Archive for the ‘treats & treasures’ Category

Remember this childrens’ tv series ‘Super Gran‘? My grandmother is just like that and she turned 90 two weeks ago, still going strong!

She decided to celebrate her birthday in this amazing setting, the Millinger tea garden near Nijmegen. This lucious garden in the middle of nature was full in bloom and everyting was perfect to the detail, the cuttlery, the tiles, the decoration, the cakes. We went there by carriage with two horses and had a lovely high tea with family. Whenever you are close by don’t forget to visit this little gem in the middle of the Netherlands.

This is my new favourite bag! I have seen this ‘paper bag’ kind a bag a few times and my lovely colleague Yardena, who is an up coming bag designer made it for me!

She makes a lot of gorgeous bags. Hope to show you more of her work in the future.

Tomorrow I will have my third wedding this summer of one of my best friends Rosemary! So exciting. Just tried on the dress I will wear and still would love to have a nice head to go with it.

This wedding will be in the perfect setting in the brides hometown, at old mansion with a large parc and a romantic arbour. My mother, who is a wedding officer will perform the wedding ceremony which makes it extra special. Can’t wait.

In all the excitement I did not make many photos of the Italian wedding but hope to do a better job this time!

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.

The new and upcoming North of Rotterdam has a new gem, Koster + Korstanje run by Olga and Christina. Both bag designers (Terra-g and O*) they showcase their own designs and other bags & accesories!

I love the interior and this piece of Rotterdam is getting the right vibe with great new and inspirational places and super friendly people. Made by lennebelle is also sold here, yeah! I love how Olga wears the single tassel necklace!

Check out the website and webshop of Koster + Korstanje

I always love those ‘coffee moments’ in the morning. It gives this cosy feel and with something sweet it always feels like a little treat for yourself. Especially when it all looks so perfect like in the photos above and the photos I made a while ago here and here. I really can enjoy these ‘coffee moments’!

Have a lovely weekend!

(all images and sources can be found on my tumblr)

This summer three of my best friends will get married. One married last weekend and it was such a beautifull day! Everything was picture perfect from the dress to the locations, the cake and the flowers. It was all lovely. Because I was one of the masters of cerremonies I had to brainstorm a little and found this amazing website filled with weddings you all want to have yourself! I love this circus themed wedding but there are many many more,…Check it out on ‘Once Wed’

Warm weather is in the air and I would love some of this pink lemonade. I can’t wait for summer to start and enjoy three weddings, all of them of my closest and dearests  friends, one will even take me for a trip to Tuscany, a romantic camping holiday to France with my love plus stopover in Paris, a weekend at the beach, summer festivals and lazy afternoons on the terras and warm evenings on a candlelit balcony.

Since two years now I have a crush on this amazingly cute wallet by Keecie and it is on my wishlist for ages now; see earlier post here. But having a good wallet I needed a good reason to get a new one. I thought maybe Keecie would be interested in The exchange project. And they were! I was so happy! See my new exchange trophies; the Cat chase small in grey and the Mini me light bleu for my businesscards.

I used my wallet more than usual this weekend! I bought a really nice kaki linen t-shirt, a nice set of wooden cuttlery, another handwoven teatowel by De Draad and a ceramic bowl during a great weekend in Amsterdam.

Keecie is all about nicel leather bags, walletts, cases, shoppers and more with really fun prints. Check out the website here and their online shop here.

It’s been great weather for days now and I love it. My tiny balconny in the city center is a small naturehaven and is totally in bloom. My herbs, flowers are all enjoying this season and I hope to eat my first salad with homegrown radichs soon! I am off to have lunch with friends in the sun. Hope you all have a sunny weekend!