bag preview

colour inspiration from documentary images of containers in a port

detail of textile painting

proven new friend

My first bag since about a year is finished! (see, i've sewn many )
Nowadays I'm happy again sewing bags because of my lovely new sewing machine. My old one (still comfortably on a corner on my working table) just couldn't sew leather which I wanted to try for a long time.
So now a shoulder bag was born today, one with leather bottom and self designed and home printed fabric on top, an adjustable strap (by poppers) from 66 cm to 125 cm, a key clip and three inner pockets, closes with a zipper, €95 excl shipping, incl VAT/BTW. You can order it here.
There's more to come as you can see in the pictures. What do think of  it?

I made a textile painting too. In my student days I used to paint a lot, now I try to make it look the same but with handprinted designs and layers of fabric and stitching.
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And you may congratulate Tineke and her blog Stop:watch here, it's their birthday tomorrow (April 24) :-)

featured

Click here to read Flavourites blogpost (in Dutch). It's nice to see they took my products :-)

lolloping luring leather

 
 I've been doing some try outs with leather which is something I've long been wanting to do. But it turnes out to be more difficult than I thought it would be. The leather stretches and slips, is too thick etc. I always challenge myself... I cut my teeth on it ....I will succeed.... grrr.... :-)


In the meantime I made some more DIY Wander Wasbeer (racoon) soft toy kits ready to be sold in our Eco design pop-up store  (see post below).

Wander or Wiesje Wasbeer DIY kit €15

Spring

We're having an ECO POP-UP STORE in Groningen starting from Friday April 13 until May 5!

I'm not doing it all by myself of course- I bring along well known Dutch artists and webshops:
Green Moon, The South is Blooming,  Zo Simpel (a succesful student company),
Studio Vensterbank and Van San (that's me) are the organizers and shop fillers of this event. Additional the work of other artists will be for sale in our shop: Tineke Meirink's Worn Wood, Annet de Vries' Giving Attention Tea and Marjolein Perin with her wool felted lamp.
We' ll have lovely durable, eco friendly and handmade products.

On Wednesday and Saturdays you may attend our creative workshops for children and adults. Please see FB for more information.
Become friends with the Eco pop-up store and we'll keep you posted!

Eco pop-up store location: Oude Boteringestraat 14, Groningen > on the top floor in the same building as Walnutmixstore.
Openening hours: Thursday + Friday 11.00 -18.00 and Sat. 11.00 - 17.00h

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Groninger ‘Eco pop-up store’ bloeit

        Het is lente! En lente staat voor een frisse aanblik, nieuwe groei en hernieuwde ideeën. Ervaar het en geniet van bloeiende creativiteit van Noorderlingen in een nieuwe Eco pop-up store in Groningen.

        De Eco pop-up store ontpopt zich op zaterdag 14 april om 11 uur, op de bovenste verdieping binnen de Walnut Mixstore en zal gedurende +/- 3 weken bloeien. Alle producten zijn handgemaakt, ecologisch verantwoord en duurzaam; van Deens keramiek tot Hollands en Afrikaans textiel en van advies voor duurzaam wonen tot workshops voor creatief (her)gebruik.
Blijf op de hoogte via Facebook  en Twitter #eco #popupstore #noordelijkebloei.

Noordelijke bloei; Go local, go global, go duurzaam!

Locatie: Oude Boteringestraat 14, Groningen (bovenste verdieping van Walnutmixstore) Openingstijden: do en vr 11.00- 18.00, za 11.00 -17.00 (13 april t/m 5 mei)

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Green Moon

in the picture

picture: House of Design

I'm presenting and expaining our work to a by Gerard van den Berg guided tour group.
(picture:House of Design)

EXHIBITION
On Sunday April 1 a  ++PLUSTWEE exhibition is held at 'Open Atelier nr 103' from 11 till 16.30 h. (Dorpsstraat 103, Zuidlaarderveen). Also some solo work of Marjolein and me will be shown and can be bought. So if you missed out on the Wonen&Co Ontmoetdesign fair (meet design) last week, you're very welcome to pay us a visit next Sunday. The entrance is free.

WONEN&CO review
We had such great successes and reactions on our new collection at the Wonen&Co fair. People were amazed by our colour combinations and by our inspiration from aerial photographs of Dutch landscapes. The pictures of the cushions on my Pinterest have been repinned over hunderd times already!
We've met some nice designers too: sweet and modest Jildou Lindhout of Studio Zijn with her lamp Ivy and we had many laughs with lovely crazy sweet tooth William van der Velde aka Kunsteboer , who couldn't keep away from our softness (the cushions) and our sweet treats :-)

Come and meet us on Sunday 1st of April in Zuidlaarderveen!

William 'Kunsteboer'

free desktop

While I was practising Photoshop techniques mixing photography and drawing I created this picture. It may not be perfect but I liked it anyway.
It's big enough to use it as a desktop (bureaublad) picture. It's free! If you like it just click on the picture and save it in your computer. Enjoy!

survey

picture by National Geographic

Please note there's a one question survey in the side bar. Would you be so kind...? Thank you!
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fairly ready

Ah, I see the picture shows only 5 cushions, we have six!

++ Plustwee is ready for the Ontmoetdesign (meet design) Fair next Thursday in Groningen!
Marjolein and I will be presenting six hand felt and hand printed cushions, ready to be admired and sold. 

We worked hard as we only got 4 weeks to get ready for the fair, but the work process and atmosphere between us was great! We had fun, I hope you like the results. I'd love to hear from you what you think of it: encouragements and critisism are needed - always, but especially when presenting something new. Thank you.

 

Please pay a visit to our new website, where in a short while you can see and order the 40x60cm cushions as well.

Giveaway winners

 
Thank you all for joining in the give away and thank you so much for following my blog. I appreciate it a lot and I love when you leave reactions on (any) blogpost.
The purses have been picked randomly and sure,  it could be that you happen to nót like the one you got, I'm very sorry about that. Feel free to throw give it away as a present or so :-)


So... here are 7 winners of the Happy Period Purses and 2 winners of the pencil cases:

Simone, Studio Zijn, SunHyeSunneke, Creadientje, Linda, Ilse, Dianne Albers, Mathanja and Natuurlijk anders.
Please email to [info @ vansan punt nl ] and state your full name and address so I can send you the purse? Thank you!

+ + Plustwee

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'Plustwee' is the name of our newborn partnership of Marjolein Perin and me. 
Since a year or so I wanted to co-work with Marjolein and after seeing my newest designs in printing, my colour combinations she finally said yes! Kick off!

House of Design asked us to participate in the Ontmoetdesign in the Wonen&Co fair in March, from 15th till 18th in Groningen. I felt a bit honoured, so we agreed to join as it is an excellent opportunity to  present our first handmade + + products.

We're working hard... and I'm happy!!   1+1= plustwee


Some more pictures here.

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