Famille Summerbelle News

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...

On 1st March we celebrated Téo's birthday. 'Deux' as he likes to say! Because 2 is better than one, especially when he asks for biscuits! Poor little boy he had a nasty fall on his scooter the day before his birthday, but this didn't bother him to blow his 2 candles! Funky party hats and garland by Engel.

Last Sunday we all woke up early and drove half an hour out of Amsterdam to Wassenaar to visit the newly built Voorlinden Museum. Upon our arrival kids were playing ice hockey on the frozen lake. It was a very cold yet beautiful sunny morning. Voorlinden Museum is a private museum of contemporary and modern art. The art collection is...

So, this is the last post of 2016. I thought it might be a good moment to share something I wanted to show you a little earlier but couldn't replace the right moment. Here's some images from a wonderful trip we took en famille at the end of October. We were invited to Mexico to celebrate the wedding of my...

I can't tell you how much I love taking these age portraits every year. Seeing our Lucien changing physically makes me smile and laugh so much! He blew his 7 candles the day we left Mexico but we've been celebrating for over a week with family, friends and more friends! Happy birthday one more time Lulu! XXXX

That nice feeling of coming home after a long happy Summer... displaying the garlic braid on the kitchen shelf, watching Lucien draw endless airplanes, watering the -dry- plants after a hot Summer and sitting at my desk with a cup of tea. Simple pleasures.

What a wonderful and busy month we had! We celebrated Ophelia's 10th birthday on 14th July. It was the highlight of the month, watching our little girl blowing her 10 candles with a big smile on her face! Just after, the 5 of us drove all the way from Amsterdam to the French Alps to spend time with family and...

You will need: a ball or two of thick wool, a small sheet of cardboard for the circles, a compass to make perfect circles and a pair of scissors to cut the cardboard. Cut tow large cardboard circles (about 12cm diameter). Cut a small round hole (about 8cm) in the middle of each circle. Lay the circles together. Wind the...

Happy New year everyone! I hope you all had a nice break over the holidays with your friends and family. After 3 months of renovation we moved to our new flat in Amsterdam a couple of days before Christmas. This move was particularly busy with our 3 children around and A LOT of boxes to unpack! We drove to France...

Téo blew half a candle today! Please don't grow too fast, we love you just as you are XXXX

Ophelia turned 9 yesterday. We always try to celebrate her birthday in France as it is Bastille Day on 14th July with amazing fireworks in the evening! Ophelia has a passion for Japan (last year I made her a kimono for the Japanese theme birthday party she had at home with her friends). My friend Coco who lives in Tokyo...

First holidays up high for our little Téo who turned 2 months old few days ago. We're enjoying few days relaxing in the French Alps.

The best thing we did in the kids bedroom is to have a long desk with a chest of drawers on both ends for their little belongings and enough desk space to draw, cut, make collages and other things. Ophelia and Lucien love spending hours on their desk after their come back from school. The desk and chest of drawers...

This is a belated announcement on the blog (sorry my dear blog followers!), we had a new addition to our family at the beginning of March: a little baby boy named Téo! We are so happy and excited to finally meet him, especially Ophelia and Lucien who were very eager to see him after this long 9 months wait... Téo...

The children are in the French Alps with their grandparents while I'm patiently waiting for baby number 3 to arrive next week...maybe! Have a nice weekend!

I love the excitement we all have every year when the time comes of choosing and buying the Christmas tree; bringing it home and getting the boxes from the basement with all the Christmas decorations nicely folded in tissue paper from the previous year! This is what we did this weekend. It was so cold outside (below zero) here in...

We celebrated our boy 5th birthday over the weekend with his friends and a home made chocolate pirate ship! Like every year, I take a picture of Lucien with his age written on top. I can't believe how much he has changed in 5 years. He looks like a real grown up boy now (with a cheeky smile)!

8 years old today! 8 wonderful years with you ma chérie. I am so grateful to have you in my life xxxxxxxx

Lately on my Instagram... My little creative corner. I like to pin a mix of inspirational and colourful things on the wall above my desk. The desk lamp is from Jielde. Leaves pattern paper cut in our bedroom. There are so many little flower shops here in Amsterdam so on my way back home I spotted these beauties. I just...