Tuesday 25 June 2013

Haze masks

This what I call turning a threat into (craft) opportunity!  I made haze masks. This is for my daughter. Simple and fast (only 15 mins) to sew using whatever I could find in my sewing room.





Now she's ready to go back to school. My son's will take time to materialize. I imagined a big spider crawling over a black mask! He loves Spidey.



Look I also made one for my friend.



Monday 24 June 2013

Cornish pasty

I experimented these tonight after watching 'Jamie's Great Britain' cooking show. The Brits called it Cornish pasty, the Malays called it Karipap, and my son called it Dinosaur curry puff.

I used Martha Stewart's pie crust recipe. For the filling, I used carrot, pumpkin, onions, beef and chicken (separate batch) and salt, pepper to taste. My daughter had fun as well making star shaped cookies.


The pasty was a little bit dry and too biscuit-y to my liking. My husband suggested that I reduced the baking time. The pumpkin worked extremely well with the pasties. Next time I may add a little gravy to the mix. All in all not bad for a first try. My son, as usual appreciated my effort the most and encouraged me to watch more cooking shows. Ouch!


I made 14 of these dino puffs. I liked that they looked rustic. Those with green dots are beef filling.


Had them with left over alfalfa sprouts and cherry tomatoes.

Sunday 23 June 2013

Sunday dinner

We made these for dinner today....


Selection of sandwiches:
Garden herb dinner buns with tuna and alfafa sprout filling
Whole wheat bread with philadelphia cheese and cucumber
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Romaine lettuce salad with olive oil and mustard vinaigrette
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Peach and banana trifle
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Watermelon and celery slush


A simple, satisfying dinner after all those exercises (squash, swimming and gym) earlier in the day... 

Tuesday 18 June 2013

Random post




A Daughter Like You

You're my daughter, 
and I'd just like to say, 
You bring me joy, 
each and every day. 

Whenever I think, 
or look at you, 
I know I'm blessed, 
that's wonderfully true. 

You're very special, 
thoughtfully care, 
A helping hand, 
always willing to share. 

You're always determined, 
to achieve what's in your mind, 
Thinking of others, 
you're actions are kind. 

I shall admit, 
we're a wonderful team, 
To have a daughter like you, 
was my ultimate dream. 


by anitapoems.com




Saturday 15 June 2013

Decorating my son's bedroom

Another old and simple project I did for my son's room. 

Bought wooden letters from craft shop. They were like 2 to 4 ringgit each.


Lined them up on newspaper. Spray-painted them.


Stick them on the wall. Done!


I added the wall stickers as well (need to be changed soon as the boy has grown up). The bedside table was left by the previous house owner. It was originally boring brown. The wood is solid, heavy and good. I gave it a matte black paint and stenciled the numbers. The bed came from the lady who gave us the cupboard and other stuff. It is metal with wheels, like hospital beds. We have two, one in my daughter's room which I painted white. I'm planning to sew bedding for him. The fabrics are patiently waiting in the sewing room. Ralph Lauren's bedding will be the inspiration.

Friday 14 June 2013

Tale of a cupboard

It's been a while since I blogged. 

I've been wanting to post this old project which I finished almost 2 years ago. A friend of my mother-in-law gave this away to us (along with other old furniture in the house!). To cover my embarrassment, I gave her a little money for their junk but my treasures. 

Cutting the story short, this is how the cupboard looked before. This is a typical cupboard Malaysians used to store food in those days before many could afford a fridge. My mom had one as well, with green mesh door. I remember checking for food every time after coming back from school. Sadly, the cupboard perished with nature.   


It was left untouched for a few months as I was contemplating whether to paint or keep the colour. It had seasoned brown varnish. Very retro. Very nice. A part of me said that I should keep it that way, it was a vintage piece.  Another me thought that it would make the house dark.

Me and I finally reached a decision. Maintain the original colour in the inside, but enhance the external with white paint. I replaced the original mesh doors with glass. We are both satisfied with the finished product - light and airy.


I fixed Laura Ashley's crystal door knobs which I bought in England (couldn't find ones in Malaysia). It now stores my pretty Wedgewood china collection (which I (will) never use).

Here are more recent shots. I have added more decorative stuff.





By the way, we call it 'gobok' here in Johor, Malaysia.
What are you 'diy'ing this weekend?