SPI Portrait competiton 2013

Miss Nooh is so chuffed to have her portrait back home!  Wasn't keen on having it out there ... it didn't make the top 40 ... hopefully get to try again in 2014!  VISI (love this mag) did this editorial on the competition and the winner ... happy reading!

♥ art

loving painting portraits ... really challenging ... Miss Nooh (pronounced same as Pooh) my baby girl is the inspiration.  The Gallery in Riebeek Kasteel is host to the portrait exhibition by local artists ...  idea gallery owner Astrid came up with for this years Olive Festival 

You are the first to "SEE" ... portraits named "I see u", "I see that", "I see" and "See" ...

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♥ beautiful wood

good morning to the last day of April ... year going way to fast! Catching up on my daily read from Bloglovin ... ABSOLUTELY love the work of Andrea Brugi, who I got read about via and thanks to Rebecca from Sanctuary, who also has this amazing link to a fabulous read in SLOWFASHIONhouse ... these beautiful creations are made using old olive trees ... 

Can almost taste the salt ...

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♥ books ...

This post was sparked by Elle Decoration Facebook page to win tickets to Decorex this weekend... YES PLEASE ... but if not ... wouldn't miss it!

The post by Elle Deocration, Books,  a novel idea starts off with bedtime stories ... headboard made from old books ... then ...  dream travel to Tomorrowland ... next ... be intrigued by book sculptures from Simply Intrigue artist Keri Muller ... end ... good reads for your book club. Thanks Kat Scriven.

Keri Muller - I Love Books

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♥ D.I.Y

Absolutely love this idea of giving an old broken chair a new Life as a stand for clothes!

Don't you?

Original post from - me and Alice ...

Image from Anthropologie - Hanger Foot Altered Ego chair ...

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