Innholdsfortegnelse for September/October 2021 i Ideas

DIFFICULTY: medium TIME: two days YOU WILL NEED ♥ sandpaper (between 180 and 220gsm) ♥ tile primer ♥ blue Rust-Oleum spray paint ♥ white tile paint ♥ clear sealant ♥ sponge roller ♥ stencil of your choice ♥ spray glue ♥ cardboard Start by giving your tiles a good clean. If you are painting on glossy tiles, sand them very lightly and evenly with fine-grit sandpaper. This is to ‘key’ the surface and help the paint adhere better. Wipe off the dust. Paint a coat of tile primer over the tiles with the sponge roller. Look for an epoxy formula as it’s the easiest to paint over. Wait for about 8 hours for the primer to dry and cure properly. Apply a coat of white tile paint over the primer…

DIFFICULTY: easy TIME: a few hours depending on your design YOU WILL NEED ♥ high-resolution flower images printed onto A2 sheets of paper ♥ modge podge ♥ sponge brush ♥ craft knife and cutting mat 1 Start by wiping your wall clean. Use your craft knife to cut your flower designs out, as close as possible to the edge of the images. You want to remove as much of the white paper as you can. 2 Apply a thick layer of modge podge to the back of the image and place it on to the wall. Apply another layer of modge podge with the sponge brush to the front of the image and gently smooth out any air bubbles as you apply this coat. 3 Continue decoupaging your design and…

DIFFICULTY: medium TIME: one hour Simply hammer in a few panel pins on the inside edges of the sides of the wooden frame. Make sure they’re spaced evenly and each one is in line with one opposite. Wrap twist-tie garden wire around the panel pins, from one side to the other, to create lines. Hang the frame above a creeping plant and watch your picture grow. Bougainvillea, granadilla or even climbing roses are good to use, but feel free to use any creepers to colour in your picture.…

ICE-CREAM SANDWICHES Makes: about 20 sandwiches Preparation time: 15 minutes, plus freezer time ♥ 400 g shop biscuits of your choice ♥ 2 litres ice cream of your choice 1 Turn the ice cream out onto a cutting board and cut it into slices about 3cm thick. Use round and square cookie cutters to cut circles and squares out of the ice-cream slices. 2 Place each ice-cream shape on a biscuit and press a second biscuit on top to make a sandwich. Repeat with the remaining ice-cream shapes and biscuits. Serve immediately. COOKIE CLOCK Change the face of your wall clock or alarm clock with a picture of your favourite biscuit. SANDCASTLE CHEESECAKE Serves: 10 Preparation time: 30 minutes, plus fridge time ♥ sandcastle bucket ♥ 600 g shop biscuits…

BABY SHOES DIFFICULTY: easy TIME: 1 hour (excluding embroidery time) MEASUREMENTS Size 4 shoe YOU WILL NEED ♥ pattern on the page overleaf ♥ linen fabric in one or two colours (if you want to make the soles another colour) ♥ iron-on interfacing ♥ 20cm of 5mm elastic ♥ matching machine thread TO SEW NOTE: If you plan to embroider the shoes, like ours, trace the pattern pieces and the design onto the fabric and embroider according to the instructions on the page overleaf before cutting out and sewing. 1 Trace the pattern pieces onto the fabric and cut 2 sole pieces in outer fabric, 2 sole pieces in lining and 2 sole pieces in interfacing. Repeat for toe and heel pieces. 2 Cut 2 x 10cm pieces of elastic.…

DIFFICULTY: easy TIME: a few day YOU WILL NEED templates and size charts on page 115 5-6 balls (50g each) Nurturing Fibres Eco-lush in Vanilla Vinnis Colours Serina Flame 669 and Crimson 674 for flower petals and Dark Peach 694 for flower centres, Forest 640 for stems and leaves 3,5mm crochet hook tapestry needle 1cm diameter round stickers to use as placeholders for the flower placement NOTES Keep to the same colour scheme for the flowers or use different colours to reflect your style. The top is worked in sections from the bottom upwards. You can make the top longer by lengthening section 1. The top should be gently hand-washed. ABBREVIATIONS beg – begin(ning) ch – chain stitch ch-sp – chain space cont – continue dec – decrease(ing) htr –…

Pink. Soft blush pink, rose pink, marshmallow, milkshake, softserve, a favourite dress, tutus! I paint a wall in the softest gossamer pink, a fresh breath for the house that has been so wintery for so long. It’s time to open the windows and let the outside air wander through the rooms like an inquisitive child who touches things, picks up cups, looks in the cupboards, because spring is coming and it is time for renewal. There is a pink for every taste: lilac, bubblegum, rose-tinted peach pink, bright bougainvillea party pink, the soft dustiness of earthy pink … shades that give our lives a new rhythm. Somewhere between the frolic of red and the tiptoe of white, pink is a hop and a skip. Spring is a season with so…

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Anything can be your canvas, even a plain white chair. Use flower silhouettes to create a lovely botanical pattern. It’s such an easy way to bring your garden indoors. DIFFICULTY: easy TIME: two hours YOU WILL NEED ♥ wooden chair ♥ flower silhouettes ♥ acrylic poster paint ♥ cardboard for flower silhouettes ♥ A4 sheet of paper ♥ craft knife and cutting mat ♥ paintbrush ♥ clear sealant HOW TO 1 Start by giving your chair a good clean and dry it properly. 2 Cut 4 or 5 flower silhouettes out of your cardboard in the sizes of your choice. 3 Apply a layer of acrylic paint to the one side of the silhouette and use this as a stamp to create your flower design. Place the silhouette painted side…

‘Every wine actually wants to become vinegar,’ says Nathalie Ammann as she carefully pours tots of vinegar into tasting glasses. Rozendal Farm, the home of the award-winning vinegars Nathalie has lined up for a ‘tasting’, is unsurprisingly surrounded by vineyards. It was after all once home to a red-wine blend that her father, Kurt, produced in the 1980s from grapes grown in the vineyards he and his wife Lynette planted. That’s until a Swiss visitor to the farm introduced Kurt to the concept of the healing potential of vinegar. It just so happened he was mulling over what to do with a flawed batch of wine from the 1988 vintage at the time. He was inspired and shifted his focus to converting the contents of the barrels into a balsamic-style…

BRAAIED SPATCHCOCK CHICKEN WITH CIDER GLAZE Splitting and flattening a chicken is a good idea as it helps it to cook faster and more evenly. This is especially good if you want to cook the chicken on the braai. The apple cider glaze is brushed on towards the end of the cooking time, to prevent it from burning, and adds fantastic, sweet and fruity flavour. Serves: 4-6 Preparation time: 30 minutes, plus marinating time Cooking time: approximately 1 hour ♥ 1 whole chicken ♥ 1 bottle (340ml) dry apple cider ♥ 2 cloves garlic, crushed ♥ 1ml smoked paprika ♥ 125ml tomato sauce (ketchup) ♥ 30ml honey ♥ 5ml Dijon mustard ♥ 10ml Worcestershire sauce ♥ 30ml apple cider vinegar SPRING VEGETABLE STEW ♥ 300g waterblommetjies ♥ 15ml canola oil…

DIFFICULTY: easy TIME: 1-2 days YOU WILL NEED ♥ top or garment of your choice ♥ templates on this page ♥ preferred tracing method ♥ embroidery thread ♥ embroidery needle ♥ embroidery hoop ♥ sharp scissors TO EMBROIDER 1 Trace your design onto your top using your method of choice. We traced our design onto the top using carbon paper and a pencil due to the small details involved. Other alternatives are using a water-soluble transfer pen or a light box. (You can remove visible drawing lines that your embroidery did not cover with spirits when opting for the carbon paper option.) 2 Fill in the areas with stitches that you think are best suited for the different elements or simply use stitches that you prefer. For the leaves and…

DIFFICULTY: difficult, with hand sewing and basic embroidery skills necessary TIME: a week or more FINISHED MEASUREMENTS This garment was designed as MEDIUM/LARGE. For XL use a 5mm hook or larger and thick DK. For SMALL use 4-ply yarn with 3,5mm hook or smaller. YARN FOR MAIN SWEATER COLOUR 500g Classic Yarns Viola Cotton DK Colour 26 (off-white/natural; 85% cotton, 15% polyester) OR 1 000 metres of soft yarn (more like 4-ply than thick DK) Substitute with Elle Pure Gold DK Vanilla, African Expressions Express Yourself Charmed Ecru or Stylecraft Batik DK Cream or any other SOFT yarn. FOR FLOWERS 20g Colour 1 Stylecraft Special DK Buttermilk 20g Colour 2 Stylecraft Special DK Apricot 20g Colour 3 Stylecraft Special DK Vintage Peach 20g Colour 4 Stylecraft Special DK Fondant 20g…

It’s our first get-together in ages. Our food is picture perfect and we are sitting outside at an old Stellenbosch wine farm, chatting our hearts out. My friend from our Matie days Sonja Burger and I dig deep. It’s time for a catch-up. Our parents are getting older, we remember hostel buddies, some already dead. She tells me about her children, I talk about mine (four-footed, the cats). We speak about our dreams. And how we hope to make them come true. And so we find ourselves at the power of visualisation. We both believe strongly in it. She comes across it often as a writer for international mental-health apps. And I have seen many times how it works. I believe that when you beam out certain requirements, it’s as…

@KATHRYNHASTINGSCO American artist Kathryn Hastings inspires us in this issue (see ‘Ink therapy’ on page 86) to put pen to paper and write letters by hand again. Take a look through her Instagram to see how her pretty stationery and luxury wax seals are helping to keep the art of letter writing alive in our modern world. @ATE.KITCHEN Daniel Loumeau is a designer from Durban who expresses his creativity in the kitchen. On his Instagram, he combines his love for food, photography and design and there’s also a link you can use to download his recipes. Turn to page 68 for his recipe for his sandcastle cheesecake. @SMITTENCRITTERS Joanna Wolfe from Durban will steal any child’s (and adult’s) heart with her cute fabric dolls and animals. Scroll through her Instagram…

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‘I have a soft spot for old houses and lots of colour. I am inspired by my surroundings, especially nature and when I feel good, creativity flows.’ Ella Vlug describes her style as eclectic, but the Bohemian look sets the tone. She enjoys blending vintage items with embroidered fabrics in bright shades and patterns, and daring choices in wall colours and carpets. Which is exactly what she did to this lovely old house from the 1920s. The family lived a few doors down in the same street in Zaandam in the Netherlands, but they had begun to outgrow that house. They knew the people who owned this house and asked them to let them know if they ever put it up for sale. And lo and behold, they did! However,…

DIFFICULTY: difficult TIME: 2-3 hours YOU WILL NEED ♥ white or light-coloured fabric ♥ flowers, leaves and twigs ♥ potassium ferricyanide ♥ ferric ammonium citrate ♥ paintbrush or sponge ♥ hardboard ♥ bulldog clips ♥ clear glass or Perspex ♥ latex gloves ♥ mixing bowl ♥ apron NO TE: The chemicals are not readily available in South Africa but most art shops will import them for you. We found ours on Amazon; delivery took about three weeks. In a relatively dark space, mix the potassium ferricyanide with the ferric ammonium citrate in a ratio of 1:1. Mix more than you think you’ll need as the fabric absorbs quite a bit of the liquid. Lay your fabric flat on the hardboard and, with the paintbrush or sponge, paint the mixture onto…

Everyone needs a utility belt, whether you use yours for garden tools or art supplies. Here is an easy one you can sew on your home sewing machine. DIFFICULTY: medium TIME: one hour YOU WILL NEED ♥ pattern on page overleaf ♥ 30cm ripstop nylon in the colour of your choice ♥ matching or contrasting machine thread ♥ nylon webbing (enough to go around your waist or hips) ♥ 1m matching narrow bias binding ♥ 1 clasp TO MAKE 1 Draw the pattern pieces onto the back of the ripstop nylon according to the measurements given and cut 1 piece of each. Fold the top edge of the back piece over to the wrong side then fold the top section over on the fold line and topstitch 50mm from the…

PISTACHIO SHORTBREAD WITH ROSE-WATER GLAZE Makes 24 ♥ 230g butter ♥ 150g sugar ♥ 300g flour ♥ 100g rice flour ♥ 50g finely chopped pistachio nuts (keep about 15ml aside) Glaze: ♥ 100g icing sugar, sifted ♥ rose water ♥ edible rosebud tea petals, finely crushed (available from Chinese supermarkets) Cream the butter. Add the sugar and beat until light. Add the flours and nuts and mix in gently until combined. Pour into a lined 20 x 20cm tin. Line the tin up two sides as well so the shortbread will be easy to remove once baked. Use bulldog clips to prevent the paper from falling in. Press the dough firmly into the tin. Use a glass with a flat bottom to press the dough down, making it as smooth…

DIFFICULTY: intermediate TIME: 3–4 hours MEASUREMENTS Size: Medium YOU WILL NEED ♥ pattern on page 116 ♥ graph paper for pattern pieces ♥ 4,5m linen fabric of your choice ♥ iron-on interfacing ♥ matching machine thread ♥ dressmaker’s pins TO CUT 1 Enlarge all the pattern pieces on graph paper to the actual size. Cut out 1 front panel, 1 back panel and 2 sleeves. 2 For the casings cut two strips on the bias: The middle strip is 10,5cm long and 3,5cm wide; the side and back strip is 85cm long and 3,5cm wide. 3 For the neck facings, make pattern pieces by drawing the front and back neck edges on the graph paper and measuring 3,5cm from the neck edge. Cut out and use as your pattern pieces.…

DIFFICULTY: tricky if you have never done it, but easy when you get the hang of it TIME: a few days CUSHION SIZE: 45cm diameter YOU WILL NEED ♥ dandelion diagram on page 114 ♥Amy Oxford punch needle size #10 from www.city sessions – the needle comes with a handy little booklet with basic information and tips on punch needling ♥ 60cm x 60cm monk’s cloth ♥ 50cm x 50cm wooden frame to stretch the fabric over (I used a stretched canvas as my frame and took the canvas off, but you can get one made) ♥ staple gun to stretch the monk’s cloth on your frame ♥ chunky yarn should be used with the 10# punch needle (make your own chunky yarn by using multiple strands of yarn together):…

She strokes a small mallet around the rim of a Tibetan singing bowl. It’s difficult to describe the sound. Deep, tonal, mysterious. An eery howl. I’m sitting in her living room, comfortable, on a soft cushion. It’s dusk in Tamboerskloof and even in the City Bowl it is quiet. Through the window I can see the arum lilies and Cape fynbos in the garden of her flat. Scents of thyme, origanum and rosemary hang in the air. Dainty white frangipani flowers look as if they are dripping from the tree; they take me back to my student days in Stellenbosch. There are a few ‘life’ sounds around us, but they’re soon drowned out when we start to breathe steadily. In, out, in, out. Deep breaths. The sound of the singing…

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