must-see-monday : marije vogelzang

This weeks must-see-monday is somewhat different as I picked so-called eating designer Marije Vogelzang:

'After her graduation from the Design Academy in Eindhoven in 2000 Marije Vogelzang has been designing eating concepts. Her interest is in the verb ‘to eat’. Not only does she think deeply about what is on the plate (if there is a plate at all), but she also thinks about everything that surrounds the act of eating. The atmosphere, the people involved, the stories behind the ingredients, the taste and texture, sound, smell and colour of food and the way it is prepared and served.'

On the internet I stumbled upon her book, Eat love, and luckily it was available in the library. Last week I finally got the chance to read it and I absolutely love it! The book itself is already beautiful (love the drawings!) and it features all her inspiring projects. She makes you think about food, eating experiences and culture. So if you have the chance to read it, don't hesitate!

still alive?

The last weeks I've been neglecting my 'online life' a bit. All my days were spent working in the library and cleaning & organizing everything at home. And I really mean everything: from buttons and fabric to kitchen stuff and clothes. It's almost a little tradition to do this before my summer holiday starts and since I'm leaving for Paris in exactly one week I had to work really hard. But now I can officially announce I'm finished! Hooray, I think I'm the most satisfied person on earth right now :)

But there was more:


Oh and I also ate a lot of cherries ♥

must-see-monday : bailey doesn't bark

Cool artwork on porcelain by Bailey doesn't bark:

four seasons plate set

teabag teaspoon cup and saucer

must-see-monday : famille summerbelle

This summer I'm going to Paris ♥ so I'm searching the internet for cool places, shops and restaurants to visit (tips are welcome!). Last week I stumbled upon this lovely Paris print map designed by Famille Summerbelle.

I can't stop looking at it, it's so beautiful. I can hardly wait to go there :)
Oh they also have a blue London print map. If they're planning to do more cities, their next city should be Amsterdam, don't you think? I would love to see that one!

weekly happy stats

This week one BIG thing happened:

The last months I was waiting anxiously to hear news about my position, but no one seemed to know anything, so I didn't expect to hear news before the summer. This week my boss told me suddenly that I could stay...! It means I can keep a job I really like with nice colleagues, I don't have to worry about getting new work and also shows my boss has confidence in me which is always nice to know of course! Yay yay yay yay :D What a great start of the summer, couldn't be better ♥

an edit for all the curious people: I work in a library :)

sunday market

Last sunday I went to the Sunday Market in Amsterdam to sell my mamutopia stuff. It was so much fun! I really enjoyed this market: it's pretty big and there are so many nice and cool products. Plus I loooove the location. And not just because it's almost in my backyard :)

This time I shared my booth with Angélique from zoet-stof and buroSLIM which was super nice! It's always good to share experiences and talk about craft related things :)
The market started really slowly I believe, but in the end it turned out alright. I sold pretty well and received lots of nice comments. We also had some rain, but I made my pictures when we still had sunshine!

Yep, that's me (in my new polka dot dress!)

A miracle, because I never ever post pictures of myself!

Oh, look at the cute green fellow from zoet-stof sitting behind the booth.

Fortunately I had some time to walk around myself:

• I went to see BNdesign again!
• I wanted to say hi to Oh By Jingo, but she was too busy selling :D
• I bought a Paumes book (♥) at Siepsfabriek and saw lovely bags made by Van San.
  
• I absolutely loved the stand of House of Dots
• I talked to Jiska from Hartog & Henneman about the slow start.
• I collected lots of business cards!

At the end I was pretty tired, but satisfied!

finished...just in time!

Hooray, we're going to the fair too!

hemaaaaaaa

Hema is probably my favourite Dutch store ever!
Just look at these cards I bought:

a little surprise

Some time ago I read on Marilyn Patrizio's blog about her card giveaway. I really liked the design of this Art Star Craft Bazaar card so I asked if she was willing to send it to Europe. She said it was no problem and I already forgot about the whole thing till I received a very cute envelope in the mail: the ASCB card!

But hold on: to my surprise she included an extra sticker set! Yay, this totally made my day :D

sunday market

Sunday 21 june: another Sunday Market in Westerpark, Amsterdam

And I'll be there too!

So no reasons to skip this cool fair :D

I'm really looking forward to it! It's only a couple of minutes away from my home, so I'm able to bring everything by bike, haha. And I still have a lot of products left from the last craft fair, how nice. This time I really want to visit other booths and sellers, because the last time I was too busy with my own stuff and too shy.... :) Oh and it's the start of the summer, so I have no doubts about sunny weather...

YAY, I can't wait!