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woensdag 31 oktober 2012

DIY - Christmas Decoration

As promised, a post about how to fold your own christmas decoration with the DIY package of Quiero!  They will be for sale soon at the Hubshop and my webshop, and Sunday 4 November for sale at my stall at the Diezijn Leuk Markt in Groningen.

Zoals beloofd, een bericht over hoe je je eigen kerstbal/-decoratie kan vouwen met je zelfmaak-pakket van Quiero! Binnenkort te koop bij de Hubshop en mijn webshop, en Zondag 4 November zijn ze te koop bij mijn kraam op de Diezijn Leuk Markt in Groningen.

I will write this post both in English and in Dutch, so that everyone who'll buy the package wil be able to understand.

Ik zal dit bericht, zoals je kunt zien, zowel in het Engels, als in het Nederlands schrijven, zodat iedereen die mijn zelfmaak-pakketje heeft gekocht het kan begrijpen.

In your package will be a either a template which you can use to make the decorations from any kind of paper you'd like, or one or more ready-to-use papers. When you have bought the package with the template, you'll need to transfer it to paper first.

In je pakketje zit ofwel een sjabloon, waarmee je zelf deze leuke decoratie kan maken van welk papier je maar wil, of wel een kant-en-klaar papier dat je direct in elkaar kunt vouwen. Als je het sjabloon hebt gekocht, moet je het patroon eerst overnemen op het door jou gewenste papier.

In the package there are two paper shapes, one slightly bigger than the other.

In het pakketje zitten twee papieren vormen, eentje is net iets groter dan de ander.


1. Fold the paper to the inside over all the black lines. You might wanna use something to get it really sharp, I use the plastic handle of my scissors for example.

1. Vouw het papier naar binnen toe over alle lijnen. Het is handig om een voorwerp te gebruiken om de vouwen echt scherp te maken, ik gebruik hiervoor het plastic handvat van mijn schaar.


It should like this on the blank side, when you're finished folding:

Als je klaar bent met het vouwen van alle lijnen, zou het er aan de lege kant zo uit moeten zien:


2. Cut the paper on all the dotted lines.

2. Knip het papier in over alle stippellijnen.


When you're finished cutting, it should look like this:

Als je over alle stippellijnen hebt ingeknipt, ziet het er zo uit:


3. Put some glue on all the numbered triangles. You can use all kinds of glue, like a glue-stick or photo-glue. Just use whatever you have.

3. Doe wat lijm op alle genummerde vlakken. Het maakt niet zoveel uit wat voor een lijm je gebruikt, je kunt het bijvoorbeeld lijmen met een lijmstift of fotolijm. Gebruik gewoon wat je in huis hebt.



4. Put the bal together. The glued triangles should be attached to the triangles they were bordered on before you cut them.

4. Vouw de bal in elkaar. De gelijmde vlakken moeten vastgelijmd worden aan de vlakken waar ze voor het inknippen aan grensden.



One side of your ball is finished!

Eén kant van je bal is af!


Repeat above steps with the other part for the other side of you decoration!

Herhaal bovenstaande stappen met de andere vorm voor de andere kant van je decoratie!


8. Put the thread trough the needle and put it through the top of the biggest half.

8. Doe de draad door de naald en haal hem door de bovenkant van de grootste helft.




Put the needle back through the same hole. You will get a loop.

Haal de naald vervolgens weer terug door hetzelfde gaatje, zodat je een lus krijgt.



Put a little knot on top of the loop, to make sure the rope won't go back through the whole.

Maak bovenin de lus een klein knoopje, zodat je het touw niet per ongeluk weer eruit kunt trekken.



Put both ends of the threads trough the top of the other half. On this pictures I am going to put a bead on the bottom of the ball. In your package there might not be a bead. Then you can use a little bell on the bottom, in this case only put one of the thread ends through the bottom.

Haal vervolgens beiden eindjes door de bovenkant van de onderste helft. Op de foto's maak ik een kraal aan de onderkant van de bal vast. In jouw pakketje zit wellicht geen kraal. Je kunt dan een klein belletje aan de onderkant vast maken. Mocht je dit gaan doen, haal dan maar één van de eindjes door de onderkant.


Put a bead on it, and a knot underneath the bead, so the bead can't come off.
For the bell, put the bell on the one thread that's on the bottom, en than put the thread back through the hole again (similar as on the top side). Knot the threads on the inside of the ball.

Haal de twee draden door een kraal, en maak een knoop onder de kraal, zodat 'ie goed blijft zitten. Als je een belletje vast gaat maken, doe dan de ene draad die je door de onderkant gehaald hebt door het belletje, en haal die draad vervolgens weer terug naar de binnenkant van de bal (net als aan de bovenkant van de bal). Maak dan de draden aan elkaar vast met een knopje aan de binnenkant van de bal.


If you want to use your decoration to pack a present, make sure that you leave enough space between the knots, so the ball can still open.

Als je je zelfgemaakte decoratie wilt gebruiken om een cadeautje in te verpakken, zorg dan dat je genoeg ruimte houdt tussen de knopen, zodat de bal nog open kan.


Your decoration is ready! Slide the smaller half into the bigger half with a slightly turning movement (sorry the photo below was taken before I put the thread through the balls!).

Je decoratie is af! Doe de kleinere helft in de grotere helft met een licht draaiende beweging (sorry, onderstaande foto heb ik gemaakt voordat ik de draad door de ballen haalde!).


In the package there are some nice accessoires to decorate your christmas ball. But of course you can also use anything you have at home to make your ball truly unique!

In het pakketje zitten altijd wat leuke accessoires om je kerstbal te decoreren. Maar uiteraard kun je ook allerlei spulletjes die je in huis hebt gebruiken om je bal echt uniek te maken!

See my other post on this blog for some ideas on decorating your christmasball!

Zie mijn andere bericht op dit blog voor wat ideeën voor het decoreren van je kerstbal!



woensdag 5 september 2012

Proeft Rotterdam

Last Sunday my boyfriend & me went to a brilliant little food-fair in Rotterdam called Proeft.

We had a little walk around first, and then we chose what we wanted to have. At quite a few stalls they had tastings. I love that! :)






We first shared lamb raviolo with rosemary butter from Mangiare (can't remember the price). This was absolutely delicious! I once had dinner at Mangiare, and I would absolutely recommend this place. Delicious Italian food & very good value for money.



Then we had a pizza from Old Scuola. These two youngsters are on many markets and food festivals with their wood oven pizza's. We had the Pizza Pomodorini (€ 8). We found it a bit disappointing. It was plain and simpel, which actually can be a good thing, but in this case it wasn't. The middle of the pizza was very mushy and wet, I think because of the grease from the mozzarella. While the outsides of the pizza were very dry. And, as you can see in the photo, there were only tomatoes on one half of the pizza, so the other half was more like a Pizza Margherita! I must say though that the boys do look great, and it's a pleasure to look at them while they are preparing pizza's.




We also bought some stuff to take home. We bought a bread at Branco's stall. I can't remember what exactly was in the bread, but I know it had cheese and chorizo. It was very good, although I thought it was a little bit expensive (€ 6,95). We also bought a African Bobotie Pie from Pieman (€ 4). Very tasty aswell! And for dessert we shared a piece of dark chocolate brownie from High Tea 4 You (€ 1), which was extremely good!!

Last but not least, I want to give a huge compliment for the great pieces of fabric and flowers that were on the tables in the whole street! I think 's Zomers provided them, but I'm not sure about that. They made the festival look great and made it all fit together very well.

dinsdag 3 juli 2012

Smokey Eyes

About two weeks ago Hanke was my model for my maquillage class! There was also a photographer to take photo's... hereby the beautiful result!






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Model: Hanke 
Make-up & Hair: Inèz Deckers
Photographer: Ali Inan

Hoop earrings with agate by Quiero!

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Check my portfolio to see the photo's in better quality!

vrijdag 25 mei 2012

Fred

This is an old post from my previous blog, but I think it fits right in :) I wrote this post in January of this year.

Since three years my boyfriend and I have the tradition to not give each other presents for x-mas, instead we go to a good (read: Michelin-starred) restaurant together. We've been to Ivy and Parkheuvel. Last Saturday we went to Fred. 
Fred's interior. This was exactly the view we had! :-)


We had three beautiful courses. 
Starters:
- Creamy minced veal with gherkins and capers, a crispy sesame wafer, homemade pickles and langoustines lightly braised in olive oil served with basil & lime mayonnaise.
- Thin sliced Irish oxtail steak marinated in a dressing of vintage balsamic vinegar with homemade filet americain, crispy bacon parmesan cheese and horseradish.

Mains:
- Roasted sea bass with fried langoustine served with curry risotto and a langoustine crème
- Gently fried halibut served with a tartar of smoked Ijsselmeer Eel, beure blanc and beetroot

Desserts: I forgot!
One was a merengue with raspberries, poached rhubarb and a sorbet of yoghurt en lime. 

All was delicious!!
Creamy minced veal & langoustines




The bizarre ladies' room of Fred.
Mirrors everywhere!

Very special faucet

Moi in the ladies' 

In front of our beautiful graffiti-painting from Argentina! Looks like I've got horns :D
. . .
My outfit for the night:
Dress - H&M
Bolero - Hema
Tights - Hema
Shoes - Neotango
Necklace - Received for my birthday about 5 years ago
Ring - Juan Vellavsky Joyas
. . .

Amarone - best restaurant in Rotterdam

I was very happy when my boyfriend took me to Amarone for my birthday. This Michelin-starred restaurant is my all time favourite! Of course I haven't been in all the restaurants in the city, but I've sure been in a lot. I've been at Amarone three times now, twice for dinner en once for lunch. All three times were awesome!
If you go there, my advice is to take the chef's menu. The last time one of us ate à la carte, but these dishes weren't as good as the menu. The food always tastes great, you can expect exciting ingredients, combinations and structures. I always take the menu of accomplishing wines, because a good meal is nothing without a good glass of wine!

The crew at Amarone is great. They know exactly how to adjust to their customers, so they don't make us feel uncomfortable with too much formality. And I just love how they re-fold your napkin when you go to the bathroom! :)

So if you really want to surprise someone you love, who loooooves good food & wine, take him or her to Amarone!

vrijdag 30 maart 2012

A Proposito

I think I haven't told you yet that I'm a real foodie :) I love good food (& wine of course, which absolutely needs to go with good food). Today I had lunch with my mother, and because she couldn't walk really far (bad knee), I was searching for a good place nearby the Central Station (of Rotterdam). I love Lebkov for coffee, and I know their sandwiches are great, but it's just not that 'gezellig' (dutch word for cosy/nice/good atmosphere) for lunch. On the other side of the station there's A Proposito. It never looked very appealing to me, but I heard that it was good, and after a look on the internet I was convinced. Only good reviews! And they deserve it! We shared these two dishes:
Bruschetta with gorgonzola dulce, sundried tomate, balsamicodressing & more

Pasta with salmon, shrimps, tomato & more
It was great! I recommend this place to everyone. Prices are around €10 for antipasti en pasta and around €20 for meat and fish dishes. Our lunch was about €40 (two dishes, two glasses of wine, one cappuccino, two espresso). They're only open on weekdays (lunch & dinner).

Buon appetito!

donderdag 1 maart 2012

Welcome!


Hooray! Yup here is our new blog! Let's start with introducing myself as well (you can read a bit about Inèz below).

My name is Hanke and I am a graphic designer living and working in Rotterdam. Besides graphic design I have a growing passion for photography and especially analog photography. I just started my shop where I sell some of my prints. I would love it of you'd take a peek at my shop :).

Besides design and photography I love things like: vintage stuff, colors, creative DIY and everything FUN!

Hope to see you around!

Love,
Hanke