Thursday, December 22, 2011

What Cheerful Blooms!

I was surfing around for gift ideas and realized that a friend, Fern knits (okay...crotchets) these cheerful corsages. It could be a brooch or something to hang off a bag. To me, they're ideal accessories to go with gifts to the friends! Especially to those whom I know will appreciate these handmade beauties, and who won't have her creations. For those of you who know her, you'd already have seen (and probably own a piece) her work.

Totally thrilled that she agreed to make me 15. Woot! It was a fair bit of effort, and done during a crazy couple of weeks at work, and through a vacation. (Thank you babe!) When I got home and looked at them in earnest, I realized the girl didn't even put a stamp of ownership on those corsages! She doesn't do this for a living, and certainly not as a paid hobby. It's absolutely sweet of her to do this favor for me!

As I was thrown into the silly frenzy of having to wrap presents, I decided to make a tiny card to complement the corsages and give Fern due recognition because each roseate bloom is totally worth its weight in gold and more. Of course I'm not showing all of them here. Keeping secrets and sorely tempted to keep two for myself! Aren't they simply adorable?

6 comments:

Lady J said...

Wow! 15? I'm sure you must have been busy wrapping these little gifts of love for dear friends. :)

dimsumdolly said...

Hiyah, so you were in HK recently! Next time you're here, maybe we can meet up for a meal or a hike! :)

By the way, I really like the design of your blog. Wondering if you could give me some tips on how to spruce up the look of mine. Wanted to pay some people to help me with it but it's quite expensive to do so. But perhaps I really should hand it over to the experts...

ame said...

i love her corsages so much! brought mine with me to canada, and have them with me now :) except din think it'd be too cold to wear and show them off. haha.

imp said...

ladyJ: no wrapping for these. i tie them with a ribbon to stick them on the card!

dimsumdolly: a hike for sure! i've to confess i've no tips on the design. i took it off the templates of blogger.com. i was too lazy to play around with the html much, or to even bother hosting it on my own domain. any friends who're good in that and could help you out?

ame: beautiful right?! surely indoors are warmer? or you've no heating indoors where you are???

ame said...

indoors colder than out cos outside there's sun... nope no heating in most buildings, at least those i'm living/working in! it's considered not that cold in this region...

imp said...

ame: arrrrgh.