A Touch of Elegance

It has been a long time I didn't make any "coin purse", still can't figure out how to name it in English.

My previous experience taught me that it is not difficult to make one, you can just hardly make it nicely.

These years,  I have been making some sewing works for the dearest ones around me and enjoyed it a lot throughout the process.

In the meantime, I also developed a pretty awful interest, which is, collecting tons of cloth! I decided to "transform" them into something more meaningful, instead of letting them sit alone in my small apartment and wishing them to be taken care by some new good owners.

The following coin purses belonged to two of my lovely friends, whom always be there for me when I feel down.

The chubbiness of the purses did gained their hearts. In fact, the bow and the poodle's tail are the details I like most. Hope to catch up with you guys soon!

Dancing Orchids

Just returned from IKEA and found a really lovely flower pot. I have no idea what to do with it, I took it home just simply because I love this dark purple so much.

And when I try to put our orchids into the new pot, it just match it so well with the pale yellow of the orchids.

We brought the orchids home in February 3 years ago, after our wedding. They blossoms once every year since then.

I'm an in experienced gardener but they smile to me evey spring, that gives me encouragement and reminds me to cherish.

Checking with a local garden shop's website, they should be belonged to the species of Chiloschista.

Can't take the colour of the pot properly, so just try to capture the freshness of the orchids.

Wish you good day!

Fancy Embroidery Wedding Gift

I should have posted this work earlier but I was held by some hiccups. Also, I have been searching a better place to re-establish my blog. Finally, I decided to settle here!

It was an unexpectedly freezing evening. The groom, who is a tailor, is very open to various types of flamboyant dressing.

I specially made him a bling-bling bow with beads and matching it with a grey & blue striped tuxedo jacket! Above the lace low-cut wedding gown, I prepared a pearl necklace for the lovely bride ~

Before mounting, the lace gown stood out fluffily from the work which I love most!

See how shiny the jewellery is!

 

We could hardly take a pic of the framed work as there was a reflection on the glass cover. 

If you are interested to prepare a wedding gift similar to this, please feel free to send me an email!

Cutter Case

When I decided to swap gifts with Maggie, the idea of making a cutter case immediately came to my mind.


Not knowing if she got one of herself, but there's no doubt that anyone who loves handcrafts would like to keep his/her "babies" well, right?


The case simply combines the elements I like, i.e. lace, initial embroidery, polka dots.


I love to embroider so much especially on initials and will show you some more later here.

I put a capital "M" at the front of the cutter case, that really catches your eyesight.

You can use it as a crochet case as well.

Take a good look at the cover.

Before this blog is released, Maggie just got my parcel. So pleased that she likes them! 

Be part of Royalty!

I always admire her stamp works which are very delicate and we exchange messages in our blogs from time to time.

One day, she offered to send me her handcraft stuff as a gift. Definitely, I am honored to recieve them!

She is almost the "Queen of Stamp" for me, in return, I made this litte beading crown to her ~

 Actually, I made a similar one as a trial years ago and have no time to make a real one until now. It is a pincushion with a fake emerald and light gold beads attached around.


Maggie, please accept your "royal" gift!

The crown for Maggie is sitting lovely next to my first try of the crown pincushion (right).