for a very special friend's birthday

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visit my shop if you like them ;)

for a lekker-local food fest

my second year graphic design students experimented with hand made typography a bit and I just love the leaker-local results.

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my students het 'n bietjie gespeel met letters vir 'n nuwe kos-fees plakaat.

snip & skinner

so we started a creative group again called: snip & skinner {the name we got, is thanks to a great logo design done by one of our students}. designer-makers need the get-together-time. we had a lovely time chatting, eating and making almost the entire Saturday.

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ons het weer 'n kreatiewe groepie begin wat by mekaar kom om saam te snip & skinner {die great naam is te danke aan een van ons leerders se embleme wat sy ontwerp het verlede jaar} 

my new product is in my shop

order personalised embroidered hoops from me in my hello pretty shop.

more visuals for my new tjou-tjou product

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my second product shot for my new product. I want to do my entire house full of these in defferent sizes.

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my tweede produk idee is klaar. ek wil een van my mure vol van hierdie hoepels maak in verskillende grotes.

the new tjou-tjou product

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a look at my new product. you sent me your photos and I make beautiful personalised hoops for you to keep your memories alive. my costing is not done yet, so hopefully I can launch it on my hello pretty shop soon.

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my nuwe produk idee is hier. jy stuur jou fotos en ek sit hulle vir jou in 'n borduur-hoepel. ek is besig om nog die kostes uit te werk, maar hopelik is dit teen volgende week gedoen. hou my hello pretty winkel dop. 

what I love to do, re-booting

tjou-tjou was in a deep sleep for a year now. lot's of things kept me busy and ended up just being excuses to avoid what I love most: creating new products. in the last few weeks I realised that I'm in a battle with myself and I need to get over my blogging slump. talking about my creative process and struggles kept me inspired. so I hope with a lot of little steps I'll be getting back to the maker in me. at the moment I'm busy with a new idea for a product. yay!

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liewe aarde, ek kan nie glo dat ek 'n jaar laas 'n blog geskryf het nie.🙈 so baie dinge het gebeur die afgelope ruk, waar begin ek? om een of ander rede het ek tot die besef gekom dat ek besig is om met myself te stoei en al die drama en hartseer om my as 'n verskoning te gebruik, om nie te doen wat ek so lief voor is nie. so, met klein stappies sal ek hopelik weer uit my blogging-dip kom. eerste stappie: 'n nuwe produk is in ontwikkeling. hoera!

ek is groen van jaloesie

i wished i thought of this before this amazing artist/illustrator/embroider. for more beautiful pieces to feel jealous about 

look at her instagram account.

these bags are just the thing for eye candy day

i just had to share grav-grav's handbags and clutches with you. she have a few collections, bit the cross stitched wooden bags are my favourite.

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ek is so verlief op hierdie handsakke van grav-grav. sy het 'n paar reekse, maar die een is my gunsteling reeks.

vir die tiener in die huis

i made a grey and purple poncho last year for the youngest. my oldest also wanted one.

for anthea

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my tjou-tjou bags with a touch of neon are still popular, just finished this order for anthea.

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ek so bly dat ek nog bestellings vir my neon sakke kry. hierdie een is vir anthea.

hello, my name is henriëtte and i am a shoe addict

my new shoesies from redemption in wellington. these take me back to my teenage years. many moons ago i had white ones.

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my nuwe skoene wat ek gekry het by redemption in wellington. sjoe, en vat hulle my nou terug na my tienerjare in king williams town.

a black tjou-tjou bag

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my new black tjou-tjou bag is available to buy on my hello pretty shop.

ietsie nuuts

a new creation by jenny and i.

gesonde dinge

ek het uiteindelik my eie rooibos-tee-room ontwikkel. jy gaan 10 teen 1 ook 'n bietjie moet rondspeel met hierdie resep tot dit vir jou werk. ek gebruik 'n 3/4 koppie olie, 'n 3/4 koppie getrekte rooibos-tee en 3 tot 5 eetlepels gerasperde byewas {as die omgewing warm is waar jy bly, gebruik 5 eetlepels, jy gaan moet speel en dan verminder tot 3 in die winter} en 40+ druppels essensiële olies {hier kan jy ook met kombinasies speel soos jy van hou}. in die somer breek ek die olie op in 1/2 koppie soliede olie soos klapperolie of kakaobotter en dan 'n 1/4 koppie lopende olie soos olyf olie en dan andersom in die winter. jy kan jou kombisie wat vir jou die beste werk kies met tyd. hierdie hoeveelheid maak 2 glashouertjies soos in die foto vol. jy moet die room binne 2 maande opgebruik want daar is geen preserveermiddels in nie. halveer die resep as jy lank vat om jou room te gebruik. as die temperatuur in jou omgewing rondspring gaan jy heel moontlik jou room weer moet klits. die tee en olie skei partykeer.

i n s t r u k s i e s :
smelt jou olie en byewas in 'n glashouer oor kookende water. trek jou tee dieselfde tyd. sodra jou olie gesmelt is laat dit vir so 2 minute afkoel. klits jou tee bietjie vir bietjie in jou olie in teen 'n medium spoed {skraap die kante van jou mengbak gedurig skoon}. wanneer dit goed gemeng is drup jou essensiële olies ook in. nou klits jy jou room teen die hoogste spoed totdat dit kamertemperatuur is. voila, en dis klaar. skep dit in jou skoon lugdigte glashouers {was alles wat jy gaan gebruik plus die lugdigte glashouers in jou skottelgoedwasser voor die tyd, dan is alles sommer ook ontsmet}. moenie die room in die yskas sit nie en ook nie in direkte son nie.

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you need to play around with this recipe. ad more beeswax if you live in a warm area and in winter less. i use 1/2 a cup solid oil like coconut oil or cocoa butter and 1/4 cup of liquid oil like olive oil in summer but the other way around in winter. south africa is also a very hot country so if you live in colder areas you might have to adapt the recipe even more. if the temperature jumps around the tea and oil might separate. just mix it again on a high speed.

3/4 cup of oil
3/4 cup of rooibos tea
3 - 5 table spoons of grated beeswax
40+ drops of essential oil {play around with what you like}

i s t r u c t i o n s :
melt the oil and beeswax over boiling water in a glass bowl. make your tea at the same time. when the oil is completely melted let it cool down for 2 minutes. mix the tea into the oil with a hand mixer at a medium speed a little bit at a time. scrape down your bowl sides every now and then. next you mix your essential oil in. now you mix your lotion to a high speed until it is at room temperature. voila it is done. dish up in air tight glass containers. you need to use this lotion within 2 months because it contains no preservatives. don't keep the lotion in the fridge. 

button love

a belated present for my friend. she loves buttons just like me.

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vir chantelle. sy is ook lief vir knopies soos ek. 

vir hanke

my youngest wanted a poncho, so i made her one.

vir hanke

my youngest is always losing her wallet, so i made a plan ;)

'n jassie vir my

 

my first attempt at crocheting a jersey. what i love about crocheting is that you don't have to stitch panels together. i made my jersey long like a coat.

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ek het dit uiteindelik reggekry om 'n trui te hekel. die grootste voordeel aan hekel, vir my, is dat jy nie hoef te sukkel om pante aanmekaar te werk nie. alles is aaneen gehekel. ek het my trui lekker lank gehekel soos 'n jas en dit is heerlik warm.

bonte bokkie

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i made multi coloured peeka-pony beanies for my hello pretty shop. my youngest wears hers all the time.