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May's new jacket…
these chocolate pudding cups…
this soft doll from granny shop…
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Wish you a very nice weekend, I'm hoping the weather is going to be nice hear in Holland so we can play outside :) irene xx ps. Monday a new Mom Story from Bath, England.
*This fantastic short movie was made by the very talented Wiebke from Line+liv.
Better to watch the movie via this link on YouTube.
.. never walk without
+++ angulus shoe
+++ trippen shoe
+++ converse
+++ barefoot
... and a smile on your face !
... a big hug to Alliot ♥♥♥
{ps.. don't miss the Summer Sale over at Line+Liv}
What can you win :: This adorable Koo & Poppet combo: Brown Bear Henry AND Bunny Portia
What do you have to do :: just leave a comment and state your favorite item from the Koo & Poppet etsy shop...
Winner will be announced :: next week on Wednesday 28 July and notified by email.
Last weeks winner from the Eikcam giveaway is :: Margaret
..Koo & Poppet..
..Koo & Poppet blog..
A Special Guest Post today by Joelle Wehkamp from Sjoe Sjoe. Every week Joelle writes a guest post for Bloesem, but this week's post is more appropriate for BKids...Joelle visited the Dutch trade-show De Kleine Fabriek last week and shares with us her finds...
Twice a year the international children's trade fair Kleine Fabriek comes to Amsterdam. A mix of international brands and young designer labels present a high-quality selection. I visited the fair today. Always nice to be on this fair for a while. There are so many nice little brands!
For example Chacha. Chacha offers a range of gifts for children like small toys, stationary and candy. You can find the perfect gift for celebrations and birthdays. They develop ranges of stationary with different contemporary illustrators. All lovely and special… Lily Scratchy, Tinou le Joly Senoville, Audrey Jeanne and Alain Gree.
On Saison you can find all the Chacha brand ‘ products, Alain Gree’ collection, there creators selection and some exclusives…
I discovered a great Danish brand on the fair: Rie Elise Larsen. Her style looks fresh, rustic and refined. If you are interested in gorgeous paper goods – kitchen goods, accessories or home products their site is a must see for you! I really want to buy everything.
And for now, last but not least, the surprising stand of Ijm. Ijm is a creative collective producing magazine stories, books, food, and retail concepts, based in Amsterdam. They create visual stories. Stories that add a specific flavor to the products that a brand or company wants to sell.
Here some examples of different productions. Like their style a lot! Everything they make is special, creative and unique in color-use.
I really can recommend the Kleine Fabriek fair. It is a good mix between little unknown brands and big ones, dutch and abroad. Hip and inspirational!
..De Kleine Fabriek..
..Sjoe Sjoe..
Via the Brooklyn based online shop, Sweet William, I have discovered some amazing brands that I perhaps have seen before online but never had the chance to really share with you...it's about time you perhaps think :) Gorgeous pillows by Coral and Tusk, the very hungry whale and the owl in the tree.
And these quirky and soft “mushroom people” by h-luv. They are just super and will look nice in every kids room, baby, boy or girl! Please don't think you can only buy pillows and soft dolls at Sweet William, no onthe contrary they also offer great clothes, shoes and furniture, these were just some of my favorites :)
..Sweet William..
I'm looking forward to a very inspiring new week here on BKids...no more traveling, negative energy like last week, just enjoying my vacation and scrolling through many beautiful Dutch magazines that already have given me a lot of great new finds to share with you, but I'm very happy to start this week with a nice new Mom Story from a very well-known Australian mom blogger... Kellie from Mini Must Have. Kellie tells us more about her life in Sydney and raising her beautiful daughter and son...enjoy and please come back the whole week for a lot of inspiration!
Please click here for this weeks Mom Story with Kellie from Mini Must Have...
..Mom Stories..
this cute pendant and illustrations from the Little Fox...
these handmade tooth fairy bunnies from Brooke over at inchmark...
camilla engman's childrens textiles over at third drawer down...
It's been a crazy week for me with a stressful beginning and a wonderful ending :) ...it all started with the strange copy-cat story, thanks for all your lovely support, preparations and packing for our trip to the Netherlands, a 12 hour flight and the arrival in my home country... the trip went fantastic, my boys were the best, they slept long hours and made it easy for me...arriving here in the Netherlands with degrees above 25 Celsius was of course splendid, I hadn't been here for more than 2 years and the contrast with Malaysia is just enormous, but I love both. Lode is completely surprised with seeing so many dogs on a leash and the fact that everybody is biking :)
I'm terribly sorry if you missed me this week and expected my regular posts, please believe that my intentions were there but it was just impossible to find time to sit behind the computer. Next week a beautiful week here on BKids with a Mom Story, new finds, a great win on wednesday a special what to wear and more... xoxo irene
Perhaps you remember this giveaway...Babushkas wall stickers offered by Lola and Ben, the designer and creator of these beautiful handmade wall decalls is Kim from StickyTiki, a small wall art company based in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Perhaps you would like to know that they not only have Babushkas in their collection but also a fantastic Alphabet! How cool and artsy is it to let your children decorate their own wall with hand painted letter... they might even learn a thing or two :)
..StickyTiki shop..
Have you seen the new prints of Kiki and Polly's mixed media pieces? I really like them, but I must admit it is hard to choose which prints I like best from her shop, summer prints like these below are also a feast for the eye! Lisa truly is one of my favorite artists and I hope she will keep inspiring us of through her work and blog!
..Kiki and Polly..
..Kiki and Polly shop..
..Lisa's blog..
Thank you for all the lovely support and comments and emails, truly means a lot me!
now time to focus on more positive things...a beautiful new Mom Story, please meet Chelsea. She currently lives with her husband and lovely daughter on the island Dominica and she shows and tells us how she experience living there as an American native...
Please click here to read this week's Mom Story...
Chelsea is also the founder of Tatertot ...super adorable hair clips and accessories handmade from felt like the ones below, have fun reading her story!
The confusion started when a friend of mine discovered this twitter name: bloesemkidsnl and asked me whether this name was part of my twittername: bloesemkids : No of course not... I can't tell you how amazed, shocked and unhappily surprised I was... why why why would anyone do this??
Anke: you’re right… many things on the internet are for free and available to all of us to enjoy and marvel at the beautiful work of so many talented artists… but it seems you do not have the faintest idea what our blogging community is about… it all starts with respect for the hard work all of us put into our blogs, on-line stores and designs, seven days a week, 24 hours a day, for many years… we support each other in new ventures, share ideas and have built a great and strong network around the world of crafters, readers, on-line shop owners, sponsors and bloggers…. we collaborate and inspire each other… and we certainly don’t rip off each other’s ideas and designs… I trust you do the right thing and change the name and design of your blog… and now I’ve said my piece: …otherwise I wish you all the best in your endeavors… I know from experience how hard it is to start your own business… ..tweets from the REAL Bloesem Kids..
these benches from Argue Design via MadameHerve...
this new light I bought from UNIEK-ID...
these prints from zigouis...
these embroidered art pieces for children by Christel Hoksbergen...
this nursery from By Bjor...
Wish you a lovely weekend and thanks again for visiting BKids last week, hope to see you next week again, irene xoxo
Chalk is one of those beautiful brands that only uses a small variety of fabrics and colors but truly knows how to bring a unique diverse and special collection. It's all about quality, Britishness and flair at Chalk. I really like the Fold blouse and Pleat pinafore. The girl in the top images is wearing the gorgeous Bowes dress, she looks like a very classy princess! Chalk only started recently but I'm convinced they are here to stay :) good luck!!
..Chalk..
What can you win :: a set of three lovely little red bud wall vases from Vancouver based ceramic design studio Eikcam.
What do you have to do :: just leave a comment telling us what your favorite item from Eikcam is.
Winner will be announced :: next week on Wednesday July 21 and notified by email.
If you become a facebook fan from Eikcam you will receive a 20% off your etsy purchase.
Last weeks winner from the PS ik Hou van Jou giveaway is :: Rimpsukaisa
..Eikcam ..
..Eikcam shop..
..Eikcam blog..
I never mind writing about this loyal sponsor of BKids from Australia...MonkeyTail & Wellington. Vicky, the owner always offers lovely itmes in her shop and calls her shop 'an online emporium for handcrafted and indie designed children;s wares'...I couldn't agree more when seeing these 'colour Me in T-shirt' kits...
...perhaps you like these prints just as much as I do? They ware illustrated by Adam Record and available at MonkeyTail&Wellington right here...
