Bird in the handStop the presses! I just got an email from the super-talented Etsy seller The Wren, telling me about her brand new bird purses. Without a second thought, I zooted over to her Etsy shop and snagged the beauty above! This one below was a close second place for me, and there are …
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Bird in the hand
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Kraft
Kraft The Kraft gals met at the fabulous Book Lounge on Saturday, and I took pics of what everyone’s up to. That’s Jesse the Kraft Queen above, knitting a “war-baby bonnet” from a very old pattern. I’m gamely soldiering on with my cannibal crochet and Gabby, freshly returned from Japan (see me turn green), is …
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Cannibal crochet and Kraft
Cannibal crochet and KraftI recently bought a crochet book from Etsy seller ichigonopantsu, and have been breaking my brain trying to learn to crochet the gorgeous motifs in Japanese. Thank goodness there are internet tutorials for backup.My technique leaves a lot to be desired, and right now I’m cannibalising each finished motif, slowly undoing it …
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“Life isn’t school”
“Life isn’t school”Sandra from Smosch said something so cool last week. It went like this: “Ok, Monday started and I thought: Life isn’t school and work on sunny days. Life is love, friends, dogs and roadtrips. Work can be saved for the dark night instead.” What a gal! I took inspiration from this yesterday and …
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Folly Cove Designers
Folly Cove DesignersI’d never heard of the Folly Cove Designers until SeaSideStudio left a comment referencing them on one of my papercuts. Since then, I’ve done a bit of research, and thought I’d share it: Folly Cove Designers was a guild of designer-craftspeople that operated for 30 years from 1938, based in Folly Cove, Massachusets. …
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Pixelly
PixellyMy shiny new mobile phone has a camera, which I thought would be nice to have in my pocket with me, but it turns out it doesn’t take a very impressive picture. Nonetheless, I quite liked this pixelly rainy photo of Fish Hoek from inside my car. PS: Thanks sooooo much for all the sweet …
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Gasp!
Gasp! I won! Not the whole thing of course – that went to the wonderful Thought Leader blog – but yup, Skinny laMinx was voted the Best Blog About Design in the whoooole of South Africa! Thanks for your votes, and congrats to all the other winners. After the organisers had made a big deal …
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Seeing Red
Seeing RedNo, I’m not cross, I just keep seeing people blogging red things. This one’s from ffffound.com. And while we’re on the topic of colour, check out today’s post at Elle Decoration SA for a colour splash, and a Top Tip on using colour in your bookshelves. PS: Thanks to Kelly at DesignCrush, I found …
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