Brutally cool knitting

June 24, 2011
I know, I know I have been very quiet only becase I have been a wee bit busy.

Yes friends, I am opening my very own shop!! Yeah!

Will tell you more about that when I have a few moments.

But enjoy these in the meantime. Spottted here.


















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Carry Yarn and Keep Kalm

June 7, 2011
Lots and lots happening on this side!

But before I do the BIG reveal!

Enjoy!  Now I want to make a vid like this!


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Catch up

May 19, 2011
A few things to share today:



Baked some GIANT choc chip cookies with mu kids



Made a gift for a friend at work.



Send off a parcel to BB in Tzaneen



Off goes a parcel to Somerset West to an Angel.



And in betweek all this, loved my family, did my research, working on a new project and did my day-job.

It's almost the weekend baby!!



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Soon to be

May 17, 2011
Soon to be some scatter pillows and place mats.

Check in soon to see how awesome this came out.





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Spotted

May 16, 2011
How cool are these shoes!



Spotted on:  shopbob.com

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Wise old owl

May 13, 2011
My wyse ou uil!



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The Story!

May 10, 2011
I am such a corny sucker!!

I just looove musicals from Grease to Mamma Mia – just love it, so last night’s episode of Grey’s was right up my alley and the final song, sang by Callie – Brandi Carlile’s The Story one of my all time favourites!

If you missed it, here’s it is.




And the original by Brandi Carlile
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Wish furniture could talk

May 9, 2011

Some great dames I picked up a few weeks ago.


Wow I wish these girls could talk, I would love to hear the stories of their lives.



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New look and feel for CE

May 6, 2011
My mother has a way of roping me in and making me do things (and enjoy it) without me realizing, and only halfway through the project I stop and go “What the heck?”.

She again used her magic on me during the Easter break this year, and without me realizing we revamped one of her hair salons – what the heck!

Still not done but here are a few progress pics and some of the befores.  The befores were taken in 2005.















Before
















Gelukkige Moedersdag Mam!


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Future white elephant?

May 4, 2011
I realy hope not....

I’ve wanted to do this for some time now.

Not sure why?

Maybe it is the die-hard frustrated crafster in me, or maybe it is my passionate lust for yarn or maybe it is just me missing my ouma (grandmother).  But this past weekend I bought myself a knitting machine.

Terribly un-cool I know, and oh so not trendy but you know what stuff that.  I think it terribly cool and I know with this I will still create something oh so trendy.

So no, this is N...


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Cool share

May 3, 2011
Some things I find cool, on this not so cool but cool(ish) early winter's day.





The start of another project:



How cool is this shop?!

I think a rephrase is required - how warm and cozy is this shop!



Wish I could do this!



Might try doing this:



Am considering knitting my hubby one of these:



love love love this chair - wonder how long it took them to make all these loops!



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Monday Show and Tell

April 18, 2011

Oh my word winter caught us off-guard here in Gauteng!  Overnight we went from Autumn to Cape Town winter – cold and wet!


Lazy lazy weather!  Perfect couch weather.  And that is just what I did this past weekend!


Normally Saturday’s are reserved for PPSV (Platteland Pawn Shop Visits) but Saturday we took some time off and just did one quick visit (See ball and claw showcase).  Back at home by 14:00 armed with big bucket of popcorn and five DVD’s (yes being the perfect...


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Furniture Fair

April 14, 2011

Okay there is a furniture party going on and its happening in my garage. I guess you could call it a garage furniture fair, if this was NY it would be an underground basement party.

Soon there will not be enough space for my car to fit....

Hopefully the furniture will find some temporary resting places in my house this weekend after their individual "spa-sessions" and colour make-overs.  There after?  Well that issue still needs some clearing.

I really am in love with each and avery piece and ca...
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Another striped bag off

April 13, 2011
And yet another striped bag off to a new owner







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Sunset clouds

April 13, 2011






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Shoe Candy

April 12, 2011

I just love love these shoes!

Guess what I will be doing this weekend!



Spotted on: Crafster



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Wired Birds

April 11, 2011

It seems that everywhere I look these days, I find birds or bird nests - must be part of the whole going back to nature and making our homes our nests trend!

So recently whilst on a game drive I could not help but notice these birdies having a chat "over" the wire!








Mmmm now what to do with these lill' birdies - I feel a craft project coming on!



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Cloudy Monday

April 11, 2011



Taken somewhere in the Northwest Province



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Growing Finds

March 29, 2011


And my furniture stash is growing …. Our garage has been transformed into a glorified pawn shop!  Hubby’s car has been evicted and if the stash carries on growing like this, soon my car too will be out on the pavement! 

 

What to do with all this furniture …. Do I have a plan?  Mmmmmh Maybe, Maybe not….

 

Just LOVING the adventure!



















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Travelling clouds

March 29, 2011

Today's cloud pic, taken wile driving in the Northwest Province.

 I did not photoshop this pic.  Effect owing to movement of the car and the reflection in the window.






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About Me


ietsies Just love being creative, be it writing, tinkering in the studio, cooking or playing fairy-godmother to old run-down stuff. I firmly believe that upcycling is the way of the future, there are already too many "things" on earth so rather repurpose something old and give it a beautiful creative new lease of life. It it's broken ... upcycle it! Stick it to the mass manufacturers and support handmade product.