2012!

Hi everybody! I know I am very late to say this, but Happy New Year!

I am going to slow down on making random stuff this year, and just work on orders and my own stuff.

These are what I have made so far this year.

 Cushion covers for the chair in my living room.
I am rearranging and changing deco in my house, and I decided to go with Scandinavian and Japanese mix style which means less stuff! Simple and airy, natural....

 I got IKEA chair used, and the original white covers were little bit dirty and I didn't like the fact that the cushions were separate and therefore they slide and move around.
And this is what I made to solve that problem! I made one long cover that fits two cushions.
The chair looks just as new!

Here is the picture of my kids' room. I just rearranged their room. The fabric panels on the wall are handmade by me using IKEA fabric.

These are order made stuff.

Handmade Mafia tomorrow Nov.5!

Handmade Mafia will be held at Orange Hall on Nov. 5, which is tomorrow.
I am so glad that the location changed back to Orange Hall again.
I love how it is close to the Farmer's market, and it's nice and cozy.

After all that Halloween stuff is over, people's brains are shifting toward Christmas.
Craft shows are the perfect places to do Christmas shopping : lots of kinds of stores under one roof, you can get one of a kind gifts, no need to worry about presents doubled, and handmade goods make people feel special.

As this year's new creations, I made snood and scoodie.
What are they? You will see at the events ;-)
I will also post some pictures later, but now I have to go back to the sewing machine.

I will be bringing earrings and other stuff too.
See you tomorrow!

East Campus Block Party on Sep. 3

I will be there selling headbands and clay accessories!
See you all at the party!

St. Albert Farmers' Market Tomorrow!

I will be at St. Albert Farmers' Market tomorrow at 10am-3pm.
I will be selling hair accessories at booth #110.
Come and see us tomorrow!

Here are some teaser pictures.

More Clay Stuff

I got more clay accessory orders. 

I made the earrings a little bit bigger than usual. 

sage green roses

The hardest thing is making colors.

I always mix colors to make the color I want, but sometimes it takes more time than sculpting, actually making shapes.

Because of this reason, I can't make the same colors but I can try making the closest colors you want. 

This time, I think I did very well :)

hydrangea brooch

Hydrangea is one of my favorite flowers.

I have three big Hydrangea shrubs in my front yard and they are beautiful.

Clay Accessories

Clay roses are my favorite and so as my customer's but since I have been doing nails these days, making clay accessories with long nails were challenging.
Luckily or not, I broke my right index finger nail so I sculpted clay before I fix my nail.

It's been a while since I made clay accessories so I had fun making them.
As some of you know, I use oven clay, usually called polymer clay.
You shape them and bake them in a oven to harden.
And after you bake them, you decorate however you want them to be.

Here are the finished pieces.

Scarf pin and earrings

brooch/ clip (you can use whichever it's suitable)

rings (I made the petals thicker for more durability)

Brooch/ clip in different color

matching earrings

Jinbei again

It took me forever to update this blog as I am so into nails.
I still take some orders and sew stuff here and there.
I made a pair of monkey pants for my friend who was going to attend her friend's baby shower.
And shortly after that, my other friend ordered a set of Jinbei that's also for her friend's baby shower.
It feels really nice when people remember my handmade clothing when they need something unique and special.

Her order was Japanese looking monkey pants

Her order was a set of gender free Jinbei for 6-9mo

another view of the Jinbei

Thankfully, I got quite a bit of clay accessories orders, so stay tuned for the next update!