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Lode ...

... a new house, family visiting and a new baby brother is quite a lot to handle for a 3 year old, but he is coping very well and that makes me a very proud mom ... yesterday when I was doing some unpacking and decorating upstairs in the bedrooms I caught him playing with my little crochet project, normally I would get angry but I forgave him, he didn't really touch the work he was just playing with the threads like a little kitten ... seeing him like this made me realize that I want to spend a whole week playing with him and giving him my complete attention, he deserves it! So I won't be posting this week anymore but come back to you next Monday with a fabulous new (Dutch) Open House Tour and a new Win on Wednesday ... which reminds me of reminding you :: do enter for last weeks WOW :: the 2 prices you can win are just the best and have such a high value ... (if not  for yourselves, how about winning a price to give away to another lucky person?)

...some of our new wall decoration in Kiet's baby room, I'm very happy with the result, the beautiful wall-Safari-graphic from Wee Gallery, and the gorgeous jungle mobile from Petit Collage and 2 embroidered linen panels by me ...

#351 made by mosey

Madeleine Sargen from Melbourne sent me an email telling me about her Mosey products. Being a mother of two, Madeleine is an expert in all things soft, cute and cuddly and everything is made by hand with love and care by herself. The bird and butterfly mobiles are so beautiful, I'm considering buying one myself for little Kiet... who by the way is doing fantastic, he is growing, waking me up a lot during the night :) but that's all worth it ... show you some images after the weekend...

..Made by Mosey..
..Mosey's online shop..

2 prices to win today!

What can you win :: A cute apünktchen cab AND a Nutcase streethelmet from Line+Liv
What do you have to do :: just leave a comment telling us about an idea, review or an inspiration for the Line+Liv blog
Winner will be announced :: Wednesday July 1 and notified via email.

I think today's giveaway is a contest you have to take 'serious' ... because winning a Nutcase streethelmet like this is so important for your child's safety! Your child will definitely not mind wearing an awesome helmet like this and you can feel a bit less worried when he or she starts cycling, skateboarding or else ... and I can honestly say that the apünktchen cab  is just awesome, Lode loves to wear it here at home ... Thanks so much Wiebke for offering these prices!

The winner from last week is Jennifer (blueskyjen) and she will win the beautiful prints from haciendo el indio

..Line+Liv..
..Line+Liv online shop..
..Line+Liv blog..

... and this is Lode (my son) with his apünktchen cab which he loves wearing!

#350 Kindling

Kindling is the label from Nina O'Brien from Australia ... Nina loves printing, drawing and sewing ... and her collection includes womens, mens and childrens clothing aswell as papergoods and other bits and bobs ... and of course I like her work very much otherwise I would not have shown it to you ... Nina's focus is encorporating beautiful designs with her original illustrations, and she produces everything as sustainably as possible.

..Kindling..
..Kindling blog..

Mom story :: Ellen, my big sister

It is super fun for me to have my super sweet sister, Ellen here today as a guest ... she lives in Dorking in the UK with her 2 fantastic boys and her husband. Of course I miss her dearly but only a couple of more weeks and we will spend some quality time here in KL together. A little bit about my sister ... she is just the most trustworthy, friendly and humble person you can find on this planet and she knows best how to make me really laugh ... we truly enjoy each others humor ... very important for a good friendship... Love You!
Please click here to read my sister's mom story and see some images of her beautiful home ...

..Ellen's Mom story..
..Other Mom stories..

... i'm signing off for the weekend ... to many things to do in our new home, but I would like to let all of you know who send me an email with a question .... I will get back to you next week, promise! ... enjoy and relax..ps. on Monday a new Mom Story ...

#349 Sublime Stitching

People who know me very well know that I love to embroider and when discovering sublime stitching it brought me to a whole new embroider-world! A huge variety of funky patterns, embroider-stationery, bibs and journals .... everything is possible at Sublime Stitching ... the creative mind behind this cool label is  artist Jenny Hart from Austin, Texas. Jenny founded Sublime Stitching in 2001 after being unable to find alternative designs for embroidery that appealed to her, therefore Jenny decided to make them herself... and she succeeded very well ...

..Sublime Stitching website..
..Sublime Stitching blog..
..Sublime Stitching books..

Win amazing prints today

What can you win :: The beautiful illustrated Small World print and a set of Sweet Home prints from haciendo el indio
What do you have to do :: just leave a comment telling us what you like about like most in haciendo el indi's online shop
Winner will be announced :: Wednesday June 24 and notified via email.

After working for large companies and influenced by her own children, illustrator and designer, Cristina Serrano, one day changed the big city for a spot near the Mediterranean where she remembered the language of kids and invented a new story: haciendo el indio... have a look right here ...

..haciendo el indio..
..haciendo el indio online shop..

The winner from last week is Janne and she will win the soft toy animals bag from Bookhou.

#348

A beautiful package or should I say 3 packages arrived in our mailbox just days after our son Kiet was born (already 3 months ago) ... beautiful cards with envelopes, a garland and a set lovely stickers all personalised with Kiet his name on it ...Robin Schudy made the whole set and if you visit her website you will find all the other nice things she can make for you, busy mom-cards, invitations, thank yous and more ... I think every mom is even more happy when a present with the new name of the new baby shines on a present, it makes the arrival so much more real ... a BIG thank you to you Robin!

..Gaddie and Tood..
..Gaddie and Tood blog..

#347

Hi everyone, I hope you had a lovely weekend. My parents arrived just before the weekend and we are enjoying some quality time together. If you live so far away from each other it's very important to have days like these, so this week only a couple of posts, but some very nice ones, like the delicate work by Suna Rurhen a designer living in New York, but who grew up in the Japanese peninsula of Chiba. When Kiet was born a super sweet little package arrived and in the package there were these super sweet little boottees, the fabric is so soft and I love the pattern. Kiet wears them with pride and gets many compliments! Please have a look at Hummingbaby's website and you will discover a world of beautiful handmade items...

..Hummingbaby..
..Hummingbaby art..

#346

I'm probably the last on earth to discover the amazing blog 'Katie did' ... this mom from Brooklyn with two girls and a boy sews the most gorgeous chlothes for her children which she shows on her blog with fantastic images ... I don't think she sells her creations, because I couldn't find a shop ... but I did find this great tutorial ...

... flower collar tutorial by Katie did right here ...

..Katie did..
..Katie did flower tutorial..

Bookhou giveaway

What can you win :: a fantastic bag of Canadian soft toy animals from Bookhou
What do you have to do :: just leave a comment telling us what you like about Bookhou before Tuesday June 16.
Winner will be announced :: Wednesday June 17 and notified via email.

My dear friend Arounna from the super beautiful shop, studio and art atelier is offering one of her handmade soft toys bag and I wish I could enter my comment too, but of course one of you should be the winner, so please leave your comment after visiting Bookhou's website and let us know what you think...good luck!

..Bookhou kids..
..Arounna's craft projects on B:Kids..

The winner from last week is Elaina and she will win one set of 20 greeting cards from CreativeServices.

#345

Patouche from Toronto ... has a new fan ... and that's me ... I LOVE these pirate hats, probably because my son favorite activity is playing pirates, knights and other imaginative games ... Patouche celebrates exactly this wonder of childhood by giving little hints at big-time fun when imagination takes hold ...the collection of clothes for little ones with focusses on craftsmanship, natural materials and elements of play ... and  they strive to create the clothes your children will remember.

..Patouche..
..Patouche online shop..

ps. last change today to win a fantastic set of cards right here...

Open House with Nina from By Graziela

Hello, how was your weekend? Hope it was fun, relaxing and nice... it was our first in our new home and although so many things still need to be done, we were able to relax and truly enjoy having the doors open to the garden (instead of a balcony) with a swimming pool in it! Yeah with this warm weather here in KL it's simply terrific to be able to cool down in your own pool with the kids ... almost feels like your home-spa. Of course I still have to do some decorating in the kids room and when I'm finished I will show you an Open House Tour of our new home but today we have another geust :: Perhaps you have seen my previous post about ByGraziela letting you know how much I love the fabrics from ByGraziela, so of course it's very nice for me to be able to show you Nina's fantastic loft today ... enjoy!!

..click here for the Open House Tour with Nina..
..by Graziela..

#344

Patricia Zapata from a Little Hut told me about her new Alphabet birthday party invitation sets, gift boxes and flash cards. They are all offered as printable PDF files. The invitations are editable, so no more cramped hands from filling in a dozen invitations! Patricia is a very talented graphic designer, who uses her  patterns for fabrics, wall art and stationery, you can find her fabulous work at her website and would you like to know a little more about Patricia herself then click here for her blog ...

..Patricia Zapata..
..a little Hut..
..zapata design..

Wish you a lovely weekend! We're still not finished unpacking all our boxes, but our new house is simply FANTASTIC! Will tell you all about it next week!! irene xx ps. don't forget the WInOnWednesday