More practise makes perfect

Personalised CNY labels for sealing ang pows.

Compare this with previous years... 

It only gets better. :)

These glossy 2-inch round self-adhesive labels are available customised for your event in sheets of 12. 

Practise makes perfect

CNY 2011...

CNY 2012...

The year in summary

Time flies!
In retrospect I've taken on quite a number of projects in the last year!
Many thanks especially to my friends who have given me a chance to work on stationery for such happy events as weddings and baby showers... You guys are the best!

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And the event that was closest to my heart...

My second-born's full month celebration... E-invites and thank you cards...

Now, what can I do for you? :)

10.10.10

It's been some time since my last post. I haven't been slacking. :) Instead, I have been trying to "win" projects, a good number of them for weddings in October, a very favoured month for weddings this year.

And today, I've finally completed the projects - one AP box, and 30 handmade cards for a simple solemnisation - a perfect number for handmade cards. As per my personal policy, no pics until the event is over so I don't spoil the surprise. :)

Try Me!

Every now and then I receive an invite that makes my tummy churn and reminds me why this website exists.

I don't so much mind receiving hotel invites. If a couple can't be bothered, they can't be bothered. There's not much value to add to that.

But when an invite includes an insert that could've looked SO MUCH better, I wonder why they didn't try me! I sure hope the couple didn't pay someone for the design 'cos I could've done something much more elegant for the same cost or LESS.

Photostated ceremony programmes, flimsy disorganised sheets of paper containing transport/parking information... that's why I'm here. To eliminate all of that. If you can accept those things mentioned above, you will be happy with my work. It's a fallacy that nice wedding stationery means breaking the bank. You just have to find someone with a love for pretty stationery who can work within your budget constraints. Someone who cares more that the stationery looks presentable than about getting your $$$. Whose reward is that you trusted her with your stationery in the first place.

That's me. :)

New Logo

Finally found the time to update the logo. Finally found a way to work around the limitations of a home business to create a logo like that. I'd love to try Adobe Illustrator, but haven't got the capital to splurge on it yet. :)

I'd also love to have a printer with water proof inks or a semi-professional printer... that's where all the returns from my projects are going (if there are any returns at all! P)

Anyway, the logo is supposed to represent two hands. Do you see it?

Weddings in December!

A wedding in earthy tones! More pics on facebook!

Weddings in December!

Birthday Boy

My little boy just turned one!

Dottie dots

Trying to see what I can come up with with the most basic of shapes. There is so much one can do with just dots.

More pics on facebook!

And more weddings!

So I've managed to convince a couple more friends to let me handle their wedding stationery. Hurray! Hope to have more products to display on this website in the following months before I'm back to work and then this website goes quiet again. :P

I've also launched handmayde on facebook! Be a fan! Haha.

Marcus & Adriel - 4 July 2009

Hurray for this lilac wedding!

Only after the wedding did I realise I should have taken pics of the finished products being used on the day itself! But my hands were full carrying our little boy around and my mind preoccupied with ways and means to keep the little boy entertained. I hope the professional photographer took some! I don't have a pic of the wedding programme! Point to remember for the next wedding...

More pics on facebook...

Thank you, you two, for letting me be a part of your wedding! :)

Final products: 2 Angpao boxes, Church invites, Wedding programme, Bridesmaids hairpieces, Wrist corsages, Unity candle

Suggested products: Bookmarks for wedding favours

Love

"Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it." - Harold Hubert

Weddings

Did I mention that I love weddings? :) And it's always much easier when I'm not the bride! That way I can really focus on the part I like best - conceptualising the wedding stationery.

Watch this space for a romantic lilac/purple wedding coming up in July...

Blessed Christmas

Thanks for the opportunity to do this, Zeyi. :)

Post-partum in December, it was pretty much more convenient to be stuck at home. So I was glad to have had the chance to make new christmas favour boxes in a design different from the ones I made for my son's first month. These contained Zeyi's home-baked macaroons! A talented baker she is. Yummy!

These favour boxes can be customised for an occasion of your choice. :)

Baby Boy's First Month

For sale - A pair of bridesmaid dresses

A pair of the above knee-length chiffon dress in a peachy pink with pink satin trimmings.

Size M - US 6/UK 8/FR 38/ITA 40

These were the original bridesmaid dresses, but I changed my mind. :P Brand new!

For sale - The perfect bridesmaid dress

This is what I dressed my bridesmaids in. In a luxurious ivory chiffon and satin, with a row of diamante. Looks expensive!

I have a pair of these knee-length dresses in excellent condition.
They come with matching chiffon shawls too.
Both are a size M.

I also have a piece in Gold but in a size S.

For sale - Pink Gown

Been receiving enquiries about some of the gowns I'm selling and requests for pictures.
So instead of uploading them repeatedly, here they are, even though they barely have anything to do with being 'handmayde'.
Please help me clear space in my wardrobe! :)

This is a lovely floor-length pink organza daniel yam gown with attached shawl which can be tied in a variety of styles. Just ask any daniel yam sales person for a demonstration.

The piece I have has only been worn once and is in excellent condition.
Size M.

Back in Business

New home, new camera, new designs.
After a 3 month break for my own wedding and adjusting to married life, I've finally made another card today! A feat, considering my severely limited resources in this new home. All my fancy schmancy tools and printer are back at my parents' home. But, I've got a new camera! So hopefully the pictures of my handiwork will be improved. : )