Birthday Present for Emerlyn

Constantine got a birthday invitation from his girl friend from Year 2...

So, I have to think of what to prepare for his friend's present...it took me half a day to finally decide to ask Constantine what he'd like to give Emerlyn. After all, it is his present to her...

He said a bunny & a teddy, just like what you did...I was like...WHAT? I was thinking of a new plush since I have enough time to trial & error...I have made way too many teddys already....but since it is his wish, it shall be fulfilled! I prepared 2 items...

1) Bunny Rabbit keychain/charm

Bunny is done! Gee...from this angle, it looks more like Stitch than a bunny...LOL

Lucky star is done...

And the finished product...ta-daaa...a lucky star bunny rabbit with the alphabet E for Emerlyn...it is small enough to sit on half of my palm...

2) Teddy Monroe

Since I have to make another teddy, I've decided to make it slightly different from what I usually make...so, I added a skirt to the bear...hm...it reminds me of Marilyn Monroe, only thing is that her signature dress is white & this is dark Maroon...so, let's call her Teddy Monroe...lol

Alright, it's ready to go! Hope her new owner will love it as much as I do!

Who says Baby Booties got to be Boring? - Part 2

The baby booties that I've made were so pretty I have to continue making more...and this time I made 4 pairs to go with my girl's outfits...

1) Pastel Green Booties

2) Multi-color Booties (it's so soft I have to stuff something inside to make it stand)

3) Beige color Booties (Did you see the ladybugs?)

Here's the ladybug!

4) Yellow color Booties

In case you missed out the last blog on the booties that I've made, You may refer to it here: http://tinyurl.com/mogwmlp

Just so you know, I went shopping last weekend & saw Lovely Lace was selling those crocheted booties...very basic ones, without any flowers. They have 2 colors: White & Pink. Something like this design but with single color...no flower, only buttons...And, they have only 1 size...only for new born...

Take a wild guess how much are they selling...RM49.90 per pair...I was like: WHAT THE...? Simple booties without design going for RM49.90 & there's still people buying it? I think my booties are much prettier than those! Do you think so? You think I should write to Lovely Lace & send them the booties that I made? Maybe they will buy from me instead? LOL...who knows right?

So, before I write to Lovely Lace, I think I should perfect my skills & come out with more designs so that I can build a portfolio...and, in order for me to do that, I need a reason to crochet more...I can't just crochet for my girl alone...she will never able to finish wearing all! 

As such, I have decided to sell them...see if you like any of the designs...if not, let me know...I will design 1 for you...the price per pair will be RM50 or USD15. Better grab it now before the designs go famous...LOL...it may not be just RM50 or USD15 then...hahaha

Oh! This is too CUTE for a key-chain!

Yesterday, Christopher (my 2nd son) brought back a party pack from school & told me that it was his classmate, Dalia's birthday. I was like...WHAT? Why didn't you tell me earlier so that we can prepare a present for her??? He went on & said: I told you many times! Yea, he did mention that Dalia's birthday is around the corner but when I asked him when, his favorite answer is...DUNNO...

Anyway, since he got a party pack, he requested to prepare a present for Dalia as he knew I will prepare a present for my eldest son's friend's birthday this Saturday. Gosh...he really thinks I can pull out a bunny from a hat...with so little time, I have to take care of my baby girl & prepare a present for him to give to Dalia.

But, I managed to finish it in about 3 hours, from creative to production...Guess I really am a Magician...LOL...I think I work best under pressure...this way, my creative juice just flow out.

Of course I don't have time to choose a new design, so I made a teddy bear. I can now remember the pattern by heart!



The bear is very small. It's about the size of my palm...

Then, I made a Pink flower...& added an alphabet charm. D is for Dalia...I wanted the present to be personalized & special...



And then I put everything together & TA-DAAAA...it's done! A cute teddy bear key-chain/charm!



Just so you know how small it is, here's the pictures (Front & Side):





When I presented to Christopher this morning on the way to school, he was so excited that he kept playing with it & said it's so cute...lol...I think he is hinting me to make him a similar one with his favorite Orange color...but he is a boy! He can't be seen with this, especially with the flower on it...hm...I think I need to think of something for boys who like teddy as well...

Well, after this, I think I will make a few plushes & keep, just in case there is a last minute notification of birthday parties...:)

Let's hope Dalia loves the charm specially done for her!

Who says Baby Booties got to be Boring? - Part 1

Well, who says baby booties got to be boring? 

I used to buy baby booties off the shelves, but some times I couldn't find the colors that I wanted. Plus, as you all know me, I like things uncommon. I don't like to dress up the same as everybody else.

So, with my new baby girl born just 3 months ago, I'm already on my needle & yarns already. As you know, girls like to dress up & it is definitely going to be costly to dress up your girl...

So, after completing my amigurumi projects, I took a break from it & decided to crochet some baby booties for my girl. There are some that I've completed...

                 

My girl has a lot of purple color dresses but can't find booties for her...so, I made her this...

As a girl, of course she'll have a lot of pink dresses as well...

And finally, she also has some Blue dresses, just like the mommy!

Hm...I think I need to get some Yellow & Orange dresses for her as well...so that I can make her some nice Yellow & Orange booties!

So, what do you think?

Christmas is near & Santa is coming to town...

This year's Christmas, I handmade some gifts for my colleagues at work...they were shocked to receive the gift as they did not expect those were handmade by me...LOL

Here's what I made:

1) Bouquet of Flowers

2) Flowers Keychain

3) Beary Keychain (2 big ones & 3 small ones)

All the above are for the female colleagues, and the below ones are for male colleagues...

4) Foodie Coaster

a) Cookies

b) Swiss Roll Cake

c) Fortune Cookies

d) Macarons

And, here a special gift for a female colleague that is going to get married days after Christmas...she likes White Lilies, so I made her a bouquet...

So, what do you think? This Santa is not bad huh...:)