Back in the day; drawings from the past

My mum is awesome. There, I said it. Why she is awesome? Well, she is my mum and that fact alone is worth that title hahaha. But in all seriousness. My mum is amazing at drawing and painting. She started at a very young age with drawing and luckily she also saved some of those drawings. I am very happy to share these with you. My mum drew these when she was about 12 years old!

I also created a website with my mum's art and drawings. So if you like what you see or want to learn a bit more about my mum and her art, please visit this website. 

A biketrip in pictures

Yesterday the weather started of very dreary and with rain. Luckily it changed in the afternoon, so me and my parents decided to make use of this sudden burst of sunshine and take a short biketrip. Even though I life in a big city there are still some very nice spots where you can enjoy nature. Along the way I took some pictures. I hope you like them!

This last picture shows the Dutch glass houses where fruit, flowers and vegetables grow. Let's hope the summer is going to be a good one, because I would love to make many more trips like these!

A first: crafting cards

Hi everyone! I hope you are all having a great weekend. I am having a very relaxed few days, watching movies (finally saw the King's Speech) and doing some crafting. It's a first for me to make cards and I would like to share the endresuslt with you. The design of the cards is quite simple, due to it being my first time! Do hope you like these.

I had alot of fun making them, so I will defenitely be making more very soon. The craftingbug has bitten me. What have you been doing this weekend? And do you like crafting? Let me know in the comments, would love to hear from you!

Summer outfit: marine/navy and coral

I absolutely love this combination of the marine/navy style and wonderful coral. Perfect outfit for a nice summer day, stroll down the beach and sip a cold beverage. Shoes in hand, not on feet haha. Heels are way too high, but they look great none the less. When it gets colder just throw on the blazer and off for a night out.

A gift? A cupcake!

For my sisters birthday I wanted to do something different. Not your average gift. Because I had been baking alot of cupcakes I thought I would make some especially for her. I am really happy with how they turned out, hope you like them too!

Can I be in Gryffindor please?

I saw this survey on Sinead's awesome blog called Sinead in the sun. As a big Harry Potter fan I could not resist. So here are my answers. Feel free to steal and take the survey yourself!

1. If you went to Hogwarts which house would you be sorted in?
Probably Hufflepuff, but I would convince the sortinghat I should go in Gryffindor!

2. Have you ever been to the HP midnight release?
No I haven't. I am not much of a nightowl I guess.

3. What did you think of the Deathly Hallows?
Love it! A great end to a brilliant story.

4. How many times have you reread the books?
Not many times really, but about 3 or 4 times. In both English and Dutch

5. Whose death was the saddest?
Dobby and Fred ofcourse. But most sad are Lupin and Tonks L

6. If you went to Hogwarts would you rather have an owl, a cat, or a rat?
Owl, for sure! One as cool as Hedwig!

7. What do you think of the movie Half-Blood Prince?
Awesome, love the story on Snape. One of my faves!

8. What do you think of the Deathly Hallows being split in two?
Good decision, more HP and more details. It deserved two movies. 

9. Have you read the Tales of Beedle the Bard?
Yes, I bought it and that the stories were really nice!

10. When did you first become a Potter fan?
After the first movie. Thought Harry and the whole world of magic were amazing.

Favourite…

Female character?
Luna and Molly Weasly

Male character?
Harry! But I have a weakness for Draco too.

Professor?

                                                                  Lupin and Lockhart

Death Eater?
Lucius Malfoy, so wickedly evil but sexy at the same time….uh yeah.

Magical creature?

Hyppogryf  (how is that spelled anyway!?)

Spell?
Lumos, Bombarda and Accia

Book?
Half Blood Prince!

Movie?
All of them but I especially love 4, 5 and 6

Hogwarts House?
Gryffindor

Place?
The Gryffindor Commonroom

Weasley?
Molly, she kicks ass.

Couple?
Tonks and Lupin, too sweet!

                                                                                 This or that…

Gryffindor or Slytherin?
Gryffindor

Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff?
Hufflepuff

Fred or George?
Uuhm, both. They are just awesome as a pair!

Ginny or Luna?
Luna, I don’t really like Ginny. And I love the fact the Luna is a bit weird and different.

Butterbeer or Firewhiskey?
Butterbeer sounds awesome.

Diagon Alley or Hogsmeade?
Hogsmeade.

Books or Movies?
Both! But because it started with the books, I will go with books.

Half Blood Prince or Deathly Hallows?
Ah, how can I pick? Not fair! Love both damnit!

Sorcerer’s Stone or Chamber of Secrets?
Chamber of secrets, it is technically advanced and the actors are better. But  I love the first one too, cause that is where it all started. With Harry in the broomcloset.

Lupin or Sirius?
Lupin, my fave teacher. Such a sweet man.

Harry/Ginny or Harry/Hermione?
Harry and Ginny. Though I am not a fan of Ginny. Hermione and Ron is the way to go.

Lavender Brown or Parvati Patil?
Parvati. Lavender sucks haha. No just kidding.

Seamus Finnigan or Dean Thomas?
Both too adorable!

Kreacher or Dobby?
Dobby, without a doubt.

Dan or Rupert?
Dan is my man :D

Bellatrix or Narcissa?
Bellatrix is evil and crazy, but she is awesome in doing the evil thing.

Voldemort or Tom Riddle?
Tom, as Sinead also mentioned in her blog: Tom is hot!

Hedwig or Crookshanks?
Hedwig, not a catperson and love owls!

Picture perfect

In my local park there is this beautiful flowergarden. I love going there, just walking around and taking pictures while enjoying all the flowers. Because I live in a big city, places like these make me feel very happy and calm. I love my city alot, but sometimes it is just nice to hide away in nature!

And a picture of me (sort of) trying to capture the bees on camera!