Creations-Blog

Card : another Valentine's card without pink !

2012-02-17T00:01:00.002+01:00

Here are two Valentine's cards using only papers
from 6"x6" blocks, small scrapbooking booklets
and scraps of paper.

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ATC : Christmas, T!m style

2012-02-16T00:01:00.001+01:00

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Card : Valentine's collage card

2012-02-15T00:01:00.003+01:00

Here are four Valentine's cards using only papers
from 6"x6" blocks, small scrapbooking booklets
and scraps of paper.

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Card : clean and simple Valentine's card

2012-02-14T00:01:00.001+01:00

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Tiny milk carton : Valentine placecard

2012-02-13T00:01:00.003+01:00

I used paper from this stack :

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Card : Valentine's card without pink !

2012-02-12T00:01:00.005+01:00

Here are two Valentine's cards using only papers
from 6"x6" blocks, small scrapbooking booklets
and scraps of paper.

For more crafty fun, go here : diekreativenstempelfreunde.blogspot.com
And here : lexiscreations.blogspot.com

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Card : Valentine's card with origami heart

2012-02-11T00:01:00.005+01:00

the front

the back

For more crafty fun, go here : nordsalten-hobbyklubb.blogspot.com
And here : ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com
And also : 7kidschallengeblog.blogspot.com
And : opus-gluei.blogspot.com

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Card : Valentine's card

2012-02-10T00:01:00.006+01:00

Here are two Valentine's cards using only papers
from 6"x6" blocks, small scrapbooking booklets
and scraps of paper.

For more crafty fun, go here : scrap-creations1.blogspot.com
And here : tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com

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Origami heart placecard

2012-02-09T00:01:00.005+01:00

I used paper from this stack :

For some more crafty fun, go here : tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com
And here : everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com

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Tiny milk carton : Valentine colours

2012-02-08T00:01:00.005+01:00

Tiny milk cartons are ideal for wrapping small gifts.

I used paper from this stack :

For some more crafty fun, go here : fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com

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Toilet paper roll Valentine heart

2012-02-07T20:06:00.002+01:00

I used a toilet paper roll to make this
Valentine gift box.

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Crochet heart on a card

2012-02-06T20:01:00.004+01:00

Same pattern, but now i used cotton in stead of wool.

For more crafty fun, go here : craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com

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Woolly crochet heart pin

2012-02-05T00:01:00.003+01:00

Since i am not very good at reading patterns i had
to make up my own, and i am quite satisfied with
the result i must say :

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Valentine cone

2012-02-04T00:01:00.001+01:00

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Wooly spring wreath with owl

2012-02-03T00:01:00.003+01:00

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Spring owls

2012-02-02T00:01:00.002+01:00

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Softie : Valentine heart

2012-02-01T00:01:00.003+01:00

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Recycle craft : red and green giftbox with gifttags

2012-01-31T00:01:00.001+01:00

Made from raisin packaging :

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Recycle Craft : tin can tealights

2012-01-30T00:01:00.001+01:00

I repurposed tin cans (which used to hold mushrooms)
to use as candlesticks for vintage looking tealights.

Faux Postage

2012-01-29T00:01:00.001+01:00

Okay, you made a nice card and put it in an envelope
and make it ready to be sent to someone. You can then
make the choice of only putting a regular stamp on the
envelope OR you can choose to also glue on a stamp
of your own, which makes the envelope all the more
special. And such a stamp of your own is called
Faux Postage. I will show you some of the ones i made.
The first three sets are made with stamps.
The sheet on the bottom is made on the computer.

ATC's

2012-01-28T00:01:00.002+01:00

Two ATC's that i made earlier. They are quite
different from what i normally make. They
are simple yet powerfull, well atleast i think so.
Usually i put way more on the 2,5x3,5 inch canvas
but sometimes it is good to try something else.

Deco

2012-01-27T00:01:00.001+01:00

How i like to make Deco's from cardboard children's books.
It is fun to do and is a bit like an Altered Book, but different
in many ways. For one, Deco's are usually much smaller in
size than Altered Books. Here is one i made with stamps
by Acey Deucy, one of my all time favorite stamp lines.
The Deco is made from a small cardboard book, about
10 cm x 10 cm in size.

Card : Happy Chinese new year !

2012-01-26T00:01:00.000+01:00

What to do with an old chinese paper ? Add some paper
scraps, stamps and a glassine envelope and make a card !

Grannies !

2012-01-25T00:01:00.000+01:00

An ongoing project of mine is to make an afghan out of
Granny-Squares. I have about 60 squares at the moment,
still lots of work to do !

I am crocheting with pure wool, needle 4.5, to make
sure that the colours will not fade over time. Plus to make
sure it is really warm and cosy when i sit under it on the sofa :)

Made by Gran

2012-01-24T00:01:00.001+01:00

These socks were knitted by my Gran,
about 35 years ago, a pair for me and my
sister. Later, when we were too big to
fit them we used them to dress our Big Doll
and my Teddy Bear i have had since birth.
The pattern is very common for knee-high
socks in The Netherlands and is called
Coffeebean, because of the small oval shapes
that the pattern makes.

New books

2012-01-23T00:01:00.004+01:00

I recieved some new craft books as gifts. They
are all knitting and crochet books, so that means
a lot of fun ! Check back later to read reviews of
these books.

Be frugal, be resourceful !

2012-01-22T00:01:00.003+01:00

See this advertisement leaflet ?

We get tons of these in the mailbox and in the
weeks before Christmas, most of them contain
small treasures. Look at the lower left corner ...
and you find pictures like the ones below here.

I am sure that you. like me, see the potential
of these. The first thing i thought was gifttags !
Not all crafts need to be expensive :)

Softie owl on a peg

2012-01-21T00:01:00.002+01:00

How cute would he look on the Christmas tree !

Grandma's 100th birthday festivities

2012-01-20T00:01:00.009+01:00

The birtday girl, on the right photograph with my
father and the arm of my mother ;)

Webcamming with her 97-year old sister who lives
on the other side of the globe, in Australia.

Congratulations from the vice-mayor who was wearing
his real chain because he had an official errand after his
visit, how cool !

Enjoying a glass of advokaat, a sort of thick eggnog
made with brandy. On top of the advokaat it is
customary to have a nice dash of whipped cream,
nom nom !

The birtday girl with my Mah-Jong cousin Joost.

Copenhagen architecture

2012-01-19T00:01:00.005+01:00

When we were in Copenhagen i noticed that there are
a lot of beautiful and interesting buildings to be seen.
Here are two buildings that especially caught my eye :
the theater and the train station.

There is also a restaurant in the basement of the
theatre, which is called : The Theatre Basement.

The old costume and props room is now used for meetings
and courses and one of the days of our seminar was held
in there.

The beautiful train station.

Christmas cards 2011, part III

2012-01-18T00:01:00.003+01:00

Christmas cards 2011, part II

2012-01-17T00:01:00.002+01:00

Published project VIII

2012-01-16T00:01:00.001+01:00

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Published project VII

2012-01-15T00:01:00.001+01:00

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Recycle craft : Christmas workshop 2011

2012-01-14T00:01:00.005+01:00

Some of the items from last Christmas' workshop
that we had at my work :

The singing gnomes, the Lucia girls and the angels
were made from eggcartons and the vases/candleholders
were made out of a big glass jar.

Easy candle do-over

2012-01-13T00:01:00.002+01:00

One of the easiest crafts available : turning
boring white candles into something pretty
by sticking candle-sticker onto them :

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Stamped Christmas heart

2012-01-12T00:01:00.002+01:00

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White fabric Christmas heart

2012-01-11T00:01:00.004+01:00

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A thick scarf out of beige blanket yarn

2012-01-10T00:01:00.000+01:00

The result is luscious and soft, the knitting is easy :
cast on fourty stitches on needles number eight and
purl all the way ! It does not get any easier.

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Softie : stamped heart with a tag

2012-01-09T00:01:00.002+01:00

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Published project VI

2012-01-08T00:01:00.000+01:00

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Published project V

2012-01-07T00:01:00.002+01:00

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Paper owl

2012-01-06T00:01:00.002+01:00

Another owl to get your hands on : the
stern, paper type. Another handdrawn,
personal pattern that is easy to use.
Have fun !

Softie owl

2012-01-05T00:01:00.001+01:00

Remember these guys ? Well since they are so
cute i will put my personal handdrawn pattern
out here. As you can see, it is an easy pattern, the
only other thing you need is a small circle to put
on the owl's bottom so that it looks neater
and sits straight. Enjoy !

Published project IV

2012-01-04T00:01:00.001+01:00

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Published project III

2012-01-03T00:01:00.001+01:00

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Published project II

2012-01-02T00:01:00.001+01:00

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Published project I

2012-01-01T00:01:00.000+01:00

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Recycle craft : shawl becomes sleeve

2011-12-31T00:01:00.002+01:00

I made a sleeve for my iPad that Santa brought
me this year :)

Red fabric Christmas heart

2011-12-30T00:01:00.004+01:00

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How to organise your Christmas cards, part III

2011-12-29T00:01:00.002+01:00

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Made from soup or sauce packaging :

How to organise your Christmas cards, part II

2011-12-28T00:01:00.004+01:00

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Made from soup or sauce packaging :

Chrimas tree decorations

2011-12-27T00:01:00.002+01:00

Some more Christmas tree decoreations i made
for my sister.

How to organise your Christmas cards

2011-12-26T00:01:00.000+01:00

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Made from soup or sauce packaging :

A crocheted black shawl

2011-12-25T00:01:00.001+01:00

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Chrimas tree decorations

2011-12-24T00:01:00.002+01:00

Some Christmas tree decorations i made for my sister.

A crocheted aubergine shawl

2011-12-23T00:01:00.002+01:00

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Recycle craft : another giftbox with cards

2011-12-22T00:01:00.004+01:00

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Made from soup or sauce packaging :

A crocheted circle shawl

2011-12-21T00:01:00.003+01:00

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How to organise your cards the green way

2011-12-20T00:01:00.006+01:00

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Made with these papers :

Made from soup or sauce packaging :

Make your own rosettes

2011-12-19T00:01:00.000+01:00

With a few punches, some scrapbooking-paper and
some string you van make these great rosettes to
decorate your scrappages or cards or whatever you
can come up with.

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Recycle craft : giftbox with tiny cards

2011-12-18T00:01:00.004+01:00

Made from raisin packaging :

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Easy lace flower broche

2011-12-17T00:01:00.003+01:00

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2011-12-16T00:01:00.001+01:00

Some Christmas tree decorations i made for my mom.

Happy Birthday granny !

2011-12-15T00:01:00.000+01:00

My paternal grandmother is 100 years old today !
This photograph is from ten days ago when she
was visited by Saint Nicholas.

Gifttags with Sagen giftwrapping paper

2011-12-14T00:01:00.004+01:00

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Happy Santa Lucia !

2011-12-13T00:01:00.001+01:00

Happy Santa Lucia with these egg carton Lucia-singers.

Card : Christmas with T!m paper

2011-12-12T00:01:00.001+01:00

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Made with this Tim Holtz paperstack :

Recycle craft : giftbox with cards

2011-12-11T00:01:00.001+01:00

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Made from soup or sauce packaging :

Recycle craft : giftbox with gifttags

2011-12-10T00:01:00.007+01:00

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Made from raisin packaging :

For some crafty fun go here : kortudfordring.blogspot.com
And here : quirkycrafts.blogspot.com
And also : papertakeweekly.blogspot.com
And : scrap-creations1.blogspot.com

Recycle craft : giftbox with cards and tags

2011-12-09T00:01:00.005+01:00

This is a giftbox with a selection of cards and gifttags.
Now who would not appreciate to recieve a handmade
gift like that ?

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Made from soup or sauce packaging :

For some crafty fun go here : craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com
And here : kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com

Recycle Craft : giftbox with mini-cards

2011-12-08T00:01:00.004+01:00

A nice way to give someone a set of homemade
cards.

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Owl ornaments

2011-12-07T00:01:00.002+01:00

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Tiny milk carton : advent calendar, part II

2011-12-06T00:01:00.005+01:00

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For some crafty fun go here : incywincydesigns.blogspot.com
And here : bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com

Happy Sinterklaas !

2011-12-05T00:01:00.003+01:00

Christmas cards 2011, part I

2011-12-04T00:01:00.001+01:00

A beige blanket yarn scarf

2011-12-03T00:01:00.007+01:00

I knitted this shawl from blanket yarn
for my father. I knitted with a double
thread and fourty stiches (purl).

The snow came late this year

2011-12-02T00:01:00.004+01:00

Today the first snow of the season has fallen,
about six weeks later than last year.

Published !

2011-12-01T00:01:00.001+01:00

I have been published in the norwegian magazine
Ett Trykk, which is a stamping and scrapbooking
magazine. I have been published in a dutch
magazine before, but that was with "only" one
project and this time, six of my projects are
featured !

(left page) bottom right (right page) to the right

(left page) whole page (right page) to the right

Roses and hearts necklace

2011-11-30T00:01:00.001+01:00

I created this necklace with
rose beads and heart bangles.

Wintery necklace

2011-11-29T00:01:00.001+01:00

A copper-coloured necklace
with wintery bangles.

To eat in Copenhagen

2011-11-28T00:01:00.004+01:00

When we were in Copenhagen we dined in two places :
in Teaterkælderen in the celler of Det Ny Teater and
in Jensen's Bøfhus. I really liked the second restaurant.
Good food and it was cheap too. The ambiance of the
restaurant was relaxed and the service very friendly.

Det Ny Teater and the restaurant, Teaterkælderen.

Turquoise and gold-coloured necklace

2011-11-27T00:01:00.000+01:00

About 15 years ago i started to really get into
beading and jewellery crafting and i did that
for five years. Then i lost interest but lately
i felt like doing some jewellery crafting again
and i really enjoyed it !!

Straight Quick Knit Collar (Knifty Knitter)

2011-11-26T00:01:00.005+01:00

I made this double knit collar in mohair on the
straight Quick Knit (Knifty Knitter) loom.

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Steampunky necklace

2011-11-25T00:01:00.003+01:00

I made this necklace a bit steampunky, but
not too steampunky.

Søstrene Grene in Copenhagen

2011-11-24T00:01:00.004+01:00

A visit to Copenhagen would not be complete
without a visit to Søstrene Grene, they have their
origins there after all. I was a good girl and did
not buy the whole store, but i did have to pick up
some bits and bobs !

Seminar in Copenhagen

2011-11-23T00:01:00.005+01:00

Last week we were in Copenhagen for a seminar
and we were staying in the Copenhagen Crown
hotel. The hotel was really nice and very close
to the city centre. A photographic impression :

A knitty week

2011-11-22T00:01:00.008+01:00

In the autumn vacation my mother and sister were
visiting and we did a lot of knitting. There were quite
some things that we did not get to finish, but here are
some examples of the things we did finish.

Quick Knit Collar (Knifty Knitter)

2011-11-21T00:01:00.007+01:00

With this Quick Knit (Knifty Knitter) loom,
i created this mohair collar. I did not use the
normal stitch, but a double twist stitch.
Afterwards, i crocheted a tiny border to it to
finish it off nicely.

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Easy knitted collar

2011-11-20T00:01:00.005+01:00

Just knit this straightforward and fasten the
ends of the scarf to one another. Be sure to twist
the scarf before you fasten the ends and it
becomes a collar.

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Homemade Washi Tape, vibrant colours

2011-11-19T00:01:00.004+01:00

I am sure all crafters can relate to the following :

a crafter to his or her partner :
"What do you mean, exactly, "Don't you have enough
of this stuff" ?" (followed by a threatening growl)
the partner : "Ehm, nothing sweetie, nothing at all ..."
(scurries away with tail between hind legs)

Anyway, you can never have too much happy coloured
tape, right ?

My Mah-Jong family

2011-11-18T00:01:00.003+01:00

For the second time this year, the Mah-Jong club that my
parents (and two others) are founders of, organised a
tournament. This time a national NTS Tournament.

It was a lot of fun, but the counting of all the points is
always something that has to be done meticulously,
something that my father (to the left) is very good at.

Look what i got !

2011-11-17T00:01:00.002+01:00

I asked for money for my birthday to put together
as part of my new ... my first ... sewingmachine !
I am really happy with it :)

Autumn gnomes

2011-11-16T00:01:00.008+01:00

No autumn vacation is complete without us making
gnomes. It is just so much fun to do. So that is
exactly what my mum, sister and i did.

The raw materials :

And how they turned out :

Alas, just like last year, there was this monster lurking
in the shadows, a monster with a taste for gnomes !

Luckily, no gnomes were hurt during the attack of the beast.

Christmas hanger We Wish You

2011-11-15T00:01:00.001+01:00

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Christmas hanger with a felt snowman

2011-11-14T00:01:00.004+01:00

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Knitting with blanket yarn

2011-11-13T00:01:00.002+01:00

Another use for this blanket yarn :

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Card : small T!m Christmas cards

2011-11-12T00:01:00.002+01:00

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Christmas hanger Noel

2011-11-11T00:01:00.002+01:00

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Kat uit de gracht : Cat out of the canal - The ropes

2011-11-10T00:01:00.004+01:00

Last saturday was the festive opening of the cat-climbing
ropes. Here is a photographic impression :

For more information on the ropes, go here :
katuitdegracht.nl