There is nothing better than dinner at The Woodlands Eatery. Well nothing except dinner AND a night market at The Woodlands Eatery of course! And this is all kicking off this Monday the 15th from 7pm with the first of their Monday evening markets. There will be beer, there will be wine, there will be pizzas! And with a great selection of sellers from fashion to decor to plants this market is going to rock! Hope to see you all there!
So it seems beautiful south african design inspired online shops are popping up all over the place at the moment which is such a wonderfully international thing to see. Another little gem called We Heart This has just been launched and focuses on the handmade side of South African design. They are stocking an array of handmade by me products : ) which is fantastic and have quite a lovely selection of different items including some beautiful body products by Wild Olive which I am absolutely in love with. Have a look and see for yourself…I’m sure you won’t be disappointed!
Some more exciting news from a slightly more wintery cape town today…handmade by me is now stocked by a beautiful online store called Hello Pretty. They are a marketplace for South African independent creatives and only stock high-end designs. They are so new in fact, that they are aiming on entering public beta mid-August, and will be having an official launch in November. They are also still actively recruiting and adding new sellers to the site, so the number of stores is growing every week. So far I am very impressed with the selection and have even spotted a few items I have my eye on for our new house : )
Check it out for yourself here…
And while being in spirit of all things made in South Africa I thought I might post a little snap I took the other afternoon after hearing that Ireland has had yet another record breaking month of rain! Here’s a big giant incentive to come visit you guys : )
I don’t think I have showcased my lovely indigo red pattern on my blog…inspired by the red versions of the beautifully handpainted chinese porcelain…I give you the red version of indigo blue….indigo red! (Try saying that fast ; ))
Its is available to buy in cushion covers, napkins and tea towels at my etsy store.
The cushion cover…
the pattern…
and the closeup…
And if you haven’t seen the indigo blue version before…
handmade by me.
I don’t often blog about things that I didn’t make….but I absolutely couldn’t resist! Besides this is a pretty good exception considering this blog is all about sewing and making things. Oh how I dream of owning this sewing kit. It would also really go so well with my gorgeous 1960s wooden sewing box my lovely fiance gave me for christmas. (SIGH).
Don’t you agree….?
You can buy it from the link below for my birthday in April (hint hint barry : ))
Merchant & Mills Sewing Notions Set – Kaufmann Mercantile Store.
