Friday, November 29, 2013

Post Mortem 30th November 2013

 I guess before November exits, I must deem it the month which I sew

the most tissue holders:) Both young & old love my handmade pouches

and the tissue holders are also ideal for Christmas gifts:)  Just buy

a few pieces and distribute them to your relatives or friends instead of

buying chocolates which are always left uneaten in the fridge!

A basket full of my handmade pouches which I brought to Teck Ghee

market today and managed to sell all except one which was stained

by my fabric pen:)  I wonder if I sell them too cheap since most customers

would buy one or two without hesitation:)  Anyhow, I am glad they like

my products and am grateful for their support!

Every piece is my labor of love and carefully sewn and hope they

land in good hands:)

The materials I used are good quality 100% cotton, made in Japan

 and the pouches can be washed and reused again:)   It is important

to have your tissues handy and also kept clean in the pouches to 

prevent them getting messy and dirty in your bag:)

My girl requested for this piece which I called "marching on" n

it contains two packets of  tissue:)  Hope she brings to school 

everyday!

Slicing strawberries for my girl who decides to make some jelly

cheese tarts for desserts:)

I am good at sewing but not cutting strawberries:)  They ended up

with funny heart shapes and my girl commented some look rather

ugly.  Anyway, the end result is not too bad, the tarts tasted well;

quite delicious, not too sweet and a little sour.  I shall not learn

how to make these from her cos I am not into baking etc  Rather

spend more time on my sewing machine:)

Thanks for visiting my blog and hope to see some of you again during

my road shows all over Singapore!

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Handmade Tissue Holders & Pouches for Gifts

I am into sewing mood for the month of November 2013:)

I have done many tissue holders with a pocket as well as

some drawstring pouches.  They are handy and make good

gifts for birthdays as well as for Christmas!  If you wish

to learn how to sew, drop me a line via my email below:)

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Aljunied Estate 14th November 2013

Some of my new tissue holders which I made yesterday evening but no 

takers so far.  I will try to sew more Christmas theme fabrics so that

customers can buy them as a gifts for friends.  

My niece assembled this!  I bought this diy kit at

Bukit Batok bazaar yesterday and she completed it in no time!

It rained cats n dogs this morning and I went to Aljunied

Estate for the first time to do a bazaar. It turned out OK and

I did a few wire wrapped rings for the new customers:)

Is good to see new faces and that's the reason why I like to

move from place to place to do my business:)  This way,

I can expand my customer's base and also promote my handmade

items to more people.

Thanks a million for visiting my blog and also for supporting 

my handmade products!

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Bukit Batok East Point 13th November 2013

As we arrived at Bukit Batok Estate this morning, the street lamps were still on:)

This meant that we were early cos the lamps will auto off at 7 am.  We are not

going to set up our table until we have had our coffee:)

 

The weather did not fail us today... it was going to be a bright n sunny day.

Seven pigeons perched on the roof top waiting patiently for daylight so that they

can start looking for food:)  There are indeed lots of pigeons all over Singapore!

Must be there are ample food for them and the production are on the increase:)  In fact

I once read in a Reader's Digest that pigeons' droppings are poisonous once they are

dried and spread around:(  They are one of the causes of lung problems.  I remembered

clearly when I was in pre-university, the principal of my school had someone killed the

pigeons in school:(    We were appalled by that act being young students at that time!

 

 

Today I have some multi racial customers who are keen on my handmade

tissue holders.  One young Chinese lady bought 6 pieces for her colleagues,

another Malay lady bought 3 pieces and finally one Indian housewife bought

3 pieces at a go:)  I am thrilled beyond words cos they are all made by me

very recently!  

There is only one piece left in the basket:)  This piece has a flaw and it is

no accident!  I was too lazy to switch thread and hence the dark thread visible

on the white lace is damn ugly:(

    

These are simple handmade pocket tissue holders which I made

yesterday night and I am so glad they have all gone to handmade

lovers in Bukit Batok East:)

Should you be reading this, I hereby thank you sincerely for liking

my handmade products and I hope to make more items and see 

all of you again in the near future:)

Take care folks! 

After our bazaar ended, we usually go to the nearest kopitiam (hawker

centers) for our lunch.  We heard from one of the vendors at BB that

the claypot rice is very good and we had our first taste of it today:)

For benefits of my overseas visitors, I will briefly explain this dish:)

Claypot rice as the name goes is rice cooked over fire in a claypot:)

Chinese sausages, sauteed chicken cubes, dried salted fish in small

pieces etc all are added into the rice and cooked slowly over fire

until the dish is fragant enough to serve:)  Usually, a dark sauce is added

to the rice before we scooped them into bowls and eaten with chopsticks!

Please pardon my grammars as I had a long day today and my mind is now 

fuzzy....goodbye

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Bazaar @ Ang Mo Kio 6th November 2013

Just love strawberries since young:)  Brought this strawberry plant

home from Ang Mo Kio and wonder how long will it last in this weather:)

I would like to quilt the strawberries on my handmade pouch to make it

look 3-D!

 

I hang the pot of strawberries in my kitchen and hopefully the birds don't

visit them:)  Though I live on the 12th floor, the birds always visit my 

kitchen and look for food.  One fine morning, I found two black birds

pecking away at my basket of apples:)

 

 

This is the pot of strawberry plant I bought early this morning before I

even started setting up my table:)  Seriously, I took it from the florist

who is setting  up her table at 6.30 a.m ( u can see the lamp post in the 

background still lights up)!

  

My table in between the florist and clothes vendor:)

 

Christmas theme from now until 25th December 2013

My handmade pouch posing beside my new pot of plant:)

 

My strawberry collection of hand mades:)

That all folks for my infatuation with strawberries!

Hope you enjoy my photos and visiting my blog:)

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Bazaars & hobby crafts 2013

September & October went by so fast as I was busy with my events 

and fairs:)  I did both indoors as well as outdoors bazaars!  

This is a fleamarket scene whereby we can also sell some second

items to clear the clutter from home:)  However, we are under no 

shade and we have to pack n go if the sky turns cloudy and sign of 

rain is coming as per photo below:(

 

On the way home after a fleamarket at West Coast and it started to 

rain cats anddogs!  We are lucky to avoid getting drenched cos the 

rain in Singapore can be really erratic, one moment sunny and the

next moment, thunderstorm at full force:(

 

Some tissue pouches I made with the little time I have at

home:) I love to sew but there is just so much to do and time

really not enough and now Nov is in and I have much to plan

n prepare for the festive season....Christmas n CNY will be

here again soooooon:)

 

The above are done in October, a hurried job and the piece on

the left is already spoilt cos all the measurements are wrong &

the clasp cannot fit into the purse:(  The little coin purse on the right

is OK but still has many flaws.  If only I have more time to sew & 

quilt properly, I would have done a better job....will try again:)

 

 

This pouch turns out not too bad cos I really follow all the instructions

as indicated on the DIY kit:)  I asked my girl to hold it while I take

a picture and hope someday, it will find a owner:)

 

These are also DIY kits and easy to sew except I hate

to sew the magnetic clasps.  I use them to store my

handphone charger and tissue etc

 

I like this yellow fabric prints and I bought two fat quarters when

I saw it at a craft shop in Bangkok:)

 

Scape Bazaar during last October....before I knew

it, Halloween is over and the crowd in Scape Mall

is not worth mentioning.  Since renovation, the customers

have disappeared cos inside the Mall, there are nothing much

to shop and all the interesting shops have moved out:( 

This is the pouch I made and snug and fitting for my hp charger.

It has enough cushion to protect n keep it safe, heehee!

 

Some of the items I made are sold at the bazaars while some 

customers prefer to learn making them from me if I have time to give

lessons:) I hope to teach one fine day:)

Since I have much to do, I have forgo one of my best leisure, reading books!

I used to read a lot last time but now time is not on my side.  I have a pile of

good books lying around waiting for me to clear!  Busy doing bazaars has

robbed me of alot of my personal time. But I really enjoy selling and mingle

with the crowds and meeting new people everyday!  

 

Post mortem September & October 2013

 It has been a long time, almost two months since I update my blog and I have 

been busy doing bazaars and now I shall share some interesting photos,

starting with food:)  There are really lots of cheap n delicious food sold

in hawker centers in Singapore!  Above dish is dried mee pok with prawns

and fried fish, sold in Ang Mo Kio Blk 388!

 

Mee Siam (malay dish), is little bit sweet n spicy!  Love

this dish since I was young!  Sold at Ang Mo Kio hawker center,

 Blk 449, sorry for those of you far far away in another country:)

Do visit Singapore for its beautiful scenery n international food!

 

Fried carrot cakes, you can have it either sweet in black sauce

or salty in white, all fried with eggs.  Found this while doing my

bazaar in West Coast market:)  The queue is very long for this

stall cos many customers:)

 

This dish is known as 'Lor mee' and it comes with a very

sticky starchy sauce.  The noodle goes very well with the

fried fish and some slice lean pork.   Found in AMK as well.

 

Tried cooking red bean soup for my girl who wants some

iron booster!  The preparation is rather long, soaked the beans

for few hours n boil for another few hours:(  I use rock sugar

to add some sweetness and the end result is good:) Will only

do it again when I am really free:)

 

Dried wanton mee from Ang Mo Kio again:)  These are all hawker food 

which cost a few dollars ranging from $3 to $4:)  My girl who is in Perth 

misses some of her favourites like 'lor mee' & wanton mee above:)  Whether

the noodle is delicious or not depend on the seasoning n also if the noodles

is springy or 'Q Q'!