Life is good

poooooped...

what i did? i was on the KKD (dutch event for retailers) demonstrating stuff for 2 long days. i guess demonstrating is not in my genes. it was fun with Liesbeth, Marsha, Mariska, Birgit, Martine and Natasja though!

especially when Liesbeth & i walked with my matras across the corridor of the hotel... i didn't want to be in a room all by myself (poor girl), so they offered i could sleep in their (Liesbeth & Marsha's) room. haha. i guess they still regret it. i won't stop talking. i simply won't. did you loose a lot of sleep girls? ha.

that's probably some payback from Liesbeth... me in the morning getting ready for the next day!

some of the stuff i made to demonstrate... gorgeous pictures taken by Liesbeth!

guess what little girl was uber excited when she saw mommy brought "the good stuff" home. she was kinda upset i took it with me and even more when i told her i probably had to leave it there. she was sooo happy! that heart, tower of boxes & little bird house are so taking center piece in her room. happy camper.

life is good. rub my feet.
rev

girly girly crochet nintendo pouch...

tee hee. learning how to crochet is one of the best things i did lately. seriously. i kick ass. bad.

well. actually Celia kicks ass and sells the tutorial for her nintendo crochet pouch in her etsy for only 5 dollars! the pattern is perfect. i added the handle and the flowers.

i am a sucker for flowers

see? cajute!

and cute buttons to close it up.

and ofcourse i wanted to take a pic with the subject & the object the pouch was intended for... but she was busy... right. on her nintendo. so i go for the second best option. throw the dang thing on her head and take a picture while stamping your feet. like a baby.

and how cute is that? her teaching him. and watch the cute headband on HIS head. whatever SHE has HE wants.

life is good. throw me some patterns.

rev

a little "what will you become when you grow up" conversation...

me: "Sanne, what do you want to become when you grow up?"
Sanne: "i LOVE animals. i want to take care of them. i want to work in a zoo. i am going to be the penguin girl" (insert lovely dance here)
me: "okay, but you have to clean out their poo too hun"
Sanne: "like i care..."
me: "okay, but you'll have to take care of the monkeys too when you work at the zoo"
Sanne: "duhh. i love monkeys!"
me: "o, and i've heard that girafs poo too, watch your head, boms awayyyy"
Sanne: "mommy! i take care of the penguins!"
me: "yes sweets, but if you work in a zoo, you HAVE TO take care of the other animals too, life is a bitch hun, i know..."
Sanne: "no way. i'll have assitants that'll take care of that! i'm the penguin girl"
me: "ofcourse. YOU'll have assistants"

life is good. become whatever you want, it's never to late!
rev

close

those two are so unbelievable close, it makes my heart jump! ofcourse they fight & have their battles, but most of the times, they are like Tom & Jerry, Starsky & Hutch, Laurel & Hardy, Jackel & Hyde...

created with the gorgeous february kit from Scrap-Club. you don't need love-love pictures to use the valentine stuff!!

life is good. embrace it.
rev

tumblr.

ok. i'm getting to old lazy to keep up with all the new exciting stuff online. just managed to get a Twitter account, in love with that by the way, now i found tumblr. o boy. once you go black you can't go back-feeling! such an amazing site to FINALLY put all your crazy, fun, want-to-make tutorials, bookmarks, happy folders whatever you store on your pc or imac! and the best part: you can see what your friends are loving and get that on your to-do list also. as if i needed another list. ha.

no seriously, Gi, thanks a million for introducing me into this very very lovely time consuming new site. thanks :P

so, if you want to keep up with my stuff, here you go: Revlie on Tumblr. just set up an account, add me, copy stuff, create your own LOVE THIS page(s)! easy peasy lemon squeezy!

life is good. now excuse me, i need to go tumblr!
rev

i want to break free!!

oh how i want to break freeeeee!
thanks to Arjan how sang this song when he saw this pic i took from Ruben. he cracks me up with the big rainboots :D

life is good. break free.
rev

hooked

yeah. so hooked. nothing more relaxing while watching some of my favorite television shows (*) than to crochet some cute colorful granny squares. so planning to make this huge blanket out of them. still have to do many many more (Arjan is asking daily what the frig i'm making... ha).

(*) i love to watch the Mentalist, House, NCIS, Criminal Minds, the Listener, Bones, Lie to me. what do you do while you watch your favorite shows, or you just watch and are not, like me, always feeling the urge to MAKE something while sit & watch (feels so useless to just sit and watch... but that's just me i guess).

life is good. granny square-along!
rev

woeffie...

woeffie & Ruben, best buds since birth!! and he 'smells good' according to the connoisseur... i can tell ya, it SMELLS already...

also created with the fabulous February kit from Scrap-Club. go on, check it out, it's good!!

life is good. smell it.
rev

invincible

she feels so mighty invincible, safely in daddy's arm, at the fair, riding the... uhhh... what are they called? "botsautootjes" in Dutch... 'crash cars for fun' has to do it.

you can still see Rubens' little hand on the left side of the pic. i was 'holding' him back with my legs (picture that!), while desperately trying to take a picture of those invincible ones in the little crash car. Ruben was furious he couldn't get into that car. sorry dude, just a little to little :D

created with the gorgeous february kit from Scrap-Club, favorite onlineshop!!. (the black background was only for scanning...)

i guess me and my sewing machine are becoming best buds and i'm so okay with that!

life is good. sew it on!
rev

10 things...

yeeehaaaa finished my mini-album in 1 night!! created with the new fab Feb kit from Scrap-Club!

10 things i love about my little sweetie.

kept it pretty simple. don't you love that cute crochet flower from Making Memories?

it's unusually flat for something i made, just pics, cardstock, some stickers and some mad sewing.

on a lazy sunday she asked if she could wear some make-up. what the heck i thought, for once. but after i put it on her, it just wasn't natural, she looked kinda weird & beautiful at the same time. not her age i guess.

just let the sewingmachine go round and round and let it go. no plan.

they both love to be goofy. love what effect they have on eachother. well. most of the times that is...

hearts make pretty flowers!

such a little brad. knows exactly what she does and especially does NOT want to wear...

she will help him out anytime and everytime.

so much fun trying to make my sewingmachine make figures. he hates me when i do that.

she's always happy & funny & open & honest. except when she's not... love love love.

sewing & stickers = perfect match

she loves to hug. well. she loves to hug Ruben. she's more spare when it comes to us, but i love it when she does. Ruben get's the full loving though!

my favorite detail

when it comes to relaxing, she's the queen. she gathers stuffed animals, a blanket, a little brother, some yum food and a fun tv show and there they can sit for hours. if i let them (depends on my needs, ha!).

she LOVES to play with him. no problem with him being almost 4 years youngers. she simply drags him everywhere. love that she cares for him so much.

a hearty flower :D

my sweetheart. always ready to give me a hand. with cleaning, baking, decorating the house, scrapping, laundry. everything is more fun with her around! well. most of the time...

those cute little brad hearts are perfect for dressing up the sewing lines!

so patient. especially for the little dude. he's kinda rough and she simply forgives him when he (accidently or not) hurts her. i could use some of her patience!

and another flowery heart.

used some cute little stickers to 'dress up' the back of the tabs.

used the cute glittery paper for the back. and that cute rose. cuteness all over.

life is good. create some more.
rev