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And the Winners are ...

The Daily Beast is the online home of Newsweek magazine. Tina Brown, former editor of Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and Talk, serves as editor-in-chief of both publications. And yesterday The Daily Beast launched their first Beast Best Awards – listing the sites, apps and twitter feeds they are obsessed with right now. In case you haven’t heard yet, Bloesem was one of the sites they chose, in the Parenting category!

All grins, smiles and happy faces here on this side of the screen ...

 

You can find all the winners here at the Daily Beast.

ps. i think they haven't noticed that we moved to Singapore :) 

.. Bloesem Kids

How to make your own patterned plates

More exciting news on BloesemKids this week that I need to share with you ... a new craft contributor has joined the Bloesem team. Her name is Nora Vrba and founder of party accessories shop La Fête . 

Nora will be sharing tutorials on a regular basis at the B:Kids craft project page starting yesterday with a great lesson in how to create your own Patterend Plates.... 

 

.. Tutorial Patterend Plates

.. La Fête

Win wallpaper rolls

giveaway - giveaway - giveaway

Perhaps you don't want to miss this opportunity of winning two rolls of gorgeous wallpaper from Hibou Home

follow this link to BloesemKids

 

 

.. Hibou Home

Fivehundred miles to Green Gables

From Morocco to the other side of the planet today to visit the home of my dear online friend Tiffany King and her husband Andrew.

A couple of years ago they bought this amazing 123-year-old-farmhouse in a small village in West Virginia ... the house was clearly in need of some renovations ... but Andrew and Tiffany weren't afraid to take on this quite intense job ... gradually and probably perfectly planned, they have turned this farmhouse in modern family home. 

By renovating and decorating each room with much love, warm and personal style Green Gables is a home that I wouldn't mind living myself ... just look at these pictures in winter time ... crazy romantic don't you think?

The good thing for all of is that they regularly blog over at five hundred miles and let us in on the secrets on how to renovate. Tips and tools are shown with great before and after images. I love blogs like these. They give so many ideas ... all looking simple but we know that ain't the case :) 

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A Fun DIY project

Let's stick with the insect trend ... this time make some bumblebees yourself ... a wonderful new Craft Project posted on BKids today ... you want to make them too?

Click here and find the instructions, tools and pictures at the BKid's Craft page...

 Contribution by Véronique from Pichouline for BloesemKids 

.. DIY insect pompom

Color your walls

The perfect colors for walls according to me by le dans la ... and captured beautifully by Aurélie Lécuyer. 

Do you have colors on your walls any tips for me for inspiration? I am moving to a new home and thinking of giving color to some of the walls.  [MORE IMAGES]