Save your RSS feeds before Google Reader closes!

Google Reader is officially over on Monday next week, but don't be afraid - the other feed readers have made it super easy to import all your Google Reader stuff with no hassle and in some cases keeping all your bookmarks, stars, and categories. So if you like to keep up with all the bloggyness in one place via RSS, here are two of the most popular options...

Bloglovin' - A popular choice for many people. It looks great and is pretty good with functionality. This article has a very comprehensive look at what you can do with Bloglovin' and how to do it. Find Happiness is.. on Bloglovin' here.

Feedly - This is what I use. I switched over quite a long time ago, just because I found it looked better than Google Reader and I liked the functionality, which is very similar to GR. Here's an article explaining a bit about how it works and what you can expect. You literally just have o sign up and they import everything automatically, you don't even have to do anything. Here's Happiness is... on Feedly.

If you haven't used RSS feeds and readers before, give it a try! It's a great way to keep up to date with all your favourite blogs in one place, and way more convenient that bookmarking. And it's really pretty simple!

Business Cards and Party Tags

If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram you may have seen some shots of my new business cards. 

The problem: I've never quite felt happy with my business cards, and then I realised it's coz they feel so impersonal when they just share your name and basic contact info. Yes, that is the point of a business card and that's how they are usually done, but I wanted something more. 

The solution: I turned my business cards into an introduction and a keepsake of sorts. I did this by using a friendly greeting and conversational wording on the front along with the necessary info; I wanted to make it feel like I'm talking to you when you read it, so I kept the tone fun and informal. Then on the back I used close-up crops from my sketchbook to create an interesting visual element that will hopefully encourage people to keep it around and visible a bit longer than they otherwise might. And instead of just one design, I did twelve!

What do you think? 

Did you go to the Durban Etsy Craft Party last week? Here are some tags I got to decorate for the event!

I'd love to hear your feedback! :)

Free July Calendar Printable

It's already July next week! I was so stoked by the positive response to the June calendar and I really hope it was useful. Here's another free printable calendar for July featuring original hand drawn and watercolour illustrated elements by me. If you have any suggestions or comments about it, I'd love to know, so please do share :) Enjoy!

July Calendar Free Printable

Buttons & Blooms and Beautiful Bouquets

I was working from the Antique Café the other day and couldn't help but stop and snap these beautiful flowers at the stall outside by Buttons & Blooms. A lot of them were so unusual, and just looked so lovely in the afternoon light. Next time you need an impressive bunch, pay them a visit! 

They all look so beautiful and kind of romantic and French on the little veranda. Find them at 93 Churchill Road, Morningside, Durban or visit their blog.

Fun new stationery stuffs!

Feeling a bit under the weather today so posts may be a bit slow this week, but look what I got in the post the other day! I was super lucky to win the Doolally Daisy giveaway run by Clever Bird Banter! As you can see, it was quite a load of goodies, including 10 rolls of washi tape, a wooden clip set, a 28 piece wooden alphabet stamp set, a pack of cute sticky notes and a brown tag notebook. What a treat!

I love the new Carve-a-Stamp kit they've just got in, check out all their cool products here!

Creatures of the Night

Bryan Cusack is a super talented sculptural artist making waves all over the place with his incredible animal driftwood sculptures. I got to check out his recent exhibition at the Factory Cafe - it was truly something to see...

Bryan is part of The WoodShack, a collaboration with Natasha Deary. Together they have extensive experience in the woodworking and design industries and use this to create a wide range of high quality indoor and outdoor projects. Their original art pieces and sculptures are created from driftwood gathered on the beaches of the Wild Coast and KwaZulu Natal. Work from the WoodShack is also currently available at the I Love Pop Up Shop at artSPACE Durban.

Hello Man, an exciting new online store - for guys!

By now you should be familiar with the awesome online store, Hello Pretty (where I have my goods on sale). They've just launched Hello Man, a brother site to Hello Pretty for guy's stuff! Get on over there and check it out and let all your man-friends know too.

Beautiful Instagrammed typographic compositions

I'm crazy about these typographic compositions by pomverte, aka Stéphanie, on Instagram. They're all so beautiful and well-composed. All her other images are great too, I find her whole feed so inspiring...

 Check out more on Instagram.