .... HAKEN (crochet)!

We had a great weekend with lots of sunshine. And ..... I am hooked!! Yeah right hooked...on 'haken' (crochet) flowers:





My dear friend Anita showed me how to crochet hearts last year and I started up crocheting flowers a few months ago, but I didn't think they were worth showing, but now everybody is making beautiful flowers ( Anita, Natasja, Monique, Norbiba, Petra). I looked on the internet to see if I could find some paterns and yes I did here.

It is so relaxing ... sitting in the sun in the backyard with my crochetwork. Guess were we are going in a couple of weeks:





Yezzzz ITALY!!!


I am off scrapping a photoswap and this afternoon you'll find me in the backyard, with my crochethook!!!

Have a great day and: TAKE CARE!

Thursday, April 10, 2008

It was a great day!

Yesterday my FIL celebrated his 80st birthday. Not that he likes birthday's, he really enjoyed this one.
Happy 80st Pa !
My SIL and I 'managed' the catering during the day and we laughed a lot. Ofcourse there were only 'older' people but it was nice to meet aunts and uncles that we didn't see for a while. In the evening all (grand)children and inlaws came and that was for the first time in 8 years ! So great to see my PIL's happy !!! We surprised FIL with a digital SLR Sony A350. He was stunned.......
He is a amature photographer for over 60 years now, always worked with a analoge SLR and made millions of beautiful pictures at the 'Hoge Veluwe' (which is his biggest hobby').
This morning I called him and he is already into the instructionbook ...... Way you GO Pa ! Have fun with the birds in the backyard this afternoon.......
At the Stamping Show in Zeist this weekend I bought a few Magnolia's ...... yum yum ! Coloring with my Karisma's is the only thing I do these days....... only coloring the images......I am going to make cards with them later and I will show asap!
Going to make outdoor pictures this afternoon with Femke because it is such nice weather today!
Talk soon again to y'all ........ in the mean time:
Take care!

Friday, April 4, 2008

I have been told...

that I am a very BAD BLOGGER ... and that is SO TRUE. I am sorry for not keeping up my appearences :-). So for the tenth (or more) time I say I am sorry if you stopped by and didn't read any news about me.

I have been busy with preparing workshops and finding out there were not enough participants :-( It took my mojo away and I am still trying to find it....

I held myself busy with making cards the last week, nice 'working' with stamps of Magnolia and Hero Arts in combinations with Karisma colorpencils and 'doezelaars'. Wanna see some???

Here you go:



Today I found myself being sad... so I had a GOOD TALK to myself and started a layout about my dreams about our holiday to Toscane next month. Down that way I started feeling better and promissed myself to hold on to that feeling!!!
the picture has been taken by Matty Ringelberg.

Tomorrow is going to be a FUN day at Dolls and Decorations in Almere. The 'Dolls Good News Box' will be released and (ofcourse) Petra prepared free Make & Takes, so a lot of girls will be visiting and creating (and BUYING hihihi) all the yummy stuff she has in her beautiful store.
In the evening my dear friend Hannie will celebrate her birthday...so finally we have a change to catch up ....
Sunday morning I will be up EARLY ... to go to the Art Specially (stamping) event in Zeist ... lots of creativity will be there and I will have to hold on to my wallet (hihihi) wanting to buy all the gorgeous stamps I will see. In the afternoon Peggy will celebrate her birthday and we won't miss that PARTY!!!

I do want to finish with a positive note: I will be published (again) in June ...

Have a great weekend y'all and talk soon (don't promiss anything, but want to be a better blogger, can you help by placing a comment, please???)

Take care!!!