Noah's Ark

Hi Hi!

I made this for our church in honour of Reuben's christening (doop) on 23 Janaury 2011.

Tata!

Marika =)

Something special for Reuben's room...

Halloa!

Something special Werner & I made for Reuben's room.

It's a basic canvas which I semented and painted and then mosaiced the birds. Werner drew the branches & berries.

One of my all-time favourites!

Marika =)

Frames

Hallo again!

A few frames I've made over the last few months...

More soon to follow!

Marika =)

Tekkies!!!

Hi guys!

As I've told you before, my friend Tekkies (actually Tertia), does lovely mosaic, so here is a few of her latest projects.

I just love her originality!

Marika. =)

Andrew & Ethan

Hallo!

Two new name boards made it to the gallery. These are really great baby shower gifts...

Andrew's mom got one at her shower,

and Ethan is our little rock star!

Check out my next post!

Marika =)

Mister Robotto-man vs The Truck

Hello!

I am proud to welcome another mommy to my clientele! Mandy-Lee ordered two name boards for her two boys...

... a robot for Sebastian...

... and a truck for Jake.

By the way - Happy 1st birthday Jake!

Stay tuned for another name board I am making for Mandy-Lee's friend, Candice.

Till we meet again,

Marika. =)

For sale!

Halloa!

I have a few wooden blanks just waiting to be mosaiced!

So, just drop me an email with your specific colors and order (I can even try a name on them), and I will get right to it.

Here's a teddy bear...

... a dinosaur...

... and a tractor!

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Marika =)

A Few Firsts For Me!

Hi guys!

So I have a few "firsts" to share with you...

We finally decided on a name for our baby, and he will be known as Reuben Troskie!

So I finally had a name to work with and make a name board for his door. I also made another mosaic word for his room = DROOM.

Here's a peek at the two:

And another first for me, was that I had my first "outside" client. Someone whom I've never met, ordered a name board from me! She found me in the strangest way, but I am happy to welcome Niqui and her daughter Sienna to my mosaic family!

This little butterfly is for Niel & Luzanne's lil one, Anouk. Just have to actually meet up with them again to give this to her...

That's it for now.

Bye,

Marika =)

2010 Update

Wow, It's been a long time since I updated my blog!!! Sorry about that! Been a bit busy with the pregnancy and everything... I am proud to say I am now 28 weeks pregnant with a boy, and everything is going very well! =)

So, let me introduce a few of my latest projects!

I made this little utensil holder for my friends' baby, Andia, using decoupage & tiles.

My sister-in-law, Shani, got married in January, and this is the frame I made for them as a wedding gift.

This is also Shani's, with dark green paper decoupaged, and brown birds.

This double pot stands belongs to Gideoni, indeed very handy!

Anmarie ordered 33 coasters for a workshop at her work. I drilled holes into the one corner so the coasters got converted into a cute decoration.

Tekkies helped with this massive order! The last photo is her babies...

Speaking of Tekkies, here's some of her frames.
Okay, that's it for now! I am busy working on a few things, once they're finished, I'll post them asap!

Take care of yourself!

Marika. =)

Christmas is the time for giving...

Merry Christmas everyone! May you have a blessed time with your families and may 2010 be so much more than you bargained for!!!

This year my wonderful husband, Werner, decided he will use the wonderful talent God gave him, and paint something for the family for Christmas gifts.

I am so proud of my darling!

This one is for my sis, Christal...

...a black & white vase for Shani & Charles....

...leafs for Skoonma Annette & Skoonpa Manie...

...and a beautiful flower for Pa Ristoff & Evelyn.

And the Christmas gift he gave me? A baby!!!!!!! Yes, I am pregnant and super excited!!!

Lots of love,

Marika =)

Odds & Ends before Christmas...

Good Morning!

I have to tell you a story regarding this frame I made. Remember the "SWEM" I made for Susan, and her little angel loving it so much, and calling it Fantasties? Well, she loves seeing herself in the mirrors, so I made this mirrored daisy for Annabelle. Cute, huh?

Madre is spoiling her colleagues with pot stands for Christmas....

...one for Alida...

...and one for Zelna.

Shani ordered this chocolate brown keyring holder with white polka dots, and cake-forks bended so you can hang keys, or dishcloths, etc.

These are some of Tekkies' projects. Super nice!!!

That's all for now. Enjoy your Christmas!

Marika =)

SWEM! dis somer!

Halloa!

Susan het die mooi letters gekoop vir by hulle swembad, en gevra dat ek dit moet mosaic met spieëltjies. Selfs haar 3 jarige dogtertjie, Annabelle, het gesê dit lyk "fantasties"! So cute! =)



Ek het ook hieruit inspirasie getap en my nuwe besigheidskaartjies ontwerp en laat druk. Hierdie is die voorkant: