isabella ballerina

I went to the fabric store to pick up a few things & saw rolls of tulle.

Belle starts her mornings watching the dancing mouse, angelina ballerina.

she always dances along.

so when i saw the tulle i imagined a poofy tutu for belle to dance along with.

i was able to make one last night.

& this morning.....she twirled & twirled with angelina ballerina...

& bow!

now all she needs are ballerina shoes!

pierced ears!!!

oh my gosh. I can't believe Belle got her ears pierced yesterday!!

It's kind of a big deal....because I never cared about getting her ears pierced.

when people asked why her ears weren't pierced I say, "Oh whenever she wants to"

I expected her to want it when she's 6 or 7 years old...not 2!

while we were watching TV yesterday, she saw a girl wearing blue funky earrings.

she fell in love with them! then asked me for earrings.

"umm..earrings? ok i'll look in lola's room for clip ons"

couldn't find any! "how about these??" gave her a bracelet & necklace.

she smiled but then, "mommy...earrings??"

"umm okay call your dad & ask"

so we called aris. "Hi dad, earrings??"

cause aris is the one that has been against getting her ears pierced.

he thinks parents put earrings on babies to make sure they look like a girl.

then after a lot of convincing, he finally agreed.

he said as long as he's not the one to take her, then fine.

then my sister & mom come home & i tell my sister what just happened.

she said, "mom's going to the mall right now, why don't you get her ears pierced now!"

OKAY!! all of us girls went.

i was so nervous.

i was scared she wouldn't sit still & we'd be sent home with naked ears.

we picked out her birthstone.

& when it was time, she sat still & was totally clueless.

THANK GOD they pierce both ears at the same time.

if they didn't, we would've been going home with one earring.

1..2..3....tears. & more tears.

but when the lady handed her the mirror. she stopped crying!

belle was soooo happy. she happily waved & said, "BYEE!" to the girls who pierced it.

& every person that came home, she would say, "look!! earrings!!" (points to her ears)

also, when she sees other people with earrings, she has to point it out.

:)

that's a big deal!!

Thanksgiving

Can't believe it's the time of the year. December already?!

I loooove the holidays. Best time of the year.

Excited to see how Belle will react & be like..now that she's 2.

But first, I still have some Thanksgiving pics to post!

Thanksgiving long weekend was spent in NJ.

We had dinner at Lenee's (Aris' sister).

When me & Lenee saw each other, we both said, "Hey! Purple!"

Yeah we were totally matching.

Then we noticed Leila & Belle were also wearing the same color.

& when Mike & Aris stood next to each other, they were both wearing black!

We were matching families!! I think that's crazy.

Trying to get a decent pic with these girls posing is a bit of a challenge.
Belle didn't want to participate, so she slid down my legs.

& Lenee slid Leila on hers to make it even. haha!

Her "beautiful eyes"

Trying on Leila's shoe. Which belonged to Belle once.

Her feet has growwwwwn!

Bingle was doing the song, "A note to God" in sign language.

& Belle thought it was pretty funny.

Good times!

bet you've never seen a shark rake before

Yeah me & my shark raked our ridiculous backyard yesterday.

This part was covered...I mean our grass has turned into a pool of leaves.

After we gathered a big pile I thought it'd be funny to throw Belle in there for some pictures.

After this picture, she said.."HEP!! HEP!" (help)

Ok ok..back to raking....

Then she got distracted & rode her "motorbike" around.

Running the leaves over. Riiiiiiight.

We weren't even finished & we went inside & fell asleep. So tiring!

will be added soon

more new things to add to Etsy! Whoooo!

First up...make up brush roll!

Only have one for now.

Cause I was experimenting making my own bias tape with the fabric & using it on the edges of the brush roll.

I think it's nicer, so I'll stick with it.

In the process of making more.

& Sleep masks! something new :)

A friend asked me to make her one.

But I made three...

I made 2 sizes. To see which I like better.

Has nothing to do with head sizes. It's just I prefer sleeping masks that covers the width of my face, instead of just my eyes.

The blue damask & multi dots are longer...which I prefer.

Some like it just covering their eyes.

I think I'll be making both sizes.

And I used the same fabric on the reverse side for all.

Black minkee fabric. My fave!! It's so soft. I love it!

These goods will go on etsy tonight :)

being bold

If you didn't know me, & judged me based on this blog & the stuff I make, I bet you're gonna guess that my wardrobe is so colorful. But that is so wrong. So opposite!

Binh, Stef, & I have been talking about how our wardrobe looks so boring.

Cause it only consists of the colors, gray, white & black. Seriously!

So we're trying to shop for "bold" colorful clothes now.

And I didn't realize how hard it would be till I went shopping.

So when I ordered a japanese pattern book for clothes in my size

(cause I was jealous of Belle's pattern book)

I decided the first thing I sew be "bold"

I bought this pretty indonesian batik fabric.

I stood there at the fabric store contemplating for awhile whether to get it or not.

Cause it's not what I would normally buy for myself.

But that's the point right? Picking out things I normally wouldn't.

I bought it. And after finishing this tunic dress, then I really liiiiiked it!

The pattern was fairly simple.

Especially since the book is all in Japanese. Thank goodness for pictures!

I like simple silhouettes like this A-line tunic dress.

It's loose so I didn't need any buttons & zippers (YES!)

And this is a good silhouette to pair with a crazy print.

The only thing I changed were the sleeves. It's suppose to open up higher & tied with a bow.

But I don't like bows on me.

So i just sewed over that part & left a little opening instead.

While I was trying to take pics...Belle was of course, trying to be a part of it. Here are a few pics with her.

What a goofball. She's wearing Aris' sunglasses there.

Stef & Binh......you should be proud! haha :)

btw, the book is called, "Adult couture stylish dress"

New camera straps

Can't believe Christmas is less than 50 days away!

Since holidays are coming, many have asked me to get sewing.

So I will try to update my etsy weekly for those interested during the holiday season.

I've changed a few things, have new ideas, bought beauuuutiful fabrics & I'm excited to get going. I'll be sure to share.

First, I added these three camera straps...

I added fleece to these now. So it's more comfty & snug.

Tempted to keep the last one. But I won't cause I uploaded it to my etsy already :)