Archive for the ‘travel’ Category

While searching for a nice place to stay I already fell in love with Beunos Aires. This is one of the great houses I came across. It all looks so vibrant, eclectic, colorfull, artsy, inspirational and ‘joie de vivre’,……just to name few. I am counting the days. Find more images from the same house here and I also loved this appartment and we will stay here! (maybe this one when we fly home and stay one more night in Buenos Aires) And it’s so nice to buy some summercloth in sale when it’s getting colder!

We booked our trip to Argentina! We will celebrate New Years eve in Buenos Aires and will take in all the wonders, culture, food and life of Argentina for 3 weeks. I am counting the days till our flight takes of. I can all picture it; the morning I wake up on the first of january, starting a brand new year in such an amazing city, drinking my morning coffee in a cosy bar, strolling down the narrow streets, my love enjoying a good steak for lunch, snooping around in little antique stores, getting my dress on for a long night out!

We won’t plan the whole trip and we will see what happens when we get there. I would love to meet some nice local people, I will check out some spots for Petite Passport but I also would love to hear from you any tips, reccomendations, do’s or don’t do’s when in Argentina! What to do with New Years eve, that romantic restaurant, the must do bike tour, the best wine to taste, the prettiest guesthouse. We will be traveling on budget but will splurge once in a while!

Send me an e-mail or just comment below.

Last weekend I went to Lowlands, the biggest music festival in the Netherlands. It’s like being in another world for three days and I loved every second of it. Camping with thousands of people, all tents packed together, no inch between them, the good vibe, the fun, the food, the drinks, being with my best friends and of course the music.

Because we went all of a sudden I did not take the time I should have to get to know the program and what I wanted to see that weekend. Luckily my love is more into music and up to date. I really liked Elbow, Fink, Agnes Obel, Lykke Li, Fleet foxes, Jeugd van Tegenwoordig and Little Dragon. When I watch the video from Elbow (check link) I still get goosebumps, that’s what I love most about these concerts, I think you would call it the solidarity of a crowd.

I will be there next year!

Ten years ago I worked a summer in the USA at Lake Powell (Utah-Arizona) as a boatinstructor on the lake. This is where I met the lovely Dawson and Sherri Claridge. This couple are globetrotters at their finest. Last week they stayed at our place for a couple of days and it was great to see them again. They wish to have a guesthouse in Denver one day and they will be the perfect hosts.

It was like having in house catering while having them at our place. They served the most lovely food and they gave me the recipies! Also loved their fresh homemade ‘spritzer’! Dawson & Sherri, it was great to have you stay with us and thanks for everything!

At this moment I feel a little like the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland lately. I wish I had the time to bake a lovely cake like the one above and enjoy it in ‘slow motion’ with a cup of tea.

It’s all fun stuff I am busy with, getting my order ready for Anthropologie, getting friends over from the US, drawing illustration for a nice new kids webshop for the cool girls from SHPPR, brainstorming about a wedding invitation, making new stock for Made by lennebelle and planning a photoshoot with Sophia with the new items I have, organising the third bachelorette party this year, designing my own dress for the third wedding this year, spending quality time with my love this weekend in Eindhoven and next weekend at Lowlands Festival!

Any suggestions for Eindhoven are very welcome! Where to go, what to do, where to eat, shop, dance?

Tomorrow I am off to Italy to my best friends wedding. This small holiday already starts with the trip to get there. I still get excited every time I take the aeroplane. I will indulge myself in ‘la dolce vita’! Can’t wait.

At this moment I am truly longing for a break, just to get away from the daily routine for a while and enjoy life and eachother with a different kind of view and to find some new inspiration. It always feels like your mind is refreshened after a holiday and you see things with a new perspective. Do you know what I mean?

In the past  I already made amazing trips to different parts of the world and can’t wait to explore a little more. We have some nice plans but for now I really look forward to my little trip to Italy next week to my best friends wedding! Hope to make some lovely photos to share with you.

Closet is a conceptstore & platform for young fashion designers in Antwerp, Belgium. I met  the owners, sisters Katrien and Mieke, at the Modefabriek last january and they are selling Made by lennebelle since their opening in March. Besides the beach we went to Antwerps so last weekend I finally got the oppurtunity to visit Closet. I love how they displayed my jewelry and the shop itself is great too! Check out more about Closet here.

This weekend I am off to the beach! I love this serie of photos called ‘Praia Pequina’ by Christian Chaize. You can just feel a day at the beach. I always love the french fries at the beachrestaurant, the rosy feel after a long day at the beach and ‘beach hair’ (you know what I mean) is always the best!

How idylic looks this little town on the Greek Island Andros?! Today I will send a package filled with Made by lennebelle necklaces and bracelets to this small paradise. I really need a break at the moment and would love to jump in the box and be shipped off to Greec together with the glass tubes, jewelry and displays,…The shop is owned by Kiki but is not open yet. I have only seen the front and that looks lovely already. Will post more when the shop is open!