HP Charcoal Soap

I love making soap, but, lately, I was so busy with my sewing machine, and my soap pot was abandoned until the last bar of all the soaps I made for the past five years was used, then I woke up! I have to say that I was a little panic knowing that there were no more soaps in the shelf....and I can't live with the idea that I have to go back and buy soaps again....So I had to leave the sewing machine, and got back to a soap pot, Fast!

There was no time for CP soap, our last bar was as thin as paper, the CP soaps takes at least three weeks to cure, and I couldn't wait.

The HP soaps have become my emergency soaps, since I can use them as soon as the soaps dry. This batch of charcoal soap is my third batch of HP soaps, and the first batch that I had time taking photos of them....Even though HP soaps are so easy and fast to make, the CP soaps are still my favorite when it comes to making soaps.

Winter Clutch

Do you have a clutch that can give you a cozy warm feeling when you run around outside in cold weather? Well, I do.





This winter I've designed and created winter clutches for my Shop. The idea is just that I thought it would be nice if I have a purse or a clutch that feels cozy and warm when I hold or clutch it during winter time,

so I decided to play around with the crochet needles and yarns to find and create the right patterns, and I've got it!

 
 



I used soft wool-ease yarns, mixed with pretty glitter yarn to give it the tiny bling all over the bag, and then lined with polyester silk, and thick felt to keep its shape...





I love it already. It feels what I've expected to feel - warm and cozy - in term of texture, and it' has a perfect size just to keep some important stuffs you need to go on either day or night. So, I've made them available for you out there too. Please check them out at my shop


 

Ho-So Oversized Tunic

This wool tunic is now my favorite piece wearing around the house for this winter. It's cozy, warmth and oh-so easy to make, so, I made two - one with the soft light wool fabric another with the cotton linen for the breezy weather to come, and thinking of making more in the future



This time I followed the instructions form one of the Japanese pattern book in have, of course, I can't read a word from this book. This book doesn't come with the working actual patterns like they normally do, you have to make your own patterns by following the instructions provided inside the book.

The how-to-make-patterns instructions is easy to follow due to the style of the tunic, which is based on the square patterns that can be adapted, and make into all different pants, blouses, skirts and dresses.





When I first saw the book, I fell in love with the minimal and quirky style of the all the clothes presented in the book. They all look effortless with clean lines, and yet fun to put together.

I chose this pattern to make first since I've been looking for the house clothes that is easy and comfortable to wear around the house during the winter, and this oversize tunic is definitely a keeper.





The next project to come would be the drop crotch pants, square blouses and skirts. Because the love of the boxy, baggy, loosely style, this book's worth my money.

Start with a Clean Halloween

The orange color is popping out every where now, it only means that we are getting close to Halloween fun and fear and will be hit with all the array of Fall colors.

I've  been having fun with Halloween theme  for a while with this Skull Underwear Bag, a  new pattern I've added into the Underwear Bag collection in Travel bag section in my shop.




Now you can pack your bag clean and spooky at the same time or just send them out to friends or love ones as a fun and practical gift for traveling.

Please check them out at my shop.






Happy Halloween to you all.

StudioWonjun Summer Shorts

My husband lives in shorts when it comes to summer outfits - wearing to work as well as to play. Since I made him the first sassy mustard linen with print, he refuses to buy shorts from any stores since then, I know!... I've created monster myself, so it's become my job to make more shorts for him.

This summer, I made him five more pair of shorts...in almost every colors he likes

Little joy with my first time lingerie making

I'm so excited, I've finally done it after a year of gathering enough nerve to do so. This magical area had struck me the first time, a year ago, I accidentally stumped on Novita's blog featuring her oh-so-stunning lingerie sets she made them herself....my jaw just dropped - you can make beautiful lingerie sets yourself???....I'm in, but, don't know where and how to start.





I spent days and days reading her blog, and thanks to her works and her kind heart sharing all the info using in lingerie making, and it inspires me so much.

I did some searching for material supplies, and found Bra-makers Supply where I bought the Bra and Panty patterns, and because of I was a newbie, and didn't know where to start, I opted for a kit, making sure I got every thing on my table....and it's been sitting on my shelf for a year.


   

The fabrics that came in the kit are such beautiful print and lace lingerie fabrics, and they make me nervous cutting them for the first time of trying my hand on making them, so I decided to buy a cheep plain stretch fabric to try on...

I have no knowledge  of  working with stretch fabric at all...just get in the store and feel the fabric, and I came home with this lovely light orangey, thin, stretch fabric for $5 a yard, 2 yard of lingerie elastic, enough for me to make many mistakes, and they also don't cut the fabric less than a yard.





To calm my nerve, I started with making the panty - less complicated - only tree pieces of tiny fabric, lingerie elastic and zigzag stitches, a good start for me to get to know and feel comfortable with the fabric and testing the pattern.

I chose the view B pattern in small size, and it turned out the crotch was a bit too wide, so I made  little alterations on the crotch and the leg opening area to make it more of a perfect fit.


 


Though the stitches are still not that perfect, I am totally pleased with the fit. It fits comfortably after alterations, and I'll stick with it for the next one with prettier fabrics.

After getting comfortable with making two panty, and enough courage, the next day I was up for the bra, working with the same testing fabric, and the pretty light corn-flower blue lingerie elastic I have in my stash because I ran out of those 2 yards black lingerie elastic, following up the directions come with the patterns, and I ended up with this already cute and comfortable bra I ever wear.





There is no need for alteration on the bra pattern, everything fits my 34B size perfectly, event the strap length - no need for strap adjusters at all. For the band hook set and the underwires, I used the old materials taken form my old bras, which I've been collecting and saving them for a while, and they work perfectly.


  



Still, I can't believe I can make pretty lingerie set myself, not only that they are pretty, they are comfortable even though with the underwires on, which what has been torturing me since day one of getting to know to wear them, and they are the first thing I take off when I get home.

With this set, I have been wearing them the whole day, today, and still haven't felt any uncomfortable that need to be taken them off like I used to be, so something must be right.   


 


I still need a little work on the stitches attaching the wire channelling, and I believe the rest will be wild from here.

Home Refreshing with Peonies.

My whole house smells lovely with these gorgeous peonies I picked up at farmer's market yesterday.  The look of them always overwhelms me, at the same time, their sweet fragrant keeps me happy the whole day.