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Handmade weekend

Handmade weekend

I hope that everyone had a good weekend. I suppose to write this yesterday, but I had a few meetings and was busy with my trip plan to Japan. Some very exciting projects will come up this year. I will tell more when it happens. Tuesday again, how was your...
Nature inspired ceramic collection

Nature inspired ceramic collection

Hi everyone, it has been a very exciting week for me. Hope you too. It was exactly one week after my operation, and one week of my art journey blog writing, and one week of thinking and making. I was so confused before about what I want and want I...
pretty spring owl project

pretty spring owl project

image via: dickblick Yesterday I spent sometime online as well as in the city to search for art craft supplies. Yes I am preparing my project for easy clay making with kids. It will be so fun to do it. Most of friends are now in their 30′s, and many...
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Ideas for the Black & White Wedding Theme

Ideas for the Black & White Wedding Theme

image by ping he It is Monday, hope you all enjoyed your lovely weekend. I had a wonderful weekend. A great dinner party with my Chinese friends in Maarsen. We ate Chinese Hotpot. It was really cozy. We celebrate my friend Minnie’s birthday actually. She enjoyed the perfume we bought for her, and still got...
Two contemporary ceramic designs that I love

Two contemporary ceramic designs that I love

image by ping he Hi everyone, it has been a very hectic weeks in the past since the day I knew about my mum’s illness. Everything changed. I tried to concentrate, tried to work on something which I can put my mind away from thinking about dealing with the situation. The more I suppressed my...
Style your party with lilac or fuchsia?

Style your party with lilac or fuchsia?

image by ping he   Style your party with lilac or fuchsia Once a while I like to organize a party at home for family and friends. Sometimes it is really a challenge to make sure every details are taking care of from menu, drinks, to table decorations. Sometimes you have certain table decoration ideas,...
Provence style - an appreciation of fresh air and sun?

Provence style – an appreciation of fresh air and sun?

image by ping he     My friend Miriam bought me a French living magazine called “le journal de la Maison” yesterday. And the first thing she saw me this morning on the way to our perfume class was greeting me with this lovely magazine. So so sweet of her. I gave her a big...
Fresh green and purple wedding theme ideas

Fresh green and purple wedding theme ideas

image by ping he Many people have looking for ideas from wedding magazines, or search online for ideas. They are quite a few good blogs which help us to develop our own ideas. But most of them are focus on the wedding photos and there are a few focus on the flowers or favor of...
Creating a peaceful room with more green and nature

Creating a peaceful room with more green and nature

image by ping he I think most of us like to live in a home that give us a sense of peace and tranquility. What kind of color can give us that peaceful feeling. Certainly green came into my mind. What about it? Green reminds us of the nature. Sometimes people think about green as...
ping candles and ping living™ fragrances – a natural fragrance journey

ping candles and ping living™ fragrances – a natural fragrance journey

image by ping he These coming weeks, I am busy with my creation of fragrances for the coming seasons. It has been a very exciting journey for me since the day I started. I learn a lot every day, and it makes me feel good. Our website has not been updated for a while, John...
Good weekend - let's make the best out of it

Good weekend – let’s make the best out of it

image taken by ping he In the last couple of days, I went through some tough time in my life. I am not sure whether I should say it in the blog, after a long time consideration, I think it is fine for me to tell you here. After four months busy from hospitals to...
Hand made weekend

Hand made weekend

I can not believe it that September is already here. When I was riding bike this morning to the station to get to Utrecht Naarjaar Beurs (Autumn Show in the Netherlands), the chilli wind reminds me of November season in Shanghai, when everywhere on the street I can smell the hot chestnut. I always enjoy...
Follow your dreams and follow your heart

Follow your dreams and follow your heart

Hope you all enjoyed reading “Delft Blue accessories – a touch of Holland or Chinese” from my blog article yesterday. I had such a good time writing it. Each article costs me minimum 1.5 – 2 hours. It all started from getting ideas across from my mind to my finger tip, gathering right images to...
Delft Blue accessories - a touch of Holland or Chinese?

Delft Blue accessories – a touch of Holland or Chinese?

image by ping he Hi everyone, today is Monday again, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Amsterdam is getting colder and colder. I am not sure whether the summer will still continue here. Maybe this year here we skip the summer and go straight to autumn. Too bad, I sounds like a real...
Amazing table decoration for weekends

Amazing table decoration for weekends

image by ping he It is weekend again. This week, time goes very quickly. Many work have to be done before the weekend. I managed to have one hour bike ride this afternoon around the city, and certainly pass by my favorite park -Vondelpark, it is a place where I go to get some inspiration....