A Yummylicious Wall Deco

I told my dear husband that i'd like to have the basement to display most of the things i make and collect. i'd like to keep my craftroom strictly as a studio where i'll be working and the rest of the house strictly as 'lived in' as possible. 

He and Dad then jumped to the idea and get straight to business!! they are more excited than i am! the basement is just a tiny space that we currently have, unused and in very rustic and raw (i dont know how else to describe it!). it needs lots and lots of work, painting and covering up those pipes!

Quite recently, on my hunt for some collectables for the basement, i stumbled upon this really old looking (but new) key hanger. the company that made this has a line of beautiful home deco, all vintage and rustic looking. i think they are adorable!! of course, it came with a price (yikes!) and since i've been quite good this month, i decided to treat myself to it! 

I told myself that i cant be spending that much on a wooden plank. i can make my own wall deco for the basement. well, nothing close but at least it's handmade! 

I have this picture in my head as to how i want the basement to be. with lots of junks, repaired junks, with shabby fabrics, with lots of second hand display furniture i can get at the market.... gosh!! tonnes of ideas!! and these 2 sweet yummy wall decoration to hang!

If you'd like them, i can make one for you to hang as well!! it gives me toothache just by looking at them! hehe...

Till next time guys, love and best wishes always,

(p.s: i am currently cleaning up my craftroom and those tins that you see in the last picture, well, i intend to sell some of it! will snap proper photos and let you know)

~ Just For Girls ~

I've just realized that i have tonnes of emails (and comments) to reply. no wonder i've been missing out on a lot! somehow they're all in my 'spam mail'. so to those who have emailed me and still waiting for my reply, please bear with me!

I got all worried when i havent heard from Aida.. she ordered 2 cards for both her adorable daughters Farhana and Fariha. i posted the cards before i left for Czech and the girls birthday bash was last week. i got all worried... until today.. when i checked my spam mails!


Farhana turned 7, and she LOVES pink and strwarberries! anything strawberries! so i did this one for her. sewed some white beads on the paper and tied a red polka dot ribbon on the stem. Aida wanted to put a photo inside the card and so i added a frame.



Farhana's cute little sister, Fariha turned 5. she loves butterflies, flowers and all other sweet things (so do i!)... and so i did this one for her.


I did a pocket and added a tag and wrote her initials infront of the card. scattered some butterflies, small and big and used everything pastel... oh! and a dragonfly too!

Pure sweetness!

Happy Birthday Girls! Wish i could join the Limbo! (Thank you Aida, for trusting me!)

Love,

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Everyone, just to let you know, I am announcing something soon.... very soon!

{Sew Sweet}

If i have a baby girl, i'd probably paint her room with these 3 colours- pink, white and aqua. i think they are a perfect match. incredibly sweet!


I got these trimmings from my favourite haberdashary supplier Harry and Sonja. i meet them almost every week and they often ask me, why do i buy so much! they wrote me an email, telling me they like my cards and its nice to see where their products go to. you simply cant go wrong when you have these beauties. they have a wide range of trimmings and ribbons, good ones, really good ones! and to top it all, both of them are sweet as well!

Stitched the small squares and added a little chipboard flower in the middle. i absolutely love this one!


Have a great friday everybody! enjoy your weekend, i'll be making Hari Raya Cards... but do drop by for a cupcake or two soon.... ;)

{Sweet Treats}

We're still in czech! we're leaving for Sittard tomorrow and what a week it has been! weather's been awesome and the sights are simply breathtaking. its a totally different feeling, to be in this part of the world! i almost forgot i promised you lot that i'd blog from here... but anyway... better late than never!

Just before i left, i managed to make a few cupcake designs on a few stuff. this was a couple of them - a notebook and a few tags, or some can use it as bookmarks. before i could even publish it on the blog, Ninie (whom i met recently during her balik kampung to the netherlands!) swept everything! i showed it to her and she wanted to have them all.. and more!


She wanted 20 of the bookmarks. i then rushed to make more of the bookmarks so that she could have it before i leave for czech. hopefully they are now safe and in good condition in Dubai, in Ninie's creative hands! will be making more cupcake stuff...


Anyway, this is it for this time. will write again once i'm back in Sittard! i'm now gonna enjoy the rest of my summer holidays here! wish us a safe drive back to NL! take care everyone!

[CubeBox]

It is almost 2 in the morning, and both Hardy and i are still awake! i've been doing some work and Hardy's busy with his new toy, a htv? htc? gosh, i am so not a gadget person. oh well.. let's just say we both are busy, been busy and will be busy till christmas! haha..


Before i call it a day, i might as well put up a post of my recent craft. i quite like how it turned out. snapped the photos earlier today, and very pleased with them too!

It's a photo cube. i have yet to include a photo of me on it but i've saved a space for one tiny little picture. the rest of the space i decorated them with chipboards, letters, pressed flowers and other bits and pieces.
If you ask me what is my favourite colour, i wouldnt actually say pink. but i dont know how and why it turned out pink! but i kindda like it anyhow! the cube now rests in my crafting room, on my shelf. did one for my nephew Ferran for his 1st birthday last july. we put a ferrari car inside! it was Ferran's First Ferrari!


Ok guys, it's 2am! i really should hit the sack! i've cracked my head since morning on so many things... it's about time to rest...

Welterusten...

Love Honour Cherish

Schools are closed for summer holidays here. this is the final week. if we're back in Malaysia, we'd probably be attending weddings, weddings and more weddings! we tend to have weddings every week of the entire school holiday duration back home! do i miss it? well, sort of.. i miss making weddings and engagements (i did quite a lot of them back when i was in malaysia).


But what i miss most is the food that they have on weddings! i am now looking at our nikah wedding photos right infront of me. mine was very simple, with just the necessary elements. i had the best time during the build up of our wedding. we were surrounded by a beautiful bunch of people who came everyday to help us. the solemnization was a very special day for us, it was simple but yet very meaningful, witnessed by our closest of the closest family and friends. it doesnt matter if you had a big one or a small wedding, the main thing, and the most important thing is that we live happily ever after....


... and of course, love, honour and cherish each other forever! dont you all agree?

Much Love,

la~La~ laa~ LA~la......

It's friday its friday its friday! i have been working hard lately on different projects apart from cardmaking. i've just finished snapping the photos and will later upload them to share soon. tomorrow the british x factor will be on air and boy am i excited! the x factor is a uk version of american idol where they've produced stars like leona and lat year's winner leon. i LOVE the x factor! cant wait for tomorrow!



Before i go and fetch aidan, here's one to share. did this a while ago just to celebrate the x factor coming back on screen this year! haha. i'm so excited on the projects i've embarked on! i am also considering to embark on supplying some scrapbooking items (but we'll see... still an idea as one of my suppliers had just proposed to me..)


You guys have a great saturday and sunday. i'll be cooking this weekend! will put it up here! till my next post, thanks for dropping by!

Sweet Tooth

If i'm back in Malaysia now i'd probably busy making real ones for Eid. well, maybe not as elaborate as this one on the card, but i have made quite a few to sell over the years. and if i'm not busy making real ones, i'd probably be busy scouting for some cakes and cookies for my Hari Raya hampers (gosh, its that time of the year again, and i so miss it!)


But nonetheless, i still do get a lot of satisfaction making 'cakes' out of papers! this was what i came up with couple of nights ago, 20 mins before going to bed. some days i'm lucky, some not so lucky to achieve such results! i have quite a lot of scrap and i dont normally throw them away. you can do so much with them, even the teeniest, tiniest bit of paper!


I'll be updating more.. and for you sweet bunch of girls who always pop by and leave comments, thanks a bunch! enjoy the cake! i'll put the kettle on and go make us some tea... ;)

*Blue Bayou*

What a blue and gloomy sunday it is today! we woke up with drizzles of rain and the grass wet. weather like this reminded me of a song called Blue Bayou (wonder who sang it?!). we planned to visit our friends up north and head to the beach but i dont think we can. perhaps the weather next week would be better (surely hope so!).


I have been very busy working my hands off for the past week. i'm still trying out to make someone a card and an anniversary pressent which is probably impossible to make without photos! i then got lost somewhere along the way and got quite frustrated with myself cause it simply wouldnt turn out right! i then derailed and came to this on night -


- which is not to bad i reckon. a card with detachable tags which you can write your own message on! wish me luck today! oh, and i hope you're lucky with the weather wherever you are! (*still singing Blue Bayou in my head*)

{A Gift}

A relative of mine came for a visit last week. she's married to a dutch but they now reside in Kuala Lumpur. the last time (and the first time) i met them was 2 years ago. at that time i was heavily pregnant with Aidan. they were terribly kind, brought us loads of stuff, food stuff... took us out for tea, then went on to dinner, met a few of their friends and relatives (nice to be introduced to locals since we were new at that time) and the next day, she cooked us a good mean nasi tomato and brought them over to us!

This year, she dropped by and it was our turn to treat them! apart from a heavy tea consisting of fried mee hoon, the famous limburg vlaai, and a dutch dessert vla, i prepared Auntie Noni this gift.

Auntie Noni is a very simple person. i made her a simple card and i decided to stick to one main colour and add a little gem with a grey ribbon. my mum makes necklaces and such (watches, earings etc.), i picked one of mum's collection (which reminds me i have to pay her!) and put them in a matching box, tied a bow and voila!

We had a good time, catching up, Aidan spoke a lot of dutch and responded to some french (i'm quite surprised!). i'll always be grateful to Auntie Noni, she cares, she remembers, loving and too kind. hope she enjoyed her evening with all of us!


That's it for this time guys, it's past midnight... i'm gonna sleep smiling coz i managed to finish 3 cards today! which is very very rare! i'm lucky if i get to finish one! and i'm quite pleased on how it turned out too! will share soon and will reply comments soon k? thanks for dropping by!

Good night guys...

Home

As usual, on Tuesday mornings, Aidan's at his playschool. he cried this morning as Hardy was the one who sent him right to the playroom. i think for the past week or so, he's been reluctant to go to school, simply because oma and opa are here. i hope it gets better.



On some days, we go out right after sending Aidan. browsing.. window shopping.. perhaps to our local craft stores or lately to the garden centre. but on certain days, you just feel like you want to stay at home, especially when you have a hobby! it keeps you alive (if you know what i mean!). and to be honest, my best friends here are my scissors, my papers as well as my ribbons (and not to mention my son and my husband!).



We've been spending a lot of time outdoors these days, especially in our new garden. i'm sure gonna miss the sun when it gets to autumn and winter (it can get really depressing during winter, trust me!) so you guys who have sun all year round, be thankful! we hope to go up north to the beach and give our other 2 best friends Noreen and Daniel a visit this weekend! hope there'll be plenty of sun!

Love to all,