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 =)

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 =)

The Giant Snail!

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!


Behold the Giant Snail!

At last - I've been promising this for months...

And the man of the hour, himself - my handsome hubby, Werner!

This was a real team effort. I tiled, and he grouted, cleaned & painted. Without him, I don't think I would have had the guts to do such a big project...

Enjoy guys - this is my last post before my long overdue and long awaited holiday! Werner & I are going on a Contiki tour!!! =) We leave for London on Tuesday, the 13th October. From there we continue to Paris and Rome, and then we are back home on the 27th. Will post the highlights & some pics here when we're back.

Don't miss me too much!!!

Marika. (",)

Some new stuff...

Hi guys!

Some new stuff for you to feast your eyes on! =)

I don't know how to explain this, but it's purely decorative. It hangs above my guest bedroom door. Mu-u-uch bigger than its looks here.

This is Tekkies' gecko I mentioned in my previous post. I just love it! Such originality! I don't even think of her as my student anymore - more a partner in mosaicing!

Mmmmm. These three little guys makes me very nervous! It's an order by Gideoni for her sister-in-law, but I'm so afraid she won't like it... Let's hope for the best... (Gideoni - ek hoop jy hou hiervan... as jy doen, los 'n comment hieronder die post, anders moet jy maar jou skinkbord kom gryp en weghol!)

Another baby name board. I love making these! Madre ordered it for her sister's baby due in December.

Well, that's all for now, folks!

I actually started with the giant snail!!! So piccies will be up shortly. Still in the making: a name board the shape of a truck (by tekkies), 2 more frames (also tekkies) and then one big and one teaspoon tray for Gideoni.

Thanks for visiting!

Marika =)