I was yakking with my hairdresser on Friday (doll!), talking about the time it takes to get a business to become successful. He was saying it’s impossible to expect overnight success… and we both finished his sentence with “…except for Vida!”. Vida e Caffe is a coffee shop on Kloof St that has been phenominally …

The Loerie Awards are the annual South African ad awards. This year, both Jesse and I have ended up with our illustration work getting a fair amount of presence at this year’s Loeries. We spent much of May making heaps of illustrations for use in the 3-D title graphics being developed by Juju , and …

Patricia Zapata of A Little Hut has put an interview with me on Crafty Synergy! Thanks, Patricia, I’m blown away, and almost speechless with gratitude, except for these words of a blogging pal which spring to mind: “You totally rock my face off!” I’m utterly overwhelmed by all the kindness and good fortune that’s been …

This blog thing has been great. It’s brilliant for getting word out and terrific for meeting people with similar interests.But the thing I never expected when I started blogging was the incredible amount of kindness and generosity it often seems to inspire from people. For instance, the Fat Cyclist’s wife is battling cancer, so perfect …

It’s my all time favourite inspiration site, so no wonder I’m stoked that Bowie Style has featured my work on Print & Pattern today. Thanks, Bowie! You’ve made my day, you really have.

The impressively prolific Helen of Pepperina Press is a multitalented and energetic woman. Not only does she have a family to raise, a house to pack up and move, a letterpress business (with an Etsy shop attached – see adorable bird card above), she’s also a journalist, publishing a blog called Indie/Pretty/Perfect, where she interviews …

After Holly at Decor8 blogged about all the interesting work she’d found on Warmtoast cafe last year, I went and checked it out. This site offers designers, illustrators and artists a free online portfolio to showcase their work – definitely worth a visit. I signed up for an online portfolio there too (see link my …

It’s important to say thank you! I’m one of those grouchy aunts who does the awful “what’s the magic word?” thing with my nieces, so I ought to set an example, not so? Here goes: Many thanks for her very kind words must go to KStyle… …and also to Irene at Bloesem. You guys, you’re …

I’ve been unforgivably rude. It’s almost a month since Sarah Ridgely listed my Spring Bird cushion as her Etsy Pick of the Day in For the love of birds, and I’ve never officially thanked her for it. So, thanks Sarah! Your blog is delightful! PS: Go and check out Jesse’s smart solution to an overrun …