Wedding couple for a lovely couple…. :)
Eline wanted her doll’s hairdo to be similar as Bernice’s… Her wedding theme is red, pink and white. Hence I was using these 3 colors to accessorize her dolls…
I’m glad she loves them very much! Thanks Eline, for your support… May God bless both of you with abundant happiness…
In a nick of time! Another rush pair… It’s all my fault… :p
Fang’s photoshoot was on Monday, I delivered the dolls to them by Sunday… Phew! Just in time for their wedding shoot…
My mom loves this pair very much… She said the bride looks so pretty and the groom is cute with the specs. Honestly, seeing the dolls itself is nicer than the pictures taken by ‘un-professional’ me…=P
Another lovely pair of wedding dolls for a sweet couple… :) Yvonne told me that her husband-to-be is quite tan. When I met him during the collection, indeed his is tan… ;)
SY’s sister was going to Bangkok to attend a wedding. She wanted to give a pair of wedding dolls to her friend and asked me to make according to her wedding photo…
The bride was wearing a off-shoulder gown with a crown on her head. Beautiful!
This pair of wedding couple had followed their owner to Taiwan for wedding’s shots! So envy!
Sher told me that this pair of wedding couples will be the centerpiece on their main table during the banquet.
“Hi Jullie, thank you the dolls v sweet :) I really like the bride doll, keke.. They are so pretty think they will steal attention from wedding couple…”
Sms send by Sher…
I’ve not been blogging for a month! I didn’t realize how time flies…. I was quite occupied lately. Occupied with:
1stly, my boy, whom I called my little monster… LOL!!
My little monster is 16th month old this month and he can walk on his own now! One fine day, he just stood up and walked on his own without any assistance. I was quite surprised!
He is more and more demanding too! If we refused to listen to him or scolded him, he’ll turn away and show an angry face! Gosh! But he picks up thing very fast too, though he can’t talk, I just need to tell/show him once, he’ll know what to do next. LOL!
2ndly, my aunt and family from US were here for holiday… The last time I met Megan, she was barely two. And now, she’s SEVEN!!! Time FLIES! She is very tall, for her age and she has a very sweet smile. She wanted to learn crochet from me and wanted to make a small cake that she can hang on her bag. Struggling with needles and yarns, ended up, I’ve made the cake for her… LOL!!! Joel had lots of fun with his ‘aunt’ and both of us miss them very much….
3rdly, I’m busy with my dolls making too… :) I really enjoy this business very much especially hearing compliments from my buyers. Few more pairs to come ‘till end of this year. Thanks to their support!
And lastly, I’ve mentioned in my previous blog that currently I'm taking a short course, the exam is just around the corner, so I’m also busy preparing for the exam. I pray that I can pass this exam!
Qin is another bride who asked me to make her wedding dolls for photo shoot… Her fiancé and her will be flying to Taiwan for their photo shoot next week.
This pair of wedding couple is also different from my usual pairs…
1stly, Qin’s wedding theme is lilac in color and she wanted her gown in lilac too… Besides white/ivory gowns, I never make colored' gown. Hence this is my first time trying something different. I love the turn out… Something special and unique…. :)
2ndly, Qin’s fiancé doesn’t want any bow tie or tie on his doll… Just put on a black vest. Honestly, I find it a bit plain, but Qin said that’s what he’ll prefer… :)
“Thanks Jul… The dolls are really lovely….” Sms from Qin
To all mothers, I’ll like to wish you a Happy Blessed Mother’s Day….
Being a full-time SAHM for more than one year, I started to realize, it’s not an easy job at all! It’s not 5 days or 5 1/2 days work, it’s 24 hours 7 days work!!! No leave, no public holiday, no mc to claim, but sometimes, some time off to take… LOL!!! Even If I would have to go back to work, the responsibility of a mother to cater for Joel is still there. Just like what these quotes say below:
A man's work is from sun to sun, but a mother's work is never done.
- Unknown
When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.
- Rajneesh
With this, I also appreciate my mother and mother in law and respect them more and more.
However, seeing Joel’s growth everyday is my greatest satisfaction. It’s irreplaceable and priceless. I’m still praying everyday to my Abba Father for granting me wisdom, strength and patience to take care of Joel and my family. I’m grateful that I have a good husband and a lenient ‘boss’, he is always there for me when I’m about to be driven nut by this little monster and approving my ‘time off’ almost all the time… Hehehehe….
This is the 2nd pair of wedding dolls I’ve made for photo shoot.
Bernice is the first bride that requested a plain wedding gown with blings… Besides that, she wanted black sash. I was quite surprised when she said she doesn’t want lacy gown. Most of the brides were attracted to the nice laces I used. But for Ber, she prefers something plain.
I’ve spend quite sometimes on her set. I redo the gown twice in order to get a nicer effect. Besides that, I’ve added quite a lot of Swarovski crystals on her gown. Her color theme is black and red. Instead of traditional white, nowadays, black has became one of the favorite among bridals.
After completing the dolls, I was very satisfied with the result.
Can’t wait to see her actual wedding shoot with the dolls…. :)
This week, I’ve rushed two sets of wedding dolls for wedding’s photo shoot. One of them were for Ade.
Their actual wedding is on 10.10.10… It’s one of the HOT dates of the year.
Ade’s color theme is baby blue and white… She requested to add hair-band using string of pearls and ribbons… She also requested to have bustier gown…
“So sweet!” Ade commented when I met her to pass the dolls to her… I’m glad she likes them…
My colleague and also a very good friend got married last weekends… Aaron and I work as partner for the past 5 years, or more… I’ve lost count. We’ve known each other at least 10 years, when he was still a student attached to my company. He knew his wife during then too… LOL… After serving his national service, he joined me again in another company ‘till now… :)
Finally this couple got married as they have been dating for quite sometimes too *tsk*tsk*…. I’ve been waiting for this day for very long and promised to make a pair wedding couple as their wedding gift.
This pair of wedding couple is a bit different from the others that I’ve made.
Do you spot the different? Yes.. The groom has ears… Aaron wears earring. He wanted me to add this earring on the doll to signify him and emphasized that it’s on the LEFT side…. LOL….
By adding ears, the doll does look cute and different… Don’t you think so?
Both of them love their dolls very much. That night, this pair of dolls were exhibited on the reception’s table. It was the first time, seeing the dolls I’ve made exhibited in the wedding… Erhem… A bit proud… LOL….
Dear Aaron and Jas,
May God bless you abundantly and I’m looking forward to good news as Aaron said he’ll take action ASAP!
I’ve been very busy lately… Not only rushing for orders, I also took up a short course to enrich my knowledge… :) This course will help me in my new venture in future… Not many people know cos I only share with the closer ones. It’s interesting and challenging, will be sharing more in one of blogs soon.
Martin is a very sweet guy… He was very worried that I couldn’t do the wedding couple for him. He dropped me emails and message to check whether I could help me. Seeing his sincerity, despite the short lead-time, I took up his order… :)
He send me a photo of his wife with her face blurred… I laughed when I saw the photo…=P Dear friends, next time, no need to blur the face, your photos are safe with me…. hehehehe….
The bridal doll was made almost the same as the photo send by Martin… I’m glad Widi loves the dolls…
“Hi, Jullie, I love the dolls! They are very beautiful. Thank you :)”
Sms send by Widi
Feona asked me to make another pair of wedding couple for her best friend who will be getting married this weekends @ Malacca… She felt so bad for not able to attend her wedding… Don’t worry, Feona, she’ll understand… :)
I’ve added a crown for the doll and Feona loves it! I’m glad she likes it and hope her friend will too… :)
Helping Betsy to complete this pair of wedding dolls… :) She’s giving them to a friend of her as a gift… Thanks to Betsy for her support… :)
Mary bought this pair of wedding couple for her sister. I’m glad that her sister likes them a lot. :)
I’m using new lace for the wedding gown… It’s a good quality Japanese Embroidery Tulle… I’m really happy with the end result….
According to Mary, her sisters asked her stylist to do the same hairdo as the bride doll during their photoshoot… :)
Balik Kampung means Back to Hometown in Malay…
I’ll be going home to visit my family, especially my dear granny this coming Thursday! It’s just for the weekends and will be back on 4th of April… I’ve not been home for 2 years! The last time I was home was 2008 Chinese New Year… :( Longing to go home for very very long! Miss my granny and miss the food there too!!
This is also the first time I’m bringing Joel back… :) I hope he’ll have great time there… So excited!!
Where is my hometown?? Well, I came from Sibu, Sarawak. It’s locate on the East of Malaysia, Borneo Island… A lot of my friends don’t really know where is this place and always thought I could go back by coach.. However, I can’t… I need to go back by plane. That’s why, I can’t go home regularly like some of my Malaysian friends who are staying at the west.
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Jun wanted a pair of wedding couple for her friend who is getting married on 1st of APRIL… :) It’s an easy date to remember… ;)
Her friend’s wedding theme is oriental theme and requested the bride doll to wear cheongsam… Previously, I had a few buyers requested for cheongsam bride doll, but due to time, I couldn’t do it for them. This month is a quiet month for me, hence, I have plenty of time to try…
It’s not easy to sew the cheongsam though… Took me awhile to complete this set of wedding couple. Jun hasn’t seen the real pair. I hope she’ll like them…. ;)
Due to the costume, I have to make this pair in standing position. But the dolls are soft and can’t stand well by itself, so, I have to make a base for them to stand on.
I’m using lace to sew the cheongsam. It’s really not easy. Pricked my fingers couple of time while sewing… :( But I love the result!!!
Feona wanted a pair of wedding couple for her friends. I’ve completed this couple quite sometime back; not knowing when she’ll be collecting from me. Unfortunately, when she wanted to collect them, I wasn’t at home. :( Thankfully, my DH drove me to the hotel where the wedding was held and drop the dolls with the concierge. Sigh, what a pity, I didn’t get to meet my long-time friend…
I've received two sms from her later in the evening:
“… I like them so much. Some of my friends were really amazed. Thanks for sending it all the way. Really appreciate.”
“My friend and her hubby like it very much…”
Their wedding theme are pink and white. CF wanted her bride to have a bum on the side with flowers and her groom to hold a heart shape pillow with their name sewn on it… :)
I’ve noticed that this is a popular style that most of the brides will like to have: simple and sweet….
I didn’t notice it until Betsy told me during our lunch the other day. We know that Joel has a birthmark on his left wrist, but we never notice it’s a heart-shape.
