Girl's Survival Kit

I love pouches. That's no secret, of course. I also believe that every girl needs an emergency kit in a pretty pouch wherever she goes. My little pouch's contents have saved quite a few friends to this date, and I'm always very proud of it! Haha =)

So what do I have in this trusty lil' pouch?
- Sanitary Pads/Tampons (SO important!)
- Mini nail-clipper
- Contact Lens storage case
- Contact Lens travel solution
- Wet wipes (sometimes)
- Travel perfume stick
- Eyeliner
- Lip Balm
- Pills! (painkillers, flu, motion-sickness)
- Band aids
- Alcohol Swab
- Hairbands

So... from my previous post, I have already admitted that I'm thinking of Christmas gifts already! And for my close friends, I'm most likely doing up mini girl's survival kits for them.

From TidyMom, her contents are similar to mine, plus spare house key, cough drops, nail file, tweezers and a cute pen!

From another blog, author Nicole says to have mini toothbrush/mouthwash, hand lotion, hand sanitizer, mini deodorant and tissue.

So for my girlfriends, since I'm going have to make quite a few (at least 8), I need to pick just a few for them to start off with.
- mini nail clipper
- band aids
- cute pen
- hair clip/bands
- contact lens solution travel size / nail file

Yup, I shall do that!
love, n

Santa Claus is comin... wait a minute...

I know it's crazy, but... I'm already thinking of Christmas!
It's my favorite time of the year (besides sweet April, of course, because that's my birth-month!), and also the most stressful month of the year.

I hope to do a Christmas collection, and maybe launch it in November so hopefully I get some orders in. I have been really slack in updating my works, and I have no better excuses but only to admit that I'm terrible at time management. AND! the most minimal amount of discipline. Haha!

I had a thematic gift-wrap last Christmas, check it out here:

And some ideas for this year's:

As you can see, I really like polka dots and pom poms ^^

Happy Monday! (nobody likes Mondays, but since we can't really escape it, let's have a more positive take on it.)
love, n

Rubber Stamping Workshop

It's quite uncommon to have such workshops in Singapore. I get envious whenever I see fun workshops from overseas blogs. So when I found out that Fictive Fingers does workshops, I jumped at one almost immediately!
It's a 2-hour workshop at their new studio in Chinatown. I get to bring home 2 carving tools, 1 large rubber block, my stamped A3 paper and a strip of linen fabric, and of course my completed stamp.

 a hugeeeeee blackboard at the staircase landing. it's beautiful!

I did a sorta medium-sized stamp. I doodled the leaf just this morning, after looking at some craft blogs for inspiration.

 Using fabric paint on linen cloth... I'm hoping to explore this for my pouches and totes :)

Using stamp ink on paper...

I liked the workshop! It's great to meet and chat with a fellow crafter (Hani) who takes her work seriously. Fictive Fingers is involved in Handmade Movement Singapore, and I hope you can support them!
Check out their facebook!

love, n

Rounded pouch!

Rounded, just like apples!

I bought this apple-printed hankerchief when was in Guangzhou last year. Well, I don't use hankies, but the fabric was too pretty to resist.

I finally took it out today and decided to make a different style of pouch. I wanted to try pleated at the front, but it didn't quite work out. So I tried this way instead. I'm gonna give the pleated one another try next day.

I still have 3 other different fabrics to use... but this apple print is the nicest. My cousin saw it and immediately ordered from me :)

Do you like it too?

love, n

What happens on Sundays

So this is me, on a Sunday, putting in some effort to making my Facebook Page look a little more decent than the big mess that it is now. My man made a small lightbox for me, which makes my photos look a tiny bit more professional.
Haha, I think this set up looks funny.
Anyway, I kinda have a big collection of fabrics AND they are all over my room... So this is gonna take a while. I have only just uploaded 11 new images to my Fabrics album and I gotta run to town to get some supplies for some orders!

All this time, Lipton accompanies me by sleeping on the most comfortable spot on my bed! It's a good thing that I've had a very well-rested night (12 hours, to be exact...) if not, just watching him would induce anyone to zzzzzzzzz...
It IS Sunday after all, and everyone is entitled to do whatever they like!

love, n

Inspirations

Idea #1
Cut felt into lovely shapes and hand sew onto pillows, pouches, totes, etc!
(source)

Idea #2

Sew strips of ribbons together to make pouches!

(source)

Idea #3

Try carving a rubber stamp to decorate my Thank You notes!

(source) 

Well, this isn't an idea... but I'm head over heels in love with this Belle & Boo brand! Just how adorable are the characters? (i'm a bunny lover...) The fabrics are painfully expensive! :(

love, n

Origami Drawstring Pouch

Oh, it's been a looooooong while... but I'm back! I can't promise constant blogging though, but at least I'm still sewing :P

I've made this Origami Drawstring Pouch a long time ago for my sister, and she used it for her Fujifilm Polaroid camera and it fits snugly. So when my brother's friend needed something for hers, I decided to do this again.

I love the pockets on the outside. It's made from a huge piece of cloth, so after folding and sewing into that 7" pouch, it's actually rather thick - good enough for a camera, but of course, it's not meant for any real protection except from scratches. In fact, I always tell my customers that even though the laptop sleeves are padded (some even ask for double padding), that it's not enough to protect the laptop should you drop it.

I'm selling it at $28.

 This is for my brother's friend. I really hope she likes it. She chose the exterior fabric herself.

This is an order from a repeat customer - Janna, an instagram friend and bunny lover. Hey, any animal-lover is my friend :) That said, no compliment is better than a repeat customer. I'm really lucky to have such support! Fabrics chosen by her as well. Turned out really well, yay!

love, n