Finally some pics

Sorry for the delay. I only just realised that I didn’t post any pics of what we’ve been selling to raise funds for the Red Cross – SEA Floods fund.

I also didn’t take any pics of the earlier batch. Normally I take pics, just for sentimental reasons, but we’ve been rushing and rushing to get as many items ready as possible. I must have broken my all-time record of number of items made in 1 day, last week.

Thanks also to all supporters who bought and who helped me sell. God bless you!

Oh, I forgot to tell you what we sold and are still selling.

S$2 – single signature notebooks with acid free cardstock covers that you can decorate yourself. Pages inside are mostly pastel-coloured. Few are white.

S$4 – tissue cases made from quilting-weight cotton from Japan, Korea, US and Australia, lined with coordinating fabric. Yes, it comes with an unopened pack of tissue :-)

S$12 – quilted cover notebooks with six signatures hand-bound to the spine using criss-cross longstitch. Each have metal snap closures and a ribbon page marker.

Shipping’s extra and I’ll use Singpost rates for small packets. Click here for details.

These pics were taken before this weekend’s sales and I’ll take pics of what’re still available and post the up on facebook.

Thanks for your support and have a blessed day!

ps: I apologise for late responses to emails and orders. These were parked one side to prepare fundraising items. Thanks for your patience and understanding.

Fundraising update: RedCross - SEA Floods

Yesterday evening, my Thai friend shared with us what was happening back home. How her brother who lives on the ground floor may be facing a 1.8m water submerging when the floodgates are open, yet has no time to pack his things to higher ground because he has to help others. How her friends and relatives are stocking up on water, not just to drink but for hygiene purposes. How they do not know how long they have to hold out with limited food, water and electricity.
Please continue to support this fundraising. You can donate to RedCross directly, details here.

Have a blessed day!

Round 2:

Round 3:

Round 4:

Waist-deep water in my Thai friend's mum's home after the water got through the sandbank. Double whammy of high tide this weekend with continued rainfall.

Round 5:

Round 6:

Last round:

Just when I thought the previous round was the last, someone gave extra, thank you!

Thanks for your support!

Fundraising: Floods in the Land of Smiles

The last time I was in Thailand was few years back and we had such an enjoyable time with friends. Thailand brings many fond memories. My good friend is also from there and from her, I've developed a huge appetite for Thai food despite my lack of tolerance for chilli.
Anyway, I've decided to raise funds from today till 4Nov2011 for the Thailand floods by selling some of my handmade items. These will be going at a slight premium but 100% proceeds will go to Red Cross. Click here to find out how to donate by cash, cheque, AXS machines or via DBS, POSB, UOB, OCBC accounts.
I'll be posting some of these items on here or on facebook soon.

Have a blessed evening!
ps: If you rather donate to Red Cross yourself, send me a scanned copy of the receipt (minimum $5 donation) via email to claim a free handmade gift :-)

Thank you for a great day!

It rained, it stopped, it rained, it stopped, it rained again and I stopped keeping track ‘cos this time round the KKH bazaar was different :-).

• Fellow stall owners who came over to have a look (and buy our stuff) and share their wares … thank you!
• Meeting customers who’ve bought previously and came and bought again … thank you!
• Spending the day with good friends

and these are just the highlights. Yes, there were times when sales were slow-moving but there were times when all four pairs of hands were needed on deck.

I didn’t manage to sell everything I brought. It’s OK. I plan to use these to raise funds for Thailand floods…. please support this, ok?

Thank God for this day. I reached home happy, tired and nauseous. Nothing I can do about bus drivers that are pedal-happy on a rainy day :-(.

Have a blessed evening!

ps: If you missed any of the Little Statement sales items, check out their websites. There are promotions once in a while…and BunnyBags blogreaders get a special discount!
pps: I won’t be at KKH bazaars till next year so if you’d like something before then, please send me an email :-).

A time for everthing

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven;

a time to be born and a time to die,

a time to plant and a time to uproot,

a time to kill and a time to heal,

a time to tear down and a time to build,

a time to weep and a time to laugh,

a time to mourn and a time to dance,

a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,

a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

a time to search and a time to give up,

a time to keep and a time to throw away,

a time to tear and a time to mend,

a time to be silent and a time to speak,

a time to love and a time to hate,

a time for war and a time for peace.

~ Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

Super sub

I know some of you realised that I’ve been sewing stuff using fabrics that are not available on the Fabrics page. I’ve grown weary of updating that page ‘cos my stash just keeps growing and growing and it’s rather tiresome to update what’s available and how much there is. SO, if you like some themes, eg. polka dots, dogs, bunnies, contemporary prints, black/white etc, do let me know and I’ll go hunt.

The thing is, I took in an order recently without checking how much fabric I had left and took the liberty to substitute with what I thought looks prettier. [MT, I’ll be contacting you soon!]

I can’t remember the last time I substituted, yet I don’t think this is the first time. Oh well, I hope she likes it anyway :-).

Have a blessed day!

Taking stock

In a month’s time, I’ll be celebrating this blog’s 1st birthday. Any suggestions on how I can share this joy with you? Yup, November’s birthday giveaway should be something special. I hope…LOL!

I had a look at the orders list and these are the top 3 most requested items from the 20+ different ones that I’ve made previously.

1. Reversible tote – 16%
2. Triangle pencil case – 14%
3. Wristlet – 14%

I expected the tote to be near the top since it was requested many times. The triangle pencil case too. I didn’t expect the wristlet to be there though…LOL!

This list doesn’t correspond to what I’ve sewn though. There are many items that I sew on a whim that are not an order. No complaints there since I like to sew :-).

Anyway, these are the latest reversible totes made from medium weight Japanese and Korean fabrics.

Have a blessed day!

A-frogging we will go

Do you remember the sneak peak a couple weeks back? I was knitting this Cascade yarn that I found on the bias.

The thing about knitting on the bias is that it’s difficult to estimate the size based on the amount of material at hand. My aim was to finish all the yarn, not just knit a throw. Long before I knitted 7 skeins, I was already uncomfortable with the size. It was more like a wrap than a throw, meaning it was much longer and narrower than intended. After deliberating for more than a week, I decided to frog it this morning.

I got this tip of the internet and it has served me well, when straightening frogged yarn : Get a basin of water, add some laundry softener/hair conditioner and soak the frogged yarns for a minute or so. Before you soak, please do wind it up and secure it so there won’t be a tangled mess. You could hang a weight to help with the straightening while hanging it up to dry but I don’t do this. I prefer the yarn to retain its natural elasticity (and thus it’s softness), if possible.

Have a blessed day!

Square dance

DD asked me the other day why I didn’t make any A5 notebooks or journals. I’ve been making a series of A6 ones in preparation for the KKH bazaar in October and got carried away. I’ve made A5 ones before but they were hardcover ones and I wasn’t in the hardcover kind of mood. Folding paper can be therapeutic but there’s a limit to that monotonous cut, fold, slot cycle. So I wondered about what DD said till I chanced upon a stack of used exercise books :-).

After ripping off the covers and collecting empty pages, I ended up with a sizeable stack of paper. Along with these, I kept some pages that had kiddy scibblings by both DS and DD. My memories!

The cover was pieced together using 8 5” charms from the Whirlwind Romance Blush collection and quilted. Another 4 were used for the pockets inside.

I pierced additional holes into the 8 signatures and sewed them unto the spine using the criss-cross longstitch with silver thread that matches the 2 silver ribbon page markers.

The salvaged square paper was arranged from largest to smallest, just like how DS and DD bought smaller and smaller sized square exercise books as they grew older.

 

BTW, It took me an hour just to sew these signatures. I knew ‘cos that was how long DD’s swiming lesson was. LOL! Final touch were the 2 deliberately mis-matched metal snaps placed just so, for effect.

This is definitely not for sale. Just thought I’d like to share with you. Do you have any memories you want to hold on to? *grin*

Have a blessed day!

ps:

charm = 5” square

layer cake = 10” square

fat quarter = quarter of a yard, about 18” x 25”

jelly roll = 2.5” strips, length is width of fabric

honeybun = 1” strips

Booked

I made these on a whim, inspired by fabrics that arrived recently from US and Korea. Brightly coloured and coordinating quilting fabric made from super combed cotton. Some of the Timeless Treasures prints are cute to boot. Alas, I’m running out the 7oz interfacing so I have limited quantities of these on hand. Until then, feast your eyes on these

Each of these have a machine-quilted cover and lined with coordinating or contrasting fabric. Some have page markers with beads attached. All have 6 signatures of 8 folios giving a total of 128 pages that are stitched to the spine using criss-cross longstitch. Some have coordinating coloured paper inside. Two metal snaps keep the flap closed and prevents dog ears. Can you spot the camouflaged snaps?
I didn’t take many pics of these ‘cos I intended to bring them to the KKH bazaar on 18 Oct. If you’d like to know more, just send me an email.
Have a blessed day!
ps: If you wish to learn how to replace the paper when you’ve filled all the pages with your writing or doodling, you can either purchase a PDF copy of the tutorial of how I made these and do it yourself, else we can arrange a class at the current going rate of S$10/hr for a maximum of 3 persons, materials excluded.