Gift to Angie ...

It's save for me to post the pic of the gift I make for Angie as her birthday gift. I suppose to post this earlier but because of my office network is down .. so I can't make it.

Well I post the gift to Angie last Monday and it arrived just in time on the actual day of her birthday on 29th August. Glad she like the gift I specially make for her. Here you go ...

I make a small bag for her and choose Lizzie Kate design call S13 Sisters Forever. It was just a small bag and I hope she can use it to carry all her stitching stuff wherever she want to go ... *wink. Choose a light lace to finish it and it turns out very well.

Another one is scissor fob. I can't remember where I get the pattern from ... It has been long time ago when I finished this chart but I didn't turn it out with something useful ... :). Since the chart with the L*K is similar to this one so I think it will be great that I can finished it to Angie as a gift.

That all from now. Have a nice day ahead everyone.

Bag

I've done a small finished lately. It's a small bag and it's look stunning ... *wink.

This is a Tempus Fugit design I stitched earlier on. Thought I want to follow the website to finish it as stitcher's wallet but I don't have enough Carrie's Thread call "New Vision" to finish it. End up I think it would be perfect if I complete it as an embellished bag so I finished this during my weekend. I think its look very feminine with pink string, pink rose's fabric and white lace.

Here is another close view.

This is how I saw my bag to flip in the string. It's simple and just ties the end of the string for it to stick on the bag.

You can follow the tutorial from here .. simple, easy and very clear explanation from Su. Enjoy !!

Beside that, I also start a new project call Wake Up Prayer by Stoney Creek Collection. This is the progress after a few day I work on it.

Hope everyone has a great weekend and thank you to my new visitors for their lovely comments. I really appreciate them.

More to show ...

I have a few finished over the weekends and proud to present to you all my work ... But before that .. I would like to thanks all friends who always remember to visit my blog and left a wonderful and encourage word through all my work ... Sincere thank you from bottom of my heart.

And now show time ....

My first stither's book
Design title "Be Glad Sajou"
Using DMC112 on 18ct Aida

Another view for Stitcer's View

I also stitch a small design .. is a freebie from Tantes Zolder. I love the color of the chart. Here is the pic ... As usual I'm using DMC 112 to stitch this design.

Here is how I finished this small design. I don't know what should I call this. Is it an ornament or shall I call this as a scissor fob .... hemmm ... I'm not sure. Anyway, here is the result ...

My Santa On Roof ....

I finished it into ornament and put some beads on it to have a new style rather then use string that I always done. Happy with the finishing .... :D

Little update ...

Nothing much to show.. just finish a small design for Christmas call "Santa on Roof". Very cute.. saw it first time, I already fall in love and wanna stitch it. I can’t remember where I get the chart but it is one of the freebie from website.

Here you go.

Santa on Roof

Stitched on 18ct Cream Aida using DMC thread

Mattress Pincushion ...

My frist try on masttress pincushion is done. I'm not really satisfied with the result because the pincushion look a bit flat. Maybe the side part that I sew to join both front and back of the pinchusion is too small so the pincushion doesn't look yummy ..*wink.

This is how the pincushion look.

Front

Back

BJ, you really can read my mind. Your guessing on my finishing is absulately correct ..*wink and thanks to Dawn and Janet for stop by and put some comment. I really appreciate it. Hugs :)

Quick stitch !!

I'm busy stitching 2 simples design below during my weekend. It was fun and at least give me some break after busy stitching all my WIP.

The first one was a freebie from EMS Cross Stitch Board called Tulips & Freesia. I just love the color on all the design that Ellen come out althought it has to use a lot of thread.

Tulips & Freesia from EMS Cross Stitch Group

Stitched on 18ct Cream Aida

Using DMC thread

The 2nd finished is a freebie from A Mon Ami Pierre call Quaker A 6 Main. I just take one of the simple design and change the 2006 to 2007.

Design from AMAP - Quaker A 6 Main

Stitched on 18ct Cream Aida

Using Carrie's Thread called Over The Rainbow

Hope everyone have a nice day ahead.

Latest Finish !!

Hi everyone,

I'm please to show you my latest finished on "A Bouquet To Cheryl"that I finished it into cushion cover. I just love it. I was taking 2 days sick leave due to my eye red for the pass Thursday and Friday so I fully use all my time by shopping the suitable fabric to finished this piece. This is the result. I'm happy for it and it turn out very stunning and elegant .. *wink.

Cushion Cover "A Bouquet for Cheryl
Using Carrie's Thread - Sunburst

Close view for the pillow

Another side of view

Another pouch !!

I have done another pouch. This one definitely is for me and I carry the pouch every way I go .. to keep my handphone, key and money. Easy way for me to carry little thing when I want to go out for lunch during my working hour. So convinience :).

P/S : Thanks everyone for the wonderful comment and as usual thanks again for visiting my blog. You guys really give an inspiration to me to finish more hand work.

Harmien,
Have you try the pouch already. You'll gonna love the technique to finished it.

Dawn,
Thanks for the link. I have visit the website already and a lot to read and study. Appreciate it very much.

BJ,
You are right. I think I was too confident that the piece will turn out very well. Will try to dye a small patch of fabric next time.

Busy day ...

Hello everyone !! I really thankful to have all of you who visit my blog often and give a wonderful support and encourage comment to all my work. Thank you .. thank you.

Yesterday was a busy day for me as I was on leave and taking care of my youngest son, Jarey who have his 5 months old immunication injection. Since the 3 in 1 injuction will cause a fever, so I decided to take care him myself rather then sent him to nursery. So during the busy day I manage to finished an origami pocket pouch. This is real fun and it take me less then 30 minute to finished it.

While Jarey is sleeping, his mummy is busy doing this pouch. Very simple and easy to make. Just follow the tutorial provided by Myra. Don't want to talk much. Please have a look on my cute pouch about 5"x"5" size. My sister grap it once I finished doing it. Hemmm .. how can I say know when I actually can make other one for myself ... *wink.

Beside the pouch, I also hand-dye some fabric. I bought a black dye a few weeks ago and I would like to dye a 18ct white Aida into black color. But I was sad because it turn out to be blue color. The bottle for show that it is a black color of dye but it is not. Really dissappointed with the result because I would like to have a black 18ct Aida to do my next project. See the result below.

Well, I didn't give up and I take my 16ct White Aida to dye it again and hope to get black color for this time. Since I don't have black dye, I use nescafe that I have at home and I start hand-dye the Aida. At first it was good .. Its really black as what I want but when I soak it with vineger and water, oh my God, it turn out to be cream color. What an unlucky day .. sob .. sob. Anyway, I also love this finished piece and maybe I will decided to use it. See the result of my hand-dye 16ct nescafe Aida. Sound so funny ... ha ha ha.

Just one question, anybody can teach me to make a marble look on the fabric that we dye. I just love the look with a different tone in one color. Any tutorial that can guide me ??

Another happy news is I received a Carrie's Threads I order from BJ a weeks ago. I just love the color and maybe some of you may wonder why I get a lot of Sunburst thread. Actually I signing up a competition organise by BJ and I choose Sunburst to finished a chart call "A Bouquet for Cheryl". If you want to know more you can read it here.

Bourse

Hi everyone !!! I am so grateful for your visits and your comments. Thank you .. thank you.

As for BJ, this is what I going to finish with this Stitching Angel. I always wanted to try and make a bourse for myself. From all the tutorial that I study, it wasn't hard to make it. So I decided to make a small bourse just to keep my coin .. as this is what a bourse for.

A little story about this bourse. Bourse in French is for pourch or purse. They call it "bourses" because they became popular when French Au Fil des Reves design called Bourse maison de brodeuse was published.

This is what I've done. Not really satisfied with my first try because the size of the bourse was too small and turn out not in my expectition. Anyway, it's very cute and I can store a lot of coin inside ... *wink. Ha ha ha .. just to alleviate my dissatisfaction. I didn't put a button on the bourse because I think for this bourse is not necessary as I mention earlier that the bourse is too small and it doesn't make any attraction to have it.

Now ... it's up to you to judge it but photo always doesn't show the actual look. It's sometime will look beautiful or rather very ugly but I still love it. Tara ... my first attempt on a bourse.

Casa Mia

I have done this Stitching Angel less then 2 hours. Really enjoy stitching it .. small and yet very beautiful. Those who interested can easily get it from here. Enjoy !!

Stitching Angel

Designed by Casa Mia (freebie)

Stitched on 25ct Evenweave with DMC 115

Another finished ...

Still in purple mood. Here is another finished chart that I’ve done yesterday. It was a freebie from Tantes Zolder and I just stitch the middle design that can fit in the square that I already counted.

Both purple pieces I going to finished it into biscornu and hopefully it will turn out well as I never use this variegation thread before. Tara... It is simple and easy to finish. Try it out and I'm sure you will like it.

Design by Kathleen
Using DMC 52 on 16ct White Aida

Comment Notes: Thank you all for stopping by and leaving a comment or two. I appreciate it very much.

Hearts & Flowers

Since I keep on doing mistake stitching 1826 Sampler .. well I give myself a break by stitching this Hearts & Flower design. Bored stitching 1826 Sampler ..... ????? Na ... no. Just wanted to stitch other and I never doing other chart since I commite myself into the all 3 sampler.

This is the result. Take me less then 1 day to finished it. I can't remember where did I get the chart ... but it was a freebie provide by one of the website. Hemm .. cool ha ...

Heart & Flower

Stitched using DMC 52 on 16ct White Aida

Progress Report !!!

Hi everyone !

First of all, thanks for visiting my blog (as usual) and left wonderful and encouraging comments. I appreciated it much.

Another progress report on my 3 things sampler. Not much finishing as I busy doing something else beside stitching this sampler. Here is some part that I've finished and yet to finished from the first row of the sampler. That is not a actual size of the sampler as I fold the fabric into half. That why you can see the border from the bottom part of the sampler.

I've make 2 scissor fobs that I wanted to get it done for so long. The combination color was turning out so well and I love both. This is my first try to make a scissor fob using bead and I like it. Hemm.. let see ... maybe I can change it and hang it on my handphone beside using it as a scissor fobs as I have two here. Which one to decide ???

Ok .. the first one I choose red color because I bought the red love shape buttons and beads for sometime back and I didn't utilize it. Then I decide to make something useful rather then let the button and beads sitting on my stash box unused. This is it ... nice ha ... lol .. at least for me and my sister would love to have it but ... opppsss sorry ..... I only manage to make one and I promise to make another one for her ...

The second one is in green color. I love the green bead and also love the sun charm, a birthday exchange gift that I get from Ina. It make the whole scissor fob look perfect and this one is also for me ... lol. That all from now and I will love to show all of you my next product that I make from beads.

Bingo !!!

Hi everyone !! Thank you so very much for your wonderful comments to the previous post ... I treasure them so much. Thank you!

I hope everyone have a wonderful weekend as I do. On Saturday evening, I finished a tote. At first, I was not sure whether I manage to done it or not. After seeing all the tutorial that I've read and study, then I manage to get back my spirit to start on it. This is a really good site to show a clear tutorial to finished a bag and that help me a lot.

Pink and yellow flower with light green leaf. I just love the combo and it turning well .. I guess.

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