Last week we woke up in an almost white landscape. Unfortunately, the snow lasted only 1 day. Above you see our driveway to our house with behind it the atelier and shop. It’s really wonderful that you always find the way to our atelier for…
Today the young barn swallows have fledged. In another couple of weeks they head for Africa. That means the summer is over. Goodbye summer. Outside work, such as pruning our large beech trees are suddenly a big priority. You’d rather not get up on such…
Have I ever shown you this big silver ring Stitch before? Beautiful silver ring with a wire of 24 karat gold. We made little holes in the top of the ring and “sewed” a stitch pattern with the golden thread. And as you can see…
It was a very busy week. We had some nice custom orders, from a napkin ring and wedding rings to a special request to make our latest ring Tutanchamon one more time. This time, we made the band a little narrower and with a blue sapphire. It…
I have just placed a new ring from the series Flying Saucers in our shop. In the tiny gold little basket sits a intense light blue opal Amazon. These rings are so much fun to make, the model of the Flying Saucer rings are always…
Very early this morning, with a fully loaded car Jan and I are went on our way to Maastricht. To a Castle named Gronsveld where we present our jewelry this weekend (Dec. 14 +15, 2013). Therefore, our atelier is closed. Thursday, December 19, you are…
Outside the wind is howling around the house, leaves flying around, the flower garden consists of stems with dried seedpods and the chickens are moulting. There was just one nice bright orange nasturtium flower left to use in this picture … I just placed this big silver ring in the store. The light blue stone is an Amazon opal. Like I said the chickens are moulting … or is it molting? Anyway, this…
In the north of the country, were I live, it didn’t rain for weeks. But it looks like since today the days of gray skies have begun. The dogs couldn’t care less! I just placed this silver ring with a beautiful turquoise stone in the shop….
Temperatures are slowly getting colder, it is getting dark earlier, only a few swallows are left, before they fly of to Africa … summer is ending … Victoria is one of the new rings we have made recently. In silver or copper, the ring is…
During the weekend of September 21 and 22 Jan and I are going to participate in the Aalsmeer Kunstroute. There will be lots of artists and crafts people in locations who are often interesting in itself. Jan and I present our jewelry in a large…
