My Hiatus

Kelly — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:58:56 +0000

It has been some time…3 months to be exact, a long hiatus from Kiireyblog. I am deeply sorry, my beloved readers for not showcasing anything beautiful lately.

First of all, in June I was moving place, from a small miserable room to a place where I can call my home. Things were crazy, lots of boxes, packing and unpacking…not really much unpacking in fact, a lot of stuffs are still nesting uncomfortably in the boxes. And I got tired and really out of ideas on how to decorate the house. I have not even come up with a color that both me and Berg can compromise (he wants red, orange, strong hot passionate angry colors and I want soft pastel Victorian or zen colors). And the first month in the new place was spent without internet. What a torture to be disconnected from my other life (the virtual life).

Second, I am working my a++ off on my fabric online shop. I manage to open a blogshop and cater this for Malaysia and Singapore market. For those who does not know much about blogshop, here is what it is about : http://fabricfanatics.blogspot.com . In Malaysia and Singapore are stormed with a plethora of blogshops, selling anything from clothes, shoes, bags, watches, color contact lens to cupcakes. Malaysian and Singaporean love using Blogger platform and we use blogspot.com for everything, personal journal, gallery showcase, online shopfront, political ranting, review blogs. I prefer to call it my fabric catalog because it’s not really a fully functional e-commerce website with shopping cart. Surprisingly, my selection of craft and novelty fabrics are very well accepted by the locals because it is very niche and not something everyone can get from the local fabric or craft shop. I have been busy managing the business and perhaps working on bigger plan for the fabric business in my homeland (perhaps because it’s still all in my head).

Third, I think I have a problem with Farmville addiction. My friends and Berg will say, “You definitely have a serious problem with Farmville” because I talk and think about my farm all the time. I could spent up to 4-6 hours tending my virtual farm. Highest level are 90 and I’m now at 84! I am really something…haha. Where’s my medal??
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Today is day 5 without Farmville and now I have a clearer head, more time in the reality life and also start blogging again. Cheers!!!

Sunday Chatroom on Etsy

Kelly — Sun, 23 May 2010 02:59:18 +0000

The Sunday live chatroom on Etsy are filled with beautiful things. I can’t help but curate another treasury from these talented chatty folks.

1. sugar strawberry sakura pop art print from amberandco
2. antique camera from vintageten
3. sky blue cowl from LeArmoire
4. miss hearts from cronopia6
5. happytogether from notsoshabbychic
6. reusable cotton pads from 2kute
7. victory girls button set from buttonhead
8. paisley daisy boho top from tripplegoddess
9. madonna in orange print from waterwork

Nice meeting you all chatty folks

French Toast Friday

Kelly — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:59:54 +0000

Isn’t the shop name beautiful? Frenchtoastfriday, a crafter from my own shore and the way she photographed her creation just make me keep going back to her shop.

subtle beauty is always my favourite.

red flower brooch
(the beautiful white pearls are freshwater pearls cultivated in our own country, Malaysia)

double yellow flower brooch
(i really love the sweater too)

mini message banner, ps i love you

I would definitely love to see more things from her shop.
and here is her blog, which I’d followed.

Sweet and So Mini

Kelly — Mon, 17 May 2010 12:57:40 +0000

Ever wonder what you can do with these miniature polymer clay fruit slices? The clay slices are probably 1/10 of your baby fingernail. So sweet and so small…

Here’s some idea, even sweeter!

1. breezy blue green slice ear studs from petitplat
2. heart fruit tart pendant from beadpassion
3. heart fruit tart ring from mmagda
4. peach, oranges and blueberry fruit tart ring from mousemarket
5. green kiwi danish earrings from oneelf
6. caramel cream tart with fruits earrings from janetsaw
7. summer fruit cheesecake miniature from littletimewasters
8. fruit pie pendant from sleepingdogstore
9. strawberry bracelet from cookieland

Contemporary Red, White, Black All Over

Kelly — Mon, 17 May 2010 03:16:41 +0000

Red, white and black the color combination that I will be using for my new place. Here’s some great interior design ideas I found.

A touch of red, on a white canvas and minimal black brings out a contemporary home interior design.

from manalohome

from homehousedesign

from jogjatec

from archinspire

from kabmurungraya

from homedecorarchade

Summer Fashion

Kelly — Sun, 16 May 2010 04:04:31 +0000

Summer is coming. I can already feel the heat (even thought it’s almost summer all the time in Malaysia). Let’s see some summer fashion? It’s time to wear a lot of dresses and dance around.

Hmm…I have the urge to revamp my wardrobe, totally.

romantic summer dress by MyLolaFashion

on the beach by bobaniaa

sunflower dress by shugarose

egg blue and grey heather jersey dress by outofline

rose dress by milktee

from dan.rossphoto

garden summer from Andrew J Filip

complex strap tank dress by worthwhile

red shoe from melissann

Supplies Sunday : Make It Like Vintage

Kelly — Sun, 09 May 2010 03:10:56 +0000

These supplies might not be more than 50 years old but you can create some timeless beauty from them.

Ooo..and also all supplies are under $10. Enjoy~~

1. 10 vintage ivory etched lucite bolt spacer beads, $2.90 from reductionnation
2. old fashion bicycla charm, $1.95 from diyparadise
3. world map collage squares, $3.00 from piddix
4. hand-stamped muslin bag, $6.00 from seasonaldelights
5. jute twine, $0.35 from christopherpines
6. vintage design half yard japanese linen fabric, $7.00 from kiiss
7. 10 vintage glass headpins, $3.50 from thebeadsource
8. 50 pcs vintage buttons, $7.50 from roxypop
9. hand-dyed ribbons 4 yards, $4.50 from abbyandellie

Five Things I Need Today

Kelly — Fri, 07 May 2010 02:52:56 +0000

happy linen hang tag from papernstitch

1. i need to stay very awake because I have to drive alone for 3 hours, back to hometown to see my mom and dad

coffee notebook from papernstitch

2. i need to find some blog friends. linkity link link ^_^

3. i need to edit my blog design. any blog designers out there? We can do a collaboration, you help me with my design and I sponsor your website for one whole year!!! Ain’t that a great deal.

4. i need to develop the films, i have 3 rolls of them waiting to be exposed.

5. i need to laugh out loud, really really loud and jump and laugh and jump. I can’t remember the last time I did this. I desperately need to do this again.

–will post more colors tonight–

Phuket on Films

Kelly — Wed, 05 May 2010 01:52:05 +0000

Recently I started to capture things on films. It’s fun to load and unload film rolls and the anticipation to see what’s caught in the film. I’m using cheap plastic toy camera you can find in dollar stores (but nowadays toy camera are very over-rated and getting more expensive). The photos are full of flaws, blur and grainy but I always think those are the art of imperfection.

Here are some pictures from my previous Phuket (Thailand) trip.

Anyone else crazy with old school film photography?

Feature Artist : Tamar Mogendorff

Kelly — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:37:20 +0000

Tamar Mogendorff is a fabric artist with fairy fingers, able to create life out of beautiful fabrics and threads. How I wish I have such talent to be able to create lovely creatures for my home. Her work is largely influenced by the use of linen fabric. As a fabric seller myself, linen is my favorite type of fabric. So down to earth, natural and simple but yet so beautiful, zakka as the Japanese would label it.

Go to her website for more inspiration.