Loving ...

Loving...this little giraffe. It is the sweetest little animal to crochet. It has taken me a week to work out how to follow the pattern, stuff and sew her together. I have loved every minute and my daughter is so happy with her new little giraffe. I am now almost finished with the cutest little Hippo for my eldest daughter. 

Loving.. painting this little watercolour tag of a Bokmakierie  for a friend overseas. I am also sending her some flower and heart tags. 

 

Loving ... the winter days here in Cape Town and although we have had some really cold, rainy days we have also been blessed with many beautiful sunny days. I took the opportunity to take a walk on my favourite Kommetjie beach. It really is like paradise on this beach!

Loving ... the gorgeous bright orange pincushions that are blooming in my garden. Loving that  Spring is on its way! 

 Loving...this quote and the joy of this beautiful life! 

Happy weekend and breathe, enjoy and LOVE!

Shirley xx 

"Misty rose" tea coasters

This week I was inspired by the beauty of the Karoo and the beautiful pinks and lavenders of the sunsets that I couldn't resist picking up my MoYa yarn and finding something to crochet.

I decided to crochet some little tea coasters to use on my table for  my tea or coffee cup. They would also make a beautiful gift for a friend or family. I am making a set of 6 to send to a friend in Durban for her birthday.

The design is a "Happy flower" from Attic24 blog. Take a look at her gorgeous blog as she has so many tutorials you can follow to create her designs. http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/

The colours of the MoYa yarn I am using for the flowers are Misty Rose, Strawberry, Mint, Rose Quartz, Lilac and Azure. They are such beautiful colours and it is lovely yarn to crochet with. It is 100 % organic cotton and hand dyed. There are so many other beautiful colours in their catalogue which I cannot wait to try out, http://www.moyayarn.com/

Have a wonderful weekend and happy creating!

Happy Sunday!

The weekend has been busy with family and friends and I have't had time to take a walk on my favourite beach, Kommetjie which is a few minutes drive from where we live. I have been walking on this beach since we moved to Cape Town, 16 years now! Everytime it refreshes me and and it is like vitamins to my soul! Today I wanted to share with you pictures of "my" beach and a quote I love! Have a happy Sunday everyone!!