Sewing Tutorial: Christmas Stocking

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!! May 2010 bring luck, joy and health to you and your loved ones!!!!

I am writing this on the day of Christmas Eve…. where has the days gone? It was like yesterday since I started making kanzashi Christmas Trees, then glittering some stars, wire wound some stars, followed by making holly berries, wreath, crochet Christmas Tree, plus some other crafts that I didn’t published here!!! A month passed by in just a blink of an eye, now, I am making my last Christmas craft for the year.

I made 2 Christmas Gift Stockings for my kids with their names on them and they are my last minute sewing projects. I thought I can never make it for the dead-line since I have to stay at home and take care of my son 24/7 whose nanny is on a 1-week emergency leave. With my determination and 4 “very” late-nights sewing, I made it!!! Yawn…. I really need a good rest after this Christmas, perhaps hibernate until 2010, lol… Just kidding, I will still continue making handicrafts but in slower pace. Don’t forget that I have another giveaway draw in early …..

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Crochet Pattern: Christmas Tree Ornaments

The closer it gets to Christmas the more tense I get… Just wish that I have 2 more hands and 1 more brain to help me out. I Still have a bundle of s that need to be done, including the Gift Socks for my daughter and son which I just put them into my to-do list. Anyway, I work well with tension, the more I get, the harder I work… but it is not good for my health, I have been weak recently, especially during weather change. For my 2010 new year’s resolution, guess I have to lower down my target to suits a normal human’s ability.

This is an amigurumi type of crochet  Christmas Tree. Quite simple to make.

It consists of 3 parts: …..

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Crochet Pattern: 5-Petal Flower

I created the crochet pattern for the blue 5-petal flower that I attached on “The Dazzles” after some requests from readers. And that was weeks ago, I have a tough time writing the crochet pattern as it involved 2 layers on the petals, front and rear, and they then join-up by single crochet the outer row along the petal. I want to make sure that my instruction is clear for you all to understand. So…. in order to make it easier to understand, I photographed and showed some of the easy-to-get-confuse instructions in pictures

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Beading (Manek) Tutorial – Part 3: Interior Beading

Continue from Part 2: Border Beading

After you have finished your border beading, you can go ahead to fill up your shoes face with your chosen pattern. The photo below shows you an example of my design on a thong style sandal which I have not completed when I took the photo.
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The Born Of “The Dazzles” Vintage Frame Clutch Bag

May be you were wondering why I just showed you only detailed depictions of “The Dazzle” in my previous post and did not write down the process…. Not my style huh~ you are right…. and I am doing it here!!!!

About a month ago, I was having a chat with Sumay, my dear friend, via facebook. She was telling me that she is going to help raise funds for a charity with a party. She was extremely excited about it and told me it is for Rumah Nur Salam which shelters street and stateless children in Kuala Lumpur. She asked me if I wanted to contribute my craft as one of the auction items in this event… “Yes, why not!!!” I replied immediately, it would be so meaningful to contribute my handmade craft for such a good cause.  So, we discussed over the net, brain storming which type of craft should I do, what kind of design and how to make it worth the value in the auction etc…. Since my expertise is in handbag or purse-making, especially ball clasp closure frames clutch, we decided to go with it. This brain storming session for the handbag design took a few days and not only involving Sumay and I, …..

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“The Dazzle” Vintage Frame Clutch Bag

Here it is, I am so proud to present my latest Art of The Handmade Bag work, “The Dazzle”- Vintage Frame Clutch Bag, a bag that I truly put my heart and soul into designing and making it for a meaningful event coming soon. It is one of the items listed in an auction for a fundraising party for an organisation, Rumah Nur Salam that provides a ”safe house” environemnt for street children in the toughest neighbourhood in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  100% of the proceeds will go to Rumah Nur Salam.

For those who are interested to own this one-and-only-in-the-world —- The Dazzle-Vintage Frame Clutch Bag, welcome to the fundraising party. I am not going to make another similar one, so be sure to grab this limited one and only master-piece before somebody else does. Of course you are more than welcome to join in even if you are not eyeing this amazing handbag I made, just join in to have fun while helping to raise funds. Let’s go party at:

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