around the world

New books on the pouf!
Son Minne and husband Henk visited London for the weekend. They stayed at my niece Afra and had a wonderful time.

They brought home some very inspiring interior books.
Gypset Living by Julia Chaplin and How We live by Marcia Prentice.
Both books are not typical interior design books, they contain creative interiors around the world.
Yesterday I flipped through the pages and got an overdose of inspiration...
Today I'm going to read the books one by one, at ease on the sofa.

sour & sweet & spring

Some maternity gifts I've made for sweet baby [jules].

A wood & word sign and a wood & word hare hanger with his beautiful name.

and Y A Y, it's officially spring today!

oh baby baby

oh baby baby, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Looking for a sweet little maternity gift?

Baby's name imprint on a handmade wood & word sign.

wood & word sign

wood & word sign, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

In most cases my handmade stools get a personal touch, by stamping the name of the new owner on the bottom of the seat frame. Everyone is reacting excited about this addition.

Sometimes I label a piece of recycled wood with a personal text or message to send it along with the chairs.
Because of the nice comments and the surprising success @ the Woonbeurs, it seems a good idea that everyone can order a favorite text.

The recycled wooden label is from now on called a WOOD & WORD SIGN.
You can order your own custom made ‘wood & word sign’ with whatever text.
(keep the text short, otherwise it does not fit on the sign)

Imagine almost anything is possible;
[your name] [just a word] [a message for your lover] [love] [something stupid] [something funny] [your life motto]

Use it as a 'postcard' and it will be sent to the address you want.

The price for a sign is € 10 including shipping costs for the Netherlands and Europe. (shipping costs at any other country will be € 2,50 extra).

friday i'm in love

friday i'm in love, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

This lovely T-shirt is a present from my love. He brought it for me from his business trip to London. The tune of The Cure's song is in my head when I see it ...

"I don't care if Monday's blue
Tuesday's gray and Wednesday too
Thursday I don't care about you
It's Friday, I'm in love"

Yes of course, today I wear it!

irresistible

irresistible, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

gooD mooD

gooD mooD, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

It is quite an honour being a guest in her weekly 'friday with an illustration' blog Nitinha. Artist, painter and interior designer Anita Damas of gooD mooD factory has made an illustration of me and my work and this masterpiece certainly brought me in a very good mood.

The details of this piece of art are striking and stunning; my Kronan bike and stools are very similar. Even the way I put my feet are so me and I love the dress with Villa Augustus logo and will suggest the design as a new spring outfit!

I know Anita for a while and we actually met through Flickr and I became a fan of her work and photography. She lives with her family in Brasil and her little boy Ivo is so adorable!

I'm touched by this gift of a friend I have never actually met and lives on the other side of the world. Gracias Anita!

wood & wool wedding stool

wood & wool wedding stool, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

Lately I have had various romantic orders from customers. Alan ordered a valentine stool and namesake Ingrid ordered a complete collection with ♥ garland.

The most original custom made order came from New York; Liz asked me if I could make a stool with a very personal touch as a wedding gift. She told me that her friend Jen discovered my work through Poppytolk.

Liz suggested the romantic idea, to carve the wedding date of Jen & Dan in one of the stool legs and asked me if that was possible.

A few weeks before Christmas, Kaylovesvintage offered me a Dremel Stylus multitool, that she didn't use herself and that I might use for my wooden business... How kind of her to think of me and so I sent her a little handmade x-mas tree. At that time I didn't have the slightest idea this thing was a good swap.

So I carved the wedding date in the little orange crossbar of the stool and the tool from Kay was very helpful. First I practised some carving on a piece of wood and soon I found out it was fun! (and no I am not mistaken in the date, for it is a belated wedding gift). This kind of tool is a little 'dangerous' because I can't stop figuring out what I can carve next...

This morning Liz told me the wedding stool is delivered in New York and Jen & Dan love their present!

a little present from chikuwa

a little present from Chikuwa, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

This morning the postman delivered a gift from Japan.

Lynn sent me a handmade stamp of my stool. Lynn is a customer from Japan who has ordered even 4 stools! One stool for herself, one stool for her partner and the third stool for her dog Chikuwa. How cool is that! Recently she ordered a pink one for her mother in Taiwan.

Lynn is a sweetheart! She always sends me sweet comments and nice photos when a stool has arrived.

Some weeks ago she announced she has a present for me; the Japanese stamp artist Norio was making a stamp for me and I got a sneak preview. This morning the surprise package from Japan arrived and it did not only contain the handmade wood & wool stool stamp with a Japanese label, but also lots of colored ink and ink pens, a few examples and a manual in Japanese.

Thank you dear Lynn, it is a very precious gift! Super sweet.

This afternoon I think I'd better enjoy stamping with my daughter.