Flower case with matching agenda

A new collection:

I bought some Japanese fabric and was trying to figure out what I wanted to make.

That is when the thought of creating a flowery case for my agenda came into my mind.

Something nice to look at and at the same time, useful to organize stuff!

Here it is what it looks like:

It's cute and a nice way to keep your notes! 

Besides, there are several pockets to hold your iPhone, headphone, etc

Bookbinding creations

I have been gathering supplies for my bookbinding projects.

I just love going to these stores filled with lots of different types of papers, etcs. Sometimes, I am just lucky to get some unique papers that I can use in my creations.

These are some of the bookbinding creations:

I wanted to combine some of my ceramic tile patterns with cork materials.

I also made Little pink leather notebooks with colorful pages inside

Ceramic creations

I love working on the pottery because it gives me a feeling of peace and creativity.

Sometimes, I plan beforehand,  in my mind what I want to create but then my hands leads me to something even more amazing in my creations!

It may seem  a difficult art but when you enjoy and love doing something, it aint that difficult. Just follow your heart and let your hands create what you love.

These are few of the things that I have created lately:

 

DIY Leather Agendas 2012 at Megabox

If you happen to be in Hong Kong, which is one of the best place for shopping...

Go to MegaBox, a big shopping mall at Kowloon Bay with lots of great gifts for the season!

At HKID Gallery, you will see DIY products made by local artists as well as my Handmade Leather Agendas 2012.

They make great gifts for Christmas and New Year's. The agendas are created using real leather in various colors. Inside you will see Monthly and Weekly agendas besides some colorful papers for writing notes.

There is some handstitched and chinese bookbinding style in each agenda.

In each of this special agenda, there is also a paper holder for storing cards, notes or anything light!

These agendas were created to get the New Year 2012 well organized! 

Hope you love them too. :0)

DIY Leather Agendas 2012

The new collection of Agendas 2012 is finally completed.

For this time, I have decided that they had to be colorful and with a different style. 

There has to be some fun in your everyday life! So wouldnt it be nice to carry a cute colorful agenda in your bag to drop down notes or reminders for the new year!

These agendas are sewed up in chinese binding style. As you can notice, I have also hand stitched to keep the agenda beautifully closed.

These real leather agendas will be for sale in Hong Kong only at MegaBox shopping mall in Kowloon Bay.

Should you wish to purchase one of them, you can order by email (limited collection!)

My working studio

Working space is very important because you need to be able to work, think and create!

Sometimes, it is so nice to just spend the whole day inside my studio and work on my projects.

Today, I will let you take a glimpse ...

At the moment, I am working on the Leather agendas 2012. 

I will be using real leather and chinese bookbinding stiches. Besides, it will be different from last year agendas which got sold out very fast in Hong Kong.  :0)))

Therefore, I have decided to create some lovely and cute design for 2012. I want to let the owner of these agendas have a feeling of great joy for the new year!

Coffee anyone?

I needed some coffee cups. I thought to myself, what better than having a nice expresso coffee using cute cups made by me!

Here is a set of 4 little coffee cups! 

They make great presents for coffee lovers!

Something else being created!

I have been creating various things and filling my mind with ideas.

I handmade this phone cover using the brown real leather. 

I was really happy with the outcome. 

Every time, I look at these beautiful leather, I love the scent and start thinking what I can create.

All of these leathers are from Portugal and I had to find a way to get some here in China. 

Therefore, I went to Guangzhou to the leather market and they had just about anything.

These are the leathers that I bought and I cant wait to go there again. Lucky me being so close to Guangzhou!

I had a great time walking and looking around. They do have anything that you can think of. They have supplies of all the materials that you need to create things.

I missed my bookbinding art. Therefore, I went back to creating leather journals. This journal is very well organized with forms that you can write down your own informations on the first page.

As you can see, on the last page is an envelope to hold some of your important small papers or anything that you think you might want to get back to!

This is a DIY wallet that I have also created:

And last but not the least, I created a passport holder:

Ceramic and bookbinding

Creating is already part of my life. I enjoy so much because I get to focus on what I want to create, think of the colors and patterns....and forget about the rest of the world!!!

This foto was taken during my pottery classes. It does seem easy but not if you are trying for the first time. But then with time, you just enjoy, even though it takes a lot of patience and time.

I have been creating some little tea cups with patterns on them.

This foto was taken in my pottery school and you can see works of lots of the students there. Some of them are very professional already!

These are the little tea cups that I have created using bronze colors matching with white color!

Since I have been working on bookbinding, I wanted to create something unique.  Therefore, I have been talking to my dear friend who is an artistic herself and she gave me an idea....she told me, since I am creating various things, why dont I apply them together and create something of my own!!!

Therefore, I decided to make some experience with ceramic by applying some patterns to them. Here you can see them in different colors and patterns. Now, I need to design how to put them on my bookbinding Journals. I already have some slight ideas.....you will just have to wait and see!!! :0)

A gift for myself

Since I have been hooked on this new hobby, I decided that I needed to practise more.  Therefore, I decided that it was time to make something special that I can use everyday!

First, I cut out the right measurements and design the style that I like.

Then I put them all together to start sewing.....

I enjoyed handstitching this wallet because the leather that I used is soft and beautiful.

Completed!

Room for more improvements.....yeah!

DIY Items

Going to Hong Kong is always a lot of fun.

I headed to Leatherism in Hong Kong and Michael was really nice and friendly and his shop is filled with  lots of beautiful handmade items!!!

I was so happy to manage to get my equipments.

Therefore, it was time to start creating things and practising this work of art!
Working with leather is not easy and just like any other art, needs a lot of practise, patience and studying!


My creations:

A mix of sheepskin leather with pigskin leather that I have created a cute pinkish-bordeau wallet for a friend.

Brown leather that makes a nice key holder for my brother.

What I love about this leather is the worn out style that makes it look amazing nice.

The last and not the least, I had to make myself a phone cover! The leather is really soft and nice to hold.