With me again, the Force is
This is version number 2 made and you can see there is some progress in my crocheting skills. I've also made just adjustments to his costume and included a hood and a sash.
Due to the unavailability of my sewing
machine, I actually sewed Yoda's robe by hand. So it took longer
than usual to create this look. It is worth is because, most
adorable cute, he is.
Owner of Yoda number 1 found out
today that I made *gasp* another Yoda thus rendering his
no longer exclusive and needless to say, disappointed. But really
relieved that it was not for anyone he knew, so I made a deal with
him that I would not make another Yoda for anyone in the industry
and that made him happier plus the fact that I will make him
Mace Windu sometime in the future.
I found a Jedi Name Generator - amusing it is. Hmmmmmm.
Tammy's Reversible Shoulder Bag
Then I screwed it up. First I squared
off the wrong corners so I had to cut off the straps... then after
completing it, I noticed a dirty smudge on the cream fabric so I
thought I'd try to rinse that out. So that got the bag wet and
realised OHNO! The colour from the dark wine-coloured fabric was
coming off and staining the cream fabric!! !@#$%^&*!
Of course I felt terrible so I made her another one with my own stash and to the colour combination she had originally wanted but could not find. She was really happy when she saw the picture message I sent, so we'll see if she is still happy tomorrow when she gets it. Dad actually liked it very much too and Mum said she would like one in black and white - saying it would be perfect for traveling.
PSP Quilted Case Prototype
Will also be working on Nintendo DS
cases too. Coming to my etsy store soon in many colours!
girl*e is stocked!
New bag designs are coming soon! So bookmark my etsy store and keep checking in!
The Force... with me, it is.
Isn't Yoda the cutest!
I first saw the Yoda amigurumi on Geek Central Station and I sent the link to one
of the biggest Star Wars geek I knew and he immediately said he
wanted one and asked me to make him one. So I did when the pattern
came out at the etsy
store I bought one! You should see Darth Vader, he's just adorable! So when I
brought Yoda to work, the rest of the boys were horribly
jealous.
Now I have 2 more Yodas to make...
On other news, I now have my etsy store up! Except.. I need to make more stock...
It's all coming your way very soon!!
Le Sac À la français
I made the Frenchy Bag! Eeet ees sooo
preeeeety!
I finally bought the Amy Butler Frenchy Bag pattern on ebay after
weeks of consideration and I am so pleased I did because I am so so
happy because I now have a bag that fits all my stuff and more
should such capacity was required. *Heehee!* Now that I've made
this, I'm really eyeing the Sophia Carry-All Bag.
I sat myself down for 4-5 hours and was determined to complete the
bag and I love it! I have a pretty red bag! I love the colour red!
I have since I was 3 and always owned red shoes like Dorothy from
the Wizard of Oz. I am also a sucker for tiny red flowers against a
white background also found a really nice red cotton drill for the
main body which gives a really nice sheen to it.
After showing it off on the first day,
I've received 2 requests for it! It's all quite exciting. Friends
and family have had been encouraging me to sell my stuff online and
I am begining to consider it... you might be able to find me on
etsy.com
soon!
Fake Sentimental Value
We only just found out about the scam 2 days ago because of the new buttonholer attachment we bought (Woo!). We checked the serial number against our original documents - it's different. My grandmother bought her machine for $460 on 13 April 1958 - in 10 days it would have been 50 years old! $460 was a lot of money then.
I feel really cheated of what I thought was a connection to a grandmother I never knew. This sewing machine isn't so special anymore.
Built by Elena
Quite a few years ago when I was a student living in Melbourne, I
procrastinated. I'm not a very good student. One of the things I
decided to do instead of my assignment was to sew a blouse
completely by hand (I did not have a sewing machine). It was a
black tunic. Needless to say it really didn't turn out well... all
I had was pattern, cloth, scissors, needle and thread. I did not
serger my pieces and oh, did it fray. I had no idea what
interfacing was so of course it really didn't turn out well. I
hardly ironed the fabric. I think I wore it once to humour myself
and that was it.
Now 10 years later I decided to sew myself a blouse. Some months
ago I came across this pattern at Simplicity by
Built by
Wendy and I was inspired to make it for myself. It looked
simple enough. So I thought about it. Then a month later I found
this book Sew U by the very same Wendy Mullin and it
taught me how to sew a blouse. So I went and bought the pattern
online and slowly planned my project.
Dad's Birthday Scarf
Looking familiar? Remember Angie's iPod cosie? Laurie Perry's Magic Scarf. This is a present for my Dad's birthday tomorrow he will be 63. This is really unpractical of gift for him. We're living in Singapore and I knitted him a woolen scarf. But I think he might like it when he decides to travel to somewhere cold...
Read More...Jasmine's Purse
So part 1 of my updates... My latest obsession has been learning to
sew purses with purse frames. I started about 2 weekends ago with
plastic frames I bought from Golden Dragon, an experiment I made
for my sister-in-law's birthday present. It turned out not too bad.
I had made one for myself too and realised after a week or so the
plastic frame broke. Then again I am not the most delicate flower
in the bunch so... for someone like me - plastic frames were not
the best idea.