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Friday, September 23, 2011

Alya's Sempoi Pencil Case

Alamak! Today is my niece's birthday!
What should I do? Buy or sew something?
At last, decision was made...
A quick project....
Completed within an hour!
(Itu pon kena separuh handstitch sbb mesin k.o. saat2 genting... huhuhu..)

A VERY SEMPOI PENCIL CASE FOR ALYA....
I used felt this time...Lots of cute animals lor!
And the lining is cotton... But I didn't topstitch it...
(Almaklum ler... almesin sudah mogok sbb mare i dok sibuk carik yg baru...;P)
No time to sew Alya's name too...
(Soeii yer Alya... Lain kali Maklong buat lg cun... wokey!... hehehe...)

Mission possible!

So my dear niece, ALYA....
HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY!
Hope u like it!

p.s. My dear SINGER.... jgn ler ko sakit lama2.. Kjp lg i rawat u yer...

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Tulun! Advise Me, Please?

Singer Tradition. My faithful companion but somehow I become greedy lately. I want more! Hahaha!
(gelak mcm org jahat;)

At first Bernina caught my attention. I was all "ooohhhs" & "aaahhhs" but once I heard of the price, the tone changed to "oh"? It'll cost me the earth!
.... x mampu ler... hehehe...

Of course I'd love to own breezy Bernina yet money doesn't grow on trees, lol!

Next, Brother or Janome? Still cost me an arm & a leg... ouch!

My interests? Almost all... err...I like bags, clothes, quilt & maybe embroidery too? In short, I'm definitely the-not-so-new novice who's still trembling whenever I start sewing but still ambitious to dream BIG.... hehehehe... why not! Maybe it's time to upgrade my machine... I'm searching for a good tough lasting durable new member that is willing to work & play with me in my adventure in this world...... Plus the requests for more from those who want more from me....
My hasil kerastgn? Bior betul diaorg ni....

Studying all the machines, examining all the pros & cons.. I become more helpless.
Dah mula rambang mata.....:P

So dear all crafters.... please do me a favour.... Advise me, please?

Your advice is very much appreciated before I make this BIG decision.

TQVM.

p.s. My Cik Abg told me to wait.... should I? Hmmm...

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

RAINA'S DOODLING

Done a long time ago... I thought I saw a submarine but today I change my mind... I saw faces too...... hmmm...

p.s. Always my lil gal's no. 1 fan... hehehe....

Friday, September 16, 2011

MALAYSIA DAY & MURAL PROJECT

Hi uols! What did u do on Malaysia Day? I went to my Mak Ngah Dah's (Mak's younger sis) house in Tunjang then to her daughter's house for lunch (at 4pm!). We (in 2 Avanzas) were extremely famished & got lost in the world of food.... hahahaha!!! Then, I let my aunt massage my hands & right leg. The pain.... OMG... till tears wet my face & my shrieks invited everyone to see the source of the pain. How embarassing!

OK.. ok... now something about my project in school. Guess what! I was listed in the Mural team! At first, I was in the dark as I was quite clueless of what to do as I've never done it before... No idea where & when to begin lol! I did some research for inspirations & found a few pics that had aroused my interest. So for the past few days, I was quite busy, sharing ideas, giving instructions, making sure the murals were done (bhgn i ler) & monitoring the students while painting. The others did their work & I squeezed in to contribute... hehehe... Not nice la if you're listed but not doing anything, kn?

At first, I didn't dare to hold the brushes. No confidence especially in painting. Drawing is ok but painting? The artwork will be messy lol! So I let my students to copy the pictures & drew them on the walls. Then, let them paint. Me? Pandai komen jer... hihihi...

On Wed, I, at last, found the courage to join the crowd... I drew "Tanpa Dadah Anda Bahagia" together with 5 shadows of people (thanks to Google I found the inspirational mural though I added more people) & painted it with red, black & white alone till evening. My student Shatirah came back to school to accompany me & help as she's good at painting. I focused on my red, black & white mural only. She spent time on the other mural.

The next day (on Thursday) after recess, I told my students to finish their tasks & I let 2 of my Form 2 students to continue painting my mural as I'd to be in class & in the staff room (ada acara mkn sempena hari raya :D). Just see how dedicated the students are... TQ dear..Then, had to do some touch up here & there. Overall... satisfactory & done.

I was lucky coz my loyal assistant Shatirah was willing to stay back with me on Thursday. Together, we tried to finish our work. Shatirah went to her area & I started painting my new area. Lucky me! 3 boys were there to lend their hands. Work became faster. This is the result! Phew! Siap jugak! (Credit to my colleagues, Dizam for the drawing the wordings & Anies for the flowers & leaves). I painted jer... hehehe... To enhance the wordings, I put the wordings in a black box. Why pink? Coz the mural next to it is in blue & pink. Why not blue? Coz baby blue colour wasn't available... Tinggal nyawa2 ikan jer..... hihihihi....

Yup! I left school almost at 7pm, sent Shatirah back home (so far is her kampung sampai risau blh keluar balik ke tidak sbb dh nk gelap), went back with a lot of doa (coz my home isn't a stone throw away! From Kg Paya Mengkuang to Gurun to SP) & alhamdulillah, reached home almost at 8pm. Legaa..:P Plus soooo exhausted!

Well, I'll show off the other completed murals next time. Got no time to snap photos of everything... Hoping so much the others won't complain.... Berat mata memandang, berat lagi orang yang pegang berus & mewarna, kan... kan... kan.... (mentang2 berat naik balik lps raya:P)

Btw, HAPPY MALAYSIA DAY! Saya ANAK MALAYSIA! I'M PROUD TO BE A MALAYSIAN!

p.s. Some of my colleagues & students celebrated Malaysia Day in school, working hard to complete their projects & accomplish the mission before Monday.... Hat off to all of them!

Saturday, September 10, 2011

From Kotak With Love

Masa kemas2 sblm raya hr tu, sempat jg my lil Raina berkarya. Tgk ler tu... penuh khusyuk buat projek....Habis penutup kotak2... Tp bila tgk lama2, cantek gak.... sepasang hati kaler merah & putih..... hmmm... menarik nih!Uols perasan tak ada sepasang mata....Bak kata org... dr mata turun ke hati...Bila mata kejap tutup, kejap buka... apa maknanya yer......Tidor, tidor kotak?

p.s. Masuk kotak, angkat sendiri....hehehe...;D

Monday, September 5, 2011

RAYA BAGS

My raya bags....
completed at the last minute....

Here is the "bowling bag"
(gambar sblm siap daaa...)

perasan tak apa yg xder?
Yup! Button ma.... hehehehe...

Ehem...This is the finished look!
Pass?


Let's open the bag!

dlm oren tau!

Ready for me!:D


The 2nd bag.... at last finished!

It took months tau...
Jom tgk dlm...

Phew! Siap jugak!


p.s. TQ Kak Corine! Without you, these bags won't exist!

Sunday, September 4, 2011

SALAM AIDILFITRI

HAPPY EID FROM ALL OF US!

MAY ALLAH BLESS US ALL...MAY YOU & YOUR FAMILY BE BLESSED WITH PEACE
& HAPPINESS...
WISHING YOU A JOYOUS CELEBRATION
& PROSPEROUS DAYS AHEAD!
Maaf Zahir & Batin!

luv,
The Orange Family