Sunday Afternoon Date

Today was a good day. Why? Because today I went on a date with my best friend. I absolutely love quality time and so I prioritise it with the ones I love. Today my boyfriend and I went to Arnolds in Kloof Street. We both had their famous Breakfast Burger Special. It comprises of a Beef patty burger topped with bacon and a fried egg with sweet potato fries on the side. It was only R49! They brand the bread roll with an "a" which I thought was really cool.

After that we went to the V & A Waterfront. There is a market at Noble Square daily. I have been dying to try ice cream from a stall there called The Creamery. Today I finally got to try it. I sampled a few flavours before choosing to have a sugar cone with their coffee flavour. It was yummy! My boyfriend had their chocolate ice cream which he ended up swopping with me as I enjoyed it more than him :)

After ice creams we shared a Bubble Tea, which we tried for the first time. It was delicious! We got a rooibos, strawberry and passionfruit flavoured one. We then wandered toward the waters edge and watched a seal sleeping on a jetty in the sun. He was so cute! He kept nearly falling off and then would catch himself. It's so beautiful at the waterfront. What a fun afternoon!

Hello January!

So it's a brand new month of a brand new year and boy am I excited. Not only is there the smell of newness in the air because of the date but because I am moving to Cape Town... tomorrow!

This has been a dream of mine which has been brewing over the past two years and I can't believe I'm about to watch it unfold before my eyes. I'm pinching myself as it's so surreal. I have made the most amazing friends in this city over these past two years and started dating the most incredible guy and now we don't have to live off short visits but permanent residence. I aim to be more active on this blog this year and want to start my own photography blog too as I started shooting weddings recently. I will post some of the most recent wedding's photos up soon. I'm excited to be studying at Vega Cape Town as well this year, doing my third and final year. What more of a better place could you want to study a creative degree in but Cape Town. There are so many opportunities and possibilities, I'll be sure not to miss.

I found these really cool calendar printables that I have printed out to use in my new room this year. Be sure to check them out and other cool design resources here:  http://misstiina.com/blog/free/2014-planner-printables/

Here's to a fantastic 2014!

Expressing Love Old School Style

This morning I woke up to a delightful surprise; a postcard in the mail from my boyfriend. How my heart leapt with joy and excitment as I opened this large envelope in my hands and revealed a cute little postcard which had the famous photo, "Lunch atop a Skyscraper", on it. Hand written in pencil were the words of a man's heart filled with love for me. What a wonderful way to start off the day. I do love receiving things in the post especially from my favourite person in the world. We are making the most of our long distance relationship by expressing love old school style.

Cape Town Through Film

                    

                   

                  

                  

                    

                    

Molly Gran

Today I had tea with my lovely granny, Molly Hayward. She is one of the most incredible women I know. Her wit and sense of humour matched with her intelligence and ability to concentrate make it hard to believe she is in her 80's. I took some photos of her while we enjoyed eachothers company and made them into a collage which is below.

Pretty Illustration

Juice, tea and coffee.
I recently came across a beautiful blog - http://happinessisat.blogspot.com where I discovered a stunning illustration of juice, tea and coffee. It inspired me to try copy it and create my own version. So below is the illustration I found, followed by my attempt at creating it.

I used Adobe Illustrator CS6.

{ 1st of March }

Yay yay yay! It's the 1st of March today!
Why I am so excited about this is because today is a very special day. Today marks one year since I hopped onto a plane to Cape Town where I met some of the most incredible human beings ever. Since then I have visited another 5 times and am very much inlove with one handsome man who lives there (Tyler Stewart Lynn). Today also marks three weeks until I hop onto a plane and venture off back to Cape Town to see my lovely friends and incredible boyfriend. While I was in Cape Town last year March I went to the Design Indaba which made my creative heart explode and have a heart attack. I am so bummed I am missing it this year, if I could hop on a plane right now I would!

Today I also presented my first project for second year which went very well and I am feeling very much inspired so I dabbled in some creative programmes and edited some photos with cool typography overlays which you can find below. Have a lovely day and be happy!