Happy Mid-Autumn Festival

It's the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar (八月十五) and today, we celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節), also known as the Lantern Festival or Mooncake Festival.

Besides admiring the mid-autumn harvest moon...

Oops, sorry folks, my picture of the full moon didn't turn out too well...
...eating pomelos...


What is Mooncake Festival without...mooncakes!


What kind of mooncakes do you like? The baked or snow-skin ones? I prefer the baked ones (without salted egg yolk please) :D...


As you may have noticed, sometimes I like to make a felt version of the food I eat. So to celebrate this special day, I sewed this felt mooncake specially for YOU. Hope you like it.


Well, looks like we've got everything ready - the moon, the pomelos & the mooncakes. Now, why don't you grab your favourite cup of tea or coffee & join me to celebrate this 中秋節?

Jingle Mouse

Woohoo! Despite a busy work week, I managed to sew something on Thursday & Friday night after work (*v*). Well, it's not Christmas yet but I couldn't wait till then to make these cuties... :)

Mmmmm...We love cheese!...

Let's see who's taller?

*Squeak* I'm the shorter one. Need more calcium...More cheese, please?

Took me about 1.5~2 hrs to sew one Jingle Mouse. Since these don't take very long to make, think I can sew a few more in the evenings after work. :)

Found the lovely pattern here if you're interested.

Have a wonderful week ahead! :D

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

Happy Birthday, Brother #3!

Happy Birthday to You!!!


This miniature felt cake measures 5cm from tip to the other end.

Happy Birthday, Brother #2!

It's my brother #2's birthday!!


Have a wonderful birthday, Brother #2!

Happy National Day!

Singapore celebrates its 44th birthday today, on 9th August 2009.

During this period, you'll see proud Singaporeans displaying the national flag outside their homes.



Today is a gazetted Public Holiday. However, since it falls on a Sunday, tomorrow shall be a Public Holiday in-lieu. :)

There'll be a "live" telecast of the National Day parade on TV tonight. Interested viewers in Asia will be able to watch it "live" on Channel NewsAsia International from 6.30pm to 8.30pm Singapore/Hong Kong time. If you want to know more, you may also visit the official National Day Parade 09 website.

Happy holidays, fellow Singaporeans!

Oyster Sauce Chicken Wings

I can never get tired of this:

This may not look appealing because of the dark colour but I assure you it's delicious! It's one of my favourite dishes. It's quite easy to make, so why don't you give it a try & see if you like it too? Here's the recipe from my mum :

Serving for 1-2 persons

Ingredients:
- 6 Chicken Wings (you can use other chicken parts if you like)
- Oyster Sauce (1 - 1.5 teaspoon)
- Dark Soya Sauce (1/2 teaspoon)
- Sugar (1/3 teaspoon)
- Sesame Oil (1 teaspoon)
- Ginger (a few slices)
- Chinese Wine - "Hua Diao" (1 teaspoon)
- Water (1/3 cup)
- Black Fungus (a few pieces; soaked in water to soften them first)
- Mushroom (a few pieces)
- Chilli Padi (1 piece - Optional to you but a must for me)

Method:
(1) Add sesame oil & ginger. Stir-fry.
(2) Add chicken wings, black fungus, mushrooms & chilli padi. Stir-fry till fragrant.
(3) Add dark soya sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, Chinese wine & water. Stir to mix well.
(4) Cover frying pan & simmer for about 10 minutes over medium heat.
(5) Stir the chicken wings one last time to mix them well.
(6) Turn off fire & serve with rice.

Koala

These poor koalas look kinda dull. Didn't want to use grey felt, so I chose brown instead but I think that didn't help either. Anyway, I thought the little koala looks quite cute with those tiny eyes. :D

Hedgehog Again

I've made another hedgehog - with pink 'spikes' this time. The hedgehog craze continues... :)

Pink Crab

This is my zodiac sign ("HORRERscope").

Sewed this to depict my current mood: Crabby. Blogger is NOT being co-operative at all these days. First it does not allow my blog readers to leave comments, then it bans me from uploading pictures, & then I keep getting error message pop-ups, etc. I guess it's hinting that I should stop blogging. :(