p is for pony portrait project, lucky

a while back i discovered the amazing blog of miss angie

aka Lucky Pony

http://luckypony.co.za

her blog is absolutely amazing and so fun and cute.

and i just love it!

yesterday she announced 

The Lucky Pony Portrait Project

and this is what it is all about:

So, i’m calling all clever hands or not so clever hands (like myself) that can or can’t (even better) draw or paint or sculpt or ink etc etc to join the very first ever Lucky Pony Portrait Project and this is how it will work:

I think this project could be super fun and think about it, you will be the only person in the whole world to have a once off original of yourself, made by someone you will probably never ever meet. Ha. Nice. So let me know if you are keen and lets make art together.

It’s open to absolutely anyone, local or overseas and you DO NOT have to be able to draw, I can’t stress this enough. So if you feel like joining, please do so xxx

so head on over here:

http://luckypony.co.za/?p=13006

and go sign up asap!

i did, and i can't wait to join in on this fun.

by now you must have figured that i quiet love drawing and designing and art so this is right up my vintage loving alley. ♥

m is for magazine

vintage lifestyle magazine is south africa's first online vintage magazine.

as you may remember i featured nicole the editor a while back in c is for customer.

i have had the privilege of meeting this lovely lady, who is super talented.

she does an absolute amazing job with this magazine, it is so beautiful and thoughtful.

i am so excited every time a new one comes out.

this magazine is one of a kind and a must read!

if you haven't already read it, here is a few images from the magazine.

well done on yet another amazing issue! 

i have had the pleasure of meeting all the lovely ladies in these photographs.

babette - barbara

http://babetteclothing.blogspot.com/

dearest dorothy - laura

http://dearestdorothy.tumblr.com/

fashion breed - aqeelah

http://www.fashionbreed.org/

and marieke mertz is the make up artist behind these photo's another amazing lady!

go check out her blog:

http://www.materialgirldoesmakeup.tumblr.com

and the amazing photographer is none other than matthew schnetler

(he took the beautiful photograph of naomi in c is for customer)

http://www.facebook.com/TREPHINEphoto

http://polaroids-of-polarbears.tumblr.com/

find the magazine here:

http://www.vintagelifestylemag.co.za

http://blog.diamondsanddust.co.za/

now go read it! ♥

s is for save the date

vintage lover will be joining the you & me & everyone we know night market for the first time on 28 october 2011!

the theme is let's play.

come play with me at the night market, it will be one super awesome evening!

hope to see you all there! 

save the date ♥

t is for time

who needs a time machine?

don't we all wish we could be michael j. fox in back to the future!

(what an awesome set of movies and such classics!)

we don't have the awesome car or the mad scientist, but....

all you need is a vintage date stamp, much cheaper and a lot easier than time traveling!

i found this cute little stamp over the weekend, when i saw i just had to have it.

i will find some use for it.

now i can stamp right back to the 90's and the 80's, in one swift turn of a little wheel.

what's not to love about that era, it did give us a lot of awesome stuff.

just thought i'd share this little lovely with you. ♥

m is for market

don't forget!

29 october 2011 is the fourth city bowl fashion market.

vintage lover will be there, with loads of awesome stock for you!

i hope to see you there, it is the best shopping on a saturday morning! ♥

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=288526544492437

r is for roses

last night while on my walk i stopped to smell the roses.

just down my street is a lady with a beautiful little rose garden.

somehow i managed to forget that it was there, and it was such a beautiful sight.

they were all so bright and beautiful and just screamed spring.

it made me so happy to see these beautiful roses.

sometimes it's the small things that make us smile, so take a minute and stop to smell the roses, or some daisies if you are at rocking the daisies.

i hope you have a wonderful vintage filled weekend! ♥

c is for customer

meet naomi, she is quiet awesome.

whenever i see naomi she is always looking amazing.

she has this unique style and the most awesome way of pairing new items with vintage.

she always looks fabulous and i can always spot her from a mile away.

naomi has her own unique style, which i just love!

and she is one super lucky girl to have a photographer for a boyfriend!

i am so jealous because he is so talented!

i absolutely love his photos.

i am very lucky to that he took such an amazing photo of naomi in her vintage lover jersey.

it feels like holiday, spring and it captures naomi's free spirit so beautifully!

go check out his facebook page 

http://www.facebook.com/TREPHINEphoto 

and his blog

http://polaroids-of-polarbears.tumblr.com/

thank you naomi for sharing this breath taking photo with us.

you are the first entry for camera love of the month!

now please convince that talented man of yours to take more amazing photos of you!

you guys are the perfect vintage lover couple :) ♥

Photo taken by Matthew Schnetler, Trephine photography

s is for spring

i think spring has finally sprung here in cape town.

i took my dog for a walk today just like i do every day, and today i noticed little flowers everywhere popping up out of the sidewalk and walls.

it was so beautiful and it just made me happy to see these beautiful little things making a place for themselves.

sometimes we don't notice the beauty around us everyday.

but i am making a point of noticing things and looking a bit more closely.

not just walking but always looking.

sometimes we have to stop and smell the roses or at least the sidewalk flowers.

stop and take a look around you, you might be surprised by what you see or just fall in love with your neighborhood all over again ♥

c is for competition

vintage lover has a new tradition, monthly competitions for all my amazing customers.

today i announced the first winners of the camera love and the customer love competition.

the lucky winners are Nikita Bruce and Marli Kaparli!

i will be sending each of them a little parcel of vintage love.

and now the competition is on for october!

so start taking those photo's for every photo you are entered into camera love and for every item you buy you are entered into the draw for customer love.

what are you waiting for? ♥

p is for package project

if you love sending packages and love getting them. 

this is for you!

http://lovecupcakecouture.blogspot.com/2011/09/package-project-2011.html

cupcake couture is hosting their second package project.

go read on the blog what it is all about and how to enter.

i was very sad that i missed out on it last year but this year i'm entering it for sure!

i'm super excited and can't wait to see what happens this year.

so what are you waiting for? 

i signed up and now it's your turn! ♥