First custom order of the year: Custom Froggy Beanie & Instax Mini 7s Sock

One of my first few customer of the year (February) ordered a custom froggy beanie for her baby & an Instax Mini 7s sock for her camera. She requested the froggy beanie to have a pop up eye like ears, so here's the outcome:

Froggy Earflap Beanie. It was my first time creating character beanie & it was fun =D

                                                                               

Pop fuchsia pink Instax Mini 7s Sock as requested.

Thanks Zamzila for your order! =)

Another contest by BenangKait.com: Baby hat+Booties

Hey guys! It's been quite awhile since the last post! I was a bit occupied by my orders actually, a big order from a baby shop for my bootees. I'll post about it later in another post. Anyway, currently I'm participating a contest by BenangKait.com in FB.

I made a new Baby Mohawk beanie matching with the baby boy sneakers that I've made previously. It's quite similar to the custom order by one of my customer last year which was for adult Mohawk Beanie . This is just the mini version of it and the Mohawk can stand too! =).

Do help me to vote LIKE to support my original work by clicking this LINK and LIKE my photo. =D

First experiment on baby boy sneakers

Here's a new design I did over the weekend, my first baby boy sneaker. The colour were inspired by a really nice men sneaker.

 

 I may need to do some adjustment on it later but I think it looks ok =)

 BTW Happy Chinese New Year to all!

New design baby pump for my good friend

My good friend Amal recently has given birth to a cute baby girl Alia. I was invited to her 'kenduri Aqiqah' which is a bless occasion to celebrate the new born. I decided to crochet something, so I made a pair of baby booties aka pump for Alia. A new design after the first baby pump I did for a contest here =)

The same colour as the previous one, but this time I tried to do something different which I inspired from the normal adult flat shoes. I bet you've seen this design pump before with buckles or button.

Photo credit to: Farah Hana from FB

When Alia try on the baby pump =)

Baby Earflap Beanies!

This is last year order by Atie for her baby boy. Check them out =)

Multi colour stripe grey, blue & white. This time I did something different with the string as Atie didn't want the braided string I normally do with my previous beanie (she said it looks a bit girly =D) so instead, I crochet the strings on both flaps.

Here another one with a simple earflap design without the still but with a pompom on the top as requested.

 It looks simple but adorable.  Don't you think so? =D

Thank Atie for ordering!

Iphone 4 socks & Baby Beanie

My first order for iphone4 socks & a baby beanie from Atiqah last year. She ordered 2 iPhone4 socks, red & dark blue. Here's the socks I've made:

I've used a stitch like fish scales for the red sock & the basket weave stitch for the dark blue. I also sew my plastic tag on both of the socks.

Here's the baby beanie I've made for her:

She choose the pink mix coloured yarn for the beanie. I crocheted an OoHana for the beanie where she can detached it my untie the ribbon & the back.

Thanks Atiqah for the order! =) 

Paper Quilling Adventure with Miyyah

Last 2 months ago, I did some paper quilling adventure with Miyyah from Miyyah@Kertas along with Mikko (Craftzmaniac), Saza (shareyourlovewithcards) & Shah. Here's the outcome =)

The 1st card I did it was at the mamak stall in Bangsar at night - with Miyyah & Mikko.

The 2nd time (a bit crazy with my freestyle doodle) was at the The Gardens food court - with Miyyah, Mikko, Saza & Shah.

It was really fun! Thanks Miyyah! =D

Instax Mini 7s & 50s Sock!

I'm quite into analog camera which uses film like lomo cameras besides my CDC =). I was planning to make my own Instax 50s a sock but I just didn't really get it started until one of my colleague ordered a sock for her Instax 7s which gave me a push to do it! She wanted a red one:

My own Red Instax Mini 50s sock!

Here's the Red Instax Mini 7s sock for my colleague

Both are the same design but the Mini 7s is slightly bigger than the Mini 50s. =)

Crochet Double Zipper & Cosmetic Pouch

Kak Ina is one of my my return customer & she had ordered 2 more pouches for her daughter & herself (cosmetic pouch) after the first one. Here's the 2 pouches I've made for her:

Double zippered purple pouch with shell pattern stitches.

Single zippered large cosmetic pouch with inner side pocket & zigzag stitches.

Thanks again Kak Ina for the order! =)

Practicing My Lace/Thread Crochet

Last few weeks ago, I went to the Art & Crafts Guild  (ACG) Potluck Steamboat party in conjunction to ACG's 18th birthday at Jane's (our ACG president's) place. We had so much fun talking, munching, sharing ideas & prezzie swap. Each of us need to bring an item handmade by ourselves for the swap & I brought my crochet beaded double wrap bracelet for the swap.

Double wrap crochet beaded bracelet, black with blue shinny beads.

The ACG 18th Birthday cake!

I was lucky enough to get some yummy thread from Kak Zarina, who is the only one that I know who dyes her own thread! Her hand dyed thread (HDT) have really nice colours! The name of this thread is Orchid Garden. Check out her blog for more of her work checkout ConcerningZarina.  I tried to crochet some flower with the thread and here's the outcome.

It took me quite a while to finish this small flower! The size is around 3cm in diameter. I just love the colour! =D

Sew Along Bag Organizer

It was my first time joining a sew along bag organizer which was organized by a crafty group that I joined a few months back. Most of the members do sewing & they have really nice sewing machine compare to me which I have non. Although I'm planning to buy one in the future but it won't be too soon =) Anyway, here's what I did for the sew along, a hand sewn bag organizer:

 

 I made a size that can fit my work bag that I use everyday. I've used a cereal box for the inner part & cover it with some denim fabric. I also sew both side with some pockets for small & loose items.

Now I'm still using it for my work bag =)

Free Craft Workshop At The National Textile Museum

Hey guys! It's been quite a while I have not update any post in my blog as I was quite busy with my work, orders & some preparation for workshops.

Our National Textile Museum (near dayabumi) is sponsoring free workshops for all (*limited to 20 participants each session) by The Arts & Crafts Guild members. I'm taking the baton from CrazeePatches  to do the Furoshiki workshop due to her tight schedule. If you guys wanna let how to use Furoshiki as a bag/pouch or even some decorative wrap using the Furoshiki, do come to my workshop on the 17th & 18th December at the museum.

I learned about Furoshiki while I was in Japan & always go crazy on the colourful & pretty fabrics available in the shops! As it's hard to get the Japanese Furoshiki (expensive too) any cloth available or even scarf will do.

Anyways, here the latest schedule of the upcoming free weekend workshop by ACG members:
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19 Nov    SAT    10am-1pm    In Love with Beading - Flower Ring - Eva Ng
19 Nov    SAT    2pm-5pm     Shibori (Japanese textile art) - Fatimah Chik

20 Nov    SUN   10am-1pm    Recycled Weaving - Bremen Wong
20 Nov    SUN    2pm-5pm     In Love with Beading - Bracelet / Charm - Eva Ng

3 Dec       SAT    10am-1pm   Smocking with Hand Embroidery - Nirwana
3 Dec       SAT    2pm-5pm     Recycled Denim -What can u do with a pair of old jeans?-  Norlie

4 Dec       SUN   10am-1pm   Smocking with Hand Embroidery - Nirwana
4 Dec       SUN   2pm-5pm     Recycled Denim -What can u do with a pair of old jeans? - Norlie

17 Dec     SAT    10am-1pm   Furoshiki - Japanese Fabric Wrap & Carry all - MisFydKrafts
17 Dec     SAT    2pm-5pm     Handmade Stamp on Fabric -  Ellie Ng

18 Dec    SUN    10am-1pm   Silk-screen Printing and Resist -  Ellie Ng
18 Dec    SUN    2pm-5pm     Furoshiki - Japanese Fabric Wrap & Carry all - MisFydKrafts

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Check out for more info in the ACG blog here.

I'm planning to go for the workshops this weekend!

BTW here's some sneak peek of my preparation for the Furoshiki workshop =D

F'dyHana Brooch, Keychain, Strap & U-pin Orders!

I got some orders before Raya for my F'dyHana OoHana, TatyHana & also my new Orchid. =)

Intan ordered several colours of OoHana & TatyHana keychain & strap.

Sheena ordered red & black Oohana pin+brooch & a black U-pin Orchid.

Saharatulliana ordered a pink & white Orchid brooches.

My friend Taty ordered a white Orchid U-pin.

Thanks for your order! Hope you guys like the F'dyHanas =)

Three Baby Girl Beanies

Azalilah ordered 3 customized beanies for her baby girl. A multicolour pink beret style beanie, a black painter's hat with initial & a pink earflap beanie. Check out the beanies I've made for her:

Shades of pink & purple strip beret style beanie with a purple Oohana.

 Black painter's hat with 'AN' initial hand sew felt applique. As this was for a girl, she choose pink for the initial & put a triangle button on the A to make it look cuter!

 A plain pink earflap beanie.

Thanks Azalilah for the order! =)

Baby & Daddy Beanie

This an order for raya from my ex-Japanese Intensive Course mate Bopan & wife Dot. They ordered 2 beanies which was one for their baby & another one for daddy.

Both identical in dark blue & with 'NF' initial but different in size.

Thanks for ordering Dot & Bopan!! =D

Mangosteen Craze: Again in 2011

Hi guys! I'm back from a very long Raya holiday. Hope that everyone had some fun in the Raya holidays. A lot crafty new stuff happened since before Raya & I'll be catching up some post from now. 

This a repeat order from Mysara Mangosteenskin for the mangosteen brooch/badges way back before Raya =D. She's such a sweet heart that her previous one was given away although she love it so much! This time she ordered 5 of them =)

Thanks Mango for the order! =)