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:

Europe Trip - Rome (24-26 Oct)

Saturday, 25 October 2009

We arrived in Rome, took a shower, and headed out the door. The Metro station was on the same block as the hotel, and for the first time this tour, we not only had a double bed, we had a queen size bed. Naaaice!

Werner was feeling sicker by the minute, but we still wanted to go get that first pizza! And with that I had home made Tiramisu, and Wer his first Gelato.

This church was right outside our hotel, and we actually went in on the Monday - beautiful - nothing like our churches here! The pizzeria was at Piazza del Popolo.

I sent Wer to bed after lunch, as he was really not feeling well. That evening we had dinner as Pastarito. OMG! What an amazing place! The have 21 different pastas, and about 15 sauces. So you mix 'n match the pasta with the sauce you want! Their pizzas are amazing as well! True Italian food, and of course, every meal had to be finished by Gelato!!!

Sunday, 26 October 2009

Okay, so I was very disappointed when I found out that the Vatican is closed on Sundays and that we will be arriving too late on the Saturday to make it. But, fantastic news!!! Every last Sunday of the month, the Vatican is open & free! So guess what - we went to Vatican City! A country within a city.


































Some artwork inside the Vatican, including the Greek Roman Goddess. In Rome they call her Diana of Ephesus, and in Greece they call her Artemis. She is the daughter of Zeus, and what made Werner pose with her for this photo, was the fact that she has many breasts! Somewhere in Rome, she was made into a fountain, and the water comes out of, well, her nipples...






























































































The Pope & I.











Werner with St Peters Basilica in the background. We later "stumbled upon" the Basilica, as we couldn't find it to get blessed by the Pope! :(













There were so many priests inside the Vatican, and finally I asked one for a photo! I did all these hand signals, thinking that he was Italian. After the photo was taken, he said in a very clear English: "God Bless You". Like Wer also said - it meant a lot coming from him! So at least we got blessed by someone that day!








And then, out of nowhere, I saw one of my "bucket list" items! A Swiss Guard in the original uniform! They are supposed to be the best guards in the world, and protect Vatican City.










After our wonderful Vatican experience and seeing the Sistine Chapel, and actually seeing the Creation of Adam, or as we call it, the Finger of God, we had some lasagna and headed for a sightseeing tour.

We saw Piazza Novonna and the Four Rivers Fountain by Bernini.

The Pantheon was another one of Werner's favourites!



At the Trevi fountain we saw this little devil, and then stared at the wonderfulness of the fountain, and of course, donated a few coins!






































I guess no trip to Rome is complete without seeing the Colosseum!






























Monday, 26 October 2009








We didn't do much today, but we did manage to get some stamps, and mail the last postcards!











We walked around a bit, and saw this old nun, and naturally I wanted a photo with her! She was so kind and couldn't understand a word English, but we managed to tell her we are from South Africa, and she was very 'thrilled', to say the least!









After that we had lunch at Pastarito again, and took a taxi to the airport. Rome has a massive airport, and we didn't have nearly enough time to enjoy all the duty free shops! After a truly terrible flight, it was finally home sweet home! Thanks to Pa Manie for playing taxi!


Well, folks, that it - our vacation in a nutshell!

Watch this space - I have some more orders for mosaic, and will be posting them shortly!

Marika (",)