{ D r e a m C a t c h e r }

{ Drawing Sketches - Feb 1, 12' }

2012-02-01T19:00:00.000+08:00

I have been working on several new projects lately. Some of them have to do with my trip to Cambodia shortly after 2012 New Year. Two of them are submissions for creative projects. The photos above show some of my sketches. Will post more about this when the result comes out.

{ Happy new year ! }

2012-01-06T02:25:00.001+08:00

Mr. C and I decided to visit Cambodia at the very last minute. So been busy getting the trip ready and packing things up. Will post about it when we get back. Happy 2012!

{ My Notebook got Published! }

2011-12-23T20:00:00.000+08:00

My Notebook got published!! My Traveler's notebook got published! The one with the pink tab at the upper left corner and the one with a room sketch at the bottom right.

{ What I MAde # 22 - Star Pouch }

2011-12-22T20:00:00.000+08:00

What I MAde # 22 - Star Pouch. Determine the design you would like, draw and cut out a shape for the leather pouch. Trace the shape and cut out the leather. I use leather scrap, around 0.5mm thick, from my previous leather craft class. Punch holes for snap button and other design onto individual leather pieces first. Then stick the front and back together and punch holes with leather

{ What I MAde #21 - Ribbon Wreath }

2011-12-17T20:00:00.000+08:00

What I MAde # 21 - Ribbon Wreath Draw circles of sizes you want on thick cardboard Cut out and use double sided tape to add the ribbon onto the cardboard. Continue to wrap ribbon around the circle and remember to add a loop at the top. Decorate the wreath with stickers or anything you like. I think this ribbon wreath idea can also be used a decorative frame for photos. I have been

{ Happy Tuesday - Dec 13, 11' }

2011-12-13T20:00:00.000+08:00

Happy Tuesday - Dec 13, 11' The Little Prince play going on here in Hong Kong! I bought some Christmas decorations for my apartment and I'm going to make some more later on. :)

{ What I MAde # 20 - Christmas Journal }

2011-12-12T20:00:00.000+08:00

What I MAde # 20 - Christmas Journal & Envelope. The Journal Part: I use the hard covers and paper from a Muji sketchbook. Cut wrapping paper into the right size and leave around 1-2cm margin on each side. Cut the four corners as well. Glue the paper on the front and fold the four sides onto the back of the cardboard. Cut another piece of paper to cover the back side. Decorate the

{ What I COoked up #2 - Caramel Apple Steam Bread}

2011-12-07T20:30:00.000+08:00

What I COoked up #2 - Caramel Apple Steam Bread I added caramel apple to the basic steam bread. This time I used golden granulated sugar instead of regular white sugar and Dr. Oetker baking powder instead of my old box at home. The bread turned out to be much softer than the basic steam bread last time. :) Ingredients for the basic steam bread: 1 egg, sugar 40g, milk 60ml, flour 100g, baking

{ Let's Build a Rainbow - Black & White }

2011-12-07T20:00:00.004+08:00

Let's Build a Rainbow - Black & White Sorry, I was really rushing when I did this. I wanna to complete the challenge so this is just a simple drawing of a book that I've been reading for a while. It is a book about design and finding deign inspirations from everyday life. I love this 5-day color challenge because it pushed me to use colors that I don't usually use. And push me to meet

{ Let's Build a Rainbow - Purple }

2011-12-07T20:00:00.003+08:00

Let's Build a Rainbow - Purple Purple is my fav color! I think I could do a series of drawings in different shades of purple. This is a drawing of my "cash bag" since I put my wallet, coin bag and keys in this little thing. The real thing is a lot more colorful... I like to organize my bag (the black-hole) with smaller bags since it is so much easier to find things. I would do a drawing or a

{ Let's Build a Rainbow - Aqua }

2011-12-07T20:00:00.002+08:00

Let's Build a Rainbow - Aqua I love love this color and I love stationary even more! I did this drawing for my 2012 kitty schedule book and my dream book. I will share more photos of my dream book later on.

{ Let's Build a Rainbow - Yellow }

2011-12-07T20:00:00.001+08:00

Let's Build a Rainbow - Yellow. Honestly Yellow & Orange are my least fav colors. I seldom use them in my art works, but I think this is a good challenge to get out of my comfort zone.

{ Happy Tuesday - Dec 6, 11, }

2011-12-06T20:00:00.000+08:00

Happy Tuesday I have not been to Jusco for so long, so it felt great to see some very adorable fabric tapes and a light purple digital watch! :D (ps... and all these for $36 HKD!} Got lots of fruit lately and they all seem to take on some sort of personality. :) Toy Store Plates!

{ Let's Build a Rainbow - Pink }

2011-12-05T20:00:00.000+08:00

Let's Build A Rainbow - Pink I did a drawing of the steam bread I made. I don't know that using only one color would turn out to be more difficult than I thought! Though I love how this turns out! Come join us and post your pages on or before Dec 7. Read IHanna's post on Let's Build a Rainbow - Pink.

{ Let's Build a Rainbow - Red }

2011-12-03T15:34:00.001+08:00

Let's Build a Rainbow - Red It is a 5-day color challenge. Create art in one color each day this week. This is my piece in Red. I always associate red with Christmas and am so in love with elephants lately so I made this sketch for the color red. Enjoy :D And I made this using the Muji red ink pen.

{ Vision Journal Dec 1, 11' }

2011-12-01T20:00:00.000+08:00

Sill working on my vision journal, cut up lots of magazine pages for it. Will post more photos later.:D

{ What I COoked up #1 - Basic Steam Bread }

2011-11-30T20:00:00.001+08:00

What I cooked up #1 - Basic Steam Bread As I mentioned before, I decided to try make my own bread after reading about the nasty chemicals we eat everyday. So I went to get a book written by Akemi Komatsuzaki and some Muji baking moulds to make basic steam bread. The main reason why I chose to try steam bread is that I don't have an oven at home and am not interested in getting one anytime soon

{ What I MAde #19 - Leather Bookmark Nov 24, 11' }

2011-11-24T20:00:00.005+08:00

What I MAde #19 Inspired by Cliprite. What you need: a piece of scrap leather (mine is about 19cm x 2.5cm and 1mm thick), ruler, cutter, needles, nylon thread, some sort of punching tool. (I use a set of leather craft punching tools, but they can be easily replaced with other house hold items.) Decide the words and font you would like to use before cutting the leather strip. You may need a

{ Happy Tuesday - Nov 22, 11' }

2011-11-22T20:00:00.000+08:00

Happy Tuesday Thankful Heart notebook that I'm using as a day planner. Cover is illustrated by artist Qu. 2 books that I got recently. One is about making zakka with beautiful masking tape. The other one is about making herbal remedy. Marks & Spencer X'mas candy. Character illustration by ?? (Sorry I've read from somewhere who this wonderful illustrator is, but lost the link. ) Vivienne

{ Life Goal #1 - Nov 16, 11' }

2011-11-16T20:00:00.008+08:00

I created a collage with some of the digi elements provided by Helga of the ARTchix Studio. Then wrote up some of the life goals that I would like to achieve on it. The collage now sits on the wall facing my desk at home and I made a copy for my planner as well.

{ Happy Tuesday - Nov 15, 11' }

2011-11-15T20:00:00.003+08:00

Happy Tuesday After reading about how much chemicals are being added to our food, I decided to switch back to having cereal for breakfast. Not only does it taste good, they are also healthy for our body. The food safety issues are big in HK and China. If something taste too good, I would start to wonder what chemicals have been added to it. So for the love of bread and cupcakes, I'm seriously

{ What I'm Reading - Nov 9, 11' }

2011-11-09T20:00:00.000+08:00

What I'm Reading. I'm reading Taming Time. It is one of the books I got from City University on time management. It talks about setting priorities, plans and goals. Just got to 1/3 of it and going to try the time log tomorrow.

{ Happy Tuesday Nov 8, 11' }

2011-11-08T20:00:00.000+08:00

Happy Tuesday - Nov 8, 11' Free zines with tons of info about exhitibion and art events in Hong Kong. I just signed up for a workshop at Detour HK 2011. Cannot wait! :) I got a Rilakkuma agenda and a choco candy :P

{ What I MAde #18 - Nov 11' }

2011-11-07T20:00:00.001+08:00

What I MAde #18 I wanted to make something simple before I jump into another leather project. So I took out a piece of eraser and my curving knife to make a blank calendar frame to use in my little Muji notebook. I realized that using eraser may not be the best material since it is so so soft but is ok for practice.

{ Journal Thursday - Nov 3, 11' }

2011-11-03T19:00:00.001+08:00

I have not done an art journal page in ages, so it is very excited to get back into this old journal. I have been playing with this journal since I came back to Hong Kong about 5(?) years ago. I still have not finished this one since I have the Wreck This Journal and other moleskine sketchbooks that I'm playing with. The page on the left (1st photo) is a page done with the free digi freebie

{ Book Review - Female Designers }

2011-11-02T20:00:00.002+08:00

The title of this book can be loosely translated as "Female Designers" by Japanese artist and designer 矢崎順子. (The book is translated to Chinese.) She interviewed 25 female designers working in various areas ranging from illustrator, hat makers to exhibition designer. The book goes into detail about their work environment, how they became a professional in their chosen area, and the qualities

{ Happy Tuesday - Nov 1, 2011 }

2011-11-01T20:00:00.003+08:00

Happy Tuesday :D Mr. C finally let me play with his ipad + the wifi! Lots of fun free apps on the ipad now~~~ (I know I'm really late with this but I only come to the "i-thing" recently. The only other "i-thing" I have is an ipod nano 5... ) Anyway I especially like Labelbox (allows you to make labels for photos), Meeting Box (productivity app), Talking News (the one with Ben and Tom), Japan

{ Happy Tuesday - Oct 25, 11' }

2011-10-25T20:00:00.004+08:00

Berry Good Bear Cookies ! :) Mini Mini Hug Card by Greeting Life Inc. A mother of pearl Pandora Charm from Mr. C for my Bday. I got the purple one last year. I wear them with a silver chain. Love the charms from Pandora since it is at a reasonable price range and can be individualized to create unique pieces. A yummy mini blueberry cheese cake. Beautiful and delicious chocolate by Lucullus

{ What I MAde # 17 - Oct 24, 11' }

2011-10-24T20:00:00.002+08:00

This is the second leather bag I made. This one is a smaller shoulder bag since I don't want to hurt my back. This smaller the bag is, the more it makes me think about what I need to bring vs. what I want to bring. Approx. Dimension: W 200mm x H 180mm x D 100mm.

{ What I MAde #16 - Sept 11' }

2011-10-17T20:00:00.002+08:00

I finally made a harder leather phonecase. This time I added a snap button and a piece of thin leather as a pulling mechanism. Definitely need to work on a better pulling mechanism. It is easier to pull the phone out when the leather gets more wore and used. Working on a pouch that can be wore with a belt. I recycled some scrap leather pieces for this. Will post finished photos of it later.

{ What I MAde #15 - Aug 11' }

2011-09-20T20:00:00.001+08:00

I took a long break during summer to organize my thoughts and to work on my goals. 1 thing that I really want to focus on is to spend more time creating. That was what I did and I love every minute of it. :D Hope you would also enjoy seeing some of the photos on the projects that I'm working on. A leather notebook with pen holder A small leather pouch A small leather wallet that didn't

{ I need a summer break ... }

2011-08-10T03:01:00.000+08:00

I really need a summer break with all the crazy work/personal things going on. And I need to think about where this blog thing is going. Will be back in September. Have a great summer!

{ Wreck This Journal -> Aug1, 11' }

2011-08-02T20:00:00.001+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith. I'm trying to fill up every single of this journal before I do the more destructive journal topics. I was planning on finishing it up in July, but July was a super crazy month, so I missed a lot of it in terms doing art journal. Going to finish the WTJ in August.

{ Wreck This Journal -> July 19, 11' }

2011-07-19T20:00:00.005+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith. I'm finally done with the 30 Day Journal Challenge! Yeah, now I can go back to Wreck This Journal. Planning on finishing WTJ this summer.

{ 30 DJC - -> July 12, 11' }

2011-07-12T20:00:00.001+08:00

30 Day Journal Challenge 30 DJC #4 - What I wish I wore more... I wish I wore more pretty dresses! I've ordered some dresses online, will show them here later on. :) 30 DJC #10 - Illustrate your all time favorite song. - I have already made a page for "YOu and I" so this time I do a page for "Mad World". Just love love this song. 30 DJC #27 - Who or What Inspires you? - A Great woman artist!

{ What I MAde # 13 - Leather Phonecase # 1 }

2011-07-08T20:00:00.008+08:00

What I MAde # 13 I made this leather phonecase as a practice since I promised to make one for Mr. C when he got a HTC phone a few months ago. I'm still working on the design for his case coz I want it to look a whole lot better than this one. :D

{ What I'm Reading #1. }

2011-07-07T20:00:00.002+08:00

What I'm Reading #1. The Right Brain Business Plan by Jennifer Lee. - Start to create my business plan. Use Your Head by Tony Buzan. - Learning how to do mind map. 時間管理幸福學. Aboue time management. One of my goals for this summer is to read 30 books. This is the first 3... ... I know I'm not going to finish all 30 since most of the books I want to read are the more technical books that take

{ 30 DJC -> July 5, 11' }

2011-07-05T20:00:00.000+08:00

30DJC 30 DJC # 22 - This Summer I challenge myself to... Swim at least 20x, Start a new business, Read 30 books, Change a new job. 30 DJC # 24 - I made Leather stuff well! :) 30DJC # 25 - Whats in my bag? 30DJC #28 - Goals for July 11'

{ 7-1 Hong Kong }

2011-07-01T23:55:00.000+08:00

{ 30 DJC -> June 28, 11' }

2011-06-28T20:00:00.002+08:00

30 Day Journal Challenge June 14, 11' - My Favorite Quote is "The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Create It." F. Drucker. June 16, 11' - What are your Wants and Needs. June 23, 11' - My Favorite Song is You and I. June 11' - If I could have a super power, I wish I could read people's mind. June 27, 11' - What are your 3 Wishes. June 28, 11' - What is the best piece of advice you have

{ Toy Camera Photo #1 }

2011-06-19T16:28:00.000+08:00

Photos taken with NicoDigi Vq1005 Taken in Cityu library with nice indoor lighting. Taken at home with dim light. Taken at a cafe in Kowloon Tong on a bright sunny day. Books that I'm reading. dim light @ home.

{ 30 DJC -> June 13, 11' }

2011-06-14T20:00:00.003+08:00

30DJC #9 - Completely fill this page with random things. I haven't done a collage in a long time since I started playing with Wreck This Journal. So it feels nice to play with collage elements again. 30DJC #11 - Whats in my heart. I have a lots in my heart at this moment... actually a lot to do... 30DJC #12 - Fill the page with line. I personally love this page, I like the line and the cures.

{ 30 DJC -> June 8, 11' }

2011-06-08T20:00:00.001+08:00

30 Day Journal Challenge 30DJC # 2 - I want to achieve with the Journal Challenge. 30DJC # 3 - 5 Things to get done in June. 30DJC # 5 - Summer Tradition. I've started a Summer Fun Passport as a record of this summer 2011. (I've seen this idea someone on the web but just couldn't remember where. ) 30DJC # 6 - Write a love letter to yourself. 30DJC # 7 - Write a love letter to someone else.

{ June Goal, What I Made # 13 & 30DJC }

2011-06-01T20:00:00.002+08:00

What I MAde # 13 & 30Day Journal Challenge #1 of 30DJC - Introduction. My June Goal list. Birthday Gift for mom: a mini leather pouch and a Tony Moly Lip Balm. I also got a mini bunny hand cream for myself.

{ Moleskine Passions }

2011-05-20T20:00:00.002+08:00

Moleskine Passions. As I mentioned before I won the Moleskine Passions competition and got to pick 2 Moleskine notebooks.Click here to see participants. I picked the Travel journal and the Style Journal. Going to use the Travel Journal soon to plan my next trip. :) Still working on the freelance job, will update about it once it is done.

{ My 1st Freelance Job! & Leather Cardcase Prototpye #2 }

2011-05-04T20:00:00.006+08:00

I just got my first freelance job last night! Yeah! Extremely challenging (for me at least :D) . Just went to a meeting and working on it. So there won't be any blog post for a while. Hopefully I can still manage to squeeze some time to work on my own little projects and post about them here whenever I can. The pictures above are #1 & #2 leather cardcase prototype I made recently. I'm more

{ What I Made # 12 & The Right Brain Business Plan }

2011-04-29T20:00:00.000+08:00

What I MAde # 12 & Reading. A leather cover for my Muji binder. I decided to pick the smallest binder from Muji coz honestly my back is killing me from having to carry tons of books and papers around. So having a small and sturdy binder is essential. I'm going to add a pen clip to it later on. The approx size of the binder is: 15cm x 10cm. The Right Brain Business Plan by Jennifer Lee -

{ What I Made # 11 }

2011-04-26T20:00:00.002+08:00

A leather mini shoe & a cardcase prototype. :)

{ Pixar - 25 Years of Animation HK }

2011-04-20T20:00:00.041+08:00

Pixar Exhibition at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum in April 2011. Get to see some of the drawings for Toy Story 3. There is a drawing of a Hamm ship. So detailed and interesting. On a set of colour scripts, I even saw Totoro in it! My gosh! There are a set of collage images showing various heros and villains. Make me want to go through and cut out all the magazines at home to make something so

{ Wreck This Journal -> Apr 19, 11' }

2011-04-19T20:00:00.002+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith. Apr 14, 11' - A Place For Your Grocery List. Apr 16, 11' - Went to the Pixar Exhibition on the 15th. (will blog about it later on) Then found out that I won 2 Moleskine Passion Journals for the Moleskine Passions Competition. Yeah! Will blog about that too when I get the prizes. Apr 19, 11' - Draw with Glue.

{ What I Made #10 & Wreck This Journal }

2011-04-15T00:30:00.000+08:00

A leather ipod case I made for my purple ipod. (Note the cute Jeffy notebook at the back.:D) Wreck This Journal - Find a way to wear this journal. Still working on it, will post the finished photo later on.

{ Outing : Shatin to Ma On Shan Apr 9 & 10, 11' }

2011-04-13T20:00:00.001+08:00

Went to Ma On Shan twice during the weekend. The first time with Mr. C to a remote location where lots of people are flying kites. (Apr 9th) Then again on the 10th from Shatin to Ma On Shan. It took us about an hour to walk from our apartment to Ma On Shan. It is summer already in Hong Kong and the weather is so so nice. There are so so many places that are waiting to be explored even in

{ Wreck This Journal -> Apr 11, 11' }

2011-04-12T20:00:00.000+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith April 10, 11' - Hide a Secret Message Somewhere In this Book. (The one on the right.) Well, it is a secret message, so not going to show u. :P April 11, 11' - Draw lines with your pen or pencil. Lick your finger and smear the lines. (The one on the right.) I also drew my Jeffy notebook, the one with a cat, on the page as well. :)

{ What I Made # 9 }

2011-04-08T20:00:00.002+08:00

What I Made #9 Almost finished the bracelet craft kit. Wool felting - April 7, 11'. I want to make something for the Japanese but don't have much money, so I figured I could make something, sell them and then donate to Red Cross. Would anyone be interested in these needle felting pins?

{ Wreck This Journal --> Apr 1, 11' }

2011-04-01T20:00:00.003+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith Apr 1, 11' - Make prints using an ink pad and cut vegetables. Apr 1, 11' - "Write backwards" (The right side of the spread). I skip this page for some time since I just did not understand what to do, but today I was going through the book and suddenly realized that the instruction "Write backwards" is actually written backwards. :D I haven't finished this page

{ What I MAde # 8 }

2011-03-29T20:00:00.001+08:00

What I MAde # 8 A crystal cluster ring. Its like looking at the universe everytime I look at it. (The crystals are a lot more shiny and beautiful in person than on photos.) Remember that I made a bunch of needle felting creations? I put a few of them together with 2 bear charms to make a chain for my key pouch. There are lots of fun thing that you can be made with them. :)

{ The Verandah, Repulse Bay HK }

2011-03-26T15:23:00.000+08:00

Had tea at The Verandah. It is a beautiful restaurtant at the Repulse Bay Hong Kong. If you get a chance to come visit Hong Kong, it is a must. So quite and beautiful especially on weekdays.

{ Hong Kong International Poster Triennial 2011 }

2011-03-23T20:00:00.001+08:00

"Act . Live " - The 4th Hong Kong International Poster Triennial. I love looking and reading posters since I can learn from them. I have posted a few that I love form the Poster Triennial. Enjoy. Childhood is Not Child's Play! by David Tartakover. by Kan Tai Keung. by Pang Lei. Bonjour Madame by Paula Troxler. Ultralight by Harmen Liemburg. Kari Piippo Workshop by Kari Piippo. Eugeniusz

{ What I MAde # 7 & My Wonderful World of Fashion }

2011-03-22T20:00:00.004+08:00

What I MAde # 7 Needle felting creation --> March 22, 11': I'm currently obsessed with making Mushrooms since they're so fun and easy to make. Got another book for making animals since I think needle felting is a great way to capture that fluffy-ness of our adorable furry friends. My Wonderful World of Fashion by Nina Chakrabarti. I like the book so far coz I'm only looking for some other ways

{ Wreck This Journal --> March 18, 11' }

2011-03-18T20:00:00.001+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith March 14, 11' - the 1st photo, left hand side. March 17, 11' - the 2nd photo, right hand side. March 18, 11' - the 2nd photo, left hand side.

{ What I Made # 6 }

2011-03-15T20:00:00.001+08:00

What I Made #6 Felting creation I made --> Mar 15, 11' I took some photos of the felting book I have and post them onto the Project page if anyone is interested. Most of the creations I made are from my imagination. :)

{ Wreck This Journal --> Mar 11, 11' }

2011-03-11T20:00:00.005+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith March 7, 11' March 8 & 9, 11' March 11, 11' - I Love drinking hot chocolate!

{ DETOUR 2010 }

2011-03-09T20:00:00.001+08:00

DETOUR is organized by the Hong Kong Ambassadors of Design to showcase and promote young local creative talent. DETOUR 2010 took place in the cells of Victorica Prison Hong Kong. I especially enjoyed the exhibit by HKU Architecture students(shown in the last two photos). Looking forward to DETOUR 2011. :)

{ What I Made #5 }

2011-03-08T20:00:00.005+08:00

What I Made # 5. Felting creations up to March 4, 11'. Wool felting book that I got recently. This one is from Japan with 5 lessons teaching the basic skills. I got this since it is relatively inexpensive and the cover just looks so so adorable. (Leave me a comment if you want to know more about this book.) Finally finished my handmade leather doctor bag (small). The photo also shows my pen

{ Wreck This Journal --> Mar 4, 11' }

2011-03-04T20:00:00.004+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith March 1, 11' - I did the spread at separate time and I love them both. :) March 2, 11' - I went to SSP and got lots of supplies for crafting. Cannot wait to start all those projects. (on the left) March 4, 11' - My March To Do List. (on the left)

{ What I Made #4 }

2011-03-01T20:00:00.004+08:00

What I Made #4 Wool Felting - It is super fun and easy! I made the mushroom, apple, tree and the pine-corn all within a week during spare time. :) Look up wool felting kit or books on etsy. There are tons online. Almost finish my leather doctor bag (small). Should be done within this week and will share photos of it later on.

{ Wreck This Journal --> Feb 24, 11 }

2011-02-25T20:00:00.005+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith Feb 21, 11' - Fill the page with circles. Feb 22, 11' - Scribble. Feb 23, 11' - I finally got the tickets to watch the Tuesday with Morrie play. Yeah! Cannot wait! :D. Feb 24, 11' - Glue a random newspaper page. I love contrast of this spread. One is more organized and colourful the other is random and out of order.

{ What I Made # 3 & Project Restyle }

2011-02-22T20:00:00.004+08:00

My first ProjectRestyle post. I took a leather binder apart to make these little items including: a mini bag, a pen pouch, a bracelet and a notebook. I have posted individual photos of these 4 items on the Project page if you want a closer look. :)

{ Wreck This Journal --> Feb 18, 11' }

2011-02-18T20:00:00.001+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith Feb 17, 11' - Doesn't it feel good when someone tell you that you have done a good job? This is a little reminder I created for myself when I need that extra push. Feb 18, 11' - Finally finished my 2011 resolution list. Going to break them down and create a form to keep track of them.

{ Wreck This Journal --> Feb 16, 11' }

2011-02-16T20:00:00.004+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith Feb 10, 11' - "I made this!" I'm almost finished with my 1st handmade leather bag. Though I'm planning on taking it apart and remake it again since it needs a lot of improvement. Feb 16, 11' - I love playing around with my pack of markers from Ikea. They are intended for children with bright colours markers on one end and stamps on the other but I enjoy

{ Art Journal --> Feb 9, 11' }

2011-02-09T20:00:00.000+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith Jan 31,11 - Talked to Mr. C and consider going to see a marriage counsel since we have no glue what being married is like, it may be better to seek others' advice first. Feb 9, 11' - This is what Chinese New Year is like. Full of colourful bubbles. It seems like a lot happened but don't really remember what.

{ Happy Year of Rabbit }

2011-02-06T14:43:00.000+08:00

{ What I Made #2 }

2011-01-28T00:16:00.000+08:00

A leather cover for a sharp tool. How come January is ending so so soon? I have not finished half of the projects that I have listed for the month yet... -_-; and how come I'm always making something that is not on my list at all?

{ Wreck This Journal --> Jan 25, 11' }

2011-01-25T20:00:00.002+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith. Jan 24, 11' - There is an Fifi Lapin exhibition going on at APM. They even have some rabits for small kids to see. :) Jan 25, 11' - I got sick... again...

{ Wreck This Journal --> Jan 22, 11' }

2011-01-22T20:00:00.002+08:00

Jan 21, 11' - I wanna eat donut... Jan 22, 11' - I miss u...

{ What I made #1 }

2011-01-18T23:38:00.001+08:00

I have to be honest, I didn't do the morning page, journal page these few days coz I spent much of my spare time on these: I'm learning leather craft. This is a binder I made recently as an agenda. Need to make more changes to it. Reading a few books on using of agenda and notebook to achieve goals. One of the points is super interesting: use white circle labels and draw your own stickers

{ Art Journal --> Jan 11, 11' }

2011-01-12T21:44:00.000+08:00

Art Journal on Wreck This Journal Jan 8 - Jan 11, 11' Creating my 2011 Resolution List. It is taking me a long time to come up with the list. Will upload the list and January Project list later on this week. Take Care. Hong Kong is freezing. only 9 degrees and we don't have heating in the apartment ... -_-;

{ Wreck This Journal --> Jan 7, 11" }

2011-01-07T20:00:00.002+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith. Jan 4, 11' - Just do it. 2011. Jan 5, 11' - What are your passions? Jan 6, 11' - My Dream. :) Jan 7, 11' - The 1st Leather Binder I made. Will post more photos later.

{ Happy 2011 }

2011-01-03T20:00:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year! I have signed up for Creative Everyday 2011. Hope you will join us for this no pressure project. Other fun long term projects for 2011: Project ReStyle Visual Journal Online Workshop

{ Wreck This Journal --> Dec 29, 10' }

2010-12-29T20:00:00.001+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith Dec 24, 10' - I visited a handmade market on Dec 23 and bought some supplies for some new projects in 2011. Dec 29, 10' - I don't really know where this drawing is going at all. Sketches that I did on a bus, thinking about making leather bags.

{ Wreck This Journal --> Dec 21, 10' }

2010-12-21T20:00:00.006+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith Dec 20, 10' - A pair of simple earrings I made in December. Dec 21, 10' - What I ate today. :) Pls note that I use my copy of Wreck This Journal as an art journal as well, so some of the posts are not following the instructions in the book. I have updated my project page with the projects that I'm working on recently.

{ Live More, Need Less }

2010-12-20T20:37:00.000+08:00

A wonderful article by mnmlist. Came across it when reading Keri's blog.

{ Wreck This Journal --> Dec 14, 10' }

2010-12-14T23:28:00.001+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith Dec 13, 10' - Dec 14, 10' - I recently bought an angel blue cover for my ipod. I do love my ipod nano5 but I don't want to fall into the very wasteful marketing cycle put up by apple anymore. It got me thinking more about what I really need and what I just want, so I decided not to do the x'mas gift idea posts and instead focus more on the projects I have on

{ Wreck This Journal --> Dec 9, 10' }

2010-12-10T20:00:00.003+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith Dec 7, 10' - I finally made my first finished leather pouch! It is a completely failure but I learnt a lot from it. Working on the second one. Will post photo of it soon. Dec 8, 10' - Debating with myself whether I should get a camera so I can snap snap even when Mr. C took the only camera away for business trip. Dec 9, 10' - It is getting kinda cold in HK.

{ Wreck This Journal --> Dec 6, 10' }

2010-12-07T20:00:00.000+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith. Dec 1, 10' - This Page is a Sign. What Do you Want it to SAY. Dec 3, 10' - This Page is a Sign. What Do you Want it to SAY. Dec 4 & 6, 10' - My apartment tower is # 42, so I use #42 on some of the drawings. I have put up a Project page to document the projects that I do every month. I'm so excited that I have finally finished my first leather pouch with zipper

{ Wreck This Journal -> Nov 30, 10' }

2010-11-30T20:00:00.010+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith. Nov 25, 10' - This Page is a Sign. What do you want it to say. Nov 26, 10' - This Page is a Sign. What do you want it to say. Nov 29, 10' - This Page is a Sign. What do you want it to say. Nov 30, 10' - This Page is a Sign. What do you want it to say.

{ Wreck This Journal --> Nov 23, 10' }

2010-11-23T20:00:00.000+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith. Nov 17, 10' - This page is a sign. What do you want it to say. Nov 18, 10' - This page is a sign. What do you want it to say. Nov 19, 10' Nov 22, 10' - Glue in a page from a magazine. Circle words you like. Nov 23, 10'

{ Holiday Gift Idea 1: Woodland Belle - Etsy }

2010-11-19T20:00:00.001+08:00

Is it too early to be thinking about holiday gift? Perhaps. But since I spend lots of time on internet looking for gift or diy ideas for holiday/birthdays/special occasions, I think it may be useful to do a little series of holiday gift ideas. I personally LOVE Etsy ( I'm not getting paid to say it! ) coz there are just so many talented creative people on there and this shop happens to be one of

{ Wreck This Journal --> Nov 16, 10' }

2010-11-16T20:00:00.003+08:00

Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith Nov 15, 10' - Wrap Something With This Page. I wrapped a notebook with this page. Nov 14, 10' - This Page is a Sign. What do you Want It to Say? Something that I need to constantly tell myself: " YOU CAN DO IT! " Nov 16, 10' - Document Time Passing. I draw grids and circles on it as timetable and clocks. Will fill it all the details later on.

{ Wreck This Journal --> Nov 11, 10' & Thankful 30 Day Challenge1}

2010-11-12T20:00:00.002+08:00

Wreck This Journal: Nov 9, 10' - Make A Funnel. (I'm going to make a paper mask out of this later on.) Nov 10, 10' - Draw Fat Lines and Thin. Nov 11, 10' - Collect Fruit Stickers Here. I just started working on my Thankful 30 Day Challenge. It is such a lovely idea that I have to do no matter what. This is my first entry. :)

{ Craft Project - Nov 10' }

2010-11-09T20:00:00.013+08:00

To Do List - Craft Projects November 10' Mr. C's birthday card (Graphic Design -> Sketch) Mr. C's birthday present (Craft -> Making) 1 leather pouch (Making) 1 small leather bag (Planning) 1 leather bag (Planning) I would like to make leather bags and accessories in the future, so I need to practice more. The above photos show part of Mr.C's present and the leather pouch that I'm making. I

{ Wreck This Journal --> Nov 5,10' }

2010-11-05T20:00:00.004+08:00

Oct 27,10' - Page of Good Thoughts. Oct 29,10' - Trace Your Hand. > I love all the colour lines. Nov 1,10' - Print Something Here. Nov 2,10' - A Page for Four Letter Words. Nov 3,10' - Do Some Rubbings with a Pencil. Nov 4,10' - Close the Journal. Write or Scribble Something on the Edges. Nov 5,10' - Close Your Eyes. Connect the Dots from Memory.

{ My Travel Journal & 1st Video - Shanghai Sept 2010 }

2010-11-02T20:02:00.000+08:00

I mentioned before that I have made a travel journal for my Shanghai trip . (Based on Teesha Moore's videos.) Here it is finally. I have made a video for it (My 1st video!)and uploaded to youtube. Does anyone know any free and good video editing software? I tried to find an editing function on youtube but it doesn't seem to have it. Anyway here is the video. Enjoy :) P.S. A point for me for

{ Project Update - Book of Happiness }

2010-10-29T20:00:00.004+08:00

I mentioned that I have started a Book of Happiness project way back in the summer but have not talked about it since. Basically I divide pages of an A5 notebook into grids like that of a monthly calendar and fill in the dates. Then I will take photos and write down the good things that happen everyday on the book. At the end of the month, I will print the photos and glue them onto the grids

{ Wreck This Journal --> Oct 26, 10' }

2010-10-27T20:00:00.004+08:00

Tear Strips Rip It up! Color This Entire Page. > I love the pattern on this page. I didn't plan on how to color the page instead I let the color markers take me to where they want to go. Fill This Page With Circles. Glue, staple, or tape these Pages together. Create a Nonstop line. Sew this page. > I love this and am planning on making something similar for Bo's Birthday in November. :

{ Art & Life zine by Teesha Moore - Oct 22, 10' }

2010-10-22T20:00:00.001+08:00

I absolutely love Teesha Moore & her work. I have even made a travel journal for my Shanghai trip based on her videos so I'm very happy when the shippment arrived from the States full of goodies I ordered from her. I opened the envelope to find a beautiful Art & life zine and high quailty collage sheets inside and they added a postcard, 2 buttons, and 3 rubber stamps as gifts!!! OMG! It was like

{ Wreck This Journal --> Oct 18, 10' }

2010-10-18T19:30:00.000+08:00

Write one word over and over. > My word is Determined. Glue random items here. > I keep a collection of little bits of things and now I finally get a chance to stick some of them here. :) Color outside the lines. > I keep drawing and drawing mindlessly on this page. Test page. > A page for using my color markers. Poke holes in this page using a pencil. > I poked holes on this page and

{ Leather Craft 1 - Oct 2010 }

2010-10-08T01:37:00.001+08:00

Since Mr. C is back from Canada with our lovely digital camera, I can finally take and post photos of things that I have made recently. :) Things that I have made for the Leather craft intro class: a leather bracelet a mini coin bag (It is not finished yet. I need to smooth out the edges, dye the leather and then stitch it up.) a key holder that I'm using (I like to make things that I can use

{ Art Journal Page & Wreck This Journal Oct 4 & 6, 10' }

2010-10-07T02:03:00.001+08:00

Art journal page for Sept 29, 10 Mr. C brought me a copy of Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith since I cannot find it in any Hong Kong book store. I'm super excited and started playing with it. Here are my two entries. ( I picked them in random order.) # 1 - "Add your own page numbers." # 2 - "Pretend you are doodling ont the back of an envelope while on the phone."

{ Art Journal - Sept 24,25 & 27, 10' }

2010-09-27T21:00:00.003+08:00

Art Journal Pages for Sept 24, 25 & 27. - Some of the collage elements are provided for the Collage Play With Crowabout Group. Have been sicked after coming back from Shanghai, so didn't get much done. Mr. C is in Canada for almost 3 weeks so I don't have any camera to take photos for the leather craft class I'm taking. Will post photos of them when he comes back next week.