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I made over 25 cut-out potted plants inspired by those I grow at home. The largest that can be seen in the photo on the left has grown over 3 meters high! I don't know yet where in our apartment this new series will go but surely in our entrance or on the big wall of our staircase. Check my...

Hi! Do you remember the illustrated advent calendar I made for my children last December? Well, after your many enthusiastic feedbacks I am happy to offer you a new version to customise at home! In each box you will replace 24 illustrated paper pockets, 24 wooden pegs and a long jute string. All you have to do is fill these...

Since most of us are in lockdown and cannot hug our dearest friends and family, I thought it would be nice to make something for them to show our appreciation and love. I illustrated this pop up card for you to print and make at home. It’s a fun activity to make in the evening (instead of watching Netflix!) or...

24 illustrated pockets filled with chocolates and sweet words! It was super fun to make, I printed my illustrations on A4 sheets of paper that I sewed to make little pouches. I know 3 children who will be very happy to see the calendar up on the wall when they come back from school!

This morning Téo (aged 5) made a drawing for his friend Finn and wrote 'I miss you' and 'I love you'. It was a nice way to keep in touch with his friend after being away from school for 3 weeks due to the confinement. This new situation has proven to be challenging for children, like us they really miss...

It's December 2nd and it's starting to look like Christmas at home! Today I finished customising the advent calendar I had cut the previous year and added some colours and new activities to do on the back of each illustration. I had no time to make a brand new one this year and to be honest I think this one...

This year the kids kept asking me to make an advent calendar so I managed to finished it just on time! Behind each illustration I wrote a fun activity to make with the family on each day up until Christmas!

During half term Ophelia and Lucien had a really nice idea to build a little house for their cat Pipo. Since we moved house 3 months ago, the cat has been sleeping on the armchairs in the living room. As soon as they started cutting the windows the cat fell instantly at home and would not leave the box! I...

The children had a really nice idea to make a series of fish and a fishing rod as a fun little present for their little brother Téo for his 3rd birthday. We painted few cardboard sheets with a white primer before drawing the fish with chalk and pencils. We painted them all using acrylic paint. Once the fish were dry...

While the children were cutting their colourful flowers ( see previous post) I made a quick sketch of a bouquet and then cut it up! I've already asked my followers on IG, wondering if we should make this a Famille Summerbelle product? And if so which colour? Please leave me a comment as I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Make your own paper flowers bouquet with these Paper Flowers! They are so pretty to hang in your home to add touches of colours. The kids and I also decided to cut a bunch of flowers to make a bouquet as a Valentine's present. Isn't it always best to receive a hand made gift? Especially coming from your kids ;-)...

The Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven ended last Sunday. I wanted to share with you some of my highlights. Ophelia and I left early morning by train from Amsterdam to meet with my younger sister Charlotte in Eindhoven. Charlotte studied Product Design at the Design Academy, she knew the town very well and most ex-students exhibiting so we were very...

On Wednesdays, Ophelia (10 years old) and Lucien (7) finish school at midday so I often plan creative activities to do together. Last Wednesday we decided prepare for Easter with a fun egg decorating afternoon. That same morning I went to the market with Téo (2) to buy a selection of branches to display on our kitchen table. To give...

Designing masks with children is always so much fun and so easy to make. Just get some cardboard, paint, glue, feathers and beads and let your imagination do the rest. This time we got inspired by the masks we saw at the National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico City. We visited the museum back in November and were blown away...

Wednesdays are spent with the children as they have the afternoon off. Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day yet very cold. One of those days that announces the beginning of Autumn. We decided to stay home and while Téo was napping, Ophelia, Lucien and I started to do some drawings and paintings on the kitchen table. Lucien drew a colourful...

I am very happy to finally announce the launch the Friends Book, Vrienden Boek in Dutch. It’s been such a pleasure to collaborate on this book with my friend Esther from Babyccino Kids and the wonderful Snor publisher. We started to work on this project back in September so I can tell you it is really nice to finally hold...

This morning I went to my son's class room to organise a little atelier of christmas tree decoration. I had some cardboard boxes left from our removal so it came in handy to make very simple cut out shapes of Christmas trees for the children to paint and cover with glitter. It was a fun project to do and the...

We're back home from a truly amazing break in l'Ile de Ré. It was heaven. We are also all happy to be back home. The children were longing to play with their respective toys and I have a lot of things in my head I would like to do so it's good to be back in my studio. The only...

This month French magazine Bubble Mag has invited Famille Summerbelle to illustrate how to decorate wooden sticks! It's a fun activity to do after school or during the weekend (or soon the holidays!) with your children. We live near a forest and we often go there with the children for a walk. Lucien and Ophelia's favourite game is to replace...