[some scrappy stuff]

Q: how do u revive scrapping inertia?

A: have an offspring that's more crazy abt scrapbooking than you are! :)

Yup, G has been pestering me to do more rubons and stickers, so that's exactly what we did over the weekend :)

Of cos, as i scored big time with some mounted stamps at a recent 'lelong' (read - sale!) session, how can i resist using them!

[My quilted album steps]

Thanks for the lovely comments everybody :) It's fun to make the quilted album cover, and i actually did document the process, so here's what i did!
1. measure up the fabric with the book that you want to cover
2. sew together 2 different fabrics (or actually as many as you want!) to create the size - iron flat
3. seam together all four sides, with additional quilting details onto the face of the fabric if so desired.
4. measure and cut up 2 side panels for the slots
5. bind and seam all the sides

Voila! A quilted book cover :)

[crafting weekend]

Finally got some time to create some stuff for my etsy shop. It's a few albums that i've been meaning to stock up, but due to logistical inadequacies, i never did manage to get the template replicated :P Until now....
So, here's what i did -



also, finally presented a long overdue gift to a good friend (it was supposed to have been given when her son was newborn, he's now 8months old :P)


and, how can i not start doing stuff with my new amy butler fabric? :)

[happiness is....]

seeing all my LOs nice and organised choreographically in a brand new album! :) Love these leather scalloped albums from MM... aren't they gorgeous?

O.... and even more happiness ... my Amy Butler fabrics just arrived in the post :) Gorgeous...... happy dance!

[SOMO april LOs]

Decided to post this as the month is over at the SOMO gallery. The May kit is also utterly gorgeous, full of romantic vintagey stuff like the 7G crown and those lovely felt ribbons :) Please check their May Gallery for all the cool stuff from the DT!




TFL!

[to all the mothers out there..]

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!! :)

Just back from a glorious sunday lunch with both sets of mums..... and G was pretty wellbehaved throughout. Now, i'm looking forward to a quiet afternoon of reading and snacking (yes, i'm so greedy i'm digging into the homemade goodies from grandma's just 2 hrs after lunch!) while G takes her afternoon nap.
Pretty productive weekend, i've completed all the LOs for SOMO, as well as 2 LOs for the ongoing calls - Cocoa Daisy DT & Hambly Guest DT..... I think i can't post the CD one here, but here's the Hambly one -

Also, here's some pics of G in her mother's day best:


And here's some of her favorite toys:

the one on the left is "Super Fat little owl" & the one on the right is "Fat little owl"... haha... all named by G.

Here are her girl girls - all lined up waiting for the bus :)

Thanks for the sweet comments, i should answer them before i forget :

Anonymous said...

just wondering... you make so many wonderfully creative things , how do you store all your stuff? do you display it all, or put it away ?
dinah (again)

Hi Dinah: Thanks for the comments :) Makes my day! All the 12x12 LOs that i do, i wil file them away until i buy enuff page protectors for them. The altered items are usually given away as gifts.

Anonymous said...

wow! tat's nice album. are ur LOs in 12x6?

jo

Thanks jo: Yup, the LOs in this album are 8.5x11. They just fit snugly into regular A4 size page protectors.

:) Thanks for commenting, love to hear from all of you that read this blog! :)

[quilted album]

In between nursing a sick child (G is much better now, but her allergic reaction was a really scary and traumatic experience for all of us), trying to stay awake at night after G sleeps, i managed to cobble together sometime to do this quilted album cover.
Pretty pleased with the fact i managed to find a solution for fastening the page protectors. I sewed 2 lengths of ribbons to the backing piece and threaded them through the page holes.
YAY! Here are the pics:

[baby quilt]

Inspired and taught by the incredibly easy quilt tutorial done by kelly mccaleb, i've finally completed the binding for my little baby quilt! :) Very pleased with how it looks, i can't wait to start another project with wadding! :)

Here's the pics....



And here's G roadtesting the blankie:

[2peas feature + Crop LOs]

Had a great time at the M&T yesterday afternoon... of cos i topped it all off with shopping too! Thanks to all my 'students' :) and it was really great fun seeing all those creations being produced.



Remember the news i've to tell u today? Well, i've (along with other of my fav scrappers) have been featured on the 2peas user gallery highlights! :) Very honored to have been picked, do head over HERE and bookmark this page, as there's loads of great inspiration! :)

Also, some 'never seen before' LOs which i've completed during the most enjoyable crop last weekend with M, L, I & F! :) *still thinking of that great assam curry we had.... yummy!

[Quilty Bag]

Did this over the long weekend. Not terribly pleased with the way the inside of it looks, and i still need to fix how the handles work - i think i probably need to get some 'interfacing' (gosh - so professional sounding!)
heh heh... so - here's my lame attempt at a quilted bag.... after seeing THIS tutorial on quilting - i'm so inspired to start another project tonight! (thanks M)


Here's how i did it:

[new toy]

Vic recently got himself this:
so i inherited his old phone, the Sony Ericsson. It's pretty nifty, and i love the picture quality from it's inbuilt camera! Here's the shots i've taken with my new toy:




Lately i've been reading "Nanny 911". For anybody with a whingeing clingy and tantrum-y 2 year old, i fully recommend this book! It's worked so far - no more crying in the car and insisting on doing things 'Her' way. Haven't tried all the methods yet, but it's looking positive! *fingers crossed.*