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Smitten home & life Voucher

At the end of last year, I entered a competition on the blog Becoming you and was very lucky to win a gift voucher, from a gorgeous store, called Smitten Home & Life, that specialises in gifts, clothing, jewellery, decor and homewares.

Very embarrassingly I only got around to spending it just last week! I treated myself to a stunning grey scoop-necked sweater, by Lily Co and a fabulous, African inspired, makeup bag, by veldt. It truly is a wonderful store which caters to all your gifting needs, Smitten is situated in Constantia area in Cape Town and definitely worth a visit.

Thank you to both Becoming you and Smitten Home & Life – I will definitely be back in store again soon!

Contact Details: 53 Constantia Rd., 7801 Cape Town, South Africa, Tel: 0217629687

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Great Gift Ideas – Carrol Boyes

Carrol Boyes is one of my favourite gifts to give and receive – no matter the occasion! As it is the season of giving I thought I would share a few of my favourite items with you – the bottle stopper above is a great stocking filler! I am sure that most of you have finished your Christmas shopping but if not keep these awesome ideas in mind!

[quote style=”1″]Carrol Boyes (Pty) Ltd is a wholesale manufacturer of upmarket homeware and tabletop items. It is a woman owned-business and a multi-cultural organization that supports gender empowerment both within and out of its infrastructure.[/quote]

All the designs are quirky and electic – creatively representative of the South African ethos behind the brand. These products are locally and internationally recognised and should be a part of any respectable homeware collection!

For more information and prices, on these and any other products click on the link and visit their website: Carrol Boyes.

Images: ©FAR Photography & Carrol Boyes

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4 Things On My Christmas List

What do I want for Christmas – I have my two front teeth – check . So what else is there?

4 Things On My Christmas List

Well I know what my eldest daughter is wishing for – a Land Rover Discovery 4, but I think that may be too big, for Santa, to sneak down the chimney.

I guess I want, what we all want – world peace, an end to all violence and suffering!

On a less serious note, perfume – I love perfume; my favourites are: Alien by Thierry Mugler, Gucci II and Armani Code.

A Nikon, wide angled camera lens – they are not cheap but maybe Santa is feeling generous! (Well I have birthday coming up as well!)

Last but not least – a new handbag, my shoe fetish is followed closely but my bag fetish! I am loving the new range in Accessorize at the moment or anything from Kath Kidson would also do! Hint hint….

Images: Pinterest “My Bucketlist Board”

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Consol Glass – It’s good. It’s in glass

I recently entered a competition on one of my favourite blogs, IndieBerries, the competition was sponsored by Consol Glass. I never really expected to win anything – so imagine my surprise when I was told I had won R500’s worth of glass products! Yay me! So I thought it would be fun to share a few of the items I won with you, in the form of rather retro photographs – I was having a bit of fun with my camera!

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Polacoaster

I wanted to share this awesome new product with you, especially at this time of the year – we are all looking for different ideas for Christmas gifts. Everyone loves taking those holiday snaps but what to do with them? There are only so many frames you can put up around the house! So what if there was some other more interactive way, to share these memories with others? This innovative idea uses those treasured pics and turns them into a multifunctional coaster – a Polacoaster!

What better way to share your memories than over a glass of wine or a cup of coffee. Your Polacoasters will become a talking point at dinner parties – sharing all of your holiday photos with friends and family, or what about a personalised set of coasters for Granny and Grandpa with pictures of those precious grandkids.

[quote style=”1″]Polacoasters offer a unique multifunctional design with a single rare-earth magnet hidden behind a thin cork backing, taking your photographs from the fridge to the dinner table. A high quality uv-resistant resin provides a protective coating with a high gloss finish through which to display your photos.[/quote]

So if you are looking for a wonderful gift for family and friends, or a PR gift for clients, what an awesome idea. Click on over to the Polacoaster website and let your imagination run wild.

I have included a few of the Polacoasters that we have had done featuring pictures from a recent Franschhoek trip.