Famille Summerbelle News

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...

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!

Yesterday we celebrated Lucien's 10th birthday at home, the 5 of us. Lucien had chosen what he wanted to eat on the big day, it was going to be pancakes before school and home-made hamburgers and fries for dinner! I also cooked a chocolate fondant for dessert and on top I made colourful 3D style paper cuts featuring the big...

For the first time, I offer for sale my original paintings I made over the Summer. These 8 unique watercolor paintings were inspired by a more than 100 year old fig tree in our family home in the South West of France. It is a beautiful tree with quirky old branches and large leaves that change colors according to the...

On 1st March we celebrated Téo's 4th birthday with his friends at home. I can't believe how time flies...These 4 years have gone so fast since our little Téo was born in Amsterdam! For the occasion I made a paper cut mural illustrating all the things Téo likes: helicopter, cars, PJ Mask characters, tulips to remind him of the Netherlands,...

The other day Téo ask me to watch his favourite cartoon Paw Patrol on TV but as he saw his brother using paint he quickly changed his mind. He wanted to do the same and play with paint instead. Phew :-) I asked him which colours he wanted to use and we made a pretty palette with a mix of...

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!

Sorry for the lack of posts over the past weeks. We moved from the Netherlands to the neighbouring country, Germany this August. We are slowly settling in this beautiful white house who must have been built in the early 1900. How stunning is this entry with the stained glass windows?! This is the 5 of us waving goodbye to our...

We arrived in l'île de Ré exhausted after busy weeks in June and July preparing our move to Germany, but so happy to finally switch off for a couple of weeks. We've planned nothing apart from going to the market, make jam, cycle around the island, draw and read book by the pool :-)

We celebrated Téo's 3rd birthday on 1st March, well actually his birthday was celebrated every day of the week as the kids were on holidays. He was the happiest boy!

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 ;-)...

If you think of cement tiles, no doubt you'll have one of Popham Design image saved in your Pinterest board (like mine on Floors) or in your Inspiration folder. Every single interior mag has been featuring stunning homes decorated with the highly colourful and bold patterns of Caitlin and Samuel Down-Sandes, the owners of the brand. They have revolutionised cement...

I can't tell you how much I love taking these yearly birthday photos of Lucien and compare them to the previous years to see how much this big boy cute little face has changed over the years! Happy birthday, Joyeux anniversaire mon Lulu adoré!! Look Here when he turned 7, and here when he turned 5!

This was a drawing and painting session with my son Lucien. Little bro Téo fell asleep for his afternoon nap so Lucien and I decided to make the most of this quite time to do some creative stuffs before little tornado woke up. We set up the paint brushes, paint tubes, chalk and cardboard sheets out on the long kitchen...

The Summer has gone too fast as always. We had a wonderful time spent with our family in the south of France. The 14 cousins played every day until dark, riding their vintage bikes in the old village. I love Summers in our family house. It's party time with all the siblings, parents, cousins, aunts, uncles and so on. Big...

It was few weeks ago, mid July. The sun was hot. Very hot. The sky deep blue. The 5 of us were strolling the streets, churches and palazzi of Roma with a big smile on our faces and our eyes wide open in wonder at so much beauty. Sant' Ignazio di Loyola. Mind blowing Baroque fresco ceiling made by Andrea...

Yesterday we celebrated Ophelia's 11th birthday with her girlfriends. She wanted her party to be around the theme of FLOWERS so we made some paper flower headbands inspired by Frida Kahlo famous flower crown. This crafty activity is very easy to make with children or for yourself (wouldn't it be lovely to wear at a Summer party or imagine little...

Wednesdays are a short day for the children so I try to plan some activities to make it fun for the kids. On our way home from school we collected a handful of flowers and leaves from the local park. We then decided to draw and paint them to make a leafy wall hanging for our upstairs landing. Lucien preferred...

Drawing on wet sand... Climbing on top of WW2 bunkers... Looking at the horizon...

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...