As the year comes to an end

One last festivity, Winter Solstice, a festival where *Tang Yuan, the Glutinous Rice Balls is a must and it falls on December 22 which means Chinese New Year is about 5 weeks from now. My Tang Yuan this year in Sweet Sugar and Ginger Syrup

It's been a year of many smoothies, experimenting with varieties of fruits and vegetables.

Some last  Christmas stitching and finishing for the year, sorry the photos are blurry

My Christmas mail to   Barbara J   

Freebie design by Manka, A Christmas Quickie

Pickup a book on denim recycle at the recent Big Bad Wolf Bookfair,

it's the only book I find most interesting related to garment sewing

Hoping that one day  BJ will have good use of it

 Sorry BJ, I stole this photo from you,  I forgot to snap a picture of the book

 Majestic Bird by Homespun for Jess W

JCS Mag 2013

 This I finished into a Needlebook for a friend of Diane's

It's their 3rd year of exchanging gifts

Freebie design by www. lamatassinarossa.blogspot.com

I achieved the four quarterly finishes selected at random from my pile of UFOs 

 with an additional bonus mini finished for the year . Yay !
 I shall continue with the same concept for next year too

I finished Part 3 of Positive Thinking, doubt I will be able to complete Part 4 thou; that is before Part 5 is release next month which is days away?

Attended a Charity event in November in aid of needy pupils' education fund

and chance upon an opportunity to visit  Kg. Orang Asli Sg. Buluh Telor in Kuala Kubu Bahru ,  a charity mission to contribute food, goodie bags and money to their students last weekend.  Orang Asli or the natives (aborigines) are basically jungle dwellers and they gave us an insight into their life. Diane played  'Santa' by distributing our Santa bag to the kids.

I would like to thank everyone who came by and left comments in my last post, my apologies if I did not replied everyone but I hoped from the bottom of my heart that all of you had a fabulous Christmas and holidays this season.

Am ending the year with another short break and so until next year ,

HAVE A GREAT START INTO THE NEW YEAR EVERYONE

HAPPY NEW YEAR