our garden is a jungle

Our garden is way overgrown but the beautiful thing about it is that it's a jungle of random flowers. Every spring we pull the weeds and try to create a nice environment in our garden. This year we decided to leave a part of it to the wild.. and this is what happened.
On another note I found this awesome lawn chair at the secondhand shop and I just had to have it! I love the colourful print, it suits our wild garden, it was uber cheap and it's super comfie too : ) win.

ps. I also was in need of a watering can (thus the trip to the secondhand shop) and I found this little guy. All in all, it was a successful trip! 

a stitched project report

I stitched together my last project report in order to incorporate a crafty aesthetic. I thought it would be nice to share a little 'how to' here for anyone interested in seeing how it's done. 

1. Use a master sheet to measure and mark out the desired location of the holes to be stitched.

2. Take a pin and poke through the dots according to the master. Do this for each page of the report & for the cover page.

3. I took the cover page and ran it through my typewriter to add the title before stitching in the pages.

4. When the cover is ready, stitch through the first hole and make a knot in order to hold the thread in place. Once the thread is secured you can stick the pin up through the interior pages, this should be easy because you have already punched the holes in step 2.

5. Continue to stitch through the pages and the cover until you reach the end. On the inside it will look something like this (above) and the outside will look something like this (below)

6. Once you get to the end you can loop back around and tie another knot to secure the thread in place. I like to leave the knots on the interior of the cover so that the outside stays clean. I had several sections in my report so I stitched in each section one after the other.
This stitching technique can also be done using blank paper on the inside resulting in a cute handmade sketchbook.

it's been a while

June certainly presented some ups and downs for me. Overall I decided that I needed a bit of a blogging break. I am at a point now where I feel refreshed and ready to start up again. 

One of the major ups of June was finishing my final semester of school. I am so excited to be finished with that chapter and move on to the next one. My mom found this adorable bicycle bell and sent it to me as a graduation gift. It is so suiting, my bike has really been my car for the past three years here in Eindhoven. It has gotten me to school on time rain or shine day in and day out. Not to mention that it carries just about anything I require (including my oversized prototypes and a pile of 2x4's)

Who needs a car really anyways?  

I took the new bell out for a spin yesterday and met up with some friends for celebration drinks. 

I've been writing lists and making plans for the coming weeks, so I will have lots of fun activities to share in the near future :)   

I feel so grateful

It was my 25th Birthday on May 28th and I feel so grateful to my wonderful friends and family for their endless support, love and laughter. I feel so fortunate and I want to share my gratitude. 
Also a thank you to all you readers, thank you for taking the time to follow my blog and keep in touch now and then via your comments and emails. It really means so much to me when I hear from you. I have already learned so much about myself from blogging and I look forward to continue to develop myself and my blog as time goes on. Also I look forward to learn more about my fellow bloggers, I promise to continue to share updates and pretty things and to learn from you and ultimately continue to inspire.

a beautiful bouquet of flowers delivered to me from my dear parents across the ocean.
I know that they would have loved to be here to celebrate with me.

yummy mojito recipe found [here]

wonderful friends

graduation project

I am happy to state that I am approaching the end of my final semester as a bachelor student. I would like to share a few snap shots and a short film about this final project that I have been keeping busy with the past weeks. I am so excited and hopeful for the future... before that happens tho I have some loose ends to tie up, a report to finish etc. etc. (I don't want to get too ahead of myself here) 
But overall, my attitude these days is that of relish. 

a bike trip in polaroids

I had such a good time this past weekend touring around the North of Holland. We stopped a few times along the way to snap the above polaroids. The purpose of the trip was to find the tulip fields, but unfortunately we were a bit late in the season to see them in full bloom. Regardless it was a lovely weekend and I am grateful that we were able to finally make it happen. 

planting a tulip

Yes, I know tulips are meant to be planted in late autumn in order to pop up in time for spring but I came across this little bulb on the weekend so I decided to plant it and see if it grows. Here's what I did:

1. find an old tin box (any container will do) I found this one at the second hand shop

2. poke some holes in the bottom to allow for water drainage

3. place the bulb roots downward and lightly pack soil around it leaving the top sticking out

4. water and place outside

It was a beautifully sunny day today (finally, it has been a long awaited spring over here in The Netherlands) perfect for a little bit of gardening. Much more to come!