Concentrate on the good things in life, and You'll never miss out.

I sit here in my wing armchair and wonder on life and what's ahead.
I figure life has many surprises nor much you can tell beforehand.
I lie awake at night thinking what will be happening.
I figure god will have something special at hand for me when the time begins.
For I always knew I was special rather somehow within the lots of humans.
I believe in my passion and courage to fight what I believe.
To moving on to better things.
To not dwell on the past only say hush to the memories.
I believe that my life has gone its path and this path will lead me to more memories that will bring me,
Happiness and my purpose in life is first of all, to be Happy.
Coming from a background that has a lot of fights and injustice,
I pray by god to get out of that surrounding and I did.
I found a man who loves me and who accepts my wit and charm besides my emotional and flight being,
the last straw was to being forced to do what I did not want to, I was scared and felt punished if I were to follow the pathway that has been forced upon me. So I fled. I am also tired of listening to things that only brings richness to the others. I so fled.
I fled to the land where the richness lies in their poultry and that is adjacent away from more countries.
I live my life oh so unexpectedly but promising. I wish I could bargain a life with the angels so I could go to heaven a straight.
But nor any humans can but only stay on earth till the end comes near.
I wish to say solemn gratitude to memories that still exists, the lashed out ones, the hurtful ones, the life that I seek is somewhere in my hands. I wish a good life and good life I will get. I wish for a happy life and so a happy life shall I receive.
I love the nature, I love the sky, I love the air and the love of my life. I want to be happy. If that is criminal justice then let it be. For I will also be happy when I find myself in heaven someday. I promise to be gentle to myself. I promise not to hurt myself. I promise to let things go. As things that goes around comes around. Believing in that will at the least say some rights to wrong.

I sit here in my wing armchair, wondering, when the world will see that money is not the end of the world, but the world itself. take care of nature and nature takes care of you. if there is a world where money plays no character, and humans are judged by how happy they are, levels of happiness are look upon on career status or achievements, then i surrender to them, thy shall take me with you and i will follow.

I wonder in my wing armchair if I could one be happy for as long as I could remember I was deserted. Why is it.. I love nature and I love myself. I seek happiness for so long and yet one curly devil comes along. This devil reminds me of whom I hatred much upon from where I have fled. I went to the Tribunal to face the court with this devil's actions. I hope and wish the Judge could tell the difference, between a liar and an honest being. I pray , oh I pray. Oh I took a stand of oath of telling the truth, and so did the devil. But I pray. Always in my heart I pray. That someday I could be surrounded by good people and only good people. In my heart in my soul I love the nature and universe so I hold it in myself deeply this believe that things will be good.

So long as it is good it will forever and always be good.
Please god, i humbly pray that please, help me in this situation i go through. I pray. for my happiness and the eternal growth of the universe.

First Three Bags

I have labeled all my bags. Mynrose.

Atten-Hutt! Like the soldiers lol.
My beautiful lyrical Red.
My first patchwork bag! De~light~!
Susan Bag~ For files and stuffs!

Susan Bag

Basically Pictures of my third bag I called Susan Bag. It is for my ex-colleague I work with who is the Area Manager in Wellington. She said she needed a bag to put her files in. So she wanted me to make one for her after she saw my second bag called, Lyrical Red. :) Yay and it's done. She said she like the color green. So easy said, I use the color green.

Prevailing Mynrose

After tweaking here and there for my brand label name, I have made much acceptance to it.

To reveal the label,

Welcome to the world Mynrose~ <3

"A petal blooms the way to the sky,
the incense that it brings to the aroma of smell,
gentled by the touch of eve,
sang by the birds of dove,
twittered by the breach of the sun and earth
Mynrose prevails into sky un-earthed."

-by the creator of Mynrose, 9.24pm,26 July 2008

Wishing Mynrose a Blissfully Blessed on an unlimited possibilities, eternally.

Knitted Stuff! Wrist Warmer~

Here is my first knit thingee. I call it wrist warmer :)
I have learn on how to do a slipknot, cast on, knit stitch, cast off and completed that thingee in that pic above. woohoo.

My next thing to do? Well . . scarf!

I'm Knitting, I'm Knitting!

Tadaa~ I managed to complete a few rows. I wonder what i should do next? ... Not to fear my DVD is here! :P Hee hee. Hey I can make a scarf now lol. :p yay.

Although some of the stitches are not entirely perfect, but I am very proud for achieving this tonight. Yes! And I still have to cook dinner for my Darling :p
I recommend this to people who have a hard time "getting it". ^-^p
After all the books I try to read and look at the diagrams, after all the Youtube's streaming videos, when I walk into Mary Hospice in Kilbirnie, took a look at their yarn section, I saw the DVD :| *ghastly face* Yes, the DVD. I grabbed it and put it in my .. not my pocket, what sorta person you think I am??? Of course I put it with all the junks I want to buy on the table/counter but decided to hold it in my hand. I found this cute vintage buttons too. I'll post a pic of that later.

The DVD, The Art of knitting. Getting Started DVD. It sure as Heavens, got me started! Yuppie Yippee Hoorayyyy. :) It says easy to follow step by step instructions. so true so true. all the basic techniques with an expert to guide you. I truly recommend this dvd to anyone who have a hard time getting it! Like me >.< lol. took me so many months to just learn how to cast on and complete rows of that thing u do, i forgot what's it called. Lol. :)


And off she goes to knit some more, later she will come back with a completed ... stuffs! "to-be".

ciao ~

Bulk Zip won on TradeMe

Anyone wants zips? Teach me something useful. Lol. The auction says over 100 zips short ones? Well I'm spendin NZD$20 including $5 Shipping. At least this zips will last me awhile, until i need different kind of zippers, like invisible zip, long one, for dres? Humm i wonder. i miss doing this stuff. talking rambling what interests me and all. Welcome back Maz!.
SMileyyyy :D yeeeee :D

Lada Sewing Machine

This was my 20th Birthday Present from My Darling~<3.>

Another picture I want to show you is the cute carry box that it came with, and how my lovely partner decorate it to give me as my birthday present :D

He also put in a box of chocolate (cadbury-yumm) in between the sewing machine when I first open it :) So cute. I love him. (L)

Phase of life I

I read this post from this blog, www.queengilda.com, what i love about me. So her post makes me want to share my story too. Her post made me realise that I have to come out from my shell. I keep going back in. I guess I'm scared. I just feel fear that I get rejected. Well what's up with me now is that I'm looking for a part-time job. I just moved to a new suburb. Had to, it was getting crowded in that small bedsit i live in, and also the spanish landlord there was being a pervert and a retarded jerk.

So, I had a talk to myself today, about what I want in my future. The application for university, Massey, closes in October. I'm going to classes with Esther Lee, this fashion sewing tutor that use to teach in NZ Fashion Tech. Til now, what I've learn from her is just how to make a bag and to apply zip. Lapped Zip. Its kinda slow really, but I'll keep pushing to get more information and skills required. I want to go to university next year. Have to put my mind to studies and just finish gaining required skills and then work in an industry that I would like to be in.

I wish that I have someone to talk to me. I mean, its kinda hard to try and sort this yourself when you got no one. I feel like I have no one. But I think there's a lot of people out there willing to lend a pair of ears and time to listen to me. Well, I have a few friends, one of them works in Asia Gallery, her name is Dao, her husband owns the shop. Its a treasure shop really. Really really cool shop with a lot of fabrics and antiques. Dao made me realize that I am young and I have it, all of it, to be successful, just how you put things together makes you become who you are in the end. I think I want to go uni. Its what I think. Massey Uni. I would want to skip Foundation Year, as I have done Foundation in 2007. But anything is possible. I want to go Uni next year.

Also, it has been 7 months my partner, Aaron and I have been together in NZ. In December its going to be 12 months. I think I want to stay in NZ. And Aaron and I will travel around places soon. We got attracted to each other because of our passion for traveling. Like actually it starts off with London. Thats how I got here. Cause of London setback. I was supposed to enroll in London College of Fashion but well maybe its fate me and Aaron got together in NZ.

I want to apply for permanent residency when it hits 12 months. So that I can go uni next year. I want to study. I really do. Its in my heart. I found a source I can study from, which was Esther Lee, got her flyer from Asia Gallery from Paul. Thank goodness. There is no class this week, school holidays. There will be class next week.

My plan is as below

July - Get a Part-Time Job & Start Side Project-Online Business on TradeMe
August - Sewing Classes with Esther Lee & Go check out Massey Uni.
September - Process Portfolio
October - Send Application to Uni with Portfolio
November - Prepare for Permanent Residency Application.
December - Apply for Permanent Residency.

Not to be wishful thinking, but I am having a feeling for Tiger EyeBeads. I put in an application with a reference letter from Susan, who I work with in PriceBusters to their shop in Manners Mall. Aaron said this Saturday we going to the TigerEyeBeads to make our 7month anniversary thingee. Either bracelet, or pendant or whatever. I want to make one for Aaron too. :) I feel that I feel that, Its just calling to me. Its just there, I want it. I am ready for it. I still remember the first time I look at this retail shop in Kuala Lumpur, its corner just beside the escalator. Now they moved to Lower ground in the shopping mall. I feel soo inclined towards it. I feel so wanting it. Wanting and wanting it. I want to make my own jeweleries, like not to wear but to create. I also remember my mum breaking off her pearls and some roundish ruby color gemstones and making them up together. It looks so nice. I would want to create stuff.

You see, i inherited my love for crafts from my mum and my side for business from my dad. I have lifelong passion for fabrics and textile. I remember touching this linen crispy material its a blouse, that I wore to my friends birthday party one time. Its such a controversial. My dad puts down art and my mum agrees. The thing is that they are old-fashioned. Aah. And they have been neglecting me ever since I was a child. I'm the youngest and they have been busy with their work and my mum's been busy with her salon and cafe and all their stuff to make money and be rich. I don't want to be rich, I want to be happy. Being happy is the first deal to me. If I'm not happy then I'm not there.

What I love about myself, is my ability to be kind to people, even when they did me wrong. I have ability to forgive and forget. I have ability to move on and dream and hope for better things to come.

That's it for now, before I accidentally blab off about things that I don't love about myself.

to be continued...

Lapped Zip Bag with Handle Vintage Linen

A bag to put all my sewing necessities, big enough to do so!

Lanvin Fall 2008

Lanvin: Fall 2008

Career

A Confession.

Design. I am fine with it. Sewing skills, want to be great at it. So this is why you see my sewing skills like a below the bar isnt it. Ah! What must I go through. But honestly, did you remember how YOU first started? Of course you must. Cause it might just be the exact same deal I'm going through. SO please, give me all the support you can as I am willing to hear all advices, from every and each one of you out there. Tiny advice, Big one, or a smack in the head for not doing the right way in sewing, Why Not? Just hit me with it! *

Peace~

Next up, A Jacquard Hobo Bag

Here is the Tutorial on how to make it. http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=125025.0

Im going to use this fabric. Ill take another picture when My battery is charged.

I plan to use an electric green/that pastel green that foes along with it. :) lemme see the paint colour here.this green,colour. yeah like this. :)

De-Bucket *-* ??

Arrrgh. Loook at this. Oh wait. Forgot to take those pics to show you! Well with this as my tutorial, "http://vintagericrac.blogspot.com/2007/09/back-with-buckets.html" on how to make your bucket. My attempt sucks. But still learn a good deal of lesson on it. Tried several ways to sew the bottom circle base onto the Body. But regardlessly couldn't till now. You actually have to face the right sides together, pin the seam width of maybe 1/4 inch and get this, you sew it. with the inside aka what? the interfaced wadding that you looking at? make sure you looking at it,and its not the right side that u looking which is the linen. arrrrgh. well i did the wrong way, did it with the linen facing me, so i dont know how to turn it right side out nemore cuz it is right outside now. but i havent done the circular base for lining. i think i might just need to unpick every single thing, or do the other way which is try and sew the lining circle on the right side >.<

I tried to make a "supose to be" embroidery but yuck. What is going on.. My true sewing skill is revealed? Or just my lazy attitude revealed? My minute skills? NO-GOSH. I will practice harder. And put more heart in it. I was thinking I can push away my flu/sick buggyness out when i craft, but ahh.



ive finished it. i am dissapointed in my sewing. but im going to more classes to learn more on sewing.

this is the finished pics.

Ta-Da~!

My Weutiful bucket!

Digging Up First Project- Sewing Victorian Songket

Victorian Songket. I am very proud of this project. I had to learn tid-bits of sewing skills here and there. The most amazing thing I have achieved during this project is to stay awake for up to 37 Hours to complete this project. Not bothering that I almost nodded off in the lrt in KL.

Besides that, I am proud that I can accomplish this. And got B+. DO you think its fair? I think what makes more sense is that the Creator loves it and doesn't need any creation of hers to be graded. Its all up to an individuals point of view.

with Regards,
Maz

Me and Lyrical Red

Me modelling my new bag (L) that I made myself Yippee.

My Book from Kathleen Fasanella!

The Entrepreneur's Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing :) Yay I got it! I asked Kathleen if she could write me a memento in my venture in this trade.

Lyrical Red - Done and Out to Show off!

Presenting, Lyrical Red on the Blog!

HandMade Bag - Lyrical Red

Weee ~ :) I'm so proud of this :) Yay Yay. I just need to unpick two line of seams because I accidentally put it the wrong way when i wanted to give birth to the bag. Lol. Give Birth-Pulling right side out.

My HandMade Bag!

My finished HandMade Bag! Using fabric squares, not my fabric stash, the tutor's fabric stash. And this is what I've comed up with :)

Value of Old Dress Patterns

I have wondered on the value of old pattern dresses. Like the Maduella's Pattern I posted earlier. So it wont cost as much as gold but definitely worth hunting and keeping.

Maudella Patterns

I was interested to know more about this certain pattern company brand and google it and it says Maudella Patterns is successful in their patterns. Their customers are people who are housewifes and also professional dressmakers. Among all pattern brands like Burda, Simplicity, Vogue, Style and etcs, Maudella for me has this significant air to it. Like it deserves to be in the haute couture area of Patterns. It is in my opinion by the way.


At this time, I have managed to get hold of two of Maudella's Pattern and really loving it. Would want to do this pattern soon :)

Silk Cosmetic Bag with Metal Zip

This is first attempt to do this on my own. Out of a blunder and want to make a cosmetic bag to put all my junks in. I found a zip that matches in my stash and try to do it without thinking. I like to make mistakes and fix it. Second try to me is the perfect last good one. All the time.
But do you see how nice the colours are? I'm a fan of my own work! Handmade rockkkkss. When you master the sewing skills that is :)




I am going to unpick the thread and do it all over again. If you can see it closely, the stripes are not going together.

First Handmade Bag

I had a sewing class with a Famous NZ Sewing Tutor. She is awesome. First we had to make a bag. Handbag. So this is the picture for you.Backside.
Front side

Its not done yet because I need more instructions before I just blaze through the tunnel and hit a huge damn rock. So I want to wait what my tutor has to say.

Buy of the Month

This is Lime & Olive Hand & Body Lotion by Matakana Valley/ Les Floralies Brand. New Zealand made, Naturally. I first saw it in a pharmacy, tried to find the stock, but was unsuccessful. Wanted to buy the tester but was denied. As to health & hygience safety. Ahem?. Hmm. Well I found it in Karori AMCal Pharmacy! Yay. It smells sooo goood. You should really try it. The smell still lasts till now and its been around 7 hours! :) A worth buy for any female who loves fresh enlightening scent for your body :)

check out www.lesfloralies.co.nz

This is Lush. Its from Australia. Very popular. and Very Organic. I love lush, and you will too. :)
GO Green! WOo~ Cedarwood in it, was trying to find sandalwood, but tough luck. I got a better one :p La di da~ SO. Go check out www.lushnz.com for more products :p