These knitted wool slippers made by XT Handmade in Portugal arrived in the post this week, sweetly nestled in a little bag made of a dishcloth. I love the colours and the stitched-on rubber soles. They’re the perfect indoorsy, cosy (shloompy?) thing to wear during this icy weather we’ve been having. Check out more handmade …
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Rockin’ Flyin’ Cow!
It’s Womens Day today, so it sounds like a good day to announce that Devliegendekoe (aka Nicolette) has given me an award! I’m a Rockin’ Girl Blogger! Wooo!Ok, I do realise how inappropriate it is to make any link between my blog about pretty things and the courageous women we remember on this day for …
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Speedgoat
Paul, my husband, is really into bicycles, particularly pared-down single-speed machines – a thing of beauty if your eyes are tuned right. Just up the road from our apartment is a conveniently-situated mountain, providing us with a great view and Paul with endless temptation. Over the weekend he and his friend Justin did an epic …
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A resolution
Another magazine illustration, this time for an article in the August FairLady magazine about making medical diagnoses online. It’s odd, but these illustrations I make using Illustrator don’t really feel like things I’ve done myself. It looks great in the magazine, but there’s something about the super-smooth line quality that I don’t quite like.So for …
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New on Etsy – Summer Weeds cushion covers
Finally, I have made my Summer Weeds print into cushion covers. Check ’em out in my Etsy shop.
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Thanks, Olive
Just a quick thanks to SimplyOlive for doing a little feature on Skinny laMinx on her blog. Much appreciated, Olive!
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Medina Morphet at Frewin
Capetonians and owners of private jets, don’t forget that tonight Medina Morphet’s exhibition of oil paintings opens at 6pm at Frewin, 75 Loop Street. It’s part of the Unfettered series of exhibitions. I’m very excited to see my studio mate’s work on show. See you there.
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Like a lamb to the slaughter
I got tagged by two people! Patricia from A Little Hut and Crafty Synergy and Christopher from The Empire Collective got me while I wasn’t looking. I have to list 8 facts about myself now. Ack.Fact 1: I’m a pretty reserved person, so this isn’t an easy task for me. That’s why I’m going to …
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Kokeshi doll
Look at the lovely little Kokeshi doll that I found at Charles’ bric-a-brac stall at the NeighbourGoods Market on Saturday. Now she lives in the bedroom next to our very inaccurately nicknamed “Chinaman”, which I bought from Charles a while back. What a happy couple they make, and how happy they make me when I …
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