Elmien Uys lives and paints in Piketberg, South Africa. These are some of her paintings.
Crochet Footprint Pattern
Finally another crochet pattern. I hope you enjoy this one. You can make it as little or as large as you wish, although I would not recommend making it with t-yarn and a 1cm crochet hook as I had hoped to. It comes out huge and yetti-like. So much for my hope of making two […]
Crochet Rainbow Rag Rug
This crochet rainbow rag rug is the perfect beginners project. It uses only single crochet and chain stitches (US terminology) and a jolly big hook!
DIY T-Shirt Shag Rug
You can make your own shag rug from t-shirt yarn or cut-up t-shirts. It is luscious under foot and fun to make. And the price? Fabulously free!
Green Beans and Pancetta
This dish is a wonderfully flavoursome side-dish and goes really well with fish and mashed potatoes.
Paper Money Roses
Make the gift of money even sweeter by making this lovely rose with your bills. I might do this with my savings, who knows. I used R100 bills, but you can use any kind of paper money. The more colourful, the better!
Hello Kitty Party: DIY Ideas
To my mind every crafter should have a little girl in her life for whom she can make all things pink and frilly. Sometimes I am reminded of the fact that I don’t have one of those hanging around. This is one of those times. When I saw these photos on Elizma’s facebook page I […]
Deep Fried Chilli Balls
These deep fried chilli balls (gateaux piments) are made from split peas and they taste wonderful served hot or cold.
Coriander Chermoula
This coriander chermoula is perfect as a marinade for seafood, but it works equally well as a fiery (yet refreshing) dip.
Teriyaki Sauce
This Teriyaki Sauce is my favourite marinade. It is so easy and SO delicious.