pink saturday :: wrap-up organizer

i received these goodies from a swap partner.
i was so excited to open the envelope
when i saw that it was from japan.
i HEART everything japanese!
look at all these crafty and sewing notions!

our swap is focused on something handmade.

she made this awesome wrap-up organizer
with pretty little details in my favorite colors.

the front...

the back...

the inside...
it's pink !

i'm now using it as a birthday/important dates reminder.
really japaNICE. isn't it?

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Happy Pink Saturday!

Please visit Pam at Treasures-n-Textures
and enjoy looking at the pink treasures in her pink shelf.

And please visit Bev at How Sweet the Sound for more pink goodies.

Stay safe everyone!

pink saturday :: quilted love

my first swap.
i was giddy and excited.
but it never came.
i figured... it was christmas season,
must have been lost in limbo
and landed onto somebody else's lap!

but ain't my partner the sweetest?
she sent a replacement!
it's not her fault,
but she wouldn't take NO for an answer.
she wrote... "I hope the recipients get it soon (one of these is a replacement and it had better get there this time!)"

well, i think the courier heard her, got scared, and delivered this to me...
















i can't believe that i actually have something from Simplicity. i frequent this site for free tutes and sewing techniques. and now, i have in my hands, one of their products because of her generosity. AND... can you see that pink fabric?

it's actually this...

it's a quilted tote bag in pink+brown on one side and orange+yellow on the other side. so it's like you have 2 bags in 1. she made it in my favorite color combinations. my husband saw me taking a picture of the pink+brown side - "nice"! then he went out. when he came back, he saw me taking a picture of the orange+yellow side. - "huh?! 2 bags?". me? i'm just so happy that i have a pink quilted bag from my partner! because i still can't figure out how to make a quilt. yes, i cant. maybe i will, one day.

Please visit How Sweet the Sound for more pink goodies!

pink saturday :: cutlery holder

amazing how these pink fabric pieces

when injected with creativity and love

turns out into something like this...

a cutlery holder
for my swap partner in her favorite colors.

Happy Pink Saturday!
Please visit How Sweet the Sound for more pink goodies!

baby steps

... scissor
not quite 3, i'm a bit apprehensive to let her hold a scissor. but for quite a number of times, when she sees me holding a scissor, she'd run up to me, paper in hand and pretends to cut the paper with her fingers - "tsitsor, mommy". one time, i gave in. after a deep breath, i handed her a small tsitsor, more papers, sat down together and taught her how to use it. we both held the paper in one hand while her another hand maneuvers the tsitsor from the bottom going up, from right to left, until...success! a piece of paper! and i tell you, there's no stopping her!

she's cutting bits of papers in various random shapes. i'm trying to teach her how to cut papers by following a line or a shape but she's still impatient. so i let her be.

she's cutting scrap fabric

and she snipped her hair too! yikes!

i turned my back for a while and when i looked at her again, there were strands of hair on the table! goodness gracious! so far, after that hair incident, no accidents yet. hopefully none will come.

... sewing machine

when she's done "cutting", and sees me in front of the machine, she'd sit on my lap and touches everything she sees. she helped me do a project. she sewed with me, with both our hands guiding the fabric through the machine while sitting on my lap. I'd like to see the day when she steps her way to using that machine all by herself.

she even helped me stuff it.

our teamwork yielded this.

thank God, we made my swap partner happy.

pink saturday :: handmade goodies

because i was filled with happiness,
using the grosgrain that i received from a friend

i made something...

for me and for the little girl (belt) ...

hopefully, one day, i'd be able to open a shop for my handmade items
*lovely notecard is from the swann*smerlin shop

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now, if only that little girl's dress
to which this grosgrain should have been used could wait.

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Happy Pink Saturday!
Please visit How Sweet the Sound for more pink goodies!

some sewin'

a project i made for my creative swap partner

... a reading pillow case

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