ahoy there me hearties!!!

another acomplishment : pirate tee.. hubby hates skull images/drawing/gothic stuff but me love it so much.. and i managed to make a pirate tee for noelle (and i think it's wearable for toddler boy too).. i don't know how hubby will react when i put this on noelle hehehe

this is how we start, with stripey navy+white from roxy tank top, sleeves from other shirt, red neck binding and sleeve..

no pattern that i followed because this is my 5th raglan tee. this time, a raglan sleeve tee with red neck binding to coordinate with the pirate applique to spice up the "boring" navy..

my friend says, my upcycled tshirt creations looks like a store bought. well, i think it's time to go a bit further, start selling my stuff on the market??? the thought makes me nervous..

summer dress

summer is still 3 months away, but i am really looking forward to it.. so i made a summer dress for me. it was a simple dress, i dont even use a real pattern. i just cut 2 rectangle with flower pattern (for body and the boob) and another 2 rectangle from blue jersey scraps (for the strap), embelish with red pocket and blue button, elastic under the bust to define the shape..

and i am ready to head to the beach..

RESULT of last long weekend project

here's what i produced during the last long weekend.. i managed to make a picnic bag, clothings for noelle and mine. these are the first batch of photos , toddler tees-dress-hair accesories all from my old clothing so it's refashioned/repurposed.. there's a sailor dress but noelle managed to spill her drink when she tried it on so no photos for now..

i was a tomboy girl so i got thise US TRAIN tee.. hopefully my next baby will be a boy because this will be perfect for him :)

my old coca cola tee, become flutter sleeve toddler tee..

my old levis tee become toddler tee with puff sleeves

my old levis tee, the maid ironed the print so it ruined and i refuse to wear it again ever. but toddler wont care if it's ruined. i turned it to raglan with elastic on the sleeve so it became a bit puffy..

my old gym tee, got white stain on the armpit (EEEWWWW) so i cut it out and made a raglan toddler tee.. and blue is noelle's fave colour.. i bet it will be her fave tee!

hairbow from scraps. it was easy but unfortunately noelle hates hair accesories.. :(

my old hardrock bali tee, got stain on the lower tummy (food i guess),

but turned out great as toddler sleeveless tee..

my pregnancy tee (can you imagine, puffy pregnant woman in YELLOW tie dye?? yes i was weird when i got pregnant) was so horrible so i made a harem pants for noelle.. combine with the hardrock bali tee, she looks so laid back.. hippy baby..

my old hardrock tokyo tank top, magically became noelle's dress.. she can wear it just like that or put on black leggings during unpredictable spring like nowadays..

skirt from my old GAP racer tee, i use the upper part to make binding for the hardrock tee, and when i see the boxy bottom part suddenly i got the idea to make a skirt.. noelle barelly had skirt so it will be great for playgroup. to make a difference between the back and the front, i put a rainbow and two clouds at the bottom left corner.. yes, the rainbow is made from the rainbow tee scraps.. :)

one thing i learnt about doing marathon projects, especially refashioning with knits, is we got lots of scraps, which wont frayed ever and it was easy to mix the scraps to make neck binding, raglan sleeves, applique, pockets and maybe there still tons of idea to use knit scraps.. i really looking forward to do a marathon projects.. but for now, i am busy with carseat cover to replace the old gray carseat cover.. summer is coming and we need to update noelle's carseat look!!! finger crossing mode ON..

failed bag

i was meant to make a LUNCH BAG for abenk, but i made everything too big for a lunch bag :(
the bright side, it will be great as picnic bag, it can carry a bottle of wine, a bottle of OJ, and heaps of snacks :)

gado-gado and chicken satay..

last week, i bought a woman weekly magz, and they have easy asian theme recipe pages, like laksa, fried noodle, and gado-gado. yes, they put the "gado-gado" word, not steamed veggies salad with peanut sauce dressing. :) and suddenly i want to eat gado-gado.

so yesterday, i went to the asian stores to buy the bottled peanut sauce for gado-gado, and ready made peanut sauce for chicken satay. i am lazy, and i never ever succeed on frying the peanut (read : burnt). so, to save my self from getting upset, i just bought them, KOKITA for gado-gado, and Enak Eco for the satay.

then i bought the ingredients (brocoli, carrot, gourmet potatoes, peas, cabbage), egg, tofu, tempe, and about 800gr chicken meat (chicken thigh more juicy than breast).

i marinated the chicken pieces in mashed garlic, kecap manis, kecap asin and a little bit oil, the longer the better, but if 3 hours is all you got, then go for it. meanwhile, soak the bamboo skewer in water to prevent got burned when we grill the satay. then, the pain part, threading chicken pieces into the skewer.. i got about 30 sticks of satay. saved 10 satay for abenk's lunch box tomorrow, and grilled the rest for tonight's dinner. and since we dont have a barbeque, i just toss them in the oven grill. they turned out good, welldone without those smokiness from chargrill.

the table was set for two, actually it was not SET, i just scattered everything on the table because I AM LAZY..

we have some ketupat lebaran from wina, and i bet abenk will have his satay and gado-gado accompanied by those ketupat. but me, NOT. i have always eat gado2 without carbs because i want to be full with fiber from the veggies, and protein from the tofu, tempe and chicken satay. YUMMO!

one of the best dinner i have ever cooked!

;p

chambray fever..

i have always consider my self as a non fashionable person, i tend to stick on classic stuff, never buy something because it's THE item of the season, i buy/bought something because i like it no matter how-it-was-so-out-of-the-season- or not-in-the-season.

soooo, during the last 9 month, i see chambray on almost every clothing catalogue. for women, girls, little girls, even men! and boys as well as little boys too.. and i despise the chambray fever, especially after i read this. i have always think that chambray look like an old clothing because the shade remind me of a faded light blue jeans garment.

some definition for chambray can be read here.

and finaly, FATE has spoken. today, i went (window) shopping with noelle at myer after taking care of some paperwork at the consulate. we were looking for some spring summer clothing for her, and i saw this cutie shirtdress with a sash, in chambray. will look good with legging this summer..

DOH! CHAMBRAY??!!! well, a part of me really really want to buy it, and the other part was very angry and mad and despise the other part. no grey area in here.

and i bought it. a JUNIOR bardot, size 4 for my 20 mth old girl.

then, we had lunch and keep doing the window shopping thing, and i saw a surf (clothing) store. i remember a particular white top that i have tried to purchase online but they dont have my size, so i went in to the store and hoped they have the white top. turns out, NONE. and i see this chambray shirt, it was standout among others, the one and only, in my size. and it was like sneering at me, and asking me to take it home. NOOOOOOOO!

and the shirt goes (Billabong size 12) into the shopping bag.

hubby said, like mother like daughter. and i half smiled half mad for my chambray fever!!!

Hi and Lo of the day..

Goodbye Winter, and Hello to Spring! Finally! Well, the weather is and will be still a bit chilly for next couple of days/weeks but the word Spring has bring a new spirit.. Spirit for Spring cleaning, Spring race and Spring sewing..

Which remind me that my NEW sewing machine, which I praised over and over again after several sewing projects, finally acted up for the very first time. I don't know yet what's wrong with her, but the stitches looks a bit wonky, like missing a knot and leave loose thread all the way down the stitch. It happened on top and bottom stitch, and this happened when I have cut the fabrics for 3 onesies. I was making the binding for the Mickey Mouse onesie, the neck for front piece went smoothly and perfect. But when I start binding the bottom front, I spy a problem.

I have to go to JANOME sewing centre to have them look at my machine, hopefully by Saturday the problem will get fixed.

That's my Hi and Lo of the day, and it's only 10am.