Ribbons & tea

This was a fabulous shop we found near the Galerie Vivienne in Paris, where they sold ribbons and buttons, "mercerie" in french.

I only bought a few ribbons, the choice was a bit overwhelming and I was hungry at the time... Hard to think with an empty stomach!

I also couldn't resist these cute bowls and the tea, in a nice Taiwanese shop, where you could taste a bowl of tea for free.

A few sketches in Paris

Paris in black and white

Paris shopping

We had very little time in Paris, only 7 hours, so we had to spend it well!
We started at the Galeries Lafayette, and admired the stunning balconies.

Then we went for some window shopping, strolling trough Paris.
These dolls were admired by this little girl, and by me of course. I prefer the one at the left, with the blue beret.
And in this shop, near the Opera, you could find all kinds of tin toys.

Tour de France

French revolution

And here I bought one of these fabulous notebooks!

A preview...

I went to Paris a few days ago. Due to the end of the schoolyear, a lot of computerwork and heaps of ironing, I will post all my drawings and pictures in the weekend.
But here are already 4 postcards I bought, all cute in their own way.

Collecting

One of the things I can't resist buying: beautiful tins, old and new ones. Here are a few tins I found on the shelves in my studio.

Peter and the wolf, oh, I love this one!

Detail of a very old biscuit tin.

Inside is a scented candle.

Peter Rabbit on an Easter egg

...and a "Tintin" tin.

More cats

Girls night

Every week, we come together with a few friends to craft, chat, eat and drink.
Seems like we are all in a crochet period now!

Green and pink coat

I want these coats and I want them now, but I'm afraid you can only find this brand, "Avoca", in Ireland and the USA...
If you know a shop that sells this brand in Belgium, France, Holland, let me know please!

Our June garden

This makes me so happy! I discovered this beauty in our pond today!

Our cats

I have neglected the drawing a bit...blame it on the crocheting, knitting, sewing, reading, and of course the work at the computer and in the house and the garden.
My subject for this week: our lazy, lovely cats!


This is our oldest cat, Ward. He is almost sixteen years old, and hard to take a picture of!
He's the sweetest and smartest cat in the world!

Et voilà...un sac!

Yesterday night, I finished my first bag! Although it's better not to look too close at it (I'm not a pro at the sewing machine), I know already that I will use it a lot:

for my crafting projects

...or my books!