Melissa Milis: GIVEAWAY AUGUSTUS {Bart Van Didden}

Melissa Milis: GIVEAWAY AUGUSTUS {Bart Van Didden}: You lucky girls (and boys? ;)) - deze week kunnen jullie een mooi, roos vaasje (het groene is lekker van mij, nehnehnehnehnene!) winnen ...

Foodie Friday: Spinach & Boursin Rolls

I recently decided to start cooking some more and try fun recipes. This one is easy and not very time consuming. I'm not gonna mention healthy because I don't believe it is, but at least it's got some spinach.

What you will need for 4 rolls:

- 4 sheets of puff pastry
- 1 box of Boursin
- 1 onion
- Spinach (I used the microwave kind)

How to make it:

1 Use either a stone dish or a regular plate for the oven with baking paper.

2 Cut the onion into fine pieces.

3 Take a sheet of pastry and shape it to your likeness. It's usually kind of thick so I suggest to stretch it for a bit.

4 Make sure your spinach is thawed using either the microwave or a pot, depending on what kind you bought.

5 Use a knife to spread some Boursin onto your sheet.

6 Take some pieces of onion and spread them out.

7 At last, take your spinach and spread it out on the sheet with a knife. Make sure not to get too close to the edges as it will fall off.

8 Roll up your pastry and preheat the oven on 150 degrees Celcuis.

9 I like to put some extra Boursin on the outsides where the pastry ends to make sure they won't fold open.

10 Ready to bake. Put the dish in the oven for 20 minutes. Cool and enjoy! 

So I needed an iPad stylus...

I'm sure you understand I couldn't keep the ugly one about football.

Paris treasures

I went to Paris last week, so I could tell you guys about all of the things that I saw, but that would barely interest anyone since everyone knows the tower of Eiffel, the Champs-Elysées, the Louvre and so on. I wouldn't say these aren't worth visiting though. I had been to the city before and already saw all of the famous things, so I wanted to do a more alternative trip where I wandered more than being a typical tourist and rush from one museum to another monument. This was a very good idea since I discovered a lot of things which felt more like treasures because they weren't planned. Of course I had done some research on the internet for shops worth visiting and whatnot. Here are some places I would definitely recommend. Warning: take a lot of money with you, because you will need it.

1 - Au Petit Bonheur La Chance
As I walked in, I fell in love immediately. Stuffed with lovely little treasures, this shop could take hours of your day and you still wouldn't regret it. Especially the little bowl (which cost 25 euros but totally worth it) I don't regret buying. I also found the notebook labels and the domino stamp there which are in the bowl on the photo.

13 Rue de Saint Paul
4e arrondissement

2 - Azag
In the first photo you see an Orla Kiely cup I bought at Azag, along with the tape in the second photo. They sell masking tape and other kinds, like the Alice in Wonderland tape on the right. It's a lovely shop with all kinds of design stuff.

9 Rue François Miron
4e arrondissement

2a - Bazaar Hotel de Ville
Take a deep breath before entering, because you will find EVERYTHING in one shop with a lot of floors. But my favorite floor was the stationary/art supplies of course. There's also a packaging section, where I found the lovely little Orla Kiely box.

36 Rue de la Verrerie
4e arrondissement

3 - La Marché Saint-Pierre
Saint Pierre is a little neighborhood near Montmartre. There is an art gallery, some kind of bazaar to shop, and a few fabric shops. Again, it was love at first sight. So many fabric and so cheap!

2 Rue Charles Nodier
18e arrondissement

4 - Niou
The stickers you see (which are designed by Tom Schamp, a lovely illustrator from Belgium) I bought at Niou, a lovely toy shop next to Au Petit Bonheur De Chance. They have all kinds of original toys. However it's meant for children, I could buy everything they have. This shop made me wish I was still a kid, more than any other time of the day.

11 Rue de Saint Paul
4e arrondissement

Furthermore, I planned on doing a concert during my trip. I found out that One Night Only was playing at the Maroquinerie (which is a great venue/bar by the way) while I was there. I didn't know them before, and I wasn't very much of a fan when I first heard their music but now my appreciation has grown a bit, now I actually like them a lot. Sometimes you just have to admit to your own (guilty) pleasures.

Tutorial: Japanese Stab Binding (DIY bookbinding)

Today I'll show you how to bind a book the Japanese way. It's a very simple technique once you get the hang of it. Enjoy!

Melissa Milis: GIVEAWAY MAART {Pilger Bags}

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Tutorial: DIY pincushion (no sew!)

So, a while ago I bought a sewing machine. A big one with 30 stitches, not the little one I reviewed earlier on this blog. Finally I have a proper machine for myself instead of using the old one of my mom, which is very loud and clumsy. It made me believe it was my fault, while it was just the machine. Being able to sew properly, I could use a pincushion. Click read more for the tutorial!