Work in progess

I have a weak spot for cookie cutters.
Really W.E.A.K. and sometimes the temptation is just too big and I give in.
I ordered some new ones last weekend and they came in the post today.
I love to see my collection grow and had to try some right away of course...
Do you have a weakness for something?

Happy weekend, everyone! :)

Time wasting

I think I have blogged about Provox time wasting experiment before but when I saw the work live in Etsy's office in Berlin, I just couldn't resist taking a few snapshots.
Brilliant work which brings a smile to my face every time I see it. Check out Alyson's shop and waste 13 minutes going through the time wasting experiment. :)

Flickr Favorites

1. low, yellow, Green, yellow, yellow, yellow, yel..., 2. Escalera,

3. green tile, 4. the colour is yellow

Just because the days are getting darker and the weather is turning colder, it doesn't mean we can't splash some freshness upon us, right?
I love the combination of the lime with the yellow - it bursts of energy.
What is your favorite colorcombination?

Happy Friday

via presentandcorrect

Stiel en Stijl

image by Elza D.

It's only a month away and it's going to be magnificent.
Still have lots of work to do.
Lots.
But I'll take it as it comes as I know I can't execute all the things that are in my head so I'll be there with what's done. And I'll bring Anna from AnnaRubyKing/LilaRubyKing along to share a table with, so that's a double reason to mark your calenders right now.
We'd love you to come say 'hello' to us, so see you there? :)

PS: Can you spot my puppy in the tree?

Flickr Favorites

1. 3huizen, 2. Bake Sale For A2A: Cookie Assortment, 3. HomeMade-free-printable_finishedjarsgroup, 4. Trader Joe's Bags Continued

With the holiday season in sight, I thought I'd browse Flickr for some packaging inspiration. There is so much fun stuff there that it's hard to include only 4 images. I can easily get lost for an hour or more browsing the packaging groups. :)

Meesterlijk

I wanted to share the few pictures I took at the living fair last week. After the workshop I didn't take much time to look around & I really should have as the 'Meesterlijk'-hall seemed a great place to get creative impulses and inspiration. Bummer! Will have to go back next year I suppose. But the few stands I did visit are really worth mentioning so check out their sites if you are attracted by what you see. :) All the links are below the images.

Feetbag

This company is comitted to the preservation of the leather trade in the Netherlands and stimulates the development of this field. Quirky and fun leather objects!

Anne Vandenheuvel

Beautiful versatile textile art: smashing colorcombo's, felt mosaics, wall decoration and care wear.

Bouwjaar 63
Fun felt items in fun happy colors.

Instincts

This stand really attracted by the minimalistic touch and interior. I loved how all was set up & showed. And apparently she has an Etsy-shop too!

Penduka
Image by Penduka

Penduka provides work to women in Namibia. This way the women and their families have an income and the downwards spiral of poverty can be broken. Their embroidery tells a story using typical imagery of the ethnic groups these women originate from. The women embroider their own life stories, centuries-old, orally transmitted stories, or any story that you would like to be told.

Femke van Gemert

I was literally drawn to this stand. I simply couldn't resist taking a closer look at the textures of this woven wall art. Femke surely knows how to impress with all the different kind of fabrics woven into a new piece. Beautiful!

From Africa with love

With passion from Africa and design, this new gallery in Amsterdam sells work of Africa's most talented designers. They have work of Skinny laMinx too! I love the wobbly ceramics dinnerware!

Don't you love the tiny branches used to hang the jewellery?
It looks so clean and brilliant!Corina Rietveld
How clever are these embroidered silver rings? Love 'em!

There were approximately 100 stands in this hall and I only saw a fraction of them. If you are interested in seeing more, there are links to all the designers on the webpage of Meesterlijk.
And today, 101 woonideeën also published a post on Meesterlijk. :)