Chocolate Cake Anyone?

oh while my blogging mood is still hot....i must show you this....
i have done something that i haven't done for a very very long time.....
i baked a cake!!! chocolate cupcakes....
trust me...it was very long ago since i baked a cake (or anything!)....the expiry date on the cocoa powder packet said it...
i got another month to finish the nearly 2kg of cocoa powder.... help!

you see...i am easily influenced....
you show me chocolate cakes... i pine for chocolate cake...
you mentioned nasi berlauk...just now i eat it for breakfast...
who knows....soon i'll be making cupcakes pincushions...hehehe... PEACE

owh.... enough babbling...here is the chocolate cupcakes i made yesterday.... yummy even without topping due to plain laziness....

A Pinkeep And A Scissors Pocket

I am quite pleased with myself today... because i made a pinkeep for the first time...


And yeah... it is a pinkeep... with all the pins stuck around it...but am still not sure of the use/purpose of this thing...
If its a place to keep pins... it doesn't make sense with mine... i had a hard time trying to push the pins in.... and once its there, its almost permanent...
But, if its meant to keep the pins there forever... then it does make sense..

I also made it into a scissors' pocket so that we can keep our scissors there, obviously....(what am i saying??...please bear with me..)


By the way... the pattern is Mary Garry's Sewing Cabin.... i love the wacky hair style....it makes me smile just looking at it....
So, that is what your hair is going to look like if you stitch too much!!!hahaha..

Thanks to the quality of the pictures...i bet you guys cannot pin-point the imperfections of my finishing....

A DIY Craft Stand

Last weekend my dream came true.... with the help of my dear hubby we managed to make my DIY craft stand, stands proudly (thus the name, eh?)...

took us 3-4 days to complete...

Day 1...
hunting for materials and wood cutting and sanding the surfaces...sanding took a few hours...i did it manually with the help of my lil gal...

Day 2...
relax day....well... drilling is not what i can tackle on my own yet...and hubby was not free.....

Day 3...
drill, drill, drill until we can see smoke coming out from the holes...hehehe
then, putting everything together....not an easy task.. as the holes we drilled are not big enough for the bolts...reasons...we dont have the right drill bits...

Day 4...
still trying to fix this and that...to make the clamp mouth work...i got sore fingers from handling the bolts, nuts and screws...

but all the hard work paid off... we are so proud of ourselves....
look..everybody ...my craft stand, STANDS!!! And it works...(tho' it wobbles a little..)
oh... i added that pattern holder and a pincushion to make my life easier..
well...now i need a place to hang my scissors too....hmmm...



Note: My gratitute to Mus, Lindt and Dania...guys, you made this project possible..

SAL Update

I am a little 'rajin' today.... just managed to shake off that nasty virus, MUBS='Malas Update Blog Syndrome' today,..i am sending another post .... clap!clap!clap!..

After much stitching last night...while watching 'So U Think U Can Dance' over Channel 8, this is where i am now....


Not a good picture tho'...but at least you can see my progress... nothing to worry about guys(my SAL buddies)...i am nowhere ahead of you....
Notice that my working print in the background is already like "belacan"...and the gridding is pathetic!..hihihik...

Happy SALing guys....

An ETUI from Dania...

On wednesday, i received a parcel from Dania....
And guess what? Its a lovely ETUI made by her own two hands...
Awww...i am so touched...and happy, happy..happy...
Before this, i've been drooling over those pictures in her blog...
My, my...the ETUI looks more beautiful in person.... i play and play with it for hours! ... hehehe...




I love the fabric she used...and wow!..can she sew too?....the gathered pockets and bands... its a clever way of putting it together....so perfect ... so beautiful!!... i can never make one like that...

To Dania...thank you very much for such a wonderful gift...i am truly honoured..... muahs!