" ...a place where something flourishes,.. is most typically found,.. or from which it originates..."

Thursday, December 23, 2010

.....to us, from us, with lots of love!






every year we do a "from us ,to us with love" present!  this year we got a cool clock! it was obviously a xmas gift to someone 54 years ago, that's quite amazing, still has it's little box and everything and it works perfectly! I love it and at R25 we definitely didn't blow the budget!!


Wednesday, December 22, 2010

..... nev the barber



made nev and simone some of our magnets with their wedding logo on as wedding favours, decided to package them in these biodegradable containers! cards made from "the king and i" lp, hope they liked them!

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

.....curators xmas card

this has to be the coolest xmas card ever! from the curators. scott, kim and little swan! I love it!

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

....maria elina


this is so beautiful! gorgeous calender available from maria-elina .....


Monday, December 13, 2010

..... growth

it literally just appeared over night! how amazing that something can grow so quickly and so visibly .....

Friday, December 10, 2010

..... a family portrait

a jac family portrait.....

Thursday, December 9, 2010

.....new books in store



loads of new re cycled books in store today, these are a few of my favourites! "biography of a grizzly" is so cool, and very old was dated 1924!

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

.....kim possible!

didn't think that anyone would get what i had in mind for our new logo, but kim longhurst from the curators did ! she definitely has some design super powers! thanks so much for the fantastic work of art kim, luv, luv, luv it ....

..... jac's back


.....with some attitude and a slightly bigger belly! not his "official shots", just a quick look at the new ceramic version. he's 25cm tall and comes in the natural bisque or clear gazed, for now. hope you like him as much as i do!

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

.....meet farrah fox

this is farrah, the latest fox portrait  that i've finished. i am really enjoying them! don't think nev enjoys all the cutting involved though! birch ply frames with hand painted background and felted foxies. farrah has a yellow leather bow.....

Monday, December 6, 2010

.....cute key rings


never to confuse the house and car keys again! hand made out of kiaat with natural leather detail.

Friday, December 3, 2010

..... genevieve motley

new genevieve motley jewelery will be in store on tuesday!

Thursday, December 2, 2010

.....milk magazine



beautiful interiors from milk magazine.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

.....must love back labs

that's just like my little nunu! love the artwork, can't remember where it was from though, one of the etsy shops! sorry!

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

..... skinny laminxalicious





the new skinnylaminx stock arrived this morning! i love it! really admire their work and attention to detail. the gift tags are amazing!

Friday, November 26, 2010

..... i heart market

we'll be at all 3 markets. been working on quite a few new things, so pop past for a bit of shopping,you'll love it 

market  full of very creative, very talented people = great gifts, easy shopping!

Thursday, November 25, 2010

..... cat's out of the bag


these are part of the range of designs we registered. they were supposed to be the new release at design indaba in feb next year, unfortunately one of the crafters we work with decided he could sell them , so i suppose the cat's out of the bag.....an opportunity to come up with something new?

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

.....trou boek


made up one of our re cycled books as a "trou boek" thought it deserved it's own special bag for safe keeping.....

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

..... a little something for my boy


cute and functional, would definitely go along way towards keeping all ryan's books tidy next to his bed! such a little bookworm.....so glad he loves to read.....


he would love this bookmark.....smarty pants thinks he's very cool now that he knows most of the scientific names for the bones in his body, i am quite scared, he's only twelve! will have to stay on my toes!


Sunday, November 21, 2010

..... cardboard chair for jac


admittedly not the best but jac got a new chair for his next "home". i am sooooooooo impatient so the fact that it made it to this stage is an absolute miracle.....

.....funked up matt boards.....



decided to ditch the boring matt board for once and replace it with vintage record sleeves! just add your pic to the round opening and voila! think it funks up this black and white nicely.....


Friday, November 19, 2010

..... bye bye boykie



this durban boykie is off to london! hope you have fun in your new country!

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

.....tag you're it!





a few samples of the new tags we have in store.....always been a fan of lp covers, so cool! thought i had to use the stash i had at the factory. chuffed with the way they turned out! 15 tags per pack for R25. each pack different.....

Monday, November 15, 2010

.....foxy

i love these by australian artist inaluxe. mad for the colours she used.giglee prints on cotton paper.