Minnie Mouse Flower Bouquet

It's my friend, Karis, birthday today. So I have decided to hand-make a present for her.

She is born in the year of Rat, according to Chinese zodiac.

So, here's what I made:

Ok...let's play a game...let's see how many items you can find...:)

There are:

1) 1 Dark Purple Rose

2) 1 Light Purple Rose

3) 1 Light Yellow Rose

4) 1 Orange Wild Flower

5) 1 Red Wild Flower

6) 1 Pink Wild Flower

7) 1 Minnie Icon

8) 1 Pink Boutique Bow

9) 1 Pink Polkadot Skirt

10) 1 Dark Yellow Butterfly

11) 1 Turqouise Butterfly

12) 1 Dark Green alphabet 'K'

If you can see all 12 items...good job! :D

Oh, why I made a Minnie Mouse, you ask? I told you, my dear friend is born in the year of rat/mouse...:)

Happy b'day Karis! have a Blast!!! Hope you like the present...

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!

Hello Kitty - Part 2

As I wasn't too happy with the 1st Hello Kitty that I made last week, I make another 1! This time, I made it twice the size, it's about 7" tall...

As for the eyes & nose, instead of stitching directly on the head, I crocheted it & then sew it on...

Hmmm...the nose is not so proportion...need more practice...

Oh well...I'll keep for future orders or give aways...:P

Hello Kitty, anyone?

BB Constantine got a bday invitation from his classmate, Audrey last Friday...

I've decided to hand make the bday present instead of buying off the shelf, as I always like things personalised...so, it is back to the computer, browsing for ideas of what to do...

I saw Audrey almost everytime when I send Constantine to school, talked to her few times...I noticed she has alot of Hello Kittys with her...the food container, hairclips/hairbands & she loves things pink as her beg & water tumbler also is pink...so I thought she must love Hello Kitty...

So, I decided to make Hello Kitty, but what to make? I only have 4 days to prepare the present as the party is following Wednesday...

Finally, after about 3 hours of browsing through images from the website, I came across 2 pictures that i like...1 for crochet & 1 for cross stitch...

Then, it is back to my threads & needles...

To be honest, this is the 1st time I'm doing Amigurumi, so was worried it won't turn out as nice...

After 3 hours of crocheting, all parts are done! Now, the most difficult part, sewing all parts together! And...Ta-da...

It is a size of my palm, so it is kinda mini...
For her eyes & nose, I don't feel comfortable sticking felt with glue, so I stitched on it instead. But the eyes looked kinda oversize...lol

Next, is the cross stitch...I first need to draw the outline of the picture...then, I searched for cute alphabet of Audrey's name...as I said, I want the present to be personalised...

This is the final product of the alphabet after selecting the rainbow colors of threads...

Then, it is the stitching of the rest of the image...took me about 2.5 nights to finish it...then send it to the tailor to help make it into a pillowcase...

Next, is the washing, drying & preparation of the bday card...
I prepared the washing & care instruction, for future reference...

For the bday card, I used black & white image of Hello Kitty, downloaded from the website & added in some text...
This is the original image...

This is the image after I added in the text & some flowers...

And, this is the final artwork...after I colored it...

And, it's ready to go! Hope Audrey likes it! :)