hortensia

Bringing the outside in.........

taking pictures,

printing them and displaying them.

I love the colours of this particulair plant,

and now we can enjoy the lovelness a bit longer :)

whishing you all a great weekend !

my Etsy shop

I have been neclecting my Etsy shop a little bit lately.

But from now on I will be putting a few new items in every week.

So here's a little gift bag to start with.

for sale here

Autumn- 'Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness'

After some storm and heavy rain,
it looks like autumn is making its entrance.

This wasp seems to enjoy the sweet flavour of this apple

Autumn truly presents a spectacular show of brilliant colour,

don't you think ?

pears from our garden !

I proudly present you...............
tadaááá...............
the very first pears from our garden !
aren't they a picture ?

Some time ago I promised to show you
a little more of our neighbourhood
Well , if you would like to come along again..........
follow me down the stairs .........

and look ,

there's a beautiful church , whith a monument in front of it.
Oorlogsmonument Val-meer
This monument commemorates the residents of Val-Meer
who died in the First and Second World War.

Hello there,
you cute woolly sheep,
in your very quiet rural setting .

And there's a nostalgic barn .
Look, how they have put the flower boxes so neatly in a row.

and last but not least,
a very old farm , with a beautiful authentic archway,
typical Limburgs .

Well , this is it.............. for now,
but I will show you a lot more soon,
promise .
Have a nice weekend !

Surprise !

I've got an Award from little Z
she has a beautiful Blog , have a look for yourself here .

Now I have to name 5 things that make me happy
and give the Award to 5 other great Bloggers.

Well , here are 5 things that make me very happy:

1- My three wonderful childeren ( now , 16, 20 and 23 )

2-my loving husband
3-our super cute jack russell , Miss Amy
4-our garden

5-a blank canvas

I want to give the award to all my lovely followers ,
I truly appreciate your visits to my Blogworld
and your lovely comments are most precious to me .

scrap yarn

I have quite a bit of yarn left over,

from all the crochet project I have been doing lately.

The amounts are very small, but I don't want to end up throwing the small lengths of yarn away.

But with a bit of imagination this waste wool can be turned into useful and colourful items.

So what to do with those scraps?

Well, there are lots of things you can do with your scrap yarn.

First of all ,

tie all loose ends together to make one big ball........

to be continued :)

fruits of summer

“It is really peaceful and serene in the summertime.”
Sara Ross

Knot-Cha-Chá !

I was one of the lucky winners of this give away from Knot-Cha-Chá ,
and today I received my beautiful price !

Perfectly packed and with a great card with a friendly note as well

How gorgeous is that !
Look at the colours , there's no end to the lovelyness,
so soft and fluffy.

I already have an idea what to make with the yarn,
and I 'll show you all how it turned out, as soon as it will be finished .
Knot-cha-chá has a lovely Etsy-shop, here ,
where you'll find one-of-a-kind and limited-edition accessories and jewelry.
Sharon, thank you so much for this give-away ,
you made my day !

reversible cushion cover

Remember this and this Blogpost ?
Well this is what I was making :

a cushion cover

the cushion is reversible

This chair is part of the little room make over ,

which I blogged about here .

circle of friends

I am so lucky to have such wonderful Blogfriends !
Yet another Award came towards my way.
Nannieflash gave it to me,
I Blogged about her lovely blog here

I would like to pass this Award on to ;
PinkPrincessDecorating
she Blogs about her life
and her Blog is really a joy to visit !

me-time

my favorite home magazine

my favorite sandwich

my notebook full of ideas

these are a few of my favorite things !
I am having a great time,
a wonderful summerbreak in my own back garden,
and I am loving it.
It's really good to have some 'me-time' :)

another wonderful Award !

Have you seen Shirley's Blog, called Nannieflash ?
She makes beautiful cards,

like this one .

Well ,I have been so lucky to receive yet
another wonderful Award !

Shirley from Nannieflash gave it to me.

crochet project, nearly finished

Remember this Blogpost ?

Well, here's a little update ,

What am I making ?

................soon to be revealed..............:)

Oregano in bloom

I enjoy caring for plants that give me something back-
in return for the love and care I give them-
like oregano .
They give me so much ,

everyday I have a little stroll through the garden
while cooking dinner,
and pick whatever herbs are useful for that particulair meal.

A handful of oregano plants will provide you with enough oregano
to use fresh in season and to dry for use throughout the winter.

But that is not all ,
the large clusters of pale purplish-pink flowers are attractive to the bees.

flowering herbs can be dazzling additions to any garden
and they attract the most wonderful insects,
which are much needed in any garden.

mini painting

I haven't done much painting lately,

but today I finished this tiny canvas.

It's really small ,only 10 cm/ 4inches square.

This little prince is for sale in my Etsy shop here,

and I am planning on making lots more of these mini paintings.

crocheted potholders

I love doing some real simple crochet,
which I can do while watching my favorite tv shows.
Crocheted potholders are easy and quick to make,
and I like the 'cosy cottage look' they create in my kitchen.

Here is how I made these easy potholders :

I used the following stitches:
Chain (ch)
Single crochet(click here)
Picot stitch(click here)

Start with a Chain of 52
Row 1: SC in 3rd ch fr hook, and in every ch afterwards. ( sc) Rows 2 - 40: Ch 2, turn. Work entire row in sc. (50 sc)

Add a Picot stitch to make an edging .

chain 20 in one of the corners to make a loop,

so that you can hang the potholder if you would like to do so.