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Sewing a clutch bag

I have been busy with my aromatherapy study, but in between exams. I got a kind of free days during June after a heavy mid-term exam of Essential Oil Pharmacy! LOL 

After the last sewing class, I have been dig out my fabric, threads and tools etc I got years ago and also took out my mum's Singer "Vintage" sewing machine. Right after my EOP mid-term exam. I immediately started sewing. I picked this pattern:

Free Pattern & Tutorial from Charm Stitch

My good friend was coming to Hongkong from US for a week. So I wanted to make her something. So Let's begin! 

I have been Pinterest a lot, Youtube-ing a lot to see how people do sewing. So I set up my workplace, sewing machine, iron, fabric, cutting boards, roll cutter, etc........

1) Cut out the fabric & iron them

2) Opened the sewing machine and started to putting the thread in... BUT... everytime I used this sewing machine, I could not remember how to put the thread & the robbin in... I needed to ask my mum how to put them on. Now, I cannot ask my mum anymore (T_T), but luckily I found on youtube! Oh Thank you very much! 

So I started to sew,... another BUT... when I sew the right side together and the lining together I got a problem and I broke the sewing needles... luckily still have one more spare part!!!! @_@

Turned out it dose not look good at all and already 3am, so I gave it up for that night morning. 

Next morning, I search on Youtube to see if anyone would teach more clear how to sew when passing by the zipper. 

Found this one

So, I repeated to cut the fabric and iron them. Second time, I changed the lining fabric to a much lighter colour.

So, here is the comparison picture! LOL

Close-up on the good one:

The day I met her & her 2 kids we went to Ocean Park. 

What's a sunny day! 

I got some sun burn as I forgot to put on sunscreen on my arms and back! LOL

Share with you here - the Sleeping PANDA! They are so cute! 

Although I have been quiet on blog & Facebook, I bought some other handicraft to try! Stay tune for my next sharing! :)

love, love k

Sewing.... again

I went to a 2-hour sewing class yesterday at Cheung Sha Wan. I had some sewing experience but not well and I normally learn by watching online in the last few years! haha I found this class with a beautiful fabric and good price. so I give it a try! 

I am amazed by the new sewing machine that is so so so advanced comparing to mine (that is 30+years old Singer that my mom bought it because of me LOL)! The one I used at class was Brother QC-1000 (HKD21,900). From now on I NEED to sew more!!!!!!!!!

昨天去了長沙灣一間手工藝店上了2小時車縫小袋班! 之前上網看人家縫袋很多，其實自己也弄過(不太美)。見布好靚，而且不太貴，所以又去學吓! 

開始車時，才發現現在的衣車實在太先進(今日上網看，原來部衣車成$21,900)...... 我屋企那部是媽咪當年因知生我係女而買Singer衣車! 把手我車得不大好，因為跟我開車一樣，不可以車一直線! LOL 從今起，我要車多d!!!!!!!! 

love, love k

Pandaman

Panda is one of the cutest animal. 

I have been thinking to knit a panda for a long time. 

Recently I saw a Top-down Gingerbread Boy on Ravelry (*free pattern).

After I finished the bottom part, I felt like I am making a baby! 

So adorable already! 

I stitched the eyes and nose; and then crochet the ears! hehe

love, love k

Baby Elephant for Yu

Knitted Animal is BACK! 

This is an order that I received last year. Yes last year! The buyer said "NOT RUSH"... then I was really lazy and slow down...............

Finally I made it and passed it to her today. It was my pleasure to make 2 Organic toys for her 2 children. I made a white bunny for her baby Yui and this time made an elephant for her baby YU.

and...

this mother of 2 is a writer and recently she has a new book released and she gave me a signed one! YEAH!

love, love k

DIY: My own Blended Oil

My 18-months Diploma of Aromatherapy already passed 5 months now, we have learnt and tried some oil blending based on the systems we are learning.

This time I tried to blend some oil for my own use and let myself being my own white mouse. 

I blended one Face oil & one for Eczema oil. I have put on for few days now and not bad at all. YEAH! 

I am not confident and not qualified yet to share the recipes here yet! Wait for me until qualified! hohoho 

Stay tune! 

Love, love k

Year of Horse

I had a "FULL" Chinese New Year! We have been eating, sleeping, watching TV for the last 5-6 days!!! This year is Year of Horse and I am one of them!!! (In other words, I am turning 36 this year! Time is Definitely Flying like XXXX.... LOL)

Beside relax and enjoy the CNY with family, relatives and friends, I should have a ton of work to do! 

1. Homework: Oil Blending for Dermatology is done but will pass it to my friend to test on tomorrow!

2. Report on my Oil Blending

3. Knitting the Elephant for my client, her son is turning 1 on 19/2/2014! (this is TOP URGENT!)

4. Study Anatomy & Physiology (Exam in early March)and thousands, a millions of new words and things to learn & memorize. 

5. want to crochet that Red/white flower pad! 

   

By the way, I bought this crochet book yesterday! YEAH

Now going out to meet friends for dinner! Bye! 

Wish all of you have a wonderful Year of HORSE!

love, love k

Tailor-made crochet Amineko Cat

Remember I made my first Amineko Cat in September for Chinese Moon Cake Festival!? 

Well... my friend saw that one and asked me to make Amineko that look-a-like her cat~ um........... I thought how to make 2 tones with cat face/body pattern...Well, obviously I accepted this challenge... Then I clicked to her Facebook and checked out the cat. Immediately I sketched it down, the front and the back of the cat.

There are some concerns to stop me start immediately to crochet:

1) The "Gold" color hair of the Cat

2) The Amineko Cat has some pebbles inside the body for stability (but mine used dry green bean not green pea) but definitely I don't want to use this for her cat as I don't know if she would wash it or not!!!! LOL but I looked around my home no shop has small pebble for this purpose.

3) How I crochet the 2-tone on each row...with all those patterns on the cat.

4) My bf was back to HK in Oct and only stayed 3 weeks.

5) I started my Aromatherapy course in late Sept, so I have started to study and home revision....

...so based on above points and more (such as laziness & watching TV)... the project was delayed. 

Finally I think it is too bad if I couldn't finish it before Xmas for her. So I kicked my axx... I went to search yarn, beads,.........)I started and noticed my friend that I would give it to her by the end of last weekend [to give myself a push and let her know I am doing it! :P ]

So, the last week, I have been working hard on it every night..... but at the same time I was worry about my Chemistry exam as will be on 21/12..... what should I do!!!??! 

Well well well.... I finished the cat COMPLETELY on yesterday, 15 Dec, 2013. Including photo-shooting, labelling & packaging! HAHAHA

Today, my friend has a day off and she would come to my office to pick it up~ Yeah, save my time! So, I would go for my Chemistry study from today Mon to Fri, Exam on Sat! Then Xmas BBQ on Sat evening with my gals~~~~~~ YEAH~~~~~ 

I think as my Aromatherapy course has a LOT to learn. I should NOT take any order of knitting! LOL 

love, love k 

16/12/2013

YearLong Knit-a-Long 2013 (Continue to 2014)

Feel so bad that I could not complete my YearLong Afghan KAL 2013 in 2013.....11 squares were behind. 

So from the first day of 2014 I have started to continue knitting these squares. On 19/1/2014, I announced that I have completed all 30 squares. YAY!!!!! 

Now it is the time to block all the new squares & some blocked ones that still not in the right size!!!!! 

Here showing you my recent blocking patterns! They are beautiful, aren't they? :P

Hope the process of crochet them together NOT a lonnnnnnnng one! LOL

I have put my 30 square pattern list on my Ravelry. You can go & check it out~ 

love, love k