Little Tote Bag

Made this for my beloved girl, Arwen. She saw Dora the Explorer with her Backpack, then Arwen asked me to make it. But since I didn't know how to make a backpack, I just made her a little tote bag. And she loves it! She carries it everywhere she goes with her toys inside.



Artist : Dita
Tools : Sewing Machine - Brother

Officially Knitting

Here I am! Finally, start to knit! Thanks to Dydy. Her artworks are truly an inspiration.

I don't have knitting books but who need them if I could found tons of free tutorial in the internet ;). I learn from KnittingHelp as Dydy recommended previously. And for the first project, I will make a shawl. Got the tutorial from You Tube.

Paper Toys

Want to have some fun with papers? Here's our favorite site.

Completely free, just print, cut, fold and glue. Arwen and Leia (and also Pinot) really enjoy this paperworks.

Newspaper Hats

We got this brilliant idea from Maya. What a wonderful way to recycle newspapers.



We didn't have fresh/paper flowers to decorate the hats, so we made our own flowers style from scarps of fabric combined with ribbons.



You will need :
-Newspapers
-Scissor
-Masking Tape
-Flower/Ribbon/Crepe Paper
-Glue, if you use Ribbon/Crepe Paper

And here's the steps ;). Enjoy!



Artist : Dita, Arwen, Leia

Stitching with Kids

Our girls, Arwen and Leia really enjoy watching me sewing or stitching. They would get very excited and asked me some needles and threads to stitch on their own.

This is what they were doing, when I was busy with my sewing machine.

Colourful Mask

Children enjoy pretending to be someone else and they also like dressing up. Masks will help them to take on a new personality ;).



You can use a piece of paper or paper plate or cardboard to make a mask. Just glue strips of crepe paper or wool for hair to decorate it. And you can also paint it if your children desired.

Let your children's imagination go wild!!

Artist : Dita, Arwen, Leia
Tools : Scissor, glue, art papers, cardboard, elastic

New Toy!!!

Yaayyyyyyy!!!!! Got my new sewing machine as my birthday present! *Thanks Papin, I love you!*

And...ohhhh....how I love my new sewing corner!!!



And here's my first project! I made a cushion cover with a bird applique.



Artist : Dita
Tools : Sewing Machine - Brother

Food Photography : Crispy and Spicy Potato

Here's my entry for CLICK June 2008 : Yellow for Bri. This month's CLICK is in honour of Briana Brownlow whose struggling to fight against breast cancer.





Camera : Canon EOS 350 D
Lens : 50 mm f/1.8
Lighting : natural daylight
Artist : Dita

Please do visit My Culina Sanctuarium for the recipe.

Homemade Play Dough

Who would have thought that you could make your own play dough!! We got this recipe from "The Best of Children : Art & Crafts" by Women Weekly *this is a very recommended book for crafting with children*.



The ingredients can be found in your kitchen. This recipe may be used for jewellery making.

You will need :
3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup cornflour
1/2 cup salt
vegetable dye or food colouring
bowl
90 ml warm water
toothpicks
clear gloss enamel

Method :
1. Mix first 5 ingredients in bowl. Add warm water gradually until mixture can be kneaded into a stiff dough. Dust with flour to reduce stickiness.
2. Mixture may be rolled into balls for beads. Pierce each bead with a toothpick then gently make circular movements to increase the size of the hole. Allow to dry for a few days. Large beads take longer to dry.



3. Holes should be checked after a day to see if they need punching. Paint if desired.



This recipe makes a reasonably smooth dough that retains colour when dry. If desired, coat beads with clear gloss enamel to bring out colour.

Artist : Dita & Arwen

IF Punchline

by : Pinot



Dee-Dee's mother and her friend are chatting
in the park under morning sunshine
and they're laughing
after sharing jokes with punchline

Previous stories :
- Forgotten
- Saved by a Baby

Artist : Pinot
Story : Dita
Software : CorelPainter X
Hardware : Drawing pad, marker, Wacom Intuos, MacPro