Dominca Bear

Meet Dominica, born on 21st June 2009, Sunday. She is 5 1/2 " tall that hangs on my bag. She only has movable arms and legs. Isn't she a cutie pie. She was given a swarovski mini pearl necklace with a rose clip and a red heart pendant. Love having her hanging on my bag. I have the inspiration to make one handbag bear for a long time and I finally did it. Hope that my bear will get either smaller or bigger............

Choco, Peppermint and Tobie Bear

More of my furry critters here. Did 4 last week but manage to finish 3 that are here. My panda have to wait a little more as I do not have the big size joint. Will have to make a trip to spotlight again. So, here's CHOCO, 12 1/2 " tall. Love it's fuzzie fur that are thick but I find it difficult to sew due to its thick fur. Sometimes the joint lines were lost in the fur that I am like looking for a river in the forest. :) Choco has a tummy full of plastic pellets. Initially, I wanted to try using pvc leather for his toes but decided to just leave it like that for the time being. Maybe next week will sew his paw/foot??? still thinking...........

Peppermint is 9" tall with all 5 x 25cm cotter pins joints. His green sparse fur makes him light to hold and he has a tummy of plastic pellets. His paw/food pad are made from white felt. A brother of Minty from my previous fuzzy critters. Peppermint is a birthday bear for my twin nieces. Will be giving it to them once I have a "show and tell" during my bear making class this weekend.

Tobie is 10" tall with all 5 x 30cm cotter pins joints. His furry brown fur comes from a shop at Arab street. They have just 1/8 m left over of the fur which I bought for $5.00. He also has white faux fur which I should have used it for his muzzle, just like Choco (see above) but I didn't. His inner ear is from my left over white acrylic fur. Tobie will also go to my twin nieces for their birthday present next month. He is just waiting for "show and tell" during my weekend bear making class. Hope they like all my bears :)

Paper Tole

Chinese Momentos - a mother's day gift to my mom, but a belated one as it came back to me only now. Cost of 8 sheets of picture $15.50 + frame $90.00. Total cost $105.50 not include lessons fee paid.

Her Little Prayer - a combination of effort between me and my youngest girl. She gave up half way and so I picked up where she has left off. Guess she lost interest there. Cost of a set of 7 pictures $12.95 + $130.00. Total cost $142.95, not include lessons fee paid.

Rose Cottage - done by my youngest daughter last year. Finally got it back from the crafts beautiful shop. Cost of a sets of 5 picture around $35 + $85 for frame. Total cost $120.00 not including lessons fee paid. Hehehe...........

Marilyn's Bear

Wow! Here's Marilyn's second bear, JAMIE - weigh 190gm and 32 cm tall. Completed on 24th May 2009. Jamie has gone to Marilyn's niece for her birthday. Marilyn is on to her third bear making for her son...........can't wait to see it soon. What about you? STC ladies? Have anyone of you done any bears lately?

Sold bear and re-thread necklace

This necklace is a re-thread. The beads were given to me in pieces and I do not have its original design. My girlfriend want it to be re-thread into a necklace so I have to re-design it. Extra beads were added to it so as to re-create the 1 brown beads in the center of the necklace.

This purple bear with cherry blossom print was just born today, 11 June 2009, Thursday around 9.45pm. This bear will be sold to June. Will give more update later. This bear weigh 270 gm and 12 1/2 " tall. I gave this bear an embroidery and heart-shaped buttons on its tummy so that it won't looked so plain on one side.

Checkered Bear

This twin of checkered print was born late yesterday, 7th June 2009 Sunday. The burberry print turn out quite handsomely while the silk green checkered also turn out quite good. They are both 12" tall.

Minty Bear and Flopsie Bunny

Meet Minty Bear - born yesterday evening with Flopsie Bunny (see below). Minty is 10 1/2 inch tall. She loves orange, so I gave her a orange checkered ribbon. She is also wearing a necklace with a moon clip and red heart. Minty is so adorable and soft that she melts everyone's hearts.

This is Flopsie Bunny - 9 inch tall. Her name comes from Beatrix Potter, the tale of the flopsy bunny. Have you heard of the story? If you haven't, then go get yourself a copy of the story and read it. It's fun reading a book especially when you wanna relax. Flopsie is light and a cutie pie. Looking at Flopsie wanna make me do more bunnies......hehehe

Domino Bear

Here's Domino Bear, 9 1/2 " tall. Just born today(31st May 09, Monday. He is rather manly looking but with a cute manly face. Love the color of his fur. Initially have trouble sewing it as the fur kept caught together with the string. He is fully jointed thus have moving head, arms and legs.

Domino is actually a replica from Daffie. See how different each bear came out. Initially I lost the original ear template, so I have it substituted with another one. Maybe that's why it looked so different.

Marble Cake

Made Marble Cake yesterday morning. My girls said it is moist and lovely. Why not try it yourself??......

Ingredients:

2 cups sugar

1 cup butter, softened (250 gm)

2 - 3 cups cake flour (here's the tricky part, see below step 4 .............)

1 cup milk

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

4 eggs

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 180 deg and grease a loaf pan, set aside
2. In a large bowl, using electric mixer at low speed, beat sugar and butter until blended. Increase to medium speed and beat until light and fluffy.
3. Add vanilla extract, salt, eggs and beat medium speed until well mixed.
4. Using spatula or wire whisk - mix in the flour 1/2 cup + 1/4 cup milk at a time until 2 cups + 1 cup milk are fully mix into batter.
5. Remove 2 cups batter to a medium bowl. Using wire whisk, beat 1/2 cup cocoa into batter until well blended. As for the remaining of the vanilla batter, using wire whisk, beat in another 3/4 cup of flour.
6. Pour in batter in alternate portion into greased loaf pan. Using satay stick or a large spoon, twist through batters to obtain marbled effect.
7. Bake for 1 hour using 160 deg. (check your cake if its done by poking with satay stick, stick must come out clean especially the middle part) Every oven cooks differently. Cool cake in pan and on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan and cool completely.
8. Enjoy your marble cake.

Chairo, Daffie and Pinko Bears

Check out my new Hug of Bears this May. Meet Chairo - born on 26th May 2009, tuesday. He is 13" tall, 230 gm. He has jointed head, thus, he can moved his head left and right. His body and limbs are soft and huggable as well. He also has crystal eyes............

Meet my very first furry critter - Daffie - born on 24th May 2009, Sunday. He is 9" tall and weigh about 160 gm. I like his fox fur color, aqua. For joints, I used cotter pins. Different from the cloth bear.

Meet Pinko - born on 26th May 2009, tuesday. She is 9" tall and weigh about 190 gm. She is made from acrylic fur. Very soft and pinkie cute.

Check out the diffence between Daffie and Pinko. They are made from the same template but yet they turn out looking different. Hahaha............ but of course, the material is different too.