Hello Pretty is Winding Down

After more than ten fulfilling, magical years beginning in the good old days of 2012, Hello Pretty is retiring and heading off to the beach with a drink with a tiny umbrella.

Read our goodbye letter

Protea

My very own Painting for Ants by Lorraine Loots

In case you've been snoozing and not heard of Lorraine Loot's 365 Paintings for Ants project for 2013, she explains it on her website. In a nutshell, every day for the full year of 2013 Lorraine painted a miniature painting about the size of a coin. You could book a painting, and when you did you got to pick what you wanted  to be of. And her work is consistently mindblowing and gorgeous and incredible.

They arrive beautifully framed. It's a bit difficult to take a photo because of the glass in the front of the frame, but I made an attempt. This is mine:

She has since developed the project into a postcard collection (365 Postcards for Ants) . You can see an archive of all her paintings from the 2013 project over here: http://paintingsforants.tumblr.com/archive

Thank you Lee (and Lorraine), I'm so proud of my artwork.

365 Paintings for Ants with Lorraine Loots from Gareth Pon on Vimeo.

Suikerbossie, ek wil jou hê

Heritage Day is around the corner! Our national flower is a personal favourite of mine, for its diversity and ability to grow in adverse conditions. These gorgeous magnets are hand cut and hand painted, and will give your fridge the touch of national pride it needs while it keeps the 24th's braai meat chilled. Get yours from Met Liefde here.

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Orange Crush

I have been crushing severely on this gorgeous ring for months, and have sworn to make it mine as soon as possible. The silver setting is crafted into a protea design, and the carnelian is perfect for a pop of colour, winter or summer. Get yours from Sweet Pea here.

We featured this ring in our newsletter this week, along with a curated collection of awesome orange items. There's a new theme every week, so if you'd like to be kept in the loop, sign up below!

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