For Cindy…. Wedding Dolls, Corsages, A Boutonnière and A bouquet of flowers….

Cindy approached me early this year for something very challenging…. She wanted a pair of wedding couple in Chinese Traditional gown (kua), a wedding hand bouquet, corsages and boutonniere. She has chosen roses and lilies as her flowers! It took me awhile to accept this order because I really had no confidence whether I would be able to deliver, especially the wedding hand bouquet.

Cindy has really given me a very rare opportunity to explore almost everything a wedding need… I was very excited cos I never done all these before, especially the wedding hand bouquet…

I really enjoy exploring something new. Let me start with the wedding dolls. Trying to make the ‘kua’ was very challenging. Initial, I was using fabric to make the ‘kua’ costume, FAILED!! I’m really bad in sewing…. :( I gave up after a few attempts and wasted almost half a meter of fabric.. =S

Starts with the Chinese costume, ‘Kua’. I crocheted the kua and embroidered small flowers with crystals as embellishment.   My friend, Lynn, made a Chinese knot as the collar’s button. I’m not very good with Chinese knot but according to her, this knot brings luck and good fortune.

After completing this set, I felt so relieved and very satisfied… The actual dolls were nicer than picture… When Cindy received them, she was thrilled and excited… She really likes them… I like them too…

 

I had a lot of doubts when it comes to her wedding hand bouquet. I have no confidence whether I would be able to make something as nice as the real flowers bouquet… I wasn’t able to find any reference at all too :( What I could find were either too elaborate or too old fashioned. It’s not for gift but it’s for a big occasion, WEDDING!

First challenge I faced was deciding the numbers of roses and lilies… By faith, I’ve made 12 roses and 8 calla lilies to make this bouquet. Then come to choosing the type of yarns. I’ve discussed with Betsy and we decided to use Egyptian Cotton, thicker and shinier though the yarn is quite costly. No regret! Lastly, the assembly was another obstacle.. :( At first, I thought of assemble on my own, but I had no clue how to wrap them. Thanks to this wonderful florist, who owned a very small shop near my place. Never judge a ‘SHOP’ by it’s frontage! The owner is a pro! She has actually won quite a few awards for her flower arrangement and her forte is dealing with calla lilies! When she saw the handmade flowers, without hesitation, she agreed to wrap for me! Could see she was very excited too… LOL!!!

I LOVE the outcome very much!! By GRACE of GOD, I got the numbers of flower right! The florist was able to make a nice semi-round bouquet and the size was just nice… :)

The whole bouquet is 100% handmade! The florist and I will be collaborating in doing some hand bouquets next year… Stay-tuned!

Then she wanted two wrist corsages for her sisters… I love the wrist corsages very much! Very different from my usual wrist corsages… They were made of two calla lilies and 2 small roses…

Lastly, she requested a Boutonnière for her husband…. :) The Boutonnière was made out of 3 calla lilies….

Thanks to Cindy for this rare opportunity! I’m glad she loves all of them too.

“Handmade – A – Fair”

Last year, Knotty Bicsie’s Handmade-a-fair was showcasing a group of talented crafters on their handmade. Jullie’s handmade had show-cased a pair of wedding dolls & corsages during the event…

Handmade-A-Fair is back! But this year, it’s organized differently. Instead of showcasing crafter’s works, it will be showcasing talented instructors! And again, Jullie’s Handmade will be participating!

Angelically Yours is the theme of our workshop! Jullie and her friend will be conducting workshop on making Swarovsky Crystal Angels.

Angels are always associated to protection and love. I’ve made more than 100 over Swarovski Angels  during my wedding to be given to my loved ones… Though it’s small but very meaningful!

If you are thinking of gifts idea for this coming Christmas, Swarovsky Angel will be an ideal Christmas gift to that special someone. It will be more special if you made it on your own!

To register, pls email me your Full Name, Contact Number, & Name of Workshop you are signing up for. Email: bicsie@gmail.com

Closing Date: 5th Dec 2010

Angels kit sets will be available for sales on that day too. 

Wedding Corsages for Idy

I’ve made a pair of wedding couple for Idy couple of months back for her wedding shot.

Now, she asked to make 12 pieces of corsages for her dear sisters and friends… :) All her corsages are unique in colors…

 

 

 

Wedding Couple & Small Dolls for Wylyn

This pair of wedding couple is made for Wylyn and her Caucasian husband… Their wedding theme is pink and brown! Very unique combinations…

Besides that, she also requested 6 personalized dolls for her good friends….

X: Her friend with long hair and love pink and peach. She’ll like to have flowers on her head…

A: Her friend who loves to bake and she has long brown hair

B: Her friend who is sexy with long curl… So, I’ve made a bikini doll for her… hehehehehe

M: Her friend who has a pink streak hair on her fringe

R: Her friend who is a PE teacher and very stitch

Lastly, my favorite….

S: Her friend who LOVES Korean Drama and she has short brown hair…

Wedding Couple for Cherry and Gwyn

Wedding Couple for Cherry

Cherry would like to add eye lashes on her bride’s doll…. I was a bit worry cos eye lashes can affect the whole expression of the dolls… But I’m happy with the turn out… hehehehe

 

 

Wedding Couple for Gwyn

Gwyn wedding gown is in ivory…. If you notice, I’ve replaced 0 with ‘heart’ shape… That’s because it’s sooo difficult to sew 0… :( I may use this method in future if my buyers allow… =P

Wedding Couple cum Ring Pillow for Ferlyn

Ferlyn will like to incorporate a ring pillow to the pair of wedding couple…

Since the groom’s doll is holding a heart, I’ve converted the heart shaped pillow to a ring pillow…

 

 

Wedding Couple for Sharon

I’ve personalized a pair of octopus last year for Sharon and her ‘boyfriend’ then.

This December, this two lovely couple will tie their knot and this pair of dolls is specially personalized for them. Sharon told me she’ll like to have tiara on her head. I can’t find a miniature tiara, hence I got a friend to make one for me…

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Smaller version of Wedding Couples

I’ve made these wedding couples for ‘last minute’ orders… =P Some orders came in quite late and I don’t have time to make bigger pair… I LOVE the smaller version of wedding couples… They are equally cute and unique on their own…

These dolls are measured approx. 4.5” tall. Since it’s smaller, they are simpler and with less accessories.

This pair is for Sis Ing’s colleague who has got married on 6th Nov. She loves them so much!

 

This is for Joyce’s cousin, Joyce wanted a bigger version but her order came in too late that I won’t be to rush for her so I’ve suggested a smaller pair for them…

Wedding Couple for Betsy

Betsy, founder of Knotty Bicsie and I, founder of Jullie’s handmade, are collaborating. We have been collaborating since the day we met! I’m very grateful to have a friend like her. When she’s busy, I’ll swing over to help her on her orders and sometimes her classes. When I need her, she’ll swing herself and sometimes, her mother, over to help… LOL!!! We help each other in everywhere, except, babysitting our kids. ;)

This time round, Betsy wants to focus on her workshops and teachings. I’ll be blogging about it soon. Any enquiry of wedding dolls or wedding related stuffs, she’ll pass to me. This pair of dolls is made for one of her buyer in HK.

The buyer wanted the bride doll to keep the hair down. Then I’ve added pearls strings as hair band with flowers on it… Blame on my photography skill, I should have taken a photo from top to show the hairdo. It looks very sweet on the actual doll.

 

Wedding Couple for Ai Ling

Ai Ling requested NO LACE for her bride doll… She prefers satin. It’s a challenge to me. I had redo the gown at least 3 times before I got the effect that I want. It’s not easy at all… But I'm quite happy with the outcome. Most importantly, Ai Ling and her husband LOVE them!

Wedding Couple for Vanessa

Talk about Vanessa… I’ve known her for more than 2 years! How? Well, Vanessa is working with CORDLIFE. She was the one who introduced to us on storing baby’s cord blood stem cells. During then, she was engaged to her husband and we were chatting about setting up family. She is very friendly and easy to get along with… Coincidently, during our 2nd meeting, I brought my digital camera along with me. While waiting for my friends, I showed her the wedding dolls I’ve made. I just started making dolls leisurely… She LOVES them instantly and placed an order. LOL!!! She just collected her dolls last few weeks and was telling me that she’s been waiting for this day for very long!

P.S. Erhem… To those new mothers, if you want to find out more about CORDLIFE, you can look for Vanessa… Do drop me an email if you want her contact… ;)

Vanessa wrote a message in my facebook:

“Hi Jullie! Thanks for the gorgeous wedding dolls! Colin loves them as much as i do! :)”

 

Wedding Couple for Rosalind and J

Rosalind send me a wedding photo of herself with a very very nice hairdo. She had one bunch of organza flowers on her head. Hence, I’ve made organza ribbons for her bride doll too.

“Thanks A lot!! Love them to bits, especially the bride hehe. Am going to display them on my reception table at the hotel. And also tks for wrapping up the 2 little dolls. :)”

SMS by Rosalind

Besides that, she’ll like to have something for her two MCs… So, I suggested these two angel dolls for them.

J has short hair with long fringe and E has long hair with short fringe. Both of them have wings behind them… Very sweet!

Wedding Couple For Jac and W

It’s been a month since I’ve blogged… I nearly ‘drown’ in rushing orders… =P I’ll like to thank some of my friends that have been following my blogs for their concerns and wishes. So sweet.. *HUGS*

The Nasal Surgery that I had on 14th of Oct was a success… I was unable to smell for the past 2 and half years due to serious sinusitis. I wasn’t able to taste too, I could only taste whether the food is sweet, sour, spicy or salty. Yes, even DURIAN… I couldn’t taste durian at all… Well, it was a blessing in disguise for me during my pregnancy, as I didn’t have nausea problem and I didn’t have problem using public toilet… =P

The CT-scan shown that my nasal cavities that were supposed to be filled with air were almost 100% blocked with polyps and mucous… The only treatment option I had is surgery!

The surgery was very long! I was pushed in by 9:30am and was out from the OT by 6pm! Though it’s supposed to be a day surgery, due to long hours under anesthesia, I was warded for a night. I kept praying that I could smell again. My doc didn’t want to give me an assurance because this problem had been bothering me for too long and she worry that the nerves might be badly affected.

Well, after a week of resting, I FINALLY CAN SMELL AGAIN!!!! The first thing I wanted to smell is JOEL. Joel has very nice smell!!! Even his poo smells nice for the first time… LOL!!! But not after that… Now I can enjoy food. After this operation, I’m starting to appreciate ‘smelling’ and ‘tasting’ things around me, especially food.

During this time, I was very very grateful to my dear husband, who had took one week leave to take care of Joel for me… I was very surprised with his capabilities of handling Joel. Thanks, dear.. *MUACK*… Not forgetting my friends. I was very grateful to have friends around me when I need help. There is one very special friend that I really thank GOD for her, YL…. She really helps me a lot! Without her, I don’t think I can get my orders out on time! She has been my great helper for more than a year in this handmade business… I always believe, working as a team is better than working alone. I’m glad to have her in my team.

This pair was the first pair I did after my surgery….

If you notice, I’ve been using crystal beads for most of the wedding dolls… These crystal beads are Swarovski. Previously I used glass beads but glass beads don’t shine as nice as crystal beads. Besides that, I’m using Japanese Tulle Lace that I managed to source from one local supplier. The Japanese Tulle Lace is more expensive than China lace, BUT the quality is so much better. Even the supplier told me that they only get tulle lace direct from Japan and is very disappointed with the China supplier.

I love the dolls that I’ve made to look pretty! And I don’t like to disappoint my buyers. I love to see their expressions when they received the dolls… That’s the satisfaction I want to have… A lot of works but all efforts paid off after seeing the smiles on their face!

 

Wedding Couples for months of Sept and Oct

I’ll be going for an Op on 14th of Oct. Hence, I’ve been rushing my orders these few weeks. Since Joel is taking his long afternoon nap, I steal a bit of time to blog about these 3 pretty wedding couples…

The other day, a friend of mine came over to my place. Previously, she came a few times but only saw the unfinished dolls. She never say anything about them. That day, I had 2 sets of completed wedding dolls that were ready to be delivered sitting on my craft’s table. She was so amazed and excited, kept saying the dolls were very very pretty, especially the hairdo and the lace! She said, prettier than pictures… I agreed.. The actual pieces are prettier than the picture.

For Yanti and her fiancé, W….

“Hi Jullie, …. Today is my photoshoot day :) now e dolls are with me on e way to the studio. Really love it alot! I’ll send u  my photo shoot photo with e dolls once it’s ready :) thanks a lot for making e dolls for us.”

Yanti, send via SMS

Yanti dear, make sure you do… :)

For Yvelyn and Fiance, Peter… :)

This is my favorite pair… My friend saw this pair and loves it instantly… :) Peter loves to play soccer. So, I’ve made a ball with their name on it. Sweet!

 

Hazel’s Wedding Couple for her friend, GM & Jo

Hazel has asked to make quite a few dolls for her friends and herself… :) This pair is her 2nd pair…

I’ll be doing her wedding dolls next month. I’ve seen her wedding picture… *Drool*… Stunning!!! Hehehehe… I hope I can deliver up to her expectation….

This is another pair of wedding couple that I like… Especially the bride… I love the hairdo very much. I was watching Letters to Juliet while doing the doll. The movie was very romantic and inspiring. Hmm, does the bride looks Victorian to you?

Wedding Couple for Wenting

This pair of small wedding couple is for Wenting’s sister. She came to me quite last minute and I didn’t have time for bigger doll. Hence, I’ve made her a smaller version of wedding dolls for her sister on her birthday… :) So sweet….

“Hi Jullie! Just to let you know that my sis loves the wedding dolls that you’ve made… Very pretty!! Really appreciate ur help despite my last min order… Thanks lotsa lotsa!! (=^^=)”

Her messages full of this kind of cute cute icons…(=^^=)

Wedding Couple for Huisi

This pair of wedding dolls is a surprise gift to her husband-to-be. After showing to her husband, she sent me a sms:

“ Hi Jullie, tks for the dolls… my hubby find them very cute… great work :)”