Flowers Everywhere

I think I'm addicted to crocheting flowers :-)
I used the remain of yellow and red yarn and made these adorable accessories.

Headband:

Wrist Corsage:

Available in my MadeIt store.

(Completed 10th Jan 2013)

So many things, so little time... The never ending battle of time ☺

I don’t think I’m alone in this. I’m sure a lot of people out there experiencing the same thing on a day to day basis. There are a few things that help me overcome this feeling of running out of time:

1. Don’t Panic! I know, I know, never tell a woman not to panic. But seriously, don’t panic. It will only make things worse. If you have a long to do list, take a deep breath and review your list.
2. Choose wisely. While reviewing your list, group tasks into 3 separate buckets, (1) tasks that take the least amount of time and effort, (2) tasks that take the most amount of time and effort, (3) tasks that are great urgency. It’s always best to prioritise and multitask between (1) and (3).
3. Plan, plan, plan! It goes without saying, always plan. Make a schedule. Allocate time to work on tasks in this list. Always add 25% to the time you allocated for a task. This will give you a sort of time buffer, in case you need more time to accomplish the task. Or, if you complete the task in time, you can reward yourself some time to have a cup of tea.
4. Never say Later. In other words, don’t procrastinate. This is the arch enemy of to do lists, procrastination. If it’s in your to do list, do it. Close your eyes and imagine yourself working towards completion of this task. Imagine the satisfaction of crossing that item off your list. If the house is a mess, clean it. If the laundry is piling, wash it and iron it right after they dry. If the sink is full of dirty dishes, wash them. The more you procrastinate the more items you’ll add in your to do list.
5. When the cake doesn’t rise... If things don’t go as planned, don’t beat yourself up. Nothing is perfect in this world, take a deep breath, count your blessings, and give yourself a second chance.

Little Jamie Beanie Luxury NZ Merino Yarn

I bought this luxurymerino yarn while honeymooning in NZ last month.

The material is superb!! Colour is just amazing!

I can’t believe they have been discontinued. L

I felt adventurous and decided to experiment with this pattern and turned out really great.

Available for purchase in my MadeIt store.

A little bit funky don't you think?

 

(Completed 1^st Jan 2013 – Yes, I was knitting on New Year’s day)

Little Peggy Baby Gift Set

This delicate wool yarn is so beautiful in colour. I can't resist knitting this set of beanie and booties for newborn baby.

They look simply adorable...

Available in my MadeIt store.

(Completed 3rd Jan)

Nancy Summer Boobtube

I bought this boobtube pattern a few summers ago and finally lucky enough to found the perfect yarn for it. This cotton yarn has great vibrant colour and the material is a little stretchy, which makes it perfect for this pattern.
Available in my MadeIt store.

(Completed 9th Dec and 23rd Dec)

Blue and White Wedding Cake

There are 2 things in my mind when it comes to wedding, dress and cake. 

Well, there is one more thing, shoes. 

So, after settling on the dress, I moved on the next thing, the cake. Looking around and comparing wedding cake vendor, I found too many of them over boring cakes. To us, cake has to be delicious. How many times we heard people saying guests are not going to eat the cake anyway, so it’s just for decoration. Why pay so much then? 

At this stage, an idea came up in my mind, but I didn’t dare mentioned it to anyone.

I looked around the internet on how to decorate a cake. I already had decorating tools from Wilton, so I browsed through their website to see any tips on wedding cake decoration and I found it. J

I bought the tools, to make the fondant roses and made a few. After that, my confidence went up a few levels and I decided to make the cake.

Photo Flip Book (Alternative Guest Book)

At the beginning of our wedding planning, we went searching on the internet for wedding to do list. One of the items in this list is to purchase a wedding guest book. I had a hard time accepting this, tried to find a justification for buying this so called ‘book’. What is the importance of it and how many times (if ever) I will go back and skim it through? It seems like a waste of space to store this ‘book’ and I just don’t want to end up storing it in a box in our garage.

While thinking about all this, I looked to my right and I saw my funny quotations flip thing (the thing that looks like flip calendar).

I would make a photo book in form of flip calendar. Light bulb! I drew the design and listed all possible materials that I need.

Fabric has to be something blue. I want elegant - not cute, something shiny (I like all things shiny), something that I don’t mind sitting on my TV cabinet forever and ever. I went to Lincraft and found this fabric that I like:

Then, it came time to decide on the stiff material for the base triangle. I thought, hmm, maybe I can use one of those postal boxes. I cut them into shape with craft knife, sprayed glue the fabric onto it. The result is a little flimsy.

I presented the prototype to my fiancé (now husband) and he liked it, but he’s not too sure about the material used as the base triangle. So he told me that he will come up with something. He’s so awesome! This is the final version of the photo flip book, way better than my prototype. I’m so proud of him.

And here it is, sitting on our living room, full of our friends’ photos and well wishes.