Junk? No More

What do you do with these promotional pamphlets/catalogues that you receive in the mail from credit card companies/shopping malls? For me, I would normally dispose them immediately without second thoughts.


But recently I found a way of putting these junk mails to good use - turn them into mini Sudoku puzzle books!


You see, I have been collecting quite alot of Sudoku puzzles from newspapers & magazines but over time, these loose pieces of cut-outs are getting a little out of hand and are becoming quite a mess, lying all over the place. So what I did was to paste all these puzzle cut-outs in a pamphlet.


For a sturdier 'book' cover, I taped a thicker piece of cardboard over it (I used one of those thick shopping catalogue covers).



So now I have a mini Suduko puzzle book which I can carry with me wherever I go! :)

Socks & Whatnots

Many weeks back, I bought 2 pairs of socks (pink & grey) from this lady who sells them on some weekends at the central market. She does not have a proper shop but just sets up some tables outside other shops along the walkway, not a legal operation I guess. I asked for long grey socks & she found me an ugly pair which I bought anyway as I could not find other nicer ones. Anyway, the socks cost only S$1 a pair, so can't complain.

I didn't buy those socks for wearing but for crafting purposes. I wanted to experiment making a sock animal...this:

A Schnauzer!


*Hi, I'm Schnauzie*

I thought Schnauzie turned out pretty nicely. Really, I hadn't thought so while I was sewing it though, probably because I disliked the ugly grey socks in the first place & didn't think it'll work out.


In the meantime, I also made a bone bracelet & 2 rings. But as you can see above, Schnauzie has claimed the bone bracelet & is happily wearing it as a collar now. :)



Well, now that I'm left with one pink sock, I need more grey ones to make another Schnauzer...


...Even Schnauzie here thinks so too & is urging me to get started...


...& so I headed back to the central market in search of the sock lady but alas, no luck. She was not there the past few weekends. Hmm...when will you be back sock lady? I can't very well use those worn ones with toe jam on them, can I (oh, gross!)? Dear Schnauzie would never agree, you know...

Random - From Macarons To Embroidery

Hello...Hello...Yes, it's me, hope I'm not forgotten :). I have not been blogging much lately as my day job is keeping me busy, sapping away all my energy. Sad to say I also have not got much time to craft either. Hope things will settle down soon at work so that I can find some time (& my mojo) to craft again.

Oh, I finally managed to try some macarons lately. I have always enjoyed looking at macarons as they are so colourful & pretty. But sad to say I didn't really like eating them as I found them a tad too sweet for my liking. Also didn't like the biscuit-y texture. So, I guess I shall continue to admire them from afar instead. :)



I know I'm getting quite random in this post but anyway, I found an embroidery book that's really cute & thought I'd share it here as well.

"365-Design Collection For Kids":





So, do you like it? It's cute, isn't it? If you are interested, the book's ISBN No. is 978-4529042048.

I tried doing embroidery once. Yes, just once. I embroidered a sweet corn on a handsewn bag. I remember it took me sooo long (weeks!) just to embroider the little corn that I never tried embroidery thereafter again. I think I am a lazy crafter as I prefer to sew/make things quickly. But after looking at the above embroidery book, my fingers are itching to try embroidery again. If only I have some time to craft...



Well, that's all from me for now. Hope you all have a good week ahead! :D

Hedgehog

I love hedgehogs. I think they look very cute!

This yellow hedgie I made is now 'adopted' by my friend, Carol. Hope she likes it as much as I do! :)


If you are interested, I found this lovely hedgie pattern here while I was blog-hopping one day. Try making one!

Hello Kitty Pouch

This is the first Hello Kitty pouch I sewed. The pouch is made using calico + pink gingham fabrics while the Hello Kitty & flowers are felt. This pouch, like all my other fabric projects, is hand sewn as I do not know how to operate a sewing machine (I don't own one either). Would love to learn how to use a sewing machine though, so that I can sew more fabric crafts & say goodbye to all those painstaking needlework!

My Teddies

These are my teddies. Sewed the body using gingham fabric and felt for the head & paws.

Do they look like they are exercising?

Keroppi Card Holder

I don't know if I can call this a card holder but all I cared was that my favourite Keroppi was sewn on it! I used calico & green gingham fabric for the holder & felt for Keroppi.

Bunny

I have some fabric scraps leftover from wrapping one of my lamp shades. As you know, I'm not fond of throwing things away, so I kept the scraps, waiting for a chance to use them some day.

Finally, I got rid of my lazy bone a couple of days ago & used the scraps to make this bunny. I know it's not really nice as I made it without much planning.

Bunny's Front: Bunny's Back:
After that, I thought the bunny looked kind of 'empty', so I added a little orange bow to it's ear. On hind sight, wonder if it's a bit 'over-done'? Well, which do you prefer - this or the 'without ribbon' version? Or neither!?


Happy Easter!

Hello Kitty

This was made from a T-shirt that I've never worn & did not intend to wear. Instead of throwing the T-shirt away, I thought the colour was suitable to make a Hello Kitty, so here it is. This is hand-sewn. I found sewing fabric with curvey edges more difficult than sewing felt. I suppose it'll be easier if I had (& know how to handle) a sewing machine, will it?