Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Baby Gifts
A card to accompany the gifts.
I made a set of lavendar colour themed baby gifts recently for WeiLing's friend. A set of four - baby booties, headband, coin pouch & clippies. Have a look...
As always, all my creations are lovingly handmade by yours truly!! LOL!
All four in a cozy gift box.
Hair clips for the big sis. I handsew these onto barrettes. No toxic glue!
A little headband for the newborn baby girl.
My first attempt at a coin pouch. Isn't it lovely!
My favourite booties. Love the hearts on the ribbon.
One more last look before I send it off!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
A Romantic Month
My cousin Justin was going to his first ball and he wanted to impress his gal with a handmade corsage. Of course I had to help him save some money too! This tutorial has been going around the web crafting world I thought this was a perfect opportunity to try it out.
I've many organza scraps and wispy materials lying about. So you start by cutting loads of circles, or petals or any shape you want your corsage to have. I had them in many sizes, the smallest being around 5cm to 10cm the largest piece. Don't cut them too small, you risk burning your fingers! LOL! Note : This method does not work for thick materials. Only organza!
Place a pan of water just in case the material catches fire. I use a simple tealight. Hold the edge and lightly singe the organza circle in a swift motion. This has to be quick so that you don't scorch the whole piece. The pan of water will be helpful if it catches fire!!! Obviously this project is not for children!
You'll enjoy doing this part. Stacking the pieces, you can alternate different textures and colours to achieve a nice layered effect of a blooming flower.
I had to cut more organza pieces to fill up the two flowers I was building. A small one for his coat boutonnaire and a few bigger ones for her hand corsage.
As you can see on the far left, the smaller boutoinnaire is already done.
Get your beads all out to play. After much contemplating, I decided to stick to a simple blue bead theme.
Sewing the beads and the petals together. I weaved them in between petals to create volume. Tucking them in between the petals for a nice shiny sparkling effect in between.
See the thread coming out from the underside. Here you can stitch in more beads. I made around three different sized blooms like this and had them attached side by side to create an even bigger bloom.
Finish off by tying a note to ribbon strands, long enough to tie around her wrist. Justin's bouttonaire was fastened to a wire and wrapped with floral tape and silver ribbons. A pin is used to pin the bloom to his coat!
Easy Peasy! I also added a felt patch at the bottom so that it'll be easy on the skin.
Isn't it romantic!?
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Fishing Trip To Bangi!
I woke up at 6am and no one took my photo??? ( I'm actually right behind this little fisherman!)
Yes, you heard me. I went fishing with the boys! All the way to Bangi before sunrise. For the love of my son!!
I like this little orchard pond location in Bangi. You can drive your car right up to the pond's edge and start fishing. It's a paying pond, it has a neat little goat farm and a caretaker living in a robinson crusoe chalet. No funky smells - just clean fresh air! My son keeps telling me!!
Mom! Stop taking photos!! LOL! I can't help it. The sun was coming in and yes, I'm seeing my son in a brand new light. He's so grown up. (gulp!)
I've grown up following my dad fishing when I was a kid. Although I didn't care much for it, simply because I hate fish, I like the family trips. The complains that come with it and the good food that comes after. Good Times!
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