Inspired by Nature

I'm swamped with work .

The baby's almost due and the harder I work , more work seem to land on my lap . Coupled with lack of mobility thanks to this big belly , its harder for me to get anywhere now unless hubby sends me. Since doc said that baby looks like she's popping out early , I need to get all custom dresses orders out before I go on maternity leave.Which means i'm pretty much hybernating at my sewing studio or at home .

Dont know how other people do it , but for me , I need to get seriously inspired before I can design . That's just how I roll. Lately i've taken in a lot of inspiration from my newly acquired gardening hobby. In the past i'd open magazines for design inspirations, but lately i find that my modest garden does just the same .

This is my daughter Aisyah's Begonia plant. I love the rounded , papery , bright colored flowers and the big leaves. Its got somewhat of a soft stem and thus far looks like its doing ok in the shaded area of the porch. It reminds me of a fabric I brought back from overseas some time back with a rustic English roses prints all over , which I havent made into anything because tak ada idea nak buat apa , until now.

So this is the final result after adding a green sash and ribbon roses to the bow . Dont mind the watery patch in teh background , i'm always doing three four things at the same time . Was watering the garden + taking photos + rushing to my appointment = some Photoshop work needed.

Anyhow , this is my latest collection which you can find in Little Haven Boutique , The Curve. 03-77108419.

Garden Haven

I've caught the gardening bug!

On top of the godzillions things i need to do , i had to add a new hobby to my list. Was inspired by a home i visited a couple weeks back where the owner ( single dude ) was into everything natural and tropical and grew a lovely herb garden in front of his house.

So off i went to the Sg Buloh Green Lane stretch in search of plants that strike me fancy. But a little birdie told me that's not where the cheap stuff are . Apparently the stretch of road near the Sg Buloh hospital is even better , hosting many gardeners / nurseries selling garden plants , herbs and pretty much anything you can possibly grow in this climate.

I drove to the very end of the road, constantly keeping an eye out at the many choices offered on my right and left. At the very end of the road almost metres away from the electrical tower, there it was - a fantastic row of blooming blue hydrangeas just waving at the afternoon breeze soaking in the sun.



It was perfect!

So i hopped down , got me two pots and tonnes of gardening tips ( half of which i dont remember by the time i hop back in the car ) from the friendly lady owner. I was advised to water them 3 times a day if placed under the hot sun , once if under shade, fertilize and spray organic insecticide  once every 10 days. Got it.

Lets hope they're still alive by end of the month.