20 Mar

bye bye winter

The last day of winter, finally! To honor my least favorite of all seasons, I made a photo collage. Three months of cold, dark and rainy days is just about enough to make me scream for spring (well, almost). Although it’s a gloomy day today, my garden is showing all kinds of new life: my apple trees have tiny leaves and winter beauties like helleborus and pansies brighten up dark corners. Daffodils are in bloom, and so will the grape hyacinths and hyacinths be soon. Bye bye winter, I won’t be missing you (sorry).

15 Mar

Workshop sketching flowers

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1 Mar

Chocolate wrapper design

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Any excuse to do something with chocolate is a good one, I find. Here‘s how to make your own chocolate wrapper design. Don’t eat the chocolate straight away, but give it as a present to your mother, or someone dear.

Spring flower collage by Dieuwertje van de moosdijk

1 Feb

Five things you can do while waiting for spring

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Spring… it’s constantly on my mind during winter months. Without seasons there wouldn’t be any longing for spring, ofcourse, but I’m not so much of a winter girl. Here’s what I do on a cold and gloomy day.

23 Jan

Decorated cutlery

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In a predominantly male household I am the only one fond of a beautifully–laid table. I’d love to use fresh flowers, antique crockery & wine glasses and a floral table cloth every day. That’s far too much hassle, according to my men. I’ve found the perfect solution: use decorated cutlery and fabric napkins made of my favorite Liberty & Laura Ashley fabrics. I have some pretty floral patterns to look at, while they have it as functional as can be (…)

Floral cutlery

Luckily one of my clients, Bunzlau Castle, has produced this lovely cutlery with my flowers on it, matching the storage jars I designed for them in 2016. There are six different designs to choose from. You can buy them per piece and thus arrange your own collection of decorated cutlery. Have a look over here to find a store.

8 Jan

hello new year

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There’s not a flower to be found in my garden, but enough florals in my studio. Read about it in my january newsletter

1 Jan

Happy new year, dear visitor!

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floral bedding design by dieuwertje van de moosdijk

24 Nov

November

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While the remaining flowers in my garden can be counted on two hands, there are many May flowers in bloom in my designs. Read about it here

23 Oct

Inktober

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Black smudges on my fingers and clothes, dripping and scribbling every evening… It’s #inktober again, You can read all about it in my october newsletter

22 Sep

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And it’s autumn. I harvest my apples, pears, hazelnuts and have collected quite a lot of flower seeds. Dried flowers from my garden are now appearing in new patterns. read about it here