crochet crochet here and there

I am soooo into these little crochet motifs....I have so many things I want to put them into :) hehehehhehee...I even bought a few more crochet books...I love easy and quick projects and I finished this one in an hour-ish time :)....not bad, eh?? :D....now my mom begs me to make her half a top...it's quite cute, actually...she bought this top from Banana Republic, if I'm not mistaken...and the top has this crochet-like top, which is kinda cute...but will take me FOREVER to make :)...I'm still contemplating the idea of making it :p....maybe later...

this will be done soon...

I hope.... :p...here's a sneak peek at what I am currently working on...a baby diaper and change of clothes pouch...it's for a little boy about to be born some time next month :) and yes, I've prepared the tutorial as well :)...I wish there are 48 hours in a day...and by the way...I have 100 followers! woohooo (well, not quite...because my sister followed me, I forced my husband to follow me and I followed myself...)

lia goes back to school

well, not really...it's only an intensive course in basic pattern drafting at LaSalle College Jakarta :D...something I've been wanting to do since last year...it is done every Saturday for 6 weeks, a total of 30 hourse course (5 hours each class).  I did my first skirt block (yayyyyy) and many skirt variations from a single block!  Today, we're finishing the bodice block :) I am so excited...this is all very interesting to me...not easy, but interesting (much better than engineering courses! ha!)....I was peeking at another class yesterday, and looking at these girls finishing up their design on actual garments...made me feel so envious :)  I wish I took fashion design then...they looked so cool...just like project runway hahahaha...but I don't regret my decisions in life and very happy at where I am now...doing basic pattern design :)...hopefully, I'll be able to do advanced pattern drafting :).  At least looking at pattern magic books would hopefully not be so intimidating to me anymore :)...Here's to the hope of better sewing knowledge :)

That crazy Ironing lady is my very good crafty friend, Chia...who refuses to have a blog to display her wonderful creations :) and whom I drag to join this class :)

My equipments :)...lots and lots of odd shaped rulers :p...finally I am no longer scared of using them :)

The bodice I was telling you about...it will hopefully be finished by the end of today's class

kreativ blogger award

As I was browsing today and a few days ago...I found out that I'm the lucky recipient of Kreativ Blogger Award....I'm both excited and embarrassed...excited because...somebody in the world actually think I'm creative...embarrassed because I don't feel all that creative, but thank you Amesh and Fiona, for acknowledging me as your fellow craty-woman :)...I truly appreciate this :D

So, on to the conditions of the winning :)

1) Copy the award to my blog
2) Link to the person who has given me this award
3) Tell 7 interesting things about myself
4) Choose 7 other blogs that I want to give this award to
5) Link to their blogs
6) Comment on their blogs that I have given them this award

So I've done number 1 and 2....number 3 is a bit tough...don't think they'll be interesting...but here goes:

1. I hate waking up in the morning...when my misfits are up in the morning, I ask the maid to play with them (see...I'm a slacker)

2. I love to eat...too bad my body does not have high metabolism :p

3. I used to be a civil engineer for the sake of becoming an engineer...well, at least I get to use my autoCAD skills for drafting patterns for my readers :D

4. I was in a boarding house during my High School years in Brisbane and hated it sooo much but came to term with it and ended up loving it :D

5. I change hobbies very often...but finally settled with sewing and everything crafty...I am yet to try my gocco prints...anyone care to join me?

6. I wish there's a crafty group of youngsters here in Jakarta...would be so much fun...and I wish there's a biiiiig craft store

7. I'm an impulsive buyer...specially when I have a new hobby...I want to buy everything related to that hobby, in hope that one day, when I need something, I have it in stock :p...(it's hard to find supplies here in Jakarta)

Here are my nominated blogs:

1. By Night a new and very crafty blog...you will love it there :D

2. Su Loves Sew is an avid knitter and Sew-er :) she's just incredibly talented!

3. Tante Hilde is a creative Tante :)...she makes beautiful dolls...I LOOOVE her dolls :)

4. Mary Wingham SAL is a collaborative crafty blog by talented ladies! One of them is Nima

5. lolo craft a very talented mommy who can juggle her family time and craft time

6. a little world makes the cutest felt mobiles and everything felt :)

7. ducks in a row makes cute craft for her beautiful children :)

It is sooo hard to nominate people...because I can just go on and on and on and on :).  But those are my picks :) for now.

xoxo

Lia

to pat with love

Happy a quarter century my dear sister (in law)...I hope you had a blast today and here's your first gift...I haven't got the time to sew you your other gifts :p...please wait patiently for them to be sewn...This is a make up brush holder and I will make 1 for myself too...eventually...I used the outer fabric from ink and spindle, the lining is some wool material I got from Majestic Market :)

a little crochet

I love this little crochet...it was so fast to make :) and fun too...and I will be making something beautiful from it...eventually :)...soon rather than later....

little misfits angpao bags

Gong Xi Fa Cai, Xin Nian Kuai Le :)....to celebrate the year of the Tiger, we usually go around friends' and relatives' houses, dressed in our red attire carrying angpao bags :).  So, I made these little angpao bags for the misfits to carry their angpaos around :).  Wishing you a prosperous and happy tiger year :).  We've been food comatose....We ate here, there and everywhere...and plus, today is my sis in law's birthday...so we'll be eating (yet again)....after all these festivities are over...then back to dieting :)..

tutorial: ms. lipsie the pocket girl

A happy valentine's gift and a Chinese New Year's gift to you all :).  I though I'd share one of my pocket idea :)...not suggested for little girls....as they might get too scared of it hahahahahaha...I made this using my unwanted khakis from GAP, the hair was using my husband's unwanted pants from Express (these pants are like 10years++ by now).  For the lining, I used some leftover Balinese batik and I just happen to find the pink ribbon :).  This was supposed to be a goody bag prototype..but I think it's a little too creepy for children :p.  Here is the link to the tutorial+pattern...ENJOY! And...PLEASE send me some pictures when you make your own version...I would so love to see them :)

Ms. Lipsie trying to eat up my Lens cover :)....yum yum yum....

little tags

I've been quite busy this past week...with two sick daughters and a short trip overseas, I was unable to post anything :).  Tonight, I've been food overdosed :)...we had our usual Chinese New Year's dinner at my parents' house and today has been hectic too...did I tell you I'm taking a short intensive class on basic pattern drafting at LaSalle College in Jakarta? :)...Anyhow, I just wanted to show you what I made with these wonderful leftover veneers at my factory...after browsing so many crafty blogs...I asked my husband yesterday to bring home some leftover veneers from the factory :)...so here they are :)...oooo and I also made an "applique" card for our niece :)

more spaces to join

Just letting you know, if you're interested in joining Pay It Forward, 3 of my participants are still open :)...They're great and crafty bloggers too :)....imagine all the possibilities ;).  I am now currently working for items to send out to them :) Do check them out if you have time :)

1. Teah Lo of Bubba Bubbles

2. Nat of bynight

3. Philippa of Whakapaipai

happy belated 7th birthday, claire...

and sorry you have such a slack auntie :p....at first, I totally forgot it was my niece's birthday on the 25th last month...and then, when I've finally met her over the weekend, I suddenly remembered it was her birthday!!!  So....to make up for my slack....I made you a reversible bag, a pencil case and a little purse for you to put your tissues, rick rack, etc :).  I do hope you like it...oooo and we bought you a Hans Christian Andersen story book (think of it as a gift from your uncle)... :D....Happy Birthday and hope you had a great one, darling :)

and the winners are....

I asked misfit to pick the one piece of paper...and she picked number 25, which corresponds to Jennifer Ladd...and good thing she has an email, I'll be emailing her soon :)

The second piece of paper misfit picked was number 45!! The name is Pixie...there's no email address within the comment, instead a shopping webpage, so I will be emailing through the shopping FAQ and wait until Sunday before I decide another winning number if I don't get any replies :).

i love this french children clothing....

I found this great blog...whilst browsing by night to see her creation using my seahorse pattern to sell and help the Haiti victims through this blog and found this GREAT french children clothing website :) called Chevalier Loulou...ooooo they are so wonderful...makes me want to sew beautiful and simple french dresses for the misfits :)...and she is also selling all these wonderful things here.  Sorry, I don't speak french...so I can't really tell you how to order them :)

playing pay it forward

So, my blog friend, Trisha...told me to join this thing called Pay It Forward...so I thought...Why Not???  She told me, her friend has an opening...so I went to Adorable Originals to be hers...she has 2 more empty spots as of now :)....so, if you want, go ahead and sign up :)...

Here are the rules....


1. You must have a blog to play.

2. The first three people to comment on this post agree to play Pay it Forward by posting on their blog and playing with the first three people that comment on their blog.

3. I agree to send, sometime withing 365 days, a gift (handmade) to those same three people who commented on this blog post. (That is the "playing" part!) The gift doesn't have to be crafty, so don't worry about that...mmm...I think I'm going to tweak this a bit...mine would either going to be handmade...or...handmade supplies :)...

Sounds like a lot of fun, right! It really is as easy as it sounds, go head and leave a comment.  It is open internationally....I will most probably be sending the items some time by the end of February :).

Come on and join in the fun!



O...and on another note, I WON A GIVEAWAY!!! This truly is the first time in my life to win anything exciting :) and I am certainly EXCITED!!!!!....I won a pillow from Amesh of Dreamesh through made in indonesia :)..

tutorial: ms. lucy the pocket whale

I saw a cute whale image...so I thought why not make it into a little wallet :)...to keep to the under the sea theme :).  It turned out pretty cute...my friend wants to make it into her daughter's goody bag...we'll see how it goes :).  We're brewing up some ideas for her daughter's 3rd birthday :)...wait for another tutorial soon :)

Here is the link to the pdf file