Archive for November, 2011

ffinds is something I’d like to do every friday to show you a round up of some interesting, funny, beautiful, delicious things i’ve seen and found during the week! Hope you enjoy them and I hope I have the discipline to do them every week ; )

Incredible iceberg photography and an interesting (and short) TED talk from the photographer herself

a lovely colourful house boat on the Thames

The prettiest packaging i’ve ever seen on a can (and check out these too)

A great DIY project to make some funny and sweet candle holders

and just when you thought the Napoleon Dynamite hype had died down you find a Halloween Costume like this!

Have a WONDERFUL weekend! x

Two of my favourite colours at the moment.

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I want the above and below looks for December

Miroslava Duma, former editor of Russia’s Harper Bazaar. So. Obsessed. with her style!

All images from here

Your details have been sent to the foodwinedesign crew and you will be contacted soon!

Enjoy it!

I’m going on the saturday so if you didn’t win but still plan to go i’ll see you there! : )

Modo Mio is nice little Italian gem around the corner from us in Craighall Park. It’s a small restaurant but very open and lovely. At night it is very cosy and romantic as you can see below. TIP : If you go now you will be welcomed on a carpet of Jacarandas.

Here are their contact details:

Shepherd Market 339 Jan Smuts Avenue Craighall. Tel no: 079 343 6729

I’m totally loving this app called the pocket hipster. Some very cute hipster appears on your screen grabs your iphone/ipad  and listens to a sample of some of your music off your itunes. After insulting your taste in music they then give you some NEW suggestions and I admit they’re pretty RAD suggestions! (Think itunes Genius). There are also funny extras like whenever you click on them they do somethink particularly hipster-ish like drink tea from vintage teacups, comment on their thrifted shoes or wheel out their hip bicycle. love it!

only $0.99 at the itunes store.

I’ve been quite lazy on the blogging front. It’s strange but in my time off when I feel like I should be/feel more inspired. I’m not. I feel like i’ve just been reading and sleeping and watching movies which is wonderful but has left me feel a bit stagnant I guess.

I think I need some  muses and adventures of my own. I love this ladies collection of pictures. So whimsical and free.

Anyone have any lovely photography project ideas? x

So as mentioned the other day Food Wine Design is happening this weekend on the roof of Hyde Park shopping centre! I’ve got a pair of tickets to giveaway for you and a partner to go eat and drink and look at some nice things!

As per usual leave a comment on my blog and tweet for an extra entry (please tweet @ me – @emmajanenation, it makes it easier to find all your tweets!)

Good luck! Will draw a winner on Thursday midday! : ) So clear your weekend plans just in case ; )

First of all apologies for the delay, my blog has been down due to maintenance. But it’s back up and i’ve randomly picked a winner of the Jane Sews giveaway and the winner is…..

Congrats girl! : ) x

ps. If you didn’t win I encourage you to go LIKE the Jane Sews facebook page to keep up to date with her new lines – her style is so fresh, i’m confident that every season is going to be a visual delight! go like like like now!

While I was still in bed this morning hanging onto a few more minutes of shut-eye Dylan brought me this package that had just arrived (and I looove courier packages – those white paper parcels get me so excited). I opened it up to find  a beautifully crafted invitation to Food Wine Design, complete with a handsome bread board from Merchants and Makers (who have an impossibly cool logo).

So now this invitation is extended to you to come see a selection of handpicked local food artisans, cheese makers, brewers and designers on the roof of Hyde Park Corner on the 25-27 November. See you there. You’ll find me at the cheese counter ; )

All the details of the event are on the site, including who’s going to be there, how much it will cost and the fact that you will get in for half price if you arrive on your bicycle! (lovely!)

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