9 Dec

Eyeball piñata. Best 3rd birthday party ever.

8 Dec

What???

lovely people making lovely things

It's that time of year and as I'm lucky enough to know lots of lovely people who make and do lovely things, I thought I'd share some links here ... you know, for Christmas present purposes.

Blossom Creations ~
Lots of simply gorgeous products for babies and mums, Jan's selection of fabrics is heavenly.

I have one of the very lovely cellphone wallets - perfect for your phone, Driver's Licence, debit card and an emergency R20 note when you're just popping to the shop or gym etc.

Make. Believe ~
Beautifully folded origami beauties ... these strings of birds,

... and Wendy's now famous exquisitely balanced and delicate mobiles, as featured in the latest House and Leisure magazine.

Lemon & Lilac ~
Specialising in paint techniques, reinventing old furniture and some gorgeous home decor, Lisa has a shop in Chenoweth St, Durbanville, an exquisite home in Observatory, a talented eye for spotting a treasure and lots and lots of energy!

Little Fire Company ~
Sponsor of my recent giveaway, the Little Fire Company has oodles of goodness for the babies and kidlets in your life, all of which can be purchased online.

Go shopping!

*All photos shamelessly lifted from their respective websites and facebook pages!*

7 Dec

A visual manifestation of happiness.

6 Dec

Last day of school for the year, and last day for both of them at their respective schools. On the way home:

Sunday, 'I also got an old school now.'

Friday, 'Lots of new people are going to come into my life soon hey Mum?'

I am immeasurably grateful at how well they embrace change.

5 Dec

We went to the SPCA to look at dogs (not for us alas) and came home with ... a unicorn. Not the adoption we'd anticipated, but she couldn't be happier.

4 Dec

With a grandfather and an uncle as eminent botanists is it any wonder she knows how to pontificate, at length and with varying degrees of bullsh*t, about various plants?
This game was called 'Kirstenbosch'.

3 Dec

At first I was dismayed to see a whole roll of sparkly tape disappear, but then I reminded myself that this is what it was intended for: to bring joy.

2 Dec

And to continue a theme ...

My first favourite thing about Christmas (the list gets longer as the season goes on), is feeling justified in making frivolous crafty things and festooning the house with them. Not sure why I need any justification to do that at all, but I seem to think I do!

1 Dec

Despite their Ouma giving the girls 'real' advent calendars this year, I'm determined to re-use my matchboxes. 

I got this little guy in the post-Christmas sales at Checkers last December and thought I'd have some fun hiding him around the house with each day's matchbox.

(The first person to say 'Elf on a Shelf' gets a punch in the throat okay?)

P.S. Where have I been you ask? Two words: Downton Abbey. I refuse to apologise.

P.P.S. We have a winner! Thanks to everyone who participated, and to the Little Fire Company for a gorgeous prize.