Handmade Hair Clips

My very first creation - i love how the bright blue matches the pink ribbon

I used studs meant for decorating nails to add some bling factor to the bow

Totally girly stuff, goes well with floral dresses!


A smiley face to brighten up a bad hair day

My indifferent model wearing a bright red clip with a dirty bib and home clothes! LOL

Recently a colleague shared a website with me that sells beautifully handmade hair clips for little girls. I was truly awe-struck by the sheer varieties that was on sale - pink blue green yellow, half one two inch ribbons, alligator barrett clips - ooh boy you name it they have it! The designs were unique and really appealing; your little princess will sure to turn heads as she struts with those striking accessories!

The only catch (as always) was that they were very pricey. It costs $4.90 to $6.90 for ONE (not one pair) clip. Well, if i had three daughters that would be a worthy investment. But as yet i only have one girl who has only one head ...

So i decided to venture and see if i can make a hairclip on my own. Got some raw materials from Daiso and started to let my brain juices do their job. Outcome? Hehehe ... i think not bad la. Can wear, they didn't fall apart, looks ok la ~~~

Tell me what you think of them :)

Preeeety Tote

Striking black and red ensemble

I so love the cute infant clothes ... there's even a branded bib!

Agnes b shops around the world ... there's one in raffles city 1st floor

Ta-Da! ~~ The oooh-sooo-coool bag! Makes me feel young again!

It's not my birthday but i got such a pleasant surprise from my dear sister M. She got me this really pretty agnes b canvas tote which i use for short outings with baby as well as double up as my choir bag!

The funny thing is that this bag comes free with the magazine. What an innovative marketing strategy yah ^_^ The mag is in japanese, but i enjoyed the fashion spread, and i didn't know agnes b also had an infant range!

Agnes b is originally french, but it does looks like it gained much popularity in Japan. My heart's already melted just looking at the packaging! Oooooh i love all things kawa-ii!! Thanks M!

Educational Toys Part II

We give baby the board to keep her busy for a while

Starts displaying her talent ... see how she holds the pen ... like caligraphy! LOL

Looks very serious ...

Mommy, what do you think of my picture?

I'm not so good at this la ~~ play play only ~~

Ooooh, you really think i am picasso?!

Read the baby book and one of the developmental milestone around this age is SCRIBBLE. Certainly i can't risk my shiny cream tiles and pearly white walls by allowing the little explorer to start displaying creativity.

Thus i went to hunt around for a draw&erase board. Found that there are so many kinds on the market - there are the $10 ones, and even $50 kinds that make sounds and read words!! I wasn't sure if baby would be interested (remember she almost never liked any toy i bought), so decided the cheapest was the best bet hehe ^_^

Got a $10.90 drawing board with two chops - a fairly decent size for that price. To my pleasure, baby really loved the board! It's almost impossible to see her staying put for a teeny weeny moment, but we've found that we could actually stretch her attention span a little bit using this gadget! heheeee ~~ always great to keep her busy ~~~

I never actually taught baby how to write, but it seemed such a natural instinct to pick up the pen and just start scribbling! How wonderful is the creation of God! :)

Educational Toys

We have a big tub of toys collected over the year with gifts from family, hand-me-downs from friends, and occassionally new ones we get on sale. But i've noticed that wawa is always on the prowl for "new" and "real" things to play with e.g. my kitchen cabinet with the cooking paraphernalia, or tv console with all the interesting wires, even the water spray inside the toilet!

So for a long time, i've kind of given up on buying any toys. I just try to find something that we use around the house, safe for baby to play with, and just toss it to her every now and then to keep her occupied.

Once i was at mom's place, and her fridge is richly decorated with magnets of all sorts. There is the dog from malaysia, the cat from bangkok, the strawberry from cameron, the dancing lady from korea etc. They totally captivated wawa's attention! I would teach her the name for each magnet, and when i say give me the dog, she would pluck it out, and stick it back to the fridge. I realized this could be a great way to teach wawa new words!

So i was on a hunt for cheap magnets. First stop, naturally daiso ^_^ Bought this white board, magnetic alphabets and numbers. Wawa really enjoyed playing with them! I put them into a box, she would take them out, stick them on, take them down, and i'm happy it does keep her busy for a while. Maid says she has taught baby and she recognizes A, B, C. Haha i haven't tested her but i'm quite doubtful she knows!?!

I feel that this is a fun way for baby to learn. Now i'm trying to look around for cheap picture magnets. Mommy frens, consider this approach for learning, but exercise great caution if your child loves to put things into the mouth as these can be serious choking hazards.

Enjoy! ~

I am 15 months old!

In the past month, baby has formally graduated from being a crawler to a walker/runner. If all of us were at home, the little toddler would walk to the living room where daddy might be watching national geographic; then to the study where mummy is working on the laptop; then to the kitchen to find her auntie catching up on some chores; and then back to the living room, the study, the kitchen .... the routine repeats itself countless times but it doesn't seem to bother her the least :) She just looks busy all the time LOL

Baby has also developed a better ability of thought processing in that she responds to your questions with a definitely nod or profuse shaking of head. Do you want water? She nods and points to her bottle. Let's go to sleep now. She shakes her head and hand and says something that resembles BU YAO. If we should insist, be prepared for the siren wails ^_^ She seems to understand most of the things we tell and ask her, and is still a big copy cat at most times. When i pretend to drink from an empty cup, she will make the same "shrooop" sound and drink from it too!

PA PA PA PA is her favourite phrase. Talk about parental jealousy *rolls eyes* LOL. Baby says PAPA all the time. In the morning when she wakes up, she will say something like BAO BAO. Sometimes she can also say bo, which could mean grandma POPO, or ball. MA MI is already an acquired term, but comes on only where she is in distress, mostly in teary situations. Another word is mum mum, which means eating. At all other times, it is a melodious assortment of AI-YA-WA-MA-MI-SH-DA-TA which nevertheless sound pleasing to us albeit nonsensical.

Her favourite gadget is THE PHONE. Carries our home cordless phone around like a boss with a tai-gor-tai. Keeps pushing it to me or the maid and keeps saying PA PA PA. We will help her make the call to papa, and she will talk on the phone with papa. Sometimes when i call home from the office, baby will also "chat" with me over the phone. It's hilarious!

I thoroughly enjoy this stage of baby's growth as she's so fun to play with, getting responsive, and developing so much into a character which she calls her own. An additional benefit is the excitement i get from dolling her up given that she can now walk around and showcase the latest fashion piece! haha ~~~

How wonderful to have a child, and a bubbly cheerful lovely daughter at that! ~~~