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Yellow Curtains

While I was throwing this fabric in the air to photograph it in the sun, I started to think it's so pretty it should be made into a summer dress. But that's not strange, I guess. I see dresses in every fabric...

Anyway.

It's about time to make some curtains for my new studio. And even though I normally am not a big fan of making home decorations, especially curtains, when it's the studio I have to sew for even making curtains sounds like fun! I dove into my fabric stash and found this lovely soft and light yellow cotton. Perfect. I'm convinced yellow is the best colour for curtains ever. Even if it's freezing cold outside, when there is the tiniest bit of light outside, a room will look like a lovely spring day with some yellow curtains.

How pretty is that?

By the way, I can imagine all this 'new studio' talk can make one rather curious. So I promise, as soon as it's finished I will give a grand tour. Including the curtains (if I don't change them into a dress, ofcourse)!

Monday, August 30, 2010| 3 comments | Tags: Studio

Saturday Snapshots

Even though it has been raining like madness the last couple of weeks, and even though we are chilly and some of us are even sniffing and sneezing like it's the middle of fall, we are not quite ready yet to give up on summer.

Today on the local fair we made rides on the carousel and enjoyed some ice creams. And as if she felt the expectations of all those people there in our little town, the sun decided to show up and warm us with her beams.

I wish you all a lovely and summery weekend!

Saturday, August 28, 2010| Leave comment | Tags: Living

"Not Dressed Properly"?

Chris and my dad were making fun of me big time, because of my clothes and especially my shoes during some helping I did in the new studio. Yes, I know. It looks out of place. But what can I say, I am a girly girl type of woman. Being raised by a dad who taught me women should be feminine all the time, no matter the occasion, and being married to a man who loves that aspect of me and tells me that every time again, makes that part of me blossom more and more through the years. I can't help it.

Just saying...

Wednesday, August 25, 2010| 7 comments | Tags: Living, Studio

Dreamy Decoration

Almost, ALMOST, the new studio is ready to be decorated. Today, in between the puzzled staring that I did, feeling a bit bewildered with all this strange free time on my hands, my dad and I worked on the walls and the ceiling, preparing them for the paint of my choice. Now all we need are the window glasses and the last finishing touches and then the decorating can begin. And oh, how I am looking forward to that.

I painted pictures in my mind for ages now, of a studio, no, a creative dream space of my own. I imagined walls with shades of blue, cabinets filled with colourful fabric, flowers on the windowsill and light, a lot of light especially. I browse the internet looking for inspiration and find it in the most diverse places. One of those places is Clothkits and more especially their section of liberty biais binding on beautiful wooden spools. I think they belong in my new studio. I am certain I can make them feel right at home there. And if the rest of the decoration will have to be made to fit them perfectly, well, they are pretty enough to deserve that, don't you agree?

Monday, August 23, 2010| 4 comments | Tags: Inspiration, Studio

Tomorrow

It's the end of the summer break. We had a wonderful time. Went away together and with family for weekends. Played lots of games. And even more games. We started the change of the garage into a studio. We built, with lego and wood. We lived outside, for most of the day. We enjoyed summer, with eachother.

Tomorrow school starts again. Lucas ofcourse is going back, but this time Sarah will join him. She looks forward to it, talks about being a big girl now and is excited in the anticipation of meeting new friends and learning about all kinds of interesting subjects.

I think she will love everything about it. And I think I will enjoy the extra time I will have on my hands when they are in school, to spend with little Olivier, but also to sew, take photographs, create. To be a bit more active on this blog again, too. Especially in the new studio that looks closer and closer to being finished every day.

Yes, I feel like I should be excited thinking about tomorrow and this new period to come. And I know I will be. In a little while. When I finally will be able to swallow the lump in my throat.

My little girl is going to school...

Sunday, August 22, 2010| 4 comments | Tags: Living