Lace

From the Ariadne at Home house at the Woonbeurs last week in Amsterdam.

The tutorial for this quite similar lace lamp from Dos Family
(Via How About Orange's post on pendant light tutorials)

after sunday comes, sunny day!

(Photo from Shop Terrain)

Sphere metal lanterns are everywhere right now in the NL.
While I must say I always tend not to like what's in...just because it's in...well, Zenza makes some gorgeous ones.
Shop Terrain also has very nice ones.
Here is my attempt with the help of my Big Bite puncher at doing something quite less expensive but inspired by it with a €2.99 IKEA rice paper lantern...

We'll see how it turns out. As you can see, this is only the trial stage (on postcard bags).
My first intention was to try eyelet patterns like here or here but they seem too girly to me. Hence a more 'organic', ethnic, whateveryoucallic pattern.

And since we're at it, meet my new HEMA polka dot iron board cover.

Would almost make me like ironing. 'Almost' says it all :-(

Finito!

Still have to see which way each little elephant will decide to go...

On Display and background paper

Here at OnYourBikeSunshine, we looooooooove anything resembling printer trays, little wooden houses, old crates, in other words a small shelving system perfectly displaying your cutest (kitschest?) finds.

Few days ago, Decor8 wrote this post on Shannon Fricke's scrumptious wallpaper cabinet.


About the same time, HausMaus showed us her flea market finds and Jane Schouten's revamped wooden houses.


I had long been looking for something to welcome my tiny black elephants and had found a month ago a plain black square comparted tray.
After almost venturing painting it white or a very light mint green (which could have given an interesting contrast with the deep black...), meaning I would probably have need at least three coats of paint... I decided to keep it black for the time being (matching the elephants) and opted for lighter shades as background. a mix of paint swatches and scrapbook paper.

More pix when finished!

Paint swatches, brilliant idea! I like that pink, the one next to the yellow. Lovely!

Summer rain

A little frame I have just made. I'm not totally satisfied with the photos (am still trying to fiure out how to use my new Lumix). And wish I had put the pink dot on the right bird side behind the gold, to underline the impression that the bird is turning golden by drinking from the golden puddle.
The Chinese cloud design was inspired by a ceiling painting I fell in love with when watching a while ago a Question Maison subject on the Chateau de Courances. (still on view if you search their website) Anyway, it was a first and I wanted to share it at once.
Feedback appreciated, guys!

(Champagne bottle collar, scrapbook paper, Ribba frame from IKEA).

Beautiful. Love it!

pioupiou

Bon, here they are, les voila!
J'avais dit soyez indulgentes. c'est une première en matière de BO et ici, c'est Réré la diva de la FIMO....
Finalement, ce sera deux ptits zoiseaux et rien de l'autre, pas de branche, feuilles, strass ou nœud en velours - enfin pour l'instant. vieil or sur du doré classique.
(....ouai, I know, ça fait très Noël ces couleurs...trop tôt le matin...)

Ah tout le monde n'a pas la chance d'habiter près d'un magasin la Droguerie. alors c'est avec les moyens du bord...et les minces compétences de Béa :-).
Mais bon, si vous omettez le pyjama de la photo, avec un pull col V plongeon noir et un jean, ça devrait le faire. Qu'en dites-vous?
SVP, copiez et améliorez, j'aimerai beaucoup voir.

Cheers les filles, je file admirer toutes vos créas!!!



[FIMO white, Flexa paint VT collection 'feest', hoops Nine West @ Ross]