My Boulangerie set

Finally! This post is long overdue, but I've finally found the time to get myself some craft glue and complete this project, and to post this up!

These yummy looking miniatures are made of air-dry clay - no baking needed! I think just this fact alone is really great because there's so much less hassle, and it feels really good to work with. (not that I have had any experience with polymer clay to compare with...)

Which is your favorite? Mine's the baguette. From the moment I started making it (which was the first among the six), I fell in love with it, even after the set is done.

The kiwi danish took more time and effort to make, plus the glossy part needed extra time to dry. So Pei Li packed them up for me and I glued them on after it was dry.

I thought the aging of the board was quite challenging because I wanted it to look natural. In my honest opinion, it's not as good as I wanted it to be. You should take a look at Pei Li's!

I love every part of this project.

I came across Pei Li's beautiful creations on Etsy. She's on Luulla too!

To thank her for the enjoyable workshop she conducted for me, I sent her a pouch :) (silly me, I didn't even take a nice photo of it before sending it out, and have to borrow it from her blog, hee hee)

Thanks for reading, and I hope I've inspired you in some way :)

love, n

First clay-making session!

I've just come back from my first session with Pei Li. I enjoyed myself very much, although my neck does ache a little now, haha :)
Today we painted the board, added some aged look to it. Shaped the clay using the mould. The mould was given to me. I didn't know it was provided, so it was a very pleasant surprise!
It may not sound like much, but just shaping the clay (even using the mould) took me 2 full hours!
She will be guiding me on painting techniques and applying them to the clay on my next session. I cannot wait!

Oh, did I also mention that she's very nice? Patient and very clear in her explanations. Thanks Pei Li!

This Raspberry Jelly is new to her collection, and I'm absolutely thrilled to have this as a gift!

love, n

Polymer Clay!

I can't wait for my miniature workshop with Pei Li this month! I will update here again after the session and see what I've done :)
In the meantime, I did a little bit of research about baking polymer clay. I'm a little paranoid when it comes to food-poisoning, so I'm really worried about baking clay in my kitchen oven which is meant for food.
Although polymer clay is safe for humans, it does give out some fumes when it's baking, and the smell would most likely stay in the oven and this will in turn then affect your food!
I don't think that's very wise, even if you don't bake clay often. So if I want to venture into this type of craft, I'll best get a little toaster oven meant just for crafts. Think Cash Converters for budget constraints, but check out Art Friend first!
If you're interested too, check out this website that I was reading today :)

If you do crafts too, please share with me!
love, n

I have been so busy lately, having started working full-time again. I get all these craft ideas and the thoughts of sewing during the day in the office, but whenever I finally get myself home, all I want to do is to slouch in front of the tv and not move!
It's terrible, I know.

Hence, I've decided to focus on making just a few types of things - maybe pouches and drawstring bags. Or maybe pouches and little plushies. That way, I can get better at making those by specializing.
Hopefully I can get my sewing muse back. Muse, wherever you are, please come back to me soon!

In May, I'm going for a little workshop to learn to make those amazing tiny miniatures (see below). Pei Li is a genius! See her website here.


Photo source

Check her page out! Support handmade :)

Hope to post up some new pouches soon...

love, n

Namecard fabric case

Going for $6.90 (inclusive of local normal postage)

Limited stocks!

Dragonfly print fabric is linen cotton from Japan :)

love, n

Moshi's Jeepers!

Hi guys!

You might not be familiar with Moshi Monsters...

A friend's birthday is coming up and she loves Moshi Monsters. Her favorite character is this tiger Jeepers. It looked fairly straightforward, so I decided to try making a plush for her!

(photo source)

I went Daiso to get some felt (really worth it. $2 for a huge piece!)

With some fabric glue, needle and thread, and gutsy free-hand-drawing (since I don't have a working printer at home)... Ta da~

I only managed the head part, so I guess this looks like a cushion more than a plush. I was contemplating on adding the tail but without the body, it seems a little odd.

What do you think?

:)

love, n

Embroidered!

Hello you!

I really enjoy embroidering / handstitching words and little designs like this bee here... I used to think it was quite a daunting task. But I guess it's the same for every thing you do, you get better as you practice :)

I really like the bee.

I've tried to iron this pouch to no avail. :( I wonder what's wrong... Why won't the fabric straighten up and look pretty for my camera???

Notice that this pouch has a metal zip instead of the usual colorful normal ones? It was my sister whom gave me the idea that metal zips might give a pouch an entirely different look, and I think it does! (of course, it's also more expensive!)

Do you like this? If you have a design you really like in particular, and would like it embroidered and made into a pouch, let me know! I can customize ;)

<3, n