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Weaving is hot! I found these pretty pieces of work at Nothing is New. A collaboration between Alex Segreti (Weird Friends) and Kelly Rakowski (Nothing is New).
sharing their love of textiles and eccentric visuals this is the result of their collaboration. And I found this amazing second hand Guatemalan table cloth which will be in my mailbox one of these days! Will show you soon!

The new exchange project by Louise Mills Textiles! It was such a pleasant treat when we came home from Argentina to find these four in the mailbox very pretty wrapped (see earlier post)These napkins are handwoven by Louise Mills from  the UK. I love the colours she works with and there is even a little glitter in them which I love but which does not come across on the photos. Louise creates great handwoven pieces and she even sold a couple to Victoria Secrets. Weaving is Sexy! Check out more of her work here and here.

And I seem to appreciate and like weavings more and more. Also in Argentina we went by the ‘camino de los artisanos’ in the Andes where people were sitting outside their houses with their loom weaving carpets, scarfs and ponchos, dying them with natural colours. It was great to see al these pieces made by hand!

Last sunday I was at Swanmarket selling Lennebelle christmasgifts! It was cosy, cold and crowded.With my new winterboots and cups of hot chocolate and gluwein we kept warm. It got dark pretty early so everything was lit with candles. It was nice standing next to Irma and Carola Zee with her beatifull ceramics. Still in love with her work I bought one soft pink cup and she gave me a mint green one as an early x-mas present, so nice! Thanks Carola.

It’s december and I am ready for some snow and wintercold! I am looking forward to the Holiday Seasons and already had some nice and cosy Sinterklaaas celebrations with friends and family! I feel really spoild lately with all those gifts.

Stock up on ‘wish upon a star’ bracelets for your loved ones to wish them a happy new 2012 where all their wishes may come true. The lock and star are sterling silver and you can choose the color yourself or mix three color for one braid! Check them out here. The first 10 people who order a necklace will get a wish upon a star bracelet as a gift!

This month I will be at two fairs;

★ Sunday Market (Amsterdam) december 4th (together with Floor selling amazingly nice leather shoppers and pretty paintings)

★ Swan Market (Rotterdam) december 18th

I really like these pom poms. I found this one at the online shop ‘Een nieuwe avontuur’ and I could not resist and bought one just for fun for my workspace. They are in three different sizes and come in all colors of the rainbow and are made by ‘Omstebeurt’. Take a look here!

A few weeks ago I ran into Iefke de Roos when I was in Amsterdam. We met one time before at the Mode Marche. I really like her style, there is nothing else like it. Everything got Iefke’s personal ‘handprint’ all over it. You will recognise her work in an instant. She makes gorgious clothes and jewelry. Check out her work here and more recent work here.

We decided to do an ‘exchange’ and I am so happy with my cactus bag! She added a little suprise gift, this really cool wool braided bracelet with rose quarts. There ar more,…

Iefke will be at the Swanmarket the 18th of december (just like me!) The perfect place(s) to get x-mas presents!

Tommorrow I will be with Lennebelle at the Mode Marche in Rotterdam. A big event all about fashion. This is already the … edition and held in museum Booijmans van Beuningen and the very pretty

Armenius church where I will have my stand! Stock up on christmas and ‘Sinterklaas’ gifts. There are many many young, talented and established designers with all kinds of stuff. It starts at 13.00. So come over and check it out and don’t forget to say hi while shopping! Find more information about the Mode Marche here.

And the winner of the Golden Give Away is,………EMMA!

This is my new bedtime reading, My Heart Wanders by Pia Jane Bijkerk. It was on my wishlist for a long time. It was sold out pretty fast so I had to wait a while to get a copy in my hands! I love the way Pia is writing and of course the images and feel of the book is just great. Recently Pia opened her own online shop filled with her own books like this one but also Paris made by hand and Amsterdam made by hand. Check it out here. They will make a really nice christmas gift and these ones are all personaly signed by Pia!

Tomorrow I will announce the winner of Lennebelle’s Golden Give-Away but you can still join. Check it out here or scroll down.

Love these booties by Beatrice Valenzuela. See the whole collection here and the very stylish and inspiring designer herself in this nice interview and  this short movie and her beautiful eclectic home here.

It’s Dutch Design Week in Einhoven and the perfect timing for the ubercool conceptstore YOU ARE HERE to start selling ‘Lennebelle’! Me very happy ^_^!