I'm still here!!

Just want to pop back in to tell everyone that I'm still here.
Things just got done much slower when you have this:
My tummy is much bigger and heavier than my previous pregnancy and I'm not as agile as before. Although so, the constant kicking and movement of baby tell me that everything is going well :)

Customised pouches

Made these for a regular customer. Used the fabric ink pad and alphabet stamps bought quite some time ago. I like how well the customised name tape and the fabric blend, as if they are part of each other.

Fabric used: Cotton candy stripes(orange)

When I cut into the fabrics, little did I know how much I have miss sewing. Hope to gain more energy soon so that I can sew more.

My 5 year old

Hanhan just celebrated her 5 years old birthday. It was a really simple celebration. Daddy is busy with his course assignment, while I'm too tired to do much. Yes, I'm pregnant and felt much more tired than it was in my first pregnancy. I didn't even sew her a birthday dress, which I kind of promised her.Instead of celebrating in school, like last year, we brought her to Pasir Ris Kid's Kampong during the weekend. Her school brought her there this year for school excursion, and she is really excited about going there again. She didn't get to do the "longkang"(small drain) fishing when she went with the school, so she got to try it this time round.
It wasn't easy to catch these little fishes. I managed to catch a few. Hanhan almost gave up trying, but after some persuasion and persevere, she also managed to catch a few. As for Daddy, he did it with ease. It really amazed me when he just swing the net blindly under the little bridge where the fishes hid and caught several of them with just one scoop. What good luck!

Hanhan was very happy to know that we could bring that the fishes home. We went to get fish tank and air pump from her grandpa, and bought the fishes some food too. But by the next day, all the fishes are dead. Although Daddy had told us that these fishes are usually bought as food for bigger fishes, and they don't live long, and we have got Hanhan prepared for it, but I'm still sad and surprised that they are all wiped out by the next day. Hanhan didn't make a fuss about it, but I know that she was sad about it too.

And one week after this incident, her grandpa bought her a packet of "longkang" fishes, but they met with the same fate. Hanhan was really sad this time and kept asking why did all the fishes die, we can't answer her as we had done what we know and I wonder why too. Hanhan wanted to keep a pet, and since "Puppy" and "Power" had died around June after living to a ripe old age, we told her that we might get her something else but we had made it clear to her that we are not keeping fishes again, at least not "longkang" fish. When grandpa knew what happened to the fishes, he wanted to buy another batch for Hanhan, but Daddy told him that we don't intend to keep fishes, maybe we will get a terrapin instead and her grandpa said that he will buy it for Hanhan. :P We will see about it then. My 5 year old

• likes to hold our hands and swing like a monkey after the count of 3



• walks faster than her mummy and likes to say "walk faster"



• likes to imitate her Daddy



• likes to talk a lot



• likes to watch VCD again and again


• likes to say "how long is this going to take"



• is growing more and more independent.



• scored full marks for all her English spelling and makes her mummy proud.



• promised to teach and play with her baby brother/sister :)

Photography Session

Daddy is recently back to school as a student for a short course. One of the modules that he has to take is photography. And he is certainly glad that he got me a DSLR as birthday present.

This man finally has to discard his habit of using the auto mode where sometimes the hateful flash create horrible effect and start playing with my his camera. Yeah, have to cancel "my" and change to "his", because my DSLR has now unofficially became his. *sob**sob*
For the past one month plus, I have followed him to several places to take photos. The idea of doing all the time consuming assignments is killing him but he found some joys in it nevertheless. One of his assignments is studio shoots. And we are really lucky that one of his friends who owns a studio is kind enough to lend it to us. Our little model wasn't really cooperative since the photos are taken after her school and she was a little tired. But with me as assistant, we finally managed to get some decent shoots. :)

I love the photos and hopefully we can take a four person family photo shoots in a studio soon.

Recent read :)

Eiffel of Paris - Big Tote Bag

To me, planning to make a dress or bag always takes up more time then the actual sewing itself. However, there are also many times that I have to sew and make changes along the way. I spent several days just planning how to make use of this fabric. And when I finally cut into it, I have to take a photo :P It's one big step forward, away from mind playing and procrastination.
Making the interior. First time making hidden zippered pocket, not that difficult, but workmanship still has room for improvement. Side A of the bag. Side B of the bag, with both ends tucked in.
This gives the bag a different look from the previous photo. And did you realised that the fabric on all 4 sides are different? :) I love how versatile this bag can be. Details at the side pocket. The fold at bottom of the side pockets is one of the change as I sew and I'm glad that make this change, as it makes the bag sweeter.
Make use of the fabric, all the way to the fabric edge, and add a bit of uniqueness to the bag.
Interior of the bag. One hidden zipper pocket, 2 big pockets, key latch and 2 snap buttons.

When I completed this big bag, a customer of mine, happened to use the Eiffel of Paris(B) to make these.

I'm still left with 1 big (the floral one that she made into the tote bag) and 1 small piece. I'm tempted to make something similar to hers, but I hope that I can think of something else to make. But most probably I will get myself into doing other projects before I can think of any :P

My first MAAD experience

Thank you all who had came over to give me your support! :)

Being a first time seller at Art Market, it was a really good exposure. Getting ready for it was like preparing for exam. I was really nervous about it, always double check that I have brought all the things needed. And I'm glad that everything went well.