I've got a Hit Counter, finally!!

Been trying to figure them out since I started this blog. Finally... I chose elves cos I really do need their help when it comes to my crafts!

Craftster is getting more interesting!

It's been some time since I went into Craftster for a look. And hey, the projects are only getting more and more interesting!

Take a look at this!
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=68498.0

Can you believe this is knitted?

Take a look at this! Isn't that fabulous?

For more details, read...
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=71651.0

My new poncho

Just in time for the rainy season...  The boring weekend forces me to finish up my UFO.  I'm quite satisfied with this so far.

Chinese pattern bag for Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is just around the corner.  I specially made a bag for this occasion.  It's close to completion, I just need some lining before I can proudly show off my work.

Crocheted bag

Someone sent a bag as a farewell present for a colleague.

It's made of little rings and they crochet it over and join these rings together. This i something new that I wanna try, provided I have the patience to complete the little rings in all. I wonder where I can find those plastic rings.

Not to be missed!

 
I wonder what goodies I can find there?

Merry Christmas, One and all...

Merry Christmas to all!

I am going for a one week leave (I don't think I have access to pc, unless my dear bro decided to lend me his notebook), and I'm gonna miss u all...

See you next year!

Santa Claus is coming to town!!

Check out this COOL SITE!!
It has got tutorials to teach you how to fold these little cuties.

Crochet Pattern-A-Day Calendar 2006

There's this fair at one corner Takashimaya shopping center selling all sorts of calendars.  I was surprised to find that they have lots of Pattern-A-Day calendars.  They have it for knitting, crocheting, origami, paper cutting and lots more. I was so spoilt for choice, that I had wanted to buy them all, so I can learn a few new patterns each day.  I stood at the stall for more than 30 mins and finally decided on the crochet calendar.  Actually, I was sort of expecting more than what I find inside.  Yeah, I was a bit disappointed in this.

Manicure of the week

So this is the color of the week.  I had wanted to paint blue color, but decided that it is too scary a color.  So I decided to have this sheer mauve color.  I painted some glitters on the tips, in a diagonal shape.  Reason being that glitters are very difficult to remove, so I don't want to paint the whole nail with it.  I'm sure I'll have a hard time when it's time to remove.  But the beauty of glitters is that it makes our nail polish stay longer, which is why I only painted the tips.

Ceci est la manucure francaise

This is French Manicure! Done by me, does it look professional enough? But sadly, French manicure never last, the tips always chip off so fast.

Psst... Did you noticed that I've got square nails? Yes, I love square nails, I've been having it for years. I dunno why, but I only love them when it's filed by myself. The manucurist did it for me once, and I hated it. Probably the "angle" is not right?

By the way, I never like going for manicure. In the 1st place, I don't need it, cos I can paint my nails pretty well. I just need the cuticle removing and things like that. I just hate sitting there doign nothing. Same goes for sitting in the salon while perming/coloring your hair. But salon is not that bad, cos u get to play games on handphone, or sms other pple.

Christmas Ornament Swap from Craftsters

Here's what I received from the Christmas Ornament Swap

From Pibbgirl
I didn't know that the white color beads can glow in the dark!!! I hang all the ornaments on the knob of my drawers and was very surprised to see the glow. What a pleasant surprise!


From Girlwonder
I love the snowflakes


From Lv2ScrpBk
This is the 1st ornament that I've received. I just love everything about it.


From Jennickell
Christmas tree ornament on a christmas tree! Interesting... I love the sequins (or whatever you call that). It makes the tree so nice.


From Kmsmaverick
Snowman!! My fav!


From Kirbay831
A ball in christmas colors.

One more outstanding... Can't wait to receive it!!!

What can you make out of a pair of old jeans?

Mum's doing spring cleaning and we've loads of old clothes to be sold to "Karang Guni Man". I've managed to dig out some nice fabrics for my crafting - of cos, it's only bags & pouches at this point of time, cos my skill is that limited.

Being inspired by Dorothy's clutch, I wanted to try one with a more casual look so I can use it for on weekdays when I go out for lunch. I would want to reserved Dorothy's nice clutch for more fun outings. I found a pair of blue stone-washed kinda jeans and started cutting out the size. And I have my interfacing, and talking about interfacing... I know that I'm supposed to iron on the interfacing onto the jeans, but it just refuse to stick to the jeans, no matter how hard I iron. So, I ended up with 3 pcs of fabric for my clutch and needless to say, my clutch is now without backbone.

The mini battery-operated sewing machine decided to gang up with the interfacing and gave me more problems. I only managed to sew the outer layer onto the zip and it started giving me problems. The thread kept getting stuck in the fabric, the needle refuse to move and get stuck in the fabric... blah blah blah. I spent the whole afternoon trying to fix the sewing machine but it still didn't work. In the end, I gave up and waited till my dad came back from work to fix the problem (he was a sewing machine salesman many many yrs back). After he fixed it up, I started sewing again on Sunday. After a few stitches, the needle got stuck in the fabric and refuse to move again. I fix it up, then the thread broke halfway and all sort of problem came along again, like yesterday. And guess what? The needle became crooked this time - I dunno what I did to it!!!

Well, in the end, I did the most of the sewing by hand and managed to complete it. What a problematic project.

I used a pale yellow zipper to match the stars of my monkey lining. Can you see the monkey peeping out of my clutch?


The clutch looks sort of boring and plain without any embellishment. I crocheted some clover edging using multi-colored pastel cotton thread. I think it matches the zipper as well.


More details... I was supposed to sew the lace on the denim fabric before I sew up the lining. And forgetful as I am, I sew up the lining without realising that. I was too lazy to re-do it again, cos I'm not a big fan of hand sewing anyway. So I 'cheated' and sew the edges into the sides of the clutch. There are little gaps and I just tied the lace to the thread. That also mean that if I get tired of this lace later, I can simply untie it and add in other laces. Not bad an idea huh!


And here's the final product. I couldn't seem to be able to capture the colors of the crocheted lace. I still think that this looks a bit plain. I wish I'm more creative to make it more interesting. Well, I'll settle for this for the time being, till I can come up with something.

Fun Printed Satin Fabric

Ok, I can't withstand the temptation and went to Spotlight again last night.  Here are the few that I like.  I was contemplating between the monkey and the frog fabric.  I chose the monkey one in the end.  I love the fabric and the feel of it.  Imagine and instantly thought of sewing some casual shorts (to wear at home).  But...  I don't even have a pattern and can't really sew.  Now what shall I do now?

To make things more challenging, I was even thinking of sewing a pajamas (short sleeves with drawstring shorts, or with rubberband on top) with this LV lookalike cherry fabric for mum's bday present in Dec.  Now, tell me if I am really that ambitious??