OLIVIA the pig

we checked out this book yesterday from a local library,

and I just can't get over how cute OLIVIA is!

now I am thinking of ordering some of the books for little L :)

recovering from the holidays

it is so hard to get back to normal life

after one whole week of nothing, but eating lots of food and sweets, sitting around, and hanging out...

now, I am going through a major recovery from the holidays.

my nose is runny and stuffy, throat itches, stomach is all weired from the overindulgence...

I am taking some tincture, drinking lots of teas, rubbing vapor balm into my throat, and eating healthy.

hope it will pass soon!

in addition to all the mess-ups on my body,

little L(my daughter) has been pretty fussy ever since we got back home from the holidays.

I guess she is going through attention withdraw.

all the attention she got from her grandparents, aunties & uncles, cousins and friends...

now, we are back to our normal life -papa & mama & little L.

ech...

hope everyone is recovering okay from the holidays!

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coin purses & makeup pouches/pencil cases

I made a whole bunch of these for Christmas.
they were the gift for my nieces and friends.




I never worked with the purse frames,
so I web-surfed and found the following sites for references.
the purl bee
cotton cloud
U-handbag


it was pretty easy to make,
but I had a heck of hard time when I was assembling them.
I did not have a pair of pliers that worked well climping the frames,
I was using my beading pliers, but it was not strong enough and leaving marks on the frame.
so, I tried something else, and ended up using my chasing hammer to climp them down.
it worked pretty well!
I would definitely get a pair of pliers for making framed purses if I make some more in the future tough.

a happy new year!

a happy new year to my dear readers!

hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Years.

we had a nice visit with the family and friends up on Quadra Island.

it was awesome to see ALL the family members, and we had a great time!

we just got back home today, and it is time to get back to our normal life and rutines.(good & bad)

so, here is my new years resolutions for 2010!

●be good at organizing things●

I often get lazy about organizing things, especially around my craft corner...

by making sure everything is in where they should be in the best way they need to be,

I should be able to work more efficiently!

well, this is one of many, but I will keep the rest to myself :P

well, for now anyway...

happy new year of 2010 and best wishes to you all :)

P.S. do not foget to entre to the holiday giveaway!

it will close at the midnight of the 4th.

and be sure to come back to check who won on the following day :)

cabin

we've been up on Quadra Island since 23rd for the holidays,

and we had a fabulous christmas with all the family members!

(on my husband side, 19 of us, plus some friends. my family lives in Japan)

my husband's oldest sister and her family rented a cabin right across from the second oldest sister's house for a week.

now they are back in Alberta, and we, three, got a chance to stay at the cabin for a couple days!

it is really cute and I love how it is done.

a great mix of modern, vintage & sort of country-ish.

tomorrow, we go back to the second oldest sis's house, and we are going to be here until New Years.

little L has been a bit overwhelmed by all the people and activities,

so it was so nice to have our own space for two days to sort of make some adjustments and have some quiet time.