The Dutch girl

All good art is given a title. This plate is called the Dutch girl.

An earlier Christmas gift from my friend.

She is going to have an exhibition of her work next year.

Bring me flowers

Bring me flowers and I will be happy.

My family arrived on Sunday for lunch and gave me these beautiful flowers.

We had a wonderful day together. Table tennis, swimming, dominoes and lots of laughter.

Valentine surprise parcel

It means so long ago already.

I made up a Valentine's parcel for my nieces. Why for my nieces, you ask. Well, they said they have never had a parcel delivered by courier to their home. And because I love them, it is the day of love, after all. They're still young enough to not be hoping for a valentine from some boy, in fact my one niece said she was too young for boys and she only likes dogs.

I cut the main message from the WW broadsheet.

A Nicola Spurdle original

I went to Nicki's student exhibition a while ago and admired her work, then a week later she gives me  this divine necklace. M'wah! Thank you, my angel.

The divine Miss M takes another nap

On a cold morning I wrap my dog in this wonderful birthday present, a hand-knitted shawl, and she is so happy and cozy. She has a deep sleep and some wonderful dreams I am sure.

My friend knitted the shawl, pure wool, and it has been used so often already, early mornings and late nights. It's not a dog blanket but I could not resist making the divine Miss M as comfortable as possible.

A gift for a gift

Trish made all those lovely bowls for me but wouldn't accept any monies in return. Instead I made her a dress. Hope she likes it.
I downloaded a Frida-inspired image off the internet and made a gift bag.

A small gift for the people I love this Christmas

A gift all the way from China (not from a Chinese shop in SA)

Drinking herbal tea for 24 days

I made a friend a herbal tea advent calendar. Hope she enjoys all the flavours.

Thanks for the flowers

White proteas

We sprayed some proteas white for a friend's birthday. It was her wish. To go with the minimalistic look of her home. Hmm. We were going to do this for our Christmas table but we are now using the natural look. Dried proteas are all over our home waiting for Christmas ;-)

For the soul

Affirmations written on ice cream sticks, placed in a jar. A Christmas gift for a friend. She loves the angel cards, so I hope she likes these.

Low-res views and blue hues

A friend of mine had this book made of photographs he took going to and coming back from work. This was a few years ago but I love the images and the stories they tell. Thanks, m'wah!

Hearts from Heartfelt

With this ring...

... ha, ha. Yes, I know, just joking. But I love it, thanks so much, my angel.

Blooming wonderful surprise

Baby blanket

Brenda knitted this baby blanket for the PrettyUglys. It is so beautiful. Thank you Brenda. M'wah!

Heart felt and hand made

Wonderful gift from Trish. She made them all. 5 large ones for the decades, 5 smaller ones for the years. Beautiful, thank you so very much.

Happy birthday, Jill

Made this doll for a friend. No, it is not a PrettyUgly. I think she's cute. I hope Jill likes it.

Greetings from Chicago

Gift. Lovely skyline of Chicago, with the mirror bean-shaped sculpture. Would love to see the bean up close, walk around and under it.