Giselle's 30th Birthday Tea Party

Giselle is another new friend I've made through blogging. She emailed me, gosh, probably about a year ago and asked if I'd like to pop round to her mom's house to see her collection of Christmas decorations and vintage dolls. To be honest, I was a little surprised that a total stranger would invite me over, haha! Due to a ridic schedule, I've only just been able to visit Giselle's mom's home. And WOAH. I have never in my life seen so many dolls and decorations! We were celebrating Giselle's 30th birthday and she threw the most amazing tea party! Nadia and I planted ourselves beside a pile of pastries and chatted away over pink punch all afternoon. Giselle is a total dahl and I'm so glad to have gotten to know her - even if mostly online. Thanks for having us Giselle. It was a fab!

Two cheap and cheerful Christmas buys - bam!

Ceramic Takeaway Cup from Mr Price Home - R39.95. How fab is this? A gift from me to me!

Vintage-inspired scarf - R4.98. Yup, R4.98 - Ridic! Get one in red, blue, green or yellow from Meltz.

It's hot as heck in Durban but scarves and hot choc for me!

You guys feeling the Christmas vibes? Bring on the hols and lols, eh? x

Crafty Christmas Prezzie: Scrabble Shuffle Ring

I know scrabble rings have been featured on loads of blogs and Etsy shops but heck, I wanted to make my own! Nads and I found an awesome old-school Scrabble set at the SPCA and we very diplomatically divided the set up between us, haha. I also spotted an old Shuffle set and thought, hey, this will be perfect backing for some Christmas scrabble rings. They're nifty little gifts because you can personalise them - this one is for Haley, my Package Project partner. I gave Giselle a 'G' for her birthday on Saturday. Just hope they last more than a day! Happy scrabbling friends. x

Thrifty Christmas Prezzie Idea: DIY Notebooks

My mom made HEAPS of notebooks for her friends this year. This is a great idea as you can customize the cover with images your friends would love. Plus  notebooks are always handy things to have. All you need is a notebook, some magazine cuttings and some contact paper to stick the pics down. A nice task for doing in front of the telly!

Thrifty Stocking Stuffer: Vintage Buttons

And keeping with the button theme! You can often find vintage buttons for cheap at thrift stores. 

When tied up with ribbon, they make such cute stocking stuffers. I can't sew for toffee but this is still the sort of thing I'd love to receive as buttons have a hundred uses. They're great for crafts, erm, sewing onto clothes, plus they just look cute in a jar.