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Rue Magazine

Yes the world is changing or is it just that I'm getting older?...although I'm spending a lot of my time in the online world too and perhaps know a bit more than many others my age about internet, social networks etc. and yes I do have an ipad and iphone and yes I tweet...but let me be honest I am really having a hard time keeping up with all these wonderful new developments that are constantly going on online...for instance this online magazine/glossy....will there really be no need anymore in the future to go to a kiosk and buy a lot of paper but just scroll on your ipad in gorgeous magazines like Rue Magazine? 

Co-Founder and editor in chief Chrystal from plushpalate has done an amazing job in creating already issue 2 of this very glamourous and lady-like magazine...of course she had Help: Anne Sage, Bri Emery and Cassandra Lavalle among others were the creative brains, I'm deeply impressed!...this probably is going to be 'the' trend-setting and leading online magazine and the magazine is endless...keeps on going, 296 pages!! My absolute favorite part was the Jingle Girl Rock Christmas party (page 138)...loved the styling, idea and these Girls with the glasses...enjoy! {Images by Feather Love Photography}

 

Special Handmade issue from 101 Woonideeen

  

Are you ready for the weekend? And are you ready for some fun DIY projects? I have started working on a beautiful patchwork blanket for our bed...of course images will follow soon...and i'm going to show this image to my husband and ask him if he could consider making the wooden box cabinet for us, according to the instructions it is very simple...so were do these great images coming from? I received an email from Monique van der Vlist and Jeske van Weel both working for the best crafting and decorating magazine from the Netherlands: 101 woonideeen...telling me about their special December project...to celebrate the Holiday Season the latest December issue comes with an extra little magazine called the 'handmade special' and I'm allowed to share some images with you...

The 'handmade issue' features 9 DIY projects from the following Dutch bloggers, Anja, Hester en Jantien, Martine, Hydi, Ingrid, Petra en Marijke, Bjørke, Jurianne en Maurille.

Spaces by Frankie

Spaces is a mook : not a magazine not a book...but is seems very interesting...you can pre-order a copy right here. Congrats to Frankie!

Goodbye Pink Girl...

A new Bloesem and B:Kids are on the horizon... just two days away... super exciting and I have been working hard to meet my self-imposed deadline... (bit of a moving target actually...)...so here it is... my last old-style Bloesem post...feels a bit sentimental...missing my pink girl already...but what better way than ending this period with a post where my Bloesem girl shines...yesterday I received copies of Home&Decor Singapore magazine with a short column about Bloesem and me... I've always liked seeing my 'pink girl'... and she can actually never be fully replaced perhaps.... so I'm not going to throw her away like an old pair of shoes...she might pop-up once in a while in new Bloesem...:)

Thank you Ruth Chan for inviting me to your fantastic Asian magazine, I believe Home&Decor truly is the best interior design magazine in this part of the world and as a Kuala Lumpur resident I'm honored to be mentioned... just some images below to show you what I mean...

And last but not least... many thanks to all of you who have embraced the 'old' Bloesem for so long and a special thanks to Grace, Holly, Jan and Victoria for endorsing Bloesem in the early days... I can only hope you will like the new Bloesem too and I'm looking forward to seeing you all back on Monday... new Bloesem.. SAME ADDRESS!! irene xoxo

Covet Garden Magazine

I received an email yesterday from Jessica Reid telling me about Covet Garden Magazine. And boy do I like this new digital magazine...Covet Garden really takes you insde the home of a creative person...not only gorgeous images but also a wonderful story and intevriew about this persons life.

In this issue the magazine visits the home of Shelly and Brendon in Toronto and it's wonderful to see how a family on a budget has created this beautiful space ...of course many of the assecoiries in their home are favorites of mine too :)

One special feature in the magazine is the fact that you can just scrollover the pieces in the pictures you like and find the 'where to buy' links imedeatly. Enjoy!

Congratulations 101 Woonideeën

101 Woonideeën is celebrating it's 10 year anniversary...Congratulations! Actually, the history of 101 Woonideeën goes much further back...in September 1957 the first issue of DIY, a monthly magazine, was born. What I truly love about 101 Woonideeën is not only the fact that they have the best DIY tutorials they also were and are the first who truly reach(ed) out to the Bloggers community. For instance during this weeks Living Fair in Amsterdam 101 Woonideeën invited some of the most creative bloggers from the Netherlands to join them in their home (stand) to show their craftiness and let visitors be able to talk to the bloggers.

...and when I say great DIY tutorials I mean this tutorial for a stacking bench and other simple furniture. Marjan Verboeket from studio papas is the designer and creator of the tutorial, which you can find right here. and this is the link for the English translation.