Hallo, Girls! And more

After CNY delays in postal service, everything seems to be coming altogether.  We've happily received the 4 new girls and the olympus trip!  Nicky Lad, Frosty Frock, Bohemian Peace and Aubrena.  I like Aubrena very much now, which is  a surprise as I thought Frosty might be my favourite.  May because she looks too precious to take out of the box and play.

And then there's more, I didn't even notice the little invaders/protectors until LB pointed them out.  Aubrena doesn't look too pleased though.

After a long break from sewing class

I took a long 2 months break from sewing class and just return for the 4th item of the syllabus.  We're supposed to do a blouse with collar and sleeves.  Both my sis and me chose the peter pan collar and gathered sleeves.  We're really running out of inspiration on the fabric to buy.  And I thought we were away from Chinatown long enough to have a fresh eye on the fabrics!  We decided to go for plain fabric this time as any prints can go dangerously wrong.  I picked up a nice pastel pink fabric which is written on the samples as silky cotton.  Feels very smooth and soft, reminds me of good high threadcount bedsheet :)  Somehow, I'm still not getting a vision of the blouse, except that there should be some details added, like maybe collar of a different colour, printed or adding lace somewhere?  After some googling, I think I may be getting somewhere with this combo:

Hey, do you think you can let me out?

1st to arrive from The BAY :)

Craft it Forward!

A good friend, SP, invited friends to join this movement.  I thought it'll be a good idea as I've been lagging off crafting in any form for a loooong time.  It didn't help that I haven't been to sewing class for just as long.  This should set me on the right track again!
So here's the deal:
Via Simplypeaceable's blog via Brigette’s blog via Ginger Urchin’s blog post:

I promise to send something handmade to the first 5 people who leave a comment here. They in turn must post this statement and send something they make to the first 5 people who comment on their blog post.The only other rules are that:
1) it must be handmade by you and,
2) it must be sent to your 5 people sometime within 2011.

 Join me and don't be shy, experience not needed ;)

Lizzie galore

I think lizards like me.
They came with my lunch box.
Patrols my kitchen countertop for errant flies and ants.
Live and died in my new plant pot.
Joined me in shower, on my foot.
Dropped on my newspaper when I read on the floor.
Now, this one has to be mummified on my cabinet

I didn't rotate it by 90 Degree either way, btw.

Oh, I showed my love for them when I joined herpetology group during my hons field trip....

I love postal packages

When the goodies are these:

After a crazy sewing day

Tried a second attempt at making a metal frame purse yesterday.  Got everything right except that I can't secure it to the frame!  I gave up and decided to make the carrier for P Momo.  Here's how it turned out:

I must say that I'm quite happy with the piping effect and how easy it is to use the magnetic snap!  Just 2 slits, bend and it's done.  So much better than trying to sew the velcro tape and risk breaking the sewing machine needle or my fingers.
And 4 more pouches.  I finally started using the precious fabric bought from Japan 2 years ago :)

Hubs said that I'll be better off at work.  The mess was quite a sight!  This time the cleanup just too about 10 mins as everything has somewhere to go.  Importance of those Daiso containers as organisers!

I'm going to take a break today and clear up more space on the shelves for more organisers.