Maak je eigen Sint

Gisteren zette ik geheel zonder erbij na te denken "Oh, kom er eens kijken" in bij de achterdeur toen de schoenen gevuld waren. Stom natuurlijk, want halverwege de eerste regel realiseerde ik me dat ik de tekst eigenlijk niet kende*. Met wat last minute improvisatie kwam het gelukkig nog best professioneel over. Dus ik had wat goed te maken met de Goede man.



Dus ik dacht, laat ik de kids aan de knutsel zetten. Helaas zijn ze nog een beetje te klein, dus het kwam er op neer dat de kleine man ontdekte wat er allemaal met Pritt stift aan het tafelkleed bleef plakken (bijna alles) en dat de dame de door mij gemaakte poppetjes op onnavolgbare wijze voorzag van prullen.



Ik geef toe, ik heb me bij de Sint een beetje laten gaan. Maar ik had dan ook wat goed te maken.

Misschien kun je thuis ook aan de gang met je prittstift, wat wc rolletjes en wat vouwblaadjes. De oogjes komen van de Xenos. Bij Hema hebben ze die ook. Altijd handig.

Of je komt vanavond naar Stijl&co in Helmond even kijken hoe ik daar koekjes zit te maken. Ook leuk.



Fijn weekend!

*ik heb 'm even opgezocht. Let u even op?

Oooh, kom er eens kijken
Wat er in mijn schoehoentje zit
Allehes gekregen
Van die beste Sint

Een pop met vlehechten in het haar
Een snoezig jurrukje kant en klaar
Drie kaatsebahalllen in een net
Een lehetter vahan bankeeeeehet

Oooh, kom er eens kijken
Wat er in mijn schoehoentje zit
Allehes gekregen
Van die beste Sint

Steherkte ermee!

Van de bloemetjes en de bijtjes

Nieuwe koekjes! Mocht je binnenkort toe zijn aan het uitleggen van het hele verhaal van de bloemetjes en de bijtjes, dan kun je deze koekjes er bij eten om de schok wat te verzachten.



Of je eet ze gewoon omdat ze leuk zijn.



En lekker.



Vanaf nu ook in de shop!

Het leven is een feestje

(in de stem van Dominee Gremdaat)

"Het leven is een feest, maar je moet zelf de slingers ophangen. Kent u die uitdrukking?"

Niks zo treurig als zelf de slingers moeten ophangen. Alleen misschien ze zelf weer weg moeten halen.

Dus doe de jarige een plezier en stuur hem of haar deze kaart die je vindt in mijn Hoppin' Up Etsy shop. Zet 'm neer en dan is het binnen een minuut feest mèt slingers. In alle kleuren die je maar wilt. En het opruimen is ook geen treurig moment meer.

Eén minuut kinderknutsel tutorial

Volgende keer stempels, en ook weer eens koekjes, maar eerst even een kleine simpele knutsel voor de kinders, gezien het weer.



Ik noem het wel een tutorial, maar ik geloof dat het wel redelijk duidelijk is, toch?

Dit heb je nodig:



Normaal gesproken ben ik heel hebberig als het op mijn washi tape en plakband aankomt, maar deze stukjes zijn wel heel goed besteed, vind ik. Die van de kleine vent (links) is trouwens een dinosaurus, dat u het even weet.

De wasknijpers heb ik in Rotterdam gekocht bij Dille en Kamille, maar ik denk dat ze die wel op meer plaatsen hebben.

Veel plezier met de poppenkast!

Bekentenis

Okee, okee, ik geef het toe. We waren op vakantie. Een midweek. We wilden er nog wel een weekend aan vastplakken, maar dat ene weekend was drie keer zo duur als de hele midweek. Dus maar weer naar huis.

De dame vond het prachtig. De prinses van Plopsaland.



De kleine vent vond het ook leuk. Zoom maar eens in op dat gezichtje! Al moet je hem wel even zoeken op de foto.



Zodra ik weer een beetje uitgerust ben kom ik weer met iets creatiefs. Een beetje uitgerust. Anders moet iedereen wachten tot de kinders allebei naar de basisschool gaan. De schatjes!

Carving again

Since I got a message last week saying that one of the pics on my blog, a handcarved stamp of a bee, will be in a school book in Belgium, it seems that my stampcarving bug has been reanimated. I have been carving quite a lot lately. This one is ne of my favorites!



I have been thinking about listing them in teh Etsy shop, but for some reason I find it hard to see them go.

What to do?

Hup, Holland, Hup cookies and stuff

With the whole soccer thing still going (without even a real match being played) I decided that I needed to make some "Hup, Holland, Hup" cookies. So here they are. I really couldn't bring myself to make a soccer ball cookie. Maybe if they reach the finals. Hahahahahaha! When was hell going to freeze over?



I did promise the munchkin that I would make her some LRRH (Little Red Riding Hood) cookies. And in the process, I made some more girly cookies.




I am not completely satisfied, maybe I should use some black outline, but the duo loved them anyway.

Hendrik the Ragdoll

Inspired by this book I made the little man a ragdoll. We named him Hendrik. But he was lonely and the munchkin was jealous. So I made Charlotje. Apparently, she loves hairpins.





The little man loves Hendrik. We even got him his own bed (from Ikea) and the little man insisted that Hendrik got a bedtime story.

"Look, Barbapapa!"



Anyone in for a ragdoll tutorial?

There have been so many things going on, I coud hardly keep up with al the crafty ideas in my head. I'll show you more soon.

Mother's day

I still didn't show you what I made for Mother's day! My mom never knows what presents she wants to have. Flowers are a no-go, she thinks they are way more expensive around mother's day. So I made her some flowers myself.





It's a design from an old issue of Cross Stitcher magazine, I think it's from 2006. She was very happy with it and it has been put on display rightaway! Which goes to show that moms like handmade presents, no matter how old the kid is.

A friend for Otis

There is one swap that I am feeling bad about. It's a "make something for my ..." swap. Your swap partner decides on something that you should make something for. Complicated, huh! Just wait! My swap partner was a Vintage scooter from 1974!!!! his name is Otis and he needed a friend.

I have started so many things for Otis. I made him half a garland, for his handlebars. I made him half a bag for extra tools (we have experience with vintage motorcycles and believe me, extra tools are not a luxury!). I made him half a flower for his handlebars. In fact, I made him about seven half items. But I was never satisfied with the result, so I kept starting over. Until I was flipping through one of my craftbooks. And suddenly I knew!!!

I made Otis a little friend. Her name is Youkou, which is supposed to mean Sunshine (but the translator I used also gave "Sunshain" as a translation option, so I can't say anything about the accuracy of the translation website I used). In Kokeshi dolls, it is tradition (apparently) to give the doll a name that is also what you wish for the person you are giving it to.

So, Otis, dear friend, I hope you will have many rides in the sunshine. Enjoy your company!!!

Groeten uit de Keukenhof! (2)

My kids love Elmo's Monster Maker on iPad! This one was too cute not to share! The munchkin made it!

Bunny hop

My version of the Easter Bunny! Going after the carrots?





And some pretty butterflies.



This Sunday Market we will have a different cookie concept! No prepacked boxes of cookies, but individually wrapped and heatsealed cookies you can pick yourself!



They will stay fresh even longer, and they are wrapped in foodsafe bags, closed wit a heatsealer, so they are air and watertight! If, like me, you need more proof... Yes, I tried. Hehehehehe.



See you sunday!

Another photo frame

Another birthday, another photo frame! This one was made by the munchkin herself. And anyone can make one using Hama beads! My kids love them! So I had the munchkin make a frame, ironed it together and stuck a piece of cardboard to the back using a glue gun. With this supercute result!





Attach a small strip of cardboard to the back with ducttape, so the frame can stay upright.



How cool would these be with a magnet stuck at the back, and using them as fridge magnets! Or make one for fathers day, so he can hang it in his car!

Just use a square board for the beads, make four or five rows of beads in the color of your choice and iron them. Glue a photo to the cardboard, glue the cardboard to the frame (make sure you use the side you want to be the back) and attach a strip of cardboard. And voilà!

By the way, you can buy Hama beads at almost any toystore, and also at Ikea. Have fun!

Buggin'

Spring is in the air! Along with an infestation of ladybugs. There are worse things. Like an infestation with... Wel... Any other bug, really.

These are just the ladybugs that I could get in one frame!!! How awesome is that!!!



I'll make this one into a giveaway... The first person to get the correct number of ladybugs in all the pics in this post will win a box of ladybug cookies!!! Post your answer in the comments and I will sit back and let you do the countin'. Remember, it's about ALL the ladybugs in ALL the pics!

**A small change, just to make sure you won't just guess, there will be a winner chosen randomly among the people who had the right answer!**

They are pretty though.



The little man and his little stone bunny think so too.

Lego Photo Frame tutorial

By now you know that we are totally obsessed with legos. At least my husband is. So I made him a photo frame with his favorite toy.





If you want to make your own, it's really easy. This picture will show you all you need to know. I superglued the blocks together so it's easier to change the picture inside, the only loose part is the green sheet. You will need:

One large lego sheet for backing
Several smaller lego sheets as the bottom of your frame
Lego bricks
Superglue

Make a frame from the smaller lego sheets. Glue the bricks on top. Make sure that the bricks overlap the sheets one row in the center so your picture will slide neatly underneath the bricks. I do advise to build the frame without the glue first, so you know where the bricks should go!!! Glue a row of bricks at the back on the bottom side of your frame. These will make it easierfor the frame to stay upright. Cut a picture to size and put it in the frame. Place the large sheet and voila, you are ready to go!!!



This birthday season (six birthdays in two months) I am really into photo frames. You'll see more of these soon, all suitable for kids crafts!

Lego addict

As you may have noticed, we love legos in this house. So much even that I made these.





Available in the shop soon, in any color!

The cake that goes "Roaaaaaaaaaarrrr"

Today The Munchkins best friend is celebrating his fourth birthday. And of course I made him a cake! With cookies this time! He likes dinosaurs, can you tell?





Fijne verjaardag Lars! Lekker cadeautjes uitpakken, en geniet van je dag! Gefeliciteerd grote vent!

Lego Minifigs

Yay, the new Lego minifig series is out!!! Great fun, but very addictive... So I started with three bags. Just a small present to myself.



Just my luck! Two identical ones! But still nice to play with. Take that, you ugly beast!!! Pow, pow!



Hmmm... I am not the only one who likes these... My trusty little assistant can't wait to play with them either!



Next post will be a bit more crafty again. Sorry!

Cookie party favors

Yesterday a friend came over to make cookies as a party favor for her little girls birthday party. Marjolijn turned six last week, congratulations big girl! She made such lovely cookies that I really wanted to share them with you! Can you believe this is the very first time she ever made iced cookies???







Great job Anne! And we had a really nice time making them! Thanks for a great evening!

Sweets for my sweet

More valentines day cookies! I decided to make some small ones, so you can feed them to your lover, hehehehe. They turned out to be pretty cute!



Also, there are some nice, colored hearts available. You can choose the color yourself! How cool would it be to send blue and white hearts with one red one to a friend who had a baby boy?



And finally, I tried my hand at some brush embroidery. I am nowhere near the level that Amber Spiegel from Sweetambs is at, but for a first time it's not so bad! What do you think?



Most of the cookies will be in the shop tomorrow!