Ahem. I have an announcement: I have become a blogging professional. Not here at Skinny laMinx (this is all strictly voluntary), but for Elle Decoration SA, where I’m their resident blogger! Soon I’ll have the Elle Deco team up to speed, and they’ll be joining me in showing great finds, loads of South African design, …

It was the rugby World Cup that made me do it! On Saturday night, even before the match began, the streets were filled with cheering and shouting and hooting and blaring vuvuzelas, and the resulting rush of blood to my head caused me to buy these two cushion covers from Absoluut.And winning the rugby was …

This time last year, we had appalling neighbours. I can’t even talk about them without shaking, even though they left a good (fantastic!) six months ago. Now Paul and I know to appreciate a good neighbour when one comes along. In our street, there’s a guy called Japie, who seems to spend a lot of …

In yesterday’s post I mentioned Dave’s photos of my work in part-exchange for some vintage fabric cushions. Well, here are some of the beautiful photos he took for me. Working on these gave me a new respect for stylists, believe me. It’s really hard work!I’ve got these and more up at my stall at Poppytalk …

I like these Pirkka tables a lot. By that, I mean a lot lot. I could imagine being a boarder at a high-end Japanese high school and dining on this furniture: something that’s unlikely to happen in this lifetime, seeing as the 20th anniversary of the end of my high schooling is rapidly and alarmingly …

And since we’re talking about markets, here’s an animated gif! I have this because I’m selling in the Poppytalk Handmade virtual street market. Check out my market stall here. I’ve barely skimmed the surface, but a couple of stalls that caught my eye include: Vintage treats from Deadbird Finds Great bags from Homegrown Skinny Beehive …

News just in! The Thirty-year-old secretary has finally published some of his doodles, previously only tantalisingly described. Click here to view Ladies Leg and Shoe, Plastic Coffee Mug and Sandwich (with bite).

My dear friend Lauren has recently had a well-deserved two month break between high-pressure jobs. She spent much of that time very happily in a corner of my studio, making fabulous paintings like this one. Now Lauren’s back at work and is celebrating her break with an informal show of her paintings called “These Two …

This post is a much-deserved advert for the wonderful work of Elisabeth Scott and her ES Designs Etsy shop. I hope everyone who reads it goes and buys some of her beautiful jewellery immediately! Read on and find out why… Much earlier this year, I ordered this beautiful petal ring from Beth’s shop. On it’s …