Dec 25, 2008

handmade soap

I did what mama Ade taught step by step... except the glitter part. Looking around my limited resources and time, i replaced with pandan leave inside the soap, at the very last minutes of thought.

Outcome is, the small little piece of pandan leave smell is stronger than the lavender essential oil.
credits: paper from Amy Sumrall & Michelle Coleman, present doodles fr Angelica, stamp fr Heidi Williams (W&W).



Ingredients: glycerine soap, food colouring, surgical spirits, lavender essential oil, pandan leave

Thank you mama Ade for her kind sharing:).

Dec 24, 2008

simply Christmas

My daughter and I simply enjoyed this Christmas. She learnt and had fun...

credits: paper fr Bohemian Art, frame fr Joanne Bain Designs, alpha fr Heidi Williams & brush fr Heidi Williams(W&W), christmas tree fr Michelle Coleman (LDD).

Thanks to Mama Ade and 4malmal's inspiration, we made soap as gifts to my colleagues and she painted her own Christmas tree for our new house this year.

I am nailed the image as stingy mum, i know. but in both do-it-yourself way of welcoming a festive, I see a pure childhood of my old days in her, simply fun, interestingly, creatively. I believe so, jolly. And I think I manage to reduce shopping (again) and hopefully earth friendly as well.

I wish I can repeat this simplicity to her again in next festive, next Christmas.
anyhooo... I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year.

credits: paper fr Angelica E., embellishment fr Lori Barnhurst & brush from Heidi Williams

(to be continued...btw, im sorry for late posting of this entry, i thank & love the comments in my previous entry and just realise that i have been posting food for this whole month, unbelievable...)
"让生命稳稳流动(也)是我的功课之一。" by Bubu Tsai