I'm having such fun

I'm having such fun doing research for my next little project. have a look-see. my 'ril en brul' pinterest board and my 'reboot' board.

my new product is in my shop

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

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.

blink swart

many moons ago i found this ring in an antique store in long street {cape town}. i fell in love with it. the problem was that the lady in the store replace the old stone with an ugly shiny blue glass stone and i did not wear it very often because i did not like the glitzy stone.
i replace the stone with this lovely plain black one so that the art deco design can stand out more. thanks to the team at swish diamonds & custom designs i love my "new old" ring so much i am wearing it every day!

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ek vrek oor swart en ougoed, soos julle kan sien daar op my fotos hierbo. die storie agter daardie ring werk so: 'n paar jaar gelede het ek op die ring in 'n antieke winkeltjie in langstraat {kaapstad} afgekom. die oorspronklike steen was verlore en die tannie het 'n vreeslike blink blou glas steen in sy plek gesit. wel, ek het verlief op die ring, minus die lelike blink glas steen, geraak en dit gekoop.
so 'n paar jaar later besluit ek toe om die steen te vervang met 'n swart steen sodat die pragtige art deco ontwerp van dit kan uitstaan. 
baie dankie aan die span by swish diamonds & custom designs, dat hulle my gehelp het om die steen te vervang. 
nou dra ek die ring elke dag.

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

 copyright of tjou-tjou, all rights reserved by henriette rademan

copyright of tjou-tjou, all rights reserved by henriette rademan

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

my present from design kist

it is so cool to have design friends. look at my stunning birthday present from my friend kristen. her tv pattern cushion slips are for sale on her website, design kist. they are perfect for my new chairs.

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my viendin kristen van design kist het vir my hierdie pragtige kussing slope gegee vir my verjaarsdag. gaan kyk bietjie hier as jy ook van hulle wil bestel. hulle is perfek vir my nuwe stoele.

my new clogs!

i ordered these clogs from superbalist. i got them within a few days. 

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kyk, ek soek nou al baie jare mooi klompe hier in ons land. hier is 'n post wat ek in 2014 al geskryf het oor dit. ek kon dit nie vanaf oorsee bestel nie, want dit was hopeloos te duur vir my. heel onverwags het ek op hierdie tweetjies afgekom op ons "local is lekker" superbalist web-winkel. binne 'n paar dae het hulle my klompe vir my gestuur. hulle diens was fab!

all dolled up

i hate electric fences, but we had to put one up. they are so ugly. after pondering about this, i came across these birdies from green grass design. within a few days after i bought them online they arrived at my office in cape town from johannesburg. 

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ons moes 'n elektriese heining gedeeltelik om ons huis sit. so 'n draad is natuurlik vir 'n ontwerper 'n onooglike affêre. nadat ek vir 'n rukkie gewonder het of ek iets kan doen om dit mooier te maak, kom ek toe op hierdie voëltjies af, ontwerp deur green grass design. ek het die voëltjies op hulle web-winkel gekoop en woeps, binne in paar dae ontvang.

bonte bokkie

 copyright of tjou-tjou, all rights reserved by henriette rademan

copyright of tjou-tjou, all rights reserved by henriette rademan

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

hotel henriette

thanks to my friend ilana, i found this boutique hotel with the most beautiful decor. one day i shall visit them in paris and tell them that my name is also henriette.

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my vriendin, ilana het op hierdie hotel afgekom en vir my laat weet om te gaan loer. die decor is pragtig en dan die beste van alles is, dat ons naamgenote is. duidelik gaan ek eendag daar moet oornag.

i'm bragging a bit

my learners did a project for tomy takkies this year. the message of the tomies was that aaa school of advertising's learners are brilliant. i posted some photos on my instagram page and tomy takkies made lovely comments. we also posted the designs on aaa school of advertising's facebook page. go and have a look-see if you want to read the ideas behind the different designs.

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my studente het hierdie jaar 'n projek vir tomy takkies gedoen. die boodskap wat hulle met hulle tomies moes oordra was dat aaa shool of advertising se studente briljant is. ek het op my instagram blad die fotos gepost en tomy takkies het baie positief gereageer. die tomy ontwerpe is ook op aaa school of advertising se facbook blad gepost. gaan kyk bietjie as julle die idees agter van die tomies wil lees.

a match made in heaven

i love rose gold and i love black, so these caught my eye. i want all of them for christmas. for more eye candy and the links to all of these beauties visit my shiny-things-pinterest-board.

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roosgoud en swart lê baie na aan my hart. vir 'n paar jaar al sien ek dat juweliere hierdie kombinasie in hul ontwerpe gebruik. duidelik wil ek al hierdie juwele vir kersfees hê. gaan kyk bietjie na my shiny-things-pinterest-board vir nog vele meer en waar hulle oral beskikbaar op die web is.

some clog-candy today

i have no clue what this lady's blog is saying, but i know we share a love for clogs. you can go and look-see here.

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ek het geen idee wat hierdie dame se blog sê nie, maar ek kan sien dat ons 'n liefde vir clogs deel ;) gaan kyk bietjie na haar blog spot.

tjou-tjou is now on etsy too, at last!

i got my act together at last and now my products are also available on etsy. here's my shop's link.

a little sneak peek

the sweet&soutie girls are busy with a new adventure. we are collaborating on some new products. as soon as we have our final answer we'll let you in on our big secret. here's a peek at tjou-tjou and bow peep's creative process.

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koekeloer gou. die sweet&soutie girls is besig om nuwe produkte te ontwikkel vir 'n nuwe avontuur saam hierdie jaar. sodra ons ons finale antwoorde het, sal ons die kat uit die mou laat, maar vir nou kan julle bietjie sien waarmee tjou-tjou en bow peep besig is.

love~love black gingham check

i'm seeing black gingham check designs all over the net and i love it!

the links from left to right: photo 1, photo 2 {dress with red shoes}, photo 3, photo 4 {tray}

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ek is nou maar eenmaal lief vir geruite lap. dis heerlik om the sien dat my twee gunstelinge op die oomblik vreeslik mode is, swart en geruite patrone. mmmm, gaan moet vir my 'n geruite-rokkie of -bloesie in swart aanskaf een van die dae.

deisgn indaba eye candy

the design indaba expo was fabulous as usual. it is so difficult to go home when i'm there. i just want to stay forever. in the shot i'm admiring one of lulu k's stunning bags, handmade locally. you can see more colours of this design on the design indaba web site here.

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soos gewoonlik was die design indaba expo die jaar weer stunning. dis so moeilik om huis toe te gaan. ek wil heeldag kuier tussen al die pragtige stalletjies en ontwerpe. hier bewonder ek een van lulu k se pragtige handsakke. al hulle sakke word met die hand gemaak. hier is nog 'n foto op die indaba webwerf van hierdie ontwerp in ander kleure.

it's eye candy day

these made me smile today. i just had to show you. i found the link here.

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hierde potte het my vandag laat giggel. gaan kyk bietjie na die webwinkel.