zaterdag 15 augustus 2009
Rubensmarkt
vrijdag 14 augustus 2009
Belgische zomer
donderdag 23 juli 2009
Natuur
En voor de bloemenfans, nog een foto van één van mijn bonte bloempotten op het terras:
Wat is de natuur toch prachtig !
Van natuur gesproken, ik heb onlangs een recyclage kaartje gemaakt, met een natuurlijk product erop, nl. kurk. Het papier had ik nog in mijn "restjes"doos, de bloemen zijn van een "Hawai"- slinger, die je o.a. bij AVA kunt kopen. Ik heb die uiteen gegooid, en zo heb je een massa bloemen, voor bvb. kaartjes of een layout. De kurken heb ik doorgesneden, en op elk stukje een letter gestempeld. De knopen zijn uit de oude knopendoos van mijn moeder.
Despite the sometimes sad weather, we can't deny it, it's Summer !
And nature is doing her best, at least in my garden.
On the right you can see a picture of a butterfly on the Buddleia. In fact the shrub is full of butterflies, but I can't get them all together on a picture !
When we're sitting on our terrace, we feel like being in the South of France, because our vine has lots of grape-bunches. That will give a nice yield in September/October !
Our froggs/toads are also happy in our pond, and the planters and hanging baskets are full of mixed flowers. Isn't nature wonderful ?
Talking about nature ; last week I made a card of recycled material, with also something "natural" : cork. I used some leftover paper, the flowers were originally a "Hawai" wreath, cheaply bought and dismantled. That way, you have a lot of flowers, for cards or layouts.
I cut the cork (from wine bottles) into rounds, and stamped a letter on each piece.
The buttons were from my mothers' old button box.
zaterdag 18 juli 2009
Lintjes bewaren
Last week, a friend asked : How do you store your ribbon ?
Well, you can use empty reels or spools, roll on the loose ribbon and hold it with a small piece of tape. Even cardboard rolls from kitchen towels are useful, for several ribbons, which again you hold with some tape or a pin.
Then you can buy (cheaply) plastic or wooden boxes with several compartments. The double-sided box in the photo was a bargain buy, some years ago; only 1 Euro, and available in different colours.
On the next photo you see, how you can hang different pieces of ribbon on a coathanger. Just take the ribbon double, put the loop around the coathanger, and pull through the ends.
And with big rings, which open (so called bookbinders rings), you can also hang your ribbon f.i. on small clips. Or why not simply a rope on the wall, with clothes-pegs ?
Another method is, taking a (cheap) plastic toilet-bag, making a lot of small holes in it (with a punch or a setter), through which you can pull the ends of the ribbon.
Of course there are special storage items you can buy, but why not use your fantasy, and save some money ?
If you have other good storage ideas, please let me know !! Thank you !
Met pensioen.....
Toch nog eens kaartjes.....
Het kroontje is een masker van Tim Holtz....verder ook Memories Mist spray gebruikt.
Thank you all for your nice comments on our new doggy FLO, very much appreciated !
Finally I can show some more cards, which I made for Birthdays of 2 friends.
One friend is mad about teddies, she has a whole collection at home. The other is in a dancing group, hence the title.
I also have some ideas for new layouts, but first have to make some more Birthday cards....
so watch this space ! :)))
zondag 5 juli 2009
Nieuw leven in huis...
Since our little doggie, Flupke, passed away, it was so quiet and empty in the house, so we decided to go for another doggie. We found HER in the dogshelter in Schoten, Antwerp. Her name is FLO, and she's 1 year, so a real teenager !! :))) She keeps us on our toes, loves to play ball, and get her own way (which is easy with her boss, but not with me).
In the dogshelter, they believed her to be a mixture of Yorkshire and ????, but our Vet informed us, that she is an Australian terrier !! Never heard of that breed before, so now we have again something "special" !! :)) She doesn't like birds very much, but loves to see herself (another dog) in the mirror !
Meanwhile she has about 14 "dog" friends in the neighbourhood.... :))
Our house is "alive" again.... :))