Time for a break!

It is soon time for Doinky's annual mid-year break!

Workshops
While the shop-&-studio will not be opened during its resting period, all workshop/classes WILL still commence. So go on and sign up for it! I'm just taking a rest from running the yellow hut and my sewing projects.

Custom Orders
ALL custom orders received after the 18th May will be created when I am back from my sewing break. Rush orders, sudden orders (birthday-the-next day, etc) will unfortunately not be taken up.

Your understanding and patience
is most appreciated!

New in the shop!

"An Assault on Affection"
by Jon Chan.
"An Assault on Affection", is a comic/tale partly inspired by the artist's experience of a break-up; and the realization of his (the main character's) struggle to love with HEART; thus confusing the idea of love, and love itself.
More of Jon Chan's works over here.
Available now at the Doinky Hut!

The sewing workshop experience

Sometime around October or November last year, a friend F brought along her pal to the shop. We got to talking, and she (the friend) asked if I conduct sewing classes. I gave my usual 'no' and rattled on a list of much repeated excuses. "I'm bloody impatient." "I think I don't have a teacher-ish quality, whatever THAT is." The gist of it is: I think I stink at teaching and that's the end of it. I was VERY struck by her honesty when she replied that I shouldn't let these doubts stop me from trying. I got home that night, thinking about what she had told me. 3 a.m and I'm still not sleeping. My mind was now fired up. I'm thinking "What would be fun enough for me to want to do this?"

I got up and sketch out the workshop room (pictured below), and what sort of classes I would like.When that is done, I realized she had freed me from those doubts. And for that, I'm always very grateful.

Since then, I have conducted a couple of classes. And while I hadn't had the mind to take a picture of the students' works, I will show you these 2 that I've managed to remember to take a pictures of:-)C signed up for a Coin-Pouch workshop. While this wasn't the piece she had created during our session together, I was very moved when she showed me another coin pouch she had made after the sewing workshop. She took some fabric scraps from home and made this awesome piece. I particularly like the back of her new coin pouch that featured a flower field and that happy caterpillar at the corner.And here is a snapshot of S's chubby housefly. After 1 and a half hours, she sure was looking forward to drawing the housefly's facial expression. I thought it was hilarious she gave it double-eye bags and that someone-stunned-me mouth. Plus she gave me some good ideas for students having trouble threading a needle. I shall be on the lookout for Wax. Ear wax that is! Kidding. And THAT is how the Sewing Workshop came together. With a couple of chairs donated by a friend who moved away; my bad paintings converted into tables; tons of fabric scraps collected for the students...and it's been real swell, and I look forward to coming up with more kooky things-to-make for future workshops:-)

New!

From Fiona of Fifi.

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Baby chair slings, a handmade alternative to grimy kid chairs outside of home!
Comes with instruction on how to use it, and pack it away (pictured below, click to view bigger version). Available in a variety of patterns and colors!
More lovely owl purses
made using vintage fabrics, and pin cushions. Comes with a pair of scissors and silver pins:-)

19 May 2011

A pair of toucans for wedding couple no.1. It was made based on this particular toucan species, the Keel-Billed Toucans (pictured below). I love his colorful beak.
This toucan couple gets autumn colored leaves, to differentiate it from the next toucan-plush-pair.-----------------
This toucan-plush-pair (pictured below) is made for wedding couple no.2. These toucans are created based on the Red-breasted Toucans, who have distinct bright yellow/orange chest.
Thank you R!

18 May 2011

Presents for brother-&-sister team. A soccer-drawstring bag for little R's soccer ball and tee, and a chubby fairy cushion for little P. Includes a pocket (see the zipper for the mouth?) for little P's baby teeth...when she starts loosing them. Hoo! Gruesome indeed!Little P's tee, featuring another chubby fairy, and Little R's tee (pictured below), featuring a mutant frog playing soccer.

New Goods!

* New Artist !*
Wishful Thinking Studios by AutumnBeautiful handmade bags, laptop sleeves and accessories by Wishful Thinking Studios:-)
Along with cute wood animal accessories! Love the donkey sneaking a peek from the corner.
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ALONG with more awesome Art Posters by Sia Joo Hiang, in collaboration with Kelvin Tan's Aphorisms.
"Life has nothing to offer, except Existence.""School has nothing but limits. Education doesn't.""True education is just another word for acquiring wisdom."Hope has Magic.
Forgive.
Love will Conquer All!
"The truth is a document of love."These dogs are hilarious.
I love their folded skins.

National Day Kuti Kuti Workshop

National Day Kuti Kuti
Let's make a red-&-white brooch featuring this starry fella! Learn to sew its body; attach a silver pin and red pom; and learn to stitch the stars on its chest. Presto! One more fella to celebrate National Day with you. *Kuti Kuti is a traditional Malay game of flipping plastic animals over one another. A friend of mine dubbed it Kuti Kuti because he felt this fella looked very flippable. Haha!*

Dates Available:
17 July 2011/ Sunday/ 1pm - 3pm.
31 July 2011/ Sunday/ 1pm - 3pm.
7 August 2011/ Sunday/ 1pm - 3pm.

Lesson Cost:
$29.00/person.

Interested? More information right here!

Sew a Banana Slug Workshop

Bug of the Month (August): Banana Slug!
This blobby creature sure has one funny name! You will learn to use a cotton tee to construct the slug's body; use rims of a tee to form its skirt (slug-version for legs!); and you will also to learn to embroider spots on its body. You can choose to put yellow spots (as depicted in the sample) OR you can opt for brown spots as some banana slugs DO have brown spots, making them resemble an over-riped banana!

Interested? More information over here!>>

Now for the real deal! Photo by Rebecca Carroll.

10 May 2011

A belated birthday present for H, from J.M.

J.M's request: A pink pig make-up pouch:-)

A custom-made bag for N, constructed using tees used to help raise funds for the East Japan Quake 2011. Thank you S!
The bag features a little Mount Fuji right there. :-)

E & J 's new tees

A crab-foaming-at-the-mouth tee for Little E:-)
Mr Krabs (below) cries foul over the depiction of a foaming crab!

A puzzled-looking deep sea anglerfish tee for Little J.


With its flat tail at the back:-)
Thank you S!