Q's So Cute It Hurts

on the mend...finally...I think

Sorry for checking out for a bit there, i just spent my last week and weekend sick in bed with one of the nastiest colds/flu viruses in recent memory. It was the pits, completed with body aches, fever and one of the worst sore throats ever.

I was having a hard time and found myself feeling a little bit of sadness mixed with a tinge of depression. The sad part, simply put, has something to do with the recognition that i only learn to listen when my body tells me "enough". Sometimes it slips my mind that nothing really works without our health. The depression [that goes hand in hand with sadness}, has something to do with how i feel about my day-job as a programmer ~ unproductive and uninspired. That longing feeling for more time and more space to spend on my creative dream continues to yearn on ~ calling me. Maybe it was all these feelings that finally boiled down to this nastiest colds/flu. Either way, i didn't get much in the way of crafting done. It was good to have to stay away from the sewing machine for a while because it reminded me of how much i really enjoy sewing and seaming away. This slowing down, also reminded me of the comfort joy in "appreciating the tiny little things and the people around" ~ sometimes it just slip pass my fingers.

Sitting here in this slightly chill morning sunshine quietly sharing space with you here on my little bubble space was also one of the things that i needed most. Being here with you and connecting myself in this creative world keeps me calm, gives me a little more faith and believes in myself and allows me to carry on.

I also wanted to say thank YOU to each of you who commented so kindly about my wedding ring pillow. It feels good to have made a big check beside that item on my list. I'll be back soon with more crafty news.

Have a lovely merry happy week and love to you and yours ~ always!

Easy does it

Don't really know how it came to be Monday so quickly. Either way, i'm still here, although i'm not feeling all that chatty, which has a lot to do with this heavy pounding i am feeling on the right side of my head ~ migraine.

Hope your weekend was nice. Mine was full of tasty comfort food, a bit of socializing, as well as working away here, sewing and scheming (while taking lots of long break) with the wedding project ~ i'll definitely show you when it's done. Very proud to say that i've took some time to embark on a little adventure to a famous tourist spot here in this city of brotherly love ~ Batu cave, a limestone hill which has a series of caves and cave temples.

Things i learned during this little adventure:

• I should make it a point to do daily exercises.
• I am really afraid of heights.
• The warm sunshine can be an added bonus.
• Monkeys can be really scary when they are hungry.
• You can never have too many flip-flops.

Not sure how this week is going to look with regard to posting. In the meantime, have a good merry happy day and a good start to your week! Take it easy and love to you!

A little sunshine…a little outdoor

What better way to spend such a beautiful day crafting at Starbucks!

Don't really know how it came to be Thursday so quickly. Either way, i'm still here. I hope your week is shaping up nicely. The air is fresh and outside is a wonderful place to craft. After wandering around in today's weather, i think this weekend will be a good time to work on one of Sandy's wedding gifts.

Before i get back to work, i wanted to mention that lately i've been feeling a little more adventurous in sewing. I'm tempted to purchase Pretty Ditty's sundress and apron patterns to make a dress and an apron for me. How crazy is this idea and feeling? I mean~~coming from a person that have not sewn a dress or made an apron. My desire, my passion and craving to make something wearable grows as each day passes....this feeling~~i cannot explain.

Until then if i'm not back on friday ie tomorrow, have a wonderful merry happy weekend, friends. Wishing you a happy Creative Thursday! Lots of love from me to you!

slump is not my friend

Hello dear friends. I miss you guys!

Sorry things have been so quiet around here. I've been feeling a little on the quiet side. Seems like i took a bit of an unexpected blog and crafty break. Well, after today, i think it is safe to say that i'm finding my blogging and crafty mojo again. Tell me this is normal... that sometimes we just kinda fall into a slump.

The hightlight of my week so far would definitely be these new little cards that i've received from the local print shop. These little cards will now adore and mail along with all my packages.

I'll be back soon i promise! I hope your having a good week so far. Love to you and yours!

and....the weekend is over

All is well and pretty much back to normal.

 {Very cozy indeed}

 {Green tea happiness}

 {Comfort food}

I think i have made it through the roughest part of this nasty cold/flu situation. My weekend was merely getting alot of rest, tea, feeling better and very non-productive. Sweet relief.

Wishing you a good start to your week! I hope to be more productive this week and lots of love to you and yours. :)

On the mend...

This week went by in a blur. I guess some weeks just do that.

I'm feeling much better, my daily dose of self-prescribed medication seems to be helping together with lots of tea. Boy am i sooo happy to know that weekend is just right around the conner. I could really use alot of rest, comfort food and more tea!

If i had more brain power, i would love to send a note to every single one of you who send me such kind words and love during my sick days. Each and every comment made me smile and warm my heart. Thank you sooo much friends!

Have a restful weekend and may it treat you well! More soon next week. Love to you and yours!

Happy Good friday!

Wow! This week has flown by. The fact that today is Friday and tomorrow is the eleventh day of April (Easter weekend!) is really unbelievable to me.

Seriously.

I've been busy trying to feel better. I feel a little better...i'm still on medication and they still make my eyes cross and they still make me feel like i wanna just lay on bed all day and night.

I've been busy with list making on my cover cuteness journal, a recent handmade purchase from Etsy made with love by Christina's. The list making is part of my homework from my blogging workshop. Honestly, i've never really make any list other than my "craftiness projects" list. However, attending this workshop has changed my whole perspective of list making. Amazingly, it has helped me understand certain pieces of myself better both emotionally and spiritually. Are you a list maker too?

I've been busy with trying to work a little on my second linen, lace and embroidery projects. By now you should have notice a little color theme in these little projects. I'm still scheming about. I love how it turns out so far although i wish i am healthy again and i wish i have more time to work on it. Wanna guess what i am making here? hehe

Before i go to sew a little and drink tea and make a big salad with toast on the side. At least those are a few things i hope to do. I wanted to say thanks to each of you who commented so kindly and wishing me well when i'm down with flu and fever. I've been taking your advice of drinking lots of tea and trying to rest as much as i could...yep trying.

Have a lovely merry happy Easter weekend and i hope you and yours receive lots of eggies and bunnies! Take care. I'll be back soon.

some days...

Hiee there.
Hope your week is happy. Mine hasn't turned out too awesome. I have been down for the count since Tuesday afternoon. While i was at my day job yesterday, i felt it first in my chest...a tightening then i felt it in my throat, then it felt like my head was spinning and my body temperature heating up. Finally after struggling to stay at day job till it was time, i started throwing my stuff in my bag and making a run for the train that would deliver me to my car and then to my apartment. I knew I was in for it when i had to lean my head against the train window, something that is usually entirely off limits. I made it home just in time and have been either on the sofa watching cooking shows or in bed trying unsuccessfully to find a comfortable position. I thought i could fight it without seeking the doctor's help but i guess in the end i gave up and went to visit Mr Fan, the doctor. He said i have something called a cold mixed with a dash of flu-like symptoms. You know the symptoms I'm talking about, chills and those terrific body aches.

So, here i am on my bed with my new Bumblebird  doll, jqline. Yep, she has the same name as me...hehe Heather named her after me! (which was really sweet sweet of her) You can see my doll in the above photo together with all the medication the doctor has subscript for me to take. Doesn't she look like me? haha i know, i know she is much cuter with bigger eyes!

My blogging classes has been by far exciting and very fun! I'm working on my first assignment and i think it's coming right along. I am also trying to make an effort to visit all 200 classmates' blog but my process has been quite slow due to the fact that my medication makes me want to just lay on bed. So, if i have yet to visit any of your bubble space, please know that i will find my way there soon! This also goes out to all my creative friends' blog...i will find my way to your lovely bubble space soon!

Thank you so very much everyone for all the nice compliments about my new pincushion. I really appreciate all the support -- it was quite fun to get lost in during the creation process, and I have at least three more planned with linen,lace and embroidery with hopes of getting one started later today {fingers crossed} so more fun to come.

Have a lovely merry happy Wednesday and lots of love to you and yours! *sneeze sneeze*

don't wake me

This photo, courtesy of beautiful Tina of lifeLOVEpaper.

I LOVE this photo (i also LOVE her cute eye mask!!) because it totally explains how exactly i felt this very morning. If you don't know Tina, you should visit both her blog and flickr, which happen to be FULL of beautiful photographs and handmade goodies. She is quite a sweet lovely young lady who's work i both adore and love!

I woke up at the wrong side of the bed this morning. The side that made every room looks dirty, cluttered, and completely irritating. It was so difficult for me to get going. Waking up in such a mood is rare for me because i think i'm definitely a morning person, and although i'm forgiving of myself, i could really benefit from hearing i'm not alone here. Please oh please tell me this happens to you from time to time. Got any good remedies?

On a totally different subject, my weekend was really FUN although it was way too short. Perhaps it has alot to do with "i'm doing what i love" that time just speed through without even tasting it in my mouth. I ran into a tinny threading problem with my sewing machine but im happy i finally got it figured out. You know how sometimes threading can be tinny bit confusing when it comes to sewing machine and your a newbie. I'm really happy and thrilled that i managed to finish this little gift bag with a little funky embroidery heart. The funky embroidery was inspired by dear Emily of Ravenhill. Emily is another artisan that i love and adore. She makes really lovely Matryoshka Art Dolls and sweet needlebooks! I filled the little gift bag with sweet little goodies this late morning and sent it's way to sweet Marisa!

Honestly, as much as i love the way the gift bag turned out, there is alot of room for improvement. If you look closer, you will notice that the flip cover doesn't seem to be in line with the rest of the parts. I musta missed out some steps during the making. Will try harder and better with my next gift bag!

I hope you had a good creative or restful weekend and i hope your Monday is alot happier and merrier than mine. Love to you and yours~~always!