Ohoh...

More new hardware needed. Just when you think you have everything up and running with a new desktop computer, of course there's something else. My camera broke down. Ohoh. I knew it was going to happen, i have it for a long time already and noticed it sometimes just made up strange color combinations. Now it just makes up colorful photos by itself. It has something creative, but i do also need it to take pictures of what i want to capture.
Got to say goodbye and get a new camera. It's time.
I do have some other things already photographed and never shown on my blog before, so there's still posts coming with pictures, but there are also new felted friends that need to be shot to be able to appear on the blog.
Ok, tomorrow i'll go camera shopping.

New Hardware

My laptop screen was not feeling well!
It was sooo time for me to get a new computer. It arrived yesterday. Sleek, shiny and full of power. I love it. Got a wonderful working screen too.

What i really don't love is Vista. C'mon Microsoft. I didn't ask for a new windows version, that was your decision. Why not make it somewhat more compatible with XP? You know everyone has to make that switch.
Anyways, the last two days i have been working on getting my files from my old laptop onto my new comp, re-installing programs and so on. I am not a huge whizzkid, but i do know quite a lot about how to work with computers, but still i had some struggles getting all my email files from Outlook Express into the new Windows mail (OE doesn't run on Vista) and installing all my fontfiles was a total disaster. After hours of frustration i now found a crazy time consuming workaround, but at least i will be able to have my beloved fonts again. But during that struggle i accidentally deleted some standard windows fonts too and they seem to be really gone now. Oops. Got to find something to fix that. Fixed! Happy again.
Well, besides that it seems that i'm getting a good start, email is back and up and running, favorites are where they belong, photoshop and illustrator are working, most of my files are transferred.
Just a couple more files and then cleaning up my laptop. Yeah, the screen is not how it's supposed to be, but the machine itself still works (a bit slow, esp now that i have this new supadupa fast huge harddrive computer to compair!). The laptop will be used by my Love for his music in his studio. Recycling baby!

Something Orange

Happy Queensday to all Dutchies out there!
This is the first time in my 31 years that i won't be there to celebrate. Besides this post i'm gonna try not to even think about it.
So in honor of Queensday this is my orange post. A blittle bit sad. My all time favorite bowl did not make it in one piece from storage in Amsterdam to my new home in New York. And i was so looking forward having it here.
Hooray for superglue. I got it all back together. Not completely smooth, so i won't be eating my noodles from it anymore. Now it's just a decorative bowl i guess.
Happy Q-day!

Gansevoort and streetart

Just the other day we met up with some old and new friends and had a very delicious dinner and cocktails at the restaurant of the Gansevoort hotel and afterwards went upstairs to the rooftop bar for even more cocktails! Lots of fun and a bit of a hangover the day after... oops...




Me and Love arrived a bit early so we went for a stroll through the meatpacking district and came across this huge piece of wallart! I don't know the artist, but how i love and appreciate discovering great streetart. Which reminded me of my walks through Amsterdam on the hunt for new pieces. And how i still have a lot of unshown discoveries on my hard drive. So added to my to show on my blog list. Maybe a couple pics on a weekly blog post or something.

Issey is back!

Hello....?
Anybody still there?
Ismoyo is back from her journey to London and Amsterdam! Slept off my jetlag and back to work again. But first, the story:
London was great. I had three days there. The first day i've met with Tess, who was wonderful, kind and generous. The next two days were spent in the studio with the creative director of my book and a photographer. We shot a lot of step by step tutorial pictures. All went well and quick, so the first day there was time to go out and have original English beers (i'm not a beer drinker perse, but when in Rome...) and a lovely dinner. The last day we ended early and i went to the publishers' office to meet everyone there. They were very kind, very busy too, one week before the London Book Fair, but still they made time to meet and talk to me.
The following morning i was picked up at 4am to get to the airport to catch my flight to Amsterdam. Yep, the new terminal 5 at Heathrow. No fun, i recommend to try to avoid this terminal for the near future if you can. I was lucky enough to fly out even though everything took forever!

Being back in the Netherlands was amazing. It had been almost a year since i left. I had a busy schedule but in the end i had met up with almost all my friends and family members! Everyday i woke up knowing it would be another joyful day meeting up with the ones i had to miss when in NY.
Time just flew by and before i knew it, it was already time to get back to the big apple.

Got lots more to show and tell, so pics and stories will come over the next days ok?

Travel Ready (almost)

I'm almost off to London and Amsterdam! Whoohoo!!!

Not yet today though, I'll be leaving Monday, but still have a busy weekend ahead of me and i'm not sure if there will be time to blog before i leave...

First i'll have one free day in London. It's been too long since i've last been there. Hope to be able to meet up with Tess and see a little bit of the city. Sounds wonderful, but that one day is also my revive from jetlag day. I'm hoping i can get some sleep on the plane. Then there are two days shooting photos in a studio. No, i'm not a model. Well, a handmodel. Haha. Making the step-by-step photos for my book. The next day i will wake before the sun is up to catch my flight to Amsterdam. Very very much looking forward to visiting my old home town and seeing all my family and friends again. My schedule is crazy hectic. I have one day where no plans are made yet at the end of my stay. Wonder how long that will stay like that...

When i get back to NY, i will do revisions on my book and then i'll finally have some time again to work on other crafty projects. During the last months almost all my time was spent on the book and all other ideas were scribbled down in my notebook. I'll also have some more time to spend on my blog again. I'll revamp the found display stand, want to do some revamping on our bathroom too. Will finally start making pictures of the collages in my journal.
Oh, and of course, obviously, i will show off pictures of London and Amsterdam!! Much to look forward to.

Other big news: I am approaching my 500th blog post. REALLY. 500. I won't let that go by without a celebration. I'll give it some more thought about what to do exactly, but you know it will involve a giveaway! Stay tuned.

Note that I won't bring my laptop with me (withdrawal!) so i doubt if i will be blogging while i'm gone. Too busy doing other fun things anyway. I will get online to check my emails from time to time, but replying can take a bit longer.

Hope to find you all here when i get back! April 15th is my return date!
Stay cute, stay crafty, stay creative!

Easter Breakfast

Wishing everyone a very happy and cute Easter!
We started the day with a sunny breakfast with warm bread, cupcakes, Dutch cheese (Vrolijk Pasen to all my Dutchies!) and colored eggs.
It was lovely.

But ohoh, we turned around and the easter bunny had eaten everything!

Resolutions

Yes, got to loose a few pounds. Moving to a new country obviously (!) means having to try out all the new unknown candies and cakes and other sweet treats. Mmmm my belly likes!
But i'm not too worried about my weight. There are more important things in life.

Things like, don't take on too much at once. Finish projects sooner. Daily Blogging. Stay on top of my administration. Get better at everything i do.

So i'm starting all this today. But first i need to clean. I don't know what happens to me on January first, but i always have to clean and organize.

HAPPY 2008 EVERYBODY! All the best for the new year!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

To all my sweet sweet visitors, Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas!

I am so grateful for all of you, for all your comments and emails, feedback and questions, you are too kind.

Hope you will have a blessed holiday with lots of fun, love, food, and all that goodness.

I will be back after Christmas with my (daily) posts!

(image is from my vintage postcard collection. it has been sent once long ago, but i can't read the postal mark since it's been faded too much. it's from the MUVA postcard company and was printed for the missionary home Saint Willibrord in the Netherlands)

Just in time

We got a tv and cable hooked up in the new apartment, just in time for the new season of Project Runway!

Woohoo. And today the tv was on Bravo all day. Since i missed the last season due to my overseas move. That season had already aired in the US but didn't air in Amsterdam until after i left. And today Bravo had the season's marathon. Back to back episodes.

Decorating the apartment and glancing at the screen every now and then. Lucky me.

New residence

The new place is wonderful! High ceilings, lots of light, wooden floors, closet space, great area, terrific views.
But i don't want to clean no more! Spend the last couple of days with cleaning tools as my bestest friends... Did you know white vinegar is a great cleaning detergent? Gets the toughest stains out almost everything!
Anyway, the place is starting to shine. Yesterday a friend came over with a bottle of champagne. Ooooh!
Sunday a trip to Ikea is scheduled, so we will actually have some furniture in here too. ;)
Got to go, chase a great deal on a tv i just read about!
Tada.

If life gives you sweets

Jump up and dance!

Happy to report good things are happening again. Must say my first months officially living in NY were really tough. Really really tough. Had to pay my dues i guess. There were some moments i didn't know why i was here anymore. And when things were bad, they got worse. And worse.

I haven't gotten into my ordeals here on my blog, didn't want to get my readers all down and depressed, but it was apparent i didn't post as much as i usually did. This will change. I am getting back into things.

Must take the time out to thank my wonderful blog readers for their kind words of encouragement on my blog and in my email. I really found strength from it. Thank you so so much.

My Love and I found a lovely apartment this weekend and are moving in this week. I will be very busy, but in a positive way. It feels like a new start.

Thanks for hanging in there with me, there will be a lot of creative posts again. It might take a little bit still since i don't know how fast i can get an Internet connection set up. But as soon as i do, it's on!

If life gives you lemons

... DO NOT take a blog break.

I posted another version of this post yesterday, if life gives you lemons... take a blog break. But regretted it straight away. Took it down. My blog gives me joy. Keeps me focussed. But got to take care of some things. life is a bit sour right now. i'm working hard to get it sweet again.

I am still trying to keep being creative. Just have to prioritize and spending time on my blog seems to keep falling of the list. I'm sorry. I'm still here.

No Photo?

I think this is my first blog post without a photo ever. Is it? Guess it is. Too many archive pages to go back and check ;)

Just letting my loyal blog visitors know i will be posting a bit less this week. I'm busy walking around town, showing my parents the city! Staying with them in the hotel so i don't have access to my own harddrive (photos!) and internet connection. Yes, if i would want to pay a lot for wireless hotel connections. And I don't. ha.
Did found my way into the business lounge of the hotel so at least i have free internet access here, instead of paying-by-the-minute, downstairs in the lobby. Hooray for me and my 'act-like-you-belong-here' attitude!

Anyway, i am reading my emails and the comments you're leaving for me. Will be back full speed next week. Got stuff to show & tell!

To those waiting for me to reply

My apologies. Issey moved again. Now in Long Beach NY. Right up the beach. But still no internetconnection. Got to walk to the local starbucks to read my mail but don't seem to be able to send anything. :(
I haven't forgotten about any of you and most of my replies are ready to be send in my outbox. Just got to get them through.
I'm not totally missing in action, believe me, i'm really working on it.
Luvluv, Issey
(if you know me like that and have my phone#, give me a call)

Edit: I think i got all my emails sent now. Phew...

Bikes in bloom

Amsterdam is definitely a city of bikes. The 750,000 people who live in Amsterdam own around 600,000 bicycles. Add to that all the abandoned bikes across town and there are more bikes than people! Nearly half of all traffic movement in Amsterdam is by bike. Historically, Amsterdam was not built for cars, in the 17th century, the inner city was built for pedestrians only and the narrow streets and canals do not allow for a smooth flow of cars, let alone sufficient parking space. (a big problem nowadays!) The city is compact and the maximum distance in the city central is approx five kilometres.
So bike people love the city.
I am not a bike person.
One of the few around here. No, i do not ride a bike. No, i do not own a bike. Yes, i do really live in Amsterdam. hihi.
I do have a drivers license, but hey, with this little parking space i don't like to drive around in circles around my block for hours to find a spot to park. I'm more of a public transport girl and lucky for me, i love to walk around.
I don't do bikes.

While most of them are just boring steel things with wheels, some people brighten up their means of transport. During my walks i kept noticing them. When you see so many bikes parked in the streets, the ones decorated with lovely colorful flowers do stand out and make the streets look nicer.

The orange mouse brought back some childhood memories. Does anyone know its name? I remember it being a cartoon on German TV back in the days.
Edit: I was still wondering about the name of that mouse. Today my girl saw this picture and was like, "hey, that's Der Maus!" Go figure. The German mouse is called That Mouse in German.

Hi Momma!

I'm so proud of my mom. Yesterday i was over at my parents to celebrate her birthday and she told me that the other day she, by herself, got behind the computer and visited my website! Good job mom, i knew you could figure out how to do the whole 'online' thing!

It's us in the photo and it fits my current activity (well, just 'til i started this post): Cleaning out clutter and reorganizing my home. Thank you mommy for making me all those cute dresses and helping me tidying up!

On another note, i want to say my heart goes out to all people in Jakarta, my mothers birth place in Indonesia. They are recovering from immense flooding. Please let the lingering rain stay away...

Five going on Thirthy

feathers and a makeup mirror
so young yet already so grown up
dancing and watching the planes go by
she cried

fabrics and a sewing machine
so grown up yet still so young
working and running to catch the late night plane
she smiles

I used to write poetry. I used to do spoken word performances. I used to write. From time to time the words boil up again. Or maybe it's just that some photos deserve to have their own poem.

Happy New Year

- Happy New Year - Gelukkig Nieuwjaar - Selamat Tahun Baru - Bonne Année - Feliz Año Nuevo -

Thank you for visiting my blog, thank you for being loyal readers and sending me emails and leaving me notes. Thank you for encouraging me, inspiring me, blessing me.

Have a happy new year, stay safe and see you in 2007!

this vintage new year's card has been sent to celebrate a prosperous 1975...

Merry Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful merry cute and creative Christmas!

About the postcard:
Prettige Kerstdagen en een Voorspoedig Nieuwjaar = Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.
Printed by Muva. Sent and stamped in 1972.

My past weekend

Can i still tell about my past weekend even though it's Tuesday allready?
Friday evening: If my eyes would be better i would be able to see over the crowd of people and recognize my brother on the opposite balcony in between the rest of the artists. Location: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Event: TMF Music Awards. Visitors: a whole lot, plus me and my mom.
My brother was the opening act with his award show anthem song. (for those who will actually watch the video, my bro is the one next to the dj)
My mom and i were so proud! He also did another performance somewhere in the middle of the show (he even had a brand new car that flew around the air over the crowd!!! it was crazy!) plus he was nominated for an award. Didn't get it though. But did get to go on stage too since the person who did take home the award is a friend plus my brother produced some of his songs, so he earned that award anyway. The winner took him and his dj with him to the stage to pick up the award. My mom did get to see her son on the award stage. We had a great time!
**Edit: Thanks to YouTube, i found a video of the other performance my brother did too. The one with the flying car...

Saturday afternoon: One of my best friends just recently moved to Amsterdam and moved in this great apartment on IJburg, a new area in Amsterdam. There is a long tradition of construction on water over here. In the past extensive parts of the water around the city was filled in for development of the city, leading to creation of harbor islands. The islands in the eastern harbor district have now all been transformed into residential areas.

I felt so dumb not to have brought my camera! Because there was a freedom in building the houses, there are so many creative apartments, so many different colorful buildings. Great architecture. Next time I'll make some photos! We had a lovely time, walking outside, chatting, looking at the buildings and the nature around it, and talking about how to decorate her apartment.

Sunday morning: Who are all those people running through my street?! were my thoughts when i looked out of my window... They're on both sides of the street!

When i realized it was the Amsterdam marathon i got comfy sitting in my open window, lazy in my sweat pants too, just like lots of people who were running, got myself a cup of coffee and enjoyed the show. I must say, when everyone passed (22.000 marathon contestants) it almost felt like i had a workout myself!

Feeling a bit off

Ever since i got back to Amsterdam, i haven't really been able to get back into the swing of things. I constantly feel a bit off. And with that there are a million things to do. Plus i feel flu-ish all the time. I have squeezed in a little creative endeavor here and there, but no real time to blog about it.
I have taken a couple of days off from my freelance extra money gig to get things on track again. Another reason hopefully, is to spend a couple of days with my love. He is currently touring Europe and possible has a couple of days off to spend with me in Amsterdam. That would give me an extra boost of feel good. But i never get too excited before it's actually happening. Hurts too much if things come between unexpectedly.
But whatever happens, I've got some things to share and some time to put it online over the next couple of days. Let's get things flowing again!

snif, snif ... 'choo!

I'm having a cold... I'm cold...
Maybe not too surprising, going from the hot heatwave of NY into the cold, rainy, fall-like weather of Amsterdam (oh, everybody says, we had some real hot days here too! yeah, where are they now?!)
Anyway, my throat is killing me, i hope i have enough soft tissues and i sneeze all the time!
Tomorrow I'm supposed to go to this music festival, Appelsap (Apple Juice) in the park. It seems that every year on the day of that party, it's raining! But now I'm not sure if it's all too wise for me to run around in rain and dance in the mud all day. But i know I'll be seeing a lot of friends there too, so i want to go...
Hmm. Maybe a couple of hours in between rain showers?

Back in Amsterdam; Mom's surprises

So i safely arrived back in Amsterdam yesterday. Didn't have a great trip back, i might do a post about this trips' flight experiences later on. When i finally got to Schiphol Airport, both my parents were waiting for me. They dropped me off at my home and hurried to their work. My house was cleaned from top to bottom and my fridge was filled! How sweet are they?!
Walking through my apartment, trying to re-adjust to being back in Amsterdam again, it felt like some sort of a treasure hunt, since my mom had put small surprises all through the house. Like the tidying up and cleaning wasn't enough right? They're too much. My dad even cleaned all the windows inside and out.
Anyway, the surprises. My mom put a bouquet of beautiful fresh pink flowers in my livingroom. And she used two of my small pink vases to also brighten up my little nick-nack-Buddha-table under my fireplace mantle. (which doesn't have a fireplace, but hey.)
On my sewing table i found a stack of vintage Marion fashion pattern magazines from the seventies she bought at her local market. How great are these? I will definitely make some scans and share them in here one of these days. (I've still got so much to blog about, so don't know when yet)
Check out the picture of some that i already got and posted before, if you like.
On my dresser in my bedroom i found this great display piece. My mom works in a large department store and they were about to throw this out. Luckily she saved it for me. She told me it was used to showcase a special type of watch. But she had very clever displayed one of my necklaces on it. The flower is see through which makes it even more special i think.

There was also a cute Hello Kitty marshmallow lollipop waiting for me. Too sweet to eat!
And one of my aunts left me some Max Faxtor make up she and I both use with a little From: - To: note on it. Sweet!

It's still a bit weird being back here. Still somewhat jetlagged. I go to sleep when everyone else is getting up. I eat when everyone else is sleeping. Ah well, I'll get over it. I've got loads of things on my to-do list waiting for me. Haven't thought about that or looked at it for the last couple of weeks. But I'm not yet back into the swing of things. I miss Brooklyn. I miss my LOVE. Why are we so far apart again? I know we'll see each other again, but i can't be very happy yet right now. I walk through my home and realize i love this place with all my creative corners and decorated walls, but at the same time, i haven't really missed it while i was away. I know i can make a new home in Brooklyn which i will adore just as much.

I am so ready to start working on creative projects again. I just don't know where to start. New York gave me so much inspiration, my head is just overflowing with ideas! So stay tuned, I'm planning to be posting a lot!

0,5 year wedding anniversary!

A little late, I'm running behind on things but i am catching up. Last week me and my love had our 0,5 year wedding anniversary. He took me to this cute restaurant in Park Slope, Brooklyn. I think it was called Beso. I always take cards or menus with me but this place didn't have any. We had a great evening. And look at the great designs they had all over the walls. Next time i move in to a new house and there are walls to paint i want to do this too!


Just before i went over to NY i bought a cute summerdress in Amsterdam. And i thought this was a good occasion to wear it. It makes me feel so cute and pretty! Can i say that about myself and still be humble? The dress just does that to me.


What a couple are we. I took our little glow in the dark duckies with us for a night out and, without knowing this, my love took the momma duckie with him too. So they kept us company throughout the evening.

This is my last week

As a twenty-some young lady. Next weekend i will be hitting the big 3-0! I'm not afraid. I'm feeling pretty good right now. If i look back at the 30 years passed, i can't say it was uneventfull. I travelled a lot, met lots of interesting people, laughed, cried, had much adventures, grew, lived, loved, and learned. I have no regrets. Ofcourse there are things i would do differently nowadays, but hey, you do the best with what you know, right?

To celebrate ME i'm making sure i'm receiving fun mail presents this week.
Yes. I'm hooked to online auctions. Ohoh. And i promised myself not to.
I started selling my old stuff on a Dutch auction site. You know, thinking of moving overseas i can use every euro and the less things to move, the better! So no browsing the offered items on the site. I didn't. For almost 3 weeks.
I made the mistake of clicking on one add, got curious, typed in a search and before i knew it i was bidding already! Ohoh.
Now i've put myself on a 'buy-gifts-for-my-own-brithday'- budget. And already went over. It's just that my heart skipps a beat if i come across an add for something i've never seen before but have been waiting for all my life. How can i not make bids? But not to worry about my future credit reports. This is this week only!

So i'm turning 30 and buying kids postcards and childrens illustration books. Yup. I'm growing up. I could say they're all retro, vintage from the sixties/seventies. But that doesn't change the fact they're still kids things. Well, i get lots of inspiration from all of it.

I'm also looking online for a present for my visa co-sponsor. I love her so much for wanting to help us out and i know there won't be a way to just say thank you. She's a collector too so i'm searching for rare items for her collection.

26 degrees C and updating my links

Whoohoo! Feels like summer. I started out working on my balcony this morning, but when the sun turned it reflected heavily on the screen of my laptop and i couldn't see what i was doing anymore.
So i decided to walk one block from my home and sit at the river (or an offspring of the Amstel river to be correct).
A lot of the benches along side the water were obviously already taken, but luckily, one of my fav spots under the pink blossom trees was still free for me to sit!

I brought my ipod, some icetea and my notebook and really enjoyed the sun, while working out some ideas and adding to my todo lists. I had a good afternoon.

I have been updating my blogroll with some links of other great blogs that i try to visit regularly. Let me mention a few crafty ones i stumbled upon: Moopy & Me, Shim and Sons, Oh joy! and Cutesypoo. More next time.

Missing in Action

I'm so so sorry I have been missing in action for awhile.
I just couldn't find the time, energy or creativity to update my blog.
Just recently, my beloved grandfather had to go to the hospital and sadly, has passed away.
During times like this, nothing seems important anymore.

I know he would want us to continue and enjoy life, so I'm wiping away the tears and say 'Hello World!'.
I promise to be back with some creative goodies tomorrow.

How I celebrate Christmas this year

It's officially Christmas. I know some people on this world only celebrate one day of Christmas, my family does 3!

Yesterday there was Christmas Night. My entire extended family comes together in my grandma's small apartment to celebrate Christmas. We sit together, talk, laugh, eat sandwiches and just before midnight we make an attempt to sing Christmas songs. Otherwise my grandma threatens to go to sleep. Which can be hilarious since she threatens to kick everyone out too! So we sing. Afterwards, me and one of my cousins daughter read a bit from the bible. Than small white candles are passed around and lit. We say the Our Father and then the incredible moment of kissing, walking, getting stuck starts. Everyone wishes everyone a merry Christmas. People will start walking around, figuring out tactics (if i stand still everyone will pass by me), traffic jams occur in the middle of the livingroom, did i kiss you already, did i hugg you already? After a couple of minutes of mayhem, calmness returns when the glasses with red currant gin are filled. There was a time I thought there was a whole religious idea attached to the red gin. Like the blood of Jesus or something. But it seems that back in the day, this part of our family Christmas tradition, started out just because it was the drink my grandma loved!
By this time kids are falling asleep and the evening comes to an end.

Following you Christmas Eve (24th) is Christmas First (25th) and Christmas Second(26th). Some people even add an unofficial Christmas Third! I don't.
Tomorrow I will celebrate with my Mom, Dad, Brother and Boyfriend at my parents place. My mans father, stephmom, little brother and sister will also join us! And two aunts, two uncles, and two cousins. Just a little part of the fam..
We will have a homemade Indonesian Christmas dinner, prepared by my mom with help from my auntie, followed by opening presents from under the tree. I'm looking forward to tomorrow a whole lot.

As a Christmas present to myself, I gave the first day of Christmas to myself! My boyfriend is visiting his mom on the other side of the country and i agreed with myself that today i don't have to anything productive if i don't want to. I can do exactly what i feel like doing and in particular things that get lowered in priority on busy days. So I'm writing in my blog, I'm getting behind my sewing machine, i make some collages, enjoy a long lunch, listen to music, take a bath. Pure relaxation.
I'm happy today.

Counting down to Christmas!

Christmas is coming! I don't mind the winter cold as long as i can sit inside with the people i love, good food, music and ofcourse some sweet craft projects.

My Christmas tree is fake and it's been with me for years. Last year i did buy a small real tree, but i felt sad when it started to loose the green and turned brown on me in January... So I'm back with my small fake tree. Added a pink guirlande and some lights and voila!

The Christmas ornaments i made by accident. By accident? Yep. I was working on something else which included a couple of tiny pompons. And if you know how to make those, you'll recognize half finished pompons in my ornaments. I only added a string and a cute little Christmas bell.
I hung them on the lamp in the middle of my livingroom. Now i bump in to them everytime i walk there. The sound of the little bells makes me smile.