We won! With our needles flying and our stitches running, South African Etsy sellers moved through all the stages of the Handmade World Cup, ending up in a resounding victory! Thanks to everyone who voted, especially to entrant #1024,  Ulixis , who won (I sent off her prize today!), and most especially to RikRak Studio …

More uncoverings in my studio: this one from the Pleistocene era, or thereabouts, and made so long ago that I’d forgotten all about it. But it’s in mint condition, there’s only one, and I’ve just uploaded it to my online shop. I’ve also just listed two more of the Cloud Birds smock dresses in seafoam.

Loved New York, but jeez guys, how do you pay for things in a hurry when one piece of green money is difficult to distinguish from another?  That’s not a problem we have in South Africa, because lucky for us, we have nice colourful money with animals on it. But whatever colour your money, it’s …

It’s really  going *m*e*n*t*a*l* around here as the Soccer World Cup kicks off. Lots of funny hats, enormous glasses, cheesy grins, and flags, flags, flags. I’ve never seen so much enthusiasm for our flag coming from just about absolutely everyone, including me, who has one fluttering from my little van. I’ve been trying to take …

… cushions! Coming to my shop soon, so watch this space. Update: They’re in the shop, so go check out the cushions section.

My new shoes did cheer me up on a mizzy day like this one’s been.

It’s been a bit cold and rainy the last few days, but up until now, New York’s weather has been beautiful. Seasons in South Africa are not quite as firmly demarcated as they are in the Northern hemisphere, so this has been my first “real” springtime, with blossoms, tulips, crocuses and more.