Have a happy holiday

The next few weeks (or rather, the next 2 months) are going to be a crazy one. My beloved friends are coming over to visit me in Sydney and I'll be having lots and lots of fun with them for a week. Then, I will be starting another placement for uni which will last 6 weeks. It's going to be really intensive. I hope everyone is having fun this holiday season. 


Here are some embroidery that I have done as little xmas presents for my friends. I didn't take pictures for all 6 designs because I've already given some away. Also, I didn't add the lace as the instructions asked because I think they look better without the lace. 

Even after making these tiny embroidery thingamabobs, I'm still not quite sure what I feel about. They are so time consuming and the end products are usually just a tiny 'ah' or some sort. And they are SO taxing on my eyes!


Oh well, that's all for now. I really should stop screwing up my own body clock and just go to bed.


Happy holiday! I will definitely write another post again before the new year comes. :)

DIY: Embroidered/Cross-stitch Pencil Case

My oh my. I really can't believe that I'm actually writing a blog post here. I would have never thought that I would have the time to write here twice in a month! Enough of that usual blog post opening, it's time to talk about my embroidered pencil case. 


I made this a while ago before school started and my craft plans were thrown in complete disarray (or rather, completely obliterated). You should have seen my old pencil case. I should have made this new pencil case ages ago.

Oh right, I was also enjoying a small serving of frozen grapes...

It started out as this mini vintage embroidery/cross-stitch project that my friend passed to me a few years back. I did plan to create the oblong pouch that it was meant to be. But then I was too lazy to read the instructions in detail. So, I decided to screw the original project and make myself a badly needed pencil case instead.

You should have noticed that I keep typing 'embroidery/cross stitch'. I just can't decide which category this project belongs to. What are the differences between those 2 types of needlecraft anyway? No matter what it is, it sure is a lot of fun. I got the entire thing done in 2 afternoons while watching american drama on my computer.

Added interface to hide my messy work

Used a leftover fabric from another project for the lining

Sewed the 2 pieces of fabric, right side together, and then turned it out to get this

Folded it into half and then sewed the sides together

Turned it out to get an open pouch

The zip was painstakingly sewn on by my very own hands. That's all for now. No witty ending for this post because I am really tired now.