More funky things to inspire creative people

by Caroline on March 9, 2010

When it comes to anything involving a needle and thread, I tend to be a bit dyslexic, but I found these really cute felt mobiles online which don’t look too difficult to make!

Here is some inspiration for all you scrapbooking and decopage fans. It is such a novel idea for Easter. They are adorable Vintage Easter boxes. These are done with wood, but I think you could do a type of expanding box in this style as well, which would be lovely.

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Inspiration for this week

by Caroline on March 8, 2010

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Weekend news

by Caroline on March 7, 2010

Congratulations to…
- our friend’s Bjorn and Natasha on their marriage!
We went to their daytime wedding yesterday and it was stunning. What an amazing day, beautiful bride and divine setting. They thought about so many things and little personal touches to make the day special. I totally appreciate them including the kids and making it special for them too. I will put photos up soon.

- My brother, Richard and his fiance Sion on their engagement!
Yes, my brother proposed(with the help of his good friend Dale) by placing large river pebbles on the beach, that read ‘Will you marry me’. Ever so romantic! I wish you both so much happiness and love in the years ahead guys.

- The weather bureau
For getting the weather right for a change. But oh my word this heat is exhausting!

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What inspires you?

March 2, 2010

“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”
- Jack London
What inspires me?
- Great design.
I love attractive magazine layouts, stunning typography, illustrations and photography.
- Nature.
If you ever feel dull inside, just watch a sunset, or take a walk in the park or by the sea. There is nothing [...]

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(belated) Inspiration for this week

March 2, 2010
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Do you believe?

March 1, 2010

Right now I am afraid to go to sleep. Afraid of what the night may bring.
I heard a noise at 4am and thought it was my baby messing around in her cot, but instead it was an intruder, with his body pressed against the glass passage window, looking in. They had been trying to break [...]

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10 sentences

February 23, 2010

1. Congratulations to Veronica and Steven on the birth of little Emily!
2. Found another cool site selling posters that my mom seriously should be selling – I love my editor!
3. I am tweaking my iPhone Affirmation apps and if you only try one of my apps, try the Love and Relationship app, as I seriously believe it works!
4. Had [...]

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Inspiration for the week

February 21, 2010
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Fab things found online…

February 17, 2010

How funky are these toiletry bags from Pottery Barn? (if only we had Pottery Barn in SA!)

I love old-fashioned things and love all crocheted stuff. My mom crocheted a beautiful yellow blanket for me when I was a baby, and I still have it along with another throw my Gran made. Here, I found some [...]

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Great blogs

February 17, 2010

I am a great fan of the mommy-blog. Afterall my blog is half ‘mommy-blog’ as well. When your life revolves around such exciting events as potty-training and chasing your over-active baby down the passage, you can relate to other sleep, deprived and intellectually stunted mothers’ accounts of their days. Ok, I am joking here, part [...]

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A retake on Mondays

February 15, 2010

I normally don’t like Mondays (just like the song). No matter what my age or what I may be doing at that stage of my life, Mondays have just always been a day you just try and get through. It is a day of planning, sorting out, looking ahead and worst of all – laundry.
This [...]

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Inspiration for the week

February 15, 2010
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Curried Pea and Leek Soup

February 11, 2010

I made dinner last night and for a starter, I made this divine soup. I adapted a very basic Pea Soup recipe from Food and Home Magazine, by spicing it up a note. It is best served chilled and perfect for these warm summer evenings we are having. Hope you enjoy it!

8 leeks
3Tbs Olive Oil
500g [...]

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A great evening

February 10, 2010

Yesterday was my 8th wedding anniversary. We decided to go watch the movie Avatar(more about the movie in another post) as we had heard so many good reviews and due to now having offspring, it has been ages since we have been to the movies (3 years for Craig!). We were going to grab a [...]

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Hurricane Nina

February 8, 2010

There is a hurricane in our house and her name is Nina. She is a Category 11 (as in 11 months) and shows no mercy. She causes chaos wherever she crawls and leaves a trail of debris behind her.
Yes, my cute and cuddly baby is a naughty, over-active character of note. Today she broke another [...]

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