Back to work real soon...

Mixed feelings about having to go back to work next week. On the one hand, it means that I can actually step out of the house 'legally' because no longer on sick leave. And it will be good to go back to work. Am mentally prepared that I have a lot of catching up to do and it's going to be a super busy few weeks but am rested so bring it on! :o)

Things that I will miss - my afternoon naps (yes, am very spoilt after two weeks of taking afternoon naps), watching Oprah in the afternoon and the one that's top on my list is my craftwork. I stopped crafting for sometime cuz I usually tired at the end of the day to do anything after. And on weekends, I just don't want to do anything :o) So these two weeks have been good cuz I managed to catch up on things that I had in my mind for sometime and finally did something about it. I am hoping, really really hoping that I will be able to do a wee bit more especially during weekends as part of my vegging out.

So what have I been up to. While it goes back for a little bit. I was very inspired by Bernie, a dear friend, when four of us met up to celebrate MBA day. We had a good night and you can read all about it on Fiona's blog. Alrighty, I am digressing. Where was I...crafting. Okay, I loved the look that Bernie had that night with the flower in her hair. It just screamed tropical island babe and I like that idea. So sketched some and thought about it some and I came up (and still making) several cloth dolls using that idea and combining my love for beading too. I want to thank Bernie for being my source of inspiration for these dolls!! Thanks dear!!!

So here are my Flower Gals Series (well only three of them for now but it's a start). Am working on the fourth one at the moment but she's at the 'head' stage only :o)

This is the first one that I made over the nice long National Day weekend. She's wearing a cheongsam with some details on the front. She's wearing a strand of bone beads and 'jade' looking earrings (I think those are agate beads).

This is the second one that I was toying with. Wasn't sure what I wanted for her outfit - something casual yet chic I guess.

And this third one is currently my favourite cuz I had in mind a doll that's funky, totally wild and cool. She's wearing a cool sleeveless baby-doll dress that's a little longer with bright orange knee-length boots. And that shawl has a raw look to it (nope, it's not because I was too lazy to sew up the sides but I really wanted that raw rough look). She's not complete yet cuz I have not accessories her yet. Am still looking through my beads to find that perfect accessories for her (yes, yes, I get very anal about these things).

Like I said before, they are not ready yet but just wanted to post them up, plus hopefully be a reminder to me to make time to do what I really enjoy to balance work with something fun. So keep a look out for the other girls that will join these three. Won't be so soon but definitely akan datang.