Precious vintage book covers

Why are these so precious? Because i love guns or westerns? No not really.
Because it's my mother on the cover!

"The burning hills" on the left is from 1970, "The land of the devil" (eew!) is from 1969. To me that is almost unbelievable since (and i am not lying) my mom really still looks the same today as she did on those pictures.

I have used the picture on the right as the base for an illustration which i put on my very first handmade bag and later on one of my fabric wall art pieces.

I know my mom will go like, eewww, did she have to put these pictures up on her website? yes mommy i did! ;)
Love you miss you. See you soon.

Paper doll house project 2007

My dear online friend Babelfish is doing a great job organizing the Doll House Project.
Due to my overseas move i haven't had much time before to work on it. But i'm getting there. Wasn't expecting to be moving so much in my first two months here. (moved apartments again this week! ohoh, and i'm not a moving person at all)
but i've got the feeling i'm in a good place now, where for now i can get things up to speed again. i'm so behind on so many things. and i hate it to keep people waiting.
But about the dollhouse project. It is supposed to be done by the end of this month. I will have it done by then. That's my plan at least. Get it send out first week after. Risa had her room done way in advance. You go girl! You can see her wonderful dressingroom on flickr.
I won't be able to get all crafty crazy with this project unfortunately, but i'm making a digital collage mixed with illustration in Ismoyo style. So i'm hoping to be able to send out a vintage/cute bedroom when i'm done!

Vintage button swap

Sally from Shim + Sons is organizing this great vintage button swap! But...
I found out about it the day after the final signup date. And... i wouldn't be back in Amsterdam with all my lovely vintage buttons in time to make the send out deadline either.

*not a happy puppy*

The only thing i could do was leave a message saying that if there would be ever a second edition i wanted to be in it! And now Sally has been so great to let me participate anyway, and with a later deadline! Thank you!