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Hello stitching world! It's a beautiful sunny day in Cape Town and I thought you would enjoy seeing these special hand-stitched labels by Annie Plum from Hoekwil on the Garden Route in South Africa. Fig and rosemary jam... Tomato and chilli chutney, pickled chillies, tomato chutney, tomato jam.... don't they all sound delicious? South Africa is well-known for its preserves and I love Annie's idea of making...
Greetings from a very windy and chilly Cape Town Hope you are well and happy and enjoying your embroidery wherever you are in this world. I have something lovely to show you by Carol Anderson who owns the legendary Carol’s Yarn Barn in Scottburgh on the South Coast of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa Carol’s rendition of House with a Picket Fence is simply exquisite. I love...
QUILT AND STITCH ART 2013 Dubai GOOD morning everybody ♫♬♪♫♬♪♫♬♪ Hope you are having a good day. If you are in or travelling to Dubai, you may wish to see this stunning quilt exhibition! From May 17th – 25th, Craftland – our stockist in Dubai, is holding this wonderful exhibition and the location is in Dubai’s Town Centre Jumeirah mall in Jumeirah 1. ...
Hello stitching world I hope you all enjoyed a little break yesterday for Mayday. It was a beautiful Autumn day in Cape Town. How I love this time of the year when it isn't too hot or too cold and everywhere you look the squirrels are busy, busy collecting for winter. I lost my beautiful Bob - my Great Dane, and it's been a sad time for...
Hello everybody ^•^ I hope you had a lovely weekend…. I have something beautiful to help brighten up your day. Titled “Lady with a Shawl of Roses” and embroidered by the talented Irina Shehvorostova from Simferopol in the Ukraine. Click on the image to enlarge I love the shawl of Roses... Irina used a beautiful piece of lace for the shawl and placed folded...
Good Morning, Goeie more, HOWDY, Buon Giorno, Bonjour, Guten Morgen, Selamat Pagi, Buenos Dias, God Morgen, Dobroye utro, Boker tov, kunjhani, Buenos Días, Wilujeng Enjing, Günaydin, Umhlala gahle, Bom Dia, добро утр-dobro utro, Dobro jutro, G ‘day, Góðan daginn, בוקר טוב!!!, Hyvää huomenta, Dzień Dobry, Sugeng Enjing, Cao An, Ohayo Gozaimasu, Labas Rytas, Bună Dimineaţa, ДОБЪР ДЕН, sanibonani, sugeng dalu, Marhaba, Salutari, Tere hommikust! BONGU, καλημέρα and hello Max!...
Greetings from a warm and sunny Cape Town! Today I have something spectacular to share with you — a gorgeous ballerina made by Marlize Meyer (Flowers & Thyme Studio) Pretoria, South Africa. Her beautiful ballerina is featured in the much-loved Inspirations magazine, issue 77 which is out now. Click in the images to enlarge And here are some close-up details.... of the dress ...
Hello stitching world :) If you will be in Paris from 14 to 16 February, you may wish to visit a wonderful show: L'Aiguille en fête ... I will be signing books at my French publisher: EditionsTutti Frutti, stand F42, on Thursday 14/02 and Friday 15/02 from 11h00 to 12h00 . Also on Saturday 16/02 from 14h30 to 15h30 after my Saturday workshop. Je dédicacerai mes livres sur le stand des...
Hello everybody ♥ Hope you are having a good week. Today I have beautiful stumpwork to show you by Margott Jenek from Regensburg, in the south of Germany. Margaret (or Margott, as she is known) is originally from Poland and she loves stitching, especially dimensional embroidery and cross stitch. Don’t you just love her trinket box? And here is another from close-up. Stumpwork or...
Happy New Year! May the sun always shine for you. Thank you for everything. Love Di ♥
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