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Okay, so I bought more yarn. Spotlight is reducing prices! (Like there's any other place other than spotlight.) Pictures later.

I've been wanting to knit and earn some revenue from it for a while. I can knit scarves, and since the yarn are mostly store bought, I could sell it inexpensively. BUT, it's the shipping that will kill me.

I also want to learn how to crochet. My mother's friend is very enthusiastic about me knitting, so she lent me some of her craft books. And yes, more about crocheting than knitting. It bothers me because I really want to, and she gave me a ball of yarn and a crochet hook, but my fingers get very tired and cramp up when I crochet. It has been a year, and I still have not returned her the books.

More on my yarn/knitting/craft endeavours later. I'd like to caress and sleep with my new stash now.

Cherry Blossom Tote

Ello poppets! After hours of painstaking unpicking stitches, I got this done TODAY. This is the best thing in my life that I've ever sewn. This tote is made from faux leather that cost me a bomb (Not exactly, because I got it at 50% off!) and maroon buttons. I got a huge packet of buttons and I needed to finish them somehow. Yay, now I have a new bag to flaunt in school.


The detail of the cherry blossom button tree.


Blue cherry lining. I am in love with this cotton print!


Action shot! Pardon my long hair and unfashionable nightdress.

Also last sunday I managed to sew a wristlet using the faux leather.

I've never actually sewn a button in my life!


Polka dot lining.

Done for the day! Now I need to buy some interfacing to make more bags!

wristlets

My mum got me a sewing machine for Christmas. We downgraded a bit because our Lux expensive and modern one had something wrong with it. So she got me the good ole' Singer. Days after hopping joyfully over it, I went to Spotlight and got those remnants at 50% off (I found faux leather too, mind you, and it was 39.90 a metre!). I saw people making lots of those cute purses and tiny wristlets and decided to try making that too. (This coming from someone who's only sewn tote bags before, and the very first sewing project was an eowyn dress that turned out to be a size -100000 even a baby couldn't fit into it.) I hated the machine at first because I didn't know how to use it eventhough my mum had taught me.

3 tries, and I think I finally got the thing. I love my machine now. It's my best friend in the whole world.



This was what I wanted to do. My first zipper project too. Far right, was my first attempt, and the polka dot being the one I just finished. It's not perfect yet, but I'm getting there.


As you can see, the first try went all wonky. I was struggling with the machine. I really like the cloth I used.


Second. Was the skulls one. I got it for 12.99 per metre. The lining is pretty cute. Lining is vintage fabric I kept under my bed for 6 years now. I used to make clothes for Barbie with this fabric. I like contrast. Skull outside, inside feminine. That's like me, only the other way. Flowers outside, skulls inside... okay I better stop mumbling. Haha.


AHA, the final one that I am really proud of. I could sell this with a prototype price, lol. I have some of this fabric left, and it would make a great tote.



Together again, now with a hint of my new machine.

I really gotta put stuff up for sale. I'll wait till exams are over.

Good day everyone!

cough cough, flu!

Last year (oops! how outdated!) I knitted a simple beginner shawl. It consisted of garter stitches and is approximately 1.6 metres in length. Yes, taller than me. Using size 20 needles, it was very very easy and very fast. I finished it in about a day. It's not quite finished yet, I still have some fringes to put in, and I still need to sew in all loose ends. =[ I'm still a beginner at this. I don't really know what 'sew in loose ends' really means. I've got to go get some wool needles to really finish this shawl.



I call it spaghetti. Haha, with the greens and browns, I suppose it's a special type of spaghetti. Oh, I used Carressa yarn. I have extras, might knit that into a knuckle thing or something.

Hehe, I like knitting so much that I like to make a lot of skinny scarves that can be used as a belt too.



Delightful Italian yarn. I'm going to sell this one off.

Once my exams are over, I need to read up on knitting more. Hell, I don't even know abreviations! I want to knit those octopuses those people at craftster love to do...

jewellery.

Sigh. My friends never read this crafting blog. I don't blame them for having no interest in diy.

I have been a crafting monster lately. I've been sewing cute felt purses and making jewellery. I've been thinking of selling some of my craft so I can pursue my crafting hobby at no cost and make some profit as well.

Just a showcase of what I've done so far.



I used pink stones(I have no idea what they're called), bali beads, and pink glass beads. I like stiff wire, a lot.




I love this one. It's called, scarlet pink. Haha, so cheesy.

I'll be selling them at my online store soon, after I figure out the pricing and stuff. Meanwhile, you can check out the layout, Rafhanabanana.



And sigh, my sad workspace.





I should get a craft room. Really.

Happy Christmas everyone.

chunky charm bracelet.

Hello hello! This is my first attempt at making jewellery. So what did I make? One of those chunky charm bracelet. Didn't take me long to figure out how to bend wires and stuff. 20 charms in all, using glass beads and some shell beads.



just with different lighting this time...



voila! So what do you think?

Oh yeah, I went a little crazy and made tons of earrings too.







Just the very few of them.
YAY!

VIRGINAL CRAFT POST.

So what do you do when you are confined to your bedroom, really really angry, and have a pile of felt on your bed?

YOU GET THIS!


I know, the stiches are a little wonky. But meh, I think it is cute. I wanted to make something to put my cell in, but it turned out a little too small. So my player got a new home.


How small it is.


All filled up.

So in all...


VOILA!
ALL HANDSTITCHED!
And it is grey, not blue. 100% felted wool.

I'm in love with it. I think I'll make some more tonight.