While I’m on the topic of gorgeous handmade things (when am I not on this topic, you might wonder?), do you remember a couple of months ago I posted some sublime pieces created by Danish ceramicist Jette Arendal Winther, of which I found while perusing fave blog bientôt demain? Here is a pic to jog your memory…

Well, I’m excited to let you know that I just found out about an online boutique called danish ceramics which, as you may have guessed, specialise in danish ceramics! And it is here where you will find all of Jette Arendal Winthers one of a kind pieces, sold exclusively through this site. They will ship with a postal fee of around $40, and her pieces are upwards of around $33 each…

You can read more about danish ceramics right here, check out their designer line up here, and view jette’s pieces here. And if anyone’s asking, I like this one. No wait, this one. Oh, this one! Hmm, I’m besotted. still.

Being so far away from my homeland can be hard sometimes. Sure, I love Holland. And I adore France. But I love my home country, with its dusty deserts, sparkling ocean,golden sands, and fabulous foliage. Not to mention my family and dear friends. My homeland inspires me tremendously, and I miss it.

So every now and then, it does me the world of good to receive little pieces from home, little memories, little handmade creations, little notes. It makes me feel less far away, and allows my wandering heart to play a little by my home shoreline, if only by imagination, triggered by these little mementos.

Yesterday, I received some very special creations from Australia that I have had my eye on for some time now…

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when I first saw these pencils on the paperboat press blog, my heart sang. They say “fill your paper with the breathings of your heart”, by wordsworth. I can’t wait to start writing with one of them, I find myself calmed and nurtured just by the sight of them on my desk.

beautiful handmade tags, with perfectly handpicked quotes. They are smooth to the touch and they remind me of the glassy pacific ocean on a still and sunny day.

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As soon as I opened the package I wanted to photograph them. So, on this sunny morning, that’s exactly what I’ve done. I thought they looked pretty on my window sill, with it’s watery background and shadow-happy light. I hope you like them.

I’d also like to make an official announcement here in the (blog)house that their creator, dear Kylie of paperboat press, has recently opened her online store! It is filled to the brim with her handmade goodies, ready to be shipped off all over the world, wherever you may be..

So, make yourself a cup of tea, and take a look around her beautiful online boutique. While you’re there, please check out her blog which I adore, her book of poetry published by murdoch books, and here’s a sneak peek into her studio too (I want to play in there!).

Thank you Kylie, for being such an inspiration, and for ‘bringing me home’. I can’t wait to meet you one day.

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I am on my way to hit the hay, but before I do so, I wanted to check that you had all seen artist ann wood’s insanely inspiring home/studio over at design*sponge. It comes complete with a shipwreck on a rolling, frothy sea of antique wedding gowns. I am flipping out!!

Girl’s got my number.

Well, she doesn’t actually, but if I were at a party I’d give it to her and hope with all my heart that she’d invite me round for a cup of tea. Check out the full post of images and captions here. And then check out Ann’s awesome work here.

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Oh boy, it’ll be sweet dreams for me tonight!!

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Oh did I say in my last post that stockists will be revealed in this post? I meant the next one, after I get a night of sleep. sleeeeeeeeeeeeep.

…has me mesmerised. He will be exhibiting at Michele Sauvalle’s atelier in Paris (yes shh, she is one of my secrets from the book!) between June 4 and June 30, so be sure to check out the exhibition if you are in the city. And please say hi to Michele for me.

For location details please click here. And for more information about Stéphane, you can visit his detailed website right here.

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coming up next: new stockist updates for Paris: Made By Hand for Europe and Australia, yeeha!!

An Hoang explores concepts of time, longing, and nostalgia in her paintings. She combines imagined and existing interiors in transparent layers, inviting the viewer to find familiarity.

The moment I began viewing An’s work I was captivated by the memory of my old Paris apartment: The beautiful empty shell of it as we walked out the door, ready to start our new lives in Amsterdam.

A painter living in New York City, An has her first solo exhibition titled the space between opening on June 7, right here in The Netherlands, at the Livingstone Gallery, in The Hague.

The exhibition runs from June 7 – July 26. For more details visit the Livingstone Gallery by clicking here.

And to see more of An’s work you can visit her website here, and read her artist’s statement here. Thank you for letting me share your beautful work here in the (blog)house dear An! I hope to see you at your exhibition opening.