nicoleshmicole

2011-11-09T12:05:00.005+02:00

So my new obsession is Pinterest (a bit late, I know), which is this very awesome online pinboard site. It's so cool to be able to pin all your visual treasures and inspirations digitally in one place, where you can find them later. Go have a look at my profile and follow me if you like. So many nice things to look at... it's very dangerous.

Mokemon

2011-11-07T15:22:00.004+02:00

Hello! I've joined a Movember SA team called Mokemon. Friends, if you'd like to join a team and grow a moustache, join ours! If you'd like to donate some money towards prostate and testicular cancer, please sponsor our team. The boys will grow nice moustaches and everybody will be happy. Unfortunately I can't grow a 'stache, but I'm behind them all the way!

Movember

2011-11-04T09:33:00.004+02:00

In the spirit of Movember, I've chosen some nice moustache pictures for my mood board today.I love Movember (and Snorgustus, and Tashtober) because I get to see all sorts of nice facial hair all over the show. It's fun. Go check out the official Movember SA page and join a group or donate some money to cancer research.

*Click on the images for their links

Alphabets

2011-11-03T15:15:00.004+02:00

Bird cage alphabet via moco

Star Wars alphabet via society6

Haasbroek Z-A via threadless

2011-10-23T22:36:00.002+02:00

Letters of Note

2011-10-11T23:03:00.005+02:00

Letters of Note is one of my favourite sites. They post some awesome written correspondence between really interesting people who are mostly famous for some or other reason, and they include transcriptions too. Here are some of my favourites:

Johnny Cash to his wife, June:

Hey June,

That's really nice June. You've got a way with words and a way with me as well.

The fire and excitement may be gone now that we don't go out there and sing them anymore, but the ring of fire still burns around you and I, keeping our love hotter than a pepper sprout.

Love John

Steven Spielberg to George Lucas:

Thom Yorke replying to fan mail:

A letter from Albert Einstein to a friend Eugene Simon, making his opinion of astrology known. Pretty funny:

Dear Sir:

I fully agree with you concerning the pseudo-science of astrology. The interesting point is that this kind of superstition is so tenacious that it could persist through so many centuries.

Very truly yours,

Professor Albert Einstein.

A letter to Andy Warhol from his rental agents concerning the parties he had in his studio in New York:

Go have a look at the site, it's really great.

This week's mood board

2011-10-04T11:24:00.006+02:00

* click on the images for their links

PES Stop Magic

2011-10-04T10:58:00.002+02:00

Any of you like stop motion? I love it, a lot. PES does a lot of really incredible stop motion that I used to be very obsessed with after I saw the first one, Western Spaghetti. The videos are super short and quick to watch, and I'm pretty sure your eyes won't believe you when you tell them these clips are made out of stills. Enjoy!

Action sampler

2011-09-29T11:00:00.008+02:00

I have this awesome action sampler that I was given loooong ago. The other day, I had a film developed from it which I started two years ago and only finished recently. It's nice getting back pictures you forgot you took. This thing is super awesome but super difficult to use. You never really know if you're aiming right.

Underwater

2011-09-29T10:29:00.004+02:00

I took a disposable underwater film camera to Mozambique. I got the film developed the other day and it seems half of them didn't come out. Either that or I didn't take them properly. Anyway, these are some nice ones...

Neighborhoods

2011-09-26T12:05:00.003+02:00

Today Blink 182 are releasing their first album in over 7 years, which, in my mind, is quite a big deal. It's called Neighborhoods. The official US release date is tomorrow but it's obviously already available. Go have a listen to the new single 'Up All Night' if Blink makes you a little bit excited or nostalgic. The general response has been great so far, and it seems like they've pulled through.

Mood board

2011-09-19T16:45:00.008+02:00

Angus Stone, you handsome clever thing.

I miss the beach.

I want to see the Grand Canyon.

* Click on the pictures for their sources

What I wore today

2011-09-19T16:00:00.007+02:00

I'm back in Joburg for a little while. It's all summery and awesome here. Cape Town is summery some days, maybe for like a few hours at a time. So I was super excited that I could wear shorts and a t-shirt today and be so warm. I'm amped on all the earthy colours on the shops this season. I don't usually wear creams or beiges, but I suddenly feel awesome about them.

Shorts- Country Road

Shoes- Woolworths

Headband- Woolworths

T-shirt- Woolworths

Bag- Forever New

My life in Instagram

2011-09-19T15:15:00.018+02:00

I love Instagram so much! It's a flippin cool way to document your life, because you always have your cellphone with you. These are some of mine from the last few months. They aren't all super pretty yet, but I'm working on it:) I've seen some amazing pictures.

September Music Mix

2011-09-09T10:34:00.006+02:00

I forgot to make a little mixtape for August, but I made a really nice one for September, so I think I made up for it. There is some lovely new music coming out at the moment. I've included a beautiful new Beirut song, some new Bombay Bicycle club, and a whole lot of other new awesomes. There's also a Life of Riley song - that's my friend Nick's band. Follow this link to download it. x

Track list:

1. Three Car Garage - YOU WONT

2. Goshen - Beirut

3. All is Well - Radical Face

4. Shuffle - Bombay Bicycle Club

5. Get a Life - Little Red

6. Winter Beats - I Break Horses

7. Polish Girl - Neon Indian

8. The View from Ebury Bridge - Will Hanson

9. All the Time - Lovett

10. The Harvest - Teen Daze

11. Maniac - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

12. Buttered Side Down - The Life of Riley

Please let me know if anyone has issues opening the zip folder on PC or Mac. I've been struggling like a fool, but I'm sure it's all working fine now.

Holga

2011-09-01T12:11:00.007+02:00

I had a black and white film from my Holga developed quite a while ago. It was my first black and white one that actually came out properly. The photos are quite old, I just never got around to putting them up. These are some of my favourite ones.

2011-08-28T13:14:00.002+02:00

:(

2011-08-23T13:17:00.005+02:00

Look at this little cutie. Someone at Vega found him wandering the streets this morning. I think I'm in love.

2011-08-21T13:02:00.002+02:00

I'd rather dance with you than talk with you

2011-08-17T19:21:00.003+02:00

This video always makes me super happy. I forgot about it and then watched it again today. So cool. Erlend Oye is such a little handsome too.

Noordehoek

2011-08-17T19:13:00.003+02:00

Moody mood

2011-08-17T18:36:00.006+02:00

Kalky's

2011-08-15T23:42:00.006+02:00

Last week my brother Brad came to stay with me in Cape Town for a few days. It was lovely having him here, I've missed him so much. His first day was really beautiful and we decided to go to to Kalky's in Kalk Bay for some good old fashioned fish and chips. I love that place! It's so beautiful and there are always so many interesting people to watch.

2011-08-15T18:34:00.003+02:00

Present Project 2

2011-08-07T16:25:00.007+02:00

Angie ran a present project on Lucky Pony the other day. I got paired with Pippa from The Thrift Collection and got sent these lovelies! Thanks so much Pippa, you're awesome. The present project is such a great idea. It's too much fun getting suprises in the post.

Women Are Heroes

2011-08-07T15:40:00.008+02:00

The other day in lectures I heard about this French Artist called JR who created the project below, called 'Women are Heroes'. Around the world, he's painted and installed his original photographs of the eyes and faces ordinary women. It's mostly in rural areas, and he transforms these dull, hopeless places completely. He has also released a film about the project. How beautiful?

He also won the TED prize this year for his global street art project. It's called Inside Out and its mindblowingly awesome. You get to submit photos of yourself, or your family and friends, and you get sent a giant poster to put up in the street. Go have a look!

Into the woods

2011-08-02T17:36:00.007+02:00

I went for a little walk in a nature reserve in Constantia on Sunday. It was pretty. Cape Town has been really generous with its warm weather lately. We saw this beautiful house in the middle of the woods and I thought about how I could make enough money to buy me one of those:(

Weekly Mood Board

2011-08-02T17:15:00.003+02:00

Ad spot

2011-07-24T11:47:00.003+02:00

There are two ads which I love at the moment. I very seldom get to see ads because when I'm in Cape Town I don't watch TV, so when I'm home I enjoy catching up.

This new Passat ad with the little Darth Vader is so awesome.

'The Force'- Deutch

I also absolutely love this KFC ad. It was brilliantly done. Also one of my favourite songs:

'So Good' - Ogilvy JHB

Weekly Inspiration Board

2011-07-24T10:36:00.006+02:00

I have failed you

2011-07-24T10:16:00.005+02:00

This holiday I read Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. I read Everything is Illuminated so long ago, and I'm really sad it took me so long to read another one of his books. It was so beautiful and I couldn't put it down. I love the way he writes - it's so interesting and involving, and so many small details touched my heart. It's really sad and really beautiful at the same time.

Thanks friend!

2011-07-24T09:55:00.002+02:00

My friend Kristen bought me these lovelies on her overseas trip this holiday. She went to Israel and Paris, and she bought me back a necklace from Pull and Bear and this pretty denim-like clip from H&M. It's so awesome getting suprise presents. Thank you friend!

Moustache face

2011-07-22T10:03:00.003+02:00

I took this Instax of my friend Chris and a little boy on the beach in Mozambique. I decided to give it to him because he was so amazed and asked so nicely. He showed all his friends and they all wanted their own picture to take home, but I had to say no because the film was too expensive. I felt super bad, but at least I made one little boy happy. These ladies that looked at the picture laughed at Chris and his stick moustache. Ha! I love my Fuji Instax - not as much as my polaroid, but a lot nonetheless:)

Islands

2011-07-21T08:26:00.003+02:00

We did two trips out to the islands around Vilanculos. The locals take you out on a dhow- this handmade wooden boat- and you go out to islands where you can snorkel on the reefs. They make you a yummy seafood lunch with crabs and fish and calamari and you can pretty much do your own thing the whole day. We also briefly tried some fishing, but had no luck at all. We did see some dolphins though. Our second trip was super long and we ended up coming back after sunset because the boat only had sails and the wind completely died down. I took the last picture just as the sun was vanishing- so beautiful.

Mozambique

2011-07-19T09:52:00.005+02:00

I just got back from a last minute trip to Vilanculos in Mozambique, which explains the lack of blog posts. I went there before about three years ago and loved it, so I was really excited to go back. It was a flippin awesome holiday and I wish it lasted for longer. Will do a few posts about it, but here are some pictures to make you jealous.

If you go to Mozambique, it's really worth it going up north to Vilanculos. It's tropical and beautiful and there's not a hell of a lot going on, which is perfect for a good break.

Emma and Dylan

2011-07-08T22:59:00.003+02:00

Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of being videographer for Emma and Dylan's wedding. I love making videos and I love weddings, so it was a pretty awesome situation. They are a lovely couple and their wedding was super beautiful. If you want a wedding video, or some other kind of video, you know who to ask:)

Emma and Dylan from Nicole Velleman on Vimeo.

Doornkop

2011-07-05T12:59:00.004+02:00

I'm on holiday with my family at this place called Doornkop, which is somewhere between Machadodorp and Carolina. It's really beautiful, but super cold. For the rest of the week I am going to sleep, eat, read and fish. And that's all:)

July Mixtape

2011-07-03T19:10:00.006+02:00

I'm going to make monthly music mixes which you can download. Here's the first July Mix. Most of these are very recently released songs, but there are a couple of others thrown in. I think they make a good mixtape:)

Download the zipped folder here.

Track list:

1. Constellating - James & Evander (wow. wow. wow)

2. Michicant - Bon Iver

3. Nighttime - Yo Grapes

4. The Start - A Little Nothing

5. The Guitar Man - Bread

6. You're Only Waiting - Bear Lake

7. Lorelai - Fleet Foxes

8. You Are A Tourist - Death Cab For Cutie

9. You Make My Dreams - Hall & Oates

10. Same Mistake - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

11. That'll be the Day - Modest Mouse

12. Run! Ran! Run! Rah! - Norwegian Arms

13. This Is Why We Fight - The Decemberists

Awesome people hanging out together

2011-07-03T17:32:00.006+02:00

Found this awesome website a few weeks ago. It's a beautiful collection of famous people hanging out with each other. Every time I visit it I find something really awesome- thought I'd share some with you.

Beck and Thom Yorke

Madonna, Sting and Tupac

Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton

Woody Allen and Michael Jackson

1. Charlie Chaplin and Helen Keller - this one's my best.

2. John Krasinski and Will Arnett, with Amy Poehler in the back. The comedy at this party must have been amazing.

Andy Warhol and Tennessee Williams

Prince William, Kanye West, Prince Harry and P. Diddy

Elvis Presley and Sophia Loren

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates

James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor. How lovely?

Scott Rabbit

2011-07-01T17:57:00.005+02:00

Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit via Paul Stevenson

I love this picture so much, it's so beautiful. I also love this man, his beard, his accent and most of all, his band. I travelled all the way to Glasgow to watch them last year this time.

The Life of Riley

2011-07-01T11:47:00.011+02:00

Last night I went to Wolves to go watch my friends Nick and Terri play in their band, The Life of Riley- (that's them at the top). Their music is fantastic and they are two really special people. You should go have a listen. These pictures were taken on Nick's wonderful new camera- thank you friend for letting me play. It was also the first night-time event I went to at Wolves- what a lovely place. I am happy to say that the red velvet cupcakes more than live up to their fame.

Calgary

2011-06-29T20:54:00.004+02:00

I've been listening to the new Bon Iver album quite a lot lately. It's desperately sad, just like the first one, but also very lovely. Calgary is one of my favourites off the new album, which is self-titled 'Bon Iver'. The other day I was browsing around and came across the music video. It's confusing and weird, but really beautiful. I also love the way it's been shot- it really matches well with the whole vibe of the album. It's directed by Andre Durand and Dan Huiting.

YES!

2011-06-29T17:56:00.005+02:00

I've decided to start blogging again. I've missed it very much and despite how busy I am this year, I have decided to make an effort to find the time to fit it in. I'm going to have to learn how to do this again and fix a few things up on my blog, so I'm sorry if things are a mess for a while.

But yay. I'm back. And so excited.

Instagram

2011-01-19T09:36:00.003+02:00

I got a new iPhone 4 a few months ago. Holy crap it is awesome- it does so many fun things. I love the instagram app, look how pretty you can make your photos.

Tashtober. Movember. Who knows.

2010-11-07T21:01:00.005+02:00

These are the remains of Tashtober slash the beginning of Movember. MOUSTACHES EVERYWHERE!

Isobella

2010-11-07T20:43:00.002+02:00

This is Alex's little sister Isobella. It was her fifth birthday the other day and she had a big birthday brunch feast and got lots of nice things. She's a very sweet little thing.

Bradley

2010-10-14T12:36:00.004+02:00

Kristen took this nice picture of my brother and I on her holga. He came to visit me a little while back for a few days. This is the two of us sitting in front of Jameson Hall at UCT. I can't believe how big he gets every time I see him- look at those long legs, man. Anyways, I miss him a lot.

blue.

2010-10-14T12:19:00.003+02:00

I took some more holgas over the last few weeks. These are from my weekend away and signal hill- quite cool. I wish it was cheaper and easier to take these and get them processed. And that I was a little better at it:)

Catching Crabs

2010-09-30T22:50:00.006+02:00

We went away last weekend to a place called Witsand at the mouth of the Breede river. It's super pretty and we didn't really do much the entire weekend - great! These pictures are from a walk we took on Saturday. We found crabs but I don't think I like crabs very much. No no.

x

2010-09-30T22:47:00.001+02:00

Moustaches on strings are the finest of things

2010-09-21T11:10:00.007+02:00

Marc Johns is definitely one of the best illustrators I have come across (and very clever too). He is married with two kids and lives in Canada. Here are some of my favourite drawings of his.

On his blog he says this to say about himself:

'I like to create absurd situations, by combining things together that don’t belong, or imagine what inanimate objects would say if they could speak. For instance, the pen I am using to write this draft would probably say: "I'm tired. Can we stop for a bit?" Or perhaps it would say: "I can't believe you're making me write this. This is rubbish. Signing cheques would be more inspiring than this." These are the things I think about. I think about a lot of things. I think about thinking. Don't try it though, it's not worth it.

I use watercolours in ways you shouldn't. I make my own sketchbooks. If I smoked, I'd roll my own. I'd rather draw than rent a movie. Don't try to start a conversation with me about recent films. I haven't seen any. I play the guitar. If I was a hobo, I'd learn to play the ukulele, because you could fit one in your duffle bag'.

He has a book out called 'Serious Drawings', which is now on my wish list.

love made me do it

2010-09-16T12:47:00.001+02:00

Emma from EmmaJaneNation recently posted about a blog called love made me do it on her blog. This clever lady (Maike) is also a part of welovepictures, which I have looked at a lot and like very much, but today was the first time I looked at her personal blog. She did this post on her house in Sunnyside, Pretoria, which I think is absolutely beautiful. I hope that one day I can live in a house like this. You can tell they have put so much of themselves into it. It's so beautiful. Here's a link to the post.

welovepictures are a picture-taking team made up of Maike and Travis who are engaged and take pretty amazing wedding pictures. It is definitely worth a long look too. Wow.

New Holgas

2010-09-06T19:18:00.005+02:00

Got some new holgas developed the other day. It's been ages since I had any film processed. Here are my favourites, mostly from Cape Town and Hermanus last year.

21

2010-09-06T00:16:00.004+02:00

I went up Table Mountain the other day because it was Kristen's birthday and you get to go for free on your birthday and she'd never been before. It was really nice, I haven't been up since I was about 12 so it was cool to do it again. Sometimes I forget that Cape Town is pretty much an island, but when you're up there you really notice that your surrounded by miles of nothingness. Awesome. What a perfect place to live.

Friday Boatday

2010-09-05T23:58:00.003+02:00

Home

2010-09-05T23:51:00.003+02:00

I'm back in Joburg at the moment, enjoying having my room back and being with my family. Look at these two nice ornaments my mom got me from Loads of Living on Saturday. They're to go with my new sheets, pillows and quilt which are all very cosy.

New Scientist

2010-09-03T22:55:00.001+02:00

Land Camera, pleease

2010-08-19T15:38:00.004+02:00

I managed to borrow an old Polaroid Land Camera from the 100 series while I was in England. Luckily, it was one that takes FujiFilm instant film, which is pretty easily available. It took a while to get it to work but it finally did, and I got some pretty nice pictures out of it. It was so cool, I really really wish I had one. It was really fun pulling the film apart after it came out, which is something I'd never done before. How funny is the last photo? It doesn't look real to me. It feels like some photoshopped real estate ad in a cheap magazine, ha!

Snorgustus

2010-08-18T14:42:00.003+02:00

It's August, and all the boys at varsity are growing moustaches for Snorgustus, which I think is pretty awesome. It feels like a moustache competition. Charly Nash, Alex's sister, took this lovely picture of Gareth. How rad? I think I'm going to copy her and take some Snorgustus pictures myself.

bandsbandsbands.

2010-08-10T13:01:00.011+02:00

I was lucky enough to see a lot of very awesome bands in my month overseas. We tried to plan it that way, and went to different cities when we knew bands were playing there. I spent all my hard saved money but it was flippin worth it. These are some of my best pictures from the shows I saw. I watched Kings of Leon, City and Colour, Jack Johnson, The Black Keys, The Drums, FOALS, Two Door Cinema Club, Tegan and Sara, Frightened Rabbit, Editors, Band of Horses, Darwin Deez, mostly in small shows. Somehow I managed to make it close to the front for almost all of them, lucky lucky me.

Sorry Amber

2010-08-03T17:01:00.004+02:00

This is one of my favourite purchases from my trip. I bought it in London in either Claire's or Accesorize, I can't quite remember. My friend Amber said it looked tacky and that I shouldn't buy it, but I got it anyway, and I'm super glad I did, because now I have a beautiful bird to hang around my neck. Ha, sorry friend. I miss you x

I've missed you

2010-08-01T16:00:00.006+02:00

Ok, so I went overseas for a month and did zero blogging and have been avoiding it ever since because I don't even know where to begin. I had a wonderful trip and did so many amazing things (and also bought a lot of pretty things) which I hope to show you slowly over the next while. But before I start all of that, I wanted to post some pictures of one of my first days back in Cape Town with my friends. This is what makes me miss and love Cape Town so much, and although I was sad to leave home it is very nice to be back here. After a nice picnic in Wynberg park last Sunday, we went to watch the sunset at Bakoven beach, which I am very ashamed to say I have never been to. Wow wow wow.

Clever Alex

2010-05-27T14:40:00.005+02:00

Alex made this really cool canvas to hang on his wall. He printed out lots of tiny album covers (I think it was about 180) - some of his favourites and some with really cool album art- and covered this big canvas with them. It's relatively easy and it's really nice and interesting to look at- the albums are beautiful. Clever x

I'm going.......!

2010-05-27T13:55:00.006+02:00

Here are photos from the first time I went to the UK and Europe as a smally. It was such a cool holiday and I can't believe how little me and my brother were. I've been really lucky and done some lovely travelling in my life, and in June and July I'm going overseas again. I've been saving up for three years and I FINALLY have enough money to go. I leave on the 8th of June and I'm there for about 5 weeks- I can't wait!

The plan at the moment is to spend a bit of time in England, Scotland (we're seeing Frightened Rabbit in Glasgow!) and France... and then travel around Europe, somewhere, for the last two weeks. I figured I'll decide when I get there. I've also booked some really exciting shows for while I'm there. The most exciting has to be Kings of Leon on the 30th of June at Hyde Park- it's finally happening! I think I'm going to cry my eyes little out. Anyway, I found these photos and they made me excited, and I'll be sure to post a lot about my trip either while I'm there or when I get back. x

This salt is all up in my grill

2010-05-27T13:43:00.005+02:00

My grandparents had a market at their retirement village the other day and one of the ladies was selling her collection of salt and pepper shakers. I chose this little deer set, obviously. They are the cutest pair on the block and they only cost me R10. Yes please.

Durban

2010-05-21T14:24:00.005+02:00

I'm home in Joburg for the weekend over study leave. Nothing is better than being home- wow. I found these two polaroids in my shelf that I forgot about. They come from my trip to Durban in December. The first is of Martin and his brother Paul on the beach in Umhlanga. Those two are very tall and make any normal person look like a mini person, which means that they make me look like a child mini person. That small. The second is of Paul pushing Shona around in a trolley on a rainy day in the parking lot of Gateway. We went to a pet shop in Gateway and played with the puppies in the cages, and then got really sad- weird holiday activity. Lovely memories from a very strange but very awesome holiday.

Newlands Forest

2010-05-19T23:24:00.006+02:00

I went for a little walk/picnic in Newlands Forest today. It's a beautiful place and I can't believe today was the first time I've been there. We didn't walk very far, but you can do some pretty serious walks and hikes in the reserve, and there's really pretty streams flowing down from the top of the mountain.

The first fire

2010-05-19T21:13:00.002+02:00

I had my first fire in the fireplace in my room the other night with Kristen, Nich and Alex, and it was very successful. We sat there for quite a while and I had some nice red wine and chocolate. It's pretty exciting having a fireplace in my room- it makes me feel better about winter.

Cowboys

2010-05-15T20:58:00.005+02:00

I bought this Cath Kidston cowboy mug the other day. It's really big and holds so much yummy tea. I bought it as a present, but I kind of wish I bought it for myself:) Go have a look at her site- she does really nice prints for all sorts of great homeware, clothing and accesories.

Mount Nelson

2010-05-12T17:07:00.006+02:00

I went for high tea the other day at The Mount Nelson hotel. It was my friend Ashleigh's 21st birthday and she got to take a few friends there on a Saturday afternoon. It was pretty damn amazing, and we stayed until they closed at 17:30, eating so many plates of food and drinking so many cups of tea that we felt a little ill (well I did, anyway). We sat in this little atrium-like area, which was really beautiful, and ate off the best china and used fancy napkins. It was a really wonderful afternoon and it was the first fancy tea party I've had with friends. Thanks Ash x

There are ears on your umbrella and I'm also not sure if it's an umbrella.

2010-05-12T16:58:00.003+02:00

Hey look what Angie from Lucky Pony sent me yesterday. Funnnny. Why do people make these things? Surely not even a child's body would be kept dry by that thing? I don't understand, but they're awesome, so I hope the mini umbrella guy keeps making them.

Muddy toes

2010-05-08T11:51:00.002+02:00

The other day I went on a very nice walk in my white All Stars. I ended up shin-deep in mud and suffice to say, my shoes will probably never be the same. I really like the muddy polaroid though- it was a very good day...

Lenny, again.

2010-05-06T12:34:00.003+02:00

I've posted about my friend Lenny before, but I have to post some more because his pictures just get nicer and nicer. And what beautiful clothes too.

Sunshine Playgroup

2010-05-06T11:59:00.004+02:00

Look at this awesome guy in his rad outfit. Two weeks ago I saw him on the way home from a shoot, and a week later he was there again, so I got a picture thanks to my passenger Kristen.

Clean

2010-05-05T23:15:00.004+02:00

There are some things I feel a bit weird about in my new digs in Cape Town, but one of the things I love is our bathroom. I thought I'd show you guys some pictures of it- you may be interested to see. Pretty? I think so.

Mini things and oversized things. Both equally hilarious.

2010-05-05T22:44:00.003+02:00

The rains came today. Luckily I'll be nice and dry under my great new umbrella, which also happens to function as an umbrella for ants. Alex got me that and this amazing oversized lighter. Now I can sit around lighting fires under my mini umbrella. Can't wait.

Why are mini things and oversized things so damn amazing?

Sunday

2010-05-02T13:10:00.003+02:00

I hate Sundays, especially when I have to waste them working on my own when I could be outside enjoying some of the the beautiful sunshine.
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Night driving

2010-04-24T21:56:00.005+02:00

I finally have my camera back, all nicely fixed. Tonight I used my lensbaby with a little heart aperture to make hearts with all the colourful lights in the traffic. So pretty. The second one is a BP garage, which I think looks really cool. Lensbaby awesomebaby.

Signal hill

2010-04-15T14:30:00.007+02:00

I went up to Signal Hill the other evening to look at the lights. They were having a vigil for SHOUT on Table Mountain, so the mountain was lit up too. You can see pretty much everything from up there when you take a walk around- it was beautiful. I'm so sad winter is coming and the mountain will soon be covered in clouds and smog. Boo. Look how cool Green Point stadium looks from up there too!

T-E-A-P-A-R-T-Y

2010-04-09T11:37:00.002+02:00

Cape Town is cold and rainy today, and I'm sitting in bed writing my essay, moving on to my second cup of tea. I got this lovely milk jug from my friend Ashleigh and my mom bought me this Maxwell & Williams teapot. I am ashamed to say I've only had only tea party with them. I wish I was having one right now instead of doing my work. Oooh dear.

You and I buy star maps and drive my car around Los Angeles

2010-04-09T11:17:00.005+02:00

Hello everyone. My camera got very sick had to go in for repairs. I still don't have it back, so I haven't been able to take any pictures in two weeks:( Anyway, I thought some of you might enjoy this video. My clever friend Kristen found it and I think the song is very catchy, the guy is flippin amazing and the video is very clever. It's called Radar Detector by Darwin Deez. Have a lovely Friday x

Om nom nom.

2010-03-24T11:08:00.004+02:00

My friend Chelsea gave me this beautiful necklace from Tinsel for my birthday, and my other friend Kristen gave me these lovely antique bow earings from the new Antique market at the Old Biscuit Mill. They have such a cool mechanism- they sort of screw on.

Byebye junkshop

2010-03-23T18:39:00.005+02:00

You may have read my other blog junkshop. Due to lack of time and contributors, I've decided to close it down. It became very confusing having two blogs, and I hadn't posted there in months. This does mean that the two will be merging, and I'll be mixing all those exciting things with all the normal stuff you can find over here- so for all the junkshops, I'll have some new stuff here for you to see. Come visit soooon!

Weddings

2010-03-23T18:04:00.003+02:00

I'm quite a sucker for weddings. I found this old picture in an antique store in Simonstown and it sits on my new mantelpiece at home now. How cool are old pictures? So smart and so pretty.

Marty Bear caged himself again

2010-03-22T11:46:00.003+02:00

This is my friend Martin. He is stuck between his front door and security gate. aaaaha! He's managed to lock himself in there twice in the last few weeks. Then he just had to sit there with his long legs and wait for someone to come rescue him. Like a little bear in a cage. I really like this picture- for no good reason.

Look what I got

2010-03-22T10:49:00.005+02:00

My uncle gave me this very old film camera called a Baldi 29. I did some research on it, and it's part of the Balda range from the late 1950's. It takes 120 film and apparently still works:) I can't wait to give it a try. If my photos don't suck I'll post them up.

This is where I sleep

2010-03-19T10:49:00.005+02:00

I promised pictures of my new room in Cape Town when it was finished. It's still not completely finished- I wonder if it ever will be- but it's finally looking like mine.

Lost Things

2010-03-18T16:07:00.004+02:00

I came across this lovely stop motion film called Lost Things. From what I can gather, it's made by a team of two very clever people. I really love stop motion and I think this one is beautifully done. The same people also made two really cool Kindle commercials.

Little brooch babies

2010-03-18T15:57:00.004+02:00

These 4 antique brooches belonged to my gran and I was lucky enough to be given them. Each of them are so unique and beautiful. I also got this beautiful little woven purse / pouch. I'm starting to build up a nice little collection or brooches now. I wonder if my daughter one day will like them or just think they're ridiculous and wear them to fancy dress parties:)

Me 19 yrs

2010-03-18T15:49:00.002+02:00

I was given this picture of my gran when she was 19 years old. Just one year younger than me. I've been keeping it in my wallet. I think her hair and clothing are so cool. Behind the picture is my latest little piece of DIY. The desks we were given in the new house were basically massive planks of wood, so I covered mine in some material and lace. Pretty and pretty.

Dear Mom. I'm joining the Navy. (Jokes).

2010-03-18T15:39:00.003+02:00

A couple of weekends back I went to the SA Navy festival in Simonstown. It wasn't all I imagined it to be and it was badly organised, but it was still pretty cool. They had massive South African and German ships with real life sailors on them, and you could walk around and have a look. They really are huge. It was a weird feeling walking inside them- you just felt like you were in a buliding. The German sailors all had really blue eyes and I was a little jealous. Maybe.

Do you want to phone a cow? Here you go.

2010-03-18T15:16:00.003+02:00

This is a polaroid of me on the way down to Grahamstown on a road trip. All along the N2 from cape Town there are signs of cows with a cellphone number underneath. I guess you're supposed to call if there are cows in the road or something, but the sign is still pretty hilarious.

Leotard love

2010-03-18T15:09:00.003+02:00

I'm pretty amped on the idea of leotards. I stole two of my mom's old ones a while ago and they're very useful and comfy. I found these two babies for R20 each. There's this lady who makes them in all different colours and patterns. She has a stall at Cavendish Mall in the little market area, and if you dig through the big wooden box you'll find them. They look really nice with waistskirts, shorts, or just as costumes.

Meat and friends. Yes please!

2010-03-07T20:34:00.006+02:00

My friend Arend had a braai on the rooftop of his block of flats on Friday night. What a beautiful evening with beautiful views and lovely friends. The city lights were so beautiful, so we took some pictures.

04 March 2010

2010-03-04T15:28:00.003+02:00

Robert Ryan is mine!

2010-03-01T13:19:00.006+02:00

This, my friends, is my new Rob Ryan cutout. It's an original, editioned Rob Ryan piece and I can't really believe that it exists and it is mine. I have obsessed over his work for so long and now I can sit in my room and obsess some more:) All I have to say is: I am one very lucky, very spoilt girl. Thank you x

Rooftop Pools

2010-03-01T12:58:00.004+02:00

My friend Lee lives in a cool little apartment block in Woodstok that has a swimming pool on the roof. The other day we went for a little swim. If you look in one direction you can see all the way to the harbour, and if you look in the other direction you can see Table Mountain. Plus you can see all the cool bulidings in between. There is nothing greater and prettier than Cape Town in the summer:)

I slept myself sleepy

2010-03-01T12:51:00.003+02:00

A few Sundays ago I flew back to Cape Town from Joburg. Look at the difference in the sky from when I left to when I landed. The world is a very clever, very pretty place.

2010-03-01T12:04:00.000+02:00

There's a duck in my garden. Seriously.

2010-02-24T10:38:00.003+02:00

The other day my housemate Ashleigh found a little duck on Main Road in Rondebosch and led it back to our house on a trail of breadcrumbs. (I wish I could be lead somewhere on a trail of food. Holy smokes.) It stayed for a while and they gave it some water in a little tupperware. It disappeared, but then came back again twice to visit. I don't know how to explain why there's a duck walking the streets of Rondebosch, how it gets into our garden, or why it came back, but it's super sweet. If it comes back again we are considering buying a baby pool and trying to coax it into staying. Thanks Kristen for taking the pretty photo.