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I’m a bit reluctant to show you this one, to be honest.
You see..last year I loved the oistershelves in the tree, I really did. But this year..I don’t know. I can’t decide if I like it. What I’m absolutely sure about is that this is not the perfect spot for a Christmastree in our home. Where it’s standing now, it’s a bit lost, like it sneaked into the livingroom through the backdoor and got caught doing that. Poor tree. She’s a bit crooked too (like every other Christmastree we ever had, because the only non-crooked trees are the fake ones and I always say I’d never never allow a fake tree in my home).

But you know..once the tree is finally in place, without causing too much damage to bright white painted walls (after our big renovation project, I’m not planning to touch any brush for about a year or two), I’m certainly not gonna replace it again. And I certainly don’t want to make another trace of needles and mud and melting snow through our livingroom. So I just leave it where I first placed it, feeling a bit annoyed every time I pass by because it’s just not the right spot (but what is the right spot then?) and because I’m not sure about the oisters.

Maybe I should consider a fake one next year. :-)

Dear reader,

There’s been a lot of thinking going on on Planet Fur. ‘Cause, as much as I like to see this thing as just a wonderful creative let-out, secretly it’s much much more than that to me. I think everybody who does what I do recognise this, that’s why I’d like to share my thoughts with you. Doing things for Planet Fur is the thing I like to do most, I wake up and go to bed with a head filled with ideas to work on. Since I have my little shop and blog, since I met all those nice creative people, I feel better than I felt in a whole lot of years. But since I’m a perfectionist too, there’s always this little voice in the back of my head that’s encouraging me to do better. So, here are my thoughts and questions about the subject, feel free to share yours!

My biggest dilemma is the way I fill in my little blog. Sometimes I get the feeling I’m just jabbering into space. Yes, I make nice pictures and that might be the reason why you want to hang out here, but doesn’t it need to get a bit more interactive? Should I give-away, swap, write tutorials, share thoughts? To be short, how do I stand out in the middle of so many gorgeous blogs, with so many gorgeous pics of beautiful homes, vintage finds, creative ideas? Should I get a Facebook account, a Twitter account, get on Pinterest or Tumblr (sometimes I feel a like a big nobhead when I realise I’m probably the last person on earth that discovers those kind of modern media…I don’t even own an iPhone). How do you do that and still be able to make stock for your shop, go to work, clean your home, meet with friends?

And then there is the language question. Does the English scare you off? (It scares me off to be frank, it’s so difficult to express, I mean really express yourself in a language that’s not your own.) Should I go back to Dutch and English posts? What do you think?

Overall: do you like being here? Do you get something here? Inspiration? A good feeling? Does it make you smile? I’d really like to know your honest opinion.

And, with the risk of being laughed at, can somebody explain me the principle of swapping? :-D