I spotted this in one of the magazines I got while in South Africa, and I am. in. love.
African Urchins - each one is unique, the design based on mother nature's best: those beautiful little urchins that wash up on South Africa's beaches.
They come in gold, rose gold, silver and with and without stones... starting at about $300 for the tiny silver one (with no stones!) I'm thinking its something I'll be saving up for.
So yesterday I was telling you how I spotted a book on South African jewellry design at a bookbinding tour I did here in Boston. Small world! I did some googling when I got home and discovered that the work is represented by Velvet Da Vinci in California (so if you're there, you can see the work in person!). If you click on the image, you can see the file name which is also the name of the artisan.
over here in Boston. The evening is warm, but there's a cool breeze blowing (thank goodness the heat and humidity of the past two days is gone!) and there is the sweet smell of flowers in the air. So let's have some fun!
First, let's get us a soundtrack:
Now, let's go shopping!!
If you're like me, your work schedule may have interfered with your blog reading schedule, so you probably missed the fun that was happening over at rikrak, where South Africa won the other world cup, the handmade world cup!
I'm not sure on how it all worked, if you'd like to know more just click here. What I do know that there were a bunch of South African etsy artists and crafters that participated. Let's take a look.
First off is Zoe Design, with these beautiful rings made from old teaspoons and other antique materials. I'd LOVE the first one.
These handbags are made by the same person, but you'll find them in another shop on etsy.
In Scootah's shop we find all the pillows and other sewn goodies on sale! I'm diggin' the ceramics...
koenigottokars has a lot of interesting stuff in her shop but these the wire heart and map envelopes spoke to me.
I absolutely love the work Kathy Mellor has in her store.
I've been a fan of Jezze's work for the longest time, and here's why:
I'm blown away by etsy newcomer, africhic. I've heard a lot about them at Style Guide Cape Town, so its nice to see what I can get my hands on from the States!
And lastly, and while speaking of jewelery here is the Lovely Ones' handiwork.
Now, let's take a breath! There were two collections that took part, so let's save the second one for tomorrow, or next week! Let's not tire ourselves out :)
