FRIDAY FAVES [4]

Some beautiful stills on a friday faves post since way too long. Realising I seem to stop blogging when my head is filled with so many thoughts and worries. Using the next two weeks to unravel my thoughts, make my worries less prickly & make room for energy and inspiration.

Pictures pinned on my JUST LOVELY | PINS on Pinterest: 

knots: the year of knots by Windy Chien

prickly: happy cactus on instagram by Evelien Bennink (@everdje)

kids room: daks

De coole styling van Daks' kamer kwam ik tegen in mijn Instagram timeline. Sinds deze week helaas niet meer chronologisch, maar toch nog steeds mijn favorite social media voor inspireren en delen, omdat de kracht van inspireren en delen voor mij in fotografie ligt.
Zo werd ik de afgelopen tijd via Instagram verliefd op de foto's van de kamer van Daks, de zoon van @__amvds__; een stoere monochrome kamer met een supercool geverfde wand en een pallet aan de muur voor steeds wisselende moodboards van accessoires en prints!

Such a great monochrome kids room; in love with the wall painting, the pallet on the wall and the black&white accessories. More pictures on the Instagram-account: @__amdvs__ 

kids room: alejandrina bessoberto

I love her blog, her basic style, this great kids room for her son Leonardo and her instagram feed.

Just so many beautiful basic pictures.

enjoying blessings

The last two months of 2013 I didn't feel sincerely happy, because of reliving the last months of 2012. 

And although X-Mas was good to me, even as the start of 2014 together with my loved ones, the uncomfortable feeling came back again. Not being able to value all my blessings and posting my last-blessings-post on January 6 and actually posting less blogposts at all...

Things haven't changed the last weeks, mostly because I didn't take control and realizing today counting my blessings isn't the result of being happy, but the beginning, even as the need to take control!

So here they are, my february-blessings:

* enjoying Floor's football match and Sam's performance at his school on the first day of this month;

* baking cakes for Cas' birthday, celebrated on a sunny sunday with all my kids;

* a great week at the office being able to be there for my kids when necessary #balance;

* experiencing some valuable me-time on wednesday; and

* the spontaneous action to go to the movies with the kids on this cold sunday.

Enjoying to share my weekly blessings today, and looking forward to next sunday #resolution :)

Follow the weekly count your blessings posts of all participants mentioned on Anki's blog Zilverblauw.

mouse art

Today I posted a picture on Instagram because I saw this funny and sunny detail in my interior on this rainy day, made by my eldest son at school. And within a few hours I discovered the great Mickey Mouse print designed by COOEE design. Coincidence or do you notice things better when they are already on your mind...?

ceramic crush

 

In my short blogbreak I kept posting pictures on Instagram and pinned inspiration on Pinterest. Like some of the ones above. A crush on the great ceramics made by Kirstie van Noort, a Dutch designer. Love her work and the pastel colors of her ceramic research!

fave board | pinspiration

In the range of social media Instagram and Pinterest are my favorites. In 2014 I will start a #instamonth-post on my blog and now I'm sharing some favorite pins. New ones and some of my fave board: just lovely:

* kids room with a bite on smam

* faux fur on shepine

* pastel on here comes the sun

* polkadot on oneadornedday

* door love on sfgirlbay

* let it snow on for the love of megan

* love (this) swimsuit on cabane-chic

Wishing you a weekend filled with inspiration!

pile of inspiration

pic: Inke

pic: pure home

pic: Met Melk&Suiker

Six months ago I saw the great Sending Animals cabinet at Van Mij, one of my favorite shops in Arnhem [post]. Five month ago I made the Instagram picture of Floor´s Schleich animals. And the wallpaper animals by Inke I like for some years now.
This weekend while reading VK magazine I saw this picture of the Sending Animals by Seletti piled up as the animals in the famous book The Bremen Town Musicians and suddenly all the other pictures popped up in my head.
Piled inspiration!

blog party

pic via Lark&Linen

Today I'm celebrating my 4th blog birthday!

Showing my addiction with Pinterest with #pinlove posts, sharing other great blogs with #bloglove posts, hoping to inspire with #interior and #kidsroom posts and keeping up an online diary of my life with my #count-your-blessings posts initiated by Anki from Zilverblauw. And also sharing my blog and pictures on instagram, twitter, facebook, bloglovin or pinterest!

Today sharing:
*my first blogpost 'everyday is worth a party'
* the most visited post until now 'white x-mas': and
* the blogpost with the most comments, which are always special: thnx for the many comments on this post which was a emotional post for me!

Trying to choose the blogpost I love the most, but I couldn't. Realizing I just hope to inspire in general and share things in my life with all its beautiful and sad sides. And most of all I love to keep sharing it in the future.

So thnx for following, reading, sharing and commenting on my blog!

bike blessings #2

Today I went running and Floor joined me on his bike. When I made a picture of him on his bike I realized I made more pictures of my kids riding their bikes in front of or beside me on instagram and also sharing this earlier in a blogpost. Nice to keep making these pictures as they grow up. Just like sharing this on my blog as a bike blessing.

This week my bike blessing #2:

* Pip having her first lesson horseback riding which she enjoyed so much, just as a sleepover at her BFF this weekend who accompanied her at her first lesson
* baking apple pie with apples growing in our own garden; still so many apples left so we can bake many pies or make compote the next weeks
* starting to run again after my leg injury this summer; friday together with a friend and today accompanied by Floor on his bike
* catching up with friends I didn't visit for a long time, experiencing this long period of time with less contact in real life doesn't matter mutually if there is real friendship
* following so many inspiring blog-colleagues visiting the dutch living fair 'Woonbeurs'. Feeling sorry I couldn't be there myself, but getting inspired by all their pictures, while planning to actually having planned to visit the Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven in october.

Wishing you all a nice week with lots of blessings ahead!

Follow the weekly count your blessings-posts of all participants mentioned on Anki's blog Zilverblauw

bloglove: my lifebox

Today I announced the winner of the give-away on my blog published recently. In this blogpost I want to thank the ones who reacted on the give away and the ones who made it possible: DaWanda and Cotton&Stone!

The winner of the black Owl tea towel is Anna-Rosa from Greece, blogger on My Lifebox. Anna-Rosa is a student of architecture, believing in less is more, blogging about design, DIY, recipes and a tiny bit of herself. Recipes like a traditional Greek fish soup!
Discovering I was already following her on twitter, but not on pinterest, instagram, bloglovin or facebook, but I do now! Inspiring you to do this too!