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We are so excited to announce that we, Cara & I will be part of this year’s Kamers vol Geskenke! We have designed so many new products to be launched at this event.

Ceramics, crochet, wood, linen and paper art! Please join us at the following venues:

Bloemfontein

Opening night: Wednesday, 5 September 2012 (16:00 – 20:00)

Duration: Thursday, 6 September – Saturday, 8 September 2012

Hours: Daily from 8:30 to 17:00,
Friday from 8:30 to 20:00

Somerset West

Opening night: Sunday, 21 October 2012 (16:00 – 20:00)

Duration: Monday, 22 October – Saturday, 27 October 2012

Hours: Daily from 8:30 to 17:00,
Friday from 8:30 to 20:00

Southdowns, Irene

Opening night: Sunday, 25 November 2012 (16:00 – 20:00)

Duration: Monday, 26 November – Saturday, 1 December 2012

Hours: Daily from 8:30 to 17:00,
Friday from 8:30 to 20:00

These bags, that are made from raw linen, is a perfect little bag to use as a fork & knife bag on your table when hosting a special dinner! you can order them from me: elsje@meanttobe.co.za or purchase them at Kamers vol geskenke this year!

milla's Batmitzvah

This was the delightful celebration of a young girl turning 13 years old. The theme for the event was Rock Chic with a palette of cerise, soft pink and punk black with a touch of sparkle. We transformed the family home into a party venue with hot pink tent as focal point, shabby chic comfy lounge spaces, piñatas filled with sweets and gifts for the girls, pompoms, origami chandelier, butterflies and pink orchids. I decided to give this girl a wishing balloon tree (3m high) that was displayed in the garden. She wrote her wishes onto her wishing notes, attached them to the balloons and let them disappear into the sky! The dessert table, which was to die for, was styled as a tiered skirt, with customised sweets, designer cake pops and pink lemonade by Cara.

Cornelia hosted the stylish affair on their farm, Kalmoesfontein, just outside Malmesbury. A few of us worked together to create the perfect event for this special babyshower. It was very warm and loving with a cosy farm theme, complete with freshly laid fortune eggs as gifts for the guests. These fortune eggs is hollow eggs, filled with gold glitter and a personal fortune note for each guest! I used old egg carton boxes that we filled with delicious herbs from the farm and was then used as gift favour for our guests. The menu was printed in gold leaf on doilies that was placed at each seating. Oh, and the food made by my partner, Cara was a mouth full of delight! A very big thank you to Cornelia for letting us be part of this amazing event. Another gigantic thank you to Maree form Natural Light Photography http://naturallightphotography.co.za/http://naturallightphotography.co.za/ for the amazing photos, like always!

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wishing lights

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These wishing lights became a new trend amongst brides to light up there special day!

The lanterns are available to purchase from Meanttobe. But you know there is always a problem with something this amazing… so if you are planning to use these for your celebration day, be sure to check all your state and local rulings.

WHATS NEW!

Meanttobe now offers DIY wedding stationery

Feel like getting hands on with your wedding stationery, pasting, printing and decorating yourself? Do you want to give your guests the most amazing invitations to your special day without over stepping your budget?

We at Meanttobe know the important of invitations to a wedding day, as it is the first glimpse your guests will receive into your special day! So we decided to give our brides the opportunity to still have amazing invitations and other stationery for their wedding day without cutting on the flower or food budget :-)

How your DIY process will work:

1. You will decide on the look and feel for your stationery

2. You will contact me at elsje@meanttobe.co.za to place your order

3. We will have a discussion about the design for your stationery

4. You will receive a mock- up digitally to approve

5. You will receive a final invitation to see the results

6. We will than send you instructions & tips with a digital artwork that you will print out on your choice of paper and trim to perfection yourself.

This offer includes DIY

· Save the dates

· Invitations

· Seating charts

· Name cards

· Gift favors

· Menu’s

· Ceremony programs

· Exclusive extra’s

We will guide you and give you tips on how to make your stationery for your special day from start to finish!

HAPPY DIY!!!

about

Greece

Greece is a country with a particularly rich and ancient history.

The Classical Period of Greece History (6th -4th centuries BC) was the Golden Age and the most famous world wide; during this period lived the greatest philosophers and mathematicians.

Greece is a country of a great and diverse culture influenced by its place at the junction between the East and the West and by the many occupations endured by the Greek people throughout history, on mainland and the Greek Islands.

Greeks are particularly proud of their culture and stick to it with particular passion, feeling that their culture is a definition of their national and ethnic belonging. Traditions, religion, music, language, food and wines are the major composants of Greece Culture and constitute.

The cuisine of has influences from Italian, Balkan and Middle Eastern cuisine. Greek cuisine incorporates fresh ingredients into a variety of local dishes such as moussaka, stifado and spanakopita. Throughout people often enjoy eating from small dishes Too much elaboration is generally considered to be against the hearty spirit of the Greek cuisine.

Decorex's Inspirational Theatre

What a pleasure it was to present at the Decorex show this year! Reworking the Sunday lunch by creating wonderful food with Simonsberg cheese and styling the table in a effortless and affordable manner. I showed the audience how to wow your guests with easy and affordable decor.

Although this was very stressful, as we have never done something like this before, we enjoyed it very much! It was great that the audience came and spoke to us afterwards. It seems like people liked what we did!

Errieda du Tiot wrote a very flattering article about us at Decorex, which was published in Burger. Other than that, here are some beautiful photo's, taking by the very talented Roxy, of our Decorex presentation. The food was beautifully prepared and demonstrated by Cara, while I did the table styling for our Modern Sunday lunch!