The art of words

Every monday Dutch magazine Flow, which is one of my favorite magazines, gives away 500 gifts. On twitter they announce when they open the website where you can leave your name and adress. And last monday, I won! The whole day at work I checked twitter and in the afternoon they finally opened the website. This is what I won:

I love prints and art with positive words or quotes. You can find a lot of beautiful posters on Etsy lately. Here are some of my favorites.

1. Audrey Hepburn quote, Unraveled design on Etsy

2. Mixtape, Handz on Etsy

3. Black and white, www.honeybeeinthecity.blogspot.nl

4. Minty vintage letters, RetroLovePhotography on Etsy

5. Birds, www.bettyjoy.blogspot.nl

6. True love, ProjectType on Etsy

7. A job you love, MiraDoson on Etsy

Pin board: Happy geometric

Geometric quilt: boosterseat on Etsy

Geometric linocut cards: HandPrintedByDavid on Etsy

Neon geometric hanging cubes: SketchInc on Etsy

Iphone case: Katnawlins on Etsy

Leather bracelet: Folksy

Yellow pillow: Whitenest on Etsy

Wood chevron ring: Inthelavenderhaze on Etsy

For more geometric inspiration check my pinterest!

Thank you grandpa

When more than ten years ago my sweet grandfather died, my grandmother gave me his collection of cigar bands stored in a cigar box and old square tin. The boxes were filled with post envelopes (my grandparents owned a post office when they were young) with serial codes written on it. I didn't really know what to do with it and so the boxes were stored in a drawer of my desk for about 12 years.

A couple of months ago I found the collection again when cleaning up my old room at my parents house. I still don't know why my grandmother gave me the cigar bands but I decided I had to do something with it. As soon as I opened the boxes a scent of cigars reached me (which still reminds me of my grandfather). Inside the envelopes I found a lot of golden cigar bands with illustrations of birds, butterflies, flags, insects, logos and flowers. I started to sort the bands by series and discovered a lot of double ones. I was kind of surprised to see that the vintage images are so beautiful en colorful! I decided to make an artwork of it and give it a nice place in my home. I simply glued the bands next to each other on a white paper. I love the golden gloss when the sun shines on it!

I also cut off the sides of some of the cigar bands and glued only the illustrations on some book pages. I hung it on the back of the door to my study room with washi tape.

White color splash

White is the best basic color in interior design if you ask me. It is pure, bright and creates a sense of cleanliness and sincerity. It makes all the other things speak out. I love white rooms with a splash of color accents because the colors really stand out, white visually creates space in a room and you can change the color accents easily whatever the season (or your mood) is.

Here is some inspiration.

DIY tip: punch a bunch

A very easy way to make a sweet artwork is by using die-cut punches. You can buy them almost everywhere. I stumbled on two punches yesterday in a drugstore.

What do you need?

A die-cut punch (any shape you like)

A couple of magazines

Photo glue

Paper (white or colored)

Cut some shapes with your punch from a magazine page. I like to use magazines because of the variety in colors and therefore the different front and back of your punched shape.

Now pick to pieces and double fold each. Glue two folded shapes next to eachother so that it forms a new shape.

When you keep on making little 3D shapes like this, you will create a colorful and pretty collection! Very easy isn't it? It's also a sweet thing to use on a homemade birthday card for example.