Crochet bunting

I finally "got around" to finishing this crochet bunting which was a project I started last year (yikes, I know!) and intended to give to my friend who was having a baby. Well, little Sarah is eight (!!!) months already and I was very pleased to finally give it to her yesterday. She's started sleeping in her own room and the bunting came as a perfect gift to celebrate the occasion. I'll take some pictures of her room to show for another time. I had to drape these over the cupboards in the kitchen to get the "feel" for what it will look like, since it's so long and I had nowhere else to do so.

I like these so much, that I've decided to make a whole bunch to sell at a market. Will keep you posted on that too.

Happy day!

Bodie and Fou Autumn

Inspiration from one of my favourite on-line boutiques and interior shops BODIE and FOU whom I wrote about here, a while ago.... I'm totally addicted to their sites and pages and can spend hours reading and getting my dose of eye-candy. Check it out for yourself...... With Christmas shopping upon us, I can easily break the bank at their shop... Hehehe. What about you?

Find them by clicking on the links below:

BODIE and FOU blog

BODIE and FOU Facebook

BODIE and FOU on-line shop

BODIE and FOU Pinterest

BODIE and  FOU Twitter 

Happy day!

Crochet bunting

So, I've been busy yet again with a bit of crochet and this is the result; crochet bunting. These are perfect for indoors and outdoors and I'm planning to make one with bigger "flags" to string up in our trees, as soon as the weather warms up a bit. 

I'm also thinking of a few in more muted colours, for kid's rooms. As soon as I have a couple ready, I'll post some photo's.

Happy day!

BODIE and FOU

I found this online boutique and sat for ages, drooling over all the cool stuff they have on offer. You can follow their blog here or you can head on over to the online shop and shop till you drop. Run by two French sisters, I am not surprised - totally in awe of their eye for detail and the quality products they have for sale.
A bonus for us in the southern hemisphere is that they ship all around the World!! Yeah!!! I think I might just blow my budget completely here.....





I want that bed linen, I want that lovely distressed wood wallpaper and I saw gorgeous white pendant lights that I want soooo bad..... Sigh!!

Funky design

I saw a beautifully designed cabinet posted on this website and decided to investigate a bit further. I was pointed in this direction and was indeed very pleased with what I found. Below are some pictures of what these very talented Canadian artists from Straight Line Designs are getting up to.







Can furniture design get any better than this? I love the cupboard all up in flames, but the natural wood pieces appeal to me too....hmmmm!!!

Shelving ideas for kids rooms

I found all of the above pictures on this site. It is packed full of ideas for lots of stuff. Have a look!

Sitting pretty

When we renovated our kitchen, we were looking around for ages before we found chairs that were perfect for us. A year later and I'm looking around in magazines and on-line at some decorating and furniture websites to find the lovely chairs below.

I saw this fabulous seat here , and I just love the colour; it would look very nice in my kitchen.


This one is a must have too..




Oh, I love this one too...



And not to mention this...



This one is "funny" too, but I can see it somewhere in my house....


Finding chairs for our homes has never been as nice as it is today, with such a variety of stunning chairs and seats to choose from. I love a fun, funky style and I'm almost tempted to change my chairs every few months.... (sigh...)

Bonjour mon coussin

I stumbled upon this fantastic site the other day.

Here are just a few photo's to whet your appetite. No words are needed, these pictures speak a thousand words.....

Cushions, like these fab ones

Petit mirroirs

Zipper pouches

Scarves

Mugs

Tote bags


and much, much more...... Oh, simply divine!

You can "like" them on Facebook, here

Made 4 Kids Boutique

One of my favorite interior magazines we find in my country is the Art & Decoration magazine. I was looking through one of these from 2010 the other day, and saw several interesting websites mentioned on their promotional pages.

Below are a few pictures from the Made 4 Kids (French) website which you can go to here






A pink room for your little princess, like this one



You can see the article for this beautiful room here



This lovely idea for wall decoration here



I just love the simplicity of these rooms.

The rest is all from the Made 4 kids website; follow this link to get to their homepage.


Furniture...



clothing...



toys....



and much, much more.

Market day

Market day was finally here. I had my first market experience at The Treasury Market in Stellenbosch on Friday night and Saturday morning. What a lovely experience! We had a lot of people coming through to shop, with live entertainment on the Friday night. There was plenty of wonderful stuff to choose from; a shoppers' dream! (I did my fair share of shopping too, of course!)

Here's what my table looked like:










I learned a lot from this experience, and will know what to expect; made a few mistakes too, but that's how we learn. For now, I'm looking forward to 9 February for the next market. Watch this space!