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4
Jul

We are going to New York

NY

{images above are from my friend's wonderful Travel blog Go Marjo}

Yes finally after almost 10 years I am going to visit New York again. No not today or tomorrow but in August. Today I am flying to my own hometown Amsterdam first, spending time with my family and friends. Then two weeks vacation in Spain, back to Amsterdam and on 17th of August I will fly to NY.

I truly hope I can meet many of you dear readers, bloggers or old friends.

But I am not going alone no... I will be joining my friend and paper designer Jurianne Matter. She will be showcasing her gorgeous paper products at the NY gift Fair 2012... below a little sneak peek...

Where are we staying, we don't know yet. But you can HELP ... if you know anyone who lives in NY and wants to swap apartments with me for one week then please let me know. I can offer a great apartment in the canal area of Amsterdam. pls email me if have any tips or ideas.

~ Happy 4th of July ~

Jurianne
 

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2
Jul

Bloesem Wears shop

b>tags | ..blogs | ..jewelry

BloesemWears

As some of you may know, when I am not online I am usually busy making things and since a year or so I have had this passion for making jewelry (remember BKids Wear Neon)… experimenting with all sorts of designs I finally made a necklace for myself which received many lovely responses from friends and, most importantly perhaps, from my husband (who, actually, is supposed to buy me jewelry rather than letting me make my own)… so I thought why not make an entire collection for moms, daughters, tweens and their friends and present them to you… not that I had a lot of spare time to do this but I managed to squeeze in a couple of extra hours every day to craft what I think and hope you agree is a lovely collection of easy-to-wear affordable funky jewelry..

so Bloesem Brings Beads and Braids this summer…

All pieces come in very limited editions, carefully placed in beautiful gift boxes and are handmade by me, using materials that I love such as pearls, real silver, gold filled beads and some of my favorite gem stones…and last but certainly not least…genuine Italian cotton ribbons from Angela Liquori and… of course lots of thread!

Making jewelry is like yoga, at least to me, and I highly recommend you try it yourself…nothing is more rewarding than making something with your own hands, wear it and have people notice it as an unique piece… why don’t you give it a try and order the DIY kit that I prepared and includes all materials you need, except the tools. 

BWears_PearlsPool

 Now let me tell you about pearls… my own research (including again my husband…) tells me that  most men have this secret love affair with pearls and find women that wear them…, well, simply irresistible…. which sounds like a good thing to me… but personally I have never been a big fan of traditional pearl necklaces… giving our men the benefit of the doubt, I have tried to come up with a more contemporary and nonchalant version of the classic pearl necklace… I love how the pearls go together with the beautiful Italian loose weave ribbons from studio carta inc.

Do you ever Wear Pearls? Love to hear your thoughts!                                    ...... MORE


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12
Jun

111 DIY Projects a little round-up

b>tags | ..blogs | ..DIY

Flowerball

{above: this week's craft project by Véronique from Pichouline: how to make a Paper Flower Ball}

I believe it is about time that I share with you a round up of DIY projects that I have been posting over the last couple of years on my other blog BloesemKids.... #111 Projects so far to be exact!

All these projects were made especially for BKids by creative contributors, often moms who understand a thing or two of what kids can make, but some of them are just as much fun for us grown-ups as kids ... so here are just 5 links to just 5 of the projects... next week I will even go fiurther back in the past and show you some beautful ones that Arounna from Bookhou made for BKids.

{below how to make a little Treasure Book }

Booklet

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Bloesem won the vtwonen Meet The Blogger Award 2012

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Bestlifestyleblogger2012

"Best Lifestyle Blogger 2012" ... given to Bloesem during the Meet the Blogger event that was organised in Amsterdam last weekend... you probably understand that it brought a huge smile to my face. 

Jurors Monique de Ruiter, editor in chief from VTwonen, Frida Ramstedt from trendenser en Emma Wijninga looked at 75 blogs and thought Bloesem should win the award: VTwonen Meet the Blogger Award 2012. 

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to join the party or the day, but I heard many very positive stories from bloggers who went...

Meet the Blogger is an international event for home-, design- and lifestyle bloggers and it is all about Meeting, networking, inspiring, and learning ...

Conservatoriumhotel

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7
Jun

On Pinterest: SOFT ★ TONES by AnoukB

b>tags | ..blogs | ..pinterest

Softtones

{Image credit: 1. Claire-Anne O"Brien 2.unkown 3. kamer465 4. Sunday mood 5. cocoon wonen 6. Peter Kragballe }

This week I was enjoying the selection by Dutch Stylist AnoukB ... famous for her Black&White worlds but her choices for color are spot on too ...

I am totally into soft tones at the moment so it fits perfectly with my mood.. 

.. AnoukB at pinterest

 

 

7
May

Monday's quick start: La Casita de Wendy

b>tags | ..blogs | ..fashion

Lacasitadewendy_shop

Let's start this new week with spring-summer collection from La Casita de Wendy from Madrid. 

Inés Aguilar and Iván Martínez are the designers and creators behind this beautiful brand... in just a short time, "la casita de wendy" has become very popular in Europe with notably Björk who chose some of their outfits for cover spreads for the English magazine "Wire" and French rock magazine "les Inrockuptibles",…

I always love visiting their blog too and have a look behind the scenes of their crafty meetings ... 

Lacasitadewendy

..La Casita de Wendy