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Do you want to start embroidering but you think: 'help, how should I stretch the fabric in the frame?'. In this blog + video I explain how to do this! I use for this: Fabric: I used this fabric. Embroidery hoop. The ring I use is a beech ring from Prym, 19cm. 1. Cut...

In this blog I review the Prima Watercolor Confections . Prima sets are popular because of the beautiful selections of colors, and there is a good chance that such a palette contains exactly your favorite colors. In any case, they look very nice, but does the paint paint as nicely as how they look?...

Summer is getting closer and for many people that also means that it is time for a fun trip or holiday! Whether you're going on a three-week sunny holiday or a few days away, it's great fun to record everything you see and experience on paper. In this blog I will tell you which...

If you like calligraphy, you have probably seen the beautiful Ziller ink in my shop. This acrylic ink is ideal for (calligraphy) nibs. Time to tell you more about it! Ziller's is truly a family business of people with an enormous passion for beautiful writing and calligraphy. The Ziller inks really belong in Splendith's...

I have a beautiful new brand in the shop, Archer&Olive ! In recent months I have seen the beautiful books from Archer & Olive more and more often on Instagram and YouTube. I was so curious that I decided to order the booklets so that I could try them out for myself and so...

On May 12, all mothers can be put in the spotlight again, because then it is Mother's Day! What's more fun than making her happy with a nice creative gift? You may even be able to work together, which she will enjoy anyway. Whether she likes illustrating, painting, bullet journaling, making paper flowers or...

As a novice creative with ambition in modern calligraphy, you cannot know everything right away. I completely understand that, because that's exactly how I started. So learn from my mistakes today and read along with the three biggest mistakes starting calligraphers make! #1: Not spending enough time on the individual letters I get it....

Do you want to make your own stamps? Well, where do you start? There is a mountain of materials in the shop, but what do you use for what? Each material has a property that makes them pleasant to use. As always: it remains personal what works best for you. But what is it...

Are you also crazy about all the beautiful illustrations that you see everywhere? Would you also like to get started making nice illustrations, but are you afraid that they are not beautiful enough? In this blog I will explain to you why illustrating is not that difficult at all and that you can do...

Creative Life 2019 was really a party again. The space is wonderful, and especially the people who come to Creative Life are always so pleasant! Three days have flown by and now it's already over. While setting up on Thursday I thought for a moment: why did I do this again haha. When the...