bright flowers

... are what I could need right now! :)

red sea

This year we have treated ourselves with a really nice holiday... we went to Egypt · Red Sea, and it was all about relaxing, swimming, reading good books, snorkeling, eating in good restaurants, watching sunsets, riding camels, diving and a lot of tanning...! 
Now it's back to work until Christmas but believe me, we came home with fully recharged batteries!

an apple a day...

new pattern

Every girl can do with a little liberty from time to time, right? :)

IF : hibernate

It was about time to take part in Illustration Friday again...! 
It is all cloudy outside and days like these make me want to do just like this little squirrel and read good books, drink a hot cup of tea and dream for hours... :)
What is your way of hibernating...?

dalahästar...

The Dala horse is one Sweden's symbol. It is made of carved and painted wood and was originally made by swedish woodcarvers as a toy for their children.
I have always loved it's very simple yet stylish form and have finally decided to create a pattern based on the Dalahäst. :)

pour some colorful milk in your tea...

I know it's all about back to school and autumn coming soon but planning my patterns in advance, I am now working with a  springy feeling in mind which, trust me, is very good considering that Paris will soon be under rain and grey skies again...


Would you like some colorful milk in your tea? :)

how could I not...

love my man? ...When he has these beauties sent to me while working abroad for 2 months... the distance becomes a lot easier to handle when you get these sort of surprises! :)

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

A relaxing break....

I know last time I posted here I said I'd be back in a week time... well, the week became a month and I'm finally back from a little break, it started with a weekend in Brittany after which I came back to work for a week but after that I spent quite some time in Paris and went for a little journey to the Isle of Rhé... it was lovely... here are some pictures... enjoy! :)

lovely pitchers

These are some pitchers I'd love to add to my collection! Meanwhile, I just like to play around with my drawn versions of them.

I'm off for a little national day-vacation in Brittany, see you next week!

longing for an "atelier d'artiste"...

We spent the weekend in Brussel (which was great by the way!) and this was the view from our hotel room...

And this is the part that got my entire attention...

... from the moment I saw this rooftop studio, I wanted to have the same one in my own town/in my own house! (in better condition if possible!) Can you imagine how great it would be to turn it into a studio? A real "atelier d'artiste"!

So I've been looking for some inspiring photos on the internet...

And now I just NEED one... can you blame me? ;)

have a nice week!