a little birdy told me...

feeling a bit down. a bit lost. a bit... just a bit.

 -sometimes chocolate helps...and a sweet little message-

xxx

Good bye our dearest Vicky

Today a week ago Vicky passed away. I know she was only a dog, but she had been a part of our family for twelve years. It was bad enough when Milo died, but at least we still had Vicky. Our two Dachsies were really family! It's like some little part of me is missing, there's a little hole where they used to be. Strange how a person can get so used to a little animal. Small things, like expecting her bark when you come in the gate or saving your left over food for her and then realizing she's not there anymore. Well, Vicky and Milo, we miss you very much and can never forget you!

Vicky kind of adopted Dave and myself the past year. She would spend most of her time hiding out on our couch. That was after Dave taught her to use the pouf to get onto the couch. Whenever Vicky went missing, this is where we'd find her.

  -man, how she loved that couch!-

xxx

Happy Birthday OddOneOut!

I cannot believe that it has been three years! I started my blog when a very good friend of mine, Katinka Joubert(onesanesoul), advised me to do so as  an alternative to a website. It was then that I was introduced to the world of blogging. It was wonderful! Especially when we moved down to the Western Cape just four months after I started OddOneOut. My blog has allowed me to share all my makings and doings with my family and friends who are still living in Pretoria. 

Now, to thank all of you (my blog friends) for all your support and lovely comments... I will be giving away some awesome Lucky Packets! I've been doing a lot of sorting and throwing out and came across a bunch of tit-bits that I either thrifted, bought or made and no longer have use for. So I decided to make up these three Lucky Packets for you to grab up!

  All you have to do to win one of these Lucky Packets is:

1. Join OddOneOut blog and leave a comment telling me which Lucky Packet you want the most!
2. Like OddOneOut on facebook
3. Follow OddOneOut on twitter
4. Follow OddOneOut on pinterest

I will announce the three lucky winners on Friday 15 March 2013!

So get moving if you want to get one of these Lucky Packets in the mail...

Good Luck:-))

xxx 

Outfit Love: Aztec prints and an Owl

Wow! I'm super slow today! I've seem to be coming down with the flu or something, so yesterday Dave brought me some meds to help fight the bug before I really get sick. But now it's making me super lethargic! But non the less, here I am, doing my Outfit Love post. Just to share with you a few pretty items I found and to show off our beautiful surroundings.

NOTE TO SELF: next time tie hair up for photo's shot in crazy wind

~Nude button-up shirt: found at local thrift store

~My awesome antiqued bronze Owl necklace with enamel detail: from Mr. Price

~This Aztec print, high-low skirt is so lovely and flowing: from Ackermans

~Genuine Leather thong sandals: from Mr.Price

~ Oh how I have searched for an owl just like this one and there it was at Mr. Price, just waiting for me to take her home. And so I did! These photo's were taken at one of our favourite spots. It's called Sievers Point and it is such a lovely quiet place on the rocks with the most beautiful view of Walker Bay and Grotto Beach, Hermanus.

xxx

Happy Monday Makings #4

What a lovely weekend! I hope you enjoyed yours as much as I did mine... On Friday I made the loveliest Owly doorstop. Satuday we went to the Design Indaba in Cape Town. I was so mesmerized that I clean forgot to take pictures:-( Sunday was a chilled day, we did all the little things that needed doing, had a visit from my brother Ruan, his wife Tricia, their daugters Erin and Leia and my youngest brother Andre'. A very full but woderful weekend! I almost forgot, I was busy doing a Happy Monday Makings post. Well, here it is...

 what you'll need:

~ an old interesting looking oven glove(I thrifted my from Matchbox)

~ fabric scraps

~ something heavy(I used a stone I picked up on the beach, as big as my palm)

~ fabric that matches you glove/mitten

~ matching thread

~ a big, sharp needle

~ scissors  

1. Take your oven glove and make sure you can get your hand in all the way to the deepest part. This is important as we are going to stuff this baby and if you cannot get the stuffing in every nook and cranny, this wont work.
2. See my glove's thumb has a tear, I stitched mine up roughly. Be sure to fix or patch any rips and tears neatly before continuing to step 5.
3. Now tuck in your glove's thumb, this adds a little secret pocket for love notes, change or even spare keys.
4. I know, i know... this step usually comes first. But just for interest sake and some sentiment, take a picture of any tags or labels of importance for future reference.    

 

5. Take your fabric scraps bit by bit and start by stuffing it as deep and firmly into the glove as you can until you only have a space left for your heavy object.

6. Wrap your heavy object in a piece of scrap fabric and place in the space mentioned above. Holding everything in place, I put my glove right way up, down on my matching fabric and traced the shape. Using your scissors, cut the shape out leaving a seam allowance of about 1 cm. Cut little slits a bit more than halfway up the seam allowance right around your shape. Now fold the edge on the line you traced, tacking the seam as you go. I used crochet yarn for a visible stitch, adding to the handmade look of my glove. You can use a matching sewing thread if this doesn't suit your glove.

7. Using the same thread, sew your shape to the bottom of your glove. I sewed the two pieces together using a technique my grandmother showed me, I do not know what the stitch is called, though. You basically just insert the needle from the bottom of your shape, pull it out the top and going straight to your glove, inserting the needle from the bottom again. When you've completely sewn up your shape, end it off with a french-knot embroidery stitch. To hide the remainder of the thread, stick the needle in where you made the knot and pull it out at the furthest end you can trim off the end.

~ and there you have it! My very own Owly doorstop~

~lovely, isn't he? Happy Makings!~

xxx