As a gift to a classmate undergoing leukemia treatment, I put together a comprehensive gift—a crocheted hat and scarf, a Christmas tree made of candies, and a pendant made of wooden beads.

Here’s what our school looks like this year, which a few parents and I managed to decorate in half a day.

Today I bought my first simple LOL doll. She’s not articulated and barefoot, but a very cute redhead.

Made an origami pencil holder as a surprise gift for Sinterklaas from Masha to her classmate Mishella. Since the girl loves field hockey, we arranged a surprise in the form of illuminated hockey goals.

Lately, I just don’t feel like doing crafts at all. But then I saw a pattern online and decided to crochet a little angel.

Here is the rainbow bracelet I braided from a bead set.

I continue to expand my collection of Harry Potter dolls from Mattel. New characters arrived today—articulated Cedric Diggory and Draco Malfoy.

My colleague Danita is filming a Christmas movie and asked me to design a frame for the shoot. Here’s what I came up with.

The Netherlands’ main children’s holiday is approaching, and this year we decorated the podium as a gift-wrapping workshop.

Here’s the cake I baked for Masha for her birthday.