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I am dreaming of a small Christmas world...

Published on 2012-12-19 10:42:18

Remember my Kokedama tutorial? I have now changed ingredients. Instead of a lovely vinca minor I really wanted to exploit the small planet-look of the Kokedama, so I have been looking everywhere for a small pine tree. Well, the smaller they are, the

Make your own moss world: Kokedama Tutorial

Published on 2011-03-31 02:59:56

Antoine de Saint Exupéry's Little Prince came from a planet scarcely any larger than a house. He shared his little planet with good plants, bad plants, a couple of vulcanos and one beautiful rose. The image of this small asteroid covered in green wi

As the world turns... green

Published on 2010-09-06 07:54:42

Urban GreenA plant takes up space. Which is fine if you have space but more complicated if you live in a Harry Potter-style broom closet. But plants are even being used as purifiers by Nasa so it might be worth throwing a few pair of shoes away in fa

Are you broken? I can fix you

Published on 2010-09-06 06:33:39

Wednesday 1 SeptemberI had parked my bike next to someone else's when I noticed one thing missing: the other bike only had one pedal. 'How uncomfortable for the riders' right foot!' I thought. My grocery shop was across the street so I started walkin

Oh. I can change the world

Published on 2010-09-06 06:05:59

Floods, another oil spill, giant hail, food riots... OK. Yes. I understand. A lot of things are not going very well in the world and there are many reasons to be sad. But at the same time... should I be sad because I can't do much about it? A week ag

A poodle under my bed: a post about monsters

Published on 2010-06-10 15:21:02

At exactly 02.47 PM on 3rd October 2007 in Central Park, New York, I discovered poodles scare me.At that moment in time a perfectly trimmed, white poodle was walking majestically towards me and I swear the pavement cracked underneath his paws: he was

The importance of looking carefully

Published on 2010-06-07 12:13:37

It was rush hour at the Amsterdam railway station and I was on my way to Brussels. The train was running late and as a consequence everybody was walking up and down the platform impatiently, moving in coordinated blocks. That's how I saw her: at one

Imaginary safari chasing art

Published on 2010-06-01 08:37:07

I was born on an island shaped like a three-legged monster and rugged like an old fisherman's forehead. The sea has always been renowned for its abundance in marine life, especially sword fish and tuna. But the land was poor of animals, except from t

Music for your moods

Published on 2010-05-30 08:34:20

How are you feeling today? I woke up insanely happy and after my first coffee the melancholy swept me off my feet. Undoubtedly some other mood will knock me down soon. You know what I hate most about mood swings? I have to walk to my iPod and change

Urban Storytellers: the world as a drawing sheet

Published on 2010-05-28 02:24:30

When we are little, grown-ups are always telling us off when we extend our drawing surface to anything that isn't paper: walls, human legs and let's not forget the living room's antique table. So we learn how to not use walls, human legs and antique

Excuse me, there is a pigeon in my living room

Published on 2010-05-27 06:12:00

Something interrupted me while listening to music and writing away this morning. That something was flapping vigorously in my living room, making it impossible for me to go in. It was a lovely morning so I had opened all the windows and somehow a ver

Do you want these as much as I do? Retro camera's

Published on 2010-05-27 03:51:17

Camera's are synonymous for traveling, success, creativity. They symbolize your lifestyle. Well, at least if you own the right one. How does the perfect camera look? Retro, cool and classy. Oh, and easy to use...{1} Polaroid SX70 original, legendary