Scraps and Pieces

I am not in a good mood today.

It is not the typical today-is-a-same-old-same-new-day mood, nor a mopey I-am-missing-him-so-crazily mood. It is the snarl-growl-bare-fangs-I-just-need-a-reason-any-reason-to-strangle-kill-rip-someone-apart mood.

Something as innocuous as a person clearing his throat repeatedly in office is enough to make me bristle dangerously. Growl.

Anyway. Think happy thoughts.

For my birthday, Meimei did something so unique I am in awe of every time I flip through it. It’s a book. Of me. It’s a book she did [almost] from scratch, a book which took 3 days to complete. Scrappers will understand the amount of effort and detail that goes into a page. It’s not just cut and paste, cut and paste, and that’s it, no sirree no, it’s not.

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First page in the book.

 

The birthday present.

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She painted the wood pages to pretty pink and blue.

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Layering, layering, and more layering.

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Crazy-spider-mama-apple made a guest appearance in one of the pages.

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Her hubby, Ad, contributed to the contents in the secret envelope. Must say I was quite.. shell-shocked and scandalised when I saw the contents.

Thank you, I love the present.

Photos taken by Meimei.

21 Responses to “Scraps and Pieces”

  1. # JFon 19 Jun 2007 at 12:05 pm

    a very very very heart warming gift

  2. # nadnuton 19 Jun 2007 at 1:06 pm

    so sweet! whats in the secret compartment? *kaypoh*

  3. # s t a r m | s ton 19 Jun 2007 at 3:00 pm

    nad - eerrrr… why don’t i show you the secret compartment the next time we meet?

  4. # naebooon 19 Jun 2007 at 4:14 pm

    waa….. so nice!! hearts!!

    happy birthday. :D

  5. # pawprintzon 19 Jun 2007 at 7:46 pm

    thats a really sweet present… hmm i can remember i did something like this for someone afew years ago… and i guess now its being chucked away. sigh..

    btw did you get my card?

  6. # Qiaoyunon 19 Jun 2007 at 8:51 pm

    Wow, your friend is really sweet and very creative and artistic! I love her design sense. I would buy her creations if she decides to make a business of it. ;)

  7. # luvphobiaon 19 Jun 2007 at 8:58 pm

    mahjong! mahjong!

    all i see in the book is one word - MAHJONG!!!

  8. # hinaon 19 Jun 2007 at 11:37 pm

    condom hah? xD

    hahahaha so evil of me!

    but the gift so sweet!!!!!! XD

  9. # s t a r m | s ton 20 Jun 2007 at 11:56 am

    naeboo - thank you! :) pawprintz - card? what card? hvnt received anything yet.. but thank you in advance.. oh yes, now that you mentioned it, i remember your accordion.. impressive piece of work there too..
    qiaoyun - yeah! she’s a sweet girlfriend.. very artistic too.. :) and YES she’s been doing some stuff for sale lately, you can check out the following:
    Something For Good: Clipboards, cards and whatnots for sale.
    Trinity Christian Centre’s bazaar: Clipboards for sale.
    luv - trust you to focus on that.. the question is when? i need some cheer-me-up-mj therapy.. you sound down lately too.
    hina - ….. -__-” condoms in times of loneliness or desperation? that sounds really wrong. :(

  10. # Angelaon 20 Jun 2007 at 8:02 pm

    WOW!!! It’s really nice and creative!! I don’t think I’m even 1/100 of her standard. So touching!

  11. # meimeion 21 Jun 2007 at 1:14 am

    i’m so glad you liked it dearie! *shy* if it cheers you up on your bad days, then it would have served its purpose. :) let’s go scrap workshop together!
    btw - i have a random question - how did you manage to merge the photos like that? :)

  12. # s t a r m | s ton 21 Jun 2007 at 10:07 am

    angela - she’s verryy good with scrapping and arty stuff.
    meimei - hey dear.. yes i like it very much. i feel like i’m ‘promoting’ you or sth. oops, so sorry.. i merged the photos using Paint.

  13. # The Goonfatheron 21 Jun 2007 at 4:34 pm

    I’m bored! Just passing by….. Happy Birthday!

  14. # angelineon 21 Jun 2007 at 9:48 pm

    aww…it is lovely! (:

  15. # s t a r m | s ton 21 Jun 2007 at 11:06 pm

    goonfather [almost typed 'goodfather']- hi! wow, you must be realllyyy bored. hur hur. thank you for the wishes..

    angeline - it is.. she is too.

  16. # pawprintzon 21 Jun 2007 at 11:31 pm

    a scrap workshop?? cool! i didn’t know there is such a workshop… hmm where is it? i want to attend one when i get back in dec.

    i posted you a bday card earlier this month.. its either the Australia Post is really slowwww like the ppl here *no offence* or it got lost in the mail. sigh.

  17. # s t a r m | s ton 22 Jun 2007 at 11:06 am

    babe, they have no lack of scrap workshops here.. think you will like some of them.
    and i got your card last night.. thank you!! it’s really sweet of you.. *smiles*
    wish you’re back in sg..

  18. # pawprintzon 22 Jun 2007 at 11:28 pm

    oh my… it took 3 weeks to get a simple card mailed back to s’pore?? wow!

    hmm can we go attend one together when i get back?

  19. # s t a r m | s ton 23 Jun 2007 at 1:44 am

    3 weeks! goodness..
    i’ve been meaning to attend one actually.. but kinda not in the mood these days cos scrapping reminds me of some stuff..
    have been thinking of you tonight. laughs. some of us went out and it’s not the same without you. missing you, aud..

  20. # pawprintzon 25 Jun 2007 at 7:41 pm

    missing you guys too… :(

  21. # s t a r m | s ton 26 Jun 2007 at 11:36 am

    see you in melb in oct maybe?

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