Mini bridal veils

Last week I made three mini bridal veil hair clips for Georgia and her best friend, Jemima. And when my neighbour's daughter, Faith, saw that the other girls having the clips on their hair, she asked her mum why she doesn't have one. So I offered to make her the veil too. It was really easy to make. I just used some ribbon and some sash and made the clips while Georgia and Kieran were sleeping at night. I have yet to take photos of the girls with their clips. I'll post the photos once I have taken them!

This clip is for my neighbour's daughter as she's only three and I made her a shorter veil.

This is for Georgia and Jemima. I also sewed little flower buttons at the bottom of the veil.

I have to make another real bridal veil for my uncle's bride. I'll put up the post once I am done with it! ^_^

Salihan pears are cute!

My dear friend Salihan has recently opened a web shop selling her handmade crafts. She has made some really adorable and lovely Amigurumi Pears! Do hop on over to her shop to check them out! And she has a fabulous blog too!

Photo taken from her blog.

Eddie the Elephant softie

Today, I made an elephant softie (I named it Eddie) for Kieran and also made a new cover for his bean bag. The bean bag (filled with rice or green beans) is placed around his chest and because of the weight, it feels like someone is hugging him and lessens the chances of getting frightened by sudden loud noise. This bean bag is used mostly by Chinese families. So it's kinda like a traditional thingy.


OK, since he is sound asleep on the chaise lounge, I'd better head for the showers and after that some power nap to recharge myself. ^_^

little manhood hat

I was browsing on the internet when I came upon a product meant for baby boys. It's a cone shaped thingy which goes over the little manhood and prevents baby from peeing on you during diaper change. It's such an interesting and useful product. I was tempted to purchase them online but decided that I should save up that money and made something similar for Kieran instead. It is so easy to make that I complete them in less than 30 mins while Kieran took his nap. Now no more 'fountain' during nappy change!

Here's a simple tutorial so that you may make them for your baby son!

Step 1

I used a terry cloth hankie, 18cm by 18cm and cut them into circles of diameter 8.5cm. You can make them bigger too!

Step 2

Fold half with the rough surface facing you. Stitch along the edge and stop at 3/4 of the arc. Flip the inside and continue sewing till the end of the arc.

Step 3

Fold the semi circle into half and stitch the two edges together.

Step 4

Turn the inside out and the hat is completed!

I hope my instructions are not too confusing. If it is, please do let me know okie. ^_^

In love with fluffy skirt

Today I made another three more fluffy skirts from the same style as this. Two for Georgia and one for my neighbour's daughter. I'm in love with the simplicity and speed of making them that I think I'll make more!!! ^_^

A productive Wednesday

This week is school holidays and I'm grateful that I get at least a week's break from sending and fetching Georgia from school. While Andy is off at work yesterday, I decided to get some work done around home. First on the list was to clear up the clutter in Georgia's room. Then to iron some clothes and do some laundry. Get around to preparing mash potato and udon soup for lunch. I also took a nap while Georgia had a little TV time. After my nap, I set about sewing a fluffy skirt for Georgia. She loves fluffy skirt as she likes to twirl around in them. I made this fluffy skirt from here. It's so easy to make that I had it done in half and hour. I'd like to sew another one for her soon.


In the evening when Georgia has gone to bed, I made myself a breastfeeding cover. I wonder why I never got around sewing one when I was breastfeeding Georgia. Anyway, there is a pattern in one of my Japanese craft magazine (Child Boutique) which is more like a poncho. I wanted something more simple and I wanted to use the pretty fabric that my lovely friend, Salihan, sent to me. The fabric's size was about 80cm by 80cm. I set about making it looking like an apron. It's really simple to make. The main area is just a rectangular shape and then I cut out another piece of fabric and made that into a strap which goes around my neck. By attaching the strap to both ends of the rectangular cloth and I have myself a breastfeeding cover/apron. I also cut out another piece of cloth and made it into a band to hold the cover when it is folded up and can be tucked away neatly in my bag. I like the fact that the fabric is of a very thin material and it is very ideal for our hot, tropical weather. I'm really looking forward to using it when baby arrives.




I'm now in my 33 weeks of pregnancy and I still have some more time to do some sewing. I shall take today to rest. Maybe I might get around to making something in the next few days. ^_^

Baby bodysuits

I love baby bodysuits! Babies look so cute in them. I bought some plain white bodysuits from Mothercare so that I can customise them. I have sewn one felt snail on one bodysuit and the other I have sewn the clothes line and letters while I used some hangers stamps. I think I'll get more cute stamps to do projects like this. I have also sewn a baby bootie for a boy and also Mary Jane for a baby girl. One of them is for my own. Hush hush for now ^_^.

New makeup

I had four hours to myself after sending Georgia to school. So I made more felt makeup toys for Georgia. The last one I did was a while ago. She has been requesting for them ever since. It took me about two hand sewing hours to make them. Personally I prefer using the machine than by hand. My eyes were so tired at the end of it and I managed to take a 45 minutes nap before I head out to fetch her from school. And Georgia was happy to see her new toy makeup.

Hi everyone! I'm back!

Hi everyone! Happy New Year to all! It's been a looong while! I've taken a few months to get myself back and am so happy to be back again!!!

Well I've not been feeling all too good initially with an infection that requires me to go to the clinic every single day for consecutive seven days (yes!) to be on an antibiotic drip on my hand (not mentioning the more than 20 jabs to my buttocks!). And I have to tug along Georgia with me. She'll read her books and do her drawing while mummy lies on the bed waiting for the drip to end. It's a dread, I tell you. I've lost all appetite and I was so weak. I'm really glad that it's all over now!!! The good news is that we're expecting a bundle of joy maybe at the end of April or May!!! We're really excited and so is Georgia as she's all hyped up about going to be a big sister soon!!!

I'm in my 23 weeks now and we already know the sex of the little one but we're keeping it a secret just to create some excitement. So I haven't been doing much since as this second pregnancy leaves me feeling all weak and tired. And since now the bump is getting bigger, I have been getting backaches so I can't sit for long in front of the computer. But I'm really glad to be able to blog again!

We start this year new with Georgia going to Kindergarten. We have tried the homeschooling but it seems like Georgia misses going to school and with me restless and feeling tired on most days, we just thought maybe we'll just let her go to school then. So we sourced out a Kindergarten which is more play based than academic as I am still teaching her on most mornings. In fact I find that she is able to concentrate better now since she has started school. Maybe it's the novelty of wearing her school uniform and going to school and play with her friends that's getting her all excited. In a way it's good for me, I'll get four hours in the afternoon to rest and prepare dinner before I fetch her home. Her school is just two streets away from home so it's an easy walk for both of us.

Here's Georgia on her first day of school on last Friday.


It's also been a while since I've sewn anything. I try not to push myself too hard so I just start with refashion for today and slowly work my work up to sewing more clothes for myself, Georgia and the little one in my tummy!

This is a dress that Georgia has outgrown and since she is into fluffy skirt, I thought I'll just refashion it into a skirt for her. I love the end result. All done in 15 minutes before my back starts acting up again!!!


I hope to put up the tutorial on the tote soon! Sorry for the delay!

Have a great day everyone! ^_^

Yumi and her bed

It was raining cats and dogs for the past few days and it was quite cold...brrrr...wet days meant no playing at the playground, no exercising and also no sunning of laundry. Sigh. Georgia was looking at my piles of Japanese craft book and she saw one with a doll and her furniture. There is the bed, piano, dresser with hairdryer, stool and also an armchair. Georgia wanted me to make all of them! Since we can't go out in that HEAVY rain ( I dislike rain as it also dampens my mood besides making everywhere wet!), so I obliged. I told her that I'll make her the doll and the bed. The rest I do that over the next few days.

Little did I know that it was going to take me three hours just to make a tiny doll that is no bigger than my palm! There was so much work involved! All of it has to be hand sewn and that explains the three hours!!! So I only made the doll yesterday and I continued with the bed today. I also thought that the bed is going to be easier than the doll but it still took me close to three hours to finish it! I am really glad that I did it for Georgia. In fact it was quite fun AND extremely time consuming to make them. I'm going to continue with the other furniture for the next couple of days. I think I might make a house out of some boxes that I have in the store. How exciting! I love doll houses and never had one when I was Georgia's age as they were all soooo expensive. I so envy Georgia but of course I'll get to play with her too! I'll probably make two more dolls to accompany Yumi (we named the doll!).

Hi. I am Yumi. I am wearing a pair of pink flower earrings.

Here is my bed. The quilt and pillow are adorned with pretty heart shapes. The pillow and blanket are separate from the bed.

I am already getting tired showing you my bed and I have to go to sleep now. Good night everyone!

Georgia is soooo happy with her new toy!

Blueberry grunt and a martian pillow

I was drooling over the post by vegan yum yum the other day when she veganized the blueberry grunt. The ingredients are really simple and I happen to have three packs of fresh blueberries in my fridge. I half the recipe as I am not a big dessert eater. I quickly went about preparing the blueberry fillings and the biscuit dough. I also took the 20 minutes of baking to teach Georgia.

Here is the finished dessert. I must say that this recipe is a keeper and the sweetness is just nice with a hint of lemon. Yummmm!

I also took a little time to make a cute pillow for my brother to put in his car. The martians are from Toy Story and they are soooo cute! I used denim for the other side of the pillow.

Mother and daughter outfits

Recently I bought several Japanese craft books from Kinokuniya and I simply adore one particular book with complementary outfits for mother and daughter. There are about 15 different styles and I intend to try and make all of them! So I guess I won't need to buy any clothes for a while and I like that! I started out by making one simple white top with strawberries print for Georgia. I also bought several beautiful fabrics from Spotlight and hope to make good use of them!

Here's the book (ISBN978-4-8347-2691-6) and some of the styles.



I made the top using this pattern. I'll be making one for myself too!

The finished product and my model!

Two bags and a curtain

Today was a fruitful day as I got a lot of things done! Besides teaching Georgia, preparing meals and clearing some household work, I managed to sew two bags (one for the Mr and one for myself, YAY!) and a curtain for my room.

In my earlier post regarding the bag meant for the Mr but ended up me using it, I made a new one for him. And the Mr is very happy with the bag. Phew! I tried bleaching some numbers using a bleaching pen on the denim but it doesn't seem to work well. The numbers are not visible. I'll probably try the bleaching thingy another day.

A happy Mr with his new bag.

The bleached numbers are above Mr's hands. Sadly it's not that visible.

I love this fabric for my new bag! I used the same pattern as I did for this bag. I like this pattern. I think I'll post a tutorial for this pattern as it's a simple and fast bag to make! I'm going to use my new bag tomorrow for our trip to Kinokuniya as they are having a 20% discount for members!

Finally, a new curtain for my room. The fabric is from IKEA. Simple and nice. ^_^

A tote for Mr

Well it was made with the intention for the Mr but the dimensions of the tote and the length of the arm strap were a little short. So the Mr didn't like it at all. This is one of my projects which has gone a little wrong but hey, I can still use it! Hahahaha! Sorry Mr. I'll make a better one for you the next time. I'll covet this tote to my own usage. Hee.

I have made lots of pockets for this tote (requests made by Mr) so that he can easily keep his wallet, pen, notebook and what not in the bag. Two front pockets and two back pockets on the exterior of the tote. There's also a key strap with a lobster clasp so that the keys are within easy reach and you can simply lift up the strap, open the door and drop in again. There's also a matching pouch. The fabric are simply denim and linen.



I better make a replacement for the Mr soon. Got to go and buy more fabric! ^_^

Thank you gifts

Georgia will be withdrawing from the nursery class in Modern Montessori International end of this month. I will be homeschooling her thereafter and hope to continue into her secondary education. I will write about this in another post.

Her teachers at MMI Woodlands are a wonderful and responsible lot and we are glad that Georgia is well taken care of by them. Teacher Safiah has been taking care of Georgia ever since she was in playground and she is also teaching her in the nursery class. She's a really nice lady and Georgia adores her. Georgia happens to be teacher Safiah's favourite little helper so I'm sure Georgia will miss her but we will definitely keep in contact with her!

To show my appreciation for the love and care Teacher Safiah has shown, I made her a lovely tote. I used this lovely Japanese Kimono fabric. The pattern is from the Cotton Friend Autumn collection 2007 vol. 24. I also made a clutch (pattern from artsy clutch by Amy Karol's Bend the rules sewing) for the teacher assistant, Teacher Rekka.



I think it'll be a tearful day (for me as I don't like departures!) on the last day when I present the gifts to them.

Baby gifts for Vanice's baby girl

My friend, Vanice, has recently given birth to her second child. A baby girl! Congratulations Vanice! I made her a set of baby stuff that included a onesie with the appliqued elephant fabric, a pair of booties and a bib all using the same fabric. I love this fabric and so does Georgia. I hope Vanice will like them when I see her this weekend! ^_^

I was still in my PJs

Today was a lazy day for me. Well not that I did not prepare breakfast or lunch for myself and Georgia (Andy has work today). I was too lazy to change my pjs...today is just one of those days where I just like to laze around and of course the dreadful out of bed look is not to be seen by others!!!

Ever since I got back from my holiday (I miss Tokyo!!!), I was not in the best of health. I got flu and then I suffered from low blood pressure. I fell down from the stairs and hurt my knees while I was on my way back after getting groceries. And I have been getting migraines for the past few days. So I am really glad that I am alright today and in fact was in the mood for some sewing. I have a stack of Japanese sewing/craft magazines and I chose a pattern from the Spring collection of Child Boutique (I love all the children's collection and they are soooo cute and breautiful!).


*ADDITION* This is the pattern I used. I would love to make an adult version for myself too. ^_^. I used the red batik fabric which I bought from Chinatown a while ago. I love this fabric simply because it's in red. I love red. I feel happy and powerful when I wear red. And Georgia also shares my liking for the colour (and she simply adores pink!!!).

Making clothes is still quite difficult for me as I am still not that skilled yet. It took me three hours just to make this simple dress. At least I'm glad that it turned out the way I wanted it to be. I still have about half a meter left and I hope to make another skirt for Georgia or maybe a little pouch for my personal fan.


Georgia was turning in circles when I get her to try on her dress. She said that she looked like a princess! Yeah she sure is my princess ^_^

I've been lazy...or maybe not

I've been so lazy to blog recently...hahaha...but I have not been lazy living life! I started off year 2008 not in the most wonderful way but I guess who said that everyone has to have a good start!!! (Trying to console myself...) I really didn't have the energy and the mood to blog or craft as I had an infection in my womb in late February that required me to have 10 (YES! IT"S REAL!) injections in a total of five days!!! So at the end of the injection buffet, there were 4 shots to each butt and 1 shot to each hand. My butt was so sore from all the injections that I had to lie flat on my back every night! Now I have recovered but I can still feel some soreness in my buttocks! I can imagine the pain from those who are very sick and requires constant injection and medication. I pray that they will heal and be healthy again.

Somehow I did managed to sew some baby stuff. I made a set of baby bib and booties for my colleague's new born son. I have also included a set of tee and shorts from Toys R Us. I love the orange combination! So bright and cheerful! Congratulations Mano on the arrival of your baby boy on the 16 March 2008!


I also made another set for Amreen's friend, Rumaella's baby boy. This set has an ethnic feel to it as the colourful stripes fabric is from Pakistan.

Homemade softies

I have completed an elephant softie for Georgia two weeks ago and I made a couple of mistakes. Overall it was really fun to make! It's not that perfect (one eye is bigger than the other!) but it's made with lots of loveeee! The pattern was given to me by Salihan from a magazine she saw. We named the elephant, Ebbie. Georgia has another elephant softie called Ellie (which was a free gift when we opened a bank account for her). She was so happy after I made Ebbie that she hugged her to sleep and brought Ebbie to school the next day!

Today I have made a dolly for her and the pattern is free from One Red Robin. We named her dolly, Nana. Nana looks so sweet! She sure looks very Asian as I have used Japanese kimono fabric as her dress. I'll try and make more softies for her and maybe in the process I'll make some for myself too!