I am recently married and have no children. I retired from teaching Modern Dancing and Rhythmic Gymnastics June 2006, when my sister fell ill with Ovarian Cancer to be with her in her final days. I am now trying to start up a Arts and Crafts Workshop where I teach people various crafts and handwork, plus Scrapbooking, Digital and Traditional. I live in South Africa in a town outside Cape Town called Somerset West. I love anything creative such as freeform crocheting and knitting, painting, sketching, quilling, scrapbooking (digital and traditional), knitting, sewing, crocheting, embroidery, cardmaking, tea bag folding, iris folding, photography, etc. I love gardening and taking photographs of flowers, birds, animals, landscapes and people plus anything else I can find to photograph. I love to create items of clothing and accessories to sell and enjoy doing scrapbooking for myself and others. I love to dance, sing, play guitar, drum, write poetry, read meaningful books, communicate with special friends, entertain friends and teach people crafts. I love helping others in any way that I can and to be an inspiration and giver of my life to people.

If you are interested in my work please check out my websites at:
colourcreations.bravehost.com/homepage.htm
laurettescolourcreations.bravehost.com/laurettescolourcre...

laurettesphotography.yolasite.com
laurettesphotograpy.wordpress.com

and check a lot of my Digital Scrapbooking pages at:
www.docrafts.co.uk/gallery/Default.aspx?pg=v&uid=7620
and
www.scrapbook.com/myplace/index.php?mod=galleries
I am also now on Etsy.com at:
ColourCreations.etsy.com
www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5414606

Visit my entry in the 2008 International Freeform FibreArts Challenge 'Through your eyes' at:
www.intff.org/pages/2008 TYE/TYELaurette.html

Visit my entry in the 2009 International Freeform FibreArts Challenge 'Four Seasons' at:
www.freeformcrochet.com/2009/Pages/laurette.html

www.countrycraftmarket.org/demo.html

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    PhotoCherisher says:

    "Laurette is as beautiful a person as her photographs reflect! Although the distance between us in miles is many my heart is filled with her presence as if we were right here together! I am so glad to be able to share photographs my dear friend once again...Debbie"

    28th October, 2007

Name:
Laurette van der Merwe
Joined:
October 2007
Hometown:
Somerset West
Currently:
Somerset West, South Africa
I am:
Female and Taken
Occupation:
Crafts teacher & Manufacturer of handcrafted goods and Freelance Photographer
Website:
Laurette's Photography