Mari Kita Minum Dulu!

Since we first got into the scene under MiRuMakes, we've been getting requests for Malaysian food and drinks. Malaysia and food are inseparable. lol We love our food, don't we?

We recently launched our drinks designs. Both hot and cold. There are surely more drinks but we decided to go with the famous ones. We decided to go mamak and kopitiam for this range. :) Hope you love it!

If you prefer hot drinks, go order Bos, Kopi Satu!

For scorching hot days, opt for cold drinks and sing Ice, Ice, Baby 🎵

Small budget? We let you Ikat Tepi or go for the Boba Boba at RM2 each.

If this is too much of decision-making, dabao all lah. Get the combo at only RM48 (you save RM6). You get all the drinks. For alternative text, download it FOC at https://mirumakes.wordpress.com/category/free-charts/

Get back to you soon on a tutorial clip. ;)

-Ruzanna-

Just Another MCO....

Hello everybody!

It has been awhile since we last popped in here. Hope all are well for you and your family in this round of MCO. Good news today - Health DG showed infectivity rate is now on downward trend at below 1.0. Gotta pray hard the number of cases go lower too.

Let's do our parts by ONLY going out if REALLY required. Oh! Get vaccinated. The vaccine is a hope. Looking at other countries which have started going out and "unmasking", it sure looks promising. May we be there soon. Amin!

See ya soon!

-Ruzanna-

How the Nyonya Series came to be...

The original 5 pieces sent to A+ Gallery in Penang

Before I joined forces with Ruzanna on MiRuMakes, I had started Little Pink Factory circa 2015, accepting cross-stitch commissions for wedding and family portraits. 

Shortly after, with the help of a dear friend of mine, she managed to secure me a spot in an art gallery in Penang, where I would send my work in on consignment. And because Penang is my hometown, this held an even more special meaning to me. I thought long and hard about the series that I would debut in this gallery. I wanted something that would represent Penang and also myself. Eventually, I combined the local heritage of the ‘Baba & Nyonya’ that Penang was so famous for with my love of kitchenware. The result? A collection of Nyonya themed vintage items that you would find in Penang, back in the days.

The original collection consisted of Kopi-holic, Chicken-ware, Kitchen, Sambal-licious and Tiffin-y & Co. This development also led to me being featured in a local daily newspaper and even interviewed on national TV for a lifestyle segment! 

Then, a friend from school got in touch and ordered this Nyonya collection, but asked if I could design another in place of the Kitchen one. Thus, Teh-riffic was born! 

I'm very thankful that the series was very well received and eventually decided to make them into kits so more stitchers can enjoy them 😊

Of course, it then made sense to bring these designs over to MiRuMakes as it fit our design aesthetics. Last year, we decided it was time to expand our series and we've added Ke SiaNah, Ke Sini, Soupy Coal-ition and Mould It!.

We hope you love our Nyonya series as much as we enjoyed designing them for you 💕 For tips and tricks on how to do some of the embroidery stitches and framing your piece in a hoop, stay tuned to our blog; we will be posting about those soon!

xoxo, Michelle

Week 2 MCO

Funny how it we are back to where we were in March 2020. Just that the numbers are higher now and people are more adapted to the new norm - working from home, checking in everywhere they go, have temperature taken and masked at all times.

If you are wondering if there will be any more charts after the CNY Minis, there will be so just stay tuned because we have this whole year planned out. We are glad we managed to do so before the MCO restarted. As for FREE charts, there are plenty related to MCO last year. Feel free to browse through here. 

If you have any suggestions on what should be in our pipeline, feel free to drop us a message. We love it when stitchers get in touch with us and sharing ideas. :)

Quite quiet here eh? There is a lot going on now despite the MCO. School orientation, businesses resuming, neverending house chores...lol One thing that is not doing quite well is the kitchen. Think I ran out of juice on what to cook after last MCO. Have cooked and made pretty much all that was on the list. Right now, I am wishing for time to stitch!!! 😆

Til then...

-Ruzanna-

CNY preparation

Are you guys geared up for Chinese New Year already? What are you up to today? We are currently busy with the prep work to launch a new design. Since you are here, here's a little leak. It will be something CNY-related. ;)

With the rat year coming to an end, we are hoping for the ox year to be a much better year. It doesn't look quite like it at the moment but we gotta continue praying, hoping and keeping safe. 

Let's see what the PM will announce later.

Anywayyyyy, we are adding a little alternative to the design we are releasing soon. This time you can make it a little 3D. ;) Don't worry. We'll provide tutorials. ;)

Keep in touch ya!

Cheers!

-Ruzanna-

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hello stitchers!

Hope it isn't too late to wish everybody a very happy new year. May this year lifts the sorrow and hardship from 2020. Shoo COVID-19!

Keeping this first post short but do stay tuned and follow us. Bear with us while we build this little section to have more news for all to enjoy.

Many designs await. ;)

Cheers!

- Ruzanna -