Finally we can welcome another Spring! Something we all eagerly have been looking forward too, haven’t we?! We can leave winter behind us and prepare for this new season of hope, light, joy and growth! It’s a time for blooming flowers, fresh sprouts of green, sunshine and days spend outside in the garden or nature.…
The past months I’ve been working on botanical work for new bell jars. They’re finally all finished and properly photographed so I would like to share this recent work with you! The first bell jar is all about the beauty of this one single flower “Dipsacus fullonum”. “Summer meadow”, a vintage bell jar with typical…
The first blossoms are blooming… what a hopeful sight! Spring is slowly approaching and I’m so looking forward to it? You too? Although it was far from a spring day when I photographed these blossoms. On the contrary, it was misty and had rained all night, it rather seemed like the perfect autumn day! Nevertheless…
After having such a beautiful week of spring weather, I also want to add a little spring feeling in my shop. So I’ve updated it with new jewellery in soft spring colors. Like these earrings with a little bouquet of flowers in lovely pastel shades, perfect to combine with a spring floral dress! Or what…
“When the world wearies, and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden.” Quote by Minnie Aumônier Today the garden was my safe haven and refuge as the world sometimes is too overwhelming, especially now when the restrictions and limitations due to corona has such a huge impact on our daily lives. When I…
When one looks carefully, there are signs of life and growth everywhere on these first February days. Unnoticed, the snowdrops have begun to bloom. The tips of their specially hardened leaves are pushing themselves out of the cold ground and their lovely white bells are easily visible in the boarders now. It’s so wonderful and…
As this first month of the year is slowly coming to a close, I would like to add some beauty on those dark and wintry days. Although I’ve already seen the first snowdrops, the days can still feel gloomy and heavy. Especially now during another lockdown and corona deathly going around in the world. I…
I’m taking part in the new exposition “More organics” at the ceramic centre Tiendschuur Tegelen (in the Netherlands). It has been opened since this week. Unfortunately it was an online opening as the ceramic centre is closed due to the current Dutch corona restrictions. But if everything goes well, the exhibition can be visited from…
Winter days are the perfect days for hot cups of tea, isn’t it?! One can never have too many tea blends to chose from, don’t you think?! Maybe you already know I’m quite fond of herbal teas and as a herbalist I love to make my own teas. In this blogpost I would like to…
I wish you all a hopeful, healthy and inspiring 2021! I hope you have had cozy and joyful holidays despite all the current corona- regulations! The festive and sparkling days are gone and now we’re at the beginning of this first month of the year. The days are still short, dark and gloomy. I’m wishing…