Day 5: Casual Friday- Sew Happy!

How you get clothes that no one else has? Sew it yourself of course!

About 2 years ago, I took some dressmaking classes at a community centre which taught me the basics of sewing, and I've been sewing some of my own clothes ever since. People often ask me why I don't make clothes for sale. Simply because sewing is hard work. Or at least i haven't reached the Project Runway standard of whipping up several runway worth pieces in a day. So for now, I am content with sewing one off pieces for myself:)

Here is today's outfit:

Skirt from Gan Ann's sewing room

Basic white tank top and salmon pink cardigan 

Leather belt a hand-me-down from my mom

Grey ballet flats from Bangkok 

Brown leather bag from sungei road thieves market 

I almost never buy skirts anymore, unless they are part of a work suit, as skirts are the easiest things to sew! Let me know if you are interested in a tutorial for the skirt from today's outfit. 

Incidentally, the newspaper today carried a story on how sewing is coming back in vogue among the young. Check out the Life! section. They have also listed some classes that you can take. 

The weekend is finally here! Happy weekend everyone! 

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at 8:13 AM

Day 4: A stained white shirt...

I seldom wear work shirts. That's because I find my dresses much more comfy and easy to wear. So my white work shirt floundered in my wardrobe for the longest time. When I finally decided to take it out for a spin, I found that it had developed an awful stain on a sleeve from all the months of neglect. So what's a girl to do? Simple. Chop the offending part off, hem it up, and *tadaaa* brand new 3/4 sleeved shirt! No waste!

So here's today's outfit: 

White 3/4 shirt a hand-me-down from years ago

Grey pencil skirt from a flea market

Sunset scarf, a Christmas gift

Black leather shoes from Tangs

My iPhone 3GS camera quality is embarrassing.... Please excuse it until I get around to getting a new phone/camera.

Watch out for the first Casual Friday post tomorrow :) I'm so looking forward to the weekend! Hope u all have lovely plans lined up.

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at 3:30 PM

Day 3: hand-me-downs

Hand-me-downs are stuff that others have no need for anymore that have been passed down to me.
I have never had an issue with wearing hand-me-downs. Why create more waste in the world? Plus it's easy on the wallet. :)
I guess this was instilled in my from a young age. Growing up, I used to get many hand-me-downs from family and my parent's friends who had kids a little older than me. They never seemed any different from the stuff I got straight from the store.
Till today, some of my favorite pieces in my wardrobe are hand-me-downs. Today's outfit is made up of them:
Printed blue dress from a former colleague
Braided Cream scarf which used to belong to my mom
Silver flats (which weren't caught in the pic) from a sales rack in Berlin (only 3euros!)

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at 12:06 AM

Day 2

My Tuesday outfits are usually among the most thought through outfits of the week. That's because after work on Tuesdays, I teach a bunch of 5 year olds how to read. So anything that is short, tight or low cut is out of the question as I will b sitting on the floor and jumping around with them. At the same time, whatever I wear must be office appropriate.

So here's what I wore today:

Black print dress from tangs
Black faux leather belt
Black suede shoes from Bangkok
Black leather bag from my mom

I usually favor more colours in my outfits, but today's was chosen much more for its functionality.

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at 9:15 AM

Different outfit everyday

I'm reviving my blog with a challenge.

2 days ago, one of my friends made a comment. "Gan Ann, all your clothes look the same". Yesterday, another friend told me about this challenge to wear a different outfit everyday.

So I'm taking up the challenge. We'll talk about the rules along the way. Let's start with my outfit from yesterday. One of my favorite green outfits:

Green shift dress from bysi
Green confy shoes from scholl
Black leather bag from saatchi

Let's see how long I keep this up for :)

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at 2:03 PM

27

"She found loveliness everywhere she went. Maybe it was because she brought so much of it with her"

That was the words on a card I received on my birthday a few days ago. I want to be that person.

So I have had 27 years of a blessed life.

I now have a gold ring on my finger, and I spent my birthday on my honeymoon in a beautiful resort by the beach.

I now stay on the far east end of our sunny island.

I now go home to a great husband everyday.

Life has changed quite a bit and I am looking forward to the amazing days of discovery that lie ahead.

Many more blessed birthday to come I hope :) 0 comments

at 1:51 PM

I'm greatly blessed :)

I'm at Moscow airport now. With 5 hours to kill while waiting for my connecting flight to Armenia, I was transferring photos from my memory card to my laptop.
Breezing through the photos taken in just the last year, I have come to realize how greatly blessed I am.
I love travelling, seeing different places, meeting new people. And I have been able to do so much of that. I am amazed.
 Here's a few snapshots from my last 365 days.

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at 4:45 PM