Hasta La Ideas

I must admit until now I have not been a big online shopper when it comes to furniture but visiting shops like A White Room makes me re-think this. There are plenty of things that I can easily buy here. I'm a big sucker for beautiful lamps… someone asked me recently what I collect …I came to the conclusion… designer lights new and vintage ones. I believe they are so important for any room and once you start focussing a bit more on lighting you will soon find yourself buying more … my picks from A white room would be: this normann hang lamp; the camping stool; the alma stacking chairs for kids by magis; the arper leaf chair for our balcony and I always have place anywhere in my home for the componibili square modulars from kartell…. there is a sale going on right now at A White Room… so go on, treat yourself albeit it just for a smal accesoiries…. a bit more about A White Room right here…

It was during the last months of last year while looking for Christmas gifts that I noticed the great online boutique The Vitrine, because I absolutely heart their collection. The Vitrine was founded by the lovely Blaire Dessent. Blaire was born in San Diego, but now travels back and forth between Paris and New York… in her heart she always knew she wanted to be a 'store-lady' and with a taste like this I understand why…like I said I love her shop and these are some of my favorites: dipped rope necklace; serving bowl; Le Sac and the AstackB candle holders…

… last but not least these Notebooks…enjoy shopping at The Vitrine!

Image: handmade jewelry by Martice

Dutchhandmade is a great source when looking for Dutch and Belgian Etsy sellers specifically but it also brings you good information about coming and past events, how to be an entrepreneur in the handmade world, meet other people who are creatively engaged and more. The editors of Dutchhandmade all have their own etsy shops, for example the items in this post, and are passionate about spreading the word for handmade products…click here to see the blog and use the drop-down menu's to easily navigate around the blog …. if you have a question or would like to joing, just end Dutchhandmade an email. 

Image above: handmade accesoiries by MadeByMo 

Image below: handmade jewelry by TwoTreesBelgium 

Art Hound is a blog about good art but it also a great concept of how Kate helps you find the perfect art for your home…Kate Singleton is an art lover and has turnd her passion into a businnes by becoming an art consultant with a strong focus on using the internet. She believes that the internet has revolutionized the art market over the last decade, giving artists and art enthusiasts an unprecedented opportunity to co-mingle and do business and in this sometimes overwhelming offering of nice pieces Kate would like to offer her your help and make some pre-selections for you based on your briefing…great, I love this concept! Find more information here on Kate's blog: Art Hound!

Ann Louise is a new sponsor of Bloesem and although this label is mainly about handmade jewelry I couldn't resist showing you some other work from German artist Antje…namely her 'kesser kasten' not sure what the proper English translation is, but Antje makes super fun art pieces for your wall out of old drawers, but like I said  in her etsy shop you will mainly find her jewelry made out of different buttons, beads and gems, fabrics and fibers, and other small treasures that she collected during her travels around the world…. visiting Antje's blog will tell you a bit more about her life…