DIY : Casual Bag

 Another series of making my DIY bags... My first bag project was made from a placemat. For this second project I used velvet fabric, not because of the texture that got me, it was the colour that attracted me. It was quite soft and it got a bit slippery when I sewed it. The tutorial was almost the same as my previous project, except that I added adhesive paper to harden and flatten the bottom part of the bag.. You can refer the tutorial here.

 The felt flower was from my previous DIY project.

Close up picture of the fabric..

The strap was made from a shirt belt. I bought this shirt last week. It came with a fabric belt and I didn't want to wear the belt. Now, it has a new place to hang on. Look at the bottom part of the bag.. It got flatten after I added the adhesive paper inside.

Can you see the leaning 2" x 2" wood against the wall? That would be our next project for breakfast counter bench. Hopefully, we will work it out very soon!!

DIY : Fabric Flower Headband

This fabric flower was made from remnants from my previous project (I made a tunic..That was unbelievable, I made my own shirt and dress!)... I'll post my finished tunic in next posting.. I made this together with my 6 year old niece. We made two of them, one for her and the other one for her cousin (my niece too).

Using the skinny elastic this headband can be worn as headband and also as hair tie.

Tasneem wearing it as headband...

and also as hair tie...

Doesn't it look cute on her?

DIY : Felt Headband

 I made a felt flower headband for my husband's niece. She wore this on her 1st birthday (that was yesterday).

Yummy2... strawberry...

Haha... she became so excited to grab the cake... so cute...

This picture was taken a day before her birthday wearing the felt flower headband...

I'll write the tutorial in another posting.. Nowadays, I got so busy finishing my labworks... Have a nice day!!

DIY : Upholstered Bench Part 2

These are some pictures of the finished upholstered bench. In part 1 post, I wrote about how we made this bench. As you can see there are nail holes and some gaps between the joints. But, it's okay. This was our first project. My husband intends to buy a jigsaw soon, so that we can cut perfect angle of the woods.

Can you see the gaps and nail holes?

Bye for now.. Have a nice day...

Gardening : Reject Flower Pot and Lemongrass

We found this nursery on the way back home from a local market one day. It sells both reject and good quality pots, however this nursery is kinda not well taken care of, therefore it was hard for us to find plants that we want. Plus, the owner was out of town. Since there were many rejected pots, my husband suggested why not we try to look for one, since we had nothing to rush.. We were looking for large pots to plant bamboo trees. So, we ended up buying two pots with some defects that would need only minor repair. The price was only RM12 per pot. Normal price for this kind of pots is approximately RM30 and above depending on the design and quality.

You can see the opening was like an oval shape. But, once we plant trees and pretty flowers, who cares to look into it right?
 

Some minor crack and holes on the surface. At first, my husband wanted to apply grout onto it, but at last he didn't want to. He said, it would not effect the whole structure. The more rustic the more aesthetic it would be.. Oppss, never heard him said like that before.. Huhu..

There was only a thin crack at the bottom..

Instead of planting bamboo trees, we decided to plant lemongrass in it. I found somewhere on the internet, someone planted lemongrass in a very large pot; firstly, to cover the air-conditioner unit; secondly, to repel mosquitoes and bugs. Great idea! I think it will be a nice outdoor decor too..

This was where we planted the lemongrass before, in between wall and porch pillar.

So, now it has a new home. In a large rejected pot. Ain't it look nice in there?

For bamboo trees, we have to go to that nursery again next month, when the new stock coming in. Perhaps, there will be more pots for us.

Have a nice day!!

Recipe : Breakfast, Grilled Cheese Sandwich

This is our favourite meal for breakfast.. I can't help falling in love with the cheesy taste of this sandwich. Usually we'll make it using white bread, but today I made it using whole meal bread (even though, I don't really like white bread, but for this sandwich white works the best). And we both like the crust too. 

This one was slightly burnt... However it tasted great..

 Can you see the cheesiness temptation...Yummy...

RECIPE 

2 slices of bread

Butter

Grated mozarella cheese 

Heat your skillet or pan.. Butter one side of your bread. Place bread butter-side-up onto the hot skillet. Put a  cup of cheese on top of the bread (the more the merrier ;)). Another bread, butter one side and place butter-side-down to make a sandwich. Cover your skillet or pan so that the uprising heat will melt the cheese). Cook until the first side is golden brown and carefully flip it over. Again, cover the skillet and cook until the second side is golden brown.

Optional, slice it so that you can see the melted cheese and serve it with your favourite coffee...

Ok for now, have a nice day ahead...

DIY : Felt Flower Headband Part 1

Few months back, I promised to my husband's niece to make a headband for her.. It took quite some time to get the courage to make it.. Finally, I did it during last weekend... Here are some photos of the finished product.. Tutorial will be posted soon... HAVE A NICE DAY...