RIJKSMUSEUM

Last Friday, as a late birthday gift for my brother, we visited the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. It was amazing to see the pieces of Dutch art through the centuries. I always love to think back about my lessons in art history when wandering around in a museum. It keeps on being something special the moment I see a piece of art that I've discussed during art history class. Unfortunately we could not manage to see all of the museum, so I have to come back one day. The rijksmuseum is definetely something you should have seen, not only because of its tremendous collection of art but also because of the amazing building!

 Liefs

PROJECT | WINTER JACKET

Although summer is still around us I continued making my new jacket for upcoming winter. I started a while ago but unfortunately the graduation project took all of my time so I had to leave this aside. As you can see the inner part is starting to build up. Tomorrow I will look for some strings and buttons at the weekly textiles market that I can use to shape the jacket.

Hope you’ve had a nice weekend!

Liefs

CHINA

It has been a while since I updated the blog because my graduation sucked up all of my time. At the start of July I finished my Masters degree in Industrial Design at the University of Technology Eindhoven, the Netherlands!

After that I went on a study trip to China for three weeks. It was amazing to be warmly welcomed by different companies, a factory and universities. Furthermore I was intrigued by the cultural differences and the beautiful nature. I hope to visit China again some time. For more stories about the trip see this blog.

 Preparations will be made in the upcoming weeks to re-open my Etsy shop. Will keep you updated!

Liefs

BAKING | 'GEVULDE SPECULAAS'

I started this weekend by baking 'gevulde speculaas', a Dutch spiced cookie filled with almond paste. Baking cookies and cakes makes me feel very relaxed and clears my mind, just mixing all the ingredients whilst thinking of nothing.
The Gevulde Speculaas turned out to be delicious! The various spices like cinnamon, ginger and pepper make it very tasty. Have a nice weekend.

Liefs

GREENHOUSE

Although there are still some cold days ahead, spring's slowly starting to begin. The flower bulbs that I planted last fall sprouted already. Hopefully they will get some nice flowers as well!

Yesterday I bought the SOCKER greenhouse from IKEA. I installed it on my windowsill the minute I got home. It has four occupants at the moment: Oregano, Basil, Parsley and Lovage. Enjoy your last hours of the weekend!

Liefs

BARÇELONA

Paul and I went on a trip to Barçelona last week. We made some lovely long walks while we enjoyed the views over the city, the tasty Spanish food and the beautiful works of Gaudi.

Liefs!

TREASURY

|

About two weeks ago I discovered Etsy's Treasuries; diverse Etsy-shops' products collected around a theme in a beautiful overview. I decided to try it out myself. Above you can see my first four Treasuries: 01 | WINTER, 02 | ECO-FRIENDLY, 03 | VALENTINE and 04 | UNDISCOVERED. I really love to collect products of various Etsy-shops and combine them in a beautiful overview. It is inspiring for my own projects and a nice way to browse through the Etsy website.

Liefs