Design Indaba Expo / 5 things for the weekend

Eek! It's here! The conference has been happening all week, and finally it's Friday and the Expo opens it's doors!

"Design Indaba Expo is a 100% local-is-lekker celebration of South African ingrained creativity. Advertising, architecture, craft, decor, film, graphic design, interior design, jewellery, new media, publishing, product design and visual media, are all presented shoulder-to-shoulder."

If you are in Cape Town, head town to the CTICC this weekend. The Expo runs from today (Friday) until Sunday, tickets at the door are only 60 Rond ;)

I hope to tell you all about it after the weekend - it's sure to be a kicker!

(Can you tell I'm excited?)

On another note, it's time I start organising my life (and apartment) again, so here goes with my list of 5 things I want to do this weekend:

1. Visit and enjoy and be inspired by the Design Indaba Expo


2. Finish the twig chandelier for my brother's wedding (will post pics after it's done!)


3. Finish the New York vintage subway sign I started painting last weekend


4. Start a new painting - I've been inspired by so any great pieces I saw online this week


5. Really enjoy Sunday. We are going to the wine lands for a wine tasting and lunch. I want to take it easy and enjoy - too often I rush through Sunday just to wake up on Monday morning ;)

What have you planned for the weekend?

Hope it's a good one!

5 Things I want to do this weekend

(The reason for this weekly list is simple. At the office I am fairly organised. There are files and systems and I generally know where to find something. At home, this is a different story. So, I've embarked on a mission to sort out my life (well, mostly my flat). And by making list (not only in your head) it's so much easier to tackle these things head on! So here goes...)

1. Finish the rug I started making. Painting is done, just some stitching to do (The image above was the inspiration for my rug - you will have to wait and see!)
2. Start laying out the pattern of the bits of fabric for the quilt (yip, still adamant on making one)
3. Restock the cleaning cupboard (I was so sure I bought Handy Andy the other day?)
4. Throw out all the pieces of paper that I have not looked at, have not used, or don't know what they are. Seriously, I have piles of the stuff all over the place
5. Find that bottle of Paul Smith Evian water. Dammit.

What are you up to this weekend?

5 things I want to do this weekend

I always see weekends of 2 days of opportunity. It gives me the time to do/organise/finish/clean/throw out whatever I have been meaning to do for a while.

So here are 5 things I want to do this weekend:

1. Organise my clothes cupboard, clear out what I have not worn in the the last year.


2. Cut all the bits of fabric for a quilt (yip, I am attempting to make a quilt. I am also realistic in that I know I will not finish it this weekend. Instead, I am aiming to have all the little squares cut up. There's always next weekend)


3. Go to the Design Indaba and TAKE IT ALL IN- whoohoo!


4. Spend more time in training my budgie, Withnail. He's starting to bite me, which makes me think I do no spend enough time with him and thus he does not know who the hell I am anymore.


5. Find that damn Paul Smith Evian bottle

What are you up to this weekend? Whatever it is, have fun! Let's see on Monday what I actually ticked off the list. Experience has taught me that I rarely accomplish what I set out to do on weekends.

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