Sweet Saturday

Treats and coffee

The May I Heart Market held last Saturday was a wonderful success! We had such a great time seeing everyone perusing through the stalls and socializing wirh friends and traders.

The day was chilly but the atmosphere was still amazing and we thank all those who stopped by. We all warmed up with coffee from the Coffee Guys and munched on delicious muslie with fresh fruit and yogurt from our new trader Juice up. 

We also indulged in some homemade crunchies, a favourite in the I Heart Market office and loved by our team. There are always a few stashed in our bag to snack on so here's the recipe. They are oh so delicious and a must for every kitchen. So bake up a storm everyone and fill those jars with these tasty treats that are close to our hearts.

 

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Image thanks to Pinterest

To make:

250ml cake flour

250ml sugar

500ml oats or muslie

100g margarine

30ml syrup

5ml bycarb

5ml hot water

 

Mix all the dry ingredients together.

Melt margarine and syrup in a pot.

Mix bycarb with the hot water, then add to the syrup mixture.

Pour the syrup mixture into the dry ingredients and mix well unitl all the dry mixture has been incorporated.

Grease or line a baking tray with foil or wax paper and empty the mixture in.

Tighly pack it in, pressing it down.

Bake for 4-15 minutes. Test if it's ready by pressing gently on the top, if firm, remove from the oven.

Cut into squares, wait 5 minutes then remove from tray onto a cooling rack.

 

Our secret tip:

Melt some dark chocolate and spread or drizzle it over the top once the crunchies are cool.

Simply delicious. Enjoy.

 

 

Creativity, crafts and cake

Lets get creative kids

Today's the day, I Heart Market for the month of May and we are rather thrilled. 

Come visit us at the market, held at the Imbizo Lawns opposite Nino's at Moses Mabhida Stadium. Bring friends and family for a wonderful day of crafts, clothing, trinkets and tasty delights with a whole host of fun activities and good music.

Speaking of activities, make sure you bring the kiddies along to have an afternoon of enjoyment with one of our new stalls, Your Mum's Cakes for some cake decorating.

Icing, icing everywhere. But what a fun way to spend the day! Make sure you keep a look out for Your Mum's Cakes today and get decorating.

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VENUE CHANGE for Saturday!

I heart will be back in it's usual spot this Saturday, north side of the stadium opposite Nino's. 

A Gardening we did go

Planting Pretty

This weekend we were feeling creative and decided on a bit of D.I.Y.

We came across this wonderful idea for garden pots from A Beautiful Mess that is simple, inexpensive and a lot of fun.

All you need is some Lace, craft glue, a box of old ceramic or clay pots, scissors, paintbrush and plants. We decided on some lovely succulents to go in these renovated pots but any plants will do.

Start by brushing glue all over a pot with the paintbrush. Stick the lace over the glue covering the pot or to a design of your creation. Then to Finnish off, brush a layer of glue over the top of the lace and allow to dry. Once they are completely dry, start potting those plants and decorate your garden.

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Images thanks to A Beautiful Mess.

Reminiscing

An afternoon to remember

On the weekend, we stopped in at Spiga d'oro to check out the live music, sip on some BOS Ice Tea, relax and soak up the courtyard sun on the terrace. What a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon. It got us chatting and reminiscing about I Heart Market's Suitcase Showcase event that took place here a short while ago, such a great success.

The people, the sunny day and the inspiring display of creativity. We have such fond memories of that day so we thought we would share some special moments of that market with all of you. Enjoy.

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Later skater...

Another insane concept and poster from Dominic Strauss.

See y'all there!

Whole lot of Dirty...

Dirty collective is back at I heart market this month with some sick winter stock and collaborations from local designers.