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 =)

Hi guys!

Hi guys,

Some more piccies for you to feast your eyes on!

Tekkies is still hard at work on her gecko, name board, and 2 more frames, and I still have a baby-name board to make, and I am busy with a birdie-thingy. Very nice, and then of course, that very big snail I keep mentioning! :)

Will keep you updated!

Marika

Candle and Magazine holders

So I have another addiction, so what? At least I can make a pretty magazine holder for my addiction of cook-books!

Decoupaged with ceramic chillies.

This was made by me & Tekkies for a very special girl, Marianne as a wedding gift!

"Kinders by dosyne, Marianne!!!"

Frames (vol.3)

Mirror Mirror on the wall...

As promised, the much-loved mirror frames, one of Jacqui's many excellent ideas!

This one belongs to Christal...

... and this one to one of my new clients, Annmarie Siebrits.

Some new stuff...

Hi guys!

I uploaded some new photos... Take a look.

Still to come: candle holders, mirror frames, magazine holder, name board, a gecko, & one huge snail!

Cheers!

Marika. =)

House Numbers (vol. 2)

Every house has a number!

Tekkies made this one for her in-laws.

Boxes (vol. 2)

Still me and my love for boxes! =)


So my mom-in-law asked me to make her a box for toilet rolls, and it was a first for me, so here you go... Holds 3 rolls.

Birthday gift for a very special friend.

Frames (vol. 2)

More frames. I'm telling you - its the best gift!

I made a frame for Werner's Ouma, and what better than a photo of the two of them?

This idea I got from Jacqui @ Mosaic Works. I just love it! Christal apparently also, as she ordered one this weekend, so you will shortly see another variety of this one.

Tekkies, my friend that made the two trays in her first "class", tried her hand at a photo frame. Beautiful!

Trays (Vol 2)

As promised in my previous post, here's the 3 large trays I've been busy with.

I made a teaspoon / teabag tray for each one of the large tray orders.

The first one was made for Alicia...

...her sister, Sanita, got this one...

...and their mother, Tannie Kyna, gave me her old tray to mosaic.

They can hold about 6 cups.

Welcome!

Welcome dear friends!

I thought I'd try my hand at blogging... And what better way, than to combine it with my mosaic-addiction?

Ek hoop julle geniet die blog! Enige raad of comments is baie welkom! Sommige van julle mag dalk 'n bekende naampie raaklees!!!

Groete, tot later, lots of love.

Marika.

Potplants, Utencil Holders & Penholders

This post is for a few random stuff, that connects in some ways.

I got the idea of using normal plates to decorate a pot for a plant. So I went and bought some odd cheap plates and Werner & I had a ball of a time smashing them with a hammer! This is the result.

Who knew these little guys will fly off the shelve like they did! 2 each to Christal & Shani.

These two pen holders I made for the Struisbaai Market in 2008, but didn't sell. So Christal snatched the orange one, and Werner grabbed the black one! (",)

I absolutely love this square utensil holder. Photos are of both angles. The inserts on the sides just makes the whole thing, and of course makes it very expensive, but hey - I made if for myself, so I didn't care.

Like I said before, Gideoni made up for lost time, and ordered an Utensil holder. I bought this hexagonal holder, so take a look at each side, and follow the "twig"...

I must admit, this one goes under my all time favourites!

Tables & Trays

I grew up with these hideous little side tables. Wooden top and steel frame. Just hideous really. And so, lucky for us, my sister took them when she moved out of the house.

Years later, still hanging on to them, she asked me to mosaic them. You won't believe the difference!
Not so hideous anymore! ;-)

Its funny how you make all these nice stuff for other people, but you're still using your old stuff, that could look better. That's how it is with me and trays. I've made these nice trays and sold them all. At the moment I am busy with 3 large trays, and will post them when finished, and some day soon, I will make myself one too.

I just loved these newspaper tiles, with words & sheet music on. It belongs to Shani now, and I must say, it fits perfectly in her new kitchen!

Teaspoon & teabag trays. Very handy.

These two belong to my very first student, Tekkies! She damaged her trays, and asked me if I will help her make them pretty again. Job well done, T!

Pot Stands

Pot stands must be the handiest thing around in your kitchen (except for a good sharp knife)!

I still remember Mom using a trivet that expanded - this is much more elegant & pretty.

This is really the easiest thing to mosaic, and the one thing I make the most of.


This was my first pair of pot stands. I actually made them for my sister for Christmas 2006, but loved them so much, I couldn't let them go! So I kept them, and they have stood the test of time!

Well, Veruschka also liked the first pair I made, but her kitchen is black, so I decided to go this route, and boy, was this a winner! This has to be my most liked mosaic, and I just keep on getting orders for them. Christal eventually got her pot stands in the black format, as did Shani & Ingrid (it goes well with their Memo Boards - also in black with a chili.)

My aunt liked the chili's as well, but wanted something in blue. So this belongs to her.

Tekkies' bday 2007.

This is one of my favourite pieces. My kitchen is all about chickens, so I got these 3 napkins, and the wooden blocks. The napkins were decoupaged onto the wood, then I used black river glass tiles for the border, and got some clear glass tiles to cover it with. The majority vote was to leave out the grouting, so I did. They call it MOSAICOUPAGE. =)

This was made as a gift to the same aunt that later ordered the blue chilies.

Christal's bday prezzie 2008. She also later ordered a pair of the black chili pot stands.

So I thought everyone knew about my Mosaic-addiction. But turns out, Gideoni didn't. But, boy, when she found out, she made up for lost time!!! Gideoni has been a very good & loyal customer to me! These were made for her orange patio.

Susan loves hearts. Her whole house is full of hearts. And I love it. So I made the first one for her as a birthday gift last year. She ordered the other 2 afterwards. Totally suits her. ;)