Pearls all over (not real ones, or I could retire)

Let me start by saying that most people who blog seem to take really great photos, and I do not (even though I have the world's cutest and pinkest camera to enable me to do just that!). Anyway, I love this bag in real life! It is cream (as I am sure you can see even in this picture) and has pearly beads everywhere. The handles click together when they close in a way that says, "right, I'll be off then!"

Vintage store alert!

I found a gorgeous store yesterday, and a vintage store in Johannesburg is NEWSWORTHY, dammit! It has all manner of gorgeous things, some clothes, some very beautiful bags (mostly collector's items, good skins: snake, croc, etc), lovely furnishings and decor items. To do it justice, you would need at least an hour or two. So I will be going back soon. Silly me, I forgot to get the name of the place but it's just off Beyers Naude. I parked at Impala (the great fruit and veg place) and walked across the road from there. Lovely, pay them a visit!

Creamy Leather

Here's another clutch. It is cream leather and in remarkably good condition. One of those that I bought and it was still stuffed with newspapers wrapped in tissue paper so the newspaper doesn't stain the inside of the bag. It amazes me what good care people took of their things before things were mass produced and cheap and (mostly) poorly made. Strangely, this bag is unlined. As I have a fair number of clutches, this one is up for grabs! Happy weekend!

Distress Call

I really love this clutch and may cry when someone buys it from me. It is navy blue and really distressed looking. I think this makes it super cool. It will go to a good home for a good price.

Valentine's stamped wrapping

I was really pleased with how beloved's gift (an Arctic Monkeys CD) looked after I gave it the plain coloured paper and stamps treatment, found a cool quote and added a button. Cute as a .... well I thought so!

Google Doodles

Of all the things I love about the net, google doodles are up there with the best. This is when google changes their homepage and logo for the day to mark an occasion. They currently have some for the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Very cool (the doodle and the weather I am sure.) Check it out at http://www.google.com/ , you can of course also google and find all the doodles of the past. Classic!

Love the weekend

There are so very many reasons to love the weekend and just one of them is that www.postsecret.com gets new posts every Sunday. This has to be one of the coolest sites ever (also the largest ad free site on the web). If you have never been there, please proceed immediately.
On the subject of sites I love, check out Hugh MacLeod's fantastical cartoons, especially the LOVE series at www.gapingvoidgallery.com . Beyond awesome!
Happy weekend! Happy Valentine's Day!

the beads and the beautiful

this tiny pic does not really do justice to the beauty of this bag. it's an awesome muberry-ish colour satin inside, with the same colour sequins on the outside and then browny-gold beads all over it. just looking at it makes me want to go to the opera or somewhere glam!

so shiny it hurts

welcome the newest bag in my collection. I really love a structured bag and one that is big enough to carry a decent size notebook and a shotgun in it. This one almost fits the bill! On the downside, if you carry it over your forearm, which I am wont to do, the wooden handles can pinch almost as hard as my niece!

the start of the beginning

After threatening to start a blog for almost a year, the day has arrived. And what a beautiful sunny day it is. A good day! Hello blogosphere, imagine how great it will be when I know what I am doing!