I´m prepared

calendar from Nicole Kellmann

Wishing you a good start into the new year!

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little setting for this years Christmas cards

I also have a little Christmas gift for you...

Here you can find a high resolution printable image of the picture above

Feel free to use the image for printing some holiday cards (size is 15x10cm, private use only)

Time for me to wish those of you celebrating Christmas some wonderful, relaxed days.
Love and happiness to you!

THANK YOU!

wow, what was that? I can´t remember that I ever sold so many items so quickly.
The ornaments are almost sold out.

Thank you so much, dear readers! You make me feel like dancing

"bead heads" - handmade little ornaments

these and many more are now available here (Shop language can be changed in the left menue)

Wishing you a lovely weekend!

little ornaments

some Marie Antoinette and also some Grenadier ornaments will move to the shop tomorrow......
just to let you know ;)

the "KofferKompott" was great

This marbling technique is fascinating

this and that

My studio mate Jutta found these vintage tapes in our local thrift store and brought me some

Good news! Baenderei Kafka openend their online shop (in German language)
It will take some time until the whole, hughe range of ribbons will be online, but the shop will be updated successively

Only 2 days left until we are opening our doors for the first Siegburger KofferKompott, kind of a trunk show
with 23 exhibitors. I´m so excited and I look forward to all the creative heads joining us.

If you are in the area, we´d be happy to meet you

busy days

                                                       [pouch and tea cozy made by Ruth Deanovic]


 Hi there, I hope you spent a nice 1.Advent weekend.

My little expo at Kafka Baenderei was very cozy. It was not so crowded like last time
and there was more time for chatting with people.

Now the next event is already right around the corner. Super busy days ahead

I´m glad to read that the copying issue that happened to Mimi Kirchner found a resolution

Nightbus

This new version of the London Bus ribbon came totally by surprise to me and I so love it.
Thanks to the amazing team at Baenderei Kafka who experimented with colors and Lurex again. 


It´s a small edition ribbon and will be available for the first time tomorrow here
My voice is a bit thin at the moment due to an annoying flu, but if you are in the area,
I´d be happy to meet you

mini again

wish I could spend more time on tiny helmets and heads.
But it´s the most busy time of the year...

On Saturday I´m having a little expo at Bandweberei Kafka ,it´s the first gig for the bead heads

bead heads

This week I watched Sofia Coppolas Version of Marie Antoinette again.
Oh those powder colors and dresses and incredible wigs ....

ain´t no box too small

...

bead heads

I got hold of a lot of wooden beads.....

This tutorial was very useful
How to make tiny bows by using a fork

you need some magic

don´t you? ;)


Alma from Rodrigo Blaas on Vimeo.

Full Screen recommended

miniatures

it´s this time of year....and I´m making small things for 2 events in Advent.
Only 2 and a half weeks left until I´m here and one week later I´m here




This song is great

Bjorn Brownbeardsson...

refuses to cut his beard

I had a good time on Saturday with 16 other women coming to our first knitclub meeting
More pics here

pics from today

Nicola Holtkamps (former nicoletter) and Claudia Servatys book is out:
  Liebenswert-Wohnen in FrankfurtRheinMain
It´s about living concepts in and around Frankfurt.

I had been following their makingof Blog

Tomorrow I´m looking forward to learn knitting from some lovely ladies and to listening to his weeping guitar
in the evening. Haven´t been to a concert since long.

Do you have plans for the weekend?

more glitter

I wanted to have a piece from juime since long, now one of Manuelas unicorns brings some magic to my home

a dream guardian left us today

glittery Friday

a new order Grenadier and Telephone ribbons arrived today
so the telephone ribbon is now available again

 the lovely bag with London bus and Telephone ribbon is from valen-tonia
Now it´s mine, mine, MINE :)



The amazing Kafka team also experimented with using Lurex thread for the Telephone,
which I think looks lovely too, especially for the Xmas season.
I got a very small bunch of these glittering ribbons, only a few meters
of each color, which I added to shop too.

The old looms are currently busy weaving the London bus ribbons again, so these should arrive next week.
But small amounts of the 3 colors are still available.

Wishing you a lovely, glittery weekend!

from my great grandparents photo album

1) aged with picnik

2) aged with Photoshop, using this tutorial

3) aged with this Japanese picture generator

4) aged with anymaking.com

yesterday we waved Goodbye to Ivarr, he´s cruising to Canada


Love this happy monster bag

sometimes it´s hard to let them go

we quickly had a photo session before he´s leaving for new adventures

pinned

my new brooch from www.broschenmanufaktur.de
Thank you Mona!

Did I tell already, that we are planning a knit-meeting together with Anne in our KOMPOTTfabrik?
For details, please follow the link. If you are in the area and like to join us, please drop a line.

Lotte Reiniger´s Silhouettes

Snow White and Rose Red (1954) von BFIfilms

Charlotte "Lotte" Reiniger (1899 – 1981) was a German silhouette animator and film director.
this is a nice documentation about Lotte Reininger, showing her working process


The Art of Lotte Reiniger (1953-1971) von baraqueafritz

More of her enchanting films can be found on videomotion and youtube.

he forgot to say "harrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr"

studio pics from today

dark and grey and rainy - autumn!

my new assistant ...                                                viking on a stick

just discovered Monica Canilaos head dresses

Whip Up

I´m so thrilled to let you know, that today I´m guest blogger on WhipUp.net
Whip Up is the great, inspiring craft and DIY site editored by Australian Kathreen Ricketson.

Kathreen is also the author of several amazing craft books like Mini Quilts, Little Bits Quilting Bee,  
Kids Crafternoon:Papercraft and Kids´Crafternoon: Sewing .
She also publishes Action Pack, a minimag for kids

Please hop over and find my tutorial for a pin pouffe and enjoy many other talented guest bloggers.

the light...

... is so amazing in autumn. Trying to catch it with my camera.

always thrilled by light too and a great light catcher...

 We have some more details for the planned KOFFERMARKT (trunk show) in December here

before the weekend...

... I have to share this with you, because I´m so thrilled to see what people are making with the
Little Britain ribbons. These brooches are made by Mona and available in her Dawanda Shop


There´s a long interview with French bear designer Cyriaque L. on Dawanda France blog
(for those of you who speak French)

We already got some feedback and interest in the "Trunk Show" idea. Thank you!
We still need some more participants, but chances are good that it will take place.
I will soon share more details on my other German blog

Happy weekend to you! We still enjoy the nicest summer weather