It’s Friday ♫♬♪♫♬   Today I thought I would show you a lovely piece by Siti Salmiah Othman from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Many of you saw her beautiful cushions on my Facebook page (scroll down till you see her cushions) and the response was overwhelming! So here is more of her lovely work.   [...]

  Oh la la la Mais c’est magnifique!   Good morning and Good news… my Roses book is now available in French ♥           Do visit the website of my esteemed French publisher: Tutti Frutti Editions for more details about the French book :)     The original artwork in the [...]

  ◕‿◕ Good morning to you…   I hope you had a good weekend…it is very hot here – 34 degrees Celsius (93 Fahrenheit) is HOT and humid at the coast, so I am sending everyone who has snow around them some African Sunshine to warm you up :))   I have more beautiful roses to brighten [...]

  Good morning  ♬♫♬♪♫♬     Sending you some African Sunshine… Kirstenbosch Gardens, a few minutes’ walk away from my studio :))     Click on the image to enlarge..     Have a lovely weekend… remember to take some time off for you too!   Love   Di  ♥  

  Good morning ♫♬♪♫♬♪♫♬♪   It’s a beautiful, sunny day in Cape Town and to brighten up your day…I have some gorgeous roses by Irina Kruts (ирина круц) from Kiev in the Ukraine         Don’t you think this cushion is a masterpiece? I love her colours and the way she has used the [...]

  HAPPY Monday, stitching world ♫♬♪♫♬♪♫♬♪   We are all back at work, and I am sure most of you are too. So, to brighten up your day, I have a lovely piece to show you by  Denise Ciodaro Dos Santos from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.   Click on the image to enlarge…     [...]

  How to make a Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)     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 [...]

  Long and short buttonhole stitch     This stitch is ideal for stumpwork leaves and shapes. It forms a smooth, raised edge which allows the shape to be cut out quite safely :)           Fill in the empty spaces with long and short stitch.           ..and [...]

  Padded Satin stitch Use for shapes that require a neat, rounded edge. First outline the shape in split or stem stitch, or use back stitch. Cover with satin stitch, making the stitches close together, stitching over the outlined edge for a padded effect. Click on the image to enlarge © 2012  www.dicraft.co.za  and www.metzpress.co.za   To [...]

  Good morning ◕‿◕ Welcome to 2012!   I hope you enjoyed Old Year’s Eve and are ready to get back into the swing of things in 2012…. I have a feeling it’s going to be a good year for all of us :)   I have something really remarkable to show you to start off the [...]

  HAPPY NEW YEAR!   Wishing you a PEACEFUL and CREATIVE 2012 …may the sun always shine on you :)))   Click on the image to enlarge       Have a great party!   See you next year   Love Di

  Penelope Roses by Helen Eriksson     Hi everyone, hope you all had a good week and all ready for the weekend and the big party ahead!   Today I have something special to show you… Penelope Roses by the exceptionally gifted ribbon embroiderer: Helen Eriksson from Walkerville, Adelaide, South Australia.   Click on [...]