It feels great to be back after the holidays! I hope 2013 has been good to you so far? We spent a few days in Burgundy to relax and recharge our batteries. I'm ready for a busy & exciting new year! The Burgundy region feels very familiar to me. I celebrated my first birthday here Read article…
Author: Judith de Graaff
Happy 2013!
Een gelukkig nieuw jaar! Happy New Year! It's one of my proudest projects: our family New Year's card. This year we're all posing with a wooden candle that was designed & handmade by my dad as a xmas gift. It's our 33rd card! View all our cards here! My husband thought it was all a Read article…
Goodbye 2012!
2012 was a great year for traveling. We started the year in Bretagne and traveled by night train to Perpignan that same month. I was in London in march and went to Berlin in may where I met so many cool people at The Hive. We also spent a few days in Provence. <3 I Read article…
A snow white recipe
After the past few hectic months, I wanted to create something quiet & soft. And delicious! When I stumbled upon this recipe by Lisa from MakeMyLemonade ( check her cute GIFs! ) I knew this was what I wanted. It's actually one of my favorite Vietnamese desserts with a twist. Very rich, soft and pretty. Read article…
Iron Man
Like many, we went for a family walk on xmas day. Not far away from where I grew up, lays a lake with a small island, called the Iron Man ( after the machine that dug it at the end of the 19th century ). I have fond memories of this place: swimming in the Read article…
Our other xmas tree!
HO HO HO, Merry Christmas! I hope you had a wonderful day with your family & friends & pets yesterday? What did you do together? The wooden xmas tree you're looking at was handmade by my dad. I decorated it with some fresh pine tree branches from our "other" tree. I love it!
So many kids
One of the perks of december is a mailbox full of festive cards. For the 8th time in a row, my dad & I worked on the xmas cards for an elementary school in the Netherlands. The challenge is to be as efficient as possible, because with 460 kids and always a few ill ones Read article…
Light strings at Studio Sapique
I didn't only find the light strings for the pine tree outside, but also my favorite xmas lights I bought 14 years ago at Habitat. No LED lights, but I like them very much! The thing with light strings is that they always get messed up. Do you have that too? Wally loved watching (and Read article…
Guest blog on Jillian in Italy
Earlier this week I was invited by Jillian to guest blog at Jillian in Italy while she is recovering from surgery. I'm sharing my absolute favorite xmas recipe ( by my mom! ) so please check it out here!
Gift wrapping ideas for IKEA Family live
My new guest post at IKEA family live just went live. I'm sharing a few ideas about gift wrapping. Check it out here!
