November 2012

These are from Amanda, who went on holiday (again ) to Langebaan, and came back with these sandals for me! So cute!

Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend

I’ve never been given diamonds before.

That honour now goes to my wonderful boyfriend

We celebrated our first anniversary in October, and this was my gift:

September 2012

My Dad did some travelling in September (big surprise!), but came back from Mozambique with more than rocks and earrings. He came back with an infected elbow from a thorn. Luckily it’s been managed, but he spent a while in hospital on a drip, partly because he’s allergic to penicillin…

On a Kalk Bay breakfast mission, Amanda made the “mistake” of telling me Oh So Boho was having a sale…

And… of course I couldn’t resist the lure of amethyst!

Deon went to an airshow in Joburg for a weekend, and came back with these for me:

August 2012

Last month, Deon and I were playing pool on Long Street. Since he’s been working so much lately, we’ve dedicated one night per week as ‘date night’ (none of which have turned out like the movie thank goodness!), and we also decided we want to play pool more often (so far, we’ve each won a round of best of three games).

After pool, we decided that we wanted to get burgers from Royale, so we started walking up Long Street. I got distracted by a display of earrings (naturally), and then fixated on these, because of their length! Deon promptly bought them for me

I wore them the other day, and I have to be careful when putting my bag on my shoulder, or taking a jersey off! Most definitely my longest pair!

Deon and I did some shopping at Canal Walk (spending our housewarming voucher!), and I forgot to put earrings in before we left…so…I just bought a pair…or two (but I don’t have a picture of the second pair – I decided they are my emergency car earrings, so they are in Deon’s car’s glove compartment!). I love owl earrings!

July 2012

A small month, although most months in 2012 have been small, earring-wise

Amanda went to Durban and came back with presents!

May 2012

May was also a bumper month apparently!

Portobello Market find with Marianne

Peacocks from my aunt – LOVE these!

Possibly my most favourite pair from my travels… Alice-themed earrings from the British Library‘s Literary Landscapes of Britain exhibition.

When I came back home, my Dad had recently returned from a trip to Ghana (above)

And Mauritania. I love the little lobster things!

Amanda also came back from holiday with goodies for me!

April 2012

April was a bumper month! I was in Canada and of course bought several pairs!!

Front and back of a duck…couldn’t resist!

Finn and I reached for these at the same time

A present from Finn

Granville Island lightbulbs

Robson Street copper salmon

On my last day I was back in Gastown trying to find Deon a non-tourist, yet Vancouver, tshirt. And I saw these. I bought them.

Just before I left for Canada, Deon and I went away for his birthday. In  shop in Hermanus I saw these gecko earrings.

Golden Snitch

Finn gave me a Golden Snitch!

AND AND it OPENS!!

The Finn Collection

Not earrings, but an appropriate pendant for Vancouver!

I made these with parts from a necklace Finn gave me when we were about 13 years old!

We have an obsession with pretty shoes. So I made some earrings.

Ah, the crowning glory of the Collection. I LOVE these. And need to make myself a pair…

While Marianne was Here

While Marianne was here in November 2011 we did lots of touristy things, and here are some earring-related photos!

I saw these at the local market…

In a shop in Kalk Bay…

Also in Kalk Bay…

At the Waterfront – something I want to try and reproduce!