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Monthly Archive: December 2009

29 December 2009

Look how cute this little paper house is! You can download it for free at Anna Torborgs blog, here. There’s a blank version too, for those of you who like to design their own houses On her blog you’ll find very clear assembly instructions, so it’s even doable for all you not-so-handy girls out there… [...]

26 December 2009

For your daily shot of nostalgia – enjoy!

25 December 2009

Stressed over tonights dinner? No need, just sit back and watch this beautiful vintage animation. It will revive you, promised Merry Christmas to y’all!

23 December 2009

Van die dikke, witte watten. Niet alleen buiten op straat, maar vooral ook binnen, in mijn hoofd. Er is nog een berg-dingen-te-doen, maar ik kan ‘m nergens vinden, die berg. Bedolven onder de dikke, witte watten. Het ziet er bedrieglijk idyllisch uit, als het park na de eerste dag sneeuw. Alles maagdelijk wit, met af [...]

23 December 2009

No more buying crappy pencils at your local drug store. No more 4-year-olds looking disappointed cause her favourite pink pencil broke again. Subscribe at 500 pencils, here, and you’re set for a monthly colour party! 25 colour pencils deliverd at your doorstep each month. Lasting for 20 months. Leaving you with 500 colour pencils in [...]

22 December 2009

Helemaal leuk voor jezelf (lekker invullen en over nadenken tijdens die lome, lange kerstavonden bij de open haard) maar ook om cadeau te doen, deze To Wish-list van Homemade Happiness! > international readers: please check here! < Wat is de To Wish list? De meeste mensen beginnen het nieuwe jaar met goede voornemens. Vaak dezelfde [...]

21 December 2009

I shouldn’t be blogging about this, since I designed and sell my own (very handy and cool!) foldable lunchbox HappyWrapper, but oh boy, how I like this Goodbyn lunchbox! What I most like about it, is that it makes all other packaging unneccessary. So goodbye to drink cartons, plastic bags and aluminium foil. Less waste, [...]

20 December 2009

If only I was crafty. If only I had two right hands. And a lot of patience. And 79 euro left to spend. I would sooo buy this Knit Kit by Wool and the Gang. Love the colours. Love the vintage feel. Love the pink details. Santa, please? Pretty please? — Like it? Know how [...]

19 December 2009

Lena wants to ‘schuifel’ (schuifelen is dutch for romantic slow dancing…) with me every morning after breakfast. She likes to be hugged AND cuddled AND to sing together all at the same time. One of her favourites is Sammy by Ramses Shaffy (but she wants me to replace Sammy with the names of her friends, [...]

18 December 2009

Just read this and wheep: —- Parents may feel entitled to leave work early now and then so as to accommodate the needs of their children, but that doesn’t mean their childless coworkers will agree. Aiming to bring the same benefits to the grumbling employees left behind is The Office Kid, a New York company [...]