Fantastic!

The wonderful long weekend seems to last forever and we're having a great relaxing time. We went to see the movie, Fantastic Mr. Fox. It was charming, hilarious, entertaining, it's fantastic! From the original story, to set design, to the scripts, to editing, everything was crafted to perfection. I love the puppets and the sets. The color and the lighting was so beautiful.If you're thinking of seeing a movie, it will be a wonderful choice. =)
Happy Saturday!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had our little big Thanksgiving feast, a bit of festive tradition and a bit of our favourites. Started with the delicious appetizers, green salad with homemade balsamic vinaigrette, steamed artichoke and king crab leg. Our entree was turkey breast and ham from the famous Honeybaked which we both liked the turkey better. I guess we can called the freshly baked cornbread bites as dessert which were made from a Trader Joe's mix and were so good.

Happy Thanksgiving and have a wonderful weekend!

At the Sewing Quarter

Things have been slowing down a bit this week and I started to work on some little dresses. I love the sophisticated essence of the velvet ribbon.

Happy Wednesday! =)

Little Things

I was out early to drop off some packages at the post office. It was pretty crowd. I wish I'd do my mail electronically but I just love those hand written labels and the old school post office stamp too much to give up this delicate tradition.

Some wonderful things I've found in the stocking stuff isle.
A little delightful Bambi storybookA little lovely pink jacket for the chilly nights
Happy Monday! =)

New Year Resolution

My new year resolution has arrived early and I can't wait to get started even though there's a month before the new year and it should be time to be busy in Christmas shopping.
My goal is to Simplify.
Firstly, the cyber issues. I wonder if any of you would feel the same way. Somehow I have more than four email accounts, two blogs, two shops and way too many usernames and passwords from every website, which some of them I've never sign in after signing up. It is almost impossible to keep track of everything. And all the time I've spent on deleting promotion/junk mails and waiting for the log-in page and such, I'd rather save it for some lovely artwork or sewing. Therefore, I decided to trim, slim, merge, try my best to keep it simple.
Here's my first move, by merging the two blogs into one. =)

Jam Fancy

I was so happy to find out that one of my favourite artists, Christina Gordon of Jam Fancy, is launching her new Etsy store this week. Her lovely artwork and her attention in details in her craft work has made me a loyal fan. She is also a renowned fashion maker in the Blythe world.

Hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend! =)

Back to Basic

Thank you so much for all your support and kind words. The little ruffle shirt trend has been a merry load of work at my sewing quarter. I'm so glad that I've made it to sneak in one or two extra pieces to post it up in the shop. So here we're, this little white one will make a lovely basic piece in any wardrobe. It features the newly improved pattern (which I've forgot to mention for couple weeks) which fits even better. =)

Happy Thursday!

Old Time Treasures

I admit that I'm subconsciously attracted to big eyes. This lovely vintage painting by Maio had caught my attention immediately at the first glance.The adorable blushy cheeks and the chubbiness of Kewpie doll is simply irresistible.
Happy Tuesday!

Doll House

Adorable doll house kitchen set from the movie, Coraline. Everything is so detailed and made to perfection, from ceiling to floor to clothing. The lighted stoves and the little jars are simply too cute!!

Happy Saturday!

Lovely Books

No matter if you'd like to craft an adorable surprise or getting ready for Christmas for the precious little ones, you can find a bunch of wonderful inspirations from this Make Good Crafts + Life series, Felting for Baby by Saori Yamazaki.The Polymer Clay Cookbook by Jessica and Susan Partain. This awesome book covers step by step photo instruction from creating basic tiny food miniatures to complex ones.

Happy Saturday!

Item of the week

Coming soon!
Happy Wednesday!

A Little Treat

So I've finally sent my family off and we are back to the usual quietness again. I was delighted to find myself a little treat over at Kinokuniya when we were out the other day.And I'm putting these lovely ones on my Christmas wishlist. =)

Happy Wednesday!

Little Shortcake

It's time for some lovely little cakelets. These little one are made based on a Japanese strawberry shortcake receipe. They are very easy to make.

make a 6" cake base for two
2 large eggs
1/2 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of flour
20 ml of melted butter (or heavy cream which is used in some alt. version)
Preheat oven to 375^oF/180^oC . Grease a round 6" pan or desired baking pan. Whisk eggs and sugar in a large bowl until thick and pale.Continue beating, slowly sift in flour and add the melted butter into the mixture.Pour mixture into baking pan. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean when tested in centre. In my case, they were baked for 18 minutes.
They have texture like cake but kind of dry like cookie which makes them a great match with strawberry and whipped cream! (The second batch was a bit more moist which were baked for less time.)

Happy Saturday!

Two Slow Days

It has been one and half day since I cracked my back. It was yesterday morning when I was cleaning up and preping for my family visiting this weekend, it felt like someone strike my back with a serious side kick. I could hardly walk right after and can barely sit since then. It sucks. The only choices I have left is either stand or lie down. And there left only few things that I can do. So I tried to be productive and made some marshmallow. After a full nite rest, I thought I was better. But when I was sitting at the sewing desk, my back kept sending signals to my brain to tell me to stop and I finally gave up.
Here I am, laying low, enjoying a cup of hot chocolate, reading some books and most importantly keeping my fingers crossed and hoping to feel miraculously better tomorrow.

Happy Wednesday!

Hot!

The little ruffle shirts are hot! Now with this adorable apple green, it is even hotter! =)

I've been studying the new pattern book I've just got over the weekend. This lovely little skirt is partially made from the one of the pattern.

Happy Wednesday!

Doll Coordinate

Finally, I've got this very best pattern book by Sekiguchi Taeko. Her works has been extraordinary in Coordinate 1 & 4 and has been my most worked on patterns. This step by step depicted booklet comes in so handy for all the basics you need to know for doll sewing.

Doll Coordinate (For the First Time)
( はじめてのド－ル・コ－ディネイト・レシピ )
by Dolly Dolly Books

Author: Sekiguchi Taeko of Four-leaf Clover/F.LC.
Style: Basic pieces
Patterns for : Neo Blythe, Momoko, Tiny Betsy, etc
Difficulty: Medium

I couldn't address more in words than the actual painting itself. Each portrait painting from Lori Earley speak a lot itself of her emotions. My favourite one is this Victorian-sixtish protrait.

Ms. Pemberton
photo from artist's flickr

You can check out her biography and other paintings at her website.
Happy Tuesday!

Static Effect

It has been pretty dry here past couple weeks. It means there's a static situation going on everywhere in the house. I used slide my back along the wall to create a windy model look but now, someone is taking away my attention. It is the little ultimate fur monkey, Puchi. She is fully loaded with static even when she just lies there. Beware, she'll zap you when she walks by!

Happy Monday!