Little Miss Egypt (or Greece)

UNITED NATIONS CELEBRATION 2014

 as always, last minute na naman si mami. 

i procrastinated until i was pressured to come up with something.

no, it's dadi's fault pala. he said he will look for a nice costume sa quiapo

but he got busy with something and forgot all about the costume.

heniways, while reviewing LilSis for her second quarterly exams,

i was cutting, pinning, sewing, and fitting in between.

m a t e r i a l s

cream cloth (excess curtain fabric)

yellow cloth (pre-cut from my stash -courtesy of my favorite cousin - and waiting for me to use it, perfect!)

gold christmas ribbon (for headband, armband, belt. tg i found an extra roll)

double sided tape (for the accessories and for keeping the dress together. i so love this tape!)

BigSis was so happy and can't wait to wear it.
the next day after the program, one mommy texted me...
 "uy, ang ganda ng suot ni ate kahapon!"
- i'm a happy mami :D!

two tops

 finally finished this circle top.

love the fit. so comfy.

still have to embellish it...

 ...with these fabric flowers.

i experimented sewing a kaftan top using a different type of fabric.

the neckline gave me a hard time but was able to pull it off.

lots of ripping... and patience!

so hard to take a pic without ruining the fit.

my favorite cousin lovett. 

i might give it to her.

new post. new year. new hopes.

ginarip na mais

 thank you kapatid for cooking this.

had to take a pic - brought back memories of mama's home cooked meals.

playing with fire

Ate's request...

request...

granted!

 = happy kiddos!

flower power

fabric flowers... done while watching tv the other night

still making more fabric flowers

costumes were made...

UN Day 2011

my 2 little native american indians

Halloween 2011
Theme: Outer Space

my star princess and sun princess

miniature store and building

one portion of my breakfast nook looks like a recycling station because of various packaging i keep. i keep them in the hope of making toys for the girls out of carton boxes, cardboard and other thingamajigs. i was feeling tired and wanted to sit and rest a bit. but i don't want to waste time just sitting and doing nothing. so i grabbed few empty medicine boxes.

before

reversed, and taped them. drew whatever comes to mind. i'm not good in drawing but who cares. my little one adores whatever i do or make for her. i painted them using watercolor.

after

she was so happy and played with it. using her toy cars and little dolls. another happy day for mommy and kiddo!