sewing : drawstring bag

i also made an easy drawstring bag to put all the baby goodies inside. it acts as a gift bag and can be reused for other things. the pattern is from purlbee. 

sewing : baby quilt

next up is the baby quilt. the baby quilt was three fourth of the way done already and was stored away for a while  until i recently found it while doing some cleaning. so i decided to finish it up and give it away. i pieced the parts together and sewed the backing to the quilt along with the batting. it came out nicely. 

sewing : baby bib

hi all, january has been a busy month for me after a restful december. now, i'm back in full mode and have been brushing up on my sewing skills and sewing non-stop. i'm making baby gifts for my friend who is expecting soon. one of the gifts is baby bib, a simple and easy pattern from chickpea sewing studio.

ornaments

i picked up some hugely discounted christmas ornaments at walgreens the other day. they are so adorable! saving them for next christmas.

happy new year!

happy new year everyone and welcome 2012! on new year's day, my friends and i went to global winter wonderland held at the great america's parking lot in santa clara. it was such a great way to start off the new year getting to see  the iconic landmarks of the world in one day and even more beautiful when they light up in the evening. there were paris' eiffel tower, s.f. golden gate bridge, india's taj mahal, and many more. 

holiday baking

hope you all had a wonderful holiday! my holiday was doing nothing but eating, relaxing, cooking a holiday meal, baking cookies, and more eating. ahhh, there's only one more day until 2012. what are your new year's resolutions? mine are eating healthy, reorganizing my things, saving money, and creating card designs for my etsy shop (i've been saying this for awhile now, hopefully i can accomplish it in 2012). happy new year and wishing everyone an amazing 2012! 

*cookies are made using the neiman marcus recipe. they are delicious. i added a touch of dried cranberries to the cookies for the spirit of the holidays!

persimmon

persimmon varieties: hachiya (heart-shaped) and fuyu (pumpkin-like) persimmons. both fruits are different in texture but are equally delicious. hachiya are best eaten when they are very soft and ripe opposite from fuyu which are best eaten when they are a tiny bit soft.