I’ve been making this little animation for a while now, and am so excited to share it with you. My new fabric collection (launching later in April) is called Flower Dreams , and I thought a promotional animation was an excellent excuse to draw cute kids and kitties. Watch this space over the next little while for LOTS …
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Flower Dreams…
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Animation WIP
Stop-motion animation is painstaking, back-breaking work. I did know this when I embarked on making a little promotional animation for my Flower Dreams launch (coming up 18 April), but I can be very blind to the facts when convenient. So, in marvellously gung ho style, I made a start. And, of course, once I’d started, …
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This week I’ve mostly been…
…taking photos and making fonts. Does it show? Happy Easter, everyone. Enjoy the hols, and enjoy the hot cross buns, and bunnies too.
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Flower Dreams shoot
I’m hard at work planning my first ever proper fabric launch of my first ever proper fabric collection, which I’ve called Flower Dreams. While I’m dying to share all the designs and pics I’ve been taking, I’ve been doing my best to keep things relatively under wraps until the launch on April 18, but I’ve …
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Put the Eep back into Leap
Don’t miss the one-day fabric sale at Skinny laMinx HQ at 201 Bree St, Cape Town! It’s on next week Wednesday 29 Feb, from 10am-7pm, and there’s 20% off all ends-of-roll and cut fabric pieces. Hooray!
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The Crafter’s Guide to Taking Great Photos
I recently got The Crafters Guide to Taking Great Photos by Heidi Adnum in the post, and yes indeed, that is one of my very own photos on the cover (which is why it is circled and arrowed thus). It’s a fab book, and if you are a bit of a hack in the photography department, like …
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Heading in a Pink direction
Pink. It’s a colour I don’t really do it at all, and never have. Possibly, it’s having been the only girl with three brothers that innoculated me to its feminine joys early on, but I must admit that lately, pink teamed with greys and blacks keeps catching my eye, and if I’m not careful, I …
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10 Great Etsy shops
I was pretty much thrilled to bits to see Skinny laMinx included in the Design*Sponge roundup of 10 Great Etsy Shops You Need to Know, along with lots of my own favourites, like EthanOllie and AMRadio for vintage finds (and great Pinterest fodder), brilliant designer/makers like Bookhou, A Little Hut, and Leah Duncan too. Click here for …
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Shopping Party at Missibaba
Come and shop up a storm this Friday and Saturday from a wonderful range of local designers (Skinny laMinx included) at the Missibaba Studios in the Palms Centre on Main Road, Woodstock. There’ll also be lots of yummy goods, and yummy things to eat too, so don’t miss out. I’ll have plenty of special offer …
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