...our 13th get-together...

we had a wonderful time again. vicky spoiled us with not one but two badges each this time. lovely seeing every one. we are looking forward to our year end picnic.

...a look-see from vicky...

...we can't wait for tomorrows get-together. here's a peek at our latest badge's creative process. thank you vicky. you are a star...

...a moody mountain...

... it's always there when you look up. the same but different. a very south african thing. that makes me smile...
                                         ~heloise

...a garden with some hidden smiles...

...my smile is to find these gorgeous creatures in my garden :)...

                                                                                             

                                                                                            ~ronel 

…stolen late night kisses...

…i've always loved sneaking into siena's room at night when she's fast asleep 

and stealing kisses. and she just loves looking at the photos the next morning. 

but since starting to teach my evening classes, these kisses have become our little 

ritual, she reminds me on the mornings of my night classes so that i don't forget. 

and nothing makes me smile more, after a looong day, than kissing her 

and waiting to show her the photos the next morning...

...a window with a view...

on a day like today you just can't help but smile, even if people burned 6 busses this morning and it was a struggle to get to work. there are just some things in life that money can't buy. i woke up to the beautiful view in the first photo and came to work to find the welcoming view in the second photo. it's as if spring is slapping a smile on my face today.

~henriëtte

...meet carmen...

...we're so excited to introduce you to carmen schaefer, designer, lecturer at red & yellow school and blogger over at hey audrey...

1. What's your creative thing? 
I’m a graphic designer. At the moment I’m designing a book cover.

2. Describe your dream studio? 
Lots of books, a sofa, and a cat. And uncluttered. Kitted out with the kind of furniture one buys at LIM.

3. What fuels your creative energy? 
Deadlines.

4. The first creative thing you can remember making?
When I was small I used to draw a well-dressed family every day. The pictures always consisted of a mom, dad, and their two children: a boy and a girl. Every day I would draw them dressed for a different occasion: a journey on a ship, in Japan, or at a smart ball. I loved dreaming up their outfits.


5. The first creative thing you were paid to create?  
Whilst studying I painted murals all over my flat. A friend of a friend came to visit, liked what he saw, and then paid me to paint a Rousseau-like mural in his toilet.  He was a lawyer. And it was hard work!


6. That one thing you're so glad you made? 
Every wedding invitation I’ve ever designed.

7. If you could live inside any artwork in the world, which would it be?
“At the mirror” by Georg Friedrich Kersting. I love the German Romantic painters.

8. If you could collaborate with one famous creative, dead or alive, who would it be?
Paula Scher. She is a wonderfully intelligent designer, and she seems like such a lovely warm person too.

9. The local design magazine you always read? 
I used to love the Design Indaba magazine… but now with internet, I read blogs like ‘Between 10 and 5’ And ‘Sweet and Soutie’ of course!

10. The salutation at the end of your email?
 ‘Warm regards’ if it’s a friendly e-mail, and just ‘regards’ if it’s not.

...our 12th get together...

...our lovely get together felt so short. the saying is just to true, how time flies when you are having fun. the stunning heart-button-badges was done by dipped 'n dusted. our gift was donated by dipped 'n dusted and tjou-tjou. our lucky winner of the lucky draw was jesse from jezze prints...

…just a little tease…

…and the 12th badge begins, just a lil' looksie at what our next one may look like...

...meet leila...

...starting our 2014 member interviews with a bang, we're so excited to introduce you to the owner of bow peep...

1. What's your creative thing?

I make accessories, mostly out of fabric, but I have recently started making jewelry out of silver and brass. My new project is running and curating pop-up shops.

2. Describe your dream studio?

Not the one I’m in at the moment…

My dream studio would be in a cool building surrounded by other creative, a space where I can work but also hang out with friends. I get bored in my loft studio so ideally it would be a space with other people. It also needs to be near a good coffee shop. It would be amazing to have an outdoor aria.

3. What fuels your creative energy? 

Everyday objects, fabric, colour and patterns.

4. The first creative thing you can remember making

Iv have been making things since I was a little kid. I was always painting and drawing, but when I was in primary school I made necklaces and stationery and sold it at my school markets.

5. The first creative thing you were paid to create?

Humm…I guess stuff I used to make when I was little. I probably made no profit but my items where pretty popular. But Alice-bands where my first Bow Peep product.

6. That one thing you're so glad you made?

Button earrings, they have been so successful and it’s helped me start my business.

7. If you could live inside any artwork in the world, which would it be?

Probably Vincent van Gough’s Starry Night. A lot of my favorite artworks wouldn’t be very nice to live inside.

8. If you could collaborate with one famous creative, dead or alive, who would it be?

I love pop art so I think Andy Warhol. I have loved his work since I was in high school. Whenever I travel and visit art galleries I always look out for his work. But imagine a Matisse Bow Peep collaboration, that would be rad.

9. The local design magazine you always read?

I don’t really buy magazines, they cost too much. The only magazine I read is Time magazine but that’s not a design mag. I usually read House and Leisure, Elle décor and Visi if I see copies at coffee shops.

10. The salutation at the end of your email?

‘Kind regards’ or ‘Cheers’