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3 Storage bags for our camper

I hear you thinking… “why are these camper bags”? Well they were made specifically to fit the storage of our Chausson camper. This is why both side panels have hand grips, so they are easily stored and pulled out of the niche in the ‘garage’ of the camper. I made the bags in 3 distinctlyContinue reading “3 Storage bags for our camper”

Eton Mess

Eton mess is one of my favorite deserts and really easy to make. Although the original recipes are mainly cream based, our variant uses half cream and half mascarpone and is really extremely simple to make. Preperation time: 15 mins The ingredients (6-8 persons): 500 ml cream 500 g mascarpone 500 g strawberries 200 gContinue reading “Eton Mess”

Handles for felt bags

I haven’t spent much time explaining how to make handles for felt bags yet, but they are really not difficult and you can experiment and adapt the outer edges of the handle’s look and feel to fit the models of the bags you are designing/making. How to make handles: 1) cut rectangular pieces of felt2)Continue reading “Handles for felt bags”

Felt bag Model 1

This felt bag model is the first I ever attempted and I still believe it is the easiest one to make because you can easily add the handles to the felt before you stitch the seams and the bottom. This is more a computer or handbag than it is a shopping bag model. The bagContinue reading “Felt bag Model 1”

SMOSKONTE

“Smoskonte” is Flemish for someone who makes a lot of mess with food. The letters are embroidered with the same color, but through the angle of embroidery they appear to be of different color. Download links for the embroidery files Smoskonte.PES (embroidery file)Smoskonte.AI (vector file outlined)

Christmas bags

Christmas 2020 was bad because we couldn’t visit our dear ones. Instead of having to do festive preparations we had lots of time to work on creative projects. My husband and I decided to make goodie bags for brothers and sisters which we would go and hand them at their doorsteps on Christmas eve. TheContinue reading “Christmas bags”

Kokkie en Peppie

Kokkie and Peppie was a show on television when I was a kid. The word ‘kokkie’ also means ‘small cook’ in Flemish. That made it somewhat funny to do this duo of aprons. When hosting diner parties, I guess in a lot of households, its going to be one taking care of the cooking andContinue reading “Kokkie en Peppie”

Grand Chef

During Corona I finally bought an embroidery machine. Since we couldn’t visit anyone, I started to make cooking aprons for the family and some friends. Some very personal ones, some more generic, some in English and some in Flemisch. Because it is not easy to find nice embroidery designs I made my own and gladlyContinue reading “Grand Chef”

Carrot-parsnip soup with a spicy Thai twist

Preparation time: 15 minutesCooking time: 1 hour The ingredients: 400 g parsnip (3-4 roots) 400 g carrots 2 cloves of garlic 1 onion 2 shallots 0,5-1 tsp. Thai red curry paste 200 ml coconut milk 2 cubes of low fat chicken bouillon 1 tsp. coriander powder salt & pepper margarine (optional) The work: Clean the parsnip, theContinue reading “Carrot-parsnip soup with a spicy Thai twist”

Chocolate Mousse

Preperation time: 15 minutesCooking time: 1 hour (includes 30 mins cooling time) The ingredients: 300 g chocolate 2 eggs 3 tbsp. rum 0,5 l wipping cream What you need: Normally I don’t make a habit of listing how many pots and pans you need to make a recipe, but since you really need a lotContinue reading “Chocolate Mousse”