On top of loving every single thing on mieke willems'
websiteand
blog, I cannot get these potholders-on-the-wall out of my mind. When I started picking up crochet a few months back, this image was on my mood board to inspire and motivate me.
When the going got tough, I started to crochet spirals to practice. Now I hang the practice pieces on our studio notice board at home. I will post them when I get round to taking pictures.
[images and text from
mieke willems]
Find the store of mieke willems at aalmoezenierstraat 28, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium; opened Monday till Saturday between 10am and 6pm. This will be our first stop if we ever visit Antwerp.
I was very intrigued with cutting coloured paper many years ago. Recently, I found them and they certainly brought back happy memories. I cut these ones using small pieces of origami colour paper found in Muji and armed myself with a sharp pair of eyebrow trimmers!
It gives me a great sense of satisfaction to convert these paper cutting into digital drawings, because there is such unlimited possibilities in the colour variations!
Today, I strolled to the beach for some much needed fresh air. I am amazed by the incredible bounty of inspiring curios that I picked up along the beach. Many of these seeds and pods are indigenous to the tropical rainforests here, some of which I have never noticed all my life.
Pod slippers
See more inspiring vintage bathing suits compiled by Millie Motts 
I love the quiet style of this atelier. The website is in Japanese, gathering from the images, there is an emphasis on crafts created from leather and ironmongery.
