work-and-process

:: Nieuwe webwinkel!! ::

2012-01-30T07:52:00.000-08:00

De website van HandmadeByMo.nl is volledig vernieuwd! Je kunt nu gemakkelijk de producten vinden en alles is in het Nederlands!
Je kan een persoonlijke inlog maken zodat je de bestelling kunt volgen. Ook is er de mogelijkheid om via Paypal, bank overschrijving en iDeal te betalen.
Ik ben best een beetje trots!

Niet alle producten zijn nog toegevoegd dus in de loop van de week komen er meer bij.

Neem gerust een kijkje =)

Je kunt ook nog steeds bestellen via mijn Etsy en Dawanda alleen staan daar niet dezelfde producten op

:: Voorbereidingen Swanmarket, nieuwe collectie ::

2012-01-14T09:47:00.000-08:00

Ik ben druk met de voorbereidingen bezig voor de Swanmarket op 22 januari.
Hier zal ik o.a. ook de kussens van de collectie ONE verkopen. Deze zijn op dit moment alleen nog verkrijgbaar bij Feito Com Amor in Breda.

One is een serie producten die bestaan uit één kleur met daarop een accent in een contrasterende kleur. Van elke kleuren combinatie is er maar één oplage. Je hebt dus altijd een uniek item in handen. De collectie bestaat o.a. uit ronde, rechthoekige en wolken kussens, gehaakte armbanden, lampenkappen, stofboekjes en Ipad hoezen.

Swanmarket:
wanneer: zondag 22 januari 2012
waar: Coolsingel 42 te Rotterdam in het oude postkantoor
hoelaat: 12.00 tot 17.00

Zie je dan!!

:: Merry Christmas ::

2011-12-23T12:06:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend with lot's of delicious meals and cute presents.
I am spending this christmas with my familie.

I wish all my blog readers a Merry Christmas and may all your wishes come true in 2012!

1. Our christmas tree
2. Dinner table with 'Sinterklaas'
3. Christmas Reindeer ornament I made for a little girl

:: Xmas Madness competition Rolf Reindeer! Giveaway!! ::

2011-11-15T06:58:00.000-08:00

Hallo Allemaal!

Ik doe mee aan de Xmas Madness competitie op Dawanda van 14 t/m 21 november. Daarom wil ik graag jullie hulp vragen door op mijn Rolf Reindeer hangers te stemmen.
Je kan inloggen met je DaWanda of met je Facebook account.
Je kan op mij stemmen door op het rode hartje te klikken.

Weet je wat! ik maak er een GIVEWAWAY van! Als jij op mij stemt en ik win dan maak je kans op een Rolf Rendier hanger voor bij jou in de kerstboom!!
Je kunt winnen door:
1. Te stemmen
2. Over de Rolf rendier hangers te bloggen
3. Over de Rolf rendier hangers te twitteren

Laat hiervoor een berichtje achter op mijn blog. Dus als je het alle drie hebt gedaan laat je drie berichtjes achter + de link.

Als ik win verloot ik een Rolf Rendier hanger onder de stemmers.

Alvast heel erg bedankt voor je hulp!!
Nu hopen dat ik ga winnen :)

Discovered on DaWanda

By: MadeByMo

Xmas Madness ornament Rolf the red nosed Reindeer

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Hello folks!

I am joining the Xmas Madness competition on DaWanda from 14th until the 21th of november. So I just want to ask you to vote for my Rolf Reindeer ornaments!
You can log in with your DaWanda or Facebook account.
You can vote for me by clicking the red heart.

If I win you win! You can make a chance to win a Rolf reindeer ornament by voting on my ornaments on DaWanda. You have three chances to win:
1. By hearting the ornaments on DaWanda
2. By blogging about this giveaway
3. By tweeting about my Reindeer ornaments/this giveaway

Leave a message on my blog for every entry with a link.

If I win I will raffle a Rolf Reindeer ornament.

Thank you so much for your help!!!
Let's hope I'll win!!

:: Shopping guide Berlin Part III Fabric shops!! ::

2011-11-10T03:32:00.000-08:00

Fabric shops in Berlin
I bought cool owl fabric at Frau Tulp. They sell very cute fabrics and sewing supplys. If I had more money I would have bought all fabrics ;) hehe. They also have an online shop.

At Me and My mum at the marienburgerstrasse you will find everything for your little one. Toys, gifts, clothes and also cute fabrics to make the loveliest things!

A few doors ahead you will find 'Die Schatzinsel' With kids toys, wooden games, great gifts and other cute stuff and fabrics.

Twinkle at the kollwizstrasse 52 sells homeware, fabric and other things. I love this shop!

:: New winter hats for your little ones ::

2011-11-10T02:43:00.000-08:00

Ook de kleintjes laten we niet in de kou staan natuurlijk! Ik heb een super schattige rendier muts gemaakt en een aardbeien muts gehaakt. Erg leuk als kado!
Verkrijgbaar in mijn Etsy shop

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Let's not forget your little ones. I made a super cute Reindeer hat! and crocheted strawberry hat! Great as a gift!
Also available on Etsy

Discovered on DaWanda

By: MadeByMo

Xmas Madness Cute Reindeer hat with poms 0-Adult

Discovered on DaWanda

By: MadeByMo

Crocheted strawberry beanie, children hat age 2-5

:: New crochet beanies available in my shop ::

2011-10-22T04:46:00.001-07:00

Winter is knocking at our front door so why not keep your head warm with these soft crocheted beanies?? Now available in my shop!

Discovered on DaWanda

By: MadeByMo

Unique Crochet Beanie winter hat grey/white cobalt

Discovered on DaWanda

By: MadeByMo

Unique Crochet Beanie winter hat purple grey/white

click on the links for more hats!

:: HandmadeByMo available at Feito Com Amor in Breda! ::

2011-10-01T10:20:00.001-07:00

Vanaf volgende week zijn onderstaande producten te voelen, te zien en te koop bij Pâmela van Feito Com Amor. Sinds kort heeft zij een stenen winkel aan de Sint Annastraat 17 in Breda. Je vind daar vintage, handgemaakte producten, meubels etc. van verschillende ontwerpers. Allemaal uniek of in beperkte oplage.

Dus mocht je een keer gaan shoppen in Breda vergeet dan niet de Sint Annastraat!

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Next week you can touch, see and buy the products shown below at Feito Com Amor at the Sint Annastraat 17 in Breda, The Netherlands. She opend her store last week and sells vintage, handmade, furniture, etc. from different designers. All unique or in limited editions.
So when you visit Breda, please don't forget the Sint Annastraat!!

:: Shopping guide Berlin Part II::

2011-09-29T03:03:00.000-07:00

Other places we've visited in Berlin were:
FleaMarket in Mauerpark on sundays.
Every sunday there is a flea market were you can find vintage, handmade, food and other things. When we visited the market there was also playing a band called 'Rupert's Kitchen Orchestra'. Fun music!

Nearby the Mauerpark you will find lot's of nice shops and food places. Unfortunately most shops are closed on sunday.
We ate a delicious waffle at Kauf Dich Glucklich at the Oderbergerstraße 44.

One of the surprises were the baked potatoes from Bixels. Unfortunately only available on Mulackstrasse 38. I wish we had such a great place in NL. The potatoes are made available by Daniel Bixel.
See the menu. I had Beef — with tomatoes, olives, carrot apple salad, red onions, horse radish sauce. Love it!

In the neighborhoud Prenzlauer berg we talked with the owner of Supalife Kiosk. This is an art gallery on the Raumerstrasse 40. We talked about art and it's hard to live from your own art work. The store/gallery also has an online shop.

We've also visited the Sonycenter. Were we saw the exhibition called Storyboards from Hitchcock to Spielberg.
The Sonycenter is an amazing building. You will also find a cinema and we watched Rise of the planet of the apes is English ofcourse! haha

These are a few spots you have to see when visiting Berlin.
In the next post I also will show some fabric/wool and clothes stores.

:: HandmadeByMo at Brandersfeesten in Schiedam ::

2011-09-24T03:23:00.000-07:00

De winkel zal voor één dag gesloten zijn op 24 september omdat ik met een kraam op de Brandersfeesten in Schiedam.
Afgelopen week heb ik hard gewerkt om meer koele, frisse en schattige items te maken die ik morgen zal verkopen.
Hopelijk zie ik je daar!

Je kunt mij vinden van 12:00 tot 17:00 op de Appelmarkt (ten hoogte van huisnummer 84 op de Lange Haven.)

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The shop will be closed for one day on the 24th of september because I will be attending the Brandersfeesten at Schiedam this year.
Last week I have worked very hard to make more cool, fresh and cute items I will sell tomorrow.
Hope to see you there!

You can find me from 12:00 till 17:00 at the Appelmarkt (house number 84 at the Lange Haven.)

:: Shopping guide Berlin Part I::

2011-09-15T09:09:00.000-07:00

Berlin was amazing we saw, ate and shopped a lot!
At home I already searched for some cute shops to visit and so we did.

I will show you the shops and places we visited in Berlin in a few post because it is to much for one! haha.

The first day we walked through the Oranienburgerstrasse. We visited arthouse Tachelles wich is still open. This is a old building covered with graffiti. In this building are working different artist with different disciplines. You can visit their workspaces and buy work. It is a mixture between a gallery and a squatted house.
In this street you will also find United Loneliness. This is a label/shop that sells reproduces of Andreas Bartos work. I bought a cloud-paper-airplane t-shirt and love it!

Near Oranienburgerstrasse you will find Fräulein Herz in the Krausnickstrasse. This is a cool shop that sells nice fabrics and handmade bags. She was closed while I was in Berlin but you can also buy fabrics and other things at her online store.

After visiting some stores we got a bit hungry of course ;) Near our appartment at the Chausseestrasse we found a place called Ris-otto. Were you only can eat... Risotto! haha. It was very delicious and cheap! a big plate for only €6,50.

Part II is coming up!

:: A cloud every day ::

2011-09-15T08:52:00.000-07:00

A cloud every day for 365days - Week 36

#1 Made a cloud pillow in oker #2 T-shirt bougt at unitedloneliness, #3 View appartment Chausseestrasse, #4 Crochet cloud, #5 U-bahn, #6 Street art Dircksenstrasse, #7 Bye bye Berlin

:: 365 dagen project ::

2011-09-05T14:00:00.000-07:00

Misschien ben ik niet meer zo origineel maar in de Flow die in augustus op mijn deurmat viel stond een artikel over een 365-dagen-project. Dit houd in dat je elke dag iets maakt, fotografeert of opschrijft en dit post op je blog.

Aangezien ik altijd tegen mezelf mopper dat ik vaker moet bloggen leek mij dit een perfecte opdracht voor me.

Toen ik nog op school zat moesten wij ook een periode elke dag iets schilderen. In het begin vond ik het erg moeilijk om elke dag inspiratie te vinden om iets op papier te krijgen maar na een tijdje werd het steeds makkelijker en kwam ik op ideeën waar ik voorheen niet op gekomen was.
Daarom wil ik starten met mijn eigen 365 dagen project. Het onderwerp dat ik kies zijn wolken. Dit spreekt een beetje voor zich natuurlijk ;). Ik vind wolken fascinerend en ik vind het interessant om te kijken of ik 365 dagen wolken met verschillende disciplines weer kan geven.

Ik zal in het begin één keer per week posten. Ik begin in week 36 met het project in Berlijn en zal deze pas in week 37 op mijn blog posten.

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I always say to myself I need to blog more often.
When I read Flow magazine I bumped into an article about 365 days projects. This looks like a good project for me to get more inspiration and to blog more often. I need to make, write of photograph every day of the week for one year and post it to my blog. I am wondering if I can display one subject 365 times in different kinds of craft forms.

I am starting this week in Berlin but I am posting the photos next week when I am back.

:: NEW Camera and Trip to Berlin ::

2011-09-04T03:19:00.000-07:00

NIEUW - NIEUW - NIEUW

Met trots laat ik mijn nieuwe camera aan jullie zien!
Het is een Canon EOS 1100D met een Canon EF 18-135 IS II lens.
Ik moet nog wel veel leren aangezien dit mijn eerste spiegelreflex camera is.

Komende week gaan mijn lief en ik een naar Berlijn!
Ik ben al een keer eerder in Berlijn geweest. Dit was toen ik nog op de Willem de Kooning academie zat. We moesten toen verschillende excursies organiseren en hadden daarom weinig tijd om zelf rond te kijken.
Dit ga ik deze keer inhalen. Er is nog zoveel te zien!

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NEW - NEW - NEW

I proudly present my new camera. It's a Canon EOS 1100D with an EF 18-135 IS II lens.
I still need to learn how to use this camera because it's my first reflex camera.

Next week my love and I are going to visit Berlin! I've already been there when I was in college but now I have time to visit things I missed the first time.

:: New earrings available ::

2011-08-14T10:59:00.000-07:00

New earrings available in my shop. You can also buy them at my Etsy store.

Discovered on DaWanda

By: MadeByMo

Studs Earrings orange small

Discovered on DaWanda

By: MadeByMo

Studs Earrings light orange small

Discovered on DaWanda

By: MadeByMo

Studs Earrings mint small

Discovered on DaWanda

By: MadeByMo

Studs Earrings Pink small

:: Etsy treasury Greys ::

2011-08-14T09:30:00.000-07:00

Beautiful greys

click to view

:: Update! busy business ::

2011-08-02T10:33:00.000-07:00

The last few weeks I did not have much time for updating my blog.
I am a little bit ashamed because I am neglecting this blog!
I am very busy with writing lessons for a dutch photo website called Fotoleren.nl

This is a website developed by Het Nederlands Fotomuseum. It is a platform for teachers, students and photography lovers. It shows information and lessons about photography. You can learn and see so many things. The website is still not finished. I write about the influence of photography on art painters and how they used it for their work and what these two art forms have learned from each other.

I am also working on new products for HandMadeByMo. I really like them. The lessons must be finished in september so from than on I can focus myself on making and listing new products in the shop.

I also got my first workshop order for a group of twenty children! =) I also need to prepare some things for that.

Hope to talk to you soon!
Don't hesitate to leave a message =)

:: Swan Market / free shipping!! ::

2011-07-10T01:31:00.001-07:00

Hello!!

Next Sunday the 17th of july HandMadeByMo will be at the Swan Market Rotterdam.
The Swan Market is similar to the district Camden in London.

You can find interior, vintage, accessories, jewelery and art.
It is also possible to eat biological food.

I have lot's of new products! These will be available at my shop after the 17th of july.

info:
Swan Market
sunday 17 juli
12.00 - 17.00
ROTABS Stylecenter
zaagmolenkade 46 te Rotterdam

Because it's my birthday this tuesday the 12th of july, I will offer all my Twitter, Facebook and Blog friends a FREE SHIPPING coupon code at my Etsy shop.
You can use it from the 10th of july until the 16th of july! (I will close my shop on the 17th of july because I am at the Swan Market)
Enjoy!

Coupon code: MA07BY11MO

:: Crochet fever ::

2011-06-18T12:30:00.000-07:00

I have a crochet fever this weekend!
I made several things like a strawberry hat for a child, a lucky jar and am working on a pillow case.
I also made some none crochet products.
Soon available in the shop!

More pictures at my Flickr

:: Handmade Wedding bag ::

2011-06-09T11:31:00.000-07:00

This Saturday it's my sisters wedding. And I am super excited!!
I am going to be her best (wo)men =)!!

A few months ago I already bought a dress but still had to find the right shoes, jewelry and accessories.

I only could not find the right bag so I made my own unique bag out of leather scraps. Fortunately I got the right colors.

The front is white with blue accents and the back is blue with white accents. The ring on the left have I used to tie a ribbon bow on but in the future I can use it for other cute accents like a flower or something else.

The wooden handles I got for christmas last year and still did not use them.

The golden buttons are now chanced in white. I think that looks much beter!

I am looking forward to the wedding! and now we only have to 'pray' that the weather will be good. (no rain, a lot of sun, yes please!)

:: Featured in a French Journal, Le Parisien ::

2011-05-29T06:11:00.000-07:00

Hello!

Last week HandMadeByMo's pink Ipad sleeve Dandelion was featured in a French paper called 'Le Parisien', for 'Fete de La mere' (mothers day)
You can read the article here in French (you'll need a subscription)
Or click on the image.

:: New Ipad sleeves available in my shop ::

2011-05-03T01:55:00.000-07:00

I have made two new Ipad sleeves and added them to my Etsy shop.
I used felt, leather and velcro. With handsewn details.
They are both unique pieces.

I would also like to thank my new Followers. Thanks for reading!

:: Queen's Day ::

2011-04-30T12:54:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone had a very lovely Queen's Day in Holland.
(For those who don't know what Queen's Day is.. We celebrate the birthday of Queen Juliana, mother of our recent Queen. Everyone can sell their old stuff, like a flea market, we party a lot! and most of the people wear orange clothes.)

I sure had a fine day. I bought three wooden boxes I can pile up. I painted them with white wash and screwed some weels underneath it.
I already stocked them with some sewing equipment.
My boyfriend bought some cases for our terras. He stocked them with eatable plants.

Soon I will post some pictures of my workspace but we still need to unpack some boxes.

Wish you a lovely evening!

:: New crochet lampshade ::

2011-04-25T08:55:00.001-07:00

I made a crochet lampshade of thick cotton jersey. I love the way it turned out.

:: New Ipad sleeve ::

2011-04-24T08:29:00.000-07:00

Hello!! What a Lovely day here in The Netherlands. The sun is shining big time!!

I have made a few new things for my shop and I just wanted to show you this new Ipad sleeve.
I love it!! But I don't have an Ipad!.. hmm

You can see/order it at my Etsy and DaWanda shop! Be quick because I made just one in this lovely colors.

:: DaWanda Lovebook Spring 2011 ::

2011-04-12T06:11:00.000-07:00

I am still busy in our new home.
Today I am going to tile the kitchen. I am a bit nervous because I have never tiled a kitchen before.

I just want to let you know that my pink Ipad sleeve is in the French DaWanda Lovebook.
You can download it here in high definition
I am on page 14 yay!

Talk to you later!!

:: New Home inspitation ::

2011-02-15T01:19:00.000-08:00

It's been a little quiet around here. That is because we (my boyfriend and me) are working in our new home.
We will move to our new home before the 1th of april. We still have to paint a lot.
We already bought a new floor and some furniture. Since we are searching for the right decoration for our home I've found some inspirational photos on the net.
I pinned it with such a cool app. Pinterest! I read it on Lisettes' blog

You can follow my pins here:

More updates from our new home later on.

Love is... Painting the walls together =)

:: Make T-Yarn from your old shirt and crochet something new ::

2011-01-30T07:34:00.000-08:00

Ever heard of the term t-yarn? Well I didn't heard of it since this afternoon.
I was searching on the internet about Zpagetti, were I could buy it in my neighborhood. While I was surfing on the net I bumped into this tutorial were you can make yarn from old or new t-shirts.
So I searched for an old t-shirt. The best t-shirts are ones that do not have side seams.
I got one of my boyfriend, red with paint splashes.

Follow this tutorial to make yarn from your t-shirt.
After making the T-Yarn or Tarn I crocheted a large coaster.
I suggest you use crochet needle 12

[EDIT] I also saw this lovely tutorial on Dutchhandmade! in Dutch of course ;) [/EDIT]

:: Treasury time ::

2011-01-14T10:32:00.000-08:00

Lovely treasuries, also featuring HandMadeByMo.
Click the image to view them on Etsy

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:: Shop update @HandMadeByMo ::

2011-01-12T08:30:00.000-08:00

Hello New Year! And Hello new items =)

I added some new items to my shop, hope you'll enjoy them!
Next week I will be uploading more new items.

Wish you a lovely day!

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:: HandMadeByMo Wishes ::

2010-12-26T05:32:00.000-08:00

There are so many things I wanted to do this year but I couldn't find enough time to do it. Hope to make better plans and to do's, so I can manage to create, make and do (almost) everything I want in 2011.

I wish everyone a very very....

Bye bye,
Marieke

:: Christmas shopping - Stores ::

2010-12-10T01:10:00.000-08:00

Were can you find me in December.

If you are looking for a special and unique gift to give at Christmas you can probably find some in these lovely stores/market in Holland.

- MadeByMo is available at the KOP Pop-up store, Open: wo t/m za 13.00 – 18.00 uur (24 dec. tot 17.00 uur) en op koopavonden en koopzondagen
Location: Centrum voor Beeldcultuur (Reigerstraat 16)

On saturday 11 december you'll get 10% discount on all books

- BLAAK10 Gallery & Store Presents KERSTSTORE: Friday 10 december until sunday 16 januari at de Witte de Withstraat in Rotterdam.

I am also doing a Christmas craftymarkt with some girls from the Etsy Dutchhandmade Team in Rotterdam.
We are present at the 'Kerstmis op de Kaap evenement' on saturday 18 december from 15.00 until 20.00 at Deliplein in Rotterdam.

I think it is going to be very cold so we need your support!
Hope to see you there and enjoy your Christmas shopping.

:: Featured on Tizzalicious ::

2010-12-09T01:51:00.000-08:00

I have some fine news for you!

MadeByMo has been featured on Tizzalicious blog. You can read the lovely post here
Also have a look at her colorful jewelry shop!

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Last week the 'MadeBy' girls also announced a winner for the big handmade price worth €150,-
The winner is Nerissa and she wrote a lovely blogpost about us and also shows the price.

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The link page on my website is a bit empty so...
Would you like to exchange a blog or website link!!?
please contact me info(at)MadeByMo(dot)com

:: Pop-up store and discount in my DaWanda store ::

2010-12-03T02:11:00.000-08:00

Only today you will get
12% discount on all Jewellery and Homeware
hand MadeByMo
on DaWanda

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The KOP Pop-up store is open so now you can get some cool unique items under your christmas tree!

click on image to see the store inside

WIN!! a voucher worth 20 euros to spend in the Pop-up store click here for more info

:: MadeByMo available at KOP pop-up store ::

2010-11-28T11:26:00.000-08:00

Hello everybody!

I had a great weekend. Had two birthday party's, nice meals (I like nice meals!!) and went to IKEA (fan!).

I just want to let you know that some of my products are avalaible in the KOP pop-up store from 2 - 24 December 2010 in Breda

You can also find some items from Essies.net

:: Update MadeByMo ::

2010-11-14T06:23:00.000-08:00

Good afternoon everyone!
It has been a while since I've posted something on my blog.
That is because I was working on a few projects.
I will show you some pictures.

Because it is getting colder and colder I decided to make some 'tube scarfs'. Two are already in my online shops on DaWanda and Etsy.

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Since the last post I also added some Tiny Tooth to the shop. These are cute gifts for your little ones. They carry a small bottle on the back were little children can put their tooth in to make a trade with the tooth fairy.

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Because it's almost christmas time I also made some Rolf Reindeer ornaments to decorate your christmas tree with.

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For the Dutchies: Vergeet niet om je zoetste kant te laten zien en win een prijzenpakket t.w.v. 150 euro!! samengesteld en gemaakt door de MadeBy girls.
Doe mee!! ga naar de >> MadeBy blog <<

:: Mega Win actie! Wie zoet is krijgt lekkers! ::

2010-10-27T02:27:00.000-07:00

Wie zoet is krijgt lekkers! Een heerlijke win actie!

Met sint en kerst voor de deur dachten wij natuurlijk aan al dat zoets, wat er op tafel gaat komen. Natuurlijk dat we zoet moeten zijn en ons ook zoet moeten houden, omdat we anders dit jaar het lekkers en de cadeautjes, al helemaal kunnen vergeten! (wie heeft er nu zin in de zak? (behalve dan voor dat enkeltje Spanje?) Als voorloper op het feestgedruis een winactie, en wat voor één!

Wat kun je winnen? Een mierzoet pakket t.w.v. meer dan € 150,-!

Alleen de aller-leukste en zoetste cadeautjes zijn in het pakket gegaan! Je zou er haast plakhanden van krijgen! Je wilt het gewoonweg hebben

de Papaya journal en knuffelkussen van Feito Com Amor.
Delicious Treats kon moeilijk afscheid nemen van een prachtig handgemaakte sleutelhanger en dito ring (en had het liefste alles zelf gehouden).
Made by Mo was zo lief om een schattig boekje en ‘tiny tooth’ in het pakket te stoppen.
Essie’s handcraft cuteness zorgt voor het kersje op de taart met een cupcake plush en zoet beursje.
Moeders moooiste maakte een zoetgekleurde Knolly.
Made by Rebel nam vast een hap van de bonbon-ketting en om de voorproeverij goed te maken, een cadeaubon erbij.
Tante Tommy moet je lievelingstante wel zijn, ze bracht een leuk t-shirt met heerlijkheden erop voor je mee.

Alle shops, webwinkelparadijzen en toko’s zijn stuk voor stuk het bekijken waard. Sterker nog: om jezelf failliet te kopen!

Hoe te winnen?
Het is al zwaar en druk genoeg in het leven: school/werk/gezin/vriendje/familie /socialmedia-land… Zullen we nog even doorgaan? Hieronder de prijsvraag. Het is verder helemaal aan jou, hoeveel tijd je erin steekt om te winnen! Wat is het je waard?

Vertel ons: Hoe zoet ben jij?
Stuur een gedicht, een foto, een leuk berichtje…Wat je ook doet, het is altijd goed! Het gaat erom dat we jou de zoetste vinden, dat we jou wel op kunnen vreten!
De winactie loopt van 1 t/m 30 november 2010. Kijk voor meer informatie op: www.madeby-blogs.blogspot.com

Wie zijn wij?
MadeBy: Het mooiste creatief! MadeBy is een collectief van gemotiveerde creatieve girls, met een eigen bedrijf en/of webshop. Handgemaakt of op een andere manier reuze creatief! MadeBy is een groep met een steeds wisselende samenstelling, maar één ding is iedere keer hetzelfde: ‘All made with luv’

:: MadeByMo in Crafters profiel op Craftygirls.nl ::

2010-10-21T08:07:00.000-07:00

[this one is in Dutch, use google translate ;) hehe]

Ingrid van der Steen van Craftygirls.nl benaderde mij laatst of het mij leuk leek om in het 'crafters profiel' te verschijnen. Ik zit al een tijd op Craftygirls en vind het echt super dat ik er nu ook zelf op sta!

Craftygirls.nl is, ik citeer: 'online community voor eigenzinnige creatievelingen. De ultieme shoppingguide voor hip hollands handwerk '

Daarnaast bevind zich een forum op de website waar allemaal Nederlandse en volgens mij ook Belgische creatievelingen dingen bespreken als: projecten, ideeën, tips en trucks en natuurlijk zelfpromotie. Het forum is erg handig om dingen op te vinden en te bespreken.

Het crafters profiel verschijnt eens in de zoveel tijd met een nieuwe creatieveling en deze keer ben ik de gelukkige!

Gezellig als jullie ook even meelezen!

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Dit is tevens het laatste weekend dat de BazarBizar Minishop is geopend op de meent 133 in Rotterdam.
Hier kun je nog steeds de gaafste (unieke) items kopen.
Deze zondag sluiten ze af met een heuse Afscheids Bingo

Binnenkort zal ik ook meer bekend maken over de 'MadeBy' Giveaway die gigantisch! gaaf zal zijn =)

:: Creative space - Stump stool ::

2010-10-14T02:11:00.000-07:00

Lately I've been working on some different things and projects. The stump stool is one of them. He is now finished. I made a leaf pillow that perfectly fits the stump. Now I can sit very soft. So 'I don't get a wooden ass' as we say it in Dutch. ;)
Other project photo's will follow.

This saturday there is another 'MadeBy' meeting. This time it will take place in Breda. I am looking forward to see the other craftygirls again and some other new faces.

visit these other creative spaces

:: My creative space - projects ::

2010-09-30T03:32:00.001-07:00

I've been working on a few projects. But not one project is finished yet! To many other things that has to be done.
Here are a few photos (from my Iphone so not in very good quality)
I hope I can show you some finished projects next week =)

Don't forget to read these other creative spaces on Kootoyoo's blog

:: Back from vacation and back to MadeByMo ::

2010-09-22T00:00:00.001-07:00

Yes! I am back from my vacation to Croatia and it was very lovely!!
We've seen a lot, ate nice meals, relaxed, swam, chilled, trained, wrote, drew, crocheted, photographed, slept and enjoyed our vacation.

You can see more pictures in my flickr set Croatia.

Now I go on with the crafty stuff ;)

BazarBizar has opened a Minishop on de Meent 133 in Rotterdam the Netherlands for six weeks.
Some items of MadeByMo are available in the shop and also cool illustrations, hand printed t-shirts, buttons, bags and other handmade products.
Go check it out!!

I am also busy with upgrading a log/stump. And now I am making a leaves pillow for it =)
Pictures soon!

Bye bye for now.

Don't forget to check my new blogpost on Dutchhandmade this Saturday and read the other lovely posts.

:: My creative space - on vacation ::

2010-08-26T11:06:00.001-07:00

This sunday we are going on our vacation to Croatia. (google photos of Krka and Plitvich = beautiful!!)

So let's 'talk' about my creative space.

I've made this waist/hip bag and bottle holder especially for the vacation. I can't wear bags for a long time on my shoulders so I've decided to make one I could wear on my waist. They are detachable so I can adjust other bags etc. to the waist belt if I am planning to make others.

This is the result. My mother in law helped me out with the crocheted bottle holder because I am still learning (I will bring some wool with me on vacation so I can make a bunch of crocheted squares for a blanket or something like that)

You have to check out these other creative spaces.

Bye bye, 'See' you in a few weeks!!

:: Some beautiful Etsy Treasuries! ::

2010-08-25T00:29:00.001-07:00

Please click on the image to see the treasury!

::My products at BazarBizar Minishop in September::

2010-08-21T03:23:00.000-07:00

Today I posted my first blogpost on the Dutch Handmade blog.
I am so excited to post once a month on the blog.

My column is called:

You can find more articles from other crafters. Almost everyday there is a blog update on Dutch Handmade. Most post are in English and Dutch.

Go!! and read =)

Now I am going to work on some other items for the Bazar Bizar Minishop.
Do you remember I participated in the Bazar Bizar crafty market this year?
read post here, or here, or maybe this one ;)
Ten of my items will be for sale at this temporary shop.

It opens on the 18th of september on 20.00
At Meent 133 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

The shop closes on 24oktober 2010

:: Featured in these two lovely Etsy Treasuries ::

2010-08-17T07:40:00.001-07:00

MadeByMo was featured in these two lovely Etsy Treasuries
Please click to frontpage!!

I also was featured on Essie's blog! She wrote about my shop. Many many thanks to Esther!
Please check her shop. She makes cute wallets, cupcake plush, bags etc. in lovely colors!

:: Hoe het begon en Stylish blogger award ::

2010-08-10T07:25:00.000-07:00

This one is in Dutch. Sorry!!

Wat een feest deze week. EN een stokje gehad van Lisette EN ook nog eens een Stylish blogger award van Mariko.

Eerst 'Het stokje' over 'Hoe het begon'

>> Warning!! Lang verhaal (ben benieuwd wie het leest ;)) <<

Ik schrijf over 'hoe het begon' tot waar ik nu gekomen ben met mijn shop en mijn creativiteit.
Vroeger tekende en schilderde ik al geregeld. Meestal tekende ik de covers van onze Disney video banden na op grote a3 vellen. Ik maakte voor mijn Barbie's tasjes van stof, plastic tassen voor in het supermarktje, boekjes, briefpost, kleding etc. Niet volgens een patroon maar gewoon zelf. Ik was al snel tevreden.

Later kreeg ik voor mijn verjaardag een figuurzaag. Hiermee ging ik aan de slag. Voor het poppenhuis van mijn zus (waar ze niet meer mee speelde) maakte ik zelf de meubeltjes, deze vond ik veel gaver dan de meubeltjes die ik ooit gekocht had.
Ik maakte ook zelf magazines etc. Was altijd wel met mijn handen bezig.
Meestal op zondag ging ik bij een meisje uit mijn klas spelen om te knutselen.
Ik had knutsel vriendinnen en vriendinnen waarmee ik buitenspeelden.

Dit is altijd een beetje bij 'geknutsel' gebleven totdat ik besloot na mijn havo, een jaar gewerkt te hebben in een cd winkel om de opleiding Docent Beeldende Kunst en Vormgeving te gaan doen.
Hier heb ik mij heel veel andere technieken eigen gemaakt. Grafische technieken, verschillende schilder en teken technieken, digitale media (niet heel uitgebreid helaas) wat keramiek technieken etc. Hier heb ik veel geleerd door alles aan te pakken en uit te proberen.

In mijn 2e of 3e jaar heb ik met een klasgenoot de R-ties verzonnen 'knuffels met kenmerken van kunstwerken uit de geschiedenis'. Hiervoor moest ik achter de naaimachine kruipen. En zo ben ik 'verslaafd' geraakt aan het naaimachine.
Doordat ik zoooveel technieken leuk vind loopt mijn hoofd soms over van ideeën en kom ik altijd tijd te kort.

Ik moet/wil nog steeds veel leren, maar dat komt allemaal wel goed.
Het fijne van internet en bloggen is dat je ook weer door zoveel andere mensen geïnspireerd raakt.

Craftygirls waardoor ik geïnspireerd raak en waar ik het stokje aan doorgeef zijn:
Esther, Mitsy en Marlous.

Dit moet je doen als je het stokje van mij hebt gekregen:

1. Schrijf een logje over de start en loopbaan van jouw passie (je kunt het hebben over: je eerste creatie, je (naai/stik)machine(s), de mijlpalen, je meesterstukken, je werkplek, tips en weetjes, enz.)
2. Knip en plak dit stukje tekst en de afbeelding in jouw logje
3. geef het stokje door aan 3 of meer gepassioneerde personen en laat een berichtje achter op hun blog
4. laat een berichtje achter bij het eerste logje over hoe het begon met een link naar jouw verhaal. Hier: http://naaiclub.blogspot.com/2010/07/hoe-het-begon.html

Dan nu de Stylish Blogger award!
Ik heb in februari al the beautiful blogger award mogen ontvangen. Hierbij heb ik al 7 dingen over mezelf verteld.
Nu nog 5 erbij dan =)

1] Ik werk elke dag met kinderen in de leeftijd van 4 tot 12 jaar en ik vind het echt superleuk. Kinderen zijn zo lekker ongeremd.
2] Ik ben best een lief meisje maar luister wel/ook naar herrie muziek ;). Zonder muziek zou ik niet happy zijn.
3] Ik ben gek op lijstjes maken. Heb heel veel verschillende schriftjes, boekjes etc. Wat dan weer niet zo efficiënt is.
4] Mijn vriend is ook heel erg creatief. Hij heeft zijn eigen bedrijf indeblender.nl en een illustratie/portfolio blog (die nog niet helemaal af is)
5] Wij gaan dit jaar op vakantie naar Kroatië. We gaan met de auto en hij heeft nog niet zijn rijbewijs dus ik moet alles alleen rijden (en dat vind ik best een beetje spannend)

Zo! dat was wel weer even genoeg (overload) informatie over mij. Voor vragen en/of opmerkingen kunt u mailen naar onderstaand adres! hehe ;)

De personen die ik zou willen nomineren hebben al een stokje en/of een stylish award gehad dus ik laat het hier even bij =)

Iedereen vooral blijven bloggen!!

Vergeet vooral niet deze post over onze 'MadeBy' bijeenkomst te lezen op de blog van Pâmela.

:: Featured on Heart Handmade UK ::

2010-08-08T02:59:00.000-07:00

Lovely Claire from Heart Handmade UK featured my DaWanda shop on her beautiful blog!
She wrote such kind words about me and my products! You can read it here
I follow her blog for quite a while now. She posts DIY projects, tips and tricks, inspiration and giveaways!

She has a Flickr group were you can post your art projects
You can follow her tweets here
And don't forget to become a fan on Facebook !

Oh and also don't forget to click this treasury (made by Liketheseason) to etsy's frontpage! Thank you.

Marieke

:: Friends Doll EVA and Autumn bag in my shop! ::

2010-08-03T05:43:00.000-07:00

Two new items in my DaWanda shop!

1] This very cute friends doll Eva:

This is Eva. She is the sweetest little girl. She always likes to wear natural colors. Her most favourite is green!
She likes to hear cute storie, and secrets. You can put little notes at the back of her head (the secrets will be safe under her hear)

Don't tell anyone!

She has a cute little leaf in her belly pocket.
Sometimes she likes it when she can put out her soft green shoes out to wobble with her toes.

Eva likes to sit in the window and look outside, espacially at old trees.

She is made of soft grey, green and blanc cotton fabric. her bellypocket is made of my own designed Lovetann fabric.

She does not like to play with little girls. She is a bit scared that her light clotes will get dirty.

Her best plush friend is this very cute and soft white deer: Cute soft felt deer

Are you her new best friend??

She is already: 60cm long

2] And a beautiful Autumn bag yellow:

This is a bag for everyday use. You can use it as a work bag, laptop bag or back to school bag. It has a pocket inside for your most importent things and a special pocket for your mobile phone, like your i-phone for exmp.
On front you have a very big pocket (see photo)

The bag is made with very strong cotton fabrics. On the outside I used a beautiful brown leaf fabric and yellow cotton fabric. The inside is made of very strong apple green cotton fabric.
The inside pockets are also made with the brown leaf fabric. The bag is fully lined and padded.

The strap is very strong and has

The bag closes with a magnetic snap.

check them out =)

## The cute little lantern in the picture is handpainted by my best friend Merie in my favourite colors =) Sweet!

:: New products in my DaWanda shop ::

2010-08-01T03:31:00.000-07:00

I have added some new products to my DaWanda shop! (soon available in my etsy shop)
I have added these lovely necklaces you can wear at any occasion and a beautiful scarf/shawl made of very soft grey fabric and decorated with my organic cotton sateen Heli fabric.

Have a look!

:: SALE wooden brooches ::

2010-07-22T07:57:00.000-07:00

My wooden brooches are now listed in the SALE section in my DaWanda and Etsy store

:: Mr. Ruffles ::

2010-07-18T03:59:00.000-07:00

Hello!!!

Do you remember I told you I was busy with papercutting!?
Here is the result. I already told you not to compare it with my inspiration :p But I think Mr. Ruffles is funny and he brightens up our livingroom.

Today is a very sunny day up here in The Netherlands so my boyfriend and I are going for a bike ride and maybe we will take a nice icecream somewhere =)

A lovely day to you all!

:: Papercut inspiration ::

2010-07-12T02:04:00.000-07:00

Today I have a day off because it is my birthday. I don't have anything planned for today so I think I am going to do some papercutting. I am not really good at it but if I keep trying maybe I will. ;)
It fascinates me how people can make such beautiful art out of a piece of paper by cutting parts out.
The art works below are way to difficult for me ofcourse :p But it is wonderful to look at. I will show you my first piece soon, but please don't compare it to the great works below :p haha

1] Elsita Mora
2] Hina Aoyama
3] Julene Harisson
4] Hellen Musslewhite
5] Marnie from Crafterall
6] Bovey Lee

And also some free papercut templates from howaboutorange

Have a lovely day!
Marieke

:: Food inspiration, Dutch Mon-chou cake (cheese cake) ::

2010-07-09T03:01:00.000-07:00

Monday the 12th of july it's my birthday, I am turning twenty-five!
I often hear that people turning 25 don't want to celebrate their birthday or are depressed because they are nog longer a kid, but an adult. I think you are as young/old as you feel. And turning 25 gives me a good feeling because it is a beautiful number.
So I am going to celebrate it this saturday with some friends and family.

My sister and brother in law are joining us for dinner tomorrow. I already had a birthday present from my mom and her husband.. A BBQ! So what do you think we are going to eat...? YES correct!

We have different kinds of meat and filled peppers, fruit, salads, bread, etc. I am already getting hungry ;) But first I have to make a birthday cake!

Today I am going to make a mon-chou cake. (cheese cake without oven)
Here is the receipe so you can also make a delicious one!

You'll need:
175 gr biscuits (I use Bastogne)
150 gr butter
200 gr monchou or cream cheese
125 gr sugar
2.5 dl whipping cream
2 tablespoons vanilla sugar
"Whip it" (cream stabilizer)
pie filling cherries
(original cherries, you can also use strawberries, peach, or other)
springform Ø 22-24 cm

Preparation:
Step 1] Crush the dry biscuits (you personal favorites) with a rolling pin (in a plastic bag), or a kitchen machine.
Step 2] Melt the butter a little on very low heat and mix well with the biscuit crumbs. Divide the mixture in the greased springform pan to make a pie-bottom and let stiffen in the fridge.
Step 3] Beat the cream cheese and sugar creamy.
Step 4] Beat the cream, vanilla sugar and "Whip it" to stiff peaks.
Step 5] Fold the cream into the mon-chou mixture and divide the mixture over the bottom.
Step 6] Cover the cheese cake with the pie filling Let firm in the fridge for at least 2 hours.(I cover the cheese cake tomorrow, two hours before everyone arrives)

Enjoy your Mon-chou cake!

:: New items in my shops! ::

2010-07-03T10:58:00.000-07:00

TODAY -11% on my magnets, stationery and homeware on DaWanda!

I added some new items to my Dawanda and Etsy shop.
You can find some of them here. You can see all of them by clicking here or here .

Thank you!

:: Update Bazar Bizar ::

2010-07-02T01:12:00.001-07:00

It was a very busy week filled with working, going to a concert, shopping and sweating ;) So I did not have much time to blog about Bazar Bizar so here it is!

The 26th of june I participated in Bazar Bizar Rotterdam. It was a very beautiful day! I met lovely people. Some people I know from the internet and Esther from Essie's handcraft cuteness was my neighbour. It was very nice to meet her in person!
My other neighbour was Rebecca from Ladybecs Complex. She does not have an Etsy shop yet but I hope she will have one soon because she makes beautiful knitted jewelery and saving jars!

I didn't make a lot of pictures but I have just one.
Soon I will add the products I made for the Fair to my Etsy and Dawanda store.

:: Dutch Etsy Treasury: little GREEN bag ::

2010-06-29T14:35:00.001-07:00

Click it to the frontpage! Thank you

:: Bazar Bizar / new products ::

2010-06-25T03:07:00.001-07:00

Tomorrow the 26th of june me and my products are at Bazar Bizar in Rotterdam I hope to see/meet you all.

You can also stop by for a -10% coupon that can be used in my webshop.

See you tomorrow!!

1. Branch new earrings, 2. Branch new necklaces, 3. wooden brooches, 4. hip/waist/belt/pouch bag Lovetann, 5. Hip/waist/belt/pouch bag Branch, 6. hip/waist/belt/pouch bag Flowers, 7. Handbound notebooks/journals/sketchbooks, 8. Branch new Garland / bunting, 9. Paper Tags, 10. Cute soft deer dark grey, 11. Cute soft deer white, 12. Cute soft deer grey, 13. Cloud magnets, 14. Heli scarf, 15. Bird magnets

:: Short animation movie ::

2010-06-22T13:58:00.001-07:00

This is a very cool short animation movie!! So beautifully made. I got the link from my boyfriend. It is an animated dark comedy about a vacationing couple's encounter with a man they believe to be the Zodiac Killer.
You need to watch it =) And after that you can watch the making of. It took them 2 years and 4 months to create this movie in between commercial jobs.

Something Left, Something Taken from Tiny Inventions on Vimeo.

Bye! Marieke

:: My creative space - Cutting and sewing ::

2010-06-17T00:47:00.000-07:00

These days I have been cutting and sewing alot. I work from 7 till 18 and after dinner I work on my products to make enough for the craftymarkt on Bazar Bizar on the 26th of june in Rotterdam.
Next week is going to be very busy with other none crafty things so I have to work even harder. I hope I can manage to finish up everything before saturday.

Don't forget to read/look at these other creative spaces

:: My creative space - Product Making ::

2010-06-10T03:31:00.000-07:00

I am very busy making products for the Bazar Bizar market on saturday the 26th of june. it is only two weeks and I have a lot to do. I already want to share some pictures of the products I have made. Soon more to come.

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more creative spaces on kootoyoo

:: Featured: Lovely Clusters Summer Catalog 2010 ::

2010-06-08T00:27:00.000-07:00

Lovely Clusters has launched this beautiful Summer Catalog 2010. All products are ranched bij colors.
MadeByMo's dandelion pillow has been featured too! Ofcourse in the green section ;)
You can also read their blog here: Lovely Clusters

:: Facebook ::

2010-06-04T04:11:00.000-07:00

As some of you already have seen I now have a Facebook page. I will post all the new things about MadeByMo on Facebook and share my inspiration with you. It is also nice to be connected to other inspirational persons.

Please follow me here:

http://www.Facebook.com/MadeByMo

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You can also follow my blog with bloglovin

:: MadeByMo op Bazar Bizar ::

2010-06-01T08:05:00.000-07:00

MadeByMo will be at Bazar Bizar 2010 in Rotterdam The Netherlands. This is an art and music market.

This one is for the dutchies.

Ook MadeByMo oftewel Marieke Ooms aka ik, ben dit jaar van de partij bij Bazar Bizar.
Al mijn producten van MadeByMo zullen hier te koop zijn. Maar ook heel veel andere producten die ik heb gemaakt.
waaronder: sjaals, kettingen, handgebonden boekjes, schrift pakketjes, tags, r-tie knuffels, tassen, en nog een heleboel andere leuke items.

Tevens kun je bij mijn kraam een coupon halen voor 10% korting in mijn Dawanda of etsy shop.

De prijzen van mijn producten zullen op de markt van Bazar Bizar speciaal aangepast zijn. nieuwe items + goedkopere prijzen + geen verzendkosten + -10% in webshop = Langskomen op Bazar Bizar.

Tot dan!

Wanneer? 26juni van 12:00 tot 18:00
Waar? Wolphaertstraat, Rotterdam

Grotere kaart weergeven

:: Leather phone case ::

2010-05-23T07:08:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago my brother in law asked me to make a new phonecase for him because he ordered a new phone. This was a challange for me because he wanted a case made out of leather. I never worked with real leather so I had to try it out first.
He asked for a specific design. He wanted the android logo on it in lime green.
So first I had to find lime green leather. That is why I love etsy because you can find almost everything there.
So I bought the green leather on etsy and the brown leather on marktplaats.nl (something similar as ebay)

I googled to find inspiration from other crafters and found this tutorial on JustSomethingIMade.com I liked the form of the case so much that I used the tutorial to make the case.

My brother in law is very happy with the result.

:: New items added to my shops ::

2010-05-18T01:50:00.000-07:00

Yes! I finally had some time to add a few more items to my DaWanda and Etsy stores.
I added some Treeminders. These are little trees that are very usefull to pin small notes on so you don't forget (reminder) anything before leaving the house. The trees are easy to attach to most of the doorhandles
It is also very sweet to leave a note to your friend/lover/parents before leaving the house
If you don´t use it as a tagger you can always use it as a pincushion ofcourse!

I also have listed a iphone case and some very cute big cloud magnets.

They will brighten up your magnetic board although some of them are a bit rainy ;)

:: New fabric labels :: + sweet boyfriend

2010-05-13T01:00:00.000-07:00

My boyfriend is the best!! Yesterday I had a day off from work and am a little ill for a few days now.
When I woke up and entered the kitchen he made me fresh orange juice, wrote me a letter and installed the new acrobat reader, adobe illustrator and photoshop on my laptop before going to his work.

Isn´t that the sweetest!!

He has his own illustration blog here: IntoTheRabbitHole

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A few weeks ago I ordered some fabric labels at Jennifersjewels and am very happy with them. Now I can start sewing them on my items.
I already made some new magnets and now I can attach the new labels.

Here is my Bird magnet with a new label (not the best picture)
On the back the label says ´MadeByMo.com´

more creative spaces here

:: New sewing machine!! ::

2010-05-12T06:27:00.000-07:00

I bought a new sewing machine last week because I wanted more different options and overlock stitches.
I got a second hand Singer Quantum 9940. See specifications here

Now I have to read the manual but I can´t hardly wait to start sewing beautiful things =) I really love the decorated stitches and there are three different alphabets. Yay!

Soon I will show something I made with the machine.

Bye bye for now!!

oh! and if someone looks for a new sewing machine I have an Brother xl 2600 for sale. Very easy to use and half a year old, so pretty new =)

:: Workspace inspiration :

2010-05-06T05:40:00.000-07:00

click to see larger picture

1] beautiful packaging from Matteria 'Matteria is an online shop, selling charming objects for living, made as sustainable as possible.

The identity naturally follows Matteria's ecological concept. The brand pattern reflects the cycles in nature and by optimising the use of recycled and environmentally friendly material throughout all the applications, the identity carries on the promise of a green lifestyle.'

2] An office in the UK via Ruby Gatta.

3] Unknown
4] Unknown

:: Fortune Cookies ::

2010-05-01T04:36:00.000-07:00

Last week I made these fortune cookies. My best friend decided to quit her job and start somewhere else. She wanted to give her collegues a little gift and kind words for thanking them. She asked me to make some fortune cookies (I made some in the past) and she wrote everyone an personal fortune/note.
I wrapped the cookies in some plastic and tagged it with a cute bow and my card.

I made a special one for my friend because I am proud of her for quitting her job en start on a new one.

Today we (boyfriend and me) want to go to the garden centre but the weather is not very nice to us. It is raining all day now so I hope it is possible to arrive dry and buy some cute flowers to cheer up our garden.

:: Etsy Treasury :: Mothers day gifts

2010-04-27T00:30:00.000-07:00

Etsy Treasury by broochefrommaris

Click to frontpage!

:: Keds collective :: Design your own shoes

2010-04-25T11:31:00.001-07:00

Last week I found this cool website called 'kedscollective.com' were you can design your own shoes. You can start with a blank pair of shoes. You can choose colors and design for upper, inside, lining, binding, midsole etc. It is very cool and there are so many options. If you can't manage to make your own design you should order a pair of custom designed shoes by top designers, cutting-edge artists, musicians and pop culture icons.
But most fun is that you can upload your own illustration and get it printed for $60 a pair.

I've tried two designs with my own illustrations and this is how they turned out.
Pretty branch new-ish I think =)

:: Etsy Treasury :: Dutch Spring

2010-04-19T11:05:00.000-07:00

Etsy Treasury by Swiedebie

Click to frontpage!!

Thank you!

:: Lovely Clusters :: my creative space

2010-04-16T01:12:00.000-07:00

For the next three months my MadeByMo shop will be shown at Lovely Clusters.
"This is a place to browse and shop beautiful handmade and vintage items from very creative artists and designers from around the world. Each item links to the sellers shop site where you can purchase and find more information."
Lovely Clusters is started by graphic and web designer Rachel Follett.

You can see my products in my Lovely shop.

I also would like to thank Evyy's for giving me the beautiful blogger award.

And don't forget to view all these creative spaces!!

Have a lovely day!

:: Shop Update ::

2010-04-12T00:07:00.000-07:00

Yes! my Shop update is here! I am still working on some products but I already added some new items to my Etsy Shop.

Go check it out =)

Have a lovely day!

:: Etsy Treasury ::

2010-04-09T01:39:00.000-07:00

Etsy Treasury Dandelion by Monicaj

Today my wristlets/bags are -12% off on DaWanda.
Check it out!!

:: New product photos ::

2010-04-05T09:26:00.000-07:00

I hope you all had a very nice easter weekend. I sure have.
Today I was very busy with making new photo's of my products. There are a few new items. I am still editing the photo's and hope to be ready tomorrow. Then I can add some new products to my DaWanda and Etsy shops.
You can already see some pictures and products on my Flickr acount
Soon I will post a shop update here on my blog.

Have a lovely evening!

Click on the photo's

:: Spring inspiration ::

2010-03-31T01:36:00.001-07:00

photo by lydia nichols

Spring inspiration from my Flickr contacts

These beautiful photo's make me think of spring

Photo by Planet fur

photo by A Little Hut

photo by Dottie angel

photo by Decor8

:: Dutch Etsy Treasury ::

2010-03-14T11:36:00.000-07:00

broochfrommaris made this Dutch etsy treasury. Please click and comment to get it to the frontpage!! My drops brooch is featured too =)

Saturday Scones

2010-03-06T01:25:00.000-08:00

::Ingredients::

(10 à 15 scones)

310g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1 sp sugar
40g butter
250ml milk
150ml cream
jam

::Method::

1] Heat the oven to 220C/fan 180C/gas 6. Mix the self-raising flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a bowl, then rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.
2] Make a hole. Bit by bit, add 225ml milk and 'cut' the dough with a knife until you have a firm and sticky dough. Turn out onto a floured work surface. Pat the dough into a circle about 1 1/2 cm thick and cut out the scones. (I always use a glass or you can use a baking form)
3] Put onto a non-stick baking sheet and brush the tops with the rest of the milk. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Serve with clotted cream and jam.

enjoy!!

My creative space

2010-03-04T01:28:00.000-08:00

My sewing machine works again so I am very happy! Now I can restart to make some things again. I hope to restock my shop at the beginning of next month. If my sewing machine keeps working!

I am also planning to design a new shop layout but that is something for later this year.

I reopened my very old Strawbunny DaWanda shop with my other handmade items. Here I sell products that don't fit in the Branch New style.

:: Strawbunny DaWanda Shop ::

More creative spaces here: Kootoyoo

Kids inspiration

2010-03-01T02:31:00.001-08:00

My Boyfriend and I became Uncle and Aunt last Sunday. The little brother of my boyfriend and his wife gave birth of a lovely daughter called Isebel.
So my inspiration for this day is based on children.

#1 :: This co-sleeper from BedNest is very stylish and handy
#2 :: Is it a bassinet, a cradle or a desk? It's all! This convertible piece is made by Caster and Chouca
#3 :: The very cute wooden tables and seating are Dutch Design! They are made by Kidsonroof
#4 :: This cute kids bed from Habitat called Mini Hana is covert with the Wendy Curtain
#5 :: Giraffe Sconce from Jonathan Adler

Beautiful blogger award.

2010-02-21T13:42:00.001-08:00

I would like to thank Lisette (little-z) and Marlous (Planet Fur) who nominated me for a beautiful blogger award.
Now I have to tell you 7 details about myself and nominate 7 other people/blogs.

1] I am a real control freak, but I am learning
2] I make very calm and light products but I like to listen to very hard music, like Tool, Alexisonfire and Opeth
3] I wish I could live from making and selling my handmade products
4] I am very afraid of flying, although I did it more than 10 times. It is only getting worse. And the fun part is that my mom lives in Spain...
5] I realy like cappucino and different coffee tastes but I can't have caffeine because it makes me tremble
6] Yesterday my boyfriend and I worked the whole day on a clay character and I think he/she is funny. Now I only have to paint it with acryl.
7] I have made a new item for the shop. I only have to make some good picture before I am going to sell them/it.

I think most of the people/blogs I nominate already have an beautiful blog award but I like to tell them that I think they are beautiful bloggers
1] Applepiepussy
2] BD - intotherabbithole
3] How about orange
4] mamutopia
5] Dutch Handmade
6] Essie's handcraft cuteness
7] The tiny fig

Another Swap-bot post

2010-02-21T06:40:00.000-08:00

I participated in the 'Profiel Verrassing swap' from swap-bot and received this cute package from Kristel (vlijtig)
I realy like the 'proef' and 'lekker' sticks. She also made me a phone/mp3-player case in green!
Today I finished my package and tomorrow I am going to send it to Viola
What is inside is a surprise. I show some pictures later.

Happy swapping!

and
Have a lovely sunday!

My creative space :: Swap-bot

2010-02-18T09:22:00.000-08:00

A while ago I signed up at swap-bot but I did not started to swap.
A few weeks ago lisette started the dutch swappers. So I had to participate. My first swap was a keychain swap. I made a cute birdie for Lisette (what a coincidence) and I received this colorful keychain from chantal.
You can take part in different kinds of swaps with people from all over the world.

Sign up at http://www.swap-bot.com.
All swaps by Dutch Swappers are posted on the Dutch Swapper flickr.

Another cool site/blog is Dutch Handmade. Here you can find different etsy shops and sellers from the Netherlands. They blog about products, shops, interview sellers and a lot more.
Have a look and get inspired by Dutchies. Dutch Handmade

visit more creative spaces here:: Creative spaces

(photo birdie by Little-z)

Design toy addiction

2010-02-16T02:01:00.001-08:00

Last weekend I went for three days to Kijkduin with my lover.

We relaxed, swam, took a long walk on the beach, ate sushi, went to the cinema to see Avatar (beautiful!), ate a lot, cuddled, slept and shopped.

I came home with some cute stuff. Some small journals, t-shirt and two little designertoy things.

One is this deer from KidRobot Rollin Stock. And a Gama-Go Yeti keychain. I already had some small toys but I think it is a addiction. There are very cool toys and I want them all ;)

Etsy Treasury :: Flowers from Holland

2010-02-08T00:29:00.000-08:00

Etsy treasury, Flowers from Holland.

click it to the front page!!
click, click, click chosen by broochfrommaris

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My inspirational creative space

2010-01-28T00:58:00.000-08:00

I am working on some new patterns for fabric and surf a lot on the internet to find inspiration. I added some pictures/designers last month and I am planning to do this more often.

Photo 1#: Loulou addict
Photo 2#: /
Photo 3#: Catmil on flickr
Photo 4#: Ashley G

More creative spaces: HERE

Maria Yasko :: Moomin Valley

2010-01-25T11:52:00.000-08:00

Designer: Maria Yasko

Russian designer Maria Yasko has designed the interior for an family entertainment center. She based her designs on the Moomin books by Finnish novelist Tove Jansson.
She created the interiors of the cafetaria and children's play hall. She used the landscapes, colors and decoration from these books.
I think it looks very playfull. Not only for children.
I really love all of her work.

Soon Mo Kang :: tea bags

2010-01-19T02:40:00.000-08:00

Designer: Soon Mo Kang

Special way to drink tea.
Color-coded for different varieties.

Decor Maison

2010-01-19T02:11:00.000-08:00

Swedish wallpaper company DecorMaison had a very special way to show the collection called 'Oas'. They pimped some campers with their wallpaper. I think they look very stylish. Their site is worth to visit too.

Amigurumi

2010-01-13T00:43:00.000-08:00

I've got this Amigurumi book for christmas from my sister. I always wanted to learn to crochet. So she thought this would make a good present. I've tried it but for some reason I can't manage to make good stitches. Maybe I don't have the right wool or something.

So I googled and found this tutorial site.
I already found some really cute and cool patterns I want to make.
So this weekend I am going to follow the tutorials and hope I can make 'something' next week.

Amigurumi/crochet patterns

- Cute pear
- hearts
- Acorn
- Sack Boy (A Little Big Planet)
- Free crochet patterns

Shop Amigurumi

-Amy Gaines - Handmade items and original Amigurumi patterns
-Candypopcreations - Putting A.R.T. into C.R.A.F.T. one stitch at a time...
-Honeybee creations - cute crochet food
-Lilla Dolce - Sweet Crochet Designs, very cute scarfs! I am definitely going to make one =)

Nicky Gibson

2010-01-07T06:24:00.000-08:00

I was just googling for some pencil scarfs.(see picture) My boyfriend saw one on the internet and asked me to make one for him. This is how I found the cool blog of Nicky Gibson.
She blogs about arts and stuff. She makes very cute monsters out of old socks! You have to check it out =)
You can read her blog here: http://www.monster-munch.com/

By viewing her flickr page I also found out that she makes beautiful cakes!
You can see her flickr page here: flickr Nicky Gibson

Going to Antwerp and shop till you drop

2010-01-03T08:12:00.000-08:00

The first great thing I did in 2010 was going shopping in Antwerp with my best friend Merie. (girl in red jacket)
We did this very often a few years ago so we decided to go this year again. It was the first day of the 'Solden'. So it was very crowded!
We had a very nice lunch meal and shopped till we dropped ;)
I came home with a new winterjacket by 'Mazine', two t-shirts by Paul Frank (love it), new sneakers by 'kustom', a new wallet by 'Roxy' and a very cool iron on illustrations by Mike Perry

Soon I will buy some t-shirts and tank tops and decorate them with these cool illustrations

::Happy New Year:: Studio Stikstof part2::

2010-01-01T06:23:00.002-08:00

First of all

I wish everyone a very CREATIVE and INSPIRATIONAL 2010!!!

Last month I visited Studio Stikstof again because one of my bags was sold. So I made another one. Here are some photos of the store. I think my bags are very lovely displayed. You can see, touch, buy and wear them at Studio Stikstof.

UPDATE

2009-11-30T09:57:00.000-08:00

I have been away for a while. I was busy with some other things. For example:
#1: My new job! I work 30hours a week with kids and it is creative so very nice!!
#2: My very sweet, and cute boyfriend.
#3: Making some new things for Branch New by Mo.
#4: Selling my bags at Studio Stikstof

A few weeks ago the girls from Studio Stikstof contacted me about my handmade designs. They own a small shop/workspace at ROTABS style center in Rotterdam. They wanted to sell some of my bags in their store.
Last saturday I visited Studio Stikstof and left nine of my bags at the store.
They are now for sell at Studio Stikstof!!

They also sell lots of other work from different designers. So if you are visiting Rotterdam you have to visit ROTABS style center.

Studio Stikstof
ROTABS style center: unit 17
Zaagmolenkade 46
3035 KA, Rotterdam

Photo's

#1 /

#2

#3

#4

small update

2009-10-19T02:11:00.000-07:00

Hey!

It is a bit quiet around here but I am still alive! I am working on some other things. Soon I hope I have some new items for the shop.

Recently I also opened a MadeByMo Dawanda store! I will slowly add more items.

Still searching for the right job and that is very hard! =(

check back later!

New wristlets in the shop!!

2009-10-02T06:34:00.000-07:00

Hello!!

I am doing very well! Still don't have a fulltime job but I hope I'll find one soon =)
A few weeks ago I entered a giveaway from The little Fox and I won!! a beautiful print of the painting 'the great escape'. She makes very nice paintings! You can visit her shop here.

I also added some new wristlets to my Etsy shop! Tomorrow morning I will add some more =)

pictures here (click to enlarge) >>

Craftymarkt, shop update

2009-09-22T07:40:00.000-07:00

Last sunday I participated in the Plastique Fantastique craftymarkt at Surinameplein at Amsterdam. It was beautiful weather. There were a lot of other activities too. This was my first craftymarkt and it went very well. I got a lot of compliments. I sold my Branch New stuff and also other work I made before. Soon I will add some products to my shop and etsy shop that did not sell on the craftymarkt.
My crafty neighbour was very nice! Michelle Kuipers from vriendelijkemonsters.nl She bought the first item. A brooch and wore it the whole day =).
The other crafty booths were very nice too. You can see more pictures of the craftymarkt here >> craftymarkt.hyves.nl

My sister Monique and best friend Merie gave me a little help sunday =)
My booth:

^^ Merie and Monique

this picture is made by: sooohappy.com

this picture is made by: sooohappy.com

Young Masters at Auction was a success - giveaway

2009-09-07T04:49:00.000-07:00

Yesterday the Young Masters at Auction took place in Amsterdam. And for me and for lots of other artists it was a great success. I Sold two of the three designs.

I went there with my friend Lara. First we went inside for a quick look. After that we went for a fast lunch because within an our the action would start.
At our lunch we looked through the catalogue. It was funny to see my work in the catalogue between such great and different artists.

I am very happy that two of my bags were sold for a beautiful price =)

^^The place to be. Prinshendrikkade 33 Amsterdam^^

^^ Me with my catalogue page =) ^^

^^ Lara eating a lovely lunch with me ^^

^^ My work ^^

^^ The auction ^^

Now I am off to work. Within two weeks I will participate at the Plastique fantastique craftymarkt and I want to make a few new things =)

Don't forget to enter my giveaway on Hip&Hot !!

Giveaway Hip&Hot - featured on PaperNStitch - ongekend veiling

2009-09-04T05:31:00.001-07:00

Hey Everybody!

I am back from my vacation. It was very lovely and I am totally relaxed. (for now ;))
I have some things going on that are also interesting for you!

I am featured at Hip&Hot (In English click here) and you can win a brooch of your choice by helping me to think about a new name for one of my Dandelion fabrics. The readers of Hip&Hot also get a 10%off in my shop so go! have a look and help me =)

Today I am also shop of the day at PaperNStitch.com Brittni blogged about it on her beautiful blog. Read here: [woodsy-inspiration]

Another great happening is that I am participating in Young Masters at Auction. (I already wrote about it here) This has started today. Next sunday is the real auction at Amsterdam.
See flyer:

Ongekend stond ook in Trouw gisteren. (bedankt Maartje)
Het artikel is hier te lezen: Kunst met vlekken

bye bye!