Friday, February 26, 2016

l o n d o n

london

This weekend I'm off to London with my son Minne. My last visit was in April 2014.

There will always be something new to discover and that's the joy that is London, one trip is never enough!

Thursday, February 25, 2016

on the office floor

wood & wool boucherouite rug

The Bertoia chair at my desk with below my homemade harlequin rug.

You can download the HARLEQUIN ♦ RUG ♦ PATTERN in my Etsy shop.

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

marrakech calling

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Only 8 weeks until the April workshop in Marrakech.
There is only one twin room left (the workshops are fully booked for the rest of the year) So if you want to join...

COOL CROCHET SPRING WORKSHOP Arrival: 20th of April - Leaving: 25th of April

Six days in Marrakech! Crochet while discovering the town. Price € 645,00 per person.
The price is based on a shared twin bedroom and excluding flight ticket. It's always possible to book extra nights, before or after the workshop (info@chambresdamis.com).

INCLUDING:
- transfer from airport Marrakech to Riad Chambres d'amis (v.v.) - shared twin bedroom (5 nights) including breakfast in Riad Chambres d'amis. - 3 Dinners & 4 Lunches (except drinks) - all excursions in and around Marrakech - yarns, hooks and patterns

PROGRAMME:
Buying wool, cotton and yarns in the souk. Urban jungle crochet at Le Jardin. Moroccan crochet in the open on place des Epices with Moroccan women. Crochet in Jardin Majorelle. Swim & crochet in an oasis in the desert. A daytrip to the Atlas mountains. Lunch & crochet on the roof of Maison de Photographie with it's wonderful view of the town... etc. etc. Delicious moroccan food, botanical gardens and the adventures in and around Marrakech make this travel-workshop unforgettable!

Can't wait to feel the sun and experience spring in Marrakech!
The colors in April are so fresh and green!

Treat yourself (and your friend, sister, soulmate) to a magical Marrakech spring journey and send me an e-mail info@woodwoolstool.com

Monday, February 22, 2016

urban jungle stage

on the stand on the stand

Another stage for our favorite houseplants!
Besides the homemade scrapwood plant stand, we bought an old table, with cut-out hearts.
Tomorrow I'm going to repaint this vintage beauty, because the brown is a little brown.

On stage: chamaerops humilis. Once winter is over, we will drag the small palm outside, because this plant can not cope with the harsch winter temperatures.

Sunday, February 21, 2016

scenic route

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Amsterdam scenic route including a walk through the Vondelpark, Rijksmuseum visit and stroll along the canals.

Saturday, February 20, 2016

Friday, February 19, 2016

amsterdam-visit habit

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A visit to Amsterdam, mostly includes a bit of vintage treasure hunting at Neef Louis for industrial objects and Van Dijk & Ko for mainly hungarian furniture and wannahaves.
Both warehouses are packed with great stuff.

At Van Dijk & Ko we found a great plant stand, which needs a coat of paint. We wanted to take one of the industrial weighing scales, but don't have space enough on the kitchen counter.

We enjoyed a moment of spring sunshine on the bench at restaurant Waargenoegen, which unfortunately was not o p e n but n o p e.