extra curricular bag

I've promised my friend's daughter a bag for her extra curricular activities...since last year :p...I feel like I'm starting to sew for all my "promises"...I have another promise project after this :D hehehehehe.  This is just a simple bag made from laminated fabric I got in Japan.  I love the fabric...it's so pretty :)...Enjoy, Fel!  Hope you like it :)

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dearest baby kate

I think I'm making 2 for myself...just because I LOVE the japanese fabric :)...and I love the waffle fabric combo with it :).  I do hope baby Kate's mama will find it useful...but first I need to send it hehehehe

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lazy top

Big M is all happy again...she's well and no more ulcers :).  I asked her to model for me this morning too.  I love this lazy comfy top and I certainly love the batik I bought from Bali...Maybe I should make a plain one too for the kiddos :)...maybe...

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cars pouch

I loooove how this simple pouch turned out :).  It's something I've promised my friend since last year :p...I know I know...procrastinating is not good :p but I had a little time yesterday before going to the gym (yes, my new year's resolution is to be fit) and finished the pouch for Matt's little cars.  Enjoy, Matt!!!

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a very special valentine

Today, lil misfit is down with hand foot and mouth disease (hfmd) and I'm not even sure how she got it :(.  She can't eat anything because her mouth is filled with ulcers :'(...I'm just hoping and praying big M won't get it.  Then, as I was putting lil M to nap, big M came home from school, all excited.  She gave me a valentine's card and a heart stick.  She was all smiles and I was really touched :).  She said I made you a valentine's card, Mommy...you're so beautiful...do you like it, Mommy?? She totally melted my heart :D...I love you too, baby :)...you sure put a smile on my face today :)

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wishing u a very happy marriage

Big Misfit's teacher just got married and as a class, we've decided to give angpao (red pocket) and a handmade bag with the children's hand prints on it.  Stupid me took the wrong fabric for the bag!!!  Instead of using white canvas, I used my precious cross stitch fabric I bought in Melbourne!!! I didn't realize it until last night as I was finishing the bag :'( booo hoooo...ow well :).  I heard the teacher was happy, and that makes me happy too ;)...have a blessed and happy marriage, ms! 

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tutorial: with love on val's day

Chia was kind to share her idea and took pictures for me :).  It's a valentine's gift little missy E made lovingly for her friends at school.  Maybe...just maybe, Misfits should do the same...or maybe not...coz mommy is too lazy :p

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activity book

This was my last minute project before I left Melbourne...I know my hubby hates it when I do last minute sewing, instead of packing :p...To my defense, these activity books kept the misfits entertained for quite awhile (then it was the Ipod Touch hahhahhaa).  Emma's book was wrong but she likes it.  I'm just glad they like them...because I used to looooove empty drawing books when I was a kid...and I remember drawing a lot of princess' dresses hehehehe

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last day of stencil screen printing

what a day....I woke up around 6 am and found lil misfit a bit warm...my heart sank :(...she's down with fever...arghghghghgh but no other symptoms, most probably the 5 days fever virus again :'(!  So I was late to our last class, but luckily, it hasn't started yet.  

We learned swiss repeat today and it was so very interesting and definitely something I will definitely try in the future :)...but I'll most probably using autoCAD instead of cutting and pasting :p...my hands are sore from drawing, copying, cutting all those d*#n little flowers and triangles, and pressing the squeegee up and down.  I decided not to make the circle on the flowers...now that it's done, I kinda regret it...ow well...at least this time around, my pattern is not as horrifying as my first attempt last week :D.  

I definitely love the class and would recommend anyone interested in stencil screen printing to sign up :)...It was so fun and didn't even realize we were 1 hour behind schedule by the time we were done.  10.30am -5.00pm felt like an hour (literally).  I wanted to take more pictures but was too occupied to do anything else.  Lara was an excellent teacher and a lovely person.  Thank you for the insight and lesson...I had fun :)

the stencil, during and after exacto knife and cutter...phew

my fabric (on the left), beautiful fabrics by other students (on the right)
see here for more pictures

my painstaking stencil

unpleasant looking me last week, doing my unpleasant print :p, the picture
was taken by harvest textile

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the monsters went crazy...

My lil monsters loooove Melbourne...well, there were some occasions when they wanted to go home because they miss their beds :) but apart from that, they love it here.  What I love about the city is the tremendous amount of parks everywhere.  It's free and entertaining :).  We also went to Melbourne Aquarium and they had a blast there.  We took the train and trams last Sunday and they loved it...now, the lil one keeps asking to ride the tram every time we pass one :(.  We're planning on going to a zoo on Monday, should be fun for them :).

Park @ Glen Iris

Park @ Glen Iris

@ train and park in the city

Melbourne Aquarium

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stencil screen printing class

yep...I'm currently in the wonderful city of Melbourne :) with the girls and hubby...hence the lack of posting :p...I took the screen printing class by harvest textile, it is a 2 days course, conducted every Saturdays (last week's and this week's).  We left Jakarta on a Friday night and arrived Melbourne one hour delayed on Saturday morning, so I was about 1.5 hours late to class.  It was fun, though I was hoping there will be "emulsion" type screen printing.  I love love love their studio...how I wish I have a place like that :).  It makes screen printing so much easier...big long tables, lots of screen frames, abundance fabric paints (you can mix colors to your heart's content), big screen cleaning area and drying rack.  I wish I have a studio like this :).  My screened fabric didn't turn out well, though...I misunderstood the whole concept and tried being smart...my design involved in precise printing on top of the previous layer...it was a total disaster :)...hahahahahaha....ow wellllll....Lara, the teacher was really nice and would give wonderful suggestions to everyone :).

my failed print :(

the printing studio

the class room

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my sassy girls

were asked to be the flower girls on my cousin's wedding earlier this year.  I was really excited :) and before THE day, I've been showing them all these videos from youtube of flower girls :).  They were such good girls, even lil misfit was cooperating.  They were so excited and though they got derailed as they walked down the aisle, they managed to go to the right direction :).

flower girls :)

the girls in action a few days afterward

I love it when they're willing to cooperate :D

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material girl :D

Last year (month :p ), Geraldine emailed me and asked me if I wouldn't mind being featured on their column "The Hot Seat".  I was of course felt embarrassed but quickly agreed to it :p.  Here's the article on their newest edition of The Peak magazine.  Thanks, Geraldine :)

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spoon roll

A friend of mine had his birthday last weekend, and his wife specifically requested for "house" gifts, since they're moving into their new house in a couple of months.  So I got them these tea spoons, peelers, glasses, and a golf glove with golf balls.  Since the tea spoons' case was bad, I sewed the spoon roll, instead.

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surprise gifts from Belgie

Last Friday, I came home to a white envelope...I was so eager....I wasn't expecting anything in the mail...but there it was...a package, for moi!!! All the way from Belgie :).  When I tore open the envelope, I found these cute handmade things by Nat of by night.  I've known her for quite some time now, I think I was one of her first blog follower :) hehehehehe...She has talent, as you all can see :)...she now has a shop and a great blog! Nat, thank you sooo much for these lovely presents!!! I really do love them all!!!  They're OH SO CUTE :).  I haven't even personally thanked and emailed her...ooopps :)...but THANK YOU SO MUCH muach muach

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