A Bunch of Cherry Pom Pom Flowers

Phew! It takes longer than it looks but I finished five stalks of cherry pom pom flowers (three flowers each stalk).

And it made a nice gift for my friend who had a new office which had no personal touch to it.

Carnations and Droopy Cherry Pom-Poms

With my Macbook in ICU, I finally took a break from staring at the monitor and getting my hands dirty again.

My half finished carnations are finally finished. And I even made little, droopy cherry pom-pom flowers. Something about droopy flowers, plants and trees (like the weeping willows) are endearing.

Pixie Cap with Bluebell

Many pictures for this entry just because one can never get enough of baby pictures!

I made a pixie cap for my niece who is going to go for holiday in the cold highlands soon.

I found a pattern in Sweaterbabe.com that I based this pattern on. But because I was using a lighter thread to the one suggested (I was waaay off the gauge), I ended up making it up along the way to fit her head.

I had a picture of a pixie with a bluebell on the tip of his hat. It took me several attempts to make the bluebell look half-decent. 

The unwilling model manages a sultry pose that is fast becoming her signature

 Have you taken enough pictures already? Can we play now?

Passionate Corsage

There's nothing like fresh flowers, of course. Yet, if you use fresh flowers for wedding corsages, what is the bride and bridesmaids going to keep as a Keepsake after?

A big one that overflows onto the sides of the wrist would be sure to make a statement.

This colour makes you think passion, doesn't it. 

Wedding Keepsakes: White Clovers with Gold Stud Centers Earrings

I love browsing oncewed.com

I'd love to create Keepsake crafts to be worn during weddings and be imbibed with memories of the happy occassion.

I have a thing about making clovers lately and a four-leaf one seem apt for a wedding - to bring good luck to the newlyweds

Sam, the Sexy Secretary or The Voodoo Doll

Depends on how you see it, this could either be Sam, the Sexy Secretary or The Voodoo Doll.

After the success of the puppy, I couldn't wait to make my own pattern. I meant for it to be a voluptious doll that could sit cross-legged. But my brother asked me "Why did you make a voodoo doll?"

I actually think Sam's ugly in a beautiful sort of way.

I Discover Amigurumi

Okay, I've been out of it for awhile. I didn't know there was such thing as amigurumi craft until I found the pattern for this really cute puppy!

So before I create, I practise. I want to nuzzle it's nose and nibble its ears, its so cute.

Keepsake Crafts

I've been crocheting since I was a little girl. My mother taught me.

I remember we had a How-to-Crochet book showing the basic stitches, so well used that the cover had detached from the book. Then there were a few old pattern books for scarfs, dresses and tablecloths. I could hardly find a modern enough pattern to use that I ended up creating my own bags and pouches, making up the pattern as I went along.

I gave it up for awhile and my crochet needles went missing after I started working. A busy career girl doesn't have time for that.

Now I've wandered off the rat race and rediscovered the joys of creating with my hands. I've never been very good at it (I'm not being humble, just painfully realistic about my limitations) and mostly end up reworking the pattern. It never ends up how I imagine in my head. But I try. Now that Internet is a common tool in my country (as compared to when I was a wee girl), I browse all the pretty, creative things that talented 'craftsters' create from their imagination. I'm jealous. I wonder if they have to redo their creation again and again like I do, or it just pops out from their head into their hands. I hope it's the former.

But I tell myself that if I'm not born with the skill, I can hone it. I didn't fail 100 times in making that Chrysanthemum flower (seriously), but I found 100 ways how not to make it.