Crystals Brooch & Bracelet

Went for holidays last week and stop by beads and crystals shop...the display on the walls were so attractive and shiny!!! Crystals with all sorts of colours and shape and size... I saw this crystals brooch made on the safety pin...not those safety pin on the diapers!!.. Been very curious how it was made!!

Brooch made from stones and crystals

As it was raining as well and waited for the rain to stop.... the shoplady was very kind to show me how the brooch was made.. she show me kinda straightforward and simple one ... the method....and in the end.. I ended up borrowing money from my friend and spent hundreds on buying the materials and crystals!!! Of course it was not the real Swarovski crystals.. but it was Grade 2 crystals.. the real one would be to expensive for me to buy...and it break too it fell down....

So went to bookstore and bought two beading books and came home and start doing the brooch and the bracelets...

Handmade some brooch for my colleauges and custom made some crystal bracelet from orders!!! Can't believe I got order so soon!! Thanks!!

Simple brooch as souveniers for my colleauges

For the bracelets.. at the moment I only know 4 styles..so kinda limited..but for me.. simple is nice.. the more complicated it is.. meaning the more crystals you gonna use.. n the price definitely will be higher..furthermore.. as I am a beginner...my crystals were bit limited as well!! However, compare to the store in town..my charges are much more lower than them.. but that doesn't mean my crystals are very poor quality.. I am honest enough to say mine are grade 2 crystals...ahahah

From her order for her daughter

From his order for his mum

Butterfly style

Wedding Anniversary Cake for Riana

Last 2 weeks were the school holidays and just when I started wanna to enjoy.. I fell terribly sick and had been stuck in the nest for 2 days...Then I received message from Riana asking whether I could make her a cake...and I agreed and confirmed with her thru facebook what cake and fruits she wanted...

So went to supermarket to look for the fruits and then started the cake baking process... and voila when I done...n was actually 2 hours later...I realized that I baked the wrong cake... Riana wanted a blueberry cheesecake and I baked her a Blackforest cheesecake!! A very serious mistake that a baker should not make!!!

Luckily kind Riana is fine with the cake and was happy with it too!! I really felt bad....but promise to myself .. such mistake should not repeat again!! Coz.. I may not meet a kind and wise buyer in the future!!!

Handmade notes for the lovely couples

5lbs Blackforest cheesecake tops with fresh fruits

Birthday card for Catherine

"Jess, can you make a birthday card for Catherine?? Since you are creative recently.."asked Audry... so here it goes... My 1st assignment of doing a birthday card for Catherine... Kinda scratching my head in the 1st place.. coz Cat herself is a very creative crafter....so thought for a day.. and finally came up with a pink rose background and quilling on the front cover...so spent the whole night doing these flowers and the butterfly....

Inside the card.. initialy I planned to have something like pulls out notes.. but due to the fact that we need to get 11 pretties to sign on the card....it will be too crowded ...so in the end..it just a simple embossing and stamping....

Was glad that those pretties love it and surely there are more to come in the future....

Made for the mamas

These two weeks I have been working from 7am to 5pm just for tomorrow's event..hopes everything will goes well....Been so stress up with different opinions and less working hands..but when you look at the working committee..it is up to pages...but the one you see working on the last few days was.....ermmm..

So..last nite came back from work..feel like baking a strawberry cheesecake for his mom and grandma...coz mother's day is coming ....trying to get some credits coz i got a competitor.. hahah..

Sent over to his house this morning and when the two ladies saw the cake..I couldn't see their eyes but teeth only.... I already felt glad...I am a easy fulfilled person.. will ask for their comment tommorrow....

Biscuit based Strawberry cheesecake..

Top with fresh cream and fresh Fruits....

Paper quilling

Another type of paper arts that I admire most is Paper Quilling. Paper quilling.. like its name uses paper of course, cut into strips, most of the time 2mm,3mm and 5mm paper strips are used. So far in Brunei, I could not find any ready cut paper strips nor any reference book on paper quilling. If you search online, you most probably will find the basic techniques and the outcome.. not the way they teach you how to do...

Thanks Agnes for helping me to get a copy of Paper quilling book all the way from UK last March.. I really appreciate she help me to find it in UK Bookstore and wrap it nicely and bring it back for me.... Thanks Agnes..a wonderful friend...

Duckie with daisy...

Flowers....

Butterflies with Tulip

Wedding Card for Yusrina & Khalid

Wow.... It had been nearly 2 months that I did not update my blog.... Been so busy on mastering my handicrafts skills....not doing any baking lately....hahha.. well as always...beginning of the year...busy with works...stay till late almost everyday.. and by the time I reach home.. I just wanna lay down and doing nothing!!!!

So, last March..my colleueue Yusrina finally get attached to her man....so I decided to make her a wedding card...which couldn't be found in anywhere.. If you do see a similar one.. it meant my card had been copyright!!!!

Playing with my sister cuttle bugs, some beads and ribbon...this card is finally done in 2 nights!!I was glad that Yusrina love the card.. It is my first time doing a wedding card though....

Using cuttlebug to die cut the letters using foam paper

When you open the card, it is like a door.....

Recycling a chinese wedding card to get these cute couple and enhance it with ribbons and beads

Honey Almond Cornflakes

Been quite busy for finishing the CNY orders for the past two weeks till I don't even can spare anytime for using the computer.. Still another one order to finish and ready for the CNY.. two days for a good rest...hahah..
I could not believe that my Kuih Mor got a good sales hit at the restaurant this year !! 10 containers were sold in just few hours..till some order need to be put at stop..I felt bad though...well what to do??
Every year I made this honey almond cornflakes so as this year.. Last year I found out that the paper cup I used make the cookies looks oily.. so this year i invest in a better and more expensive paper cup.. and voila!! it looks Perfect!!! *,^