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D E C E M B MAKE YOUR WORLD BEAUTIFUL E R 2 0 1 6 8 d) 3e CEMBER 2016 • No. 4SA R42,90 (VAT includeign countries R45,40mibia N$45,40 ERora D• FN 8 3 4 2 1 IS 006 S 4 U 6 E 2 NO. 4 819 3 1 8 7 7 9 DECEMBER 2016 Craft & décor 55 Counting down: make the run-up to Christmas lovely 56 Convert coffee filters and cardboard into the prettiest angel wings 58 Embellish a wire-heart wreath with air-dry clay ornaments 60 Fold a string of festive lanterns from colourful cardboard 62 Count down the days with an Advent calendar – we show you two ways 66 Add a touch of festive greenery to your décor with moss 67 Under the tree: choose a few of our ideas to decorate your Christmas tree 68 Sew animal shapes: embroider the details or use a picture transfer technique 74 Turn a brown paper packet into Santa’s golden gift bag 76 Make a Christmas tree piñata 26 78 Give tired old ornaments a classic new look with decoupage 79 Write a seasonal message with Scrabble letters 80 Make two types of baubles from paper remnants 84 Decorate air-dry clay shapes with pictures and gold leaf 87 All set to celebrate: dress your festive table beautifully ON THE COVER: 88 DIY crackers – choose your own paper and the contents • STYLING: HANNES KOEGELENBERG • PHOTO: ED O'RILEY 90 Brighten up your table with cute reindeer bags and boxes 92 Fold your napkins in the shape of a Christmas tree On the cover Thirty-five projects step by step 27 Find all your festive food here 35 STEP-BY-STEP PROJECTS 55 Make-it-yourself Christmas Food & entertaining Your life 27 Back to basics: we show you step by step how to 16 Reader’s house: every corner is styled to perfection make the perfect Christmas meal 98 Beauty: care for and protect your neck, hands and feet 28 Starters: tempura prawns with sour cream and chives 102 Your letters dipping sauce, roasted butternut and sesame dip, seared beef carpaccio with blueberry dressing Regulars 32 Main dishes: leg of lamb baked in salt dough, stuffed fish roast, roast and carve a chicken, 4 From the editor stuffed rolled pork loin 6 Things to do this month 42 Side dishes: festive salad, gravy, roast potatoes 9 Quote of the month 46 Sweet things: chocolate and berry trifle, snowflake 10 Things to read this month biscuits, roasted peach and hazelnut praline ripple 12 What’s new around town and in the shops ice cream, cranberry nut bread ring, reindeer biscuits 104 Subscribe and save 96 Bake and ice spekulaas biscuit place cards 107 In your next Ideas 104 Subscribe Follow our pinboards SAVE! and be inspired every month Visit us on pinterest.com/ideasmagazine 59 85 66 To make this CRAFT AN AIR-DRY CLAY WREATH ADD A BIT OF BLING DECORATE WITH MOSS month 77 63 89 MIX-AND-MATCH ADVENT BOXES HAVE FUN WITH A PIÑATA TREE CRAFT YOUR OWN CRACKERS 91 81 78 MAKE REINDEER PARCELS FOLD PAPER DECORATIONS DECOUPAGE BAUBLES Tweet with us Stay in touch Follow @ideas_magazine on Twitter Visit us at facebook.com/ideasmag eople are fond of using the expression that something is like childbirth – despite your firm resolve never to repeat it, with time you forget and before you can wipe your eyes, you’re doing it again. The two years that have passed since my last Christmas decoration session with my godchild Anelle were not quite long enough for me to forget it and I gave everyone ample notice that this time we’re keeping it simple and enjoying a peaceful time together. And to make it as easy as possible, I added that this year’s theme is just white. Mistake number one was using the word ‘theme’. For a can’t-sit-still DIY fanatic this word is like a red rag to a bull. Or a white one in this case. It wasn’t long before her first photos and proposals emerged from their digital depths to show me in which direction she is heading. As I’m sitting here writing, I’m weighing the pros and cons of falling into the trap. On the one hand there’s a pile of books waiting, the beach is just a few bus stops away and I know I can still set a reasonable table relatively quickly and easily. On the other hand there’s fellow-maker pressure and this month’s step-by-step issue with its myriad fold and glue projects that would fit in so well with a white (or any other) theme. Keep an eye on my Instagram feed closer to Christmas to see what I have decided to do. If nothing appears there, then you know. . . In the meantime I hope you all still have a little energy in reserve to tackle our projects with enthusiasm and to show us your photos. A little effort and your personal touch remain the best way to make the family and the occasion feel special. For our team photos this year, we played around on Snapchat. May your festive season be filled with joy, peace and love. • Follow me on instagram.com/terenaleroux. If you see this icon on a project, it means that its step-by-step video will be loaded during the month to make your projects even easier to do. 4 IDEAS December 2016 December 2016 IDEAS 5 6-18 December Made in the Cape Christmas market, Cavendish Square, Claremont. compiled by LARA FOREMAN [email protected] 9-22 December The ‘Ek Lief Krismis’ market takes place in Eden Place, 1-3 December The Wilderness Kraaibosch in George. It’s open from Open Gallery Art Exhibition at 9am to 6pm every day. You’ll find the Wilderness Hotel includes art décor items, clothing, handbags, soap, workshops such as painting, pastel on jewellery, ceramics, sweet treats and sandpaper, leather work, driftwood more. Go to ekliefkrismis.co.za. sculpting and crochet. Search for 11 and 18 December Shop for hand- Wilderness Open Gallery on Facebook. made crafts, food, beer and wine at the 3-4 December Taste South Africa’s Kirstenbosch Craft and Food Market. Visit this market in Modderfontein finest Cap Classiques and a selection There’s also a jazz band and pony rides in Gauteng on the first and last of French champagnes at The Magic for the kids. Search for Kirstenbosch Saturday of each month from 8am of Bubbles Festival at the Huguenot Craft and Food Market on Facebook. to 2pm. For the festive season Monument in Franschhoek. Tickets 14 December The Stellenbosch Street they’re open on 3 and 10 December. cost R350. Go to franschhoek.org.za Soirées bring together live music, wine The market has over 80 stalls selling for more information. and food in a street-party format. They everything from breakfasts, fresh take place from 6pm every second produce and handcrafted cheeses and last Wednesday of the month to ceramics, plants and décor items. until the end of March 2017. Street There’s also a kiddies’ arts and crafts food will be on sale and R70 gets you section. For more information, a glass for tasting the wines. For more search for Fresh2U Farmer’s Market information, call 021 886 4310, or go on Facebook. to wineroute.co.za. 16-18 December Enjoy oysters and bubbly, wine and cheese, fresh bakes and burgers at the Our Favourite Take a blanket for a picnic under Things Market at Gabriëlskloof in the the trees, or feed the ducks while 5-22 December Stall holders at the Overberg. Shop for jewellery, clothing, the children enjoy train rides, Simply South Gift & Craft Fair at the quilts, ceramics, toys and knits. There a jumping castle, sand art and NG Church in Ladies Mile Road in will also be music and a shuttle service. more. The market features artisan Bergvliet sell toys, home décor, food For details, call 028 284 9865, email food and locally produced and gifts, Christmas cakes, plants, jewellery [email protected] or search handpicked crafts. It takes place and natural body and health products. for Gabriëlskloof on Facebook. on the first and third Sunday of Search for Simply South Gift & Craft 19-23 December The Boerevintage the month from 10am to 3pm. Fair on Facebook or call 083 618 6366. Gift Market takes place at the NMMU Festive season markets take place 6 December Spier wine farm’s Festival campus at Saasveld just outside on 4 December from 10am to 3pm of White Lights takes place at 8pm. George. There will be more than and 16 December from 1pm to It’s a fun way to celebrate the festive 120 stalls. Entrance is free. For more 8pm. For more information, go to season with the family. For more information, search for Boerevintage centurionmarket.co.za. information, go to spier.co.za. Geskenkemark on Facebook. 6 IDEAS December 2016 30 November – 4 December Find SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY handcrafted goods, decorations, treats and activities for the kids at the Montecasino Christmas Market in Fourways. Go to montecasino.co.za. 2 December Gauteng Opera’s Christmas Concert is on at the Linder Auditorium in Parktown. Take along an unwrapped gift for a child – the 16 presents go to the Orlando Children’s Home. Book through Computicket. Day of 2 December – 8 January 2017 Take Reconciliation the family to the Garden of Lights at 24 the Peermont D’oreale Grande Hotel 19 at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park from 7pm to 10pm daily. Tickets cost January Christmas IDEAS Eve from R25. Book at webtickets.co.za or on sale a Pick n Pay money counter. 3 December The Crafters Fair at 25 31 the Northfield Methodist Church in Benoni features more than 120 stalls. Entry is free. Go to craftersfair.co.za. Christmas Day of Public New Year’s 3 December The Linden Market & Day Goodwill holiday Eve Champagne Lane is open from 8.30am to 4pm. Go to thelindenmarket.com. 3-18 December Support the Nickel Xmas Market in Zwavelpoort in Pretoria, organised by the Kungwini Welfare Organisation. Entrance is 29 November – 3 December The free. Go to nickelmarket.co.za. Kroonheuwel Krismismark takes place 22 December The Great Moscow in Verwoerd Street in Kroonstad. For Circus opens at Montecasino. Go more info, call 083 635 2851 or search for to greatmoscowcircus.co.za or Kroonheuwel Krismismark on Facebook. GreatMoscowCircusSA on Facebook. 15-24 December Shop at the Parys Christmas Market in Schilbach Street. The market is open from 9am to 6pm. For details, call 082 958 6312 or 056 811 4994. 1-4 December Christmas in the Home takes place at the Boardwalk Exhibition Centre in Port Elizabeth. 11 December Wrap It Up – The Christmas Details on their Facebook page. Gift Market takes place at The Tusk 3-4 December Join the art meander Umfolozi Casino in Empangeni. Entrance in Port Elizabeth from 9am. Buy a costs R30; children under 12 free. For more map from Art on Target in Essexvale info, email [email protected]. for R20. Call 078 203 6034 or email 13-17 December At the KZN Christmas [email protected]. Market Festival at the City Hill Church in 10, 17, 24 and 31 December Attend Hillcrest, you’ll find more than 200 stalls, a the Rhodes Market from 9am in the food court and entertainment for the kids. main street in Rhodes. For more For more information, go to kzncmf.co.za. information, call 083 327 1724. 15-18 December The Shongweni Farmers 26 December The Sheep Festival in Market hosts its annual Christmas Rhodes is open from 10am to 4pm. Extravanganza. Entry is free. For more For details, call 083 659 3271. information, email info@shongwenimarket. co.za or go to shongwenimarket.co.za. Choose fresh produce in season to ensure the best in nutrition and flavour, as well as the best price, and reduce your carbon footprint at the same time. HERBS: chives, mint, sage, thyme, marjoram, origanum, basil, rosemary, fennel, dill, bay leaves. VEGETABLES: globe artichokes, green beans, sweet peppers, carrots, courgettes, cucumbers, brinjals, garlic, lettuce, mealies, mushrooms, onions, parsley, potatoes, pumpkin, radishes, spinach, squash, sweet potatoes, tomatoes. FRUIT: cherries, figs, nectarines, peaches, plums, bananas, lemons, litchis, mangos, pawpaw and papaya, pineapples, spanspek, watermelons, rhubarb. FLOWERS AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER: agapanthus, allium, alstromeria, amaranthus, Y anthiriums, Asiatic lilies, LE RI calla lilies, carnations, O’ D celosia, chincherinees, E O: chrysanthemums, OT H delphiniums, everlastings, P gerbera daisy, gladiolus, TH • MI lavender, lisianthus, orange S N balls, roses, sea holly, RI A sunflowers, trachelium, some G: C N proteas and fynbos. LI Y T S 8 IDEAS December 2016 – Jon Kabat-Zinn [email protected] compiled by DIANA PROCTER NON-FICTION AND FICTION Wild As It Gets by Don Pinnock (Tafelberg, R240) What’s your cat up to when you’re not around? Do dragons exist? Are clouds alive? Why did three men risk their lives for a penguin D egg? These are just a few LIE P of the questions puzzled UP S CRAFT & LIFESTYLE range from simple outlines roasted cauliflower with over by the author, who R O Annie Sloan Paints Everything to intricate combinations garlic and thyme, Diana realised a while back that EY L (Cico, R299) and unusual perspectives. takes the kind of ingredients he knew nothing about the O’RI Paint can transform any The compact book will fit we are most likely to find in natural world. So he set out ED S: surface in your house. As in your handbag, making our cupboard and fridge – to discover it. 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