All silks are beautiful, but some silks are more beautiful than others

After each shopping trip I come home with one favorite.
One silk that is by far the most beautiful of all.
The silk that makes you forget all other silks.
The one silk that makes your whole trip worth while.
The one and only that makes your previous favorite silk seem like a dirty (and smelly) wash cloth.

This time this is the one, my new love:

Needless to say that it is by far the most expensive one and that I will probably end up not selling it at all, but that is ok. 

The silks are finally here!!!

Yes indeed!

After neglecting you for several months, we have to catch up. Since my last post I have travelled to India to hand pick new silks. This time I had a very special travel mate, my 8-year old son Maurits. He has been persisting for more then a year that he would like to come, but I was not convinced that he would enjoy the silk shopping part of the trip. I was reluctant because We could not afford spending all our time in malls and swimming pools.

But, honestly, I have to say that I was blown away by his patience, perseverance and good taste. And all this is apart from being excellent company! So this time we travelled together (plane, car, riksja), we ate together (coconut, biryani, palak paneer, pani puri, and more...), and we shopped together (silks, elephants and everything in between). For 10 full days we enjoyed and inhaled Mumbai to the fullest and yes, we did do malls and swimming pools too.

Today, after more then 2,5 months, our silks finally arrived. I needed the help of all the neighborhood kids (including my own)  to get all the silk inside. But they now have excellent crates to play in!

So stay tuned for new beauties to appear in my shop soon.......

(Pictures are a courtesy of Eric Fecken)

 

Etsylokaal actie #etsylokaal

Etsy wordt in Nederland steeds populairder. Sinds ik mijn winkeltje heb geopend op Etsy - nu bijna 4 jaar geleden - is het aantal winkels verveelvoudigd. Het is werkelijk een genot om te zien hoeveel leuke creatieve dingen er worden gemaakt. Sommige gadget wil ik gelijk hebben en van andere wou ik dat ik het had bedacht.

Het leuke van browsen op Etsy dat het mij een aantal keer overkwam dat ik geheel onder de indruk was van een leuke winkel, om er vervolgens achter te komen dat mijn collega zowat bij mij om de hoek woonde.

En daarom is Etsylokaal een leuk initiatief, geinicieerd door Annabel Thomas (waar je terecht kunt voor de leukste tweedehands items). Koop eens iets leuks dat niet in batches van 1000 in een ver oosters land is gemaakt, maar bij jou in het dorp! En als extraatje wordt je bestelling geheel gratis bezorgd!

Dus koop local en wordt ook nog eens beloond met gratis verzendkosten. Hier vind je alle Nederlandse winkels de die hele maand juni met deze actie meedoen: http://etsylokaal.tumblr.com/

Gebruik om de gratis verzending te krijgen de coupon code: ETSYLOKAAL

Happy shopping!!!

Monique

Leuke snorre kussen van Studio Soetwaer (Nicole Kloosterman) uit Heilo

discount on neon velvet silks in May

During the month of may I will be offering a 10 % discount on all the neon velvet silks in my shop. These silks are incredibly beautiful and versatile. As you are all into redecorating your homes think of these vibrant colors! check out all the silks on sale here.

 Green neon blue pink yellow Indian extravaganza

Orange blue two tone polka dots India silk brocade 

Neon orange green pink velvet retro circles

Please do not use coupon codes on these silk items!