My first photobook from Blurb.com

Danial And Arwen by Rozi Abdul Rahman | Make Your Own Book

I’m super excited. Just placed an order for my first photobook on Blurb.com. Here’s the preview. I hope the hardcopy is as good as the preview. I ordered 3 copies so I can give one copy each for the two neneks on their birthday.

I think this is a good way to showcase all the wonderful photos. With digital camera, photos never get to see the light of day unless you switch on the computer. How many of us do keep photos in an album anymore?

Blurb has a 15% discount for December. The code is: DECEMBER. Not too late to make your own photobook.

Check out Corduroy at Lil Arwen’s

I did a pre-order shout out for corduroy and denim here. Managed to get some corduroy and denim and put them up for sale at Lil Arwen. Check it out here. Fell in love with a new color they have, Khaki. Danial’s short I blogged about here and here are made from this material

Itsy Doodles Gang Came To Visit

I got back to Putrajaya from my mom’s in Setiawangsa at about midnight. i was so sleepy and nodded off in the car. When we reached home, both kids were fast asleep and we took a child each up to bed. After all that, I tried to sleep but it’s no use. Mata dah merajuk. I’m wide awake. I was surfing in the darkness on my Ipod hoping to get sleepy again but instead, I’m more awake than ever. So, I checked out a few websites, sent some emails and organized my photos. I came across these set from Naza and kids’ last visit a couple of weeks ago and decided to edit and post it here.

Naza and kids had visited us before but it never crossed my mind to take pictures or mention about it here. This time, Naza asked to check out my camera and we shot a few pictures here and there. Here are some of Akif, Naza’s youngest. Teruna pemalu nih :)

Here’s one of a dusty flower arrangement on my side table. Showcasing the camera’s ‘bokeh’ effect. I edited this shot with Photoshop Elements 9 for the extra contrast. Read about my camera and Photoshop Elements here.

Thank you for the visit Naza and gang. I hope you don’t mind me putting up Akif’s photos here.

His and Hers Personalized Pillows

My uni-mate commissioned me to make these pillows as a wedding gift. The fabric is not as ‘yellow’ as it appears in the picture. I’m playing around with my Photoshop Elements 9 and used the Lomofied effect ie. making the photos look like old photos. Now, my challenge is to find a bag big enough to fit these pillows.

Danial’s Shorts Ver 1.1

Danial’s second shorts or three quarter pants to add into his new 2011 wardrobe. The difference between ver1.0 and ver1.1 is basically the pocket flaps. This one is done in black corduroy enhanced with Monaluna’s Mingle in Red for the folds, lining, waist band and pocket flaps. I’ve embroidered Danial’s initials on one of the pockets. This time, I remembered to put the water soluble stabilizer on top of the fabric before embroidering as it is recommended to do so for fabric that tends to ‘sink’ the embroidery like terry or in this case corduroy.

Socks for Laling Hubby-Simplicity

This socks was done a week ago but just got Laling Hubby to put it on and put his feet up to model it this morning before he goes to work. He likes it. But then, any husband would love anything made by the wife, don’t they?

A new project-Girls’ Shrug

Usually I’d post an entry on finished project. However, activities in my sewing room has been rather quiet lately that I’ve decided to blog about a new project I’m about to embark, a shrug for my primary school classmate’s daughter.

The wonders of Facebook, reconnecting old friends. I found my classmates from my primary school years in Sekolah Rendah Convent (2) Sg. Nyior, Butterworth. One of them, has eventually moved to Putrajaya and send her children to the same kindy as Danial but we’ve yet to meet.

Its funny when my schoolmates recalled Cikgu Aminah and our little needlework projects. I don’t know whether it was in the syllabus but we used to have a session on sewing lesson at least once a week. We’d have a sewing assignment which we have to finished and by year end, on price-giving day, we get to display our work for the parents to view. The teacher would choose the pretty ones of course. I remember I did a string-bag with simple embroidered motives and for standard 5, we made gingham skirt with embroidery around the bottom edge.

I’m so touched that many of my friends and family follow my blog quietly and supports me in their own special ways.