30.11.11

Utrecht #2


With the holidays on our doormat I thought it was time for a good old shopping trip in one of my favorite cities, Utrecht!


A new store opened recently, Tiger, and my friend Lucia and I were very curious about what they had in store for us :).


Tiger is a Danish company so I expected to enter a Scandinavian dream. Though I thought it was a very nice store with a lot of cute products, it wasn't really what I expected. I thought it was quite similar to our Dutch Xenos and Expo stores, perhaps a little more fancy, but not typically Danish if you know what I mean ;).


Nevertheless I had fun browsing the silly and cute items, like a singing flamingo and cute owl wallets.


I bought a couple of very practical things like clothing hangers, cute wrapping paper and some sewing supplies in a cute tin.


After visiting all of our favorite places it was time to sit back and relax in KEEK! An organic lunchroom where everything is homemade. I hadn't been there before, and I thought it was most lovely!


After taking a peek at their delicious menus we went for the vegetarian pea soup, homemade lemonade and chai tea.


And it was so good, heavenly even ;)! There's nothing better than a delicious cup of soup in cozy surroundings after shopping in cold weather. Visit KEEK if you're in Utrecht, you won't be disappointed.


And who do we have here? We ran into this little feller on our way back. Isn't he the most precious? French bulldogs are so cute, have you seen Kelly's frenchy Wilfred?


After many oooohs, aaaahs, iieeeehs and some happy snores it really was time to go home. Feeling very content with our bags and pockets full of cuteness we entered the bus home where we could enjoy our scored goodies.


The sewing supplies I bought in Tiger. I really have more than enough sewing supplies but couldn't resist the cute tin ;).

♡ Nikki


28.11.11

The Telephone

Telephone photos from the past two months :)!


Feet waiting for the bus in Utrecht...


Warm weather and sunshine during the beginning of fall, we didn't even wear coats!


And I still had my too long bangs :).


We enjoyed asparagus as long as the season allowed it, we especially loved the little green ones.


But then it got colder, time for some mood lighting, and I crocheted an ear warming headband...


I visited my mom, we painted chairs and visited flea markets. Such wonderful things...


And I received a beautiful package with two wonderful dresses from Diversitijd.

The next telephone photos might finally be from an Iphone, It's my turn in January, huzzah! These photos were established with Vignette, Retro Camera, Molome and Pixlr-o-matic.

♡ Nikki

26.11.11

Lomo Saturday





Camera: Diana Mini

More Lomo Saturday fun:

Initiator Anki | Casper | Iris | Mireille | Marrit Judith 
Marcia | Sacha | Nine and Marieke

♡ Nikki

25.11.11

Liefgeval Headquarters


December 9th is the day I'll receive the key to my new Creative Space, I'm so exited! So far I haven't made any major decisions about the interior yet because I keep doubting myself in what I want and how I want it to look. I have however, bought Pom Pom's at Een Nieuw Avontuur in the colors of my blog. I'm really looking forward to hanging them up there, I visualize them  above my desk. So far, there will be a wooden desk (one I'm thinking about painting peachy pink), there will be this most fabulous prettiest vintage cabinet you've ever seen for all my materials and there will be an amazing mint green embroidered chair. I've been up to my ears in vintage wallpapers, but I just can't pick one or decide if I want wallpaper at all. I really like these from Retrovilla though:


But because there aren't much windows in my new space, I can definitely see the appeal in leaving everything white instead of wallpapering a wall. I guess I'll just wait till I have the key and spend some time in there, perhaps the answers will appear in my head by itself by then :). 


♡ Nikki

24.11.11

Etsy Alphabet

Z = for Zakka


Christmas special h...
$12.00

Zakka Retro White F...
$7.50

Sterling silver nec...
$22.00

Momoro DECO STICKER...
$5.50

SALE - The little h...
$16.60

wooden brooch hand...
$20.00

SALE - Floral with ...
$7.20

Elephant & apple mi...
$7.90

Dot Socks with love...
$8.00

Zakka Sewing Book
$23.00

Felted wool russian...
$15.00

SALE - Kawaii Felt ...
$6.50

mk018/224 - 6 pcs o...
$2.50

Scrap Pack Eight - ...
$6.95

6 Yard roll of Recy...
$4.95

paper doll mate sti...
$6.00


'Zakka: Everything and anything that improves your home, life and appearance. Zakka can also be a contemporary handicraft.'


And with Z being the last letter of the alphabet, we wave goodbye to Etsy Alphabet... I really enjoyed making these treasuries, though sometimes I spend hours of work on making it perfect ;). And no worries, an occasional treasury will surely be back here now and than. Who knows, Etsy Alphabet might return someday as well. And you can always look back on past letters. My favorites are:

G = for Geometric                          K = for Knitting


M = for Mint Green                           R= for Rain

Oh, and if someone's planning on doing a round of Etsy Alphabet for themselves, let me know, I would love to take a peek :)!

♡ Nikki

22.11.11

Wonderful


I so love this illustration by Ivana Petrovic found via Meredith on Pinterest, I wish I knew where to buy it...


Noteworthy blog 'Girls raised by Wolves' (love the design) with a very cute floral headband tutorial!


I accidentally came across this store 'Koshka' and found that they have some very snazzy items!


Oana Befort creates beautiful illustrations, and up for grabs are these lovely notes of thankfulness!


And last but not least, these 'trapped illustration lockets' by Feverfew are the cutest!

♡ Nikki

21.11.11

Red


Joris surprised me last Saturday with a bouquet of red flowers. This got me thinking a little about the color red... There isn't much red in my house. I think red and I have a bit of a love/hate relationship. One moment I love it and the next moment I think it's way to bright and prominent.


Two winters ago I bought a red coat and boots and wore them practically everyday (and still).


But in my home the color red is nowhere to be found, except for this little stack of books...


Quite strange how I do wear red often, but don't allow it in my interior...


I hope my friend Lies does like the color red in her interior, last Saturday I crocheted these red tomato coasters for her birthday :)


I'm kind of proud of how they turned out...


And the flowers... well the flowers can stay ;). Do you like red?

♡ Nikki
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