A Recycled Gift for a Friend

Hello my Silvery friends...It's been awhile since I've posted anything on Hive.
Life does seem to get in the way at times, springing up with little surprises, some bad and some good.
What can I say... I'm getting back on track and ready to move forward.

While in Cape Town, my daughter Angela took me to this quaint little shop in Melkbosch on the West Coast where they live called, "Blessings", where I bought a recycled gift for my dear friend @lizelle.

She was very excited about it and told me the #BOM for this month happens to be "Recycling"...Well!...a light bulb went off in my head as I didn't know where to start back on Hive, having taken so many pictures and all; I thought this would be a perfect time to share my experience in this little "Recycling" shop called "Blessings".

This little shop inspired me so, it made me realize how wonderful recycling actually is and how creative one can make it.

I must admit, I'm not always good at recycling my empty bottles and stuff, a few glass bottles here and there kept in the cupboard, a few plastic containers used for my gardening seeds, other than that, everything got turfed out... well that was before I was "converted" to recycling... omg!...after my visit to Cape Town, I'll be looking at my throw aways in a different...maybe in a more creative light Lol!.

The lady who owns the shop told me that everything in the shop is recycled, from the tables and chairs to the pictures on the walls.

Even the planter box is an old used bucket, giving the place a homely old world feel to it.
The cakes and sweets are all home made and sold in recycled bags and bottles.

As the owner is a "Lavender and Olive Tree Farmer", they make quite a lot of products from olives and lavender, like oils and creams.

The gift I bought for my friend was homemade, "Lavender Cream" and a "Macrame" made from recycle material.

I was most surprised when I asked for it to be gift wrapped, the Lady wrapped it in a beautiful recycled cloth, something I would never have thought of, it was so amazingly different from the ordinary paper gift wrap we buy. I just love the idea.

While I was waiting I couldn't help notice a gift wrapped in a beautiful recycled bag tired with lavender on a recycled table, waiting to be picked up by another customer.

I was so mesmerized by the beautiful recycled goodies in this shop, my family had to drag me out. Oh man!....my brain was working over time Lol!

This little shop had the most gorgeous handmade items for sale and well priced too.

Happiness is most definitely Homemade
I was told, on a friday night,this little place comes alive and buzzes, with the fire going and musicians playing music, a hearty homemade meal can be had at such a good price too.

They have two fires going, one inside and one outside, depending on the weather.
Can't wait to go back and experience the vibrancy of the place on a Friday night, I can only imagine what it must be like, with the music playing, the aroma of the homemade food cooking and the people chatting and enjoying themselves, a place for family and friends to gather.

On my way out I bought some homemade bread to make sandwiches for lunch, I didn't get to make anything with it as it was devowed to quickly by hungry mouths.

So Silver Mamma Chef made her homemade pie for dinner, Hehe!

Well that was my contribution to #BOM on Recycling, hope you have enjoyed it as much as I have sharing it with you.

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