Hearts & Crafts

I have been working hard these couple of days 

and finally a "One Day" of mine is coming true!

*woot woot smiles smiles*

Introducing Hearts & Crafts a site for me to sell

my handmade items and other pretty happy things!

I don't have a super business plan and I don't expect

to make thousands of bucks, but I am just happy that I

finally got around to doing this, starting my own crafts store

and selling my handmade items. I hope to list on Etsy soon

but like all things, baby steps is needed.
To vie my Hearts & Crafts album on FB, click here.

Tomorrow, I will be selling cake toppers, magnetic bookmarks,

fabric buttons and stationery at the FUYOH Art Bazaar 

at Publika shopping centre from 10am - 4pm.

Please feel free to come and visit me at booth 76! 

Kiraishi Shoppe has kindly allowed me to share her space
and to Joy for helping me with this awesome name.

I am pretty excited *snickers*

Stickers & mini memo letter sets for secret letter sharing

Magnetic bookmarks ensure you never lose a page again

Cake Toppers which can be used for wrapping and embellishing

Fabric Buttons

Will write more soon and in the meantime,

do drop by Hearts & Crafts and support my little hobby.

Thanks heaps in advance.

DIY: Butterfly & Twig wreath

I have always been in love with butterflies. I find their metamorphosis

to be amazing and I love how pretty they are. So when I saw

this DIY for a butterfly and twig read, I knew it was too good

not to share! To download these watercolour  butterflies, click here

and to see the step-by-step guide on creating the wreath, click here.

Happy crafting all.

Seen @ Ellinee

And we have begun folks!

I have been sleeping super late {and hence waking up super late as well} these past two weeks and I know I should quite this horrid habit and I will... soon... but tonight, I just wanted to write {it's been awhile}. It's not something super that has happened but it has been a packed day!

• It's my nephew Ethan's full moon today {he is one month old!} so I got a whole chicken and red eggs and the like. I wanted to eat the chicken but was too lazy to chop it up and had char kuey teow instead {I waited for more than an hour but it was worth it!}.
• I may have chosen the hotel for our stay in London. It looks super promising *smiles*
• I met with a head hunter person who gave me pretty good tips for future interviews.
• An old friend, P, came over to the Love Nest and got me my Biotherm facial cleanser {for a steal!} and some other skin care goodies {I think there were about 7 tubes and tubs of facial and body goodness} ~ and it's not even my birthday *woot woot* ~ thanks P!
• Visited my in-laws and my family.
• I saw Belle the beagle today after missing her for a week. She refused to even look at me and gave me a sulky face when she eventually did. What a dog I tell you! But I love her all the same 'cos she is just awesome possum. {Belle's sulky face below and me trying my darnest to coax her into being the lovable, adorable, slobbery beagle that she is}.

• My Simon Says Stamp {they have awesome craft stuff and duh! stamps!!} stuff arrived in the mail and I finally got them in my hands ~ oh joy!!! {I will write more about the awesome stuff I got in another post {if I remember!}. Btw, I just love receiving things in the mail ~ happy things and not things like bills and boring crappy stuff.
• I had ChaTime bubble tea and put in the drinks holder in the loaned Perodua Kenari car {our car's being sprayed and what not!} ~ super awesome! Drinks holders in cars are just one of the greatest inventions ever in my book.
• I came home and decided to make a Mother's Day card and a card for my niece's 30th birthday tomorrow. So I took out the supplies and tried and tried again and finally I got it made. Two "creative" things. I don't have photos of them but they look pretty decent and I kind of liked the outcome of it. I used mostly rubber stamps, washi tape and patterned paper {all my favs}. 
• Then I realised {and shared with B} that the craft projects that I did or will do doesn't quite need to be perfect. Perfection, or more likely the idea of me needing to make things perfect, hinders me for actually starting to craft which is just horrible as I have amassed ALOT of supplies so much so that the arts and crafts police would definitely fine me or throw me into crafty prison for not using all the goodies I have collect since forever! But it's honestly a big thing for me to have made two creative things. I know, I know... it's just two things but really, to me, it's a BIG thing. Baby steps! Baby steps! Btw, my back is killing me as I was crafting on the floor. My table was filled with a whole lot of other stuff ~ ouchness! {Note to self: Clean table for craft purposes and putting food but of course!}
• *On a side note, I have been doing a little bit of crafting for Project Let's Create, but that's a whole different type of crafting ~ updates when I get things done. The printer has gone wonky just as I needed it to work *tsk tsk*

So yes. A very long day it was today but it sure was fulfilling. I even watched "MoneyBall" {with Brad Pitt} but I was crafting mid-way so I don't know if that counts *snickers* Well, tomorrow is Mother's Day {HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all your readers who are mums or mums-to-be ~ you guys are awesome!} and my niece's 30th party which is a karaoke do. I can't wait for lunch with my family and then singing later with my extended family. It will be our first family karaoke party! *woot woot*

Seen @ DW's pinterest collection

Good night folks! It's been lovely typing all this down {like typing diarrhea} and thanks for visiting this Little Piece of Heaven! I feel so happy when I see that people are actually visiting my blog *smiles* Thanks again. Happy Sunday all. 

Creativity Rules

Seen @ DW's pinterest collection

It's been creative central here these past week

and I am loving it! 

Project Let's Create is on!

*smiles smiles grin grin*

Creativity Rules!!! 

DIY - Toilet Paper Roll Wreath

Seen @ See You There Design

Honestly this is a super cool idea that I found while surfing pinterest.
I know that Christmas is over and all that but really don't you think
that this is an awesome idea to decorate your party / house?
You can add some paint or stamp a pattern onto it as well
to change the colour from the current recycled brown.
You can add different embelishments, cutout butterflies or birds
or ribbons and make it something totally different.
Am excited. I think this could be a project that I undertake
this year as part of "The List" of things I plan to do
{refer to no.24 ~ start creating art}.
Nothing too hard. Just need to save them rolls.
Happy Crafting *smiles* 

33 Ways to Stay Creative

Seen @ Design Crush

For those of you out there who have problems to stay creative

{or to even start a project to begin with}, this is a list that 

could possibly help you stay on track or at the very least

to start your creative juices running.

See this video which will help to inspire you too.

Hope you had a good weekend... mine passed by 

way way to quickly. Have a good week ahead.

August beckons!

See in my mind I wanted to have a super awesome first blog post for August. A post so super it would blow your socks off dear readers... but I had nothing much to really say or write. It's not that I did not do much of anything, but to be honest, I just am having trouble keeping up with time.

I mean can you believe it, it is already AUGUST!!! OMG! I can remember just thinking it was June an

d I was freaking out 'cos it was already mid-2011... and now its August! 2 months past June! *egad*

Project Wedding is just around the corner and I have yet to really do anything about it. Project Love Nest at least is moving along slowly but surely {but I still find it hard to call it home without my stuff and without my family though B is my family too} ~ I have yet to go about taking photos as the rooms are bare and mostly empty.

A Week In The Life of DW has come and gone. I managed only 5 days as I left my camera at home *sniff sniff* but I think that 5 days are better than no days {or so I keep consoling myself!}. Will be uploading them soon though I may be one of the last people to finish or more like start this project.

Seen @ She Hearts Words

Well, some of the major highlights would be finally starting Pinterest  and I am hooked. It is an awesome way to store up ideas and to look and gaze at pretty pretty things. So do find me {and follow me} on Pinterest, I am sure you will not be disappointed. I particularly like the 'It's A Zoo Out There', 'Tea for Two' and 'She Hearts Words' boards! *smiles smiles* 

Celebrated my father's birthday and had a very good dinner {spending time with my family gets better as I get older strangely enough}, met up with an old boss for Japanese brunch and a girly chit-chat session {she came to pick me up in a chili red Porsche and I was super excited to be riding in one for the first time!!}, watched heaps of TV and movies {love The Big C, likes Game of Thrones, enjoyed 'Arthur' and was afraid of the movie 'Insidious'}, worked hard @ work as I should and of course I surfed the interweb and pinned away! Btw, I think I will be buying the book 'Game of Thrones' as it sounds super interesting! *smiles* {Yes I know, more books? But really fantasy gets to me}

Seen @ A Fantasy Reader

I am honestly quite knackered today, so I think I will call it a night. Have an awesome week ahead all. I miss this Little Piece of Heaven. Must make an effort to write more! *smiles smiles*

A Week In The Life of DW...

I have been following Ali Edwards blog for a long long time. I love all her ideas and have really wanted to follow some of her projects namely "2011 Week In The Life Project". So, I printed Ali's free 'Week In The Life Daily' sheets to document my daily going-ons and decided to start along with everyone else on Monday, 25th July. 

Alas, I forgot my camera and left my printed sheets @ home. Today was basically the same thing. Bad bad me. So, I decided, heck, mine's going to be {hopefully} a Wednesday to Tuesday one!! {I know, lame. But I am really going to try this out}. It will be a good start for my 'Project Let's Create' {which is off to a very sloooowww start} ~ *snickers snickers*


Some helpful links are as follows:
The basics of documenting your project  ~ a good read before starting your project
A list of everyday photos that you can take ~ great source of photo ideas
A full list of 'Week In The Life' posts ~ awesome for inspiration

Seen @ Ali Edwards 

Beautiful Italy

Seen @ Inspired to Share

I have been MIA for a while now. Work has kept me on my toes. Project Love Nest is really taking off. Project Happily Ever is moving along... slowly but steadily. And The Princess Project and Project Let's Create is just there... stagnant like stale muggy water! *lalalalalala* {I try... I try}

Anyways, I saw this beautiful pictures of Italy and marveled at the bright and happy colours of the buildings and I am hoping that one day I too will able to visit this lovely country of pizza and pasta and bright coloured buildings *smiles smiles* I will update you guys soon on what's been going on and a sincere thanks to all my readers for continuing to read this Little Piece of Heaven.

a year halved

Seen @ Banksy Prints

OMG July is here, can you believe it?!? I have barely started on my 2011 to-do list and I only have half a year more {egad!} to get things sorted. Then there is the Project Happily Ever After which I have to yet to really get into and Project Love Nest which is dragging along ssssllllloooowwwwllllllyyyyy. Project Let's Create should now be called Project Let's Just Start and Project Self Improvement a.k.a The Princess Project is not really working. 

Work has been keeping me busy. Wanted to yell at my colleague for wrongly accusing me of something but decided to hold it in and be the better person. Have been getting a couple more articles to write for Home & Decor, so that's been good. Compliments from the Editor makes writing all the more enjoyable I have to say *blush blush * grins grins*

Oh yes... 

• My best friend in the whole wide world {the sister of my heart} gave birth to a cute little girl called Lauren {I can't wait to meet her!!!}
• I had a spot of good news yesterday so am just very happy. A lot of prep work to be done but it's all good - Thank you God!
• I finally bought the book One Day and yes, it will be the first book I start reading in the Love Nest!

Anyways, it's a warm sunny afternoon and Belle and I are going for a shower - Belle was such a good dog at the vet today *smiles* {I kinda sound like a proud parent don't I}! Then it's off to play with my pretty paper or to clean my closet... pretty paper... messy closet.... pretty paper.... messy closet.... tough choice indeed! *snickers* I also have dinner plans with a bunch of my old friends - it's always great to hangout with the lot of them - laughter usually ensues. Hope all of you have a good weekend ahead. Am trying to fit in some time to edit some photographs of my trip to the Philippines, my trip to Hanoi and loads of other random pretties I have taken. Till then, toodles poodles. 

Remember: "Hoarding & Collecting is not a crime. It is an art!"  

Projects Galore!

Let perseverance be your engine
and hope your fuel.

H. Jackson Brown Jr. 

I have decided to put all worries aside and leave them to Him ~ He has after all been my strength, my comforter, my friend and my shield. Plus, with heaps of Projects taking place all at once and having so many ideas and at the same time dealing with the likes of procrastination, poor time management, crappy work issues, cake and etc. etc. getting in the way, I thought I would move on to happy happy things and just do a quick update on my Project’s progress and some of the things I will {hopefully} be doing.

So without further ado *insert drumroll*

Here is my “Princess Project-Project Self improvement-Project Love Nest-Project Happily Ever After-Project Let’s Create” updates/would like to get done List:

* The Princess Project

The Princess Project is … Well it’s not working *sob sob* Ok… so it’s my fault I was lazy to put on those beauty products, and stuffed yet another cookie into my mouth and took another lick of Baskin Robbins. It’s so hard!!! So So hard!!! *gulp* *sniff* *sob* Will have to try harder I suppose.

Goodbye rice! Goodbye 3-in1 coffee! 

Goodbye cookies! Goodbye ice cream! Good bye cake!

Hello protein! Hello plain healthy cornflakes! 

Hello milk! Hello fruits!

* Project Self improvement

Reading 3 informative articles a day {have a stack to go through since 2007!}. Reading books {non-chick lit} to gather more information on business, marketing and branding. To also read up on case studies.

* Project Love Nest

Working on a list to track our expenses for the Love Nest.

Gotta start packing my stuff, buying new storage solutions and odds and ends for the Love Nest.

Am hoping to get the Love Nest in a homey state by end July with a Love Nest warming in late July/early August perhaps!

Also hoping to get a jumble sale going to let go of the things I can no longer afford to keep {Watch out for more info on this. I have heaps of good bargains in store!}.

* Project Happily Ever After

Browse through bridal websites and magazines daily for Project Happily Ever After inspiration {Am currently indulging in BRIDES Feb 2011 issue} --- ideas are most welcome!!!

Develop lists on work flow, things to do and expenses incurred.

Selecting vendors and finalizing ideas.

Working on guest lists and entourage stuff.

* Project Let’s Create
Organise! Organise! Organise!

I really need to get my supplies, paper and odds and ends sorted. The Love Nest is not very large so I need to really think about effective space organization and also how to cart everything there. I may even unearth some long forgotten treasures from my piles of suppliers *snickers*

Would love to have a cosy, functional home office {see ideas here, here, here, here and here} and am going to try my best to create a nice cosy space for B and I.

Start work on some projects.

Am thinking doing a “Love Nest” mini album which shows how the nest looked like before and after *smiles smiles*

I have a few more ideas for the “Let’s Create” part of my life and will share that in up-coming posts. 

Should start seriously creating something instead of just buying supplies! {stop nodding your head B ~ huhuhuhu!}

Do you see the immensity of the Projects?

*egad* *gulp*

But then I am DW. And I will get this done! *woot woot*

Or some of it anyways… day by day… slowly but surely…

Pray for me. Wish me luck. Lend a hand perhaps?

*hehehe*

 Remember: "Hoarding & Collecting is not a crime. It is an art!"