Sunday, August 25, 2013

Weekend Flea Market

This is the weekend flea market which I took part on Saturday & 

Sunday instead of going to Scape Bazaar:)  The weather was really

fine, hot and humid and we are selling right under the sky:)

 

The crowd was enthusiastic and they were really curious to see

what I am selling since it was my first time in this part of their world:)

The flea market is so different from the Scape bazaar, there were vendors selling

household products, some selling clothes, also some selling pots of plants & orchids,

some guys selling beauty creams:) and all sorts of items which I usually

don't see at bazaars.  The customers are residents as well as people who visit

this neighbourhood during the weekends:)

I am glad I took part both on Saturday & Sunday and I get new customers

as well as network some to learn jewellery making from me:)

 

Above are some fabrics I bought from a shop near the flea market:)

They were both cheap and beautiful and I hope to make something

nice out of it!

 

This is the coin pouch I hand sewn when I got home to satisfy some

sewing cravings.  I use running stitches and I guess it won't last very 

long:(   I will use my sewing machine once I got it in order:)

My girl has cautioned me against buying too many materials as some of

my cloth collections are older than her:)  But I enjoy looking at beautiful

fabrics and this made me feel happy:)  Same as people who like fishing,

they wait whole day and caught a fish n release it back into the water:)

Having a hobby is good for mental health and we have something to look

forward to instead of getting bored.  

Thanks to all of you who supported me at the flea market and hope to

see all of you again in the near future:)

Monday, August 19, 2013

Thomson Plaza Bazaar 15th to 18th August 2013

Impromptu Bazaar for 4 days:)  It has been ages since I have been

to this shopping center since Yaohan closed more than a decade ago:)

I used to frequent this Japanese store and love to buy the food items

as well as Japanese crafts:)   Currently, there are so many shops here

retailing clothings, food, kids crafts, accessories, flowers, jewellery... 

 

The past four days went in a blur, cos I am not familiar with the surrounding

and hence felt a bit strange surrounded by so many open concept shops:(

Luckily, the customers and vendors here are both friendly and interested in my

handmade accessories.  I have since made a few good friends and some of them will

visit me at Compass Point next month!

Thanks to those of you who bought my items and also for the moral support given:)

 

Latest product brought into the market by my brother:)

The V tie (so called) replaces the shoe lace which can be

cumbersome at times:(  No more washing of dirty shoe laces

and these come in packet of 6 at $4.00 per pack or 3 pkts

for $10.00.  You can choose the colors as well and shoe laces

need not be boring anymore:)  The packaging is good enough for

gifts to family n friends!

 

Breakfast @ Han's before a hard day's work:)

The prices are both economical and the food and coffee leave

a good after taste!   I love Han's coffee C (with carnation milk)

since my younger days.  I used to patronize their outlet at Change Alley when

I worked in Shenton Way.  Now, there are so many outlets all over Singapore!

  I wonder when I will be back to Thomson Plaza again?  Is indeed an interesting

place to shop n feast. 

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Happenings in August 2013

We have a long weekend with Hari Raya on Thursday and National Day on Friday.

I was at Scape from Thursday to Saturday and went off to Bishan on Sunday:)

There are lots of activities at Scape and a National Day Party on Fri where there are

free flow of food from the Four Season Caterers:) 

 

 

The happy shoppers are in extreme good mood due to the long weekend

and with no stress from work, one really can feel relaxed and join in the crowd,

retail therapy in a festive atmosphere!

 

Other than good food such as satay, chicken rice, roti pratas,

chendol, fried carrot cakes, laksa etc, visitors to Scape are

given free goodies bags to bring home.  Each bag is filled with

mineral water, biscuits, hats, fans and many other barang barang

as well as vouchers offering great discounts from some shops!

 

The long weekend also see me visiting Kinokuniya at Takashimaya:)

There is a 20% store wide discount for books and I was so thrilled n bought

many books at one go!  After an hour of of books hunting, I was back to

Scape bazaar to earn some money to compensate for my damage to my pockets:)

I hope to use the long weekend to browse through the books and see if I can

do something productive.  It was really a heavy load to lug home so many books

but I was feeling in ninth heaven:)  A visit to the bookstore indeed lifted my

spirit!

 

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Post Mortem for month of July 2013

The mystic knot is a popular sign; made up of 8 infinity knots.  It is 

commonly found in many feng shui shops and it denotes everlasting

happiness, prosperity and all goodness to wearer:)

Recently we brought our new handmades to IMH (Institute of Mental

Health) and they were well received by both local as well as foreigners 

(Filipinos who worked in the hospital)!  Thanks to all of  you who 

supported us:)

A visit by teacher and students from Boon Lay to Scape Mall.

An interesting place for teacher n students to bond & shop

at the same time. They will never be bored with so many items

to see and choose from! Hope u visit us again:)

Items may be customized on the spot for buyers.  The mystic

knot is know to bring peace as well to the wearer.  You can wear it

as a bracelet, bag charm or hang it on your handphone:)

Another piece of  favorite I designed recently:)  It is well received

by both young n old!  There are many version and customers may choose

 different charms for their liking.

We are holding a Home n Lifestyle event from 2nd to 15th September at

Compass Point. Anyone interested to take up a space, please email to me:)

I am also conducting some jewellery making courses during these two weeks

and anyone keen to learn the art of jewellery making, kindly email me for

further details.  We only entertain genuine takers!

Before I knock off, I like to thank all my supporters and buyers from Alexandra and

IMH Hospitals for being our ever faithful customers:)

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Happenings in July 2013

As usual, we are located outside Toast Box every weekend from

Friday to Sunday.  Since the flea market on Sat & Sun at Scape Mall

has relocated to Lucky Plaza, the crowd to Scape Bazaar is definitely 

diluted.  Nowadays there so many bazaars n flea markets everywhere

around Singapore and customer base is not so great here as in Thailand

and other countries:(    Hence, the drop in business and some regulars

vendors also disappeared from the Scape scene:)  The Scape Bazaar organizer

also has another event on Saturday at Sentosa Broad Walk.  Hearsay the

business there is not so fanstatic  and I guess maybe this bazaar is still

new n not too many people know about it! 

Toast Box, a place where we usually have our meals is also a

good meeting place for friends and families:) Customers can

easily locate us here and we also take our tea breaks inside to

cool down on hot and stuffy days:) 

 

This retro necklace of butterflies is sold though customer find it

rather heavy.  The buyer looks good with the necklace and we

give her a good price of $15.00:)

 

After doing so many rounds of cocktail rings in natural stones

and pearls, I decided to give it a go with crystal balls.  I guess the

result is not too bad since these materials are lighter and more

comfortable on the fingers though the cost of making such rings

is definitely higher!  I hope this ring will find a wonderful buyer

soon:)  In the meantime, I shall keep myself busy designing new

items and thanks for visiting my blog and take care!

Thursday, July 11, 2013

A Very Special Moment 9th July 2013

A special day for us, our son graduated with honours from NUS:)

A Beary Special Day indeed, 9th July 2013

 

A sea of balloons when the graduation ceremony ended:)

 

My son & his classmates jumping for joy n throwing hats!

 

No words can describe the feelings we had on 9th July 2013:)

We thank God n family for support:)  As parents, we look forward to

this day but my advice to son: be street smart as your degree is only

a foundation of your education and do not be complacent. 

 

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Post Mortem of Compass Point Bazaar June 24th to 7th July 2013

Compass Point Handicrafts & Gifts Bazaar

My Corner

Handmade badges and stickers:)

 

Handmade Batik bags and organizers!

Thanks to all our vendors and customers who made this event a very

successful and happy two weeks:)

Many who love handmade gifts visited our booths more than once and

14 days just flowed by so swiftly:)  We hope to be back again soon

for Christmas with more interesting & beautiful items to offer!