travelling needs

just going to squeeze something in before i leave!
argh cant wait! im packed and ready to go YAY!

well i got excited yesterday and bought felt.
made this travel bag for all my important documents

it was suppose to be navy on the outside but i forgot to reverse it when i was attaching all the bits and pieces together.
but its still functional.
im proud even though there were slight mistakes.

at the same time im both estatic and anxious
its my first country other than vietnam and on my own (plus friend)
no parents involved.
THIS IS SUCH A HUGE STEP!
so scared because of the never ending maps and language barrier!
must learn japanese fast! haha

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
a few more hours and ill be on a plane!
if possible ill keep you guys updated!

stitching away

here are the photos of what ive made so far

the process






(notice the back to front foot, but i fixed it afterwards)


final product after two late nights,
the ones below i made in a night so im improving!



jennys new pencil case made out of scrap material my dad bought home for me


another doll i made, it was the back up doll i made for my friend just in case the first one wasnt good enough.
turned out the first one was better than the second one

practise run

on the weekend i finally decided to bring out my sewing machine
that has been hiding in my cupboard for about two weeks now
i did a little tidying up and made myself a work station
and with little spare material around
i managed to cut up my ghost costume
(looked more like kkk gear)
used for dress up day in year 12

so with the "bonus instructional cd"
i managed to learn how to sew
something which i havent done since year 9 textiles class
but i have always secretly wanted to learn how to sew
but i never had the time
and hence "never" had the time to buy a sewing machine
so now that i do have the time
i can make killer dolls faster
instead of hand stitching them which took ages !
took up too much time i didnt have

so heres what i went through


my work station


doll after being stuffed and dodgy embroided eyes


finally completed.
i kinda brushed on some food dye for a lil colour lol

this is only a practise doll
lincraft is having an "up to 50% off" sale on fabrics
so tomorrow im going to go crazy i hope
(if i have enough money to go crazy)

and then im going to sew some more and more
and maybe start to learn how to sew some clothes
i cant wait
be prepared to see something GREAT! (fingers crossed)