Tuesday, March 22, 2011

WATER BOTTLE POUCH

18 March 2011

I wanted to make a water bottle pouch for Joanna but my estimation was too small.  It is supposed to fit the 1 lit Nalgene bottle and the finished size fits my 800 ml bottle instead.  So I will have to make another one for her.  I finished this one in 1 day.

 


 

 

Thursday, March 17, 2011

ORGANIZER FOR PUNCHES

17 March 2011

Once into crafts, ideas start popping up and out of a sudden impulse I wanted to make an organizer.  Then I thought it would be a great idea for Sheerah's punches and her birthday is just round the corner.  So I went out to shop for the materials yesterday; started to measure and cut last night; and finished it tonight.  I hung it on the wall next to her working table and let her discover it for herself :)

Here are a few pics I took before and after putting in her punches.


I used plastic sheet (similar to the one used for table tops but thinner) for the pockets.  For the back support I used another kind of plastic fabric (also for table tops).  I sew them together and used ribbon to line each row and also the two sides, covering the sewing lines. 


 

After putting in the punches, I realized they are much heavier than I expected so I had to leave the biggest one out.  Honestly, I am not sure how long this can last :).

It was quite a challenging project.  I had to line a piece of newspaper under the plastic and also in between the sewing foot to get the sewing going.  I am glad I managed to finish all the sewing without much problem, 


Here's to my dear girl, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHEERAH!  Congratulations to another year of goodness which the Lord will definitely have in store for you :)  

Psalm 37:4  "Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart."


18 March 2011
I checked it out this morning and gosh! the whole thing dropped.  The rope couldn't hold the weight of the punches.  Good thing Sheerah didn't see this :)  By the way, her workplace is downstairs so she won't see it unless she goes down to make her cards.  So I looked around and found a strong rope which my hubby used for his fishing nets.  I am sure this is going to hold the punches :) The pics below will show you the difference.


The broken ropes.....

  
 .....the stronger rope.

Friday, March 11, 2011

WEDDING RING BOOK

11 March 2011

This is a personalised gift for a special lady and a ministry friend I knew for quite some years.   She is getting married and I am so excited for her. I want to make her something special and for keepsake too.

I searched online for ideas and came across a wedding ring book which I never thought of before.  I like the idea so here is the result.  I can't wait to send it out to Irene next week.  My creative girl, Sheerah, helped me with the layout of the fonts on the pics.  She is good with that as you can see from the cards she has made.  You can browse them at her online card shop.

Irene's theme colors are purple and pink.  It is not easy to find a purple or pink hardcover book from the book stores in Miri but I am glad I found this at Popular.  It was probably the light effect that made the book blue when the pic was taken.

 
 

 I attached a cross and two love-beads to the book separator
(with Christ always in their lives as the Two Become One).

I crocheted a cross with a rose attached to its centre for the book cover.  This book has an elastic band to hold the it together.  I hand sewn a ribbon with pearl beads on top of the band.  I made waves with the ribbon so the elastic band still works.

  

And the cutting out the hole for the ring wasn't an easy job.  After cutting out some thickness, I have to cut the pages bit by bit which actually made work alot easier.  I redrew the square for each new stack of pages to make sure the measurement was correct.  However, I still didn't do a perfect job on the cutting. The edges are a bit rough...my focus aren't that sharp anymore...sigh....

 
  
  
 

Above are the back of the book cover and the front page with the hole for the rings.  Two pieces of ribbon are attached to the centre to tie the rings with. Below are the back pages of the book.

 

GOD BLESS THE GROOM AND THE BRIDE!

 


These links below will give you more ideas and patterns for a Wedding Ring Book:
http://www.theweddingpickle.com/2011/01/diya-ring-bearer-book.html
http://allthingspaper-annmartin.blogspot.com/2010/06/wedding-ring-holder.html
http://destinationcreede.blogspot.com/2009/08/ring-bearer-book.html