A dreamy living room

WEDNESDAY 20 MARCH, 2013  /   COMMENTS [0]

If you don't follow Bri over at Design Love Fest, then now is a really good time to start. I love her cool and bright LA style, her obsession with Gold and Turquoise, and her newly styled living room area. It really is a dreamy living space. My favourite part about it has to be the forest of plants. I would love way more plants in the house, my only problem is keeping them alive (and also finding beautiful pots to put them in).

I'm also pretty inspired to spruce up my bar cart a bit. I love the colour and the details on hers.

Out with the old

MONDAY 18 MARCH, 2013  /   COMMENTS [7]

If you've seen any of my tweets and instagrams lately you'll see i'm doing a spring clean of life, in every facet that I can.

I think every now and then it's necessary to stop and assess how you're living life, how you're treating people and what kind of message you're sending out to the world. With this blog I feel like i've lost direction  a bit (maybe a lot), and i've been trying to find it again this year.

I've cleaned up the look of my blog a bit (with the help from some great people), started the process of going through old posts and fixing up a few things where necessary. It's not perfect yet, nor will it ever be (but i'm cool with that).

As of last month i've been blogging for 4 years and it's been a wild ride, i've loved all the little benefits of having a blog, i've loved sipping champagne at launches and getting presents in the post box but i'm ready to draw the line in the sand when it comes to brands and PR (and i'm sorry it's taken me this long to do it). I love this little space of mine on the internet and I don't want to taint it.

This means i'm not going blog any old thing I come across on the internet, it may mean I blog less but my aim is to put out quality, original content in all the categories I love (as defined above). I'm still going to blog about fashion and cats and lovely trivial things ; ) but i'm going to care less about stats, less about being the first to review a new spot in Joburg, less about trying to make brands happy. I started this blog to be another creative outlet, a space to really inspire myself and the pressure to perform kind of kills creativity.

So i'm stripping back all the layers and in a way starting over.

(Enjoy the new look, and play around a bit, i'll explain the new view and buttons in another post)

Woolworths A/W 13 sneak peek

WEDNESDAY 13 MARCH, 2013  /   COMMENTS [4]

I have an exclusive preview for you this morning of a few key pieces from the Woolworths Autumn/Winter 2013 range. Inspired by all the major international trends from the catwalk and street style, Woolworths is getting Winter style soo right.

It's girly meets grungy. Think leather and lace, camo and embellished everything.

The new range is all about mixing pieces and prints to create a look thats wearable, and totally you.

The range is officially launching next week on 20 March but for now watch this video for a taste of what's to come, or go to the Woolworths site for more inspiration.

Those floral jeans, and studded boots are definitely on my winter wishlist.

Keep an eye out for more hot pieces coming soon, as well as an amazing giveaway!

Follow Woolworths on Twitter & Instagram @WOOLWORTHS_SA #wwfashion

When Jessica Hische gets married

MONDAY 11 MARCH, 2013  /   COMMENTS [0]

Jessica Hische is one of my design heroes. She is an illustrator and incredible typographer (is that word?), and happened to be one of the key speakers of last weeks Design Indaba (which I was lucky enough to attend). I just discovered her beautiful wedding pictures by the talented Kristen Marie, and yes there are a lot of awesome design elements to swoon over!

I particularly love her 'type' tattoo, and all the Tattly tattoo's they had for their guests (You've got to check these out, they're designer temporary tattoos and they look flipping cool as wedding favours).

Ella Anne

WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH, 2013  /   COMMENTS [3]

Ella Anne is a beautiful new shop in Sandton stocking a range of amazing brands imported from Austrailia and Bali. The brands include Mink Pink, 3 of something, Finders keepers, Keepsake and Bali Design.

I popped in yesterday to see Gaby, and to take a few pictures of some the gorgeous clothes. She's imported some incredible pieces that you won't find any where else ranging from short shorts to sparkly party dresses. 

You can find Ella Anne at 183 Rivonia Road, Sandton Court (behind the Shell Garage)

Mon - fri 11 - 4pm, Sat 11 - 2pm

Good food on film

WEDNESDAY 20 MARCH, 2013  /   COMMENTS [3]

I love this photo stream of healthy food on film, it makes eating sugar free and gluten free look good! I'm seriously thinking of re-attempting Whole 30, it seems easy enough. Has anyone tried it?

Watermelon juice, a seemingly obvious invention yet i've never made it before! I did have a glass of it at Burnsides a few weeks ago on a hot Sunday and it was wonderful and refreshing!

Euro Tips?

WEDNESDAY 13 MARCH, 2013  /   COMMENTS [10]

Pro's and Con's about being in the wedding industry. Con: You don't really get much of a December holiday. Pro: Winter is usually dead so you get to go escape the cold and go on a European vacation! Yeah : )

Dylan and I are taking the whole of July off and visiting a few places we've never been to before and also going to our first international music festival together!

(We're awaiting the line up announcement!).

All our flights, and internal travel has been booked but now we're just trying to find accommodation. We've decided to do a mix of really cheap accommodation and some nice (fairly priced) accommodation. If you have any tips for us we're looking to book accommodation in Nice here Amsterdam, Croatia, Italy (we're driving down the boot, but looking for nice places on the coast too), Suffolk (UK) and Barcelona.

 Also if you know of any must see sneaky non-touristy spots in these areas we'd appreciate all the recommendations we can get!

On my search for cool places I found this awesome hotel in Barcelona via Design Milk which I think will suit us just fine ; ) It's called The Chic & Basic Ramblas Hotel. It looks pretty basic but has been beautifully designed.

"The designers of the hotel created an experience around the ’60s in Spain, matching the building’s 60’s vibe. With 97 rooms on six floors, the design is crisp and fresh, no-nonsense and comfortable. Using the doors of the rooms and exhibition panels, the hallway of each floor projects a specific aspect of those years: Culture and Society, Design Icons, Tourism, Advertising, Folklore, “Gauche Divine.”

How sweet is that little car in the middle of the common room?

I also found this article on the top 10 boutique hotels in Barcelona *sigh*  for one day when we're rich and famous photographers.

Denim on Denim

MONDAY 11 MARCH, 2013  /   COMMENTS [3]

Hope your week is off to a great start! Dylan and I slept in until 8:45 this morning, it was truly magical. We may have to work on the weekends but nothing beats sleeping in on a Monday morning when everyone else is sitting in traffic heading to work.

I'm seriously loving the cooler weather in JHB, i'm craving tights and boots with outfits like this (probably mostly to hide my milky white legs), I even tried to wear stockings with a dress last week but ended up peeling them off by midday. Come winter come, I'm ready for you.

Denim shirt: Mr Price. Denim skirt: Top shop. Shoes: Zara. Bag: Red Oker (which hasn't left my arm since I got it!)

Soft serve bouquets

FRIDAY 8 MARCH, 2013  /   COMMENTS [0]

I'm getting very excited about Kinfolk Vol. 7, and waiting with baited breath (as per usual) when Warm & Glad will announce they have stock. I am in love with these dreamy images popping up everywhere of these huge ice-cream cones full of beautiful flowers! Like clockwork the Northern hemisphere is exploding with beautiful spring images while my garden already has crispy autumn leaves scattered on the grass. I love this time of year, and i'm pretty excited for some cooler weather. Shot by Parker Fitzgerald and styled by Amy Merrick. Images via

Casper & Pearl

TUESDAY 5 MARCH, 2013  /   COMMENTS [1]

Feeling quite smitten with this A/W look book by Australian label Casper & Pearl. I love that the colours are not typically the browns and blacks usually found Autumn collections.

Here's the story behind the collection:

"This is a story about a free-spirited and youthful girl who spends most of her time frolicking among her wild flowers. The casper&pearl girl never really grew up, she never really wanted to. The only thing that grew was her long braided hair and the flowers in her garden. She danced and swayed to the sound of solitude in the floral walls that kept her."

A few behind the scenes shots.

Found via Pony Anarchy