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Ragamuffin wreath

Christmas wreath made from red & white fabric scraps and lights

Red & White Christmas Wreath made with Fabric Strips Look at my first Christmas decoration: a ragamuffin wreath. (Of course heavily or should I say heavenly inspired by my first ever favorite blogster The Nesters Ragamuffin garland). Nice, … [Continue reading...]

Winter in the garden

These past few days I have been locked up in my studio, knee deep in glitter, glue and wrapping paper. And I have loved every minute of it. I can’t show you yet what I have been up to, because I have been busy preparing for our St. Nicolaas fest. … [Continue reading...]

I am loving my new white cupboard

I have given the little brown cupboard a Songbird makeover. As you can see it no longer is brown. I’m in love with the new look. It is so nice to see a rundown little cupboard of my in-laws spring back to life. The white paint and the … [Continue reading...]

How to revamp a shirt into a pillow

Hi you guys, I’m back! We have been so busy! The preparations for the garage sale, the sale itself and then dealing with the late comers who decided days after that they wanted to buy something. But I am not complaining we did really well. On … [Continue reading...]

Embracing the unwanted

A couple of weeks ago I blogged about the differences in home decoration style between me and My Love. I added an image of My love’s ideal living room. Ingrid commented that she was most shocked by the big orange sofa in the middle of the room. Toen … [Continue reading...]

Celebrate your life

Last weekend I visited an aunt and uncle of mine. My aunt is in her eighties and old age is not her friend. She lost most of her hearing years ago. She learned to cope with that. A couple of years ago she fell and hurt her shoulder so bad that she … [Continue reading...]

Sewing themed birthday cards

These past few weeks I have been busy cutting and gluing cards. I thought it was high time I showed them to you.If you follow Elly’s blog My Everyday Things, you might have already seen this card. If you do not know her blog, you are really missing … [Continue reading...]

Office chair makeover

Last week I showed you a more than ordinary office chair. You know the kind basic, black and boring. But I wanted a comfortable office chair that I could adjust in height and that could easily swirl between my desks. So when I found one for next to … [Continue reading...]

Beach at the Nest

We are having a beach party over at the Shabby Creek Cottage! Gina is our host and we are all invited. Will you join us? In de Shabby Creek Cottage is er vandaag een strandfuif, ik feest mee, jullie ook? I didn’t think I had much of a beach cottage … [Continue reading...]