"Not Dressed Properly"?
Chris and my dad were making fun of me big time, because of my clothes and especially my shoes during some helping I did in the new studio. Yes, I know. It looks out of place. But what can I say, I am a girly girl type of woman. Being raised by a dad who taught me women should be feminine all the time, no matter the occasion, and being married to a man who loves that aspect of me and tells me that every time again, makes that part of me blossom more and more through the years. I can't help it.
Just saying...
Dreamy Decoration
Almost, ALMOST, the new studio is ready to be decorated. Today, in between the puzzled staring that I did, feeling a bit bewildered with all this strange free time on my hands, my dad and I worked on the walls and the ceiling, preparing them for the paint of my choice. Now all we need are the window glasses and the last finishing touches and then the decorating can begin. And oh, how I am looking forward to that.
I painted pictures in my mind for ages now, of a studio, no, a creative dream space of my own. I imagined walls with shades of blue, cabinets filled with colourful fabric, flowers on the windowsill and light, a lot of light especially. I browse the internet looking for inspiration and find it in the most diverse places. One of those places is Clothkits and more especially their section of liberty biais binding on beautiful wooden spools. I think they belong in my new studio. I am certain I can make them feel right at home there. And if the rest of the decoration will have to be made to fit them perfectly, well, they are pretty enough to deserve that, don't you agree?
Tomorrow
It's the end of the summer break. We had a wonderful time. Went away together and with family for weekends. Played lots of games. And even more games. We started the change of the garage into a studio. We built, with lego and wood. We lived outside, for most of the day. We enjoyed summer, with eachother.
Tomorrow school starts again. Lucas ofcourse is going back, but this time Sarah will join him. She looks forward to it, talks about being a big girl now and is excited in the anticipation of meeting new friends and learning about all kinds of interesting subjects.
I think she will love everything about it. And I think I will enjoy the extra time I will have on my hands when they are in school, to spend with little Olivier, but also to sew, take photographs, create. To be a bit more active on this blog again, too. Especially in the new studio that looks closer and closer to being finished every day.
Yes, I feel like I should be excited thinking about tomorrow and this new period to come. And I know I will be. In a little while. When I finally will be able to swallow the lump in my throat.
My little girl is going to school...
Key Pendant
Generally I am quite organized. I like my surroundings to be clear and when I am working in my studio, I want to be able to grab anything I need without having to search for it. But when it comes to my purse, it unfortunately is a whole other story.
I start out organized every time again. Every once in a while I clean out all my purses and only put back the things I really, really need. But somehow, within minutes as it seems, little jim-jams crawl in, like pieces of paper with phone numbers I don't remember from who, packages with all kinds of snacks for the little ones for when we are on the road, pieces of jewelry, hair decorations that I am sure belong in Sarah's room, little cars that I don't remember playing with and all kinds of treasures I didn't collect, like stones, shells and beads. And these are just some examples.
So somewhere in this mess I have to be able to find my phone, my datebook and my keys. And even though I don't mind some adventurous grabbling from time to time, when I am in a hurry it's just not practical. So I decided I needed a key chain. Something that would make my keys stand out in my purse, so I can grab them quickly when I need them. Ofcourse I wanted to make it myself and, ofcourse, it had to be pretty.
So this is what I came up with, my key pendant. Lots of beads, ribbons and little fabric square and round pillows, decorated with some glittering sequins. It's colourful, it's fun, it's pretty and best of all: There is no way I will be able to overlook my keys when they are in my overcrowded purse anymore. Perfect!
I Fell Off The Earth...
... and landed in a little paradise:
For my parents' 40th wedding anniversary we, as their children, surprised them with a little getaway, together with the whole family. It was wonderful.
I did take my knitting needles with me. I did take a sewing book with me. I barely touched either of them. I even forgot about them completely. I had more important and fun things to do at that time: Playing games. Running through labyrinths. Cutting and folding paper into animals. Throwing stones into water. Admiring the enviroment and seeing the little ones be blown away by the beauty of things I didn't even see at first. And laughing. A lot of laughing.
How was your weekend?
My name is Karin. I sew, cook and
take pictures. I tell stories. I dream. I love books, fashion, hot
baths, conversations that make me re-think my ideas and opinions. I
fantasize and realize. And above and beyond all, I am mama to
Lucas, Sarah and Olivier.
