To hipster or not to hipster....

After a conversation at a party this weekend, we’ve come to the conclusion…

No one knows what a hipster is exactly.  It’s gotten a negative connection these days. A standard line used (Thank you Lauren) is “I’m not a hipster, I sell shit to hipsters”

Urban dictionary defines as such: “Hipsters are a subculture of men and women typically in their 20's and 30's that value independent thinking, counter-culture, progressive politics, an appreciation of art and indie-rock, creativity, intelligence, and witty banter.”

So what is a hipster?  There’s such confusion with what a hipster really is… Is it someone who has style or doesn’t have style?  

“Once certain concepts of fashion and music have reached mainstream audiences, hipsters move on to something new and improved.”

I think I’ve come to the conclusion… a hipster is anyone that does what they like and enjoy.  It’s got nothing to do with being mainstream of different.  It’s about being happy about yourself.

So by all means, go be a hipster!!!

The Beach Bistro @ Eden on the Bay

Seeing as I'm turning into a foodie...

I thought I'd blog this lovely new find.

 The Beach Bistro at Eden on the Bay, opened today...

My dearest friend Andrea and I walked past by chance....

 

And the awesome decor and look lured us in.

 How great is it?

They play really awesome lounge music

and the vibe is just great. 

Not to mention the adorable bartenders :P

 

 

 We were looking for breakfast, but just missed it

Breakfast is until 11:00 and there after the kitchen is closed until 12:00

until the lunch menu starts.

They have awesome coffee (which is important for me) 

and Andrea was very impressed with the  way they serve water,

in a flute glass with ice and lemon.  Fancy!

We decided to try out their sandwiches:

 I had the Meat Eater: Steak, Haloumi Cheese, Rocket and Onion with sweet chilli Sauce.

and Andrea had the Chicken sandwich: Chicken, Mozerella, Cherry tamatoes and rocket.

They're prices aren't bad, mid range, but the food is so worth it!

I think I've found my new Sunday brunch spot!!

I bee loving it...

Look Bees... I know, I have a little obsession with them....

What are they? Wait and see

Super excited about playing with these little buggers.

This was the first experiment that I just popped into a pendant...

Maybe the others will good in rings?

Drunk jewellers

Last night Tuesday (24th July) saw the second of many jewellers drinks evening.

Talking shop, catching up, gossiping and ranting.

The lovely Anna Raimondo (Smith By Anna), Emma Stricker (Emma Anne), 

Nina Schiller (Inkheart) and yours truly caught up, 

with our awesome setter Kieran popping in for a drink too.

Lovely time at the Woodstock lounge, so recommend their Mojitos

bee in a bubble....

Been playing around a bit...

Finally did something with the jar of bees I have....

Stay tuned to see what I do with it.

Ditto | A Jewellery Exhibition

Ditto | A Jewellery Exhibition is an exhibition that was held at the Fringe Arts.  Curated by my awesome and lovely and stunning (the list goes on btw...) friend Chantal Louw.

Chantal says, “At times, without knowledge of each other, artists and designers work in remarkably similar ways. It could be the colours, the shapes or even the emotive aspect of the work that creates this link.”

 The Brief: "Eight jewellery designers were asked to create works linked to the art world either being inspired by a particular artist’s style or by collaborating with an artist."

 Participating were:

Caryn Fourie from A Bird Named Frank and Peter Mikael Campbell | Eon Hoon Jewellery Design and Black Heart Gang | Gillian Fuller and Colin Payne | Emma Atkinson from Milame Design and Lindi Sales | Metaxia Sterianos from Metaxia and Rebecca Jones | Megan McFall from Starbright Girl and Carla da Cruz | Marietjie Beeselaar from Skermunkil and Marli Lyon | Anna Raimondo from Smith Jewellery and Andrew Putter

 So without further ado... here's my piece I made, inspired by the Black Heart Gang.

 

A bit pressed...

May and June were a bit hectic on this side...

so sorry for being so quiet...

But as you can see there was a lot of press with the 

Ditto | A Jewellery Exhibition

   and then there was the Crush! Online project....

 Ditto was curated by the awesome Chantal Louw from The Fringe Arts. 

I'll post about it separately :))

and also Chantal organised the awesome (yes, awesome!) Crush! project, where we each made a piece inspired from fruit or veggies.  Sommer net so for the fun of it.

I worked with figs... soooo sticky!

I really love doing projects like this!!!