REVolution

mega pinkster package deal you birdies!

happy weekending birdies!

life is good. i say grab it.

Rev 

twinkle. custom made mixed media canvas.

{will be available in print, very very soon!}

i've been receiving request for personal custom made canvasses and that really makes my heart sing. this one is for a very very special friend i met online. she's such a warm & loving person. the lyrics are in Dutch and say:

love your child from the bottom of you heart

say YES as often as possible

build a rocket

let him(her) hit pots and pans

keep the twinkle in your eyes

catch a frog and kiss it

surprise him (her)

find out together what makes you happy

show your love unconditionally

children are miracles

read books for him (her) with all your heart

teach him (her) the feelings

giggle

remember how small he (she) really is

is he (she) irritated? surround him with love

BE THERE.

 

it was such an honor to create this custom made canvas. Marjet, you are a wonderful, loving strong woman, and i'm so happy to get to know you.

and the next is already 'in line', which is another challenge for me, because it's going to be a HUGE one. 

to all of you lovely birdies who responded on my Mothersdaypost of Sunday, THANK YOU. for being you. for being there. for sharing your story with me. WE ROCK AND ROLL birdies!

on the agenda today: half work half play. hopefully Ruben will continue to wonder around the house like he has been the last few days. he's poking in dirt with sticks again. he's trying to kick a ball. he's amazing me with wonder each and every day. 

life is good. keep the twinkle in your eyes.
rev

oh yes. FREE video of me creating. bonus.

my gift to you. sharing my talent to create. YES. you can create such a lovely canvas as well. REMEMBER THAT. you can create my little birdie. you can.

if you want to get your hands on one of my april kits 'asleep', you better sign up for my ezine (right column on this blog). i'll announce in my ezine when my kits are in my shop. that's your best chance of grabbing one.

on the agenda today: RUBEN WALKED WITH CRUTCHES WITHOUT MY HELP. he's a hero you girls. video update on that soon. my body is hurting like hell, so i'm hopping into a hot bath. let's hope that'll ease my fibro a bit.

life is good. there's always hope.
rev

and tonight i fall asleep...

o yes. and tonight i fall asleep with you in my heart. oh little birdie birdies, this is seriously my new favorite. i love this little girl. 

and this is the canvas i created with my brand new april kit "asleep".

sooooo. where to get this kit, right? well. they usually sell out in one day. i will send out an ezine the moment i upload them to my shop. i'll put half in my Dutch shop, the other half in my Etsyshop. if you are really interested, make sure you sign in for my ezine to get THE MAIL of snatch one.

you can email me, but bribery is need. think wine and chocolate.

on the agenda today: kinda chill. Ruben fell backwards yesterday and that scared the shitballs out of us. he was being brave stupid. and he thought "let's hop around on one leg, forget about the crutches, reach out for my wheelchair...". and then the wheelchair rolled back, because it was not on the brakes. he lost his balance. i stood right next to him, but couldn't catch him. he fell backwards on his bottom. i saw his knee bend pretty much. he totally freaked out. yelling he needed to be rushed to the hospital because it was broken again and all his muscles were broken too :(. poor muppet. ofcourse we managed to calm him down again. but he wouldn't move his leg again for about an hour. after that he got back to 'normal'. today i told him: see, even IF you fall the pens WON'T come out... i saw him think and wonder. so we now made up this stupid song of Ruben falling & the pins staying in. that cheers him up. singing & being afraid doesn't work, so this is our way for him to feel better about what happened.

life is good. just get back up again.
rev

it's almost there!!

o my sweet pretty birdies, i'm working so hard on and with my next mixed media kit!! and i believe i'm falling in love with this one. the girl. 

the kit is soooo lovely, you must go drool now:

yes. and i'm shooting the video now. it's almost done, a few bit and pieces. than editing the video is next on my "I NEED TO GET MOVING" list.

lovely birdies, remember: this kit is limited edition and will be in the shop soon. i'll post & send out a newsletter, but when it's gone, it's gone. 

on the agenda today: practise practise practise with our little dude. he's trying to stand and walk a little with crutches. and he's a stubborn little fellow. first he kept throwing them (YES, LITERALLY!) through the room. untill he JUST GOT IT. and i'm planning to keep pushing him (juusssttt a little). because he can move mountains. he just needs that little push to believe in himself. 

life is good. moving mountains here.
rev 

word up #70: FRESH

word up lovely wordsters! and please go check out the One Little Word blog to see what my fellow wordsters have created.

last couple of days were very very hard. i'll update asap about what happened with his plaster coming off. rollercoaster part 104522548946...

life is good. we need a fresh new start.
rev 

new FREE video mixed media canvas by me <3

 

me at work for my canvas "don't you dare give up" (which, by the way, you can by prints of here for the internationals or here for the Dutchies). and this is so meaningful for us right at this moment. don't you dare give up. oh hell no we aren't.

now tell me, are you gonna create this weekend? let's PLAY. i need to PLAY.

life is good. keep playing <3.
rev 

amazing mixed media event, are you coming too?

i just signed in for this amazing event: Artfusion – Mixed Media Event in the Netherlands from my ubersweet & oh so talented friends Birgit Koopsen & Nathalie Kalbach on April 13-14th! 

the event will be held in The Netherlands, in Winsum. And Art Fusion – a fusion of Nationalities, Style and Media. i really think this is a MUST if you just want to play and meet crafty happy girls :). 

they will both be teaching at the event, each 2 workshops over the weekend. 

Location: De Borgshool in Winsum, only a 2 minute walk from the train station. There is enough parking space next to the school if you decide to come by car.

okay okay, i understand it might be a long ride for you, but think about it. how many times do you have the chance to have these 2 teaching us all they know? how many times do you really take care of you? how many times do you spoil yourself with a weekend away? yes. if you see it that way, i say: see you there!

and seriously the workshops they are going to teach will have you drooling! (click to go to their blog for more details)

Saturday, April 13 -2013, 9.30 – 13.00 – Season Canvas Workshop by Nathalie Kalbach

14.00 – 17.30 Ecoline Mini-Album Workshop by Birgit Koopsen

Sunday, April 14 -2013, 10.00 – 12.30 Wow Embossing Powder and Foil Workshop by Birgit Koopsen

13.30 – 16.00 Chalk on The Wild Side Mini-Album Workshop by Nathalie Kalbach

Annndddd if ou sign up before March 15, you still get the Artfusion – Early Bird Packages!!

You can sign up by emailing Birgit at  info@birgitkoopsen.nl  She will sent you the information and the requirements. Until upon payment you are on a waiting list. Your space is secured once your payment was received.

Birgit & Nathalie even have suggestions to spend the night! they can be found on the Artfusion blog here!

oh how fun would it be to meet you there? to be creative together? to have fun and have you hand me over some lovely chocolate? hehehe.

life is good. let's make some fun!
rev

NEW: online class how to create a mixed media Canvas Revlie style <3

oh man. editing my video took me more time than i figured it would! ha! but IT'S HERE. IT'S HERE. IT'S FREAKING HERE. my first online class contains 4 video's (about 1,5 hour in total) of me teaching you happily how to create this mixed media canvas! (for the Dutchies: don't sweat if you don't have Paypal, just email me and you can banktransfer the money. it's that easy).

and i LOVED doing this so much. i love to teach. i love to show YOU you can be as creative as anybody else. really. START BELIEVING. 

it's available in English & Dutch. at your own pace. once bought, available for you for ever. you can also join my secret REVitup girls privategroup on Facebook so we can share our ideas, art & laughter. maybe some tears too. who knows. but the group is only if you want to. no need to.

after payment you'll receive a PDF with instructions for the video's & passwords. oh, and did i mention it's available in Dutch & English. YES. teeheee. on a roll here.

on the agenda today: kids have the week off, but we'll be working our little hands off at the office. no problems, i got the troops coming in today & tomorrow, so hopefully i can sneak out somewhere. i want to finish my new webshop & blog look somewhere this week. setting goals.

life is good. let's go create.
rev

one special way...

to announce the birth of your gorgeous daughter:

when Linda first asked me if i would think about designing the birth announcement card for her baby-to-come, i was like "uuhhhhh iiieeeeek, really, me?". but then i thought about it. how special it would be. she would be THE ONLY ONE with that exact birth announcement. and with a canvas to go with it too!

she let me have all the creative freedom, and that's exactly what i needed to create this gorgeous magic almost fairytale like canvas. i knew the names (so special!) and ofcourse a bit of a color scheme, but that was a dream to work with. 

the image came into my mind immediately. and so this magical canvas was born. i scanned it for her, so she could have the printer make the cards for her. and when the card came into my mailbox, i can't describe the feeling of proud, happy & giddi. i really did this. i created a unique canvas which they loved & even used as a birth announcement. teehee.

so, welcome to the world sweet Emma, you've choosen the sweetest parents!

on the agenda today: yukkie weather day and i went to the office on my bike. smart move. not so with icy rain. but hey, diehard huh. now i'm trying to work on my last 2 video's for my mixed media online class, and it would be great to finish that before this weekend. i think i'll just throw that into the universe. maybe somebody is listening? who knows.

life is good. special even.
rev