Ramses 1933-2009

We miss him.

The art of craft

This is Teddy today, 17 weeks old. Se lies on a new blanket I've found on etsy. It's a very lovely blanket that came in the mail yesterday from peanut tree. She just picket the right fabrics and sew them together. It seems so easy, but that's not. I know now, I think it's art.
The next thing I write should be printed in the newspaper: I've sewed something myself! I've planned to make this burb cloth after reading this great tutorial. But you know, with a newborn in the house and going back to work, that was practically impossible to realise. Adding to that that I've never sewn without any help from a teacher and that I'm in the possession of a sewing machine with it's direction booklet missing! It's quite a miracle to me.

So, I've went on the Internet and bought one here, finding out that that direction booklet was for a totally different model. But I've also bought a nice book on sewing at our local thrift store, that realy helped me with the basics. So, here I am today, proud to present you: my first hand made burp cloth. It's definitly not straight (I don't drink, so don't think I was drunk while sewing!), and I'm ok with the idea that you might think it's absolutely ugly, but it works for us. It pics up the burp! Now I'm looking foreward to prepare myself for my next project!

vintage lego love

It gives me so much joy to see Samuel play with my good old Lego. I'm so happy that my parents didn't throw away those good old bricks! They are about 30 years old now, but my little guy does'nt see any difference. When I've opened the (demin) sack/playing blanket I've found some projects in it that I build being a kid, I remembered building them immediately when I saw them. It seemed like yesterday! After a good spin in the washing machine I passed everything to Samuel who's been playing with this Lego for many hours since then. Now that's good value for money!

Baby pictures

I'm so luck to have a friend that is such a talented photographer. Marianne Hope visited me the other day and she took some pictures of Teddy and me.
I love them so much, she also captured my happiness so well.
You can find more pictures here.

Hello November!

Hello November! Is it really November already??
Time flies, time flies.
My little girl is 3 month's now, much happened since her arrival, but she still feels like brand new to me. Tomorrow will be her first day in daycare, although I love the people over there (Samuel had a great 4 years with them), my stomach hurts a little bit when I think about leaving her there. I hope she'll be fine. She's such a happy baby. I'm sure she'll be happy seeing some new faces and other baby's. Still...... It's a big step in her young life.
So time flies while having fun. I'm also back at work, maternity-leave ends here when the baby is 10 weeks old and I went back. The first day felt as if I came to work in my pyjama's, but after one week it was business as usual. One of the most difficult things was getting used to pump milk at work. I'm still not completely happy with the quantity of the milk I bring home for my girl. So, when you have tips. Please share.

I'm very into etsy.com, lately (maby because I don't have time for shopping IRL).
This is what I love there.


This nursingcover is great for all my outdoor feeding. You can find it at babydarling.


As you see I'm getting used to the fact that my second child is not a boy but a girl and that I can buy girlie stuff for her...well I'm afraid that one day I'll be completely bankrupt with no clothes for myself to wear, but a with a fashionista daughter on my side though ;-)
Beanie is from zjohnson.


Can't wait till my teapotcover arrives! It's handmade by one of my favorite scrapbookers: Silje


This will have to make chaotic brain organised. It will help me remind when I fed or pumped and from wich side. Made by szetobaby.

feeding Teddy

Breastfeeding Teddy is giving me so much joy, it's like doing yoga a couple of times a day. It's so calming and a great way to loose those extra maternity pounds without dieting (those pounds, all 30 of them, where gone in 3 weeks). Although Teddy is 6 weeks old now, my brainpower didn't return yet! The most irritating thing is that I can't seem to remember from which breast Teddy drunk the last time. Now I've found this great solution for my problem: Booby tags. And it's also a great way to use some of my huge ribbon stash.


I've found this nice link to a story about some celeb's that are breastfeeding to. That makes me feel like I'm doing something hot and trendy. Have to bookmark that page to read again for those rare moments that I do feel like a cow.

Teresa Collins

I forgot to blog about my interview with Teresa Collins. It is in the latest issue of "Creatief met Foto's".
We've talked about her love for photography, scrapbooking, her products and about her family. It was very nice to talk with her! That is what I like the most about my work: listen to people telling their stories. And sharing them with others.

And now something completely different:
We've just ordered this baby. (A new remote control for everything ;-)