Famille Summerbelle News

Few months ago I was invited by the Japanese publishing house Pie Books to participate amongst other French illustrators to this new and fun book 100 writing & crafting papers from Paris. It is a collection of original and super Kawaii patterned papers on different paper stocks that you can easily tear to write a letter or to make envelopes...

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

I always had a penchant for painted plants in pots. These beautiful paintings by Australian artist Elizabeth Barnett are truly stunning.

My red Salt Water sandals have been on my feet pretty much all Summer, even on a rainy day! I'm so pleased to have been part of the People We Know on Salt Waters website. Red here my interview!

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...

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My husband Simon loves his bikes. He is, of course, a huge fan of the Tour de France. He was super excited to take our son Lucien (5 years old) to experience the Départ of the Tour in Utrecht. We live in Amsterdam so it was only a short train journey to get there. Lucien proudly came back with a...

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What a blissful day in Amsterdam. Not a single cloud!

Adeline Klam is a French designer who is passionate about Japan, origami paper and bright colours. She has the most beautiful shop in Paris in the 11th arrondissement where she sells a variety of colourful Japanese papers, fabrics, stationeries and books and also offers workshops to make beautiful paper flowers like these: Make your own paper flowers kit.

Pink and yellow inspired by a painting of Willem de Kooning Rosy-Fingered Dawn at Louse Point, 1963 on display at the Stedelijk museum in Amsterdam. The touch of yellow reminded me of this photo featuring our Family Tree prints. It was photographed and styled by Emma Cassi.

When we have such a warm and sunny day in Amsterdam like this Sunday, we love to rent a boat and a picnic and get lost in the canals...

...Ophelia and Lucien are off school so we decided to visit The Oasis of Matisse exhibition at the Stedelijk museum. It is only a short bike ride from our home, so they took their pencils and notebooks and off we went. It is the largest ever retrospective of work by Matisse to be shown in the Netherlands. The ground floor...

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.

For the second year in a row my sister Coralie has been selected to design a fashion collection for the Festival International de Mode de Hyères at the Villa Noailles. Last year she was nominated Prix du Public. You can read my post from last year and see images of her previous collection here. This year was the 30th anniversary...

Yesterday was the launch party of the Friends Book Vrienden Boek in Dutch in the new and beautiful kids concept store De Kleine Parade in Amsterdam. The cutest VW van with a photo booth inside was parked outside the store. Kids (and parents too) had laugh dressing up and posing in front of the camera. The store was the perfect...

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...