Late Autumn Romance – Kelly & Chris, The Homestead

Posted on July 21, 2023
in Real Wedding

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We Are Africa – Encounter The Extraordinary

Posted on May 22, 2023
in Advice

[gallery columns="2" size="large" ids="41656,41659,41658,41676,41660,41675,41674,41673,41671,41670,41669,41668,41667,41666,41665,41664,41672,41663"] This is a travel expo, but it's not an expo in the traditional sense - the way these guys approach their event is totally different and its all about the people, on both ends of the business. This also extends to their suppliers...

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OTT HEADPIECE WORKSHOP – 19 APRIL 2023

Posted on February 15, 2023
in Workshops

do you want to learn something a bit extra? Come and make your own OTT head piece in a small studio environment in Cape Town I'll show you the mechanics and techniques of various large head piece designs and then you'll make your own from scratch. It's a...

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Single botanical challenges

Posted on November 23, 2022
in Design

I love the challenge of doing a floral design, using limited botanicals - whether its just 1 aspect of the botanical, or all parts of it, including roots, foliage, flowers, stems. I made these designs on a wire base, with the haircomb wiring technique and then...

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European floral design with a sustainability angle

Posted on November 23, 2022
in Design

I love that European floral design (a specific set of elements and principles and design schema) can be made sustainable fairly easily as it relies quite a lot on structures, which are frequently reusable, either in part or in the components I saw this brass tray...

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