I Love "Zakka" Style. What About U?

Sorry this feature comes rather late this week. Been really busy rushing orders, while running our annual "birthday pilgrimage" to Hwa Chong Institution for 2 full days of Workshops (will blog about it later :P).

This 3rd local talent in this week's feature has a "special relationship" with my family, for Ivy, creative hands behind ivbelongings, is Edda's "honorary dress-maker & hairband-maker"! :P Ivy is a work-from-home-Mummy, just like me & Jocelyn. She has 2 lovely daughters & Aunty Betsy has "special feelings" for the elder sis, Tzian... shh... pls don't tell Tshan :P I fondly remembers how Ivy will make pretty dresses for her girls & add little details to her own clothes, just so they will have "mother-&-daughter-look"... How adorably sweet, right! So when Edda comes into our lives, Ivy immediately comes to my mind when I was shopping for Edda's dress for her 1st Birthday! :))) Very very very pretty dress with many lovely details. It's every girl's (& Mummy's too) dream dress! Look how happy our little Angel is wearing the dress! :D & the yummiliciously cute hairband too, of course! :)))

Ivy is superb in her sewing skills. Her attention to details makes her creations extra sweet & special. Confession: I'm a collector of her hand-sewn baby booties, even when I was selling my very own hand-crochet booties @MAAD! :P Most of Ivy's designs are "zakka" inspired - a Japanese vintage style. This makes her work very timelessly lovely too. U can easily feel her simple, humble, ernest & sweet personalities from her amazing work of heart :)

Check out all her pretty knick-knacks on her online stall www.ivbelongings.com

Warning: Watch that hole in your pocket, for everything is so irresistible! :P

Little House Cushion Workshop on 16th Dec 2010

Our Crafting Studio was filled with chatting & laughter last Thursday when our crafter-in-residence, Periwinkle, had her sewing workshop. 2 of the ladies turned out to be a hardcore fan of Periwinkle even before the workshop! So the experience was like learning from a celebrity idol for them B-) Teacher Suzanne even thoughtfully brought some Nonya pastries for the tea-break. All the colourful & pretty Little Houses sure made our studio a lot more cosy & lovely that day! ;)

Knotty Bicsie Handmade-A-Fair 2010

For this year's Handmade-A-Fair, instead of showcasing crafters like last year, Knotty Bicsie will be showcasing a group of talented instructors who are dedicated to share their passion & craft :) There are limited seats for every workshops. So do sign up early to avoid disappointment. Closing date for registration: 5th Dec 2010

- Introductory Funky Knit (coaster)

- Tatting for X'mas (shuttle tatting)

- My Mini Garden (terrarium)

- Angelically Yours (Swarovski crystal beading)

- Little House Cushion (sewing. pin cushion)

- Bead-It-Your-Way! A Charming Time (bag charm)

- Bead-It-Your-Way! A Nostalgic Session (photo locket necklace)

Little House Cushion by PeriwinkleSu

This little house cushion can be used as a pin cushion, a handphone charm or a Christmas ornament. The size is about 6.5cm by 6cm. Suzanne Ho, founder of PeriwinkleSu, will guide u along in stitching up your very own, lovely little home :)

To register, pls email me your Full Name, Contact Number, & Name of Workshop you are signing up for. Email: bicsie@gmail.com

Closing Date: 5th Dec 2010

Coming Soon...

Look out for details in the coming week... :)

Workshops to look out for:

- Introductory Funky Knit (coaster)

- Tatting for X'mas

- Bead It Your Way! A Charming Time (bag charm)

- Bead It Your Way! A Nostalgic Session (locket necklace)

- Terrarium. My Mini Garden

- Angelically Yours (swaroski crystal beading)

- Little House Cushion (pin cushion)

Pocket Tissue Cover Workshop with Knotty Bicsie

Remember Suzanne & her beautiful hand-quilted pieces? She joins us this time in our collaboration with Hwa Chong Institute (College) too :) 

"Very interesting & kits provided were appealing. Enjoyed myself during the session. Thank you!" - Grace

"The instructor is really patient & nice! :) & the course is fun & interesting :)" - Pei Shan

"I like the session. the instructor is very approachable & helpful. I learnt more about stitching techniques :)" - Xin Yi

"Lovely, patient teacher. Very fun & therapeutic." - Zephyr

"Fun! :D" - Ai Leng

"1st half quite slow paced, but overall quite fun! :)" - Maria

"Engaging & fun. Interesting experience." - Li En

"Fun! Sufficient materials given! Instructor is nice, friendly & knowledgeable." - Jun Ying

"Quite fun & interesting. Duration of course a bit too long. But enjoyed myself nonetheless." - Laura

"Fun but tiring! :)" - Yu Jia

"Good experience overall." - Kester

Pockets for Ayako

Another chance to play with my sewing machine :) Helped Ayako add on 2 kawaii pockets onto her plain dress. It was easy, yet fun still ;)

Having Fun with my New Toy

Remember the new toy my friends got for me as birthday present? Well, finally got down to have some fun with my new sewing machine! ;) Attended the 2 free demo lessons provided by "Brother" & managed to make my very 1st quilted cushion cover in just 2hrs! I consider this a HUGE achievement since it's my 1st attempt from scratch! I'm so proud of myself! haha... :P

I'm so gonna look for some patterns to sew many new clothes to doll up my Little Princess Edda! hehe... :P