The Pretty Blog celebrates Easter!

It’s almost time for Easter, and we celebrated with the lovely Pretty Blog girls and Expresso Show. Nicola dreamt up a beautiful Easter celebration with the help of Hermien from Flowers in the Foyer - tune in on Friday morning around 8:15 on SABC 3 to see it all and visit the blog post here. It really is a MUST see! ;) We had so much fun creating pop up lasercut paper place mats, gift and name tags, Easter egg hunt signage and even got to make pretty stamps for Easter egg packets. Visit the blog post for some free printables with love from Seven Swans!

Thank you Claudia de Nobrega for taking the beautiful pictures. Oh and how adorable are those bunny cookies made by the always-fantastic Annari from Nelle Cakes?


Bright and Cheery Valentine’s Day

The Pretty Blog ladies dreamt up a bright and cheery Valentine’s Day and Seven Swans together with Nelle Cakes loved joining in! You can download the posters and tags here!

All images taken by Christine Meintjies




The Pretty Blog is celebrating Valentine’s Day!

We were so excited to create these Valentine’s Day cards for our The Pretty Blog readers! Who needs grand gestures if we have songs? ;) Visit the post here to download and print!

xx


The Pretty Blog DIY - Celebrating Movember

We had so much fun with this Pretty Blog DIY, oh man! ;) Posters and party decor to show your support for a great cause (read more about it here) can be downloaded from The Pretty Blog!


The Pretty Blog Bridal Shower - Fields of Gold

When The Pretty Blog asked us to create a bridal shower to feature on the blog, we jumped at the chance of creating something truly South African. At once nostalgic yet fresh, rustic yet glamorous… in a nut shell it is farm girl gone glam or as we like to call it “boere chic”

Working with amazing service providers such as Annari from Nelle Cakes and Mariette from Vars Liefde we dreamed up a beautiful setting which is piece of cake to copy. See the full post with beautiful images by Christine Meintjes here and don’t miss the post where we show you how to get the look, here.


The Pretty Blog DIY - Boy or Girl?

Annari from Nelle Cakes and I, loved dreaming up this pretty party idea for The Pretty Blog - a gender reveal baby shower! Read the full post here and receive loads of free printables to recreate your own party.

Thank you to Nicola for helping us with the styling, Claudia from VDA Studios for the lovely pics, Rina-Marie for the beautiful table (contact here at rinamack@gmail.com to rent) and the use of her AWESOME stoep as well as Nest Vintage Shop for the green scale and other gorgeous props.







The Pretty Blog DIY - Table Numbers

We share yet another easy-to-do printable for our brides to be at The Pretty Blog. Every wedding needs table numbers and these stylish black and white numbers fit almost any theme.

Get the download in either Afrikaans or English, numbers 1-20 right here!


The Pretty Blog DIY - Pretty Paper

We made colourful note cards for this week’s Do-Able DIY on The Pretty Blog, and while having so much fun with them we decided to just jump right in and create matching gift labels too! You can use them for just about anything - sneak them into your little one’s lunch box or hide a special note under your loved one’s pillow, punch a whole through it and with a piece of ribbon tie it to a bunch of flowers or gift to say thank you, happy birthday or I love you.

So easy, and you can print it right at home! Download the freebies here!


The Pretty Blog DIY - Chocolate wrappers

Today, we share an easy gift idea on for The Pretty Blog’s DIY Thursday - custom message chocolate wrappers!

Often, one just want a very quick and small pressie to say thank you or let that special person know you are thinking of them, BUT mostly food packaging is a little bit naff and you spend more time wrapping and covering than you actually had. Well, DIY Thursday to the rescue! Just download the template here and print! Now you have your own super cute and very special wrapper to cover up that yummy Lindt Bar!


The Pretty Blog DIY - Easter Cupcakes in a Jar

We had a fabulous time with Annari from Nelle Cakes to create this Easter DIY for our lovely The Pretty Blog readers. Annari baked perfectly fluffy and spicy carrot cake cupcakes with the most delicious frosting to make up this cute-as-a-button dessert in a jar. Perfect for two lovebirds to share on a Easter sunset picnic, or use one cupcake in a smaller jar for single servings or even as a wedding favour.

We decorated the jar with a paper bunny cuff and message discs on the lid. View the full post and get the recipe and templates here.



The Pretty Blog DIY - Recipe Cards

At Seven Swans we are always on the lookout for new kitchen tea and bachelorette ideas, but when a traditional activity remains a firm favourite, we prefer to spice things up rather than just change the tradition all together. SO for The Pretty Blog’s Thursday DIY, we created these pretty recipe cards. Now you can just add your own recipe and take along as part of the bridal shower gift. Or spoil your own love nest with a pretty selection of favourite recipes!

Download here!


The Pretty Blog DIY - Cheese flags

When foodie, Nicola, from The Pretty Blog asked us to make some cheese flags for The Pretty Blog’s Do-Able DIY our eyes almost glazed over as we were imagining stacks of camembert and brie, huge helpings of blue cheese and yummy mature chedder all with cute cheese labels and pretty food decor.

We have posted an easy make-it-yourself idea where you just need ribbon and sosatie sticks, as well as FREE printable cheese labels made specially for our The Pretty Blog readers - so head on over!


We’re having a party at The Pretty Blog

We told you, we have been dreaming up creamsoda and marshmellow filled days! Well I guess its because we have been busy putting these cutesy FREE PRINTABLES together for our Pretty Blog readers. From customisable party invitations (both in English and Afrikaans), to straw flags, cupcake toppers and colour paper to do with what you please (bunting or paper napkins, even giftwrap perhaps?), you can click here to get them for FREE.

Have fun!!


Valentines Day DIY on The Pretty Blog

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we thought this DIY, posted last year on The Pretty Blog might come in handy! Create your own airmail inspired love letter, complete with stamps, paper ribbon and vintage labels. It is so easy - just download and print here!


Seven Swans in Good News

The awesome event hire and party product company In Good Co, asked Sevens Swans to create a few printables for their Good News Issue No 26. And since it was in celebration of Valentine’s Day, Seven Swans couldn’t wait to join in the fun! You can download anything from gift wrap, to cupcake toppers, note cards, invitations and even a cutesy Valentines Rosette FOR FREE from In Good Co. Valentine’s Day is around the corner, so quick, head on over!


The Pretty Blog DIY - Thank you cards

It’s DIY Thursday on The Pretty Blog and our free printable for today is a handy little something every bride needs - Thank You Cards! Print out (they are available in Afrikaans and English) and attach to that bottle of wine/bunch of flowers you have been meaning to send to your helpful driver/last minute rescue seamstress/ amazing maid of honour. We designed them to form part of a little personal suite which you can also find here.

Visit the full post to download the templates.

Have fun!

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