Have you ever heard of a thing called tatting? Well, I certainly haven’t. It just so happened that one day (today that is) I browsed through a baking blog which led me to a crochet blog which included something called tatting.

 Tatting is a technique for handcrafting a particularly durable lace constructed by a series of knots and loops. Tatting can be used to make lace edging as well as doilies, collars, and other decorative pieces.

Looking at the finished products makes me want to try this form of needlework. However, the thing is… there are hardly any basic tutorials around. I need the 101 thing. Not the 3,4,5 thing! By that I mean that I need the tutorials systematically. Some of the pages provide tutorial by asking if I want to learn how to do a picot or how to bead. All I want to know is how or where to start and how to go from there. No fear!! Me will do more research. Hopefully… crossing my fingers… it will be an inexpensive hobby (please, please, please!!).

You guys might already know that I’m going off somewhere next month (gosh… its freakishly fast)  so I took some time to browse through the catalogues of the discount stores in Australia such as Kmart and BigW. GUESS WHAT I FOUND!!!

OMG!! Can’t wait to get my hands on those!!! Please let it be cheap, please let it be cheap!!

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1. Pumpkin Pie

Haven’t been baking a lot since I have to babysit some fella. However, I managed to attempt something new this week. I love the texture of the pie – very gelato kind of texture. But, to be completely truthful, I don’t really like the taste of pumpkin. Still, it was nice. Maybe next time I should substitute pumpkin with banana or something with that sort of soft texture. Then maybe I can enjoy this pie to the fullest. This pie finished in about a day plus – so I guess it can be counted as a success =D!

2. Angel

Crochet-ed an angel – or so it’s supposed to be. It would look more angelic if I had the proper colour and thickness used for the yarn. But…. WHAT TO DO…. if you have a spend-as-little-as-you-can mentality like I have. Plus, the fact that BP only provides the luxury of choosing from one brand =). Still, I think it turned out pretty good nevertheless. My sister is booking this one already.

3. Have you seen the new Volkswagen Beetle???????? It’s a convertible!!!!! *drools* I TOTALLY HEART IT!!!

Such a cutie – not that I’ll ever get around to buying it but, a girl can always fantasize. Haha!

4.

I’ve compiled a list of what Shogu is afraid of.

• Big ants
• Crab
• Millipede
• Strangers
• Thunder
• Frog

The things that he isn’t afraid of, besides us

• Tiny black ants

As I’m writing this post, picture me hanging my head down and shaking it from side to side. What my 10-week-old puppy is lacking are some balls. Haih… MAN-UP DUDE! But it’s SOOOOOOOOOOO funny watching him ‘atack’ those things. He’ll lift his paw up a few times as though he’s trying to hit them. But, how the heck do you attack them when you are so far away?? Plus, he’ll always move in a circle around them without getting close to it. Haha!!

5. Have you guys seen Glee? I have only recently started watching it and I must say, their cover of some of the songs are even better than the original. I especially love their cover of ‘Endless Love’

6. Do you know that applying for a student visa is such a pain in the ass?!?

Till next time,

Toodles!!

Labels: craft, food, fun, home, shogu, volkswagen

(I do not know why the title would not show but this post is titled:

STAGES OF LABOUR)

Stage 1: Knit all parts!! Took me like almost the entire day (inclusive of the time spent eating, talking, arguing, watching, baking, bathing and go-outing)

Stage 2: Stuff parts with cotton!! It might sound easy, but, trust me, its NOT – especially when you do not have delicate, small, feminine hands =). By this, I mean that my hands are definitely not small and the hole from my parts are about as big as my little finger only.

That shows how small the parts are.

Next comes ASSEMBLING!! Easily the most irritating part especially if you want everything to be perfect. Pictures will be shown in stages.

Stage 3: Ears

Stage 4: Tail

Stage 5: Snout/Nose

Stage 6: Legs and Arms

The FINAL PRODUCT at 3am

Ah…… My beautiful eyeless and nose-less bear. Anyone knows where I can get the eyes and nose for the bear?

If you would like this bear as your birthday present or part of your Christmas wish list, place your order with Rebecca Ng Pey Shin and I shall consider making it for you based on these factors:

a) How much I love you =)

b) The little benefits I’m about to obtain =P (TOP PRIORITY!!!)

ps: even without eyes, it still looks uber utterly cute!!

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Rebecca Ng made a beanie!! 1st time effort… hence, it would be nice if you would overlook the little little imperfections of this beanie =).

Since I’m on a roll… I attempted to crochet this flower. The beanie and flower are purple coz……… surprise, surprise… I’m out of yarn =( and purple is all I have left.

That’s basically why I’m not knitting at the moment (lack of proper yarn). Have to scout around for them as I have a project in mind already!!

Labels: craft, fun