▲ Betty

Crazy about these vintage design Betty magazine covers! They just added some happiness, and the happiness will be shared today ;) You can visit Betty Magazine to see what they are all about, because I'm actually not sure… I just liked the covers x

▲ The Artful Desperado

I recently discovered the super inspiring Artful Desperado and I just can't get myself off his blog. These are photos he posted as part of an Energising Tea recipe. I love his styling and photography treatment, it got me all excited! If you would like to see the actual recipe and not only drool over the photos, click here. Make sure to visit The Artful Desperado for endless amounts of creative awesomeness ;)

▲ Mister Zimi

I love the setting and styling of this shoot so much! All the shapes, colours and pineapples are making it really hard for me to look away. Oh, and the clothes are really nice too :) Beautiful things from Mister Zimi. Modern Australian design meets Balinese. Yes please!

▲ Lexi Frame

I recently met this lovely lady and I just have to share some of her music with you. You can visit her website here and listen to all the songs on her Soundcloud page. Watch this space... this sweet voice is going places x

"Lexi Frame is a Capetonian-based songstress. Her sound has an acoustic pop base, but is far from innocent. Think strong melodies and good harmonics, with a cheeky, feisty and sometimes melancholy twist – she calls it “rebel pop”.

Lexi writes about everything from big fleeting crushes to reckless one-night-stands and isn’t shy to admit that it all comes from personal experience. “We all make the same mistakes and feel the same highs. I just want people to know they’re not alone in it.”

▲ met Liefde Photoshoot

Claudia and I had so much fun shooting a few met Liefde pics with my friend, Karlien from Happenings. We realised we have no photos of the 2 of us together - scandal - and that we just had to put a face (or faces) to our little business, met Liefde. So here we are :) And no, there was no Brandy in the Coke x

▲ Blue Cats

I'm loving these Blue Cat ceramic dishes by Leah Reena Goren. So flippen cute. I'll always have room in my house for any of her work :) Makes me so happy every time. You can buy these from her Etsy Shop. x

▲ Beautiful things

This year we had our very first Christmas as official Capetonians. This was also the first Christmas tree we've ever made :) The theme for this Christmas was 'Lemon Tree' (we take holidays and birthdays very seriously, as one should). I had little lemon decorations made out of yellow perspex as well as see through perspex hearts for extra bling. I'm not a big fan of traditional Christmas decorations and snow globes and feel there is a whole new world to explore.

In South Africa we have a beautiful hot summer Christmas, so I thought that fresh mint, yellow, white and silver was in order instead of warm wooly santa hats, fireplaces and mistletoes.

I used mint decorative placemats and deer antler napkin rings from met Liefde, petit Sanpelleorino lemonade drinks to add some extra lemon, happy yellow paper straws and serviettes. I printed the lemon botanical drawing and used it as wrapping paper, the rest of the wrapping paper is from Woolworths (love you Woolies). It was a very very beautiful Christmas indeed! xxx

▲ Stampel

I'm so inspired by the lovely and colourful work of Stampel in Australia. "Stampel has become known for unique, colourful, functional yet playful and environmentally responsible products". A little bit of everything to make your heart and house a happy place. Be sure to follow this lady on instagram for your daily dose of colour. 

▲ Obus

Loving beautiful flat patterns & floating shapes from Obus <3 Art on a dress, oh goodie, I'm in!

▲ PICHULIK DESIGN

"PICHULIK is a bespoke range of accessories handcrafted with locally manufactured ropes, and found materials in Woodstock, Cape Town South Africa. Inspired by African and Middle Eastern Ornamentation, PICHULIK creates statement pieces for bold and courageous woman."

Absolutely love the work of Katherine-Mary from PICHULIC. These are just a few of my favourites from the 2014 spring/summer collection. You can see all her work on the PICHULIC website or visit the Etsy shop for more of these beauties :)

▲ Green is the new Black

I was looking at some indoor plant decor inspiration on Pinterest and I saw so many beautiful things that I just had to make a board on here to share. So many amazing ideas to bring a little bit of life into your home. Green definitely is the new black… well, for your home at least. All images are from all over Pinterest.

▲ FANCYPANTS

Serious eye candy from little miss Amy Scheepers. I absolutely love het blog, Fancypants. It's filled with beautiful photography, cute fashion and dreamy places. Also make sure to look at her photography  portfolio <3 too much nice :) x

▲ met Liefde Giveaway

T'is the season to give & share and met Liefde is feeling oh so generous! 

We're giving away 8 dipped Deer antler napkin rings to make your Christmas table look amazing. We're also sending a little something-something to a friend of the winner. NICE.

All you need to do is go to the met Liefde Facebook Page, COMMENT on the giveaway post (so we know who you are) + SHARE this giveaway with a friend on Facebook or on your timeline. Sharing is caring  Winner will be announced 12 Dec <3

South Africa only x 

▲ Yuna

Have you heard Yuna? I recently discovered this talented singer/songwriter from Malaysia and I absolutely love her 'organic blend of contemporary pop, acoustic folk and soulful R&B. Visit her website here.

Also have a listen to COLORS on youtube.

▲ Kim Kyung Soo

So this is what's inspiring me today. This visual feast for Vogue by photographer Kim Kyung Soo is making it extremely hard for me to look away. I'm in love with the colour and texture combinations, perfection, reflections and unexpected composition. This is beyond beautiful. Satisfied.

▲ Lorde

If you haven't heard about this little lady from New Zealand... it's time.

Absolutely LOVE this.

More songs for you on SoundCloud, Lorde Music. 

▲ Oana Befort

Beautiful illustration and design by Romanian lady, Oana Befort. Really love her typography and linework. Simple illustrations with no strings attached make me so happy. You can buy Oana's work at her Etsy Shop and also visit her website to see all her lovely work.

▲ Nicole Levenberg

I have a little textile design obsession of late and discovering the work of talented artist Nicole Levenberg did all of that só good :) I love how she treats every single piece as an individual work of art and how she's doing something other than patterning like every other textile designer. Dreamy use of colour and fantastical compositions have me all excited! You can visit her website to view all her work.