Monday, May 24, 2010

First Day of Work

First day of work went by. My new laptop (they ordered a brand new laptop for me) doesn't arrive till next week, so I'll be using a spare one at the meantime. I was reading some materials in the afternoon while my boss had to go for a meeting. Then I joined in the later meeting which was meant to be 0.5 hr but ended up as a 2 hr meeting. My director jokingly asked if I would still turn up for work tomorrow...LoL..

Last week, I made lots of 1:12 scale miniature peonies, in a variety of shades. Honestly I don't have a fix idea of how I'm going to use them yet, but I just want to experiment on making them in a variety of shades of pink, champagne, peaches...and I guess I'll stop when I eventually run out of shades to make them in, or when I get bored.

Perhaps I will get another shot to show the shades this weekend.

Meanwhile, a shot of them in my hand...


The pinks so far...

Friday, May 21, 2010

1:12 scale miniature rusty old weathered pot

I recently transformed a silver pot to make it look really old and rusty. I really like it, because I recently has a fond liking for old, rusty, weathered things...



Put some flowers into it, and it now looks really special...



The rusty pot is now available at my etsy shop: http://www.miniaturepatisserie.etsy.com

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

New Beginnings

Yesterday was kind of surreal, and I have mixed emotions. Yesterday was my last day of work in my old company. I was there for almost 4 years. That was the 2nd longest employment I had held in one company. It didn't really feel like 4 years, maybe now that I think about it, time passes so quickly when you are busy with day to day. As some of you may have known, I have been going for several job interviews but nothing came out of it. I believe that things happen for a reason. This time, things happened so quickly that I just didn't had the time much to ponder as I was really up to my neck trying to settle many things.

It would be a lie if I said I was not afraid of changes. But change is constant and I tell myself that I have to embrace it and be brave. I will miss my colleagues, and of course the camaraderie that we have built. The people factor is very important to me. Many of my friends who know my situation have all said it's for the better. I hope that I will continue to build friendship, and great teamwork in the new workplace. I'm proud that in the past 4 years, I learnt to build solid teamwork with people whom I have to work across the world, even without ever meeting them in person. I'm proud that when I'm being tasked to do global projects, I'm able to come up with processes that help me and my team, and it gets better each time I do it. That's the goal I set for myself actually - that I improve each time I do it. I'll do things better than the previous time.

I've learnt to sharpen my communication skills, be patient, listening more and talking less. Sometimes it's really hard when you don't see the other person's face and all the work you do is through email and sometimes phone.

Creating miniatures helps to relieve stress and it is something I will continue to do.

I made some miniature gifts for two of my colleagues who bought me farewell lunch. I did it last weekend. I'm also going to make something for another colleague overseas...

I hope that when they are feeling stressed out, they can look at my miniature pieces and let it take their stress away...



Saturday, May 15, 2010

1:12 scale miniature peonies

I'm around...

Well actually I have been back for a week, but have been terribly busy that I don't have much time for anything else. I have some news to share the next time.

But first...

I have been intrigued by peonies for a long time...and I'm not the first one who have tried making them in miniature scale. I am intrigued by their fat rounded shape, and especially when they are not so ready to be in full bloom yet....you know what I mean? So in the peonies I make, I really like making them in that state :)

I am a little strange, I know.

I like this colour, a little soft peach, but currently am going to try making them in various colours. It's going to be interesting!!


Monday, May 3, 2010

Found myself featured...

I'm currently away on a short break, but I am still kind of "working". I had to complete a stressful project before I leave last week, and I am very thankful I completed my monthly project before I left.

Found myself being featured on this blog, which I am so honoured...

Pop by over to take a look!

http://fabricofliving.blogspot.com/2010/05/delicious-dollhouse-decor.html