Happy Confetti Plant wishing you a great 2016

Happy New Year everybody!

I know, it's halfway through the week already so this might come a bit late, but that's for a good reason:
We're kicking off 2016 with a fresh calendar that's completely full with both new and ongoing projects, interesting collaborations and exciting adventures. We love what we do, and right now we could use more hours in a day to do it...

Coming up, for example: We'll be in Köln during the Furniture Fair IMM later this month, where we hope to showcase a renewed version of our 'In the Clouds' tableware. 

Expect more about the exhibition soon.

Also, this is the last month the exhibition Ceramix is running in the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht, so if you have the chance, make this month a bit less blue by visiting the city in the south and its museum (don't forget the gift shop).

Did you receive the newsletter we sent out earlier this week? 

Missed it? No worries. Click here to read it online (or here for the Dutch version).

We're all for making this the best year yet! Are you in?

Geschenketipps by Das Rote Paket

photograph by Das Rote Paket

Das Rote Paket in Leipzig sent out this last-minute gift guide last weekend, with this first chapter 'fur Gartenfreunde' (for garden friends).

Thought i'd share the lovely styled photography they made especially for the newsletter. - Also: great tips!

Read the full gift guide here.

Meanwhile in Sweden...

Waterworks was featured on lantliv.com, in this article by blogger and (if i understand correctly) shop owner of Zetas Tradgard, Victoria Skoglund.
Sadly my knowledge of the Swedish language only extends to 'Skoll', therefore i have no idea what's in this article, but the photographs are gorgeous!

Click here for the full article, in Swedish. (Anyone care to translate?) // All photographs via Lantliv.com / Victoria Skoglund.

Have you ever been to Stockholm?

image via

Ah, lovely Stockholm.
A Designlovers haven apparently, people keep telling me i should go there.
And we will, definitely, one day.... If only to visit the House of Thol resellers.

Because Yes! We have some great news from the North: Waterworks is now for sale in the following shops:

S.O.O.P.
Rödabergsgatan 12
113 33 Stockholm - Sweden
+46 76 055 80 57

Christoffers Blommor
Kåkbrinken 10 - Gamla Stan
111 27 Stockholm
Sweden

Christoffers Blommor
Södermannagatan 21 - SOFO
Stockholm
Sweden

Dahl Agenturer
Östra Järnvägsgatan 23
111 20 Stockholm
Sweden

Rosendals Trädgården
Rosendalsterrassen 12
115 21 Stockholm
Sweden

 
For the full list of Waterworks points-of-sale click here.

About a lovely shop in Heemstede, named Homestede

Photograph courtesy of Homestede.nl

Once there was a lovely town in the west of the Netherlands, situated between Haarlem and the Sea, with the lovely name Heemstede.
And in that lovely town there was a lovely shopping street with lovely shops and one of those lovely shops was named Homestede.

Homestede was always great, but since last Friday it became even better: that's when they started selling Waterworks!

So if you're living close to Heemstede and are looking for a sustainable gift, check out Homestede on Raadhuisstraat 86!

For more, check out the Homestede website.

Photograph courtesy of Homestede.nl

Holiday cheer: free gift wrapping on all orders

New feature in the House of Thol webshop: select your giftwrapping.
For this Holiday period we offer a lovely gift wrapping with a bit of added sparkle.

So if you're giving the gift of green fingers this Christmas, order in our webshop now to have us personally wrap your present!

Would you like to know how to DIY this wrapping paper click here. For an extremely easy 1-2-3 tutorial for the sparkly gift tags, read this blogpost.

Spice up your wrapping #02 - Glittery gift-tags in 3 minutes

After this tutorial to make your own wrapping paper, you must have been eagerly waiting for the promised Glittery gift-tag DIY.
Not?

Well, here it comes anyway:

What you need:
-Basic gift tags (buy them anywhere, or make them)
-Glitter
-Glue
-Brush
-Something to put the glitter on (i used a little plate)

Now, pay attention, because it all goes pretty fast...

1. Put the glitter on a little plate.
2. Brush glue on the lower part of the tag (both front and back).
3. Dip the glued areas into the glitter until fully covered.
4. Let dry.

Got it?
Takes three minutes. Tops.

NB: I tried glittering the entire tag and didn't find it that pretty, but feel free to try for yourself.

Happy gift-giving!

Spice up your wrapping #01 - Gift Wrap Tutorial

Wrapping packages in kraft paper is an all-time favorite.
For the Holiday season however, there's a perfect excuse to spice it all up a it, perhaps even add a bit of sparkle to the mix...

First things first: How to easily create your own wrapping paper.
Here goes....

Things you need:

- Kraft paper
- Rolling pin
- Tape
- Paper
- Scissors
- Foam stickers
- Paint (i would recommend acrylic paint because of the short time it takes to dry)
- Paint roller
- Christmas treats (alright, you don't really need those, although they do help set the tone)

Get everything ready to go.
You might want to protect your table a bit, since there's paint involved.

First thing to do:
1. Cover your rolling pin with paper.
Why? Well, firstly because you might want to use the rolling pin again (to bake cookies), secondly, because the foam stickers stick better on paper.

2. Cut the foam sticker into a gazillion little dots (or any shape you fancy really, i went for snowflakes/dots).
Mind you: this is the most annoying part of the whole thing, feel free to finish your Christmas treats while you're at it.

3. Stick the foam dots to the covered rolling pin, making sure you space them out evenly and randomly.

4. Paint and roll!
Use only a little bit of paint and re-apply after every 'roll' to achieve a natural and even result.

If you've used only a little paint like i adviced, the paper is ready to be rolled up again almost immediately after finishing.
Feel free to store it in waiting of the fab glitter-gift-tag tutorial we'll add Friday as a little week-end treat.

Enjoy!

Getting things wrapped - part 01

It's that time of the year!

After the Dutch celebration of Sinterklaas had it's official grand finale on the 5th of December, we're now finally allowed to indulge ourselves in the wonderfully cheerful world of Christmas.

One of the Holiday promotions we offer in our new webshop is the option to have your order delivered to your mailbox beautifully wrapped and ready to gift.
The only thing left for you to do is write a name on the specially designed gift-tag (will be revealed soon) and find a nice place under the tree / around the mantelpiece.

Anyway, i went online for a little wrapping inspiration:

Found on Wit and Whistle

Found on My White Obsession

Triangle stickers from Blankgoods

From Weddingchicks.com

Spotted on You Are My Fave

From Manon21

Holiday Season is coming - don't miss out on promotions!

And before you know it, it's November... Holiday-season around the corner!!

We're setting up a few really nice promotions and will be adding new items to our House of Thol webshop soon.

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