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| Took a break from making bags to do some craftting. |
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| Made for the kids and all their friends keychains in the shape of sneakers. Made a special one for a teacher who loves cars. |
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| My favourite part of the 'çar'. It comes with a front grill, a convertible hood, side view mirrors, 4 sports wheels and a licence plate. Oops! and moveable eyes..... |
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| Also tried to embroider on each of the shoes. Too cute! |
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| Notice the butterfly wings.....well, the boys had theirs with dragon wings ; ) |
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| Made 10 little pretty pots. |
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| Really enjoyed sewing them as it became an expression of me..... |
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| .....from the choice of colours, threads, lace and ribbons as well as the embroidery of the name and designs. Every single part is sewn either by machine or hand. A fully lined pot with little handmade bows at the sides. (Min's is my daughter's and my fav design.) |
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| Pretty flowers, pretty bees..... |
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| and prettly little butterflies sitting on the rim. |
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| Have been toying with the idea of sewing in handles instead of a strap on the wistlet for several months but I was unsure on how to do it. But with time, comes more confidence and I have finally attempted to do something that turned out to be too easy. |
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| The embroidery does seem to blend in too much but I like subtlety sometimes...... |
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| and other times, not. |
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| Took a break from sewing to bake this yummy chocolate cake with cheese frosting (my favourite type of frosting). It is actually a Red Velvet Cake, recommended by Serendipity Cakes. Thanks Yvonne! |
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| The cake is called red velvet because it uses a lot of red colouring to give it a rich red look. But of course, being so unprepared but so eager to bake, I made it minus the red colouring. Fortunately, the taste was just as good. |
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| It was so good that I sacrificed my dinner for two slices of cake. A truly great cake. |
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| A diary wrap, that is! |
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| Decided to make a cover for my diary and receipts and pens so that I don't need to hunt for it. Sign of old age..... |
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| A cheery red and white pouch to brighten up one's day. It is with two complimenting materials and a pleat and an inner pocket. |
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| Hot Cross Buns, one a penny, two a penny..... It disappeared before I could even take a picture.....Yummy! |
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| My first handbag for myself. Slightly different from the other bags, it has a panel and pleat and it is larger to fit all my stuff. I managed to make it in three hours. A marathon sewing session. |
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| Peekaboo brown polka dot lining to brighten the inside. Of course, complete with pockets to hold my phone, make up and wipes. Next, I am going to try and make a similar design but with handles. So nenek! |
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| A handy diaper bag to carry just one or two diapers. Fits in the main diaper bag. Best to pull out for quick changes. |
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| With two handy pockets for wipes and powder. Inner lining is made from baby soft fleece. |
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| Slightly bigger than the normal wristlets. |
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| And a matching baby headband. |
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| My obsession, for now. My fav bag...made one for my fav daughter and one of my fav aunts. |
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| Finally got a pic of the two inside pockets...... holding my make up and my phone and my son's ipod. |
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| My favourite cake..... Pineapple upside down. Reminds me of my days in Home Ec class. Must try Rock Buns soon! |
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| Modified to my own liking. {Minus the cherries} |
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| Yummy banana bread in the tin...... |
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| and out..... tastes even better when warm and with extra butter. |
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| A writslet made from paisley printed corduroy..... |
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| with handstitched beads. |
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| Two more denim wristlets |
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| with embroidered names. |
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| The latest addition to the pocket bag series with black lace and pink ribbons. |
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| Perfect for Valentines Day! |
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| When I was young, my mom used to make chocolate fudge cakes. I think that is why I love eating awfully choc cakes. I finally managed to dig up my mom's old recipe and modernise it. There are things in the ingredients that are obsolete now. And so I was so happy when I finally achieved making it successfully (after a few failed attempts with other recipes). My kids say it is very, very nice....just things they will say to get an extra extra big slice for dessert! Yum! |
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| A little big pencilcase (12" long) for a 'batik-lover' friend..... |
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| to put all Nats-Knick-Knacks. |
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| Crazy about clips! |
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| Flowered ribbons with pearls. |
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| Pretty pink and red flowers. |
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| Fit for little princesses. |
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| Cutesy animals. |
