KNITTING MY WORRIES AWAY

I Love reading down to earth blog and often come across her promoting to knit the dishcloth...back here in Malaysia..it is uncommon for us to knit our dishcloth..we would just buy or use old towel and cut into small sizes...
Therefore i find it interesting as my ragcloth or "kain buruk"(kain=cloth,buruk=old)is in its expiry stage and need to be replaced...

As knitting is new to me,,to avoid frustration if i have to keep on undoing my work..i finally decided to embark on a mini project which is the...DISH CLOTH..of course..
I know there are lots of mistakes there but i just dont  have   the patience   to undo it what with my cough and other things which need to be done....

one ball of yarn can produce 2 of the kind i reckon...

just to show how "miniature" my project is....

just to show what we in Malaysia do with used plastic bottles..the workers at the Rest and Refresh stop along the northsouth expressway are so creative to come up with this idea to build a miniature size of the twin tower in Kuala lumpur...that was during our national day...

and thats another one....also from plastic bottles but painted to resemble the flower's petal...

                             FOCUS
Assalaamu'alaikum . ..greetings to all...

The topic of disscussion for today is.....FOCUS..
Which is also the acronym for

F=frugal
O=observant
C=carefull and charity
U=use back
S=saving and strong willed

I need this  to self motivate myself as there are times i felt like "nah..why bother..."

To make it worse i am down with coughs and slight fever..however i found the remedy . Its the lemon tea my hubby bought  and it works!!

best eaten with panda  biscuits..hihi...and not to forget one thermos full of its goodness to bring to work....I also keep my cookies and tea packet or other snacks in a clear big glass jar so i can jez pick anything until they are gone without keep on buying.The cakes are old picture but reminds me of good afternoon tea with delicious piece of victorian cake......hmmmmmm....As for lunch its dry anchovies fried with onion and chillies together with fried egg..will have raw tomato to balance the menu..i am not well and buying  outside food is a great option.. but i choose to be frugal.Now that's   another c for choice.!!

oh yess ..forgot to mention..rice is leftover too...

till then..on the road to rcovery...... 

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               Crocheted Sunflower Bag

I crocheted this bag after more than 35 years of not crocheting....actually this is the first of all the pictures I posted here in this blog..I changed the lining tonite and thought of sharing this with you...

I initially wanted to have a yellow lining but couldnt find one and settled with a green one....anyway its my bag and i am not that choosy..as long as it is functioning , I am more than happy...

Cost of handbag is ridiculously expensive here in Malaysia...And I cant seem to find one that has sunflower design on it..

So after searching for a design on youtube i decided to give this pattern a try and this is the result..

Remind me of Van Gogh painting of the sunflower field...

The cost...is way to cheap compared to the bought one..its the time taken in making it that makes it invaluable.

How I wish I started crocheting 

all these at an early age..sigh.....I am attempting to make the accompanying purse coz the one i did was not really good..i will definitely share the photo with you once it is done..
till another frugal craft...
thank you to everyone who read n made comments in my blog..hope it makes your day...tadaa

         Just Another Saturday....

Beautiful day to all...
It's saturday and I am working....but I enjoy my work..hihihi..at least I am trying...

Sent my daughter off to her boarding school somewhere in the northern part of malaysia named Kedah to start another new session after a 4 day holiday..how i will miss her..sob2....

I came back home to have lunch as my clinic is nearby and was surprised to see a few aluminium wrappers in the fridge which I thought my daughter has left...

When I called her it turned out she actually took her portion and left some for us at home! How sweet of her..If ever she reads this I just want her to know how super duper proud I am to have a frugal daughter like her.....

As for me its leftover chicken satay and rice from last night...........

I did felt guilty of having brekkie outside bcoz her bus came late and my stomach was grumbling.........till then will continue with my frugal life..god's willing....

                             
                         Frugal cooking
Beautiful day to all...
I am going to share with you one frugal recipe..As you know I am a working lady with no helper at home.It is very easy for me to take home stall food if no plan was made to cook dinner..
Inspired by those who stay frugal in all condition..I quickly rolled up my sleeve and start looking in my fridge what can be cooked..
One packet of lamb meatball on sale and few nearly limped vege was all i could use to satisfy my hunger. .

Et voila!  Macaroni and lamb meatball for me and bml....

Bon appetit...

till another frugal meeting....

                   Sunflower Blanket

Beautiful morning to all...its morning here in amazing Malaysia where I am currently living..
I was searching for my threadbox and tumbled upon my unfinished blankie...
It started when my hands are feeling itchy to crochet something and one after another sunflower granny was created..
I was just challenging myself trying to create patterns..While it is obvious that I am no pro at crocheting but to me its jez another Not So Perfect something thingy
that I will do when such little time allows
as I am a full time career woman😎..Will keep on crocheting new patterns and I shall see what I can turn it into.....

As you can see..its just irregular granny squares but as my sister said.."it is clearly a labour of love"..Oh truly it is..my love for SUNFLOWER...

Another thing you might want to know..i am trying to be frugal in my daily life..those squares are made out of leftover yarns while i was crocheting my tissue box cover and small pillow cover...I always try to buy my yarns in bulk..they sell 4 in a packet
and at a lower price...

Hope you have a productive day and may today be better than yesterday

Till then...Sunny day and happy life for all

Greetings to all...

Feeling crafty today....my old handphone cover was no longer usable due to wear and tear...the cost of a new one would be around  RM 90..So in the mood of frugality...i marched downstairs and did some crosstitching...
 and a bit of gluing here and there..voila...my brand new samsung cover...
By now some of you may have noticed that I adore anything related with sunflower..

till then..what have you done today that save you some cash?
Looking forward to new comments..

Finally my tissue box cover which goes together with my pillow is done....

My invention based on a picture by another person..tried searching for the pattern but no success....
I love how the flowers are raised giving them a 3 dimensional look
I initially wanted to crochet sunflower motives but end up doing this..
It is not sunflower but the colours give the idea of the flower....
Hope you enjoy the picture....

Welcome everyone ...
This is just a blog about me and my interests
I am glad if it can inspire anyone to have a more meaningful and peaceful life ......