Again one that’s been on my wishlist for ages! The bags by Rubber Soul from Dutch bag & accesory designer Myrte Memelink!

I clearly remember the first time I saw her bags at Fleur, a shop in Rotterdam some years ago and now finaly, because of the exchange project, I am the proud owner of this cute suede Rubber Soul original! This one is called Lena. I love it and can’t take my eyes off it!

They come in all different sizes and colours. Check them all out here!

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

Lennebelle got some nice exposure in Dutch VT Wonen and Elle! Great to read over morning coffee.

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!

It has been a busy and good (new shop in Berlin and featured in Dutch Elle and VT Wonen) week for me but a quiet week over here. So happy it’s weekend! Will be doing a lot of the above and will be off shopping and having tea at this cute place Lapsang in The Hague (love this city, close to the sea) with lovely friend Rose. My friend borrowed me this great grey jumpsuit, it’s so comfy I am going to live in it for the weekend! Wondering how you will spend your weekend.

Have a lovely weekend yourself as well!

Image via _WITT

It started with the doorbell ringing on sunday morning,…an amazing suprise breakfast from my best friends, family coming over for dinner and on the day itself, monday, I celebrated my birthday in the woods collecting three bags of pinecones with my 90 year old grandmother! It was a perfect day! The first image is not a dog but a cute babycow.

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.

New in the shop are these cute little charm tassel necklaces. Perfect as a gift for someone special during the holiday season! There’s a feather, heart, key, bird, star, anchor, nautic wheel and shell.

Also the ‘wish upon a star bracelets‘ are back. They were a big succes last year. A braided silver bracelet wrapped around a christmastree like a garland, with space on the back to write a personal message and wish your friends all their dreams will come true in 2012!