Some new items..

Tibetan quartz raw gemstone in sterling silver ring

Sterling silver pattern studs

Round pattern sterling silver necklace

Quartz gemstone studs in sterling silver

Simple and delicate round pattern ring

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www.hellothula.co.za

Jewellery Giveaway ♥

Ooh lala ... another Thula jewellery giveaway is here.

                                                             

               

The prize:

 A sterling silver monogram engraved with the initial of your choice 

  

This is what you need to do to enter;

1.Comment below this post on the Disqus comment board on which item on the Thula website  is just your absolute Fav!     --use your Facebook profile to comment below this blog post and click share - share this discussion on facebook. - Ta-da ! You will be entered.

2.For an EXTRA entry tweet the URL link to your fav. piece of jewellery on the Thula website - remember to include @hellothula in your tweet so your extra entry is counted!



Good luck! ♥
Winner will be selected by random.org on Friday 3 May.

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Happy Monday ♥

Lily has the right idea.. she is starting the weekend early ♥

My sweet little beagle Lily,

Have a great weekend everyone !

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Melting

This is a picture of me melting in the workshop -- will be posting some process pics of a ring I made recently soon!

Melting sterling silver into bar form to roll through the rolling mill

My jewellery bench

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I recently made a lovely name ring, Dorothea,
I have had such positive feedback about them on my facebook page & so I thought I would do a blogpost about this one.

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www.hellothula.co.za

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Buns !

I just love a messy bun... sometimes my days are too busy to spend time on my hair, a quick brush,  a swift stretchof an elastic band - & Im good to go !

The trick to a great bun... is to not try too hard - the beauty of a great bun is how effortless it looks, also use thin hair pins to hold up certain parts if you like height at the top of your head when wearing a bun ♥

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Image Credits

-http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=496553957068562&set=a.277940175596609.68623.277441325646494&type=1&theater

-http://imgfave.com/collection/144703/hair+style

-http://nothingislikeitseems.tumblr.com/post/13403810249

For the last couple of months I have been working on my willow&muse handbag range... 
Lambskin leather, 100% cotton, natural linens and handwoven silk... 

Just a few new bags stocked this week :

Visit the store here ♥

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Support South African creatives the next time you need a gift for someone... or yourself ;)

bopeep

Touchee Feelee

Joey & Julia

Stokperd

Little Miss Linguist

Sandy Godwin Clay Creations

MarethColleen

Henri Kuikens

 Visit the stores here.... :

bopeep

Touchee Feelee

Joey & Julia

Stokperd

Little Miss Linguist

Sandy Godwin Clay Creations

MarethColleen

Henri Kuikens

or visit the hellopretty website

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New... rustic raw gemstone rings

I am trying new things with my jewellery lately...

I have introduced these new rings to my online stores,

The stones are raw amethysts, one is heat treated - turning it white, and the other one is left natural - with its purple coloring in tact.

R520.00 each - visit the online store : http://www.hellotula.co.za

Also new... raw amethyst stud earrings

Happy Weekend everybody!

My table garden ♥

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So those of you who frequent my Facebook page might know that I have a beagle puppy !
She's 8 months old now but as naughty as ever...

I USED to have a rather nice garden and then one day I noticed there were no plants in it anymore !

I have always wanted to have some flowers & try my hand at "gardening" - but with the fluffy daughter having bottany as her hobby I didnt think it would ever happen, I thought about a table garden & when I found this table sitting in the rain outside a vintage shop I fell in love & knew exactly what to do with it !

The owner of the table reluctanctly sold it to me & I went off to an "old stuff" shop to purchase a crate & an old bucket...

I bought my pots from BenBels,  & painted them myseld, the handmade ceramic pot from a shop in Hermanus & the mug is from Vanilla Concrete..

All of my plants are from Benbels to ... I was so pleased to find they also sell SpekBoom - 
(Spekboom has enormous carbon-storing capabilities. Its capacity to offset harmful carbon emissions is compared to that of moist, subtropical forest. This remarkable plant is unique in that it stores solar energy to photosynthesise at night. This makes spekboom thicket 10 times more effective per hectare at carbon fixing than any tropical rain forest. Each hectare of spekboom could capture 4,2 tons of carbon yearly. : http://www.spekboomfoundation.co.za/ )

So.. if you have dogs who have a fetish for flowers, ... dead soil/ sand in your garden.. or if perhaps space is an issue for you... why not try out a garden table, or even a garden shelf ! ?

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Rusted cans with succulents from My Little Garden in Somerset West ( Old Sir Lowry's pass road)

Old Bucket & mustard crate bought from Junk On the Bay - Gordan's Bay

Just a quick blog post before starting todays grind at the jewellery bench :)


Hope everyone is "getting there" this week - holidays are just around the corner, family good food and laughter is on the way.


How to be a lady ...



exploring Cape Town...

So this weekend my fiance, & my cousin & I decided we were going to explore Cape Town a bit, we started off on Long Street, ... and we popped into the Grand Daddy Hotel (38 Long Street),.. we took their beautiful antique lift to the top of the building (the roof) to check out the roof top trailer park.. so cool! Would love to spend a night under the stars there..

We had a drink at the restaurant, we sat out on the side walk & enjoyed the Cape Town vibes !

The staff were so friendly & encouraged us to walk around & check out the hotel. Fantastic!

 http://www.granddaddy.co.za/

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The winner of the sterling silver organic stud earrings, and sterling silver ring is :

Cara -- please email me your postal address.

 

 -- As selected by random.org,  (entrants from the  thula Facebook page, and thula blog.)

Thank-you so much for entering, if you'd like to receive the hellothula monthly newsletter... which includes recipes / giveaways /  handmade finds / decor ideas / & all sorts of other stuff !  -- email : hellothula@gmail.com with JOIN as the subject.

Until next time... *

 




 

If you were not one of the 18 entries on the Facebook Page (which has now closed) -- have no fear, you can still enter here :

All you need to do to enter is comment on this post below - & let me know what your FAV  piece of thula jewellery is,  ...

Then - click on LIKE ---share with facebook --♥

Good luck everybody -- winner will be announced Monday 8 October on the thula blog, aswell as on the thula Facebook page.

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Accent wall love ♥

I've been wanting to paint an accent wall in my bedroom for some time now, I cant decide on a colour.

.... the accent wall in my workshop is dark purple but I'd prefer something a little understated for the bedroom.

Here are some lovely colour ideas I found for inspiration :

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