Ballerina by Christine Chan from Arcadia in Los Angeles County, California     Good Morning, Goeie more, HOWDY, Buon Giorno, Bonjour, Guten Morgen, Selamat Pagi, Buenos Dias, God Morgen, Dobroye utro, Boker tov, Buenos Días, Wilujeng Enjing, Günaydin, Umhlala gahle, Bom Dia, добро утр-dobro utro,  Dobro jutro, G ‘day, Góðan daginn, בוקר טוב!!!, Hyvää [...]

        HAPPY MOTHER’s DAY to every beautiful mum out there ♥ May you have a happy, relaxed time … enjoy your special day!   Love Di  

  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 [...]

  Good morning ♫♬♪  I thought I would show you where I hiked this weekend. 60 km south-west of Cape Town, at the tip of the Cape Peninsula, lies Cape Point, a nature reserve and a Natural Heritage site. Also known as the  ”Cape of Storms” I was fortunate enough to hike there with some special friends and hikers. [...]

      Little daisies are ideal for embellishing all kinds of gifts for that special person in your life. They are easy to make… and to brighten up your weekend, I will show you how ♫♬♪     This daisy is from one of my books: Ribbon embroidery and stumpwork  and it’s ideal for the beginner [...]

    Hello stitching world *-* Hope you are having a good Monday. To inspire you…. I have a lovely piece to show you by Elena Shadrina from Moscow. I had the pleasure of meeting Elena last October in Moscow and was so impressed with her work.   Here is an example of a lovely landscape. Click [...]

        Hello everybody ^•^ I have some gorgeous Sunflowers to show you by Julia Chaschihina (Chasc) Юлия Чащихина from Moscow. I met Julia last year when we traveled to her beautiful city and saw her lovely work.     Julia learned to knit and sew from her Grandmother and her mum and good teachers at school [...]

    I thought you would enjoy seeing the beauty surrounding Cape Town.   This photo was taken by my friend Lyn Veary on a hike at Cape Point.   Don’t you think it’s beautiful?   Sunday 24 March 2013: We went up Newlands’ ravine yesterday and over the top at the saddle via Devil’s [...]

  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… [...]

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, [...]

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   [...]

  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 [...]