Black Charcoal Soap

No BOOO, No Shocking costume needed for this year Halloween...It is already scary enough of how today economies treat us. So, I'm going to just stay home sipping hot tea and make more lovely soaps.


I made 40 oz. of these soap in a slabbed mold, and cookie-cutter cut them then stamped my name on each one of them. I like how they look. These fine charcoal powder make good black soaps, which' s what I like, black soaps look cool in my bathroom, but they also give black suds.

I don't know what other people would think about rubbing their skin with black suds, and I don't want to freak them out, so the whole batch is mine.

Flip-Flop Socks, Pain, but Proud

Finally!!...I made it!

I can crochet like a storm, but when it comes to knitting, I always fall into a dumb mode. Crocheting is more easier for me - just a single needle I can make my own crochet patterns and crochet what ever I want to.

Dealing with more than one needle is just wracking my brain out, not to mention reading the pattern!!....This is my first time reading the knitting pattern...IN ENGLISH....along with knitting with three needles. My Goodness!... They should really put pattern reading in ESL class too, I'm SERIOUS!


I went to yarn store, and saw this Patons, Socks in the City book, out of the blue, I wanted to knit socks - don't even know how to read patterns. It was these flip-flop socks that made me want to try.

three needles are my pain.

I ended up knitting in front of computer most of the times because I needed how-to tutorials from Youtube - thanks for those who makes them. I can finally get a grip on knitting.

becomes my proud.



No No!!....don't ask....how many times I had to do and undo it in order to get it going. After spinning my head around with all abbr. and with the helps from Youtube tutorials I can finally figure it out what it means and how to do it.

I later realized that, for those who already knows how to knit and read the pattern, this pattern is quite easy to follow.



When it is the first, there is always a second. I am getting more yarns in different colors. Bring it on babe!!

Sidewalk

Eye Surgoen Needed

Five months have been passed since these two cuties were first introduced. We both agree that in somehow they just look like our nephews, T.R and T.T , so we name them after our naughty boys. T.R is the Chihuahua and the Beagle is T.T.

My my!....Here they are today. This T.R., the Chihuahua, reflects real T.R., the naughty boy, in real life - cute and pain, and T.T is always a sunshine. We miss them so much.

Fall for the Fingerless Gloves

Am I too slow to find out that these fingerless gloves are so comfy and practical when other people have been wearing them around for age? I think I am.

Well, I think it is not too late for me to start making them and wearing them as long as Fall is still falling.


After tying my brows with some skeptical for a while about how these fingerless gloves can keep my hands warm, I'm giving it a try this Fall. It turned out that they are really making my hands feel warm and comfy, and my fingers can still do their jobs.

Because they didn't sell to me before, so for me to be friend with them, they need to feel right. I played around crocheting, making the pattern, trying to find the right fit and most comfortable way for all my fingers can be moving freely in them.


I've found that besides a hold for the thumb, another hold for pinkie is more comfortable than to round all four fingers up together because the pinkie is small and naughty, she always wants to be free and tend to escape from others most of the times.

I am now so addicted to them.

Old Towel, New Tote

It is hard for me to throw everything fabric away, if it didn't get beat-up so badly or if it did, it'd become kitchen rags to the last otherwise they'll be recycled into something usable again.

Like this beautiful salmon Guy Laroche towel. It was accidentally torn by a bathroom hook, and my husband stopped using it. He was about to throw it away when I started screaming out.



The quality of the fabric is still in good shape with all the color and texture. I can see that it could be made into a beautiful tote, and yes, it is. I glammed it up a little with the black lace...perfect!... I really like the way it looks.

Well, I might be the only one who have Guy Laroche beach tote since Guy Laroche doesn't make one, but I do.

Shhh!...Gift Box

Shhh!!....my husband, Noom, had done another good job designing this coaster gift box for my shop. Though he didn't get paid for this, he did mention that he needed a new pair of pajamas....!