HOW MY HOBBIES TURN TO BIZ

Apa yg dah dicapai...

2010-06-21T01:10:00.000-07:00

Assalamualaikum n hi kepada semua pembaca

Pejam celik, pejam celik...dah hampir berakhir 'cuti' semester saya... waaaaa...dah kena ngadap buku dan assignment semula...semester baru akan lebih mencabar rasanya sebab dah kena fikirkan tajuk tesis utk final project.... 2 semester dah berlalu...tinggal lagi 2... moga Allah terus memberi kekuatan minda dan semangat utk teruskan perjalanan ini... dan Alhamdulillah, result semester kedua bertambah baik ...mungkin faktor 'markah kasihan' pun ada juga mainkan peranan kot (lecturer kesian tgk mak buyong yg sarat rajin pi kelas) ...tak abis pantang pun pi ambik exam ....(agaknya sebab banyak fikir semasa mengandung dulu, Naim tu tak nak tumbuh2 rambutnya....*gambar akan disertakan kemudian*)

Keputusan Semester Pertama : A, A-, B+

Keputusan Semester Kedua : A, A-, A-

Peningkatan :- sudah berjaya menggugurkan B yg ada...semester berikutnya akan cuba gugurkan '-' itu...insyaAllah

Berbalik kepada aktiviti menjahit... ni satu lagi kemeja yg berjaya disiapkan utk Najmi =) (jgn bosan melihat koleksi kemeja ni ya ..sbb pastinya akan lebih banyak yg akan dihasilkan...sementara dapat ilmu baru buat design lain pulak hehe)

Ni dalam gaya Macam-macam Aznil ...

Ni pula antara item terbaru yg dibeli dari MayCraft... tak sabar nak jahit ni (tapi Sifoo pula sedang renovate rumah...tak leh pi belajar uwaaaa)

Ni yg dah berjaya dijahit... belajar sendiri la dari internet ...hehehe...scrunchie dan sarung bantal...nak jahit sarung bantal yg mudah ni pun ambil masa ...maklum la amatur... lepas ni nak cuba buat cadarnya pula... tunggu la hasilnya dlm seminggu dua lagi ya... 100% cotton yg sungguh nyaman.... masih tak pandai nak lapik fiber dan quilt ...rasanya macam tahu..tapi tak berani cuba lagi...

cubaan pertama menjahit getah rambut sendiri...yeaaa...

Anyway...tu la dia pencapaian setakat ini...nanti kita update dgn hasil2 terbaru ya...

Jumpa lagi
~Balkhis~

i've been busy....

2010-05-26T19:17:00.000-07:00

Assalamualaikum =)

Hari ni nak curi2 update blog yg dah berkarat ni...

18hb Mei 2010 lepas, Najmi mencecah umur 3 thn... adiknya Naim cecah 2 bulan =)
Mama tak sempat nak buat cupcakes... sebab sibuk dgn projek 'bawah tanah' ...hehhehe underground sewing class... kat Pokok Sena

ni la hasilnya setelah bertapa selama 3 n half days ....

hadiah mama utk najmi pd umur 3 tahun... tahun2 depan mama buat baju lagi yer hehehe

ni satu lagi ..set PJ ..cotton yg sungguh comel..in orange color... i wish it was in bright red ..tapi out of stock... tak pa2..nanti mama pi fabric hunting lagi ye

ni close up pada sisi baju..letak label kecoh sementara ada label sendiri kan...thanks to Tini for d giveaway.. mula tak tau apa nak buat dgn riben comel tu.. then i came out with this.. lepas ni akan diletak pada semua koleksi selagi stok masih ada =)

sempat juga siapkan sehelai blouse utk mak..sempena hari ibu..tapi malu nak snap gambar dia pakai baju tu..kang dia kata i kemaruk lak haha ..cuma dlm hati berbunga2 tiap kali dia pakai baju yg i buat hehe... nanti buat lagi ya mak...sempena raya lak

dlm dok sibuk menjahit tu..semak perut tgk benang2 yg berselerak ...i've visualized how i want it organized..but not sure if it will work..so satu hari tu i nekad pi beli barang2..juz give it a try..menjadik gak la mengikut apa yg i nak...walaupun tak perfect... nanti i put up a quick tutorial on that =) ..harap2 dapat membantu anda semua organize benang2 yg berselirat dan tak nak berbaris dalam kotak simpanan

Mari kita intai rupa benang organizer i yg murah, cepat dan pastinya DIY =)

Til then...jumpa lagi ;-)
-Balkhis-

DOUBLE CELEBRATION!!

2010-05-01T00:34:00.000-07:00

Salam all readers...

It's a double celebration for me today... it's 1st of May ..Selamat Hari Buruh utk semua yg dok makan gaji ..especially yg keja gomen macam i ni...hehe Tapi part ni tak le dirayakan sangat sebab i memang dok dalam cuti yg panjangggg....tension tau when i have all free time in d world...i kena buat assignment dan jawab take home exam... dan tak leh menjahit atau crafting... huhu (but that doesnt stop me from hoping all over crafters' blog..and shop til i drop)

2nd celebration is.... my confinement period is officially O.V.E.R !!! yahoooo!

can't wait to receive these 2 packages ...and start crafting! (well...after i send out my final answer due 3rd and 4th May) ...so here's a sneak peak on things i'm looking fwd to do...

ini starter pack i bought from Sus (i baru nak berjinak ngan dunia felt ni kan...so kena la mula dari starter pack huhu)

ini tutorial yg sus bagi...tak sabar nak belajar

dan inilah 5 felt craft i'm going to make out of that starter kit...ain't that cute?!

dan paling best............barangan free la kan..hehehe...tak sangka Tini yang baikhati buat giveaway..telah berjaya pick me as "another" winner... asalnya dia buat 1 giveaway jer...pastu dia kesian tgk komen i kot...buat cabutan kedua hehe...and here's package i'm longing to receive from her (already on its way to Kuala Kedah)...tq again Tini...lain kali buat lagi giveaway tau hehe

ok la...tu ja dulu...nak pi sambung jawab soklan periksa...tension ni sebenarnya...huhu

-balkhis-

My New "Toy"...i mean Boy hehe

2010-04-06T01:23:00.000-07:00

Salam all...

This is my newest joy of life...new toy...newborn boy...Muhammad Aiman Naim

This is when he was 2 days old...still at the hospital...nampak putih... tapi bila balik rumah..terus gelap hehe

It took me 20 days to finally register his name... sampai abang dia tak tau panggil apa...bila orang tanya...nama adik dia...Muhammmad Adik... hehe... now he call him Naim

Look at how "ciwiiii" najmi is with his lil brother... can't keep my eyes of them when he's around... macam2 dia buat kat adiknya... teruk adik kena buli

oh yes...tgk kepala abg berbalut tu... jatuh dihempap kawan2 ...kepala terhantuk pada batu besar..darah mencurah2..his t shirt all soaked with blood...nasib baik tak perlu jahit

and this is the latest pic... all botak...speaking of which... i would like to invite all my blogger friends/visitor yang ada di sekitar Kedah..or berdekatan if you can come... to my mom's house di Kuala Kedah..on 11th DITUNDA ke 18th April 2010, Sunday...between 12 noon - 3 pm ...kenduri aqeqah Naim...jemput ya...

For those yang tak familiar dengan kawasan Kuala Kedah ni...i'll put up a simple map later...sekarang busy dok breastfeeding baby while blogging this...hehe..supermomma

-Balkhis-

Updates

2010-03-13T09:04:00.000-08:00

Salam kepada semua blogger n friends out there,

Malam ni tgh pulun carik artikel utk assignment...teringat nak update berita kepada kawan2 yg mungkin berminat nak tahu...

My baby dah nak masuk minggu ke 38... yet masih dalam keadaan songsang...so Dr dah bagi tarikh Rabu 17hb kena "check in" ke hospital...kalau masih belum berubah (which the chances is so slim) ..maka tanggal 18 Mac 2010 will be d day ....for my 2nd ceaserean... huhu... how i wish i could go for normal this time around

Umur dah 35 sekarang... gap yg perlu ditunggu for next delivery will seems to be so longggg... harap i'll get another chance to conceive n pls Dear Allah...let it be girl next time around... hamba hanya merancang dan berharap...selebihnya hanya Allah yang tahu apa yang terbaik buatku...moga aku diberi lebih kekuatan menerima segala apa yg ditakdirkan utkku

Doakan semuanya selamat ya.... jumpa lagi di lain coretan...thanks for reading!
-Balkhis-

WIP n New Gadgets n Angan2

2010-02-28T23:34:00.000-08:00

Salam all,

Lama sungguh tak update blog ni..rehat sebentar sebab pulun buat assignment (ehemmm last minute hehe) ...most of the time sibuk tgk blog kawan2...jeles dgn masa yg depa ada utk menjahit...jeles tgk tools kawan2 yg canggih2...

I have a very longgg list of WIP (in my head though) ... masih belum ada masa utk dimulakan... ada yg dah mula sikit..tapi tak tau bila nak boleh fokus utk siapkan sepenuhnya...

1. Barut baby - done (tapi mak komen tali patutnya lebih panjang .. *sigh* harap2 muat la nanti)

2. Cover utk tilam baby - done (main hentam ja jahit..dgn bantuan ilham dari mak)

3. Diaper bag - masih mencari tutorial n design yg senang follow....help me..anyone?

4. Selimut baby - need a simple, cute n quick to sew baby quilt... hellpppp

5. Selimut Najmi - dah ada panel, border lak masih mencari kain yg sesuai...hmm

6. Beg Queen of Nature (kit from Epal) - dah mula potong kain..malam ni akan cuba sambung 120 strips....caiyok2

Ini hasil cantuman 60 strips so far...malam ni pulun lagi 60

Ini lah hasil yg ingin dicapai...sebelum due..sempat tak agak2 hmmmm

7. Laptop sleeve utk netbook - dah potong kain n fiber...tapi belum sempat quilt (Kak D sure marah kalau tau ni huhu)

8. Cadar Queen size... pernah beli kain yg cantik ngan Kak D dulu..mana letak tah tak jumpa2...(alasan utk beli yg baru ..hehehehe?)

9. Stitch-a-photo Najmi...(dah dapat jahit 1/4 bhg..tapi stop sat sebab ada part yg tersilap jahit warna benang...jahit dgn penuh confident..alih2 tersilap color..tensioonnnn...cool sat sebelum buat keputusan utk tetas semula..huhu)

Cukup lah dulu ..picture will be uploaded soon ... dan berikut beberapa gadget terbaru yg telah berjaya mengoyak rabakkan poketku.... gaji bulan Mac jauh lagiiii tolonggggg!!!

1. Mini cutting mat n ruler set (menggantikan cutting mat yg telah berjaya aku hancurkan gara2 tertinggal dalam kereta di bawah sinar matahari terik huhu)

Ini rupa cutting mat yg aku beli kat Epal dulu...nampak tak keherotannya?? Tolongggg sapa leh tolong betulkan semula mat ni? :(

2. Bias tape maker (gara2 jeles tgk Tini sibut jahit bias berbagai corak dan warna)

3. Majalah cross stitcher yg dilelong oleh Tini (rembat ketiga2nya sekali gus)

4. DMC Aida 14ct ...beli half meter ja... (menahan nafsu...kena bajet sbb duit dah mula kopak)

5. Buku xstitch yang sangat best...(Kak D...nanti i bagi pinjam ya..kita buat SAL :-)

Lain2 tu sibuk borong benang2 DMC utk macam2 projek yg masih dalam angan2 utk dijahit...

Til then....wishing all my dreams come true...pretty soon

~Balkhis~

New Patchwork Shop on the block

2010-01-31T23:01:00.000-08:00

Assalamualaikum semua... =)

Hari ni nak share some good news with all crafters... ada kedai baru buka.. kat Seberang Perai...jadik orang2 yang kat belah utara ni mesti melompat sakan sebab boleh dapat supply barangan craft dengan lebih mudah...

As for me...Seberang Perai tu still rasa nunnnn jauh di sana... tapi good news is the owner Ayu & Dira (dua beradik) ...orang Jitra!!! Empat tahun aku keja Jitra n yet baru hari ni (setelah bertukar ke Alor Setar) ...aku jumpa crafters yg berbakat...

P/S: But still aku bersyukur..setelah pindah ke Alor Setar ni..aku makin dekat dengan sifoo yg tidak kurang hebatnya.... Kak Diah

So...tujuan posting kali ni nak tolong promosi kan kedai Pondok Craft dua beradik ni... banyak barang menarik...(shhhh...aku dah angkut 3 panel ...harap kali ni boleh jadi selimut utk anak2 ku ...of course dgn bimbingan sifooooo hehehe)

Aku bukan lah promoter yg berbayar pun... saja tolong promosi ..menyokong usaha bumiputera yg berani buka kedai craft... org Kedah lak tu....semoga kedai mereka terus maju dan dikenali ramai.... Kak D... insyaAllah dipanjangkan umur, murah rezeki, kita pi lawat kedai mereka sekali ok... apa pun kena tunggu lepas abis pantang ler jawabnya .......... cakap pasai pantang.. adoiii betapa kecik dunia... abg depa la yg jadik pakar bedah utk keluarkan my little "star", Najmi.

Oh... ini juz to share 3 panel yg aku dah rembat... sebelum terlambat... :D

Oh ya...memandangkan kedai mereka ni baru sehari jagung... banyak lagi kekurangan dan item yg kena upload kat blog tu..so kalau u all nak mudah, sms jer owner nya.. =)
Til then...happy shopping n stitching!

Ribbon Embroidery

2010-01-23T23:36:00.000-08:00

Salam semua.... hari ni nak kongsi satu lagi hobi aku ... R.E

Mula jatuh cinta bila lawat blog Diari Ann... love at 1st sight gitu... tapi jauh sgt Pn Ann ni :-(

Terus beli buku dia... dan inilah hasil pertama keras tanganku... mungkin jadik cushion cover juga nanti.... hmmm

Biasa la belajar dari buku ni kadang2 lain yg cikgu nak cuba sampaikan....lain pula outcomenya..hehe layan jer laa....

Sapa la otai RE yg ada di Kedah ni agaknya...cuba angkat tangan..nak pi berguru sat :-)

Dalam blog Diari Ann tu ada terjumpa tutorial buat cover balang kuih ...macam best ja...nak kena try ni... Kak D...jom buat projek balang kuih RE pulak hehehe

Sementara itu....ini lah hasil terkini WIP cross stitch ku :-)

Jumpa lagi di lain coretan.. :-)

Gila Buku dan Majalah Cross Stitch

2010-01-19T23:19:00.000-08:00

Salam semua =)

Semalam, setelah seminggu mengumpul bahan2 dan mengoyak rabakkan poket ku...memborong buku dan majalah, kain aida, benang DMC, jarum, charts... ada lah satu projek cross stitch yg dah bermula...jeng jeng jeng... nak buat cushion cover..design yg simple jer, tiru dari sifoo.

Ni hasil keja sifoo....cantik kan!

Ni yg i punya...hahahaha...baru 2% hehehe...daun pun tak nampak lagi ...dah ada bunga sekuntum hehehe...best best...tak sabar nak siapkan ni!

Harap week end ni leh siapkan... (sebab sifoo dah cabar i tu...dia kurang yakin i leh siapkan heheh...takut hangat2 taik ayam)

Hari ni dok blog hopping lagi..dok carik sapa lagi otai2 cross stitch yg boleh bagi pinjam ker atau nak lelong majalah diorg yg lama2 tu.... tgh kemaruk mencari charts ni... nak buat koleksi macam sifoo juga

Sapa yg sudi pinjamkan tu...terima kasih banyak2 yer... sapa nak jual tu...kasik ler harga second hand yer... dah banyak berhabis ni utk hobi baru ni..isk isk...kalau mak tau mesti setahun tak habis leternya....

Nanti akan upload WIP bagi projek cushion cover ni...tungguuuuu!

Sementara tu tengok2 la hasil keras tangan i yg dulu2 ni... (terjumpa setelah dok kemaskan WIP yg tergendala sekian lama....sebab sifoo dah tegur banyak projek tak siap..ampunnnn)

Sungguh berbangga bila anakku menggayakannya... bangga bila dia tanya "Mama, sapa buat ni?" ...hehehe dengan kembang kempis hidungku menjawab ... "MAMA laaaa" =)

New World to discover

2010-01-12T20:05:00.000-08:00

Assalamualaikum.... juz a quick note to post.

Hari ni excited sangat sebab dapat barang2 yg diorder dengan pantas dan selamat... thanks Nasmie. Apa lagi..barangan cross stitch ler...walaupun belum tahu macamana nak jahit... tapi semangat dah tinggi ni... dalam kepala ni dah macam2 yg difikirkan... nak buat sarung kusyen la..quilt laa...frame la...aiiii tolonggg....bila la nak ada masa yg betul2 free utk tumpu pada hobi baru ni.

Ni la barang2 nya...........nanti nak bawak tunjuk kat Kak D hehe (walaupun tak setanding dgn koleksi Kak D tu) ...nak tunjuk jugak hehe

Yg pasti...seronok dapat belek2 buku dan magazine ni dan berangan sorang-sorang hehe. Kak D, tolong la adik mu yg kemaruk nak ber x-stitch ni...

Back with Some Good News

2010-01-05T19:01:00.000-08:00

Assalamualaikum semua rakan2 bloggers yg sehobby dengannya hehe

Hari ni terpanggil nak post a note kat blog ni setelah 3 bulan dibiarkan sepi (noticed 3 bulan ni pun sebab lawat blog Shima tadi) ...ehhehe intai xstitch dia sbb Kak D ada mention design yg lawa... (menahan sabar dan semangat belajar xstitch ni..isk)

Memang lawa la Shima...terjatuh cinta pulak ni....but that had to wait... nak kena tumpu Decoupage yg baru belajar dari Kak D sementara masih 'panas' ni hehehe. Kat sini nak share hasil keras tanganku berkat tunjuk ajar dari Kak D :-)

Ada lagi gambar yg tak terambil...nanti post lain ya... ni pun ambil guna hp jer..camera battery habis..charger carik tak jumpa hehe
(Dah update ngan gmbar2 terbaru...)

Ni yg mula2 buat masa berguru ngan Kak D kat umah dia... belum buat dulu dok bayangkan betapa susahnya nak buat decoupage ni..rupanya simple jer..hehehe Tq Kak D...dapat satu lagi cabang ilmu =)

Sifoo ni baik hati tau...dah la ajar kita ilmu baru..kasik hadiah lagi hehe..pasu tu hasil kerja tangan kak D... i beli bunga jer n pacak2 ikut suka hati hehehe...ni la hasil keras tangan ku akhirnya...

Well, apa kata sifoo? Lulus atau tak? Selain dari itu, setelah 3 bulan menyepikan diri dan menumpukan pada program Master ...inilah hasilnya...that was the best i could get...harap dapat straight A's for the 2nd sem... (biar berbaloi dgn pengorbananku mengabaikan hobi2 ku ini)

NSG (not so good) news

2009-09-10T00:53:00.000-07:00

Assalamualaikum semua,

Terlebih dahulu saya nak mohon maaf pada sHexies yang ada dalam team kita ni. Tak tau dari mana nak mula bicara... tapi terpaksa diumumkan juga pada semua.

My 2nd pregnancy ni banyak pula cabarannya...tambah pula dalam bulan Ramadhan yg penuh dugaan ni. Perut selalu masuk angin yang selalunya diiringi dengan sakit kepala.... yesterday, dalam dok pening2 tu kena gak drive ke office sebab ada mesyuarat. Terkejut dekat sebuah motor yg laju ni, tayar keta terbabas ke side road yg berlopak...gedegang bunyinya....dalam hati berdoa kalau nak pecah tayar pun biarlah sempat sampai ke stesyen minyak berdekatan (around 2km dari tempat kejadian).

Ku gagahkan juga bawa keta tu walaupun dah rasa semacam jer bunyinya....berjaya gak sampai ke stesyen minyak tu...dalam kepanikan tu baru lah call husband n kawan2. Sementara menunggu husband datang...tengok la suasana sekeliling...yg lawaknya...(Allah nak tolong juga), kedai tayar kat sebelah stesyen minyak tu ja. Adik kedai tayar tu minta saya drive masuk ke kedainya, tapi sebab dah tgk betapa flatnya tayar dgn tanah, terus tak berani drive walaupun tinggal 2 kaki jer jaraknya berbanding tadi yg belum tengok keadaan lagi boleh drive up to 2km!

Back to cerita sebenar yg nak dikhabarkan... dengan penuh rendah diri dan kesayuan saya nak minta izin dari kawan2 utk undur diri dari hexy game ini. Saya dah bincang dengan Kak D perkara ini dan dia faham situasi saya sekarang yg perlu concentrate dengan banyak perkara :-

1. I have to deal dengan kesihatan diri yg tak menentu, mostly keletihan dan kelesuan dan cepat mengantuk.

2. I have to layan si najmi tu yg semakin hari semakin manja (mungkin dia dapat rasa akan ada saingan selepas ini)...that occupies almost every free time i have left.

3. I have to cope with my master's programme ...which is every week n every 2 weeks akan ada assignment yg perlu dihantar.

4. I have to adapt dengan suasana kerja yg baru.

Above all, walaupun i will eventually siapkan ur hexies, but it wont be fair sebab tak dapat siapkan dalam tempoh 2 minggu seperti yg kita semua persetujui.

Mus punya pun tak jahit lagi walaupun kain dah siap dipotong. Having said that...i really am sorry to withdraw myself from the game.... tapi saya tetap akan pantau kerja kawan2 dalam blog ini.

Kak D said she could handle 30 pieces with no trouble at all...but she asked me to offer to others first ...so kalau sesiapa yg berminat nak ambil 2 portion, pls let me know.

Otherwise, Kak D akan start jahit for Mus n additional 10 utk cik Kema very soon.

I had to go now...sebab semua org dah balik dari office ni. Once again...saya mohon maaf banyak2 dari kawan2 di sini.

salam sayang

BALKHIS

My heart goes to Baby Rayyan

2009-09-01T18:20:00.000-07:00

Assalamualaikum dear bloggers

Simpati saya pada cik Kema, one of our sHexies... anaknya baby rayyan disahkan positif Influenza H1N1.

Saya dapat khabar ni dari blog Mrs Fedex kita.... meruntun jiwa bila dapat tahu hal ni...ye lah, kita pun ada anak yg lebih kurang sebaya dengan baby rayyan... naluri keibuan semua org adalah sama.... semoga cik Kema tabah dan banyak berdoa.

Saya pasti ramai yang akan doakan baby Rayyan juga bila dapat berita ni.

As for our hexy game, saya nak tanya pandangan semua, saya bercadang kali ni tidak akan membuat undian, sebaliknya menganugerahkan giliran penerima hexy seterusnya adalah cik Kema sendiri.

Ini bertujuan supaya cik Kema tidak perlu kalut untuk siapkan hexy utk org lain...terima ja dari kami semua sebagai tanda ingatan dan sokongan kami utk kesihatan baby rayyan.

If u all agree, pls make hexy in RED color pilihannya dan center piece dia nak kaler PINK.
Salam sayang,

Selamat Berpuasa

2009-08-26T18:17:00.000-07:00

Assalamualaikum semua dan selamat berpuasa.

Hari ni aku free sikit, so luangkan masa untuk berceloteh kejap. Sebelum tu, Fida, maaf ya, hexy kamu baru sempat dipos semalam...insyaAllah hari ni atau Jumaat u terima...

Mus punya dah potong kain.. (Kak D tolong potong, sebab my cutting mat abis bengkang bengkuk dijamah matahari sebab tinggal dalam kereta :(( ).....tapi template dah abis...kena print dan potong semula...esok pula ada kelas master..jumaat n sabtu u...adeiii tak dak cuti minggu ni :((

Nasib baik dapat MC utk 2 hari lepas...gara2 gatal pi turun tangga dari tingkat 12 ...malas tunggu lif punya pasal...ingatkan badan gagah perkasa...elok sampai bawah jer, ketaq lutut..nak jalan sampai bilik office pun rasa nunnnnn jauhnya...nasib baik sampai juga...

Gi jumpa Dr atas nasihat kawan2.... dapat MC 2 hari...yeayyyy....husband cakap, lain kali nak dapat cuti, gi la panjat tangga lagi...adussss kena sebijik

Dulu masa mengandungkan si Najmi tu tak ler kena morning sickness apa2...letih pun tak der...kali ni letih nya melampau lak...may be sebab berpuasa sama...cabarannya lebih... dulu kalau rasa loya ker, perut meragam ker leh juga kulum coklat atau asam....hmmmm kali ni cuma berbekalkan minyak angin cap kapak jer la

Tadi sempat jalan2 tengok blog kawan2.... kak D seperti biasa menjadi org pertama dgn 20 hexy nya... fida punya pun cantik2 gak... naiz dengan koleksi kain yg banyaakkkk ....dan sempat juga jenguk resepi roti dia...heheheh terliur lak... nak kena buat juga ni.

Apa pun semoga kawan2 semua berjaya siapkan hexy masing2 dan gembira menjalani ibadah puasa.

By the way, Fida, dah dapat ker semua hexy dari kawan2?

Salam sayang,
BALKHIS

2nd sHEXY is....

2009-08-16T18:29:00.000-07:00

Assalamualaikum all...

Sorry for long silence.... maaf bebanyak dari hujung jari sampai hujung keyboard.

Reason for not (delayed) blogging :-

1. My son was down with fever.... tanya dia sakit apa? ...dia kata sakit ewan ewan (H1N1) ...minta simpang malaikat 44... and alhamdulillah... he's fine now...thanks to all best wishes n doa kawan2

2. My sister's family (satu keluarga) demam juga... so being the closest relative, i la yg kena jadik drebar ke hulu ke hilir menghantar one by one anak2 nya ke spital...and alhamdulillah semua dah ok...kakak jer yg masih lemah badan

3. I kena transfer tempat kerja dari Daerah Kubang Pasu ke Daerah Kota Setar...which is a blessing... tapi lotttssss of work.. hari ni baru dapat line internet kat new off ni....

4. I dapat offer untuk sambung Master in Public Management...kena prepare banyak benda...ni pun tengah rush untuk pi daftar nama kat UUM (tapi curi2 gak tulis blog pagi ni)

5. I am pregnant...................... alhamdulillah...dah confirm setelah sekian lama berusaha hehehe... baru masuk week 6... so banyak juga kerenah nya ..cepat letih.

ok for all the reasons above...i'm sorry for all delay ...especially to fida...i baru siapkan 10 hexy...ada 10 lagi nak kena siapkan.... may be tomorrow or lusa baru sempat pos...sorry dear

and pagi tadi...my son bangun tidor terus cabut satu nama... and he picked ME... tapi memandangkan i rasa bersalah kat u all sebab semua yg delay ni.... i asked him to pick once more

so the 2nd lucky person is ............... MUS ...so girls ...boleh start jahit kaler MERAH ya...
tapi sebelum tu.... yg center tu mus nak putih pula... macamana pandangan semua?

boleh tak tukar? ....pls respond....tq

Calling...calling for sHexies

2009-08-05T06:38:00.000-07:00

Salam all...

Sebelum update dengan kain-kain yang dah dipotong dan template yg dah digunting.... terdetik di hati....mana yang lain2 ya?

in the last 2 entries, rasanya yg aktif memberi komen hanya Kak D (of course), Fida, Shima, Naiz and Me, myself.... wondering where are d other girls...adakah telah tenggelam di bawah timbunan stash? atau pengsan semasa menerap template?

Pls respond to this entry sebab nak tau juga jadi ke tak join kutu ni? sian Fida..dah semangat dia nak jadi 1st recepient.

One more thing,...pls leave ur "blog url" yg u all akan update hexy project ni sebab penat i check blog u all...ada yg sorang 5 blog dia manage...mana satu i nak add pun tak tau

anyway...hope to hear from all of u...hanya nak pastikan the game is on! Tq.

Latest updates :-

1. KAK DIAH.................RED
2. BALKHIS...................PINK
3. SHIMA.......................PINK
4. FIDA...........................BLUE .......1st Winner!
Due 15hb Ogos '09
5. VIA..............................BLUE
6. MUS............................RED
7. KEMA..........................RED
8. NAIZ............................RED
9. JURRA........................PINK
10. BACK TO ME...........BLUE

Fida, i'll be back with more pics ...tunggguuuuu.

The 1st sHexy is.....

2009-07-31T18:34:00.000-07:00

Assalamualaikum semua...

Sorry semalam tak sempat nak blogging...tidor mati sebab baru makan ubat batuk.... anyway pagi ni dah buat cabutan...dah ambil gambar tapi tak boleh upload lagi sebab cari card reader tak jumpa pulak....

anyway...my son's fav pick for today is.................FIDA

tgk lah betapa semangatnya dia angkat kertas nama tu...terus melekat kat dahinya...

Congrats dear...rasanya dia pun tahu siapa yg paling semangat siapkan bunga hexy ni....

So ladies...kena tumpu siapkan 10 pcs bunga hexy in BLUE color

Malam ni i akan cuba buat step by step tutorial utk bunga hexy ni...

Tarikh untuk hantar pada FIDA is 15hb August....ok.

p/s: Fida...mailing address pls.

Malaysian sHexies

2009-07-29T11:54:00.000-07:00

Salam to all dear friends....especially all sHexies

I'm so sorry for the long silence... sibuk bangat...ni terjaga jam 2 pagi sebab memang nak jenguk blog ni...dgr kabar dari kak D memang rancak... n thanks to all for making this kutu possible ..special thanks to kak D yang tolong buat tutorial without me asking...

komen on the previous entry tu dah cecah 45... sampai shima pun pening tersalah baca kan ...so kita mula yg baru di entry kali ni...

this post will be short n simple..sebab mata dah kembali ngatuk ...i just want to wrap a few things

A. Final list of sHexies are.........

1. KAK DIAH.................RED
2. BALKHIS...................PINK (sudah tukar hehehe...jgn marah, nanti kena jual!)
3. SHIMA.......................PINK
4. FIDA...........................BLUE
5. VIA..............................BLUE
6. MUS............................RED
7. KEMA..........................RED
8. NAIZ............................????? (tak perasan color apa yg naiz minta dalam timbunan komen tu)
9. JURRA........................PINK
10. BACK TO ME...........BLUE ...

juz to keep the ball rolling....but if ada yg tersampai seru nak masuk lagi... our closing date would be on 31 July, jam 12 tgh malam ni...

B. JENIS FABRIK

i. Well girls...seperti yg termaklum in d previous entry...fabric required is 100% COTTON.
ii. STASH is acceptable... as long as COTTON, n TEMA color sama seperti yg diminta oleh pemain
iii. Centre piece is in YELLOW color ....sebab boleh matching dgn semua fav color pemain...juga 100% cotton ....n PLAIN ya... jangan pula kat luar berbunga2...tgh pun bunga...pening nanti.

C. TEMPLATE

As in blog Kak Diah

D. DRAWS

Alamak...tadi excited nak cabut, baru teringat...awang kecik tu dok lena kat sebelah... lagi pun kena tunggu official closing on the 31st...so cabutan wud be on 1st August ya...kita lihat siapa yg kenaaa :-)

E. MAILING ADDRESS

All sHexies, pls email me your MAILING ADDRESS (kalau letak kat komen, susah baca) at hob2biz@yahoo.com

Once i annouce the lucky girl of the week, i'll put up her mailing address to all other girls in another entry...ok?

So sHexies...time to back to sleep ... jumpa lagi on 31st midnite... n Kak Diah, i'll see u at ur booth @ Hari Penyayang nanti...may be lepak sekali if u dont mind :-)

Jom main KUTU BUNGA HEXY..hehehe

2009-07-12T18:22:00.000-07:00

Assalamualaikum....

1st of all...sorry to all my dear frens...sebab dah lama blog ni terabai...dek kerana kesibukan kerja...ari ni pun sibuk tapi curi masa jap...coz i got mission to accomplished...thanks to Kak Diah yang dok suruh organize benda ni...

This is juz a preview of whole idea...see if u gurls like it...or even if u have any better idea on the whole concept or rules n reg...pls do note a comment ok...once we get the concept solid...i'll annouce the date for official launching...hehehe

Here it goes...

Overview :-

We all know how great hexagons quilt is...(u all can refer to blog Kak Diah for finished quilt ...mine is growing..slooooowwwwlllyyy) ...but we also know how tedious n time consuming it is...from cutting template...to actually sewing it....

Pernah tak rasa macam tak terdaya nak siapkan semua bunga hexy tu to make one queen size quilt? ..pssttt...i do sometimes... (tapi jgn bagitau Kak Diah, my sifoo ya..nanti kena ketuk kepala)
In my counting...we need lebih kurang 100 pcs of bunga hexy to make one nice quilt... i so far terdaya buat 80 pcs... ntah tahun bila nak siap....

Jadi untuk memudahkan kita semua...why not kita main KUTU BUNGA HEXY ..hehehe

Let say kita ada 10 orang...tiap2 orang kena buat 10 pcs bunga
(10 x 10 = 100 pcs) ....n pls use 2" hexy size...i'll email the template to u gurls out there ok.

Sneak peak dari blog Kak Diah, quilt yg disiapkan guna bunga hexy yg caca merba colornya but end up very nice looking ....

Then ..i'll have my son do d drawing... siapa nama yg keluar that week dia la lucky person to get all 100pcs bunga hexy ...ready to make one nice quilt... cuma perlu susun n jahit path dia ja...mudah tak? rasa lebih teruja gitu kan.... dan lebih mudah....bak kata wonderpets...apa yg penting ...KERJASAMA!!

Once we know the lucky recipient, all participant kena hantar (pos sendiri ya) 10 pcs bunga hexy tu kepadanya...

Draw will be done in 2 weeks time....maksudnya each of us have 2 weeks to finish up 10 pcs of bunga hexy ready to send out for lucky girl of d week...

Syarat-syaratnya:-

1. Penyertaan..... open for all quilters...register ur name kat ruangan comment ni + your color preferences + email address ...e.g KAK DIAH, QUILT COLOR : RED, diahrothman@yahoo.com

2. Tarikh tutup ...akan diumumkan as we hit desired number of participant (min is 10)

3. Draw akan dilakukan a.s.a.p...n if the lucky girl is KAK DIAH, then all of us will have to make 10 pcs of bunga hexy out of RED color theme.....

4. Tarikh penghantaran akan ditetapkan oleh organizer n pls...pls...pls dear fren...do give ur commitment to have it done by then n sent out to the winner of d week...n winner pls give us your MAILING ADDress

5. Once winner, e.g KAK DIAH dapat semua 100pcs tu, do let us all know...so i can make another draw!

NOTE : Pls use only cotton fabric.....tq

I need to stop for now.... Nanti i'll try to snap a pic of 1 pc of bunga hexy yg dimaksudkan...or may be boleh refer pada Kak Diah ya...

See u soon dear fren............apa yg penting ...KERJASAMA!!

Chiffon for Sales

2009-05-10T07:21:00.000-07:00

I have only 9 pcs of Chiffon fabrics up for grab. It is super soft and in beautiful abstract design. It's washable..hand wash only pls. Its market value is RM70/piece (4 metres).

Now...Special offer for viewer of my blog, i'm offering them to you at only RM60/piece. ..and that includes FREE postage!

And if you are also buying any Kain Telekung offered earlier, you are entitled for further discount which comes down only at RM55/piece. Yes!! Good quality of chiffon fabric at only RM55!!!

So viewers out there, grab one for you or your loved ones...and see if you can find a matching color with any Kain Telekung, it'll be a perfect gift for Mother's Day Celebration! ..

Here's the Chiffon collection i got so far...happy shopping and don't forget, you are doing this bit for charity as well. Tq.

CODE NO CH01

CODE NO CH02

CODE NO CH03

CODE NO CH04

CODE NO CH05

CODE NO CH06

CODE NO CH07

CODE NO CH08

CODE NO CH09
....hmmmm i'm sure i got 9 pcs..i could not locate the last pic of it...i'll post it later then...

For payment pls have it transfer to :-

BALKHIS BINTI ABU BAKAR
MAYBANK ACCT NO : 152023028582

email me iist00@yahoo.com once payment has been made with the following info :-

Your Name :
Your H/P no :
Your Mailing Address :
Your Detailed Payment :
Code No of Your Choice & Quantity (e.g : BLA01, 1 pc) :

For quicker deals, do sms me the details at 019 5761106

TQ once again...see u with more things for sale!

More Telekong Up For Sales

2009-05-08T20:52:00.001-07:00

Here's more telekong up for sales... RM88 each (postage free)

Shades of pink .. code no P02

Another shades of pink .. code no P03 ...SOLD to Fida (thank u dear, May Allah bless u always)

and another...with the touch of violet ... code no P04.

Shades of Gold...code no G01 ..SOLD OUT! Tq Kak Pah.

Another shades of Gold...code no G02

and another...with smaller flowers...code no G03

Shades of violet..different flowers ..code no V02 ..SOLD to Kak Yati. TQ!

Mix colours of pink, violet n blue...code no M01

Shades of green...code no G01 ...SOLD OUT!! (TQ Kak Chik & Kak Yati).

Shades of blue...code no BLU02

Mix of Blue and Pink... code no BLU03

Plain white...code no W01 ...SOLD OUT! (Thanks Ita)

As for payment pls have it transfer to :-

BALKHIS BINTI ABU BAKAR
MAYBANK ACCT NO : 152023028582

email me iist00@yahoo.com once payment has been made with the following info :-

Your Name :
Your H/P no :
Your Mailing Address :
Your Detailed Payment :
Code No of Your Choice & Quantity (e.g : BLA01, 1 pc) :

For quicker respond, do sms me the details at 019 5761106

TQ once again...see u with more things for sale!

A little twist of life

2009-05-08T09:29:00.000-07:00

People say everyone has their ups n downs..n last 2 weeks definitely was my down moments..my heart n soul goes to my sister n her family. Her dear son is very ill, a week in ICU struggling for his life when he's only at his 20th..and now even though he's out from the ICU (more of the cost factor).. he's still in precaution stage. He has blood clot in his main artery to the heart. By the time he was admitted, he was diagnosed for fever ..suspected chikungunya for he cant move his legs and having muscle cramps. Since he's studying in IPBA, Lembah Pantai, the closest hospital is Pantai Medical Centre. My sister allegiblity for kids medical is up to RM1,500 only but since she thought the fever treatment would not cost so much, she let her son to be treated there n then. Fortunately he was taken there since later they discover the cause for the fever and muscle cramps. Its a blood clot caused by kidney disease (yet to run a test on his kidney). To date, the cost has gone up to RM70,000. So much for my sister!

And i'm thinking hard on how to earn extra money to help her out of this financial situation. She's getting a loan and i'm sure she's going to struggle paying it's monthly installment. So best way is to create a fund for this unfortunate family. Every little RM i gain from any business activity i'm about to make will go to this fund. I do hope to get some support from viewers out there. Support me by buying any products i'm selling in this blog n be sure those money are into the fund, insyaAllah.

In fact if the fund is looking good, i'd like to extend it further to help other less fortunate family...and each time i help out those people, i'll post it here so every buyer cum donater will see how i spent their money/donations.

Please let me know if u have any other suggestions/ideas. For now here's few things on sale...buy with charity in mind my dear viewers. Thank you!

For my first sale for charity is Kain Telekung... all prices at RM88 (postage free).

In shades of pink...code P01

In shades of red... code R01

In shades of violet... code V01

In shades of black... code BLA01...SOLD OUT!! to Kak Yati & Kak Chik (thank u so much!)

In shades of blue... code BLU01 ...reserved by Kak Chik for her mom. TQ!

That's all the pic i got for now...there's more shades like green, gold and plain... I'll keep it posted then...thank you for viewing this and soon buying for charity. Tq, may Allah bless you all.

Oh yes, i almost forgot... for payment pls have it transfer to :-

BALKHIS BINTI ABU BAKAR
MAYBANK ACCT NO : 152023028582

email me iist00@yahoo.com once payment has been made with the following info :-

Your Name :
Your H/P no :
Your Mailing Address :
Your Detailed Payment :
Code No of Your Choice & Quantity (e.g : BLA01, 1 pc) :

For quicker respond, do sms me the details at 019 5761106

TQ once again...see u with more things for sale!

My New Toy :-)

2009-04-27T23:48:00.001-07:00

Yes...big girl does want a toy for herself too...hehehe especially me. I've so much passion in every single item that would simplify our daily life's routine. Last week Puspanita Negeri Kedah held an opening ceremony of it's official house. Every Puspanita Daerah had to come out with any district product for display or sell. So my boss ask me to bake cupcakes for sale on that day. It was a challenge for me as i just learn to deco cupcakes. I was so tired preparing for the big event n that's the reason i was away from pc n this blog in particular. It's a pity i didn't snap any pic of the occasion. However......... jeng jeng jeng...i have these pics :-)

that's what i bought for myself...my new pasta maker... it does wonders...i can make mee kuning (a very healthy one..no asid borik..no preservatives ..juz plain water, egg n wheat flour)...in juz 15 mins!!

in boiling water...for few mins

this is what i get with 1 kg of wheat flour... 2 kg of mee kuning

i can make laksa... (yet to try this... today i hope, n i'll snap a pic later)

i can make tart nenas as well ... (got to try it this week end..more pics, don't worry) ....**to be cont**

Quilt for Najmi

2009-04-13T22:02:00.000-07:00

I have a son...a very cute one... alhamdulillah..well as they say, seeing is believing, so here goes some pics of Muhammad Ismail Najmi..phew.. i'm always wondering how he'd write his name on d day he wud one day sit for an exam...i hope by then our kids are taking exam using computer...hmmmm

anyway...as his mom is sooooo into learning Quilting n Patching ..he is the closest recipient to get a super duper cute quilt specially made with love... ahaksss...so much for "masuk bakul angkat sendiri"... here's some sneak peak on what i'm currently working on...

*to be cont... as i actually don't have the pic snap yet :D

My Extreme List of Hobbies

2009-03-23T21:17:00.000-07:00

Assalamualaikum n hi to all,

I'm Balkhis n this blog i created juz to keep me organized for i have sooo n i mean sooo much of hobbies. Plus d urge from a dear fren who constantly ask me to create a blog for every little stitches i did or every crystal jewel i made n even every little cuppies i deco.

Yes, those are few among other interests i love to do. I have a lot of passions in me and i love to share as well...mostly with my dear family n frenz who always admire my work no matter how imperfect it turned out to be :-)

These are my first attempt on cake deco. I was amazed by the art work of Rani (my sifoo) in cake deco. So many skill to learn at so little time...i was exhausted by the end of one whole day class. So d output was not so great...but at least i've gave it a try n i'm planning to do more n more til i master this bc (buttercream) deco on cuppies. So help me ..Allah!

Me with tired looking face.......

My first cupcake deco....... :-)

And here's my first wrist pouch...

This one i learnt from a very good fren of mine... Kak Diah. Very friendly, warm n nice person. Very creative as well...admire all her art work n wish to have same skill as hers...still a long way to go though.

Til then,