So Cute It Hurts

Happy Monday

I've been slacking on saying hello since last Saturday. Sorry about that. The very warm weather outside is not so good for my overall mood and Mr Headache frequent visits isn't helping much. Bummer.

I hope your weekend was beautiful and relaxing and all the things you needed it to be. Mine was full of tasty comfort food ~ yummie vegetarian banana leaf rice and homemade lotus root soup with pork ribs, a bit of socializing, as well as a few chapters of Danielle Laporte's The SPARK Kit thrown in for good measure.

I'll leave you with a few favorite photos from the yummie vegetarian banana leaf rice lunch with my two best girls, Adeline and Angela.

I'll be back soon with some new sewing projects i'm excited to share with you. My desire to sew this weekend had to do with sewing while listening to this beautiful voice. Her tracks have been on heavy rotation around here.

Today is also my sweet Mister's birthday. We are saving the birthday celebration till i'm there with him in Hamburg (planning and saving up for the long vacation) and i have a little surprise gift for him too.

Happy Birthday, my sweet!
Happy Monday.
Happy week.
Happy.

late, but i have the winners

I've been meaning to post this giveaway winners for a long while now. I know it's a little late and i’m embarrassed but it's better late than never.

Instead of giving away just a pair of blossom red mini lanterns and because i'm this late in making the announcement, i've decided to give away another pair and pick not one but two lucky winners. And instead of putting all of the names in a hat and making my sleepy sister, Amanda, choose the winners. I took the liberty to seek the help of the ye olde wizened ~ Random Number Generator!

Emails will be sending out soon to the chosen ones ~ Tricia and Georgianna. Girls watch your mailbox for a package from little me... i hope these little mini blossom red lanterns treat you well.Thanks for all the wonderful comments and entries for the adorable mini lanterns giveaway!

Before i say goodbye for the weekend, i couldn't resist showing you my little helper, Miss little elephant and her friends, mini suitcase. They help to keep my precious laces and beautiful trims clean, save and in good condition. You will usually find them perch on my little creative space.

Have a relaxing merry weekend.
Have fun.
Love to you and yours.

Self Portrait

This shot was taken over at Pipit Wonderful Market weekend by one of the organizers and Pipit proprietor, Mike, when he found me caught in a moment of wackiness. Honestly, i was a little nervous ~ holding my breath and hoping it all works out.

This adventure is by far amazing for me in terms of personal growth and getting a little more comfortable as i continue to travel my creative path sharing myself and my creative work with you. Honestly i could never express in words how lucky i feel to have had the chance to see what i saw, meet who i met, and explore as i did.

I can genuinely say i have "arrived" at a pace where my heart and mind both agree that i know that i am doing exactly what i need to be doing in life, i acknowledge it and i'm working towards to own it.

In So Cute It Hurts news, i've been "sleeping" the entire pass week, but i think it is safe to say that i'm finding my blogging and crafty mojo again and i've got some new sewing projects to do. I have loaded five new Reymi Bib Purses i'm really proud of in the shop. Give it a look.

Have an excellent happy week!
Love to you and yours.

Pipit Wonderful Market

Above is a photo courtesy by Pipit

I'm back from a lovely weekend. Pipit Wonderful Market was excellent and very exhausting. Honestly, i felt like i ran a non-stop marathon for 2 days. I know it sounds dramatic, but i'm convinced that participating in a market is a total energy sucker for me.

Above is a photo courtesy by Cherry DearBear

I was lucky to have three best girls, Adeline, Angela and Pei Li of Dollhouse Miniatures, helping me out from the moment i announced my first market participation. Overall, we had a great time sitting behind my little booth surrounded by all things So Cute It Hurts. More Marlynn weekend totes found new homes and quite a few lovely people will be sporting newly designed purses. The Pipit Wonderful Market was a huge success in my opinion.

At the end of the day as i lay on bed, i realized that the market event made my day, brought smile and reminded me why i do what i do. It strengthened my beliefs that there is ENOUGH for all of US and that there is ROOM for all of US to succeed together.

Here are some highlights and photos that pretty much tell the story.

• New discoveries: Bisou, LazyboneHandmade, hoyoyi handmade, Minifanfan, beanipet
• Running into friends and meeting up with my peeps from day job who made an effort to come support me at my little booth as well as having a really good dinner with Adeline at One Mont Kiara after a long days work on Saturday.
• A swap with my sweet booth neighbor, Patty of lullabellesoap. She is such a sweet creative friend.
• Seeing sweet customers making many round trips back to my booth just because they were having trouble deciding.
• Finally meeting Evelin, Alison and Eva. They're as sweet and talented as i imagined.

As soon as I can get things photographed, i'm planning a nice shop update. A few Reymi Bib purses and a new Marylnn tote bag that i couldn't get it done in time for the market but will be loaded to the shop once it's ready.

I'm probably gonna feel like a broken record ~ THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Can you say it too much? Nope. I don't think so. I have friends like YOU that go above and beyond in thoughtfulness, who take the time to write me emails, and leave me beautiful supportive comments on my first market participation, while keeping up with your own lives, business and blogs. Thanks for being so wonderful.

More soon friends!
Have a lovely merry happy week.
Love to you and yours!

adventures in crafting

Although it probably seems as though i've fallen down the rabbit hole, i promise i haven't ~ i have spent the last week completely absorbed in creating during every free minute. Honestly i feel a little nuts but i did take advantage of the weekend to sneak out to Craft Art Market with my best girl, Adeline. It was lovely spending time with her.

After what it seems like a long time in the works, i'm thrilled to introduce a new line of purses known as Reymi Bib Purses. These bib purses were inspired by Reymi's (my baby nephew) adorable bibs and my love for ruffles, bows, beads and all things linen. I really dig how they turned out.

Honestly, at first i had no idea if my purse design was going to materialize. I started out sketching my idea on my little journal, cut the pattern from a brown paper bag, and then created a prototype for it before i started the actual creation using these gorgeous Japanese linen fabrics. I can't tell you how psyched i am with the result.

I added my "So Cute It Hurts" button for flair and finished the inner layer with my new labels just because.

The Pipit Wonderful market is next Saturday and i'm getting really excited. I can't wait to post some photos and a little synopsis. If you're in the area, you should swing on by.

Not sure how this week is going to look with regard to posting.
In the meantime, have a wonderful merry happy week.
Love to you.