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		<title>Waxing lyrical &#8230; in Arnhem!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For anyone else who&#8217;s just as mad about wax print as we are here at the South is Blooming, there&#8217;s an exhibition for us at the Museum of Modern Art in Arnhem: Six Yards Guaranteed Dutch Design. Look at all &#8230; <a href="http://www.thesouthisblooming.com/blog/waxing-lyrical-in-arnhem/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Umculo Friday: reflections from Biko jnr</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week 22 years ago Nelson Mandela was released from prison. What an amazing 22 years it&#8217;s been for South Africa. It feels like the blink of an eye. So much has been achieved, so much remains to change. Today &#8230; <a href="http://www.thesouthisblooming.com/blog/umculo-friday-reflections-from-biko-jnr/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How&#8217;s that loving feeling?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day dear readers! I hope you&#8217;re all feeling the love in some shape or form. If not, we&#8217;ll show you some with free shipping on all our Valentiney products &#8211; like these beautiful double-sided enamel heart necklaces, handmade &#8230; <a href="http://www.thesouthisblooming.com/blog/hows-that-loving-feeling/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Umculo Friday: Tumi and the Volume</title>
		<link>http://www.thesouthisblooming.com/blog/umculo-friday-tumi-and-the-volume/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an act I should have covered ages ago, and several times: Tumi and the Volume. By now an institution in young South Africa. Intelligent, positive music. And they haven&#8217;t gone unnoticed &#8211; they&#8217;re playing at SXSW next month. &#8230; <a href="http://www.thesouthisblooming.com/blog/umculo-friday-tumi-and-the-volume/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>So that&#8217;s where you went &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.thesouthisblooming.com/blog/so-thats-where-you-went/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accessories]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As our products disperse over the world I&#8217;ve started to collect photos from their new owners, and decided to make them into a new photo series on our Facebook page. Check it out here. I love the photos! &#8230; and &#8230; <a href="http://www.thesouthisblooming.com/blog/so-thats-where-you-went/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Umculo Friday: Africa in your Earbuds</title>
		<link>http://www.thesouthisblooming.com/blog/umculo-friday-africa-in-your-earbuds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently discovered OkayAfrica&#8217;s mixtape series &#8220;Africa in your Earbuds&#8220;. Every month or so they ask a DJ for a playlist of their favourite African or African-inspired music. Awesome stuff &#8211; just the sheer range of sound and rhythm is &#8230; <a href="http://www.thesouthisblooming.com/blog/umculo-friday-africa-in-your-earbuds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Year&#8217;s Evolutions with extra Mellow</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And we&#8217;re back! Recharged (after a wonderful trip South) and growing slowly into 2012. I hope all of you are too! Usually the New Year starts with a psychic bang: fireworks, parties, and plans for a radical improvement in our &#8230; <a href="http://www.thesouthisblooming.com/blog/new-years-evolutions-with-extra-mellow/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Season&#8217;s greetings from TSIB</title>
		<link>http://www.thesouthisblooming.com/blog/seasons-greetings-from-tsib/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thesouthisblooming.com/blog/seasons-greetings-from-tsib/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From sunny South Africa we wish you a wonderful warm Christmas holiday and a new year filled with prosperity, joy and good health! We will be closed until January 9th, 2012. Orders can be placed between now and then but &#8230; <a href="http://www.thesouthisblooming.com/blog/seasons-greetings-from-tsib/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Ethnic exotica&#8217; and actual African awesomeness</title>
		<link>http://www.thesouthisblooming.com/blog/africa-en-vogue-burberry-wax-and-more/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thesouthisblooming.com/blog/africa-en-vogue-burberry-wax-and-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember Anna Wintour&#8217;s Vlisco coat? Well it&#8217;s from Burberry&#8217;s spring/summer 2012 collection, which featured wax print fabrics all over the show, as well as heavy &#8216;ethnic&#8217; influences &#8211; geometric patterning and big beaded accessories. (See Wintour&#8217;s coat in the background &#8230; <a href="http://www.thesouthisblooming.com/blog/africa-en-vogue-burberry-wax-and-more/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Umculo Africa: Afrosynth mixtape</title>
		<link>http://www.thesouthisblooming.com/blog/umculo-africa-afrosynth-mixtape/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thesouthisblooming.com/blog/umculo-africa-afrosynth-mixtape/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Friday afternoon, it&#8217;s cold outside, it&#8217;s crisis time, how about some good old escapism&#8230; to another time, and another place entirely&#8230; Find it on Afrosynth with their latest mixtape. Brought to you by DJ Okapi. What a gem. Happy &#8230; <a href="http://www.thesouthisblooming.com/blog/umculo-africa-afrosynth-mixtape/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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