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Happy sunday from my home to yours. Roses and ranunculus with plenty of helleborus from Saturday’s market. Feeling incredibly lucky to have found some dark red scabiosa. Purple larkspur and a few carnations. Red and purple love in our home this week. Another busy week ahead. Work or pleasure, happy that there are flowers always. Enjoy your Sunday and wishing you a beautiful new week everyone.
#roses #ranunculus #purplelove #helleborus #scabiosa #redlove #currentmood

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Jan 19

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Amsterdam taken from the top. Canalhouses and rooftops. So much to say about this sight. Because in the early days taxes were only to be paid for the square meters on the ground floor nothing stood in the way to keep building upwards. Downstairs with stately rooms meant for living, upstairs room for storage. You can see clearly here one of the main problems we are dealing with in Amsterdam. A collapsed quay wall. A sheet pile wall has been build to restore the damage. The water behind the sheet pile is going to be drained/ pumped away. Just like Venice Amsterdam is built on wooden poles. The old quai will be restored by taking out the damaged wooden poles which are going to be replaced by new modern concrete poles. The street will be restored and raised with new off-shore and river sand, repaving the 18th century stones. Time is of essence. The last thing you want is for the historic canalhouses to sink any further. I’m sure there will be skyscrapers...Someday. Enjoying this view today. Sending you a postcard from Amsterdam, signing it with love. Wishing you a beautiful Sunday and a happy new week everyone.
#viewfromthetop #bestview #skiesofinstagram #amsterdam #myneighborhood #currentmood

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Jan 15

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Sugar tulips
“Fear kills more dreams
than failure ever will.”
Unknown
What do you think of when you think of Holland? My guess is that tulips are problaby on the list. An exciting day for me today. This evening I will be on Dutch public television as a guest on the show ‘Doorbakken’ The follow up show of the Dutch equivalent of the Great British Bake Off “Heel Holland Bakt” with tonight’s theme: Holland! I can’t tell you what this means to me. It is truly an honour for me to explain and talk about my work. Incredibly frightened and very nervous at first I was in such good hands with the best production team. A special thanks to tv host @irene_moors who just before we started taping the show noticed how nervous I was. She took the time to hold my hands, look me in the eye and say, “Don’t worry, take your time. Don’t be afraid to stop and ask for more time or anything else you might need.” Hearing her very encouraging words in that moment was exactly what I needed.
Behind the scenes in my instastories. For all my Dutch followers, I hope you will tune in tonight. Holland, baking, sugar tulips and more, NPO1 21.30 ‘Doorbakken’
Half way through the week, have a lovely Wednesday everyone. Don’t be afraid to stop and ask for more time.
#doorbakken #heelhollandbakt #suikerbloemen #tulpen #sugarflowers #tulips #television #currentmood

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Jan 5

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Happy sunday from my home to yours. Orchids, roses and anemones together with a few stems of Kangaroo paw aka Anigozanthos Manglesii for structure and base. There was hardly any light today but with everything going on in the world complaining about the weather feels out of place. On the last day of the year we took our children to see the circus in Amsterdam. This was a first for me so I had absolutely no idea what to expect. We were treated to the most amazing show I had ever seen. Acrobats flying and floating through the air. Climbing ropes 10m/up to 33 feet up doing a flip and toss in the most stunning extravagant costumes. While holding my breath, I nearly cried from seeing all the beauty. They even had a rain of gold sparkles when coming all the way down. I realized something when seeing all the beauty. All was done with not only incredibly hard work ofcourse but also with a lot of passion. You could feel every artist bursting from passion. Most of these acts were so dangerous that apart from passion, trust was needed just as much. Trust in the other person to hold you, to catch you or to perform simultaneously so the other would have no harm. Unfortunately news broke two days ago that two acrobats fell 33 feet down in front of the audience. One on top of the other. They were immediately rushed to the hospital and the rest of the show that night got canceled. To our relieve we heard yesterday that considering the circumstances both of them are doing farely ok and that the surgery was a succes. The song while they were performing? “The show must go on” by Queen. These artist knew the risk and did it anyway.
But it truly made me believe that no matter what you do, if there is anything that makes our heart sing, we should always do more of that. These are the words I will be taking with me this new year. Passion and trust. To continue working on what excites me and to have trust in others and/ or the universe to hold on or to let go. We can’t do it alone.
Have a lovely Sunday and beautiful new week everyone.
#flowerlove #passion #trust #2020 #currentmood

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Jan 4

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Sugar flowers to wish you a sweet happy new year. I know for some this year started off in the most devastating heartbreaking way. Thinking of Australia as we welcomed the new year. I was 30 and a bit when a relationship ended. At the time I thought I would never find happiness and love again. It was with a very broken heart that I boarded a plane on a long flight with destination Sydney. With a friend of mine working there and visiting some long lost relatives I thought getting away as far as I could for some time, would be a good distraction. What I didn’t know was that Australia would be the best remedie saving me. It opened my mind and more importantly my heart again. Scuba diving with the sea turtles, swimming at the goldcoast, eating lobster in Sydney, driving (on the left side) the long amazing Great Ocean Road were just a few of the most beautiful moments I ever got to experience in my life. I came back home almost bankrupt but I couldn’t care less. I felt so rich. My heart was full and I was so inspired by this incredibly beautiful country with the most amazing people that I had found a zest to work that made me unstoppable. It was around that time that also a new neighbour moved into the studio next door to mine. Paying no attention to what was close to me for more than 4 years, little did I know that 5yrs later after this move we would get married.
I took some time off this past week. We took our two children to theaters and watched movies at home with lots of popcorn together as a family.
How I would love to return to Australia with them someday. Never any resolutions for the new year but that doesn’t stop me from dreaming. I’m lost for words seeing the inferno, destruction and horror of lives lost and animals killed. Thinking of all you in heartbreaking, devastating circumstances. A new decade ahead, I’m wishing you a happy, healthy and very safe new year everyone.
#sugarflowers #happy2020 #happynewyear #australia_oz
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Dec 29

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Happy Sunday from my home to yours. The most amazing Dutch roses from saturday’s market I was lucky to find. Colour in the middle winter. Impossible to resist. Counting down the days until the new year. Taking the opportunity to thank each and everyone of you for sending me your❤️, your support and kindest words always. Wishing you a healthy, happy, magical and very colourful new year everyone. A new decade on the horizon, 2020... Bring it on!
#happynewyear #beautifulandbright #flowerlove #colourlove #currentmood

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Dec 29

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There is always light at the end of the tunnel. An important reminder for me this past week. Only a few more days, only few more hours before we sail into the new year. You haven’t really seen the Amsterdam canals if you haven’t been on the water. Thank you for all your wonderful messages about this boat ride and every other post, instastory and snippet about Amsterdam. Sharing my city with each and everyone of you is such a gift. Thank you always for giving me the pleasure. Once more a murmuration of starlings (because of you new words learned!) This time seen from the water in my instastories.
Sending you a postcard from Amsterdam, signing it with love, have a lovely Sunday best new week and happy new year everyone. Up next my Sunday flowers.
#lightattheendofthetunnel #natureisamazing #skiesofinstagram #amsterdam #sailingintothenewyear #myneighborhood #currentmood

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Dec 27

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Sugar anemone. Dyed flowers, one of this years flowertrends. Controversial for some, happy there is never any harm done creating these in sugar. We are almost at the end of this year, I can not wait to see what next years flower trends will be. Still thinking about a beautiful Christmas we spent with friends, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas time. A private visit today to one of the most extraordinary canalhouse and art collections we are fortune to have in Amsterdam. Followed by a boat tour sailing the canals to see the sun go down on what was a beautiful, sunny, crisp winter day. My heart is full with eyes still burning. Incase you ever wondered what the view is like from the water? I posted over 5 minutes of film in my #instastories. Enjoy Friday and have a beautiful weekend everyone. Let the countdown for new beginnings begin.
#flowerlove #sugarflower #friends #countdown #carpediem #sweetlife #currentmood

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Dec 22

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Happy Sunday from my home to yours. Going for colour for Christmas on the shortest day of the year. First day of Winter and early darkness. I’m ready for longer days. Lighting candles, tea by the fireplace, the scent of pine from our Christmas tree and cheerful flowers... we are staying home this year. There isn’t much more I could wish for. A lovely chat with one of the vendors at my Saturday market when buying these flowers. We exchanged our plans for Christmas. We talked about the most horrific loss suffered in her family but she also told me about a party that was organized in a local cafe for her husbands birthday. The sheer joy on her face was absolutely contagious. Some people might want to win the lottery. But we both agreed that life itself is a lottery. You win, you lose. The lottery ticket for health not one to gamble with. As a gift she offered me a bunch of mistletoe. Talk about spreading the love I said out loud. I left with a basket filled with flowers. It is all about the little things in life she said once more!
Only a few more days, safe travels and have a beautiful Christmas and happy holidays everyone.
#happyholidays #itsthelittlethings #flowerlove #colourlove #currentmood

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Dec 20

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So excited to see my cookies on the cover of @victoriamagazine Thank you for featuring me and for this amazing honour. A wonderful gift for me to receive in this time of year.
Baking cookies for school’s Christmas dinner, only a few more errands and then time to slow down. I have been looking forward to this time.
This January/ February issue out now. Wishing you a lovely friday and great weekend everyone.
#victoriamagazine #honoured #cookies #cover #currentmood

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Dec 15

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Happy sunday from my home to yours. Would you say no to a bucket of peonies in the middle of winter? Lucky to buy them at my saturday’s market. They problaby travelled a long way from the Southern Hemisphere. I forgot how I was craving for spring until I saw them. Buying these against everything I believe in. Sustainability, going with the season etc, etc. A little bit of flower guilt and doing it anyway. The very first ranunculus and tulips in a gingerjar, I’m enjoying these flowers so much. No regrets. Happy sunday everyone. Wishing you a gorgeous new week.
#peonylove #pinklove #springflowers #currentmood

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Dec 15

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A video can say a thousand starlings. Sometimes a picture just won’t do. Sunday sunset.Starlings dancing above our canalhouses. What a sight. Always mesmerizing when this happens. Desperately trying to follow them in every movement with my phone. A beautiful dance at sunset I was so grateful to see. Even when you live in the city, nature is always around us.
Have a lovely Sunday and beautiful new week everyone. Hope there will be a little bit of dancing.
#natureisamazing #skiesofinstagram #birdlover #amsterdam #whilecycling #myneighborhood #currentmood

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Dec 14

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Sugar Helleborus.
Last private workshop of this year finished yesterday. Helleborus one of the flower subjects. What a week this has been. Welcoming students from far corners of the world. I always love hearing how everyone is so happy to come. Not just for me but also to enjoy Amsterdam. All of them leaving totally inspired. Helleborus aka Christmas rose. I haven’t had time to put any of the Christmas decorations up yet. These sweet flowers helping me to get into the spirit. Hope you had a wonderful week, wishing you a beautiful weekend everyone.
#helleborus #sugarflowers #flowerart #currentmood

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Dec 11

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Studentwork. Results of a two day sugar flower class. Honoured to have welcomed all the way from Guatemala the amazing @la.florentina and her daughter @vale.serranoo in Amsterdam. The both of them never worked with sugar in this way before. All you need is a passion for flowers. Peony, poppy, Lilly of the Valley, blossoms (freehand), garden roses and foliage. These flowers representing so much more than just the name of these blooms. Two days filled with technique to continue for days on end. My heart still full. Wishing you a lovely Wednesday everyone.
#flowerlove #sugarflowers #floristlife #sugarflowerclass #currentmood

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Dec 8

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Happy sunday from my home to yours. Roses, hydrangeas, chrysanthemums and carnations. These flowers not on many people’s list of favorites. I adore all them. My daughter just said this afternoon, “...Mom... the flowers look much more beautiful in real life than in your picture.” Oh how I wish I could fully capture their true beauty. Just like when your on holiday, you had to be there to truly know the scale, intensity and beauty of the place. Happy to share these flowers anyway. Have a lovely Sunday and beautiful new week everyone.
#colourlove #roses #chrysanthemum #carnations #happysunday #flowerlove #hydrangeas #currentmood

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Dec 8

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It has been a while since I got to relax and enjoy my city. Always on the run, barely time to stop and capture daily life. It was lovely to wait and see St Nicholas’ arrival at school the other day, this week with all the children on our canal. These moments in my city don’t get more fairytale. I have put the instastories video up on my page for a few more days incase anyone missed his arrival. This very Dutch celebration is new for some and evoking memories for others. Thank you for so many sweet messages. Happy sunday everyone. Wishing you a magical week in a December to remember.
#wanderlove #familylife #littlestoriesofmylife #amsterdam #currentmood

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Dec 6

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Sugar flowers anemone, poppy Shirley amazing grey and leucocoryne.
Friday flowerday, sending some sweet flowers just in time before the day is over on my side. Hope you had a lovely week, wishing you a wonderful, sweet weekend everyone.
#sugarflowers #flowerart #anemone #poppy #leucocoryne #fridayflowerday #currentmood

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Dec 1

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Happy sunday from my home to yours. Am I the only one who thinks November has flown by with the speed of light? First day of December, a new day, a new month. In a few days celebrations will start. Our Dutch equivalent of Santa, St Nicholas will be in town this week. Last minute shopping on my to do list. Mystery gift wrapping accompanied by humorous poems need to be crafted and written inbetween work. I thought my children would be at this age by now where they would stop believing. I have a feeling my son and daughter were beginning to grow some doubt but decided that for their convenience their faith in St Nicholas remains this year. My husband and I decided that we are going to play along for this one last time. Time flies so fast. Let’s savour every chance we get to celebrate. Let the holiday month begin.
Roses, anemones, carnations, chrysanthemums, celiosia, daucus carota, lysianthus and a few gloriosa lilies from Saturday flowermarket. Have a lovely Sunday and beautiful new week everyone. December bring it on.
#dutch #littlestoriesofmylife #flowerlove #colourlove #roses #chrysanthemum #anemones #currentmood

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Nov 27

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Sugar yellow rose.
On its way to NY for Thanksgiving. Hand luggage always with clear instructions. I always love hearing stories about how people respond at checkin and security when seeing these sweet flowers. There is always a risk because of fragility, but I was happy to hear this one made it through without damage. They kept me posted with every step. The final text received was that the flight attendees were so taken by this rose they had given it a special place in the front of the aircraft.
Wishing everyone celebrating a beautiful Thanksgiving. Safe travels and hopefully everything is coming up roses.
#roselove #yellowrose #thanksgiving #cominguproses #fragile #currentmood

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Nov 24

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Happy sunday from my home to yours. I was lucky to find gorgeous orchids as a cut flower at yesterday’s flowermarket. I rarely see them but the blue tweedia another favorite. Lysianthis in a new colour purple/ burgundy variety and the small brush like flowers a new clematis variety. Phloxflowers, chrysanthemums, roses, delphiniums and different hydrangeas. If only some flowers would never wilt.
Wishing you a lovely Sunday and very special new week everyone.
#flowerlove #fallishere #colourlove #roses #chrysanthemum #hydrangeas #currentmood

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(Sugar)flowers before the group arrived. Visit to my kitchen last year with the class of the two best flower goddesses in this world. So happy @ariellachezardesign and @nicamille will be returning to Amsterdam April 19-26 Flower Immersion and Intensive workshops for 2020.
If you ever considered taking a floral course I can highly recommend joining these artist who I consider one of the best florists in the industry. During the workshop there will also be a gathering at my kitchen for all things sugar and floral. I can’t wait to welcome next years attendees. Holland in the spring, my favorite time of year. Hope to see you in Amsterdam.
#ariellaworkshop #nicolettedutchmasters
#flowerfriends #flowerlove #sugarflowers #atmytable #amsterdam #currentmood

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Nov 17

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“What would you like me to do with the flowers...?” My husband asked. After I came home from last weeks Saturday’s market I wasn’t feeling very well. Hit by the flu it was impossible for me to clean stems, arrange and photograph our weekly flowers at home. Gorgeous roses and chrysanthemums left untouched in buckets of water for days. I kept saying I would get round but my body thought differently. With no emergency matters to deal with, for the first time in years I took a break (from Instagram) and let myself rest and heal. This last week a reminder that I will always be a work in progress when it comes to delegating. Every year to much satisfaction, I take the flushot. Having to take a few steps back this past week an unpleasant suprise. Although sad for missing out on fully enjoying last weeks flowers I was so happy yesterday to be at saturday’s market again. Hot pink peonies... the most pleasant suprise!
My apologies for missing out last Sunday. Hope all is well. Wishing you a beautiful Sunday and bright healthy new week everyone.
#goodtobeback #goodtobehome #happysunday #colourlove #chrysanthemum #flowerlove #hydrangeas #currentmood

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Nov 6

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Flowerpot series.
Please swipe.
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“You can not always control what goes
on outside. But you can always control
what goes on inside.”
Wayne Dyer
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Never take anything at face value. Things aren’t always what they seem.
Half way through the week, have a lovely wednesday everyone.
#blueandwhite #flowerlove #edibleart #wednesdaywisdom #quotestoliveby #currentmood

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Happy sunday from my home to yours. I never understood how anyone could not love chrysanthemums. I found them ultra big and tiny small at yesterday’s market. They always convey fall in the best way. A flower for every season. Enjoying each and everyone while we still can.
Wishing you a beautiful sunday and magical new week everyone.
#notaflowersnob #chrysanthemums #fallishere #dahlias #currentmood

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