So Cute It Hurts

time for a change

After it being up in the air for a while, it's probably safe to say that i am finally getting everything sorted out and moving to a new job opportunity some time this April (soon). As expected, i'm feeling a wide range of emotions about this move.

As you can probably understand, i've been dealing with a lot of sadness about moving away from all the great friends i have made in my current company. I am going to miss them so much. They know who they are. I love them to bits and can't imagine not seeing them every weekday.

I don't even know exactly where this new job opportunity will lead me, i just know that it's time for a change. Because the flipside of having an extremely long years of comfort level with something that is the same, is the potential to overlook the new, and squeezes out the possibility for any new wonderful times to happen in place of what was.

I am going to stay open to how everything in my life, both professionally and personally evolves, and to do my best to arrive at all of my experiences being the best person i can be in that moment. And trusting (something i'm still working on and i still need small reminders) that everything is working just as it should, even when i can't quite see exactly how it is coming together. Because when i trust, life flows easier and i feel so much better.

But on the flipside of all this, i can hardly wait to land in the new place and see what the future holds for me there. Good things are defintely on the horizon for me. That I know.

A special thanks to sweet Wini, Pei Li and Vicky, for walking along side with me during the times of uncertainty. You have been so kind to me. Spring is indeed a wonderful time for new beginnings! (Vicky you are so right on this)

It's a beautiful life. It really is.
Onward and forward!
Love to you and yours.

i heart mail. yes i do.

I've been meaning to post some mail goodies during the Valentine's week. Better late than never.

It might sound silly, but there is nothing quite like receiving a surprise package filled with amazing goodies from Canada by the lovely Koralee. The packaging alone is amazing, but opening the cupcake paper cups stickers covered, beautiful Canada stamp laden package to find such lovely treasures is indescribable.

Koralee is such a sweet lady. If you don't know her, you should drop by her blog and take a look around. I always enjoy her lovely posts, which happen to be full of beautiful photos and handmade treats.

The green tea and that adorable "Arts and crafts keep you sane" book pretty much sent me over the moon. Very dainty and pretty fantastic, wouldn't you say? I would.

More soon.
I'm off to make me a cup of organic hot lips.
Happy Sunday and wishing you a lovely merry week ahead.
Love to you and yours.

welcome Dragon year

This weekend is full to the brim with Chinese New Year prep and merriment. It's a tradition to take a drive to Chinatown during this festive season. As anticipated, the trip to Chinatown was full of good times ~ with hours of wandering around selecting Chinese New Year cookies, lanterns and a few goodies for the little apartment. My sister and i even managed to soak up some sunshine and some exercise.

I'm looking forward to wonderful lazy days, naps, a goodly amount of tasty food and drink is also definitely on the list. It's a good opportunity for me to THANK YOU for reading, for commenting, for emailing me just to say hello, and most of all, for reminding me that so much good exists in the world. May you and yours have a wonderful Dragon 2012!

Happy holidays to you and the ones you love.
Love to you and yours.

Sincerely Yours

I'm keeping the holiday decorations extremely simple this year. I put out a few new things with a little table-top tree in my little creative space. I'm looking forward to Christmas breakfast, a tradition to watch this Christmas movie and bust a move or two to my favorite jingle tunes.

Even my little shy girl is dress for the occasion with her adorable brown reindeer hat. Feeling very bright and cheery around here indeed.

Merry Christmas and God bless us, every one!
Love to you and yours.

I am here because of you

Hope your Thanksgiving was full to the brim. I had a wonderful Thanksgiving with my sister and brother this year. I cooked, we ate and more eating the next days.

In honor of thanksgiving, i want to take this opportunity to say Thank You. Thanks for making my creative journey a great one, and more importantly thanks for all your love, support and your generosity in sharing with me. I am here because of YOU.

I want to start my holiday season off on the right foot; in gratitude, mindfulness, joy and of course, love! I hope to be able to slow down and savor on the simplicities life this season. I still have a few large projects to wrap up before December but for now let the holiday cheers begin!

More to come, friends. More. to. come.
Have a beautiful merry happy week.
Keep warm
Love to you and yours.

i am in love with...

It seems like the fever and sore throat have passed, just a nasty cold and cough remain. I'm gonna try out sweet friend, Emma's, suggestion of sherry with cinnamon and cloves steeped in it, more homemade soup and tea.

A wonderful friend, and fellow crafter, Lynn, sent over photos of how these wedding buntings were used and they now reside in her beautiful home. As I've mentioned before, i love seeing where my creations live.

To be able to add joy to someone's life is one of the reasons i do what i do. And connecting with Lynn is another reason i love what i do. Lynn is one of the nicest people i've met through one of my best girl, Angela. Her emails just spill over with such a genuinely joyful spirit, it's infectious. I can't thank her enough for all of her support.

Since the bride has crafty backgrounds (does crafting on the side), it was only fitting for her to throw a very hands-on handmade wedding. So with the help of their talented friends and coworkers, Lynn and Chu San tied the knot in July 2011.

I can't resist, i have to share with you more photos of this memorable occasion where the couple pour a whole lot of love ~ for handmade details and each other ~ into a heartfelt affair at a hotel's ballroom.

The sheer red, pink and a touch of citrus details inspired a very bright and vibrant event.

{Images by the beautiful bride, Lynn.}

More soon (journal love).
Happy October.
Happy merry weekend.
Happy, happy.
Love to you.

collaboration project : French Rustic Pin Cushion Tray

Just like that, another week has flown by. Overall, it has been a pretty nice one.

After a few days of hunched shoulders, i finally completed the prototype for my collaboration project ~ a french rustic pin cushion tray! It's really special for several reasons, primarily because it's a special on-going project with my very creative friend, Pei Li, who's amazing work i truly admire.

This adorable pin cushion is made with Pei Li's beautiful and chic french rustic tray. I've used a sweet pink on white dots in cloud shape Japanese linen fabric for the cushion.

These little miniature strawberries are made out of felt and finished with a few adorable leaves attached to a lovely crochet lace. I can't tell you how psyched i am with the result. 

I really love how it turned out ~ such a simple and sweet project, and a perfect size for storing my adorable pins! We have big plans to get this in several different shabby chic colors and styles. I can hardly wait so stay tuned!

The wave of energy in my very first collaboration project is riding with feelings of seriously inspired and very upbeat. It's refreshing to listen and brain storm ideas with Pei Li and be instantly inspired. Our many correspondence reminded me of the value of positive female friendships ~ friends that listen, support and advise ~ women that care. I respect, admire and above all, cherish Pei Li for her wisdom and how genuine she is. These are all very important things to me.

Hope you have a great weekend.
I'm looking forward to happy hour with friends, a little drive out of the city, and of course, a bit of creative work.
Love to you.

collaboration project : sneak-a-peek

I can't resist, i have to show you a few photos from my work in progress collaboration project with one of my very creative and thoughtful friend, Pei Li. If you don't know Pei Li, you should drop by her blog and take a look around. She's quite a sweet lady. I always enjoy her lovely posts, which happen to be full of  beautiful handmade goodies.

I'm slowly making progress on my first collaboration project and i'm having quite a bit of fun with it, though i do find making miniature strawberries out of felt to be somewhat stressful at times. For the record, these are the tinniest creations i ever made. Sooner or later the hunched shoulders are going to relax and i just keep telling myself to be easy-going about the whole process. So what if I have to unravel it a little. So far so good, though.

This collaboration project is inspiring and uplifting ~ going through ideas with another creative soul stirred up the crafty energy and reminded me that i really love to sew and always get a great deal of pleasure out of the entire process.

I'm staying close to home with plans of working, and of course, a bit of lounging.
More to come, friends. More. To. Come.
Hope you're well out there.
Have a nice weekend.
Love to you and yours.

small talk with the moon

My week hasn't turned out too awesome.I was feeling a little under the weather at the start of the week (sinus infection city), which kind of bummed me out. I'm back to my old self now and extremely grateful to be here.

I've also neglected to mention that i was recently invited to a wonderful Love's Pilgrimage art exhibition at small talk with the moon gallery by my lady artist friends, Alison and Eva, here in Kuala Lumpur, and there was a surprising twist that occurred as well ~ intuitive reading by sweet Alison.

This exhibition is a collaborative effort between Alison and Eva, exploring the journey back to love through their inspiring beautiful art ~ the celebration and gratitude of both life and nature.

The exhibition was lovely and inspiring. The sharing session was amazing and the afternoon was spent chatting and laughing with my favorite girls. Good times.

I'm swooned.

I wanted to say thank you for all the super kind and supportive comments sent my way about my new "Let's enjoy" iCase series to come. I'm truly grateful.

After having such a whooper of a week, i don't have much going on except for filling orders, start work on a new project, my nose in The Spark Kit and making homemade comfort food (soup and shrimp, tomato and Basil Pasta)... AND doing everything possible to relax.

Be well, sweet friends
Happy merry weekend.
Love to you and yours.

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.