I was lucky to receive some homemade/handmade gifts for Christmas this year. Nothing beats a gift made the hands of a loved one!

My bestie, Janine, and her hubby made these delicious biscuits and gave to their loved ones for Christmas. How sweet is that?!

How is the Christmas shopping going? I walked past this belt hanger when looking for gifts at Woolies the other day. I love clever storage ideas and my belts are always getting tangled in a shelf in my cupboard so I bought this belt hanger as a gift to myself! I think it’s quite a nice gift idea. I don’t waste time in the morning looking for a specific belt anymore.

I’m extremely lucky to own both of these awesome funny looking cameras. I won the small one (Instax Mini 7s) via a competition on the Mr Price Blog and I found the big one (Instax 200)on Gumtree for R100! You probably know this already but these cameras are like Poloroid cameras meaning that the pics come out instantly after you take the them. They are so much fun! I highly recommend them. They take really nice pics and you don’t need to do much. It’s basically point-and-shoot. The Instax 200 takes wide pics while the Mini 7s takes smaller credit card size pics. The cameras and film are available at The Exposure Gallery. I usually buy my film from Ebay because it is much cheaper but of course you need to wait a bit longer to get it.

So, this weekend I was feeling a little sad because I have been in a clothing rut. I haven’t had much time for shopping and when I do manage to pop into the shops (online and in person) I don’t find anything I like. On Saturday I was driving aimlessly down Main Road and spotted a market at Baxter Theatre. I got so excited that I pulled over and practically ran to the market. OK, don’t judge me I know I am a market addict. I found out that it was the Blue Bird Baxter Market that is happening every Saturday from 12pm – 6pm. I really love the venue. The stalls are under huge trees and there is lovely green grass to sit on. So, what I really wanted to say is that I broke my clothing rut at this market. I bought two very pretty vintage dresses and a skirt. They all happen to fit perfectly. How’s that for good luck?

Furthermore, this is the outfit I wore on Saturday.

And this is the loaf of bread that Rueben baked on Saturday. I hope that I can bake a bread like this one day. It doesn’t look easy.

Last week I spoke about how little things can make me smile and this wool is another example of that. I woke up recently with a sudden urge to knit again. It might be the weather or me getting older but the urge was there. I saw some wool while grocery shopping and realised that wool is really expensive! I thought that I’d rather wait and find the perfect wool before buying. I spotted this wool at a charity shop and bought it immediately. I mean, who remembers a time when Ackermans sold wool?! I asked Rueben’s dad and he says he remembers and it was a very long time ago. I hope to make something very special with this vintage wool.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!