I have always enjoyed working with my hands, and dabbling in a bit of decorating. My greatest source of inspiration and information has been all the lovely ladies on the decorating board at country sampler. Come join us sometime: country sampler decorating site. Click on the link to the forum.
Anyway, here are a few of my projects that I have managed to document:
Matthews room, as decorated by Salomie and Nikki in October '02 - Piketberg house
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Gracie's Rag doll - Wendy
The pattern for this doll is in the November/December '05 issue of Threads and Crafts Magazine.
I really enjoyed making this ragdoll. It is my second one that I have made - I made my first when I was still in high school, and I gave her to a little girl as her first dolly.
Since making Wendy, I have discovered that there is a whole doll making fraternity in the US specialising in "primitive" style dolls. If you are interested, visit
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Painting the Fish Hoek Flat - 14 December 2005 - Thanks to S'bu (19 hours)
I have always firmly believed that you should surround yourself with colour, and I am so pleased that I was given the opportunity to paint here. I only had 3 criteria for the paint - quality washable paint in a warm colour that will match any colour scheme. See what you think:
Before
After
Very nice! As you can see, it matches everything! This colour can be quite deceiving as it seems to change colour in different light.
Just a note on the couch - it used to be cream, but I had it dyed this yummy chocolate brown. For just R480 I got a new couch!
Couch Before
