Busy elf

Busy busy busy! This is my favorite season of the year, but it can get a little overwhelming sometimes.
Orders are coming in and I can't be happier :)
It makes me wish that I didn't have to go to my day job and stay home to work on those orders and my own set of gifts for friends and family.
Love, n

Repeat purchases are the best compliments.

I have been working on a big order from a very supportive customer these few days. It's almost 2am and I have work tomorrow, and I have just finished her entire order, packed and ready to post! Feeling accomplished :)

I need to relook at my pricing for my products. I'm probably not making alot to cover my effort and time. It's tricky because every item is different, more or less. But most importantly, I want to keep it affordable with good quality.

Alright good night folks!

Etsyfinds: Coasters

I have been making lots of origami coasters for an order... so there's this slight coaster craze going on in my head. These are some of my Etsyfinds that I think are great!

 Etsy: decoylab

 Etsy: MaxplanationPhotos

Etsy: Dimlim

Etsy: JennyBartoy

I have a few more orders to work on!

love, n

My very first favorite craft blog

is whipup.net
The writer, Kathleen, whom started a serious crafting passion in me, probably inspired so many others to go forward with their handmade stuff, has passed away in May. I found out about this last month - yes, I was abit slow... When I tried again this morning for their website, it's no longer there, but the Facebook page still is, although it's no longer being updated.
I remember whipup.net was always the first blog I would go to whenever I switch on the computer, and I learned quite a bit of crafting tricks from the tutorials.

I hope her children are coping fine.
I hope the people inspired by her will continue to work hard in what they love, and succeed in life, like she had.

love, n

Collaboration with Le Petit Rêve by jingyi

I'm a huge supporter of handmade brands (go figure) - I'm joining forces with a dear friend, Jingyi, to push out a mini promotion for some of my biggest supporters over the past 2 years that I have been doing my craft. These people... very important people who have ordered from me, given me kind words of encouragement, mean alot to me. Without them, I may have given up on this some time ago. It is not easy to handle a full-time job that requires me (sometimes) to work OT, and to do this little business on my own.

So anyway, Jingyi's drawing/painting is fantastic. She's great at making cards (she sews too!!!) and I ordered some postcards from her to go out with the coasters I made to these very important people :)

I hope this puts a smile on the people who receive them :)

Anyhooo... I'm accepting pre-orders for Christmas!

Next up, trying out some kitchen accessories... think Oven Gloves, Half-Aprons... yeah?

love, n

This is handmade. Imperfect but unique.

See the irregularities? This is handmade :) good thing I'm not a perfectionist. Which also means that there may be people out there who may not like it. But it's Ok :)

Tiring but Fulfilling Saturday!

I have been cutting fabrics, sewing, unpicking threads, pricking myself since morning. But it's fulfilling because I finally finished the 2 big orders that were pending since last week :)