There’s been so much change and loss in the print magazine industry during this time of Covid, so it’s heartening to hear from JP de la Chaumette who used this time to launch a brand new online magazine, called Lifestyling.co.za. I asked JP to tell us more about the origins, plans and dreams for this …
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Lifestyling
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Making Friday: Papercutting at the Norval
So many Skinny laMinx designs are based on papercuts. Pincushion, Flowerfields, Rough Cuts, Stig – they all started with a sketch, some paper and a sharp little knife. I haven’t been doing much paper cutting lately though, and I really miss it, so when I was invited to spend Garden Day 2020 in the Sculpture …
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The original Skinny laMinx
October is a very special month, because it’s the birthday month of the original Skinny laMinx! I named my biz after our little Siamese cat called Monkey in the pic above, and although she’s no longer with us (after 18 years!) she still makes us smile. To celebrate Monkey’s birthday month, our fans have been …
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My Home is my Horst
It’s always so exciting to see what stylish people do with Skinny laMinx in their homes, especially when they have a super-strong look of their own. German interiors stylist and author Julia Ballmaier has totally wowed us with the way she’s integrated some of our most colourful pillows into her spectacular home, where she lives …
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Slowing down on the Promenade
The Sea Point Promenade really is my favourite place to take a walk, and when the exercise ban lifted a few weeks ago, it became clear that I’m no exception there. There’s so much to see! Waves & surfers, paragliders & windblown trees, dads with prams & nurses with wheelchairs, doggos & joggers all making up a …
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Feeling uncertain? Be Curious
How do we proceed when the future is so hard to predict?
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Making Friday: #myapartmentsafari Challenge
Let’s go on safari… while we’re stuck inside our homes.
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Small Kindnesses
Small Kindnesses
By Danusha Laméris
I’ve been thinking about the way, when you walk down a crowded aisle,
people pull in their legs to let you by.
And sometimes, when you spill lemons from your grocery bag,
someone else will help you pick them up.
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Decorating with Scissors: Jo’s House
Here’s what we came up with for Jo Glover, one of our lovely customers who sent in some pics of a couple of rooms that needed a bit of a Skinny infusion.
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