DIY floral sweater

Hi there!
Today I wanted to show you a small idea I got yesterday, what could I do with that old and a boring grey sweater? Well, I did something like this...

Well, for this lovely custom sweater you need:

- Felt

- Scissors 

- Spool & thread

First check the size of your sweater's button and cut a square that is almost the same size. With that one make a small flower (circle, rectangle, rose, triangle, or heart) and cut a small part in the middle of it. Sew your felt flower and try if the button fits inside the hole. After that you are done! I think this is really simple, but it is a great way to give a small twist to an old sweater. If you want to frequently change the small felt pieces, just skip the part of sewing and secure your felt flower at the end. I really hope you like this DIY project! (: I will post some fashion posts later (one of my new year's resolutions ^^) Oh, and don't worry if you couldn't make the flowers the size you needed them at the first time. (that happened to me too!) Keep your flowers! I made another DIY for the ones you didn't used!! :D 

Happy crafting! 

Love, Monica and Remi

DIY: last-minute place card holders

For the upcoming dates to celebrate, I guess you are the one who organizes or helps. (: 

I do that too, so I know that details matter. For avoiding any kind of problem, a good idea is to assign places to the guests. Wouldn't you feel welcome if you knew that someone had chosen and personalized your place? Well, I would. 

This is a really simple and cute DIY, you will need no more than some paperclips and spray paint. 

1. Take your supplies and place them over a place you don't mind painting 2. Paint all the clips and let them dry for 10 minutes 3. Make some cute tags and place them on your clips. 4. ENJOY! (:

This is something really useful and customizable. (I wish I had a gold spray paint!) You can use these ones for prizes on your shop, or for displaying almost anything!

Happy crafting,

Love, Monica

DIY Santa's cookies plate & glass

My sister and I love to leave cookies and milk for Santa... I know, you might be thinking that I wrote coockies wrong, but that mistake has a long story. When my sister was really small she adored cookies, and she always wrote that word like that. So it is a small memory, that will stay in that plate (: 

For this small idea you need:

- 1 plate 

- 1 glass 

- 1 ceramic marker

Just take your plate and start decorating it the way you like! For decorating the glass I recommend to grab it from the inside so that you have a better control of it. The best thing you can do while decorating anything is listening to calm music and having fun! You can always do this with your family. It is also a great idea for christmas presents!

Happy day!

xo. Monica

PS Thank you so much for all the lovely people who pins from the first lime!! (I'm so impressed!)

Featured artisan: Pei Li

Hi there! 

I am really happy to announce the first featured artisan in TFL blog, 

Go and say hello to the adorable girl behind these lovely creations, Pei Li.

--Please tell us a bit about yourself.

My name is Pei Li and I live in Singapore with my family. I am currently working as a product design and development manager at friendup.com (a social networking website), and am also a dollhouse miniature artisan and teacher.

--Apart from creating things, what do you do?
I have lots of interests and hobbies. Besides dollhouse miniatures, I love cross stitch, listening to music, watching movies, traveling, photography, jogging, cycling. 

--Where does your inspiration come from?
I find inspiration in everyday life. Most of the things I create are things I love in real life. I find it easy to start from noticing the little things in my everyday ife. I also visit blogs of bakers, flower arrangement artists, and through their photos, I can always find something inspirational. I also browse through a lot of home décor magazines. I collect photos of things that inspires me.

--What would you like to do in the future?
I dream about being able to travel overseas to teach others how to make realistic dollhouse miniatures. That would be one of my dreams. Apart from that, I just live life as genuinely as I can everyday, and put in the best in whatever I choose to do in future.

--What does handmade mean to you?
Handmade has a special and important meaning to me all my life. Since I was a child, I have been surrounded by members of my family who, in some sort of way always handmade something. My grandmother was very good in sewing and so is my grand aunt. I still keep a quilt that is made by my grand aunt which I treasure a lot. My mother is also very good in handicrafts when she was much younger and I remember a blouse which she sewed beads on to make it a really unique piece that everyone complimented it whenever I wore it. I knew all the hard work and special touches that each handmade piece brings and till this way, I continue to bring that to all the work I do.

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--How would you describe your creative process?
I don’t know if I could exactly describe my creative process because I don’t have a fixed way of creating. Sometimes it’s a combination of inspirations that I’ve seen from photos somewhere, and from there I add my own personal touches to that in my mind. The actual end product might look quite different from what I imagine earlier on, as the creative process grows and transform during the process, but I usually embrace and go with the flow. There are also some days where I would put the work aside for a day to think about the next step. So the work process for each piece is always different. 

--Tell us about a funny experience you had while working.
I can’t recall any funny experience truly, but I would say that whenever I get engrossed making a particular piece, I’m truly enjoying myself and there is an inexplicable sense of calm and happiness, and before I realize it, time has just flew by!


Don't you just love her? 
Thanks so much Pei Li, for letting us know more about you! 


You can go and...
visit her Shop : www.peiliminiatures.com
read her Blog : miniaturepatisseriechef.blogspot.com/
follow her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Pei-Lis-Dollhouse-Miniatures/66723639327

I hope that all of you are having a lovely Monday!
xo. Monica