Klerksdorp Quilt Festival .....

I recently learned of Anneke Blaise's sudden passing away. She was the editor of the Home magazine, somebody who loved and appreciated beautiful crafts and things! She was an inspiration to all! These following posts of the quilt festival are dedicated to Anneke Blaise. May your soul rest in peace.Thankyou for all the things you taught us, your readers!

Well, in just a few hours the doors of our beautiful museum will open for the public to view the Quilts on display, shop and have tea and cake!! The staff have been working so hard! I plan on going in early morning to do some last minute gardening and dusting!

Entrance to the Gift Shop! I just love this door!

Our Curator, Herzola, busy with one of her 'ideas'!

Bev admiring some quilts in the passage!

My star quilt hanging in the entrance passage!

A pensive moment for Alta and Herzola! Two hard-working ladies with hearts of gold!

Some old ox-wagons protecting permanent displays from a by-gone era. I will still post on them sometime soon. This undercover area will host stalls, coffee shop and resting area! can't wait!

These magazines will be bagged as gifts to the visitors!

Well, that's all for now with the preparations! Will post the final and end result of all the gorgeous decor! Eat your hearts out!
Thanks for stopping by!

Klerksdorp Quilt Festival

Hello everybody! It's that time of the year again when Klerksdorp celebrates their quilt festival at the local museum! I was fortunate enough to take some photographs of the preparations and be part of it all. So here's a sneak preview of preparations in the warden's house! Njoy!!

The Warden's House gets dressed up so beautifully that one wants to just move in and make yourself at home!

 The diningroom....

I so love the old doors and knobs!

A beautiful wash stand with a folded quilt on top of it...
There are quilts lying all over the place waiting for a special place for display!

An old rocker with a pair of beautiful gloves on top

A bedroom in the process of being dressed up!

My Belle Quilt on this beautiful cast iron canopy bed! A proud moment for me! We have a bed like this in the Karoo; except that it's white in colour! I was sooo surprised when I saw this one!

Some close up detail of the cast - iron work. It's an art form. So beautiful!

A very tired but patient Bev having a break on the front porch before we moved into the main part of the Museum!

Thanks for stopping by. See you tomorrow with more quilts.....

Chicken Stirfry

Hello dear friends! 

I have had such a desire for chicken stirfry lately! Just love the variation of colour and texture of the veges.

Waterfall Gallery......

Allow me to introduce you to Faith Murahwa and Ronald Chigwanda! They run the Waterfall Gallery which is filled with exclusive art, bags, rare coins, perfumes and the biggest variety of handmade tiles with words and verses printed on them!!

......such an assortment of bags!

These are the handmade tiles I was talking about!

Well, that's the last of the little shops in EnStyle for now! I hope you've enjoyed this shopping trip as much as I have?

Until my next post..... have a good evening and take care!

Welcome to La Grace.......

Good morning everybody! Hope you are all doing well?
This is another quaint shop  I found in EnStyle. It's full of "bric-a-brac" pieces that make your head spin! From hats to home madesoaps. Lace, dresses, tops, books and scarves.

I can't say much about these beautiful pieces; but can only drool! So I hope you drool with me!!

Thanks for stopping by! See you tomorrow!

Bella Lien Kids Boutique

When I visit shops like Bella Lien, I wish my kids were small again!

Cute wooden alphabet letters

I'm always amazed at how creative people can be with their shop displays!

Some gorgeous baby dresses

Elsa the shop assistant who's waiting for your visit!

Thanks for stopping by, once again!
See you tomorrow!