Unox opening stamppot seizon 2010

October 19th, 4.30pm the snoozer gets of and we have to get out of bed!
At 5.15 pm we are in our car to go to Nieuw Niedorp about 2 hours drive from our home. We have to be there at 7.30 pm! But what are we going to do today???
well I will tell you!
A few weeks ago I sended my favorite "Boerenkool"( cabbage-potato stew with smoked sausage) recepi to Unox. You could win to be present at the first harvest of the "Boerenkool". Well that's what I did!!!!
We arrived at the farm early in the morning and had a GREAT day!!! I will show you some great pictures. The first are taken by Rutger Geerlings the photografer
Early in the morning at the farm...
The fiel with "Boerenkool"....

Us helping with the harvest!

Fien her wooden shoe was stuck in the mudd.. Daddy is helping her out!

After hard work, Fien enjoys her cabbage-potato stew with Unoxsmoked sausage...

There is also a film made you can watch here... Some intervieuws and a great impression of this awesome day!


These are my picture of the day...


And at the end of the morning we received a certificate that we officially helped with the harvest with a beautiful picture of our family on it.
we lso received the populair crockery set that you can collect in the Netherlands with Unox, of Blond
I am sooo happy with it!

present time

I made this teapotholder with cinnamon for my colleague. It was her b'day and I wanted to make someting for her...
It's an easy DIY project!
I also made a little tea wallet maching with it...a great tutorial for the wallet is found on Christy's blog.

teapotholder tutorial

take two pieces of fabric sized as big ( a little larger so it will stand great in the middle)as your teapot.
2 pieces of fiberfill( to put between the fabric) a little smaller as your fabric.
Stich 3 sides of your fabric and leave one side open. Slide in the two pieces of fiberfill (batting) and take out your cinnamon pouder. Put about one or two teaspoons cinnamonpowder between the fiberfill and stich the open side of your fabric.
then stich some lines... I made a little hedgie on this. Then you first have to stich the outlines of the hedgie when you closed all sides of the fabric.
I later painted with fabric paint the brown color on it!
FINISHED is this easy but great gift!!!! I also made this potholder for my swapparner nancy!
Great gift for christmas, birthdays or just ....
I linked this tutorial up here:

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Face art!

Yesterday Fien was playing at her friends house. When I came to pick her up... Oh my... What great face art her friends daddy made!
For the dutchies.... If you want to have a great kids party with face art...
Go to schminkstudio kleurpalet.
thanx bertus for the great face art on Fiens face!!!!

a lot to share!!

It has been quite a week this week...
I worked a lot and had some great crafting thingss finished!
Last aturday the second hockey field has been opend by Maartje Goderie, the dutch hockey star! The kids had her signature... emma on her hockey stick and daan on his hockey ball! PICTURES not to forget!!!!
Emma and daan were so proud that the took it to school to show! How much are people indicated by football! is this taken at foorball? NO!!!! HOCKEY!!!



I finished the tulip pants for fien... here you can find the tutorial and pattern! AWESOME!The owl I saw at megbud3000 on flikr! I loved it so much I had to mae one on fiens pants!!!!




I finished my cuties for swapbot "Vossenjocht" for october. I had to use the words given in the swap announcement and... I almost used every word! I hope my swap partner will like these cuties!
a red polkadot teapot holder filled with cinnamon and a little hedgie drawn with fabric paint.When you put something warm on it, it will smell the wonderfull smell of cinnamon
A crochet cupcake keyholder.
A Hedgie pin with leaves and little acorns on it. A little purse to storage made from a knittedd old sweater embellished with a crochet flower. it had to be profile based... I did my best!!!!
I also finished the MP4 player holder for Emma! Made from fabric I used for her b'day dress!!!!