Lately, I’ve been playing with ways to combine creativity and encouragement—something small, simple, and cheerful to carry a positive message wherever you go. The result? These little wooden pins, engraved with words of empowerment and kindness. ✨ Each one is a tiny pep talk you can wear:Make it happen.Yes, you can.I can do it!You’ve got…
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✨ New In! Laser-Cut Drinks Keyrings 🍵☕💚
Whether you’re Team Tea, Matcha Magic, or Coffee Obsessed — I’ve got the perfect pocket-sized accessory just for you! These handmade keyrings are crafted from beautiful wood, laser cut and engraved with care, then hand-painted to make each one pop. The little heart detail adds just the right touch of love for your favourite drink….
New Creations: Laser-Cut Walnut Wood Earrings + A Beaded Blast from the Past
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been playing with my laser cutter again, this time experimenting with walnut wood — and I’m so excited to share the results! I’ve made a small collection of lightweight wooden earrings, each design playing with negative space and natural shapes. There’s something deeply satisfying about working with wood: the…
Pirate ABC Treasures – A Handmade Box of Letters
There’s something especially joyful about combining creative techniques to make something meaningful—and fun! My latest project has been exactly that: a handmade treasure chest of ABC coasters, blending machine embroidery and laser cutting into one playful and practical design. Each coaster is part of a carefully embroidered alphabet series I’ve been stitching, with pictures and…
iLove Keyrings — Reimagined for Laser Engraving
One of my favourite creative projects has had a fresh update — my iLove keyring range is now available as laser-engraved designs! These started life as machine embroidery patterns, combining clean country outlines with a simple heart to mark the idea of place — a personal connection to where we’re from, where we’ve been, or…
Bespoke Tea & Coffee Coasters – Ready for the Team
I’ve just finished a little project I’ve been quietly excited about—laser-engraved wooden coasters, each one personalised with a team member’s name and their tea or coffee order. Whether it’s milky with two sugars or coffee, no sugar, everyone has their go-to brew—and now their own coaster to match. It’s a fun and practical way to…
A–Z Embroidered Coaster Set: A Stitch at a Time
There’s something wonderfully satisfying about watching an idea turn into something you can hold in your hands—and this latest project is exactly that. I’ve just completed a full A–Z set of coasters, each one featuring a machine-embroidered object on one side, and the corresponding letter and word on the other. From A for Apple to…
New Laser, New Possibilities – Tiny Projects, Big Joy!
I’m so excited to share that I’ve added a new tool to my creative setup — a compact laser cutter! It’s perfect for smaller projects, and I’ve already fallen in love with everything it can do. With a working area of just under 10×10 cm, it might be small, but it’s definitely mighty. I’ve been…
Afrikaans Letter Cards for My Grandson
Some projects sit in the back of our minds for ages, waiting for the right moment to take shape. This is one of those. With my grandson’s first birthday fast approaching, I’ve finally set to work on something I’ve been meaning to do for a long time—machine-embroidered letter cards with Afrikaans words. Being Afrikaans myself,…
Penguin Coasters: A Long-Awaited Stitching Project
Some projects take longer to get started than others, and this one has been on my list for the past year. My son asked me to make new penguin coasters to replace the ones I gave him many years ago, and I finally sat down to make them happen. Eight little penguins, each machine embroidered…