December Free Printable Calendar

It's almost December! I've been so crazy busy with work that I almost forgot to share the December calendar - yikes! Here's wishing you the most wonderful and safe festive season :)

If you haven't got your December free printable calendar yet get yours now, below! (Lucky Packet subscribers get theirs first PLUS an extra freebie). And do share this post with others who might enjoy it :)

I love when people share pics of their calendars in use! Share yours via twitter, facebook, instagram or pinterest using the hashtag #happinessis_calendars. 

Enjoy your calendar 
& have a wonderful holiday season!

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Verve Café, Umhlanga

Verve Café is an awesome new coffee shop that opened recently in Umhlanga, and it has instantly become my favourite place north of the river. My judgement of a coffee shop is not usually based on just coffee, but on the location, the general vibe, decor, staff friendliness, and food/cake/coffee selection. They've done a fantastic job with the decor here, the most striking and defining factor of course being the very large art piece taking up a whole wall as you enter. The whole place has a comfortable, old feeling with lovely old furniture and items of interest all over. Those couches are just magnificent.

 

Verve is at 59 Meridian Drive in a little office park called Outlet Park (first shop on the left when you turn in). It's just down the road from Duke & Duchess, my other favourite Umhlanga spot. They're open Monday to Friday 7:30am to 4:00pm.

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The Durban Good Food & Wine Show 2014

I experienced the Good Food & Wine Show for the first time this year, so thought I'd share a taste of what it was like (haha, pun totally intended). It was at first pretty overwhelming - there were so many stalls and so much to see, lots of little demo areas all over with interesting people to watch, as well as the celebrity chef theatres which were at an extra fee. I tried to take lots of pics, but unfortunately they aren't the best as it was really busy and it's pretty difficult to get good pics in such a crowd without getting all up in people's faces. But I think it gives you a good idea of the general vibe...

November 2014 Free Printable Calendar

It's that time again.. calendar time! In case you missed it, I recently designed a free desktop wallpaper pattern for Hello Pretty's #WDC2014 Desktop Wallpaper Project.  The pattern was so popular and well received that I decided to bring it across to the November calendar as well, so you can have it printed out! (Get the desktop wallpaper here if you haven't already!)

If you haven't got your November free printable calendar yet get yours now, below! (Lucky Packet subscribers get theirs first PLUS an extra freebie). And do share this post with others who might enjoy it :)

I love when people share pics of their calendars in use! Share yours via twitter, facebook, instagram or pinterest using the hashtag #happinessis_calendars. 

Enjoy your calendar 
& have a wonderful November!

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Great Advice from James Victore

If you're an artist, illustrator or designer, or anyone creating your own work really, this is for you. James Victore has a fantastic video series called Burning Questions where he answers lots of commonly asked questions from the creative field. They're done in a way that's super inspiring, and gives you the conviction to stand your ground if you aren't at that point yet. Great advice for those just starting out, or thinking of starting out, or those who are in the game and need some reminders. Here are just two that I feel strongly about and could go on and on talking about myself...

"James Victore is an artist, activist, author and firestarter who teaches creatives how to illuminate their individual gifts in order to achieve personal greatness. Described as "part Darth Vader, part Yoda," James is widely known for his timely wisdom and impassioned views about design and it's place in the world."

Check out the rest here, they're really worth a watch!

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