I came, I saw, I made R100-00.

I had my second market a few weeks back. I was smiling, excited and my confidence unbreakable.(Remember that I did really good at my first one!)

It was probably the scariest day of my life - JUDGEMENT DAY!!! The reason why I am saying this is because everybody has a comment and according to everyone, they can make it themselves.

Now, first of all here I am in a place that if you're not a rugby supporter then you're nothing! Slime! And if you are a rugby supporter then you make sure everybody knows your team by dressing your whole family in some team's rugby jersey and wearing matching Crocs. Cheetahs, Blue Bulls, Sharks and Crocs - Welcome to the jungle Punk!

It was terrifying! One lady made a comment on one of my birdfeeders saying: "Lighting is gonna hit this thing, it ain't gonna work!" What! Lighting? Birdfeeder? Yes, I was shocked by this. They probably don't have any trees in their garden...

So hour by hour, minute by minute and blue bull by blue bull I was getting more and more negative until my mom(a veteran marketer with skin as thick as a wall!) told me to go and get coffee, walk around and just don't think about it. I stopped at this one stall where this lady sold the most beautiful leather shoes. She gave me one look, gave me a pair to try on and said: "I've been watching you, it will get better."

I went back with this words of wisdom, put on a smile and greeted everyone in the best way possible. And then out of the blue somebody saw my gems and I made R100-00.


Our stall.

Cupcake stand

Another cupcake stand

 And another!

And yet another!

Mom's cool jewelry - an excellent conversation starter!

more of the mother's masterpieces

One of me little birdfeeders!Aaaaah!

And yes! I do make handbags! Would you like to try one?


Bye bye! 

Read my block.

I had an early Halloween party this year. Ok, just a week, but still. I have always wanted to dress up as a Rubik's cube and HA! this was my chance! So I spent the whole Saturday to build and construct my costume. I don't know about you but I have never ever ever managed to solve one of these little buggers and so I decided to make mine "solved".  Did you know this magical puzzle was invented by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik in 1974? Me neither!

I must say that everybody really made such an effort of dressing up, it reminded me of America. That's right, America, where Halloween is an annual holiday. Yikes!

Rubik's cube outfit+trampoline=better than stealing a kid's candy!

My friend Frances's smoking hot outfit!

So, if you ever feel like dressing up as a Rubik's cube or a hybernating fox, let me know! I'll help you! 

Mom! You're face is on the Snowflake building!

First of all I would like to apologize for not blogging for the last week! If I was Brian Adams I would have sang "Please forgive me" right now. My camera and handbag got stolen out of my apartment, so I am a bit lost at the moment because I have no identification and no camera to take pictures to put on me blog.  But before I start feeling all sorry for myself again, here is today's entry which is all about my dearest mother!

My mom had breastcancer but she is all clear now which in cancerlanguage means she is a 'cancer survivor'. So, Wilmed Park Oncology decided for this year's Aardklop that they were going to ask some wellknown artists to pick their 'survivor' and tell their story through art. Three artist chose my mom(cool hey?!) and throughout the whole week their masterpieces were exhibited at the Snowflake building under the "Life's a journey" exhibition. Every piece was so beautifully put together and I was so proud of every person there for putting up a fight against cancer and winning the battle. I cried happy tears.


My mom's face on the Snowflake building.



Rika Senekal's work of art



Look how pretty!






My mom - such a nice lady!

 

Annette Danhauser's work of art.



Lira van Staden - this one looks exactly like my mom.



Did I mention that Daniel is a ninja?

Daniel is the coolest person in the world. I will marry him. He knows exactly how to make my tea (you must go to a special teamaking school to master this), he writes poetry and he makes furniture for me. I like him alot!

If this all sounds too good to be true, have a look at the pics below!

My Fianceeeeeeeeee, Daniel.



Nice and big for all my clothes!



This is my favourite!



Look how cool! He made this in an afternoon - this man is genius! (I got the chicken from my friend Ronel. Its name is Robin Kockedoodeldoo named after one of my other friends, Robin Kock.)


To order anything from above or if you have something in mind but don't have the tools or the time, contact Daniel on delangemirka@gmail.com or delangemirka@yahoo.co.uk

Cheers!



Inspiration Hydration Station Nation!

I decided to start living an uber healthy life. I started drinking 2 liters of water a day, eating 6 small meals throughout the day, make sure that I get my 5 fruit/veg in a day, took out a contract at the gym and although it's a bit of a mission for me to remember all the stuff I have to do, I must say that I feel fantastic! My skin is smoother than a baby's bottom, I feel great when I wake up and I don't want to fall asleep at my desk in the office at 11 anymore! I would say it's worth a try.

Today I'm posting up some photos of my inspiration station. I struggled for a long time to get into my creative bubble until I rearranged, cleaned-up and redesigned my workspace.  If you have the same problem, my suggestion is to do the same - get some Consol bottles to sort out your buttons, ribbons, etc. It helps alot when everything has a place and you know exactly where to get it. Jeeez, I sound like a mother now! But really, it helps!:)

This is where the magic happens! Put pictures of thing that inspire you on the wall.

I got these at Pick & Pay, cool hey?!



My Great Grandma's Bowling Brooches always inspire me!




I painted my table with blackboard paint.



I like me some nice materials!


Go on, go and get that Inspiration Station ready! I want to see those little hands make some pretties!



It's a kind of fishy tale...

Years back I stayed and worked in Bela-Bela. I still can't remember why. I started off by working in a bakery and ended up in a nightclub - I know, it sounds super dodgy.  It's that time in a person's life where you have no direction and no money but you live like a rich man!  I did meet a few weird and wonderful creatures along the way and one of them is Martin Diener. I chatted to him on Facebook today and this big fish in a small pond opened a very cool seafood restaurant called  De zee meeuw huis in Bela-Bela. All I needed was a very short answer on the name, look and vibe of the place and this is what he wrote back;

"It's a kind of 'fishy' tale.......... there once was a man and his wife who loved the sea, but further away they couldn't be. They decided to work on a master plan, and just about then they met another young man. This savvy fellow shared the dream. So they continued the journey as a team, to bring you the fish some cooked some shelled all the way to the bushveld. But it wasn't easy as I'm sure you can tell. They needed the help of another good pal. He showed then the way to a special place, which is now known as De zee meeuw huis. Where family and friends can come and a see, why gulls would be sitting in a kameeldoring tree..."

I literally drooled when he told me that they have a live oystertank! I told him that I would throw tons of Tabasco sauce, lemonjuice and pepper in there, get in and leave my tablemanners at home! Gremlin-style!

Soooo....if you are ever in that area, go and have some feeeeeesh!Kapeeesh?

De Zee Meeuw Huis: 082 872 9984
Photos by Make Believe Media

It's my first time and I like it!

On Saturday, 24 September 2011, I had my first market. I absolutely loved it and now I'm hooked! It was the Kiki's Country Spring Market here in my hometown, Parys. You spend hours preparing for it, going through all kinds of emotions(I did) because you think: "Who the hell is going to buy this crap?" and then the day arrives and you not only leave with a nice pocket full of moola but you also smile because people liked and bought your "crap".

I ate and ate and ate! I'll tell you if I was a good cook/baker I would have sold foood because I think those stalls made hundred million dollars(American accent)! Well they made alot out of me!

Here is a few of my products which I sell under my label Mirkava.

TeaTime Grey Teapot Clock

Twin-Twin Portraits

T-Birds Birdfeeder 

More Birdfeeders...

And more Birdfeeders.

Blue-is-nice Blue Bunny Clock



Mellow-Yellow Yellow Bunny Clock



Hung-Up Hooks

*If you looked at these and thought: "I must have this otherwise I will not live another day!", then you can email me on delangemirka@gmail.com or delangemirka@yahoo.co.uk
to place your order.

Toodeldoo!