this week has been very unproductive as we are trying to adjust to the heat. it is driving some of us a little bit crazy. i doubt i'll manage to update the shop by the end of the week.
hope your week has been good so far..

Léon blew his five candles today. he and his friends celebrated with a nice pirate birthday party last saturday. the cake is made of chocolate, strawberries and cream.

the holidays at home are fun and exhausting. I helped Léon make his teddy earlier.

the roles are reversed at home at the moment. I am making a mess and Léon makes tidy lines..

oops, i didn't mean to be away that long from this space but i got caught up by the school holidays, the lovely weather and visits from friends..
the ikea sofa above was found in the street yesterday with a note saying 'please take me' so i did!
next, a pile of fabrics awaiting home projects
and the only sewing i did during the holidays is the boys' curtains, i have had the ikea fabric for more than a year, so relieved i can cross that off my list. making (lined!) curtains is such a daunting task ..
some new Lumi dolls in the making very soon x

in blossom

the apricot tree is in blossom just in time to welcome the vernal Equinox tomorrow.
Spring is for sure my favourite season.

scenes #2

I dug out the old trees made from Stephanie's pattern last year.
some paper ornaments tutorials to play with when i find a minute: paper balls, flower garland (via udder), and snowflakes

scenes #1

the pre Christmas days are definitely the busiest days of the year..
I finally managed to grab my camera today and took a few shots around the house. julian thinks the little lady in Welsh traditional costume is creepy but i love her.

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first chocolate cake, first ride on the car, first birthday on the first of December.
Leaving the maternity yard and going home with little Lucien feels like yesterday..

julian and Léon made the birthday card using one of these pop up card tutorials (found via Elsita)

cool tattoos

rain, rain, rain
Chacha's tattoos brightened the weekend up. I grew up with Alain Gree's books and Chacha's collection with his illustrations makes me very happy.
thank you for your nice comments about the website, it still needs a bit of work but a nearly one year old is keeping me pretty busy at the moment and i can't do much about it.