i see....

lots & lots & lots of fur
for
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.
.
.
felting........................

sugar thinks "i need a place to hide........"

run away

it's quite likely that i won't be able to travel (for vacation) for awhile.
but the more unlikely it is,
the more i want to squeeze in a short trip
because i am just frustrated with how things are going on the island...
the more frustrated i am, the more i want to rebel!

and therefore,
i am planning for a secret getaway....
a secret that i will not reveal, not even to brownie nor to sugar.
hahahaha..........

*crystal balls*

.... actually not really,
they are not as 3D as a ball...
but surely they are crystal clear...

after many unsuccessful trials,
many brass plates, cabochon, scraps went astrayed,
two came out *alright*.

i used two different types of *crystal-ball-makers*:
one is diamond glaze and the other is 3D crystal lacquer.
i find the latter one easier to manage (for a dummy like me) and it creates less bubbles.

these two charms are only *alright* because there are a few bubbles (the bubbles are quite stubborn and wouldn't go away even when i poked them with needles!) and cracks along the edge....
but i am quite happy already... at least i am getting there!

i will be adding a few charms to each and turn them into necklaces for myself...

♡-beat

♡ Every time I see you something happens to me
Like a chain reaction between you and me
My heart starts missing a beat
Every time Oh oh oh, every time
If I didnt love you, I would look around for someone else
But every time I see you, you have the same effect
My heart starts missing a beat
My heart starts missing a beat
Every time I hear your heart beat next to me
Im in love with you; I mean what I say
Im in love with you, and you dont know
What it means to be with you ♡

~ Heartbeat by Pet Shop Boys ~

i think this song best describes what happens to me each time i see pieces of beautiful lace....
i know it sounds crazy....
but i really do fall for lace...

and i felt my heart did start missing a beat when i saw these lace from a zakka shop in hokkaido!

i remember how beautiful each roll of lace looked in the lovely shop...
how difficult it was to decide which one to get...
how worried i was when i thought i didn't have enough cash with me!

these pictures do not do justice to them...
each piece looks beautiful in person... very delicately made, very soft & thin and nicely woven...
my favorite piece is the one at the bottom.
i have only cut a tiny little piece to make a brooch i made awhile ago... very hesitant to use more of it as i don't think i can come across something similar...

apart from lace, i also got a few pieces of wooden plate from the shop.
i especially like the embossed letters and flowers on the plate....

... and i still have the plastic bag with the price tag for the wooden plates....
it's the protective shield for the lace and plate, or, a body-guard for many years to come!

hard candy

this is the scrap / material book i recently got....
it comes with a CD rom with images of:

chocolates!

cream puffs!!

and sparkling donuts!!!

so yummy!!!
and,
the best part is....
ZERO calorie!!!!

exercise no. 3

my assignment for myself after exercise no. 1 & no. 2....
~ to *frame* my swan....




feathers & dandelion,
butterflies & deers,
and lace, lots & lots of lace....
in different shades of pink...






the version prior to the final one above...
with fewer butterlies and dandelion....
but i ended up being greedy and hence the one above....





... and one of the earlier versions...
with lots of cream puffs, chocolate, donuts and cupcakes...
but i find the end-look a bit too noisy and loud to go with the swan...
though i really like the cream puffs and donuts...
i shall find something more suitable to go with these sweet stuff...



the cream puffs and donuts are from a scrap / graphic book i recently got from citysuper...
the patterns in the book are absolutely adorable and sweet....
makes me really hungry just by looking at them...

under the sun

... and can you see a little heart in the first picture?
it's totally random.... but a sweet one...