Up, Up & Away...

Project: Bridal Shower Token

Date: September 01, 2013

Theme: Travel

... Finally the ❤ has found a Home.

To my dear cousin-in-law Jacqueline, 

Friends and family together as one, 

This is your day for some gifts and some fun, 

Enjoy all the lovely ladies in your life, 

As you celebrate your journey to becoming a Wife. 

I love you!

Exposure Triangle

Last night while The hubby was busy playing his online game, I spent the evening in bed learning how to use my DSLR camera. 

It's been several months since I got this camera but I never really had the time play around with it. So last night I took the time to get myself acquainted with the physical buttons as well as the menus and understand + learn about ISO vs Shutter Speed vs Aperture.

I know that if I really want to be able to get attractive photos, I need to understand these three. Thank heavens for the internet because from there I was able to read and learn a lot of things which helped me better understand the difference and correlation of the three.

Today was spent shooting and playing around with my cam focusing on the exposure triangle (ISO, shutter speed & aperture). Here are just some of the photos I took today using my 50mm f/1.4G lens.

I used to just experiment with my camera's buttons. Adjusting without really understanding and knowing which ones I need to turn so I get to come up with the type of photos shown above. Sometimes I get lucky, most of the time I get frustrated. So I'm really glad I took the time to read last night cos somehow I now know how to take pretty acceptable pictures using my camera and lens.

Your verdict? Was I able to do a good job? I'm not sure... 

But I must say, I am happy with the photos now compared to the previous ones I've taken. Ooohh, I just spent a night learning about this things... I wonder how much more clear and well lit photos I'll be able to take if I devote one week just focusing on photography!

Do check back once in a while to see how I'm doing with photography, will you?

PS: Thanks to our lovely princess for being such a beautiful and cooperative model. :)

Christmas Cuties

I made this for F. She gave this as gifts to her friends in school -- COOKIES!

Here's a closer look at some of them...

And a rose for F...

I had so much fun making this simple goodies for the kids. And I'm looking forward for more craft time so I can make lots of them soon.

Busy Bee!!!

She's our lovely daughter. And she's only a year old... 

While we are busy working on the color charts of Nendo and packing distributor's orders, she patiently waits for us and just spends the time reading her Mickey mags. Oh yes, she's one very smart and good kid. Lucky us, eh? Ü

On the other hand, while the rest of the clays available are mostly machine made, almost everything about Nendo is handmade - - from the time the clays are made, up to the creations of the color charts. All painstakingly handmade. This may also very well explain some of Nendo's shortcomings, ie packing. Nevertheless, I super love this clay for its quality, durability and value for money. ♥

And since the new colors that were added are almost ready for release, I have been so busy working on the charts to send out together with our distributor's orders. 

Here's a sneak peak of what's to come...

Fresh from the oven

love love love the colors.. stars stars stars!

A sneak peak of how the charts are going to look like!

I love how it turned out compared to the first set of charts I sent out before. I love the logo and how the colors were presented this time. I thought of this myself!!! Proud me... haha! Yet even if the designs all came from me, my husband still had his participation - - in helping me make the charts! 

And while waiting for the clays being baked, we made the following... 

This rose I made for shobe

And this is my husband's version of the rose

I've always been telling my husband that he has the talent in working with clays... Yet he never really believes. For him, he won't be able to do anything my hands can... But do you know that this was his first attempt to mold a rose? He made it after I did mine... Such a fast learner, or am I just a good teacher? hahaha! Nevertheless, he really is good at it too Ü

And since he made use of the Yellow Glow in the Dark Nendo clay, he got fascinated with it and started asking me to capture the following images:

GitD Series on the chart

The scrap GitD clays

And his rose!!!

Busy busy busy... office work in the afternoon until early evening, mommy duties in the evening & early morning plus clay works late at night. No wonder I've been having asthma attacks lately. But it's all worth it!

On Yarn Acquisition Syndrome?

Originally posted: 9th May 2010

You see all these yarns?

♥♥♥

Cotton Yarns

at LBC office waiting to be shipped to ME Ü

Yup they're mine... all 3 kilos of them Ü

And they're arriving soon... 

From my brother with l♥ve! 

A crochet lover just can't get enough of yarns...

Happiness!