Of late, there have been so many of my loved ones (family members and dear friends) down with one health issue or another. I think nothing expresses my thoughts and feelings better than this article entitled:

I Wish I Had A Big Red Umbrella

I wish I had a big red umbrella that would keep all the rain out of your life. I would hold it over your head and the drops would splash, splash and you would never even feel them.

But I don't have a big red umbrella...so I'll walk through the rain with you.

God doesn't intend for us to go through our storms alone. We all need our "foul weather friends" who will venture out into the weather with us.

There are two questions we must answer to not only survive but thrive through life's storms; Who will walk through the rain with us? And will we let them?

Friends love through all kinds of weather. Proverbs 17:17 MSG.

Dear family and friends, rest assured you are remembered daily and I am praying for you all.

Labels: 2012, Ramblings

Reflection: Using 2 pairs of jeans and left-over scraps from other projects, I was able to get a pair of cushion covers. I like how they turned out. The patchwork is done with the Disappearing 9-patch Square technique & I purposely chose different arrangements for the 2 covers.

Labels: 2012, Craft, Denim Cushion Covers

Labels: 2011 Wedding Keepsake

Title: Bookmarks
Inspired by: A roll of ribbon








Reflection: Laminating the bookmarks was not such a great idea after all. I was trying to save on the laminating sheets and didn't allow too much of a border. I'm sure the edges will pop open if I bend the bookmarks a bit :-( In any case, I prefer the look of unlaminated bookmarks. OK, lesson learnt.

Labels: 2012, Bookmarks

As you might have noticed, my posts have been few and far between for a while. Due to work commitments and personal reasons, I've not been blogging as often as I like. I've been comforting myself, telling myself "No, I'm not neglecting the blog, just letting it fallow! ...I'll be able to get back to this soon". Well, it's been months now and my situation remains the same ...and I think it will stay status quo for a while!!!

Ok, denial stage over, now for CONCRETE ACTION or else... blog demise! Ting! If you were reading a comic strip, you would have seen this light bulb above my head lit up almost instantaneously! LOL! I know what I will do for now...I must restructure my blog so that blogging won't take up so much of my time. Henceforth, you will be seeing more photos & less writing! *grinning from ear to ear & patting my own back non-stop!!!* LOL!

Right! Not sure if this will work but I'm willing to give this a go, beginning with my latest crafting project...


Title: 1-Page Mini Album
Inspired by: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKLcCLdcliU&feature=related
















Reflection: This 1-page mini album is created with a dear friend in mind. She starts her chemo and radiotherapy treatment tomorrow. I pray that she will hold onto the nuggets of gold (scripture verses and encouragement notes) during the tough days ahead and know that she is never really alone. God is with you and our prayers and thoughts are with you.

Labels: 2012 1-Page Mini Album

1. Wishing you happiness and prosperity (Gong Xi Fa Cai 恭喜发财)

2. Wishing you quick success in everything you do (Ma Dao Gong Cheng 马到工成)

3. May you rise up the ranks (Bu Bu Gao Sheng 步步高升)

4. May you have excess and abundance (Nian Nian You Yu 年年有余)

5. May you have a smooth journey (Yi Lu Shun Feng 一路顺风)

6. May your heart's desires come true (Xin Xiang Shi Cheng 心想事成)

7. Wishing you excellent health and vitality (Long Ma Jing Shen 龙马精神)

Labels: 2012, Chinese New Year

These are the denim totes I upcycled for my two nieces in Singapore. Can't tell you the exact size (I forgot to take down the measurements before giving them away) suffice to say, it's big enough for major shopping sprees! **GRIN**

Labels: 2011, Bags, Craft

Of course you will want to see the finished project. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the camera (wait... let me finish my sentence *lol*) and had to rely on my handphone... and unfortunately I don't know how to unload the images from there (hang on *lol*) so you'll have to make do with these for now!

They are cushion covers I completed last week. They come in pairs and if there are no takers, I will use them as gifts later.

I  promise I'll get those in my handphone downloaded and posted later (after I come back from my 1 week vacation). Meanwhile, do enjoy these eye candy :-)
Well, until the next post, have a great week.. and thanks for dropping by.

Labels: 2011, Craft, Patchwork Cushions

One of my gals could not make the ATC swap we had committed ourselves to. I decided to stand in for her so I made another set of 4 ATCs.

Labels: 2011, ATC, Craft

Labels: 2011, Craft, Patchwork Cushions