2022-04-14 12:44
A lot has happened in the last one and a half year, and I have been terrible at blogging about any of it. I don’t really know how to introduce any of this properly, so I’m just g… Read More
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A creative, playful and inspirational blog where I share many creative micro projects like painting, drawing, rainbow colored food, creative challenges, travels and imaginary friends.
2021-09-26 15:46
Make-over TV-shows make us believe that transformation happens in an instant. In a week you can have your entire house fixed. In a day you can be a new stylish you. In my experience change t… Read More
2021-05-02 11:28
It’s no secret that I’m an admirer of rainbows. And I understand that one of the reasons rainbows are special is that we don’t get to witness them every single day.
But… Read More
2021-03-19 13:52
I ordered a super cute collection of animal nesting dolls from the Internet.
And drew on this fox’s head.
Then, I performed brain surgery on the little fellow. No worries, he&r&hell…Read More
2020-07-30 10:54
You can order anything on the Internet these days. Shoes. Wallpaper. Flowers. Music. It’s amazing.
I’ve heard about mail-order brides. But what about a mail-order husband?… Read More
2020-07-21 11:59
“Why don’t you just buy something in a store like a normal person?”, my sister will ask me when I, yet again, spend hours making something (a handmade gift, geometric dinin… Read More
2020-07-07 13:06
COVID-19 has cultivated an unhealthy obsession over my interior. I mean, it’s all I’ve been surrounded by pretty much 24/7. And I have had plenty of time on my hands to make idea… Read More
2020-05-07 10:06
I refurbished a vintage Yngve Ekström Ruster lounge chair. Sounds fancy right? And very Swedish. We bought the vintage chair second hand last summer. Since then I’ve had the desir… Read More
2020-04-08 12:08
Don’t you think butterflies seem like these magical out-of-this-world creatures? Their colours. Their fragile wings. The whole caterpillar metamorphosis thing that ends up in Peter Pan… Read More
2020-02-21 08:27
I recently listened to the audiobook Digital minimalism by Cal Newport. It inspired me to do a digital detox. My aim: form conscious habits to support a healthy use of technology.
I… Read More
2020-02-12 09:30
Remember the giddy excitement you used to feel as a kid, when waking up on a Saturday morning with the whole weekend still ahead of you?
I used to share a bedroom with my elder sister. Sh… Read More
2020-01-19 12:56
Raise your hand if you have a Pinterest board with enough inspiration to fuel a lifetime of crafting and interior decoration. You probably also have a list – in your bullet journal, a… Read More
2019-11-06 10:41
Swimming outdoors gives me all the happy vibes.
I used to swim outside in Gabon all the time as a kid. The community pool was a short bike ride away. I still remember the feeling of the w… Read More
2019-10-30 15:18
Start a vegetable garden and plant flowers
I got interested in the idea to start a vegetable garden, when I discovered that apparently all the oldest and happiest people in the world have… Read More
2019-09-13 15:38
I learned how to weld. Joran’s brother taught us how. We created new dining table legs as a learning case. Learning to weld has been a creative dream of mine for years, and I am gratef… Read More
2019-08-02 13:56
What would happen, if you would set a flock of flamingos free in the public space,
and challenge people to stand on one leg for as long as they can?
Add a tiny lake, and a flo… Read More
2019-07-01 16:26
I decluttered my creative office! Check out the video below to see how I accomplished my first creative dream (declutter my creative office) from my creative dream list.
Pro Mari… Read More
2019-06-12 19:27
The concept: execute 5 creative dreams
I am introducing a new feature on my blog: creative dream list. The idea is simple. I list five creative dreams that excite me. No more, no less… Read More
2019-06-03 12:07
Joran and I hosted a Time Travel themed dinner party the other night. The concept is simple: everyone dresses up in theme and brings a dish in theme. By now, we have built an eclectic col… Read More
2019-05-28 09:52
“Have you ever played ding-dong ditch?” Standing in front of a group of children on a Sunday, most hands rise. I see some nodding faces. I also raise my hand as I raise the quest… Read More
2019-02-14 14:49
I created a whimsical art gallery wall. It displays a flamingo painting, ukulele painting, elephant shrew painting, ukulele, faux taxidermy butterflies, framed feather and a type case. And… Read More
2019-02-07 12:58
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you may remember that I openly declared my love (at first sight) for the elephant shrew in a previous post. I visited Antwerp Zoo, stumbled… Read More
2019-01-31 17:18
I created a flamingo painting. But somehow, I haven’t shown it to you yet. I wanted to, but then we renovated a house, and moved, and I kept postponing and forgetting and anyway, I&rsq&hell…Read More
2019-01-25 13:54
About a year ago, it snowed. Heavily. For Dutch terms. That doesn’t happen very often around here, so I went outside with Joran for an evening stroll.
There is nothing better than… Read More
2018-12-21 13:44
“I’m looking for a plant that can survive without light and can bear cold temperatures.” The girl behind the counter looks at me puzzled, trying to determine how to politel… Read More
2018-11-09 13:15
You probably played ‘the floor is lava’ growing up. Perhaps even recently, since the game made a small comeback as a meme. Personally, I think the floor is lava is an awesome gam… Read More
2018-10-09 14:17
My dad has a man cave. A dad’s shed. It’s filled with every tool you could ever dream of. And the best thing about it: it comes with a dad – my dad.
Remember the amazing ra… Read More
2018-07-05 08:05
True story: inspired by the movie ‘Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain (or short: ‘Amélie’), I once went down the Internet rabbit-hole to find out how y… Read More
2018-07-03 16:44
Somewhere last year, Joran and I went for dinner at friends of ours. They bought their house a few months before, and they gave us a tour.
They would excitedly show me their wardrobe, and sa… Read More
2018-07-02 10:21
Somehow, my tidying, decluttering and organising attempts always seem to end up in play. My laundry monster Lars made sure my laundry wasn’t cluttering up my space. I also found some o… Read More
2018-06-01 17:47
If you’ve ever moved before – and with moved I mean first you lived in one house and then in another, not dancing to 80’s tunes – you know it can be a hassle.
Add to… Read More
2018-04-26 13:34
Glitters make me smile. So do rainbows. Some may say that glitters are the herpes of the craft world, but not me. I made a golden glitter door with a stained glass rainbow window and it is t… Read More
2018-03-29 16:54
Josine Beugels has a thing for eggs. In fact, she declared 2018 ‘year of the egg’. For the second year in a row, she organises an EGGsposition in which more than 25 international… Read More
2018-02-05 15:29
I’m on a mission to flood Eindhoven with positive street art, and you are invited to join!
Step 1: Come up with an idea for the public space that makes others smile. Step 2: Send it to… Read More
2017-12-22 15:09
Joran and I got married in September. I doubted for a while whether or not I should share our wedding pictures here (that’s why you’re seeing them with a 3-month delay). My blog… Read More
2017-11-07 14:38
You might live in the cutest-rainbowiest-happiest neighbourhood imaginable. Or, more likely, there is room for improvement: add a little sparkle, plant some flowers, make a chronic grumpy fa… Read More
2017-10-25 11:10
It all started with a simple idea. What if we wouldn’t start a yarn bomb project, but an enormous yarn bomb project? Not just one or two trees, but take-over-the-entire-street-kind-of… Read More
2017-09-01 16:13
Some days, you wake up in the wrong sleep-cycle, you forgot to buy breakfast the day before, and the moment you leave your house it starts raining. In a country like the Netherlands we get o… Read More
2017-08-03 11:09
Blasting wind was all I heard, while staring into the big, gaping hole in the plane, 5km above the earth. The people who had just jumped out of our small airplane turned into tiny dots with… Read More
2017-07-11 15:24
Join us on Saturday (1 PM EST / 5 PM GMT / 7 PM Amsterdam time) for a 100% FREE webinar with the creative and colorful voices behind Magical Daydream and Uncustomary.
Yes! Mary and I are sup… Read More
2017-06-19 17:26
Last Saturday I’ve been chosen to be the first ‘Curator Smilefactor’ of Eindhoven. It’s a voluntary position for the duration of a year. The job description: create… Read More
2017-05-09 16:08
1. John Cleese inviting you to do a silly walk
The tunnel of silly walks, inspired by the infamous Monty Python sketch was officially opened by Mr. Cleese himself.
Arjan uit het… Read More
2017-03-15 10:52
I remember my first canvas painting. I got myself some acrylic paints (just the primary colours & white), a canvas and picked up a paint brush. I’ve always liked drawing… Read More
2017-02-23 15:09
They say you are what you eat.
I never really got that. That’s like saying I’m a donut, cheese sandwich, chocolate bar and spaghetti all in one. That doesn’t make any… Read More
2017-02-10 18:24
Things I don’t like: cold weather. Rain. Grey days.
Things I do like: dates with Joran.
But what to do for fun on those days you’d rather crawl up in a ball under a blanket wit… Read More
2017-02-03 11:59
When I cleaned up the balloon trees I created last year, I didn’t trash the balloons. Instead, I collected them. I thought perhaps I could reuse these old balloons as a colourful mater… Read More
2017-01-20 10:50
I made a little friend.We both love travelling,discovering new places,and seeking exciting adventures.
He’s never discouraged by the difficulty and length of the path to his goals.
I&r&hell…Read More
2016-12-16 14:02
From Dreamer to Doer in 30 Days is my brand new online course on how to get creative shit done in hectic, everyday life.
And it’s open for registration now!
I am super exited that… Read More
2016-11-30 10:08
Once upon a time, I went on a safari. It was my dad, my sister and me. I felt so mature. I was about 8 years old. I got to stay up way after bedtime and sugar crashed on jellybeans (which my… Read More
2016-07-31 17:45
Guest post by Joran, Mariëlle’s fiancé (she said YES!)
My heart was pounding. Just a few minutes ago I got word, she was almost there. For weeks I had been planning this tr… Read More
2016-07-05 14:31
Once, before Joran and I started dating, I sent him a message written with invisible ink, which I discretely delivered to his mailbox. With the help of an A4-paper sheet, lemon juice and a t… Read More
2016-03-15 14:14
When you are brave enough to act upon the passionate ideas that live inside you, the world becomes a more beautiful place to live in. Don’t let the grey world define… Read More
2016-03-07 02:08
This might easily be one of my craziest blog-projects so far. With the help of 25 amazing volunteers, an aerial platform and more than 6000 balloons I created two balloon… Read More
2016-02-15 13:24
Love is not heart-shaped boxes with chocolates, red balloons and Hallmark cards with a cute pun (although, you know, they could be). Love is not big companies marketing their crappy… Read More
2016-02-01 13:56
Give umbrellas to strangers in the rain
There was a time when I loved rain. On my little girls’ bike I would race through the deepest spot of the enormous, lukewarm puddles on the dese… Read More
2015-12-21 15:17
When I was about 14, I jumped into a canal with my best friend during an outdoors gym class. It was a warm summer day, and we felt like swimming. Our socially well-adjusted classmates though… Read More
2015-12-05 14:11
‘What do you do for a living?’ is a conversation starter that I try to avoid asking whenever I meet someone new. I feel like it’s the boring, easy way out. Usually th… Read More
2015-12-04 09:35
Since relaunching the Instant Inspiration Kit, I’ve received some good questions, so I’ve compiled the most common ones together to answer for you.
1. I already have a gazillion… Read More
2015-12-03 12:31
Did you ever make yourself a paper booklet as a child? I did. I used to cut A4-papers into half, fold them, and staple them together on the fold. I would decorate the cover, give it a good… Read More
2015-12-01 09:59
I have a secret love for matchboxes. In my mind they are cute tiny boxes with endless crafting possibilities: little treasure hiding places, note keepers, candy holders, peep boxes that pro… Read More
2015-11-30 10:41
Ok, I just opened up the cart for the Instant Inspiration Kit.
3, 2, 1, And we’re live. Woohoo!
CLICK HERE for the Instant Inspiration Kit!
Ps. Remember, the free bonus &l&helli…Read More
2015-11-28 10:41
Let’s talk some more about how to be more creative & feel more inspired. Also, I have an exciting announcement:
PS: If you want to (re-)watch the videos I refer to: The… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Kindness Kit Magical mission videos Articles Creative challenges Guest posts DIY’s Creative Kindness Month has come to an end. What a month it has been! Blog-wise, it has never been th… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Monday I started another creative challenge again. The challenge: Start your own radical self love bible What was difficult? In a way this challenge was somewhat more confronting and persona… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Receiving compliments is great. Want to know what is even better? Receiving great compliments. There are a couple of things you can do to be the person who gives great compliments. Here… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Spring is in the air and I love it. I love the sunshine, the flowers, longer days, less layers to put on and trees starting to bloom. I am pretty sure I’m not the only one feeling this… Read More
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