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 Happy Summer Solstice !Not yet finished.For that will surely take a lot more timeand a better copy of the Stonehenge ground plan,one with the fallen stones and the lintels on it.What a lovely combination with the sunflowers !!!(that I received yesterday)One of our house guests for a few days was interested.Normally they love to sit in my work-chair 

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An idea popped into my headwhen I was thinking about the inside of my sun piece.I tried threads, a strip of old lacebut I wasn't sure about any of it.And then I thought : why notSTONEHENGEAfter some searchingI found the plan of the stonesthat form the imposing monument of StonehengeNothing better to fill in the heart of my solstice piece !Sadly our (rather new grrrr) printer is not behaving well,

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Today we had a lovely"long-time-no-see" friend with her daughtervisiting us !Sixty eight years ago I first met Karin.We were both having our summer-camping-holiday in Austria :we were from The Netherlands (Rotterdam)and they came from Germany (Nürnberg)We were both single girls away with our parents(my much older brother never went with us)Not speaking the languageis no big problem for children :

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Yesterday daughter and I visited the"Textiel Festival"in Amersfoort.It was the last day of four days stuffed to the brim :with the presence of all the major textile associations,workshops, lectures, the results of a competition,exhibitions through the (lovely old) city,an Arts & Crafts market andabout 800 "hoops" ("Rondje Textiel")filled with any textile techniqueyou can think of !!!It was a

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 After a quiet Sundaya very busy Monday and again a quiet day todayI have time to tell you that we had a lovely Saturdayat the GRIETMARKT !(ready for the start)Sunshine, a sweet friend assisting me,a happy friend in the next stall who had her first try,lots of nice people to talk to about felting, stitching and paintingand some sales !We went home satisfied.A bigTHANK  YOUto the team

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Only a few more days from nowon SaturdayMai 9 I will be at theGRIET  MARKTagain !If you are anywhere near,please come to Amerongen to this wonderful marketwith lots of organic products, design and artto choose from.And . . . there will be music too !In addition to my gouache paintings I am also bringingtextile panels with birds, with flowers and with abstract stitching,and lots of felt

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YesterdayI had a lovely birthday with friendsand there will be more celebrating this Sunday :a dinner party for a special round-figure birthday !80Right now the garden is looking lush with blooming trees and new greenery(haha, birthday beauty for me !)Just some days ago I started a new gouache painting.After the initial idea sketch I made a bigger one with more elaborate details,one ready to

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April started with sunshine and a few showersbut rather cold and windyso a perfect time to start a new painting.I always make several small sketchesof ideas that come into my headfor the narrative gouache paintings I love to make.People sometimes askif I shouldn't make illustrations for (children's) booksbut then I always tell themthere is already a little story in it . . ."helping a friend"I

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The long "Tabula Rasa" stripthat I started in Januariis lying around most of the timebut near byin case I want to add some snippetsor make a few stitches.Because with the start of spring nearand the garden changing each day a bit more to greenI decided to move that colourfor this month.There are clumps of yellowof the small "tête-à-tête" daffodilsbut the rambler rose is already showing many green

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March alreadyand the weather is really spring-like.Snowdrops, aconites and crocuses are gonebut bunches of small daffodilsand wood anemones are taking over.The lava-piece is growing slowly.The center section will be the flowing lavaso there will be lots more dark stitchingon the top and bottom(20 x 50 cm)Of course there are some lovelyKaffe Fasset bits in this piece !("Roman glass" and "

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REDI love that colour(I even have 4 pairs of red shoes !)But this time I made a base for stitching in red.(50 x 20cm)There are all kinds of snippets in itthat have special memories for me, I like that.Of course the next step is alwaysbasting everything invisibly down, the way Jude Hill taught us.So every bit is really secure before any real stitching starts.I don't have a clear idea of where this

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I'm not superstitious,at least I think I am not.Many people though think of Friday the thirteenthand think it's bad luck.But for me today was just a fine dayas good as any other day in the last few weeks.Though I must say there was one particularFebruary Friday 13 that turned my world upside down :28 years ago I went to our GPbecause I felt a little lump in my right breast.She sent me to the

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I once saw some weaving on forked twigs(sorry I don't remember her name,otherwise I should tell you)In the garden I used to be on the look-outfor some good twigs to give it a try.I finally did !(I think the twig was a bit of my rambler rosethat tends to grow so vigorouslythat I have to cut it down real hardor otherwise the Malus will collapse under the weight !)(I only have pictures of the

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The white start of my "Tabula Rasa"-projecthas changed to a bit more colourful snippets.I've thought about the gradual change in colourand I've come up with a rough scheme now.The white of the wintry start of the year willbe followed by yellow.Why ?THIS is why !!!When most of the cold is overthe Aconites push their bright yellow headsthrough the old Ginkgo leaves that cover the ground !Yes, way

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 The first month of this year is nearly gone.We had a bit of ice and also snow,though much less than in the north of the country.Birds are still coming to the gardenbut the first Aconites are already above the ground since the 16th !My mending basket was overflowing and I finally startedon the fingerless mittens daughter made for me last year :I repaired some stitches and knitted the top

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A brand new year has startedso time for some new work to start too :a 15 cm wide strip of cottonthat I randomly filled with white snippetsthe "Tabula Rasa" of the new year 2026Colour and stitching are my "plan"HmmmmIn fact I know that I'm not quite disciplined enoughto keep up a looong challenge. . . . .so what am I doing now ???I started a "year long" circle embroidery(and didn't even finish the

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The second half of Decemberrushed bywith a good book (that I borrowed from granddaughter)wrapping presentspreparing and eating Xmas dinner with familyand visiting a birthday party. . . . .only tree days left until 2025 is overAll that remains for me to dois to wish all of you, my sweet blogging friendspeacehealthwarmthjoy and happinessand lots of creativity for2026

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Quiet.Not done much stitching,(skipped quite a few Stitch Club workshops)making a painting on commission, been reading a (thick) book.And also waiting for special paper to arrive from Thailandand wool from Germany,all of that for a brand new felting coursewith Fiona Duthie (Canada)I've "known"/followed Fiona for a long timeand did my first-ever online felting course with her :"Surface design

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Hi everyone(drum roll)the final result off my PINK  RIBBON  Challenge 2025€ 875,-(there are still two beauties leftbut they will be sold another day, and it always takes a bit of timeand energy before all the last (extra) bits are made and sent)Yeeeaaahhh !I know I myself worked hard for this result,but I wouldn't have reached thiswithout the help of all my wonderful customerswho

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PffffffftYes, this happens every year :as soon as day 31 of "Pinktober" is goneI go out like a candleor like a soufflé right out of the oven into the cold.As much as I LOVE my self-imposed workthe energy really lasts only so many days.But don't worry, I will get back on my feet !Two more commissions nearly thereand most of my packages sent off.(though I hate the fact that customs asks nearly

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Today my "Pinktober Challenge" ends :day 31(and many other things can be celebrated on this day)You might think that I feel a bit relievedand to be honest I am.But I can also say that I'm a bit sad that it all ends here.Though not quitebecause there are a few commissions to makeso the end-total will still have to wait a bit.But don't worry : I'll let you all know !I enjoyed my felting and

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The little green circle lay waiting for some days.I just pick the one that speaks to me most at that moment.Not many left, so the choice was easy.And just when I was finished stitchingand taking the pictures. . . . a robin sat on the pergola No, he didn't wait till I had my camera readybut I think he/she wanted to saythat I did the right thing !My  PINK  RIBBON 

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