Happy Chinese New Year!

Gong Xi Gong Xi!! "Gong Xi" is the congratulatory message widely use in the 1st day of Chinese New Year. Most of the Chinese will also use Gong Xi Fa Cai, which wishing everyone a prosperous year.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my blog visitors who are celebrating Chinese New Year. Wishing you in this Year of Rabbit prosperous, abundant health and wealth!

恭喜恭喜！今天是大年初一，我藉此機會祝福大家在這辛卯年：兔躍吉祥、身體健康、氣行大運～所以幸福快樂一把抓唷！

Valentine Card

Happy new year! Oh boy, this is a super belated new year greet!! XD

And, Chinese New Year is just around the corner! Two more days to Chinese New Year - Year of Rabbit. Suppose everyone has done the spring cleaning, putting on all CNY decos, cakes & cookies making and now is busying with the reunion dinner preparation!

I had a new year resolution this year, which is at least to produce one craft item in any kind. It could be felt sewing, cross stitching, card making, paper quilling or maybe something new and so forth. Hence, I came out with this very first item for this month (and this year!!) - a Valentine card. Pair of quilled hearts with stamped sentiment, inner page stamped with XOXO, simple and easy!

新年快樂！呵呵～這是個遲來得新年祝福。

再過兩天就是農曆新年了！相信大家已經把房子打掃乾淨并裝飾了富有年味的裝飾品以及製作蛋糕餅乾了，目前應該為準備除夕年夜飯忙著吧。

我在今年暗自許下願望，希望每個月至少有一樣作品完成。無論是不織布、十字繡、卡片製作、衍紙或其他手工製作等等。所以，在一月的最後天交上了今年的第一張卡片 - 情人節卡。一對衍紙愛心蓋上簡單的寄語，內頁蓋上了XOXO就完成了，極為簡單。

Merry Christmas!

Hi friends
A warmest Christmas wishes to you and your family.
May all your days be merry and bright and may your Christmas be white!
Feliz Navidad!
親愛的朋友們
借此佳節遙寄我的聖誕祝福給你和你的家人
願每個人的有個快樂和平安的聖誕！
聖誕快樂！

There is no Christmas tree set up in my house, hence I made these two tiny Christmas trees for this Christmas. And my little dolly says "hi" to everyone here and may all of you have a joyous Christmas and a Bountiful Year 2011!
XOXO

家裡沒有聖誕樹，所以以捲紙作了兩顆迷你聖誕樹。我的小娃也在這裡給大家打招呼并祝願所有的人有個歡悅的聖誕節和豐盛的2011年！

Princess Whale

Hi folks, my blog being abandoned for ages!

There is no crafting during this long period but still updating myself for all crafting blogs. And now, I am back to update my latest craft item.

All my needles were rusted, I'm using my cross stitch needle to finish this felt whale and my thumb & index finger were painful by pushing the needle in sewing. Ahh...I need a thimble to protect them indeed.

My sewing skill is out of practice as a result of long break, let the picture tells about my poor skill. sigh...

好長一段時間沒有更新了，終於，我又回來了……

在這段長長的時間裡，完全沒有作品，也不知道自己做了些什麼。不過，期間還是會逛逛有關手作的部落格。

繡針因長時間的休息而生鏽，技術也因此生疏。因此我用了十字繡針來縫製這只小鯨魚，拇指和食指也因為推不夠尖的繡針而非常疼痛，看來得買一個頂針了。

25 Days of Christmas

Hi everyone, as promised earlier, herewith the pictures of 25 days of Christmas gifts that I sent to my partner as displayed below.

Here it goes with wrapped up presents....

and, come with 25 pressies that I tried my very best to prepare according to my partner's profile

Last but not least, she likes Studio Ghibli (so do I!), so I bought this 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert CD as a "Big Gift" for the swap and she loved it very much!

It is costly to send this parcel all the way from Malaysia to USA. I even seek my partner's opinion for sending the parcel via sea mail (it takes 2 months!) instead of air mail. But she wishes to get the parcel in December. Not to upsetting her Christmas, the parcel eventually shipped via air and reached her on the 1st of December! Just it time huh!!
You may pop over her blog to see her excitement for open up the gifts daily.

All right, among the 25 gifts, my favourite items are Studio Ghibli CD, the little angel and reversible felt monster that made by myself. How about you?

When CNY meets V-day

Gong Xi Fa Cai, everyone!!

I hope everyone has a good time & lavish meals with your family last night for the Chinese New Year Eve.

As Chinese New Year and St. Valentine's day falls on the same day in this year, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone for this double celebrations. In the first day of New Year, may the Tiger brings bountiful prosperity, good health, lots of fortune and wisdom throughout the year. Also, a romantic moments with your loved ones in this very special occasion!恭喜發財+甜甜蜜蜜！

希望每個家庭在大年夜都有個非常團圓溫馨和氣的年夜飯。也藉大年初一在這裡祝福大家：祈願每個人在虎年裡虎虎生豐，闔家安康，心想事成，大吉大利！同時在這大年初一適逢情人節的特別日子；但願天下的有情人幸福甜蜜！

Unwrap Christmas Gifts

Well, a little overwhelmed recently as Chinese New Year is around the corner. Spring cleaning kicked off and it's completely exhausted after all.

This post intentionally to be posted before end January but I was having connection problem in past few days. All right, let's have the glace for all the 25 little belated Christmas gifts plus an extra below, just click on each image for enlarge view. :)

I'll find time to post the 25 gifts that I sent to my partner in next post shortly.