My Creative JOURNEY

I love to create and make and I’ve had the opportunity to experiment and delve into many different techniques, genres and mediums. Below you can see some of my projects I have worked on over the years.

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HAND ILLUSTRATED FLASH CARDS

I collaborated with a Remedial Therapist and hand painted these letters that would later be turned into flash cards by a graphic Designer. This took many months but I was really glad with the outcome. Therapist: Sonelle Buytenday | Graphic Designer: Amy Harmse

Pretty Monster

I made this as a gift for my Niece for her first Birthday. Made with Felt and hand embroidered

PAPER CUT ART

Hours and hours of cutting out little pieces of paper and layering them create this beautiful 3D papercut scene. This project was part of a spread hope initiative my art teacher came up with during Covid to spread a little hope in all the doom and gloom we were surround by.

DANCE FLOOR STICKER

I Designed this Sticker for our wedding dance floor, It was 1 x 1m and made it just that little bit more special.

RAINCOAT

Toddler raincoat made from waterproof material

MY FIRST FAMILY PORTRAIT

This was my very first family portrait. I had this idea of drawing really simple cartoon portraits and I used my own family as a practice run. When I looked at this picture I can't believe how far I've come and how my skills have improved.

ALL ABOARD

I painted this big ship with some school craft paint on a huge piece of cardboard for a photo prop at a friend's sailor themed party.

THE ART CRITIC

My art teachers hosted a plein air getaway in Clarens. We sat in the Golden Gate Nature Park and painted for a whole weekend. We were visited by horses and even baboons at one point.

BABY SHOWER STYLING

The Baby Mama to-be had her own throne to sit on as the star of the show. The leaves where picked straight out of the garden to create this beautiful setup

PHOTO EMBROIDERED HOOPS

Taking family photos to the nest level. I printed photos onto linen and then placed them into hoops and decorated them with hand embroidery

BEE

Tiny little bee painted for a gift car

MATRIC FAREWELL DRESS

In college I made this dress design as an assignment, it was on display when this customer came for a consultation for a consultation, she loved it so much, she wanted it exactly the same just in red.

MIDLANDS PLEIN AIR

This is a Plein air painting done at a friend's farm in the Midlands. The main house over looks this beautiful little Dam. I spent an afternoon sitting on the lawn painting this picturesque scene in watercolors. It now hangs in one of the chalets.

HAVE A NICE POOH

I love quirky decor, and any sort of art that makes people laugh. I hand embroidered this hoop for my toilet.

WEDDING DRESS

This Bride knew exactly what she wanted. She explained her dream dress as Ivory, soft, and simple. The end product was exactly as she imaged and it looked so romantic because of the cream color.

HANDMADE CARDS

Every now and again I paint a whole Bunch of mini cards with watercolor that I can use for gifts and customer thank you cards.

EASTER CELEBRATIONS

I take my hat off to pastry chefs. Here and there I'll give baking my best shot, and wow wee it's a lot of work. My go to style is always naked cakes, I suppose because they easy, and if you make a mistake no one can tell!

FLOWER CROWN

Excuse the super sweaty face in this photo. I made this lovely flower crown for a friend’s Baby shower, which was a tropical theme.

MATERNITY BELLY BAND

I never knew what a maternity belly band was until I was commissioned to make one. If you don't know either, it's basically a decorative belt normally made from fabric flowers, for the Mom-to-be to wear at her baby shower or maternity shot

CUTE MONSTER

Another gift I made, this one for my nephew. Hand embroidered and made from Felt.

BABY MOBILE

A baby mobile of birds made from felt and handmade pompoms

CUPCAKE STYLING

I didn't make these lovely raspberry and white chocolate muffins but I did do the styling on the day. I bought a whole lot of edible flowers, berries, meringues and mint leaves and styled them on the day

DIGITAL FAMILY PORTRAIT

A digital family portrait

HANDMADE FABRIC FLOWERS

With a small coin sized piece of metal, and a candle it's possible to make the prettiest fabric flowers

SAVE THE DATE MAGNETS

I designed these save the dates and then had them laser cut and stuck magnets on the back. Best of all the elle could come out. So once the event was over, the recipient could throw away the outer edge

IMAGINED SPACES

Artist Alice Toich started the 21 days of art challenge during the initial 21 days of lockdown in S.A, a picture a day for 21 days. One of the Challenges was imagined spaces, and this was my take on it.

POUCH

I made these pouches from curtain sample books that the fabric store didn't need anymore

HOOP RING PILLOW

I hand embroidered & painted this Hoop for my own wedding for a ring pillow. I now keep it as special keep sake of the special day

Bridal Gown & Garter

A proud moment when the Bride is wearing a dress you made and the garter

PIRATE CAKE DECOR

With the help of my Cricut machine I created this cake topper for my nephews cake.

BRIDE

Being her second wedding this bride opted for something less traditional. So we added a grey layer under a lace skirt, and create a sort of Ombre effect by adding more lace at the top of the skirt and letting it gradually fade away towards the bottom.

TYPOGRAPHY

Sometime in my weekly art class, I need a little downtime, something that is not to serious or requires to much thinking, and my go to, is to do some sort of quote that resonates with me at that point in time. This was one of those down time moments.

AVANT-GARDE

In my last year of studying fashion design we had to design and construct a fashion collection, this was my avant-garde finale piece from that collection

PEG DOLL CAKE TOPPERS

I painted peg dolls of me and my husband to be for our wedding cake. All the details of the outfit was what we wore on the day. They now sit on my kitchen windowsill and remind me of the special day

MY DIY SURPRISE WEDDING

I planned and successfully pulled off a surprise wedding in under 2 months. I used my creative skills everywhere possible, from the design, stationery, flowers arrangements, and accessories

RAG DOLL

This was soo much fun. Literally made from rags of left over fabric and with a hand embroidered face

RAG DOLL

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CUSTOM GARTER

My friend always loved bows, whether it was on a handbag or shoes or clothing she loved it, so I designed a garter for her that featured a big bow for her wedding day

Party Styling

A cake/treat table is a great way to make an impact at a party. I styled this treat table at my Brother's 21st.

HAND PAINTED FABRIC

The bride to be wanted a specific sort of look and feel for the fabric, but I couldn't find anything close to what she wanted, so I decided to hand paint the fabric.

CHRISTMAS TREE

With the help of my dad we designed this steel Christmas tree. I wanted something minimalistic and something that is practical for the modern smaller apartments.

FRIDA INSPIRED PORTRAIT

I loved this project because the customer wanted to do a parody of a famous painting by artist Frida Kahlo, Two Frida's. This was a gift for her twin sister. it was such a lovely idea

HOME LINE DRAWING

Digitally drawn home for new owners as a gifts from the realtors

CUSTOM BRIDAL GARTER

One of the first tie on garters that made.

LINE DRAWING ON EMBROIDERY HOOP

I digitally drew this portrait and then cut it out with my cricut machineon HTV and transferred it on Linen

CUSTOM DOOR MAT

My friend call each other 'me darling' so i made them a special custom door matt

Custom Made Garter

Every so often I get to make a custom piece for a bride who wants something extra special.

Charcoal Drawing

This was my first attempt at charcoal. I've always loved ballerina poses as subject matters in art.

FLOWER GIRL DRESS

Too pretty, in her flower girl dress. The Back also featured a large bow

BRIDESMAIDS DRESSES

I made these Infinity dresses from bon bon and stretch mesh in a beautiful rich color