Happy 2011!

Wishing you all the very best for next year....

I had a great ending of the year yesterday with my bestie, and lots of presents!! All little vintage treasures which we both love so much... I might show those next year but here's the beautiful tree with the presents for now. I'm looking forward already to the next presents-swap ;-)

Have fun you all tonight.....

Joy...

Wishing you all lots of joy, goodluck & happy times!

Merry Christmas!

Wintermood

Almost holidays!! And time for presents.. I've heard some angels whispering there will be lots of them this Christmas!

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Ingthings

I've been following Ingrid's blog for some months now. Every day i'm curious to see what beautiful pics will be there, what she'll have come up with now (she's creative!) or if she found new vintage treasures... As if all this isn't enough, she's also too good for this world! Every week she's doing a swap with one or a few of her readers! I love the whole swapping idea and some weeks ago i got lucky!! Yay! And oh what a nice surprise to find the package in my mailbox!
The stuff inside couldn't have been more perfect! As if Ingrid knew me...
There were beautiful vintage postcards, a 1969-teatowel, 2 of Ingrid's selfmade paper birds but what made my day was the wooden doll! Love at first side, and now she's showing off between my other wooden dolls!
Ingrid, thanx again, your generosity is really appreciated! As can be read on your blog... ingthings brighten up my day :-)

Dusty old cards

I'm crazy about them!! I love the cute drawings & the fun colors they're printed in.
Oh and ofcourse the dusty smell...
My own collection is growing slowly but here are some nice ones i found on Flickr!




1. "Happy Birthday from Both of Us!", 2. cute!, 3. 1970s Greeting Card - 9th Birthday, 4. Vintage postcard, love



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I could go on and on... so many beautiful vintage cards!! If you're loving them as much as i do, be sure to check the Cute Cards & Postcards from the 60's & 70's group on Flickr!

New!

A new vintage styled necklace is now for sale in my shop.

Almond cake

Did i mention i love cake?

(both baking them & eating them!!)

Also... one of my collector things: vintage plates!

Alice in Wonderland.

New necklace available in my little shop!

Box on a visit.

My friend Cy found this beautiful tin box in the house of her grandma. We're always on the lookout for nice vintage stuff, boxes like this one make our hearts beat a little bit faster...

And! What made this find even better: the box was filled with buttons!! Yay!

The box stayed for some days while i picked the buttons i fancy and then went back to Cy!

It's december!

And it's time for some happiness!

So look what i've done today...

I hope the tree will survive till the holidays now!

Vonneke

Sleep tight! I'll miss you!

New necklace.

New necklace added to my shop...
Oh and... someone, somewhere should recognize the paper with the flower on used in the cab!

Sometimes the sun doesn't shine..

and you feel cold all day long.

Cold!

Seems like winter finally began here! I can't seem to warm up so only one thing left to do: put the woodfire on & cuddle up in the sofa in front of it! I've already baked cakes and made marzipan (bf is coming home laters from a weekend with the guys so a little party is on its place...), so time for some lazy sunday-behaviour now!

And dreaming of nice warm days...

Time out

I spent last weekend in the lovely Ardennes with a part of my big family... We filled the weekend with walks, boardgames, lots of chatting & catching up, playing with the kids, drinking bubbles on bf & me being together for 15 years (YAY!), listening to music, eating chocolate and cookies, and... some more chatting!!

Isak.

I'm a big fan of scandinavian designs.. no wonder i love the brand Isak!! Everything looks so colorful, funny & yummy :-) Everyone should have a little bit of Isak in their house to brighten up your days!! Be sure to check the blogs, a great place for inspiration...
Isak & Sandra Isaksson (the woman behind Isak!)

All pics from Isak-website.

Little shop update!

A new necklace & a new pair of earrings... now in my shop!

T is for Treasures!

Welcome dear, new members of the wooden dolls family...

Lisboa, i love you!

My number one on my list of favourite cities! I knew it the first time i was there, and it was proved again last week! Lisbon feels a bit like home & there's always something new that surprises me around every corner or every little alley you walk into...
Some things that make me happy there... There's sun! Lots of sun! Artsy peeps around! Shops, shops & more shops! Historical buildings! Lots of lovely terraces and good places to eat a descent but cheap meal! The beach is around the corner! Same for the mountains! A huge flea market twice a week: heaven for me! Lots of old stuff around everywhere! Yummy cakes & desserts everywhere! Starbucks! Good vibes! Oh did i mention good weather yet??

Bf & i decided we need more of this city so i think there's a new trip coming soon :-)
Check for yourself!!

More of this old wallpaper..

New necklace with old wallpaper added to my little shop!

And ohhhh i'm so honoured!! One of my necklaces was already featured yesterday in a treasury and this morning i saw this in my mailbox! Yay! One of my birdie necklaces featured this time...What a wonderful feeling!