visit

my mother visited us on the weekend.

she spent time sewing and we enjoyed the first crocuses.

manitoba oak

During the Christmas holidays Irian and I spent some time in Doug's shop. We wanted to make a small project that didn't need a lot of power tools. Doug had some slices of manitoba oak that were slightly curved from damp that he said we could use. I used the sander to smooth the edges to a circle and finished it with varnish. Because of the curve of the wood its shaped like a little bowl or saucer and I use it to put things like earrings in.

doll quilt

machine pieced and quilted. final size: 7,5 x 7,5 ''

christmas

since its still January I think I can post this picture. our christmas tree and christmas dinner

kitchen before and after

what do you think of this before and after? The dark green was getting a bit overwhelming, so we painted blue and white stripes, which makes the room seem a lot bigger. Here's a close-up of one corner:

I made the little flowers out of paint chips that I had collected while deciding on what colour blue would look best. I folded the petals out a bit and fastened them to the wall with pins. 

snow

the snow is all gone. I hope it stays that way for a while, as long as the sun shines

pillows

I bought the flowery material at the markt in Zutphen. the appliqued pillow is copied from Laura Ashley and made my sewing machine break down!