interior glass doors: 2010-12-26

Light Up The New Year with Fire and Ice!!

Happy New Year!! We will be outdoors tonight enjoying some fireworks on New Year's Eve. We will be watching them from a dear friend's beautiful outdoor patio. I was trying to come up with a wonderful hostess gift and decided to make some Ice Sculpture Luminaries.

I have always been fascinated by the the combination of Fire and Ice. I love the warm ambiance it creates. Of course they can be made with just water, but I love the rustic feeling the addition of evergreens and pinecones bring. Here is a wonderful how to pictorial I found:

You need two bowls, one much larger than the other. Fill 1/3 of the large bowl with water. Add pinecones and evergreens.

Place the smaller bowl inside the larger bowl

Weight the smaller bowl down with a large rock. Freeze several hours outdoors or in your freezer - it's been so cold that for us outdoors works fine!!

To unmold run warm water over the larger bowl to release ice sculpture. Add a candle and enjoy!

Happy New Year, my friends!! Looking forward to sharing even more wonderful things with you in 2011!!

(photos Southern Living & Bolig)

CASA RUSTICA AL ESTE DE LONDRES

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Casa producto de una remodelacion, donde se ha logrado excelentes interiores rusticos y modernos a la vez.

Esta ubicado en el Este le Londres, y tiene el toque "estilo loft" ingles de los viejos edificios reciclados.

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Felicitando el Año Nuevo

Otra vez lo ha vuelto a hacer, mi cuñado Ismael es un artista, ya os he puesto alguno de los montajes que ha hecho en otras ocasiones.
Me encanta cómo ha elaborado este vídeo desde su web de trabajo zootropo.es y felicitar el 2011.

Aprovecho con él para desearos lo mejor en este año que acaba de nacer.

LETRAS Y MENSAJES

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Las letras corporeas y los mensajes escritos son accesorios que comunmente estan presentes en el estilo rustico y tambien en su variante vintage.

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CAMAS TOCANDO EL PISO

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Una tendencia nordica y bien rustica es utilizar camas bajas, y que la ropa de cama caiga como en una cascada sobre el piso, de manera bien natural y como se utilizaba en el pasado.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR !

Jan and me wish you all a Happy and Healthy 2011 !

Another fresh new year is here . . .

Another year to live!

To banish worry, doubt, and fear,

To love and laugh and give!

This bright new year is given me

To live each day with zest . . .

To daily grow and try to be

My highest and my best!

I have the opportunity

Once more to right some wrongs,

To pray for peace, to plant a tree,

And sing more joyful songs!

-William Arthur Ward

I'm very lucky that Estee Lauder sends me products to review because I often fall in love with crazy colors that I would never have tried on my own. I've been getting compliments on their red lipstick so I thought I would share it and a few of my other favorites with you. I think New Year's Eve is the perfect time to try something new!

Estee Lauder Extravagant Berry Long Lasting Lipstick - Great matte color by itself but even better layer with a lip gloss. Just found out that it's Limited Edition so get it while you can!
Estee Lauder Extravagant Plum Pure Color Lip Gloss - Also fabulous by itself but I love it layered over the Extravagant Berry Lipstick. You might want to blot some off before you kiss someone at midnight!
Nars Mata Hari Blush - Looks a little scary bright pink in the compact but actually very natural once it's been applied with a fluffy brush. Makes me look alive in the winter when I'm pale as a ghost!
Clé de Peu Concealer - Worth every penny! Stays creamy and covers without looking like you're wearing concealer. You'll need this for New Year's Day!
La Mer The Treatment Fluid Foundation - Also worth every penny! It gives light coverage with SPF 15 that looks natural and feels fabulous!
Lancôme Hypnôse Waterproof Custom Volumn Mascara - I love Lancôme mascara and always wear waterproof since it doesn't smudge. If you wear the red lipstick, it's best to go lighter on the eyes but don't skimp on the mascara.
Smythson Wash Bag - There is nothing I love more than pulling out this pretty plum colored make up bag from Smythson. I don't think they make this exact bag any longer but they do have a fun magenta color still available. Happy New Year!

I made it safely back to New York but the snow is still piled high on every street corner. Makes me wish I had a fireplace and a fur blanket like in the home of Spanish designer Tony Espuch. Looks like a great space to throw a New Year's Eve soiree as well!

Photos by Amador Toril for Habitania via The Wonderlust Journal

My last blogpost of this year is dedicated to all of you !

My dearest readers, followers, blogfriends and blogcolleagues, I would love to thank all of you for this wonderful year, joining me at Belgian Pearls.

This year I met so many new readers and blogcolleagues, and a lot of you became real friends! It is amazing how many lovely people I learned to know through blogging!

Starting my blog, I never could have imagined that meeting all of you, would have such an impact on my life!

All those sweet and lovely comments on my posts, all these emails I received from you, were to me a huge support and motivation to go on with my blog!

‘Belgian Pearls’ wouldn’t be of any meaning without all of you!

I do hope that even in 2011, I will be able to bring you blogposts you will love and enjoy! I promise to do the best I can to not disappoint you!

I also want to make my apologies to all the people amongst you, who have sent me an email on which I have not answered yet! Sometimes I am so busy with my job and my family (I am also a wife and a mum, you know !), that I really don’t find enough time to blog or to answer all my emails!

We are only a few days away from a new year, and the next two days I will have to prepare everything for New Year’s Eve because we have our family to join us. So there are still a few things to do!

This post will be the last one of this year.

To thank you for your support and friendship the past year, I want to treat you with some random chosen eye candy images from my files !

Thank you so much for being a reader, a follower or a blogfriend!

You are all so dear to me!

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Enjoy!!

Source : Four Seasons Hotel Florence

Source : Tim Clinch photography

Source : Magazine Landelijk Wonen Dec-Jan-Feb 2010-2011 Photographer Claude Smekens

Source : Magazine Seasons Januari 2011 Photographer Jan Luijk

Source : Magazine Wonen Landelijke Stijl editie 06/2010 Photographer Denise Keus

Source : Magazine Seasons Januari 2011 Photographer Kat de Baerdemaeker

Source : Magazine Landelijk Wonen Dec-Jan-Feb 2010-2011 Photographer Claude Smekens

Source : Robert Couturier

Source : Campagne – Décoration

Source : Beta-Plus Publishing

WISH YOU ALL A NEW YEAR FILLED WITH PEACE, PROSPERITY AND HAPPINESS !

Talk to you in 2011 !!

Sometimes I miss working in an office. I used to think up more creative outfits because I didn't want to bore my co-workers by wearing the same thing each week. Since the same people don't see me everyday now, I feel like my outfits have gotten a little boring. One of my New Year's resolutions is to restyle my wardrobe and take more risks. That's why I like Vogue's new online feature, Five Days, Five Looks. Who better to learn from than those who work at the chicest magazine. Senior Accessories Editor, Filipa Fino, is up this week and I love her classic style with pops of colorful accessories. She's definitely my new style idol. I will definitely be emulating her look after we dig out from the blizzard. Until then, I hope no one sees what I'm wearing! Happy New Year!