Hello to you!
Even though it has already been over a week ago (oh how time flies), I wanted to share a little something about the wonderful Sunday I had in Amsterdam at Create 'n Date. This creative event was organized by my dear friend Maaike from creJJtion.
The day started at 10 am and ended at 14 pm. In those 4 hours 45 women (bloggers and Instagrammers (IG'ers)) came together in Amsterdam to enjoy latte's, lovely cakes, fabulous lunch, lovely sunny weather and we were able to partake in 3 different crochet workshops!
One was by Annemarie from Annemarie's Haakblog and her workshop was about making a lovely flower.
The second one also was a flower, by Saskia from Haken Bij Saar en Mien. Biggest difference to Annemarie's flower, was the use of the magic loop.
And last but not least, Claire from Haken en Meer, did a lovely bracelet in her workshop.
As it turned out, the weather was wonderful so we sat outside in the sun all morning and afternoon. It was absolutely amazing to meet a lot of people that I see and read about in cyber world (blogs or through IG). The atmosphere was amazing and it felt like we had been sitting on that Amsterdam terrace every Sunday for the past years, like old friends, crocheting our hearts out.
Result for me was practicing my crochet abilities again as I had sort of neglected them and was afraid to get started again. With help from Claire, Saskia and And I ended up with the cutest bracelet! And I took up my crochet project which I started a long time ago, which is a shawl for my daughter.
As for pictures... I hardly took any as I was so caught up in chatting and crocheting ~smile~ Create 'n Date was fabulous and I will definitely be at the next one!
Love xoxo,
Maartje
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Monday, June 10, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
Packages and presents - winning the Ladybug & Co Give Away
Hello again!
Picking up where I left you in yesterday's blog post, there was not just 1 present in the envelope I opened, but there were 2!
Not only the lovely blue and white Audrey Pouch with Flower, but also the package contained a present with Annemarie's Give Away in it!
Because it had been a while since I entered her Give Away, and another winner was announced, I did not quite know what was in it anymore.
But then a while later, the original winner did not claim her prize so she announced a new winner, ME! How great is that!!!
I opened up the package and in it was a lovely fabric envelope! Again a lovely and very stylish creation by Ladybug & Co! On the outside a lovely blue polka dot and on the inside a pretty flowery lining. Inside there were 4 pieces of fabric, 2 of them were used to make the envelope. She also added a bright pink polka dot and a blue flowery fabric. I LOVE all of them. My mind immediately went crazy thinking of things to make with these lovelies!
Here are the pictures of my prize Give Away, I could not be happier with it! So Annemarie, thank you so very much for this double treat! Will keep you and all of my readers posted, so you can see what I will Make with these pretty fabrics.
And to my readers make sure you check out her blog Ladybug & Co (in Dutch, but with a translate button ;-) )
See you again soon and have a lovely weekend!
Love xoxo,
Maartje
Picking up where I left you in yesterday's blog post, there was not just 1 present in the envelope I opened, but there were 2!
Not only the lovely blue and white Audrey Pouch with Flower, but also the package contained a present with Annemarie's Give Away in it!
Because it had been a while since I entered her Give Away, and another winner was announced, I did not quite know what was in it anymore.
But then a while later, the original winner did not claim her prize so she announced a new winner, ME! How great is that!!!
I opened up the package and in it was a lovely fabric envelope! Again a lovely and very stylish creation by Ladybug & Co! On the outside a lovely blue polka dot and on the inside a pretty flowery lining. Inside there were 4 pieces of fabric, 2 of them were used to make the envelope. She also added a bright pink polka dot and a blue flowery fabric. I LOVE all of them. My mind immediately went crazy thinking of things to make with these lovelies!
See you again soon and have a lovely weekend!
Love xoxo,
Maartje
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Packages and presents!
Yesterday the doorbell kept ringing here. Several packages and parcels were left with us for our neighbors but also there were some for me! How I love getting packages through snail mail ~smile~
I hoped that at least one package would come for me, as Annemarie from Ladybug & Co posted a message on Tuesday that 4 out of 5 parcels from her Pay It Forward (PIF) in April were sent that day.
When Annemarie posted her PIF blog post I thought it was a very nice idea! She said the first 5 people to leave a message on her blog would receive a present via snail mail over the course of the year. I saw there were four responses already and immediately left her a message. So yaaayyy, I was no. 5! And yesterday our mailman delivered it to my door, yaaayyy again!
The package in itself was already a present and I was quite surprised to find not one but two presents in the envelope! Not only did she send me the PIF present, but also her give away, which I also won as the primary winner did not respond to her winning (aren't I the luckiest one ~smile~). More about the Give Away package in tomorrows blog post!
So this is what it looked like an what was inside, the cutest little zip bag for make-up or other small stuff. It's an Audrey Pouch and I totally LOVE the colors and style. And most of all, the flower she attached to it, can be taken off and used as a pin to liven up any jacket, shirt or dress!
So Annemarie, thank you SO MUCH for the present! You are truly a very talented woman. I would seriously consider buying the little bag if I saw it in a shop!
And I will also start a PIF, so stay tuned, because more is coming!
Have a lovely day!
Love xoxo,
Maartje
I hoped that at least one package would come for me, as Annemarie from Ladybug & Co posted a message on Tuesday that 4 out of 5 parcels from her Pay It Forward (PIF) in April were sent that day.
When Annemarie posted her PIF blog post I thought it was a very nice idea! She said the first 5 people to leave a message on her blog would receive a present via snail mail over the course of the year. I saw there were four responses already and immediately left her a message. So yaaayyy, I was no. 5! And yesterday our mailman delivered it to my door, yaaayyy again!
The package in itself was already a present and I was quite surprised to find not one but two presents in the envelope! Not only did she send me the PIF present, but also her give away, which I also won as the primary winner did not respond to her winning (aren't I the luckiest one ~smile~). More about the Give Away package in tomorrows blog post!
So this is what it looked like an what was inside, the cutest little zip bag for make-up or other small stuff. It's an Audrey Pouch and I totally LOVE the colors and style. And most of all, the flower she attached to it, can be taken off and used as a pin to liven up any jacket, shirt or dress!
So Annemarie, thank you SO MUCH for the present! You are truly a very talented woman. I would seriously consider buying the little bag if I saw it in a shop!
And I will also start a PIF, so stay tuned, because more is coming!
Have a lovely day!
Love xoxo,
Maartje
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