Janesews

ELLE Editors Brunch in Association with Elizabeth Arden

33 Ways To Stay Creative

I am sure I got this from the beautiful Khumo’s Aososie Blog, but I could be mistaken wither way, I like it : )

My Home

One day I will own a home. It will be retro, artistic and fresh in style, warm in feel

and quaint in spiritJ   

Styling

I had mentioned that I was experiencing troubles posting, so this is one of those delayed posts, but none the less a relevant entry.

More and more I want to focus on my styling skills, I have opened a file labelled styling were I save images that are stylistically intriguing for my reference. The one below needs mention, and I am so excited because I have subscribed to ELLE Magazine, so will be getting my hands on more of this kind of work on a monthly basis now, thanks to my colleague Sthabile Msimang who is getting married soon so will be Sthabile Ndlalose J All the accreditation is on the last image.  

Skattie What Are You Wearing

Finally google has resurrected and not minute too late. I was blessed enough to be part of a delegate to go to Cape Town to Promote the Durban Fashion Fair Brand. I spotted Malibongwe from Skattie What Are You Wearing Blog and did not hesitate to say hello, and ask for a picture. He is really shy in person, painfully insecure in his body; he is not under exaggerating when he says this on his blog all the time. I wish he wasn’t he takes really amazing pictures. Though I am increasingly having to block out his crassness and I am wondering if I shouldn’t stop visiting all together but he takes really beautiful moments of fashion my word!

 P.S. I am wearing a dress from Zarth, one of the four local designers we sponsored to attend this JnB Met, the rest being Sandi Dani of Nguni Shades, Sandile of Duke, and Steve Mandy who paints on garments.Check out the Durban Fashion Fair facebook page.

Technical Difficulties

I thought it would be appropriate to apologise that I haven’t posted in so long. Google is giving me some trouble these days. Know that I still love this space and I am itching to share so many cool things I have discovered since last I updated.

Until we get past this hurdle, I leave you with this; Jeremiah 31: 16 – 17;

This is what the Lord says:

"Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded,” declares the LORD.

 “They will return from the land of the enemy. So there is hope for your future,” declares the LORD.

“Your children will return to their own land.

Solange Knowles

Wow, I die so many deaths to be born again in the splendidiness that is this Just Cavalli - Spring 2013 Riberto Cavalli ensemble. uhmm even the shoe, oh Solange you deserve a medal.

Totally Thandi

Not so long ago a person who I use to go to high school with and more importantly a "sister in the Lord" - Love that! made a blog entry about me. It was humbling to be written about, although I must say that she said something that I have taken to heart, something to the effect that I "waffle". I guess I could understand what she meant, especially because I agree with the particular blog entry she was referring to is plagued with long waning sentences, neither did I care to revisit to edit. Hence I shall take more care to craft my sentences and thoughts because although this is predominantly a fashion blog, words speak to me.

  I remember the last time I was blog surfing I took my time to read Thandies entry's. I quite enjoy her style of writing, its truthful. Hers is a Christian blog, a documentary of her journey with Christ. A great place to source comfort and even be learn about our Lord Jesus, check her out.

 Today I visited her again, and I found what surely I can say is from,a literary perspective is one of my favourite tone and messages of hers I have read thus far and the message just went straight home good God;

Wednesday, 26 December 2012

For the Lord is your life

Hey there, I've been away for a while to spend some time with family and friends in the Eastern Cape. I hope your festive season has been treating you well and that you haven't lost the real meaning behind this time; which is the celebration of our Lords birth.

Throughout these past few days, I've been pondering over a thought, a thought that was planted by a friend of mine, Mbali who said in an sms to me "There is no place like the will of God"

This scripture immediately ran passed my mind and has been for the past week:

The Offer of Life or Death

Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.

See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess.

This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

- Deuteronomy 30:11-20

I've been asking myself wether every area of my life was in line with Gods will. One thing that I know for sure though is that as good as it feels to go my way, it's true; no feeling, no passion, no carnal emotion can compare to being in Gods perfect will and being used by Him to bring fulfillment of His Word, of His kingdom on this earth.

In that last verse: Deuteronomy 30:20, it kind of concludes the whole paragraph by these simple 5 words that almost throw me off my chair, "For the Lord is your life." When the Lord is your life you won't need to think carnal, you won't need to depend on your own ability. For me this word came in power and might cause I like to question and reason why and how things work and happen. When the Lord is my life what He says doesn't always have to make sense at the time.

This is my resolution starting today even though the year hasn't ended yet. It should be my life resolution I guess. With that said, thank you for taking your precious time to read my blog updates. I've had a very exiting time on the blog scene despite the fact that I'm a newcomer. 2012 has been great 2013 is going to be even even better, I hope we all arrive safeley into the next year with an eagerness to serve God more. Its been real. See you on the flip side. Sweet!

Prada

I think the identification of this style is turtle shell. I love it.

Happy New Year

Happy new year, God bless you; Romans 12:12.

Jeremy Scott

I thought these where fun, I found them on Fancy Blog. Apparently they are Jermey Scott for Linda Farrow Projects.  

PineApple

If you have been so kind as to visit this space of mine in the hope to find new material, thank you and I am sorry I haven’t updated in a while. I won’t give an excuse to be honest.

Though do check out this fruity treat I found on PopYaCollar, I relate to this image:)  

The Sartorialist in South Africa Part 1

So pleased to have found these images the Sartorialist took while he was in South AfricaJ Go South Africa!!!

The Writtings on the Wall

Ever heard of the saying the writing is on the wall, I am certain you have, look what the bible says about it (Daniel 5:1 – 30 ) :

The Writing on the Wall

5 King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine with them. 2 While Belshazzar was drinking his wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver goblets that Nebuchadnezzar his father[a] had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them. 3 So they brought in the gold goblets that had been taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them. 4 As they drank the wine, they praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.

5 Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote. 6 His face turned pale and he was so frightened that his legs became weak and his knees were knocking.

7 The king summoned the enchanters, astrologers[b] and diviners. Then he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

8 Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant. 9 So King Belshazzar became even more terrified and his face grew more pale. His nobles were baffled.

10 The queen,[c] hearing the voices of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet hall. “May the king live forever!” she said. “Don’t be alarmed! Don’t look so pale! 11 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the time of your father he was found to have insight and intelligence and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners. 12 He did this because Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar, was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means.”

13 So Daniel was brought before the king, and the king said to him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah? 14 I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you and that you have insight, intelligence and outstanding wisdom. 15 The wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this writing and tell me what it means, but they could not explain it. 16 Now I have heard that you are able to give interpretations and to solve difficult problems. If you can read this writing and tell me what it means, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

17 Then Daniel answered the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the writing for the king and tell him what it means.

18 “Your Majesty, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness and glory and splendor. 19 Because of the high position he gave him, all the nations and peoples of every language dreaded and feared him. Those the king wanted to put to death, he put to death; those he wanted to spare, he spared; those he wanted to promote, he promoted; and those he wanted to humble, he humbled. 20 But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and stripped of his glory. 21 He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like the ox; and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and sets over them anyone he wishes.

22 “But you, Belshazzar, his son,[d] have not humbled yourself, though you knew all this. 23 Instead, you have set yourself up against the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life and all your ways. 24 Therefore he sent the hand that wrote the inscription.

25 “This is the inscription that was written:

mene, mene, tekel, parsin

26 “Here is what these words mean:

Mene[e]: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end.

27 Tekel[f]: You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting.

28 Peres[g]: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”

29 Then at Belshazzar’s command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck, and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom.

30 That very night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonians,[h] was slain,

 

Beautiful Spirits

I am currently working my way through Skattie what are you wearing’s blog list. Today I discovered Kwesi Abbensetts a photographer. Some of the stuff comes across a bit smelly, but there are a few images that really spoke to me like the one above. After a glances inspection I realised the back drop is a wall blanketed in leaves. And then depending on where you go first you see an afro and then eyes, I can see four pairs. There is one in the centre with red eyes, oh she is scary.  It all takes me to a word I received today 1 John 4: 1-6 :

Dear Friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognise the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.

You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world and, and the world listens to them.

We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognise the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.

The Rider

I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war.

His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no-one knows but himself.

He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood and his name is the Word of God.

The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.

Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations."He will rule them with an iron sceptre."He treads the winepress of fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 

On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:

                                  KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.  

Lastnight, I went to mid week service, and we where directed to Revelations 19 :11 - 16, as written above. I love the imagery, its so vivid and beautifull, like these images Irene Suchocki too. Miss Milli B first introduced me to them. But the post is about The Rider, can you see Him ?

Cicification

Found these amazing pictures in a blog I found myself exploring for a while today Cicifcation. The girl reminds me of someone I use to go to university with Mandisa. This works Solange, Les-Nubians, Juno-Temple, Esperanza-Spaulding and Corrine-Baile-Raye, I mean use your head!

Print on Print

I have to try this print on print trend. I think it’s me either, I am going to get something made, or I am going to go hunting for items that can best execute what I have in mind.I am also going to try hook up this loose curls afro. I saw this girl with extensions that I think would be able to "get the look", she said they where call talent diva and I could get them from Shwetha. On that! See Solange, she is my inspiration. I just love the randomness of it, it’s just so free. I want to be free, oh that reminds me of something I read today in one of those tracks that this lady hands out without fail everyday as she enters her taxi , it said ; Christ Jesus only can set you free. He whom the Son of God sets free is free indeed. (John 8: 36).

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