BALLEE

Knit the Tour Socks

2009-07-14T15:41:00.002+02:00

a new sock project

(knitty pattern, free!)

while watching the Tour de France

(boring stage today, because of the "oortjes" toestand)

Holiday Project

noro sockyarn blanket squares

This is why I love to see the Tour.
Passing trough France, seeing all the lovely cities/villages
and things people make

preparation

2009-07-11T14:40:00.003+02:00

a week of preparing lies ahead

what shall I take with me to France?

Look at my projectpages on Ravelry for more info about the squares

and this little Robin Hat (for a newborn)

now available in shop (the hat)

A bag full with butterflies for the group of my youngest at daycare.
she will be 4 on the 23th of august, but saying goodbye this week

stamp bought at Nikoart in Hawaii (on Etsy)

followed the advice of my sister and mom

make a green border with sockyarn around your Noro silk/something

squares

so I did

and love it!

white border

2009-07-07T19:31:00.002+02:00

bought at the thriftstore

crocheted a border with some white cotton from the HEMA
(can they sell yarn again, please!)

stitch it at the bottom

et voila

a new holiday dress!

summerly things

2009-07-05T11:14:00.002+02:00

Wonderfull yarn from MoonWise

This one is called Olive, great colour and all handdyed

Super customerservice and very fast shipping

check the shop!

A week ago: sitting at De Kralingse Plas, carving my first stamp.

Couldn't wait to get the right stamprubber, so I use an old gummetje.

And on our balcony: a triple bubble!
in NL: "een drielingbel"

We're heading our last week before the summer really start.
The Ballee shops will be closed from 15 july-31 august
so if you want to order something
do it now!

Has your summer started already?
What are YOU doing?

Rabarber- Rhubarb

2009-07-02T11:04:00.004+02:00

One of my favourite summerbake things:

Rabarber!

Luckily I work with somebody who's got a volkstuintje (garden) with Rhubarb!

What's your favorite summerfood?

rots en water muts (rock and water hat)

2009-06-29T19:46:00.002+02:00

mix some araucania ranco multi

with

3,25 needles

some new stitches

tadaa:

a hat!

broches for Challenge Traditional Custome

2009-06-28T23:17:00.003+02:00

These beauties are made with old and new fabrics

a vintage button and

LOVE

take a look (or buy them)

overhere (etsy)

of hier (NL shop)

and take a look at the other participants in the European Street Team
Challenge : Traditional Custome

hosted by the buttonqueen Kraplap

summer pants

2009-06-26T12:03:00.003+02:00

Last year I've made 3 skirts for N.

this year already 2 dresses and now summerpants.

Made from an old bedsheet with the cutest pink flowers on it.

And the pants are approved!
She said: "Deze wil ik niet meer uit, heel lang niet".

very free translation: "wanna keep these on forever"

How happy can a mother be :)

oh, and the pattern is from Ottober summer 2/2004

Bazar Bizar zaterdag 12:00-18:00

2009-06-24T21:45:00.002+02:00

This saturday:

Bazar Bizar

in Rotterdam Charlois

Come along

drink, eat, buy and say hi!

Ballee will be there with all kinds of gifts
handspun
children accessoires
etc

how to make a little Vaderdag Book tutorial

2009-06-20T15:00:00.005+02:00

HOW TO MAKE A LITTLE BOOK

1. collect nice paper

I used wallpaper samples (Hubo, Gamma)

2. fold the paper once

stamp/write/paint/draw

3. put the pages together

5. sew it, on the fold, with strong thread.

I used Quiltcotton/polyester.

this little book is for my father

and the children (6 and 3) made it.

title: The Animal Stamp Book

but the real, uncencured title is a little bit different,

too rude to translate :)

antwerpen

2009-06-19T12:30:00.002+02:00

had a great weekend in Antwerpen

on our way to a restaurant we saw this

during our crafty Saturday I've made some brooches

for sale at Bazar Bizar next week

Bazar Bizar in Rotterdam

2009-06-15T12:13:00.004+02:00

Art and Music Markt

saturday 27 juin 2009

Kom ook!

Visit us!

And say hi!

List of participants

More Info

http://bazarbizar.hyves.nl/

Wolphaertstraat

Rotterdam

Markt: 12.00 - 18.00

or click on the photos to read them

couscous and diaper

2009-06-12T18:34:00.002+02:00

If you don't need diapers anymore, you can use them in many other ways!

(N., will be 4 in August)

making delicious Couscoussalad with beans and mint

(dutch link to recipe)

colour

2009-06-11T18:26:00.002+02:00

This weekend I will go to Antwerp.

We (a set of girls) will have a craftmeeting.

And learn eachother things.

So I will give "how to crochet a flower"

and selected some cottons from my stash

I just LOVE all these colours

and what I love the most:

yarn that's wounded in balls, just by hand

all yarn looks better in handmade balls

even better then in centerpulled things (skeins?)

warning, last picture can be shocking!

2009-06-09T19:42:00.002+02:00

This is a post about a normal day in my life.

two days a week I work on a "cluster 2" school where I teach

deaf, autistic, hardhearing, esm-ers and other children with communication problems

from 12-14 years old

I'm a drama teacher

to see what I do in a lesson, see the last picture..

we cut legs... and use ketchup .. :)

after a long hard day I can really enjoy ironing my thrifted

fabrics

this is an old Portugese apron

a "doorstop" tablecloth

and yesterday I've made big coasters for 2 things:
like a bottle and a glass

and now the bloody picture:

Ballee Oilcloth Bag

2009-06-06T15:57:00.002+02:00

After a lovely morning on the market and Dudok

(knitting with 10 girls!)

time for sewing

a gift for a friend I will visit next week

red/white oilcloth bag

Didn't use a pattern, just looked at a favorite bag,
measured it, and sewed along.
more pictures overhere

Icarus ::2::

2009-06-03T21:46:00.002+02:00

Icarus (Ravelry link) is slowly getting bigger

Love the yarn, the pattern and the repeat-ness of it.

Baby Booties

2009-05-30T13:42:00.002+02:00

Made them before

but these beauties are for sale

made with new (the yellow gingham inside)

and vintage cotton (the flower outside)

0-3 months

just a perfect babygift!

Orange!

2009-05-28T16:04:00.002+02:00

!Viva La Orange!

100 gram - 170 meter

2ply

100% blue faced leicester

buy it here

autumn fire

2009-05-25T13:55:00.003+02:00

bfl roving from

the vildish twist

bought in November 2008

making a 2ply on my Louet

got to get used at the "tweed"-ish look

170 meter

before blocking the yarn (or stretching)

more pictures on Flickr

spin span spun

2009-05-23T16:41:00.002+02:00

single ply

thick/thin

laceweight

spun from this roving

bought at Limegreenjelly

antwerp

2009-05-18T08:35:00.003+02:00

We went to Antwerp last weekend.

Dropped the kids at Oma

and had a great time.

Walking, a little shopping

discovered the Kammestraat

and had great food and drinks

that's all you need!

at the pub near the Kathedraal

...baby you can drive my car...

2009-05-15T16:41:00.002+02:00

Lauren Porter

Yes I did it

got my driving license

!!JOEHOE!!

I'm so proud

hippie and buttons

2009-05-13T18:46:00.002+02:00

this is what our son left on the table when he went to school

named:

" hippietransformer "

100 white/ecry/yellow buttons

soon for sale in the shops (sidebar)

handspun

2009-05-11T10:35:00.001+02:00

New in the shop

Handspun Ballee Yarn