Monday, February 28, 2011

An Award!

Thank you Bouwiena from zomooizohip for giving me a "Liebster Blog" award!

Bouwiena wrote:
Dan als laatste wil ik deze award graag doorgeven aan The Little Forest, handmade.
Marieke maakt ontzettend leuke dingen met name van stof! Zij is daar erg handig in en zo vriendelijk om mij zo nu en dan eens te helpen. Handig als je zo dicht bij elkaar woont. Marieke blogt nog niet zo lang, maar er is al genoeg leuks op haar blog te vinden, neem dus vooral een kijkje!

My turn to pass on the award to three others.

1) Nynke at Hoodwinked. I love the things she makes. Beautiful colors and very original.


2)Lisette at Shade of Shadow. Just started following her and loving her stuff! Look at this gorgeous handspun wool, I'm in love.



3) Kim at Kimminita. Her blog is like a very old persons house, filled with precious things and beautiful memories (she's not old though, she's young and sparkly!). She already has quite a few followers so technically she does not belong here but I'm gonna do it anyway.


So here's what you ladies should do:

De spelregels van een award:
Je maakt een verwijzing naar de blog van de persoon die je deze award heeft gegeven. Bedank ze op hun blog voor deze award (da's wel zo aardig!). Als je de award aanneemt en door wilt geven, maak je een bericht met de afbeelding van 'Liebster blog' en neem je ook de instructies (die je nu leest dus) over. Geef vervolgens de award door aan 3 tot 5 van je favoriete blogs en maak in je bericht een koppeling naar deze blogs (makkie!).
Schrijf een berichtje op de uitgekozen blogs om te vertellen dat zij een award hebben ontvangen van jou. Het is de bedoeling, dat vooral beginnende bloggers en bloggers die nog niet zo erg bekend zijn met deze blog in 't zonnetje worden gezet en hun verdiende aandacht krijgen. Blogs met tig volgers hebben ze niet nodig.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Lavender Dryer Sheets and Sachets

A while ago I read something about lavender bags you can put in the dryer with your laundry. They make everything smell lovely and it's completely chemical free. I don't remember which site it was but they weren't hard to make.

Simply fill a little bag with some lavender (about half a cup). Put them in the dryer with your laundry, they last up to 8-10 times. Once they've lost their scent, you can put a few drops of essential oil on them to give a nice smell to your clothes.

I used this pretty re-used fabric and tried it with your bedsheets: they smell delicious!





I also made some lavender sachets to put between our clean clothes.


Voor meer recepten en manieren van gebruik van lavendel klik hier.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Rum Pot

I found some great recepies for rum pot here. Ran to the shops and bought 2 liters of rum, jars, fruit and nuts. Look how pretty, almost a shame to eat them (almost). Have to be patient though, they need to sit in a dark cupboard for at least 8 weeks.




Saturday, February 19, 2011

I won!

I won the give-away over at Hoodwinked! It was a Valentines give-way but it arrived on Saturday. I didn't have the strength to wait until Valentines to open it though... Today I'm wearing the brooch, got lots of nice compliments!

Look how pretty:

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Tilda Doll

I did it! I finished my doll although I do need to make a new jacket. I didn't have the pattern so I drew it myself but it doesn't fit nicely enough. I'm also not sure about the color, I might choose a light grey for the new one. Lovin' the buttons though! And the hat, I made it from wool felt.

Valentine Tutorials

I collected a few heart-warming tutorials. You still have some time to make them for your Valentine!

Crochet hearts from Easy Makes Me Happy

click here to go to the tutorial



Heart-shaped zippered pouches from Molly's Sketchbook.

click here to go to the tutorial



Heart-shaped coasters from Wolf and Willow:

click here to go to the tutorial



And my own "hearts with a message".

click here to go to the tutorial