project en courage

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

elena

something i did for PP's sister long time back, for her birthday. we sent her off that day, when she left for Manchester on SEP. elena, don't forget us :P be a good girl, and we look forward to seeing u again :)

Monday, February 02, 2009

wordy of mention

go check out WORDLE! its so cool and it generates "word clouds" which reveal frequency of the number of times you mention a certain word. you can input your own text, or input your blog address, and then toggle the colour/font/layout that you like. so cool :) the outcome is good enough for a desktop wallpaper! i like....~ ^_^

this reveals what i have for this week :)

this is the one did from my blog :)

changed the font and colour and this is the outcome~

go check it out :)

Saturday, January 24, 2009

going on a date :)

PP and i went on a date the recent friday (23 Jan). we went to Changi Beach Park which was really beautiful with wunnerful weather and great timing (in time to catch the setting sun). we had a stroll along the beach and boardwalk, and had fun taking cool shots :)

now i can show you photos of how the dress looks when it is worn.

these are some of the cool pictures that we took, all by ourself :) PP, do u think its time for...???? hehehe....

i love taking pictures of trees, or just looking at them. i can spend the whole car trip looking at trees along the road and how their branches arch or curve. its simply amazing, because its a perfectly ordered creation, where the branches always look proportionate and perfectly balanced from all angles. can u see what an amazing designer God is? :)

i really had a nice quiet time with PP. now that His will has been clearly revealed to us, may we quietly and humbly accept it, trusting with all our hearts that God will give us what is best for us..

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

second dress ^_^

hajimemashite! (how do you do?)

are wa watashi no (dress) desu ka? (is that your dress?)

hai! watashi no (dress) desu! (yes, that is my dress!)

that's what i learnt today in japanese class :) and yes, that is the second dress sewn. we needed a white dress to go with a scarf for our "choir uniform" while presenting handel's messiah during Christmas. because i did not have much time, i really intended to buy one. however, all my shoppings were to no avail as i could not find anything nice, or valued for its price. so...TA-DAH! (more pictures of it worn next time!)

i used this lovely book: Dress made of my favourite cloth by Machiko Kayaki (ISBN978-4-579-11190-9). here are some pictures of the lovely eye kyandi (candy) from this book :)

not forgetting this of course, even though its on the cover page (understandaby so!)

the top of the dress. i did not include the part of the lining (though i cut it out) as the fabric i used (cotton) was thick enough. i cheated quite abit! i did not really understand some of the instructions so i tried to figure my way around, especially since its my first time sewing a dress with a ZIP.

lessons learnt:

- don't give up!

- the lining of the top half of the dress comes in handy when concealing the zip ends

- keep trying the dress as you sew! you'll have a better idea of the outcome you want :)

- try sewing in at the sides of the dress if it is too loose

- check if both sides of the fabric are the same! although it is not really visible, the top half of the dress (being the underside) frayed more easily. i did not realise that till it was too late :P if u tried anything from this book, care to share? :) id love to hear about your endeavours :)

painting

most people paint on canvas. some on shoes (go check out my lovely friend's online shop!). ive tried tt, but my most (exciting) project was painting on my freshly painted walls :)