You can win these beautiful Christmas cards and artwork by TskTsk...just follow this link...
Dolan Geiman
Giving art to a spouse, boyfriend, lover is truly romantic I believe, so here is a suggestion handmade and eco-friendly artworks by Chicago mixed media artist Dolan Geiman...
Bookhou
Seriously there isn't a thing that I wouldn't mind having in my house from the Bookhou collection...perhaps it's a good idea to order some as gifts instead...
Volksfaden
How about a present for a crafty person in your family or for a good friend. At Volksfaden you will find unique fabrics, ribbons, nice patterns and lovely buttons...
Huset
Easy easy...shopping at Huset is easy for me, only Scandinavian goodness...and although I'm only showing you two items, it doesn't mean that I don't like the new items from Almedahls right here...love it!
MothBallCharlie
Lovely handmade gift tags, cards and stamps from MothballCharlie...right here in her etsy shop.
Artstream
...and a selection of Art that I personally like and I hope you do too! Amy Ng, Ashley G and Heather Smith Jones all available at Artstream right here...more Christmas Gift ideas next week...wish you a very nice weekend!
Storefront
Okay, what else shall I say...Alexander Girard, Bruno Munari, Esther Derkx, and a Bamboo owl for your wall ... have fun finding the perfect presents over at Storefront!
Indie Fixx Galeria
Just a small selection of things I really like over at the Indie Fixx Galeria ... Kutz, Sloe Gin Fizz, Cori D, and BananaSaurus Rex...but there is so much more...
Moop
This Market bag from Moop!
And they made it here...only looking at Moop's studio makes me like their designs :)
Rachel Ann Austin
These are my favorite art works from the talented Rachel Ann Austin...although I'm Not a camper at all, i love the mixed media work with the green tents...Rachel Ann also has a new journal, which she ships for free through the month of December.
Lama
The handmade brooches by Jimena are stunning, definitely a nice pick from the Lama shop, of course teapot by Ms. Lola Goldstein would make a nice addition to anyones kitchen too...
Elsa+Sam
If you think you can only buy beautiful ceramic pieces like above at Portland based Elsa+Sam than I'm sorry to say, or should I say happy to say, you are wrong, well anyhow my lack of English is clear :) ...but Elsa just added a fantastic letterpress poster to her shop and she also sells these fun table-napkins. Wouldn't the lovely espresso spoon make a very nice gift?
Open House
...just some nice eye-candy and inspiration in between my Christmas Gift ideas this week...a new House Tour with Tania from Ninon over at B:Kids...
This week on Bloesem...Holiday Shopping
I'm going to do to something else this week in preparations for the Holiday Season...a gift selection available at all the shops from the Bloesem sponsors...I think these great shops really deserve to be highlighted and to get our support, because they are the ones that make blogging for me (and many others) possible, which means I can give exposure to artists and their work and create a platform for the arts and crafts ... every day this week you will get to see really nice picks and my favorites from these online shops, I have chosen my picks carefully and I hope it will help you in choosing your gifts for this year...
So please let me start with Twig, Elizabeth the founder and owner wa on of the first who sponsored Bloesem and after almost 2 years still is! My Christmas wish-picks from Twig...a handmade rag doll by Jess Brown wearing a Wovenplay costume, a new adorable print by Ana Ventura and happy confetti garlands from France...do you agree with my picks or is there something you like better, would love to hear :)....
So please let me start with Twig, Elizabeth the founder and owner wa on of the first who sponsored Bloesem and after almost 2 years still is! My Christmas wish-picks from Twig...a handmade rag doll by Jess Brown wearing a Wovenplay costume, a new adorable print by Ana Ventura and happy confetti garlands from France...do you agree with my picks or is there something you like better, would love to hear :)....
Green
and when visiting OWI, I immediately saw this amazing green coated floor...oh I wish we were allowed to paint ours!! Have a nice weekend...next week, Gift Ideas!
Wai Lin Tse
Photographer Wai Lin Tse has captured my love for these kind of vases perfectly...I guess most of them are from West German Ceramics. {ps. would you like to win a lovely set of Holiday stationery click here}
Cowhide rug, yes or no...
We are looking for some new carpets in our home and when I saw a cowhide rug the other day my husband's reaction was: 'no way we get a dead animal in our home'...and I agree this is not a nice idea (although he is certainly not vegetarian) but when seeing it again today in a room like this then I perhaps re-consider...what do you think? found via this nice thumblelog and the images come from this gorgeous shoot.
Studio Gorm
Peg, a flexible furniture system made up of simple components and it's soooo beautiful! Made by Studio Gorm...two former students of the design academy Eindhoven, John Arndt and Wonhee Jeong, have now set up their studio in Rotterdam...
...and I really love the #3 Chair too, so elegant, soft and clean looking. I think we will see a lot more of Studio Gorm in the near future.
Kiki&Polly
How about starting this week with some really nice art pieces by Lisa Golightly aka Kiki&Polly. These are called her Painterly Portraits and each painting is based on a submitted photo, done in acrylic on canvas and mounted to a beautiful bamboo panel...if you would like to submit your photo just click here to read all the information...talking about a really nice Christmas Gift :)
And I love these two prints form Lisa's etsy shop. So affordable and again beautiful presents for the upcoming Holiday Season. If you would like to visit Lisa's beautiful blog, please click here ...
I was just writing over at B:Kids that my baby boy is sick ... they call it Bronchiolitis ... so please understand not so much text this week, but I will show some really nice images and gift ideas here on Bloesem.
What a Treat...
The whole week I have been planning to show the work by Jane Foster ... I'm in a 'retro' vintage mood this week (will tell you why next week :) ... and she perfectly fits in. Her work is so cheerful, bright, graphically fantastic and what a treat this morning to visit her blog to see that she was showing images of her 'of course' gorgeous home....yummie yummie...i'm enjoying this!
Jane lives in Brighton and has a studio at home where she sews, designs and screen prints. And yes like she says herself she is strongly influenced by Scandinavian design. Particularly design from the 50's and 60's! Her website can be found here and her wonderful products and creations are available via her bigcartel shop! Right timing isn't it just before Christmas!
I have added this print to my Christmas Wish-list and this one...
Ringo love
I'm in Love with RINGO...
...a new creative workshop online, officially for children, but I think you will like it too...
Atelier Ringo is the brainchild of Morgane from Little Circus and Rosemarie Auberson. The image above is taken inside Morgane's lovely house which I found on her blog.
Congratulations to Yellowgoat
Yep, the Holiday Season is open here on Bloesem and I'm starting with the cute Christmas card necklaces by Yellowgoat...who is celebrating her 1st Shop anniversary and would like to offer the Bloesem readers FREE shipping on any order placed before Nov 17th to mark her wonderful year. You can enter the code BLOESEM09 during check out in 'the message to seller box' and the shipping will be refunded through paypal. Super, go and treat yourself or already buy a special Christmas present.
Dee Beale
...yes the concert was AMAZING!! It was just unbelievable how this woman can sing. Everything was pure, real, honest and all I could ever wished for ...my love for Roberta Flack if for always...
During my blog sabbatical in the summer I often saw prints that I really liked, like the work from Dee Beale...her new dove print will be such a nice Christmas gift! Here you can find Dee's blog and here her etsy shop.
A dream comes true...
...tonight I will see her ... listen to her voice ... her magic music ... I can't even begin to express myself of what this means to me! Her music is magic... my favorite ...will she sing it for us tonight?
A long time ago I told my husband when we were watching her live concert dvd at home that I could only dream of going to a concert of her and just by coincidence my husband saw a billboard yesterday about tonights concert. Can you believe there were still tickets left...???
It's a beautiful day today.
Ink+Wit
and this is the calendar I'm planning to buy for the new year, I'm sure it will look very nice hanging next to my desk and when a month has gone by I will frame the prints.Tara really has outdone herself this year!!
Update :: I bought it, it arrived and it's so much more beautiful when you have it in your hands and I'm very happy I have choosen this calendar!!
Fiasask
Suddenly I remembered that I have been planning to post about Fiasask from Belgium for a long time but somehow never have ... so when I visited Fia's site again today I saw her latest handmade designs ... gorgeous wooden lampshades .. Fia's blog ...
Libby Ryan
I often find things for children that I like to write about on BloesemKids but the artist or designer also makes nice things for us...the moms and dads, so I have to show it here too... like Libby Anderson, who is a designer originally from Portland, Oregon but currently lives with her fiance and their dog Hudson in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Libby graduated from the School of Architecture at University of Oregon. Don't you just like this horse pattern on the pillow? For more about Libby and what she likes visit her blog.
miller goodman
Playshapes by miller goodman ...toys for us or for kids? I love them ...here's to a new golden medal!
ps. a question for you...do you like this 'linkwithin' widget? I'm not sure yet, perhaps a bit messy and to much info...would love to hear your opinion!
Cocca
Zig zag, a pincushion and measuring lint from Cocca in Japan...done in the most beautiful way you can think of.
I also liked this idea of creating your own wall-piece by covering a board with your favorite fabric and then put some artwork on it...I'm sure if you browse through cocca's website you will enjoy although the information will not be easy to read :) ...fashion, zakka, interior and more ...Cocca.
Living in Kuala Lumpur
No this is not the house where I live :) but ever since my husband and I landed here in Kuala Lumpur this incredible house intrigues us enormously! We often drive by 'the spaceship', as my husband and I like to call it, because our friends live nearby...of course from the road you can only see so much...so yesterday I thought I'm going to search on the internet for this property and it quickly popped up on my screen ... the CoolHunter recently wrote a post about the stunning residence and the architects who designed it...Paris-based Agence Jouin Manku.
(images via theCoolHunter)
...wouldn't it be nice if one day the family invites me over for a coffee so I can see this incredible place from within it's walls. I never expected it to be this big, because it's so modest and well done from the outside.
Rose Patate
Last week I was showing some of the fabulous things Rachel Peloquin designs for kids. But this creative lady from Paris also makes stunning designs for us grown-ups... her screenprints, patterns and handmade jewelry are according to me stunning! She calls herself Rose Patate and you can find her blog and shop right here...
To Dry For
I can't get enough of mice tea towels ... I regard them as beautiful printed peices of fabric that I can decorate our home with ... I sometimes even use them to make pillows...so what nicer then to discover this website ... ToDryFor ... it specializes in designer tea towels. A husband and wife team based in Oxford, England, have sourced over 100 designs from more than 20 different designers...my selection above :: by Lisa Jones Studio... and below :: by Thornback adn Peel...by KeepCalmGallery...by solitaire ...
What is there not to Love...
I told you about how I wished I could go to the Dutch Design Week this year, but this morning I was already happy browsing through the incredible work by Lenneke Wispelwey, who together with Paula Arntzen, is showing her porcelain and paper designs during this event.... wowo...everything Lenneke makes is just stunning and a feast for the eye ...I started with her 'flower me' (vases) series and have sent an email to Lenneke immediately to see if she can ship this vase overseas :) ...
Then I clicked on Lenneke's 'buttons' ...and was stunned again by the beauty I saw...the buttons are available here and here...
and ohh how could I have missed these 'cakestands' series last year... Lenneke, thank you for creating your beautiful things for us!
FabricFreak
This weekend the Dutch design week 2009 starts and oh how I wish I could go there ... if you have images from this event you would like to share with me on Bloesem, please shoot me an email...I would like to sign off this week with the incredible textile designs by Mae Engelgeer, aka fabricfreak. She designed this 'Muse Collection' as an ode to her muse: the bow and the collection was manufactured at Audax textile museum. Some of the pieces are available online at Wannekes. Enjoy your weekend! ..irene
eddie and edwina giveaway
'eddy and edwina' is one of those shops online where you can find unique, arty, different and funky things all handmade by Karin Kramer from Germany ...she calls herself a jewellery designer, and she is :), but I also love her artwork like this print above...currently Karin is doing a giveaway and promotion via her own blog for her products, just click here ...
Melanie Brument
I'm currently overwhelmed with all the gorgeous French connections I found online ... with my non-excisting French it pretty hard to understand it all, but with some help from translator I' do know that Melanie Brument is the author of the blog petit petit and here she shows her incredible work, ceramics and textiles, found via this blog from French children's label Les Petits Choses ...
Some of Melanie's pieces are available via this super nice website and yes packed with stunning work from French designers, will show more artists during the next few days of course...L'Histoire a Tiroirs.
DOS Family
I don't know about you, but I feel that there is an explosion of new blogs lately ... at least once a day a new blog is being presented to my eyes and some of them are just to good to be true ... like Dos Family ... wow this truly is eye-candy. And what I really like about this gorgeous blog is the fact that most images are taken by the authors themselves. Jenny, Staffan and Isabelle, all from Sweden, visited houses they like, take images and create spectacular posts for us ...
DOS Family is definetly my Favorite new blog! ...of course I have invited them to come and visit our house :)...!
Modern Furniture-Contemporary Design 
