i'll be packing

i'll be packing and moving things into my new shop space this weekend and i'm aiming for it to be ready by tuesday next week. in the mean time i'll leave you with these beautiful gift ideas for christmas. these metal cut out light boxes make a gift that any friend or family member would love, and at only r260, they don't break the bank either. i will most definitely be buying my mother a few of these metal keyholder hooks for her birthday and for christmas, as she loses her keys up to once an hour, every single day! the smaller hooks cost r180 and measure 500mm in length and the larger ones measure a wopping 800mm in length and are r400. they are available in a variety of colours, my favourites being white, red and chocolate metallic.

shop fittings

for the first time in 3 shop venues, i have a crystal clear vision of what i want my shop space to look like. white floating shelves, vintage patchwork wallpaper, a mid century sideboard and possibly my fake saarinen table. can you see it?

my new shop space to be

the building

i'll be upstairs here

looking onto origin coffee roastery from my shop windows

here's a look at the beautiful old building that's been renovated in the area of de waterkant, that i plan to set up shop in. the concept of the emporium was inspired by the mythology crew's overseas trips some time ago, where designers and shop owners had small spaces within a larger building in melbourne, australia. most of us are actually from kalk bay, with the mythology girls having done a brilliant job bringing the breezy, laid back and summery kalk bay feeling to their de waterkant store. the store is across the road from origin and is located in a trendy and vibey area, where most of the old victorian and edwardian buildings have been preserved, lending the area a quirky and historical feel. i predict that de waterkant, with the newly finished cape quarter shopping complex, is going to become the shopping destination in cape town. well here's hoping!!!!!!!!!! being a few hundred metres away from the world cup stadium won't hurt sales either!

gift guide from r180 - r350

gifts from r180 - r250

gifts from r250 - r350

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a beatnik christmas ~ under r150

gifts above for under r100
gifts under r150

here's a little photo montage of things you can buy from beatnik bazaar, for everyone in the family, for under r150.

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new wooden and perspex jewellery

soon i'm going to have this gorgeous jewellery in store, made by the talented durban designer, genevieve. aint they be beautiful? i can already see the floaty summer dress i'd be wearing with the birdcage necklace.....mmmm dreamy.

morning cuppa ritual

i want to know what all your morning cuppa rituals look like! this is mine, at home. i drink everything from this one cup, my liesel trautman tall cup, available in my store! i usually have a black coffee to start the day and then fade into tea. so if your morning cuppa is at your nearest vida, at your office, in your studio or your shop, please tell us about it! i'm tagging some of my friends with blogs, but please join in the fun too! wendren of the wren designs, jesse of jezze designs, marietjie of eendag op n reendag, heather of skinny laminx, lynne of hello again shop, lauren of lost is a place too , kim gray and angie of lucky pony. its too time consuming to tag all my blogger friends, but please consider yourself tagged!

in my garden, looking at the mountains

my work, wrap and pack station
morning coffee whilst putting purchases together

more wonderful press!

a big thank you to kim gray and miss moss for their beautiful posts about the shop on their blogs. kim has already bought one of the necklaces she posted about! miss moss included my store in a round up of online stores to buy unique items from in sa, for her christmas shopping.

some new necklaces in store now

here is a pic of some of the new necklaces in store now! skermunkil necklaces are the most beautiful in the world!!!!!!!!!!

elle decoration magazine

random elle deco cover

thanks to one of my most loyal customers who has written beatnik bazaar into the pages of elle deco, the shop will be appearing in the magazines 'news' section soon. i'll let you know when it comes out!