Safe spaces...

I would love to share some pictures of a few of my favourite spaces in our home... 

(I want to apologize for the quality of the pic's.... aaaa... I get so inspired by Instagram on my husbands' iPhone... but actually I must have just done this with an actual camera!)

Heaps of crocheted 'african flower' motifs in our guest room ... a very long term project... but still whenever I crochet one of them I feel the everyday-stress floating away...

...a second hand display cupboard - we love to display books and art that have meaning to us and thus share a piece of our hearts with all who visit us... 

...some of the books in my studio bookcase... just to look at there names displayed from the bookcase make me all excited and inspired :)

I used to love little fairy objects... and still have a small collection of them... reminding me of being sensitive and quiet some times so that my inner voice can speak truthfully...

The 'Ideas magazine' all filed in order with reminder flags of where inspiring projects were...

Journals make me smile every time... a few recent and not-so-recent ones...

Whenever I see my oil painting bag ... my heart wishes for some quiet time to do some detail paintings with little petite brushes ...

...this drawer with all my different punches just asks for playtime :)  ... decorating a special gift ...

... and all the same for my stamp drawer :)

Odd pieces of fabric used in projects or still to be used in new dreamy ideas... :) 

Mug warmers

A while ago on a cold winters evening... a few friends and I gathered around a cosy fireplace and we crocheted and knitted...

I found this simple pattern on Ravelry and decided to try it out on this creative evening...

It gets a cute color lining around the top and along the handle...

Eventually I made 6 mug warmers ... playing with red and sand colours.  I think it would be so cute to use for soup when served as a first course during a meal...

Reflecting...

About a month ago my dad's wife of 8 and a half years suddenly died at the age of 68 years.  This post few weeks I spend a lot of time contemplating the extreme frailness of our lives on this earth... on what is really worthwhile and what not.

One of the most important things to me is to keep exploring the burning passions that God put in my heart... because according to me here is some key to what your purpose is in this world.

Live fully!

...and to appreciate the loved ones around myself consciously everyday!