polymer clay

Polymer clay is so fun! It's so easy and turns out very well that my kids can make all sorts of things! keychains, necklaces, jewelry, buttons, etc... So many things to make with it and there are so many colours you can blend to make. Really fun and it keeps them entertained and I am so proud of their talent! I made totoro character and anpanman:)

sewing machine

My husband Manny has been going to auctions a lot lately at shackeltons and vittoria and he always comes home with goodies for me. He bought me a singer 99k antique sewing machine about 3-4 months ago. I've been busy with taking care of my parents health that I haven't really been able to use it and enjoy it. But, for the past 3-4 weeks I've cleaned it and oiled it up and it works so great! It's so pretty too with the black and gold accents and is a great looking machine! It has the original manual and some parts and the motor on it works great. I use this machine to make my origami butterflies and for sewing daichi, mika and emi's quilts. They are getting so close to getting done!

I have 3 singer sewing machines and 1 Norelco antique one that is for heavy duty sewing. The singer 99k is my fav and i'm thinking of selling my others to buy a janome or a singer!

origami sewn butterflies

I have been really enjoying making origami cotton butterflies. Here are some pictures to show you what they look like!