Innholdsfortegnelse for Mar/Apr 2019 i Ideas

There are few things that can make the hours fly by quite like a project with a deadline. When I decided that January and February were the months to tackle my house and body (in that order), I thought I had heaps of time, but unfortunately not. The house has more rooms than there are weekends in a month and just getting everything that I was discarding to its new destinations was a challenge in itself. Giving up was not an option. Now that my son has his own home (page 36), I couldn’t have my empty nest comparing badly. My house simply had to be decluttered! Donating much-loved old possessions to the charity shop, homeless people, an old-age home or two and the collection points for items to help…

Vegetables: beetroot, brinjal, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, courgettes, cucumber, garlic, green beans, Jerusalem artichokes, leeks, lettuce, mielies, mushrooms, onions, parsnips, potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, spinach, squash, sweet peppers, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, turnips. Fruit: apples, avocado, bananas, figs, gooseberries, grapes, lemons, mangoes, peaches, pears, pineapples, plums, pomegranates, quince, spanspek, watermelon, winter melon. Herbs: basil, bay leaves, chives, dill, mint, origanum, parsley, rosemary, sage, thyme. Flowers available: alstroemeria, anthiriums, aster, Asiatic lily, bottlebrush, carnation, cockscomb (celosia), chrysanthemum, dahlia, gerbera daisy, gladiolus, golden rod, gypsophila, Heliconia, hydrangea, hypericum (red hot poker), kangaroo paw, lavender, lisianthus, nerine, phlox, red leucadendron, rose, somer asters, statice, St Joseph lily, strelitzia, sunflower, tuberose, veronica, zinnia.…

(@hanneskoegelenberg) @KNAPMACRAME Cape Town, South Africa It’s obvious from the name that Knap Macramé in Woodstock is all about macramé. Look at their Instagram page to see how they give this old craft a modern boho-twist. As well as the lovely products you can buy, they also offer workshops. @ZOEDELASCASES Paris, France Parisian Zoé de Las Cases is a creative soul through and through. Her Instagram page is evidence of her talent for décor, styling and graphic design, and she is also the creator of the most gorgeous adult colouring books. @terryangelosart Durban, South Africa Durbanite Terry Angelos, always a source of inspiration here at Ideas, shares her love for art and especially watercolour on her Instagram page. Her artworks display a combination of fantastical characters, animals and fynbos.…

DECADENT CHOCOLATE AND RASPBERRY CAKE Rich, moist and delicious – the perfect cake for a special occasion. The fresh raspberries add a wonderful sweet-sour flavour which complements the dark chocolate perfectly. Makes: 1 x 15cm cake Preparation time: 45 minutes Baking time: 1 hour Oven temperature: 160°C ♥ 270g (290ml) soft butter♥ 270g dark chocolate, chopped♥ 270g (500ml) cake flour♥ 4ml baking powder♥ 4ml bicarbonate of soda♥ 350g (405ml) brown sugar♥ 4 large eggs♥ 250ml buttermilk ICING ♥ 170g (185ml) soft butter♥ 345g (665ml) icing sugar, sifted♥ 5ml vanilla essence♥ 35-40ml milk♥ 160g punnet fresh raspberries CHOCOLATE GLAZE ♥ 50ml cream♥ 100g dark chocolate, chopped♥ 20ml golden syrup♥ chocolate pieces, chocolate-coated mini meringues and an edible flower, to decorate (optional) 1 Grease and line four 15cm round cake tins. Place…

BISCUIT DOUGH: Beat 200g soft butter and 200g white sugar together. Add 15ml vanilla essence and a large egg, beating well to combine. Mix 420g flour and 5ml baking powder together in a separate bowl, then add it to the butter mixture and work it gently to form a firm dough. Roll batches out between two pieces of plastic wrap, about 5mm thick, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Makes about 15–20 biscuits, depending on the size. You can reroll the off-cuts once to cut more cookies. ROYAL ICING: Lightly beat 2 large egg whites with 1ml cream of tartar. Add 500–600g of sifted icing sugar and beat until just incorporated and the icing is stiff and white. Thin the icing with a few drops of water at a…

This unusual and original method of binding shows off your paper-folding and construction skills. It looks impressively complex but is delightfully straightforward to make. You’ll use a concertina strip to interlock pages together, then slot in bookmarks to hold everything in place. Highlight order and sequence by collecting together favourite colours or textures in a visual narrative. Bound by Rachel Hazell is published by Kyle Books (R420). YOU WILL NEED ♥ 1 x sheet of short-grain watercolour paper (190gsm), for the pages ♥ 1 x sheet of A2 long-grain cartridge paper (160gsm), for the concertina strip (you’ll only need a very small part of this) ♥ paper for bookmarks – there will be some left over from the large sheet of watercolour paper ♥ mechanical pencil ♥ scalpel ♥ 30cm…

DIFFICULTY: challenging TIME: two hours YOU WILL NEED ♥ printing ink or tempera paint in the colour of your choice ♥ rubber roller ♥ sheet of glass (we used the glass from a picture frame) ♥ paper with the design of your choice (80 gsm) ♥ unsharpened pencil ♥ napkin (or any other material you want to print onto) Apply a thin, even layer of paint over the glass using the rubber roller. Take care not to apply it too thickly as this will make it difficult to create the image on the glass surface. Place the piece of paper with the design facing upwards onto the painted surface and use the end of the pencil to trace along the lines of your image. This transfers the paint off the…

To go natural does not mean you have to go neutral. It also does not mean you have to go bold! We love the emerging trend of exploring a more responsible design style that brings natural elements to the home in a very personal way. People are starting to take into account where things come from, what impact they have on the environment and how they were made, rather than simply buying a fashionable object. This is great for your purse! We are seeing more and more sustainable décor items and products come into play that include repurposing and reinventing some of the old things in your home. It is a lovely journey to take into your next décor buy: to look for quality and soul rather than ‘cheap does…

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diana@ideasfactory.co.za Fiction Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (Faber, R295) The bestselling author of The Poisonwood Bible returns with a novel that interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resilience and compassion in times of great upheaval. 2016 Vineland: Willa Knox stands braced against an upended world that seems to hold no mercy for her shattered life and family – or her crumbling house. 1871 Vineland: Thatcher Greenwood, the new science teacher, is a fervent advocate of the work of Charles Darwin, and he is keen to communicate his ideas to his students. But those in power in his small town have no desire for a new world order. Both Willa and Thatcher resist the prevailing logic. Both are asked to pay a high price for their courage. When All…

There are two things you can do when your child leaves home. You can give yourself over to your emotions completely and weep, or you can be a part of the process. I have always worked my way through times of heartache and so my choice was obvious. Because my only child, Anton, had always lived with me, it was initially difficult to pin down his taste, but a hundred or so Pinterest photos later, of Scandinavian décor, boho influences and contemporary style respectively, to which he simply had to say yes or no, we settled on a mainly Scandinavian look. Black, white and wood, with modern lines here and there. His budget was not all that impressive and we had to do as much as possible ourselves and make…

Skirt DIFFICULTY: easy TIME: 3-4 hours SIZE 8 – 10, but can easily be adapted for a bigger or smaller size. YOU WILL NEED ♥ linen of your choice cut according to the measurements below ♥ matching machine thread ♥ buttons or press studs ♥ fabric pencil or chalk TO MAKE 1 Cut out all your pattern pieces according to these measurements: 2 panels of 124 x 72cm, and 2 strips of 6 x 120cm. 2 For the tie bands, fold the long strip lengthwise in half and iron flat. Fold open and fold over the raw edge up to the middle line. Iron flat piece by piece until the entire edge is folded over and repeat with the opposite raw edge. Fold in half along the original half line…

Follow our easy step-by-step instructions to make your own peanut-butter-filled chocolates. They make an excellent Easter gift, if you can resist eating them all yourself! Makes: about 36 Preparation time: 1 hour, plus setting time Cooking time: 5 minutes ♥ 300g good quality milk or dark chocolate, finely chopped FILLING ♥ 250ml smooth peanut butter ♥ 130g (250ml) sifted icing sugar ♥ 80g shortbread biscuits, crushed in a food processor FILLING Heat the peanut butter in a saucepan over a gentle heat. Once it has melted, stir in the icing sugar, crushed biscuits and 1ml salt. Stir well, then set aside. Place two-thirds of the chocolate into a glass bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water. Once the chocolate is half melted, stir it well until smooth. Remove it…

CANDLE BLOCK We saw a similar candleholder on Instagram and decided we wanted to make our own version. Cut a piece of wood of approximately 50 x 50 x 100mm or longer, depending on how big you want your candleholder to be. Use a jigsaw or hacksaw to cut a notch of about 35mm deep and 15mm high into the end of the wooden block, for the matchbox to fit into. Position the notch more or less in the middle of the block. Use a chisel to remove excess wood from the notch. Use a spade wood bit to drill holes for the candles in the top of the block: about 10mm deep and with a diameter of 20mm for ordinary candles and 35mm for tea lights – they should…

DIFFICULTY: medium TIME: three to four days YOU WILL NEED MATERIALS ♥ technical drawings on pages overleaf ♥ wood (in this case SA Pine) – 4 x 1800mm x 69mm x 22mm (part 1: door) – 1 x 2400mm x 44mm x 22mm (parts 1, 12, 13 and 14) ♥ plywood – 1 x 15mm sheet: pine finish (parts 2 to 11) ♥ 50 x m3,5 x 30mm chipboard screws ♥ hinges (we used tee hinges) ♥ 1 x door knob ♥ 1 x magnetic catch ♥ 1 litre of water-based white enamel paint ♥ 1 can of spray paint (we used Coastal Blue chalked finish) ♥ wood filler ♥ wood glue (ultra TOOLS ♥ hand drill ♥ 2,5mm and 4mm drill bits ♥ countersink bit ♥ course rasp or…

DIFFICULTY: medium TIME: four hours YOU WILL NEED ♥ fabric of your choice (we used Hertex Yale Linen in Natural; see page overleaf for approximate quantity required) ♥ matching zipper ♥ piping cord ♥ matching thread ♥ fringing (optional) ♥ sewing machine with zipper foot and universal foot ♥ scissors ♥ tape measure Using the existing upholstery as a guide, measure the width and height of each section of the chair and cut all the panels accordingly. Ensure that you include a generous seam allowance. It is fine to simply cut rectangles at this stage. You will need panels for the left and right arm faces, front, left and right sides, seat, inside back, outside back and skirt, if necessary. For the seat, inside arms and inside back, allow a…

COOKIE SWAP Set up a buffet of home-made and store-bought biscuits. Think of all your childhood favourites: strawberry whirls, jolly jammers and eat-some-more shortbread. GOOD IDEA Ask each guest to bring a batch of biscuits to share and, if willing, their secret recipe. PRINT, CUT AND PARTY! Invite all your guests to an afternoon of crafting with our sewing-inspired printable ‘Crafternoon’ party invitation. Simply print the file, add in the party details and pop it into an envelope. GOOD IDEA If you are a keen sewer, extend the sewing theme by running the sides of the card and envelope through the sewing machine to create a stitched zigzag border. VINTAGE VESSELS For vintage-looking centrepieces, add a bit of sparkle to pickling jars by painting them with white wood glue and…

I look up. It doesn’t appear easy. Just the opposite. I feel overwhelmed. My family does rock climbing and I have decided to tackle climbing with them, rather than sit alone at home. But it takes me a while to get over my fear and to stop wishing for ballet pumps rather than climbing shoes. Dancing was always easy for me. You listen to the rhythms and give your body over to the music, and the movement comes naturally. So when my husband said I should see vertical climbing as a dance against a rock wall, it gave me the courage to at least try it. It doesn’t mean that I wasn’t – and still am – less afraid. Rock climbing usually involves cliffs and cliffs are high up in…

creativecalendarideas@gmail.com March 20 March Equinox 21 March Human Rights Day 30 March Earth Hour 15 March End of first school term WESTERN CAPE 27 February - 1 March At Design Indaba at the Artscape Theatre you can enjoy design talks by industry leaders (simulcast to Johannesberg, Durban and Potchefstroom). For details, go to www.designindaba.com. 3 and 10 March Don’t miss the picnic concert series taking place at Backsberg wine estate near Paarl. Tickets are available from webtickets.co.za 8-9 March The Giant Pumpkin Festival takes place in Heidelberg. For more information, go to www.pumpkinfestival.co.za. 8-10 March Don’t miss the Knysna Literary Festival taking place at various venues on Thesen Island. Go to www.knysnaliteraryfestival.co.za. 8-10 March The Cape Town International Animation Festival is on at the River Club in Observatory. Tickets are…

What if education, success, marriage, kids and health aren’t the answers to happiness? Bestselling author and happiness expert Paul Dolan shows us how to escape the myth of the perfect life and find our own route to happiness. Get a good education, be successful, get married, have kids and look after your health. This is what we’re told will make us happy. But what if this advice is doing more harm than good? Dolan draws on a variety of studies to show that there can be many unexpected paths to lasting fulfilment. Some of these might involve not going to university or choosing not to marry. With straight-talking wisdom, he invites us to reappraise our values, free our minds from the ‘narrative traps’ of conventional wisdom and write our own…

Situated in the peaceful coastal village of Scarborough, near the Cape Point Reserve, Synergy Tree House’s name evokes the underlying spirit that lends the space its relaxed tranquility. The design itself is deceptively simple: modular spaces connected by balau-wood pathways that wind up through the trees in a sloping garden with endless views of the Atlantic Ocean. ‘A tree house should never overpower the tree in which it is built. It should sit lightly in the branches,’ says American tree-house designer Jeanie Stiles. Craig Price’s home goes one better: With particular grace and sensitivity it meanders through and among the trees that green this ocean-facing mountain slope. The steel-framed wooden panels, glass walls and doors that slide away completely open up the space and enhance the seamless flow of indoor…

Lunch bag DIFFICULTY: medium TIME: one day YOU WILL NEED ♥ template on page 46 ♥ tracing paper ♥ stiff paper or cardboard ♥ dressmaker’s pen ♥ fabric of your choice for outer bag and lining ♥ matching sewing thread ♥ button FINISHED SIZE 35 x 38cm TO CUT Trace off the pattern on page 46, draw it onto a piece of stiff paper or cardboard and cut it out from your fabric and one from your lining. Also cut a 10 x 12cm strip of outer fabric. TO MAKE 1 Make the handle by folding the short sides of the strip in and iron flat. Fold the strip lengthwise in half and iron flat. Open up again and fold 1cm seam allowance in towards the middle along both sides…

Mattress cover Pretty embroidered fabric adds charm to this mattress cover and turns it into something really special. DIFFICULTY: moderate TIME: four hours YOU WILL NEED ♥ two 201 x 15cm pieces of linen fabric ♥ one 201 x 126cm piece of embroidered fabric ♥ one 191 x 140cm piece of linen fabric ♥ matching upholstery thread ♥ 137cm heavy duty zip ♥ 188 x 137 x 5cm high density foam NOTE All seam allowances are 1,5cm. TO MAKE 1 To make the top panel of the cover, pin and sew the two 15cm-wide strips of linen to either side of the piece of embroidered fabric. Press and overlock the two seams. 2 Cut out a 5 x 5cm square piece of fabric at each of the four corners of…

Set the scene Set a table that creates an peaceful Easter picture. We used ceramics and linen in white and cream, and added just a touch of pink and green to keep the look serene. Pick roses, hydrangeas or any other soft, delicate flowers from your garden and place them individually in a selection of vases. Then let the bunnies hop onto the table with our fun crafts. Ice-cream cone with ears Decorate ice-cream cones - or muffins or cupcakes - with sweet bunny ears. Cut a few white marshmallows into slices so they take the shape of ears. Press the cut sides into pink sherbet or powder food colouring. Insert a toothpick into one end of each ear and press two ears into each ice-cream cone. Decorate the cones…

REVOLUTIONARY ANTI-AGEING Redermalisation is the term used to describe the procedure that has been brought to South Africa by Drs Reza Mia and Elfrieda Fourie of the Anti-Aging Art Medical Aesthetics clinic in Houghton. The revolutionary treatment was used for the first time in 2011 and was recently the subject of a lecture at an international conference. WHAT IS IT? It’s a concept in anti-ageing therapy that involves a special injection technique. The needles deliver a combination of sodium succinate and hyaluronic acid (HA) – the patented formulation Hyalual – deep into the dermis to combat three ageing mechanisms of the skin: 1 Dehydration and loss of volume due to declining levels of HA in the skin, which brings with it more visible wrinkles and other signs of ageing. 2…

USE THESE JAPANESE-INSPIRED CRAFT TECHNIQUES TO CALM YOUR MIND AND FEED YOUR IKIGAI – THE JAPANESE TERM FOR THE HOBBY OR PASSION THAT GIVES MEANING TO YOUR LIFE. ORIGAMI DOLL (SHIORI NINGYO) DIFFICULTY: easy TIME: 30 minutes Use the template on page 105 to cut out the various pieces needed to fold your own kimono-clad shiori ningyo (literally ‘bookmark dolls’). Use Japanese-patterned strong paper, printed on both sides, which is available in a pack from most craft stores, and follow the folding method shown in the photograph alongside. A bone folding tool helps to make precise creases and double-sided adhesive tape will keep the shapes in place. SHASHIKO-INSPIRED STAMP DIFFICULTY: medium TIME: two hours (Facing page) Sashiko is the age-old Japanese art of embroidery that gives worn clothes a new…

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When we first met Etmáál he worked as a butler, not something we had come across before, other than on our TV screens. But as one, he was – among other things – a master with napkins and so we asked him to teach us and our readers how to impress our guests. At the time, he was living in Cape Town although he was born Johannesburg. The next we saw, he was showcasing his lovely paintings from a new life in Pretoria and we simply had to find out more about his ever-changing creative world. ‘Going back to my childhood, my earliest memory was watching my incredible Mom being creative. While most other kids would probably have been playing outside, I marvelled at watching her create something from nothing.…

WRITE TO US & WIN! The writer of this month’s winning letter will receive two rosegold-printed scatter cushions from Petrol Clothing Co to the value of R1 400, made using the latest printing techniques in the garment printing industry. For more information on Petrol Clothing, and for all your custom-printed materials, call 082 787 4352 or go to petrolclothingco.com. WINNING LETTER Colour with paint and plants I had been itching for the holidays to come, to have a bit of time to bring colour into my lounge. I was so thrilled to see the article titled ‘Colour For Your Year’ by Jani Augustyn-Goussard as she had selected almost identical colours to those I wanted in my lounge this year. I had such fun painting this accent wall and sewing up…