Hello Pretty Wednesday

Good morning lovelies! I’m so thrilled to be sharing this morning’s post with you since it involves sharing beauteous finds from one of my favourite South African design e-tailers. The Hello Pretty team have been hard at work updating their site and helping to create a platform for local talents to share their wares in an easy-to-nagivate, secure shopping environment. As you know, i’m on a mission to sort my Christmas shopping way ahead of time so that i don’t sit with an empty bank account for the holidays – so far i’ve nearly sorted my step daughters, i’ve ordered gifts for Charley Bird and her cousin and i haven’t had to leave home to do any of it – i LOVE online shopping!! In the coming weeks i’ll be sharing some finds from Hello Pretty that i would love to give OR receive and hopefully you’ll like them too…take a look…

Spoil a friend with this organic-inspired, elegant charm bracelet on a silk thread by Cape Town designer Stacy Adriaans. I love the idea of mixing this brass charm with gold jewellery or a bunch of other friendship bracelets. It costs R200.

I love Mexican sugar skulls at the best of times and this lasercut wooden sugar skull caught my eye immediately – and then i spotted it’s a clock – bonus! It’s from Pringle Bay based brand Hallo Jane and its a fabulous buy for someone with quirky taste – i’d love it in my kitchen or home office! It costs R550. Click here for more information.

You all know how much i love hanging plants – which is why i think this beaded planter holder is so fabulous – plus it’s a great price! Simply pop in a cool plant and Bob’s your Christmas Uncle! It’s made by a crowd called Hobby and they make lovely brass geo airplant holders too – click here to see. R180 gets you this planter.

Isn’t this gold nugget necklace so freaking fabulous?! I absolutely love it and i want it! It’s from Haute & Tidy and they have loads of other affordable jewellery (I spotted a pineapple pendant that a tropical-obsessed friend of mine would love) too –  from pendants to earrings that would go down a treat! It costs R200.

I’m a big Sugar & Vice fan – they are a design studio that produce such edgy and appealing pieces – from little snack bowls like this one to ashtrays with anchors on them (this is the Cape Sailor which is so cool). I’d team this little bowl with a box of Maldon salt for a foodie friend. It costs R140. PS. Sugar & Vice also do napkins with their designs on them.

I had to include something for a little person in today’s roundup. How cute is this turban by Thursday’s Child? OMG, i love it and it’s going straight onto my shopping list for Charley’s bestie Evie…adorable! Thursday’s Child have lovely basics too – and if you’re looking for boys’ gear – check out the Steve McQueen and James Dean tees. The turban costs R65.

Yes i know, i’m a poster freak but what’s not to love? Affordable art created by local talents – tick! This graphic print by local designers i Spy would live so happily in my home – whether in our bedroom (it’s good to have a ‘red’ corner in your bedroom for feng shui) or as part of a gallery wall. This would make a great gift for a teen too. And here’s the best part – this signed, limited edition print is on sale – marked down from R550 to R390! i Spy have LOADS of other gorgeous products – go look!

These Lego men get a huge thumbs up from me – i know The Captain would love them! They’re from Little Trading Co and they cost R120 for 5 soaps. Cute huh?

So there you have it – hope you spotted one or two things that could help in sorting out your Christmas gift giving. There are thousands more items to choose from over on Hello Pretty.