Saturday, November 28, 2009

charms and dreams

Hey there  :) it's been awhile since I didn't post anything...hmm today I feel like sharing some of my charms and dreams.. >3< I am now sitting in my room at the 2nd floor, just nearby the balcony. but I feel like sitting by myself underneath a clear blue sky with smokey clouds :3








Have you ever feel like you want to sing all day? Well, that's what I feel right now ^w^ Such a rare feeling I got, as usually I am a flat-feeling person (and always gets complained for being lack of expression and feeling).  But oh well, I'm enjoying it. I am actually gathering inspiration for my thesis. I really need patience for it, because I constantly get complained for lack of details in my explanations. It's probably because I have a habit of pouring tons of ideas and stuffs into my writings, and it makes me lazy to write each details. But now, seems like I've been trapped in temptation of patience T_T


So...for today, I just want to pretend that I'm alone in a place surrounded by purple crocus XD



 





Hmm have you also notice that the only thing in the pic above which have colors is only the flowers? All of the others are shaded grey. Well philosopicly I pick this pic because the simplicity (I put beautiness in 2nd) and the depth of meaning. It shows when we have a dream, we have to focus, even it's the nearest thing within,  any other colors beside purple could distract our mind. So just focus on the purple. And that's what I need to do now.  FOCUS :)


Okay. let us now share my charms. This is a seashell I bought in Cijin Island, southern Taiwan. You can reach this beautiful place by riding a ferry from Kaohsiung^^. I visit Cijin with my friend Jessie during the school's spring break. It was very sophisticating, we walk along the way and visit some local shops. The price were great too, so this is one of the thing I bought: a bottle (told you I'm obsessed with bottles, haha) filled with purple crystal sands and a beutiful seashell.





And no, this is no ordinary seashell. This is called murex venus (I've been searching for this since I was stunned with the encyclopedia pics-like-um...14 years ago). The sea shell is a part of a Greek myth, people believes that this seashell is a comb of Venus the Love Goddess, and it is a symbol of eternal love. Apparently,  I bought two of these and give the other one to my boyfriend <3 only his bottle's sands are blue, not purple like mine.


Lately I spent my days with my thesis, as I told you, and also some designs. I just finished designing a brooch and have all materials except the brooch pin. I remember saving some pieces somewhere..I'll go seek them later. So here are some of my projects (uploading pics after I'm done with them):


1. my hun's xmas present (still sketching design)


2.  rose&crystal brooch  (design done, preparing materials)


3.  kitty warm pad (done with pattern and materials, ready to start)


4. other designs: plushie, cabochon, bag, etc.


and..(maybe) new art lamp design, since people keeps constantly asking me to make a new one so they could buy it ^^; (my, it's hard to maintain good qualities when the demand is high)  And I haven't gather items to sell either >.<


Aiya, forget to tell. I decide to gather some items and samples to sell next year! But it's my boyfriend who'se gonna sell them, not me >3< here's one of the half done item, a kitty pendant:







Will add some beads, paint and stuffs to boost up the sophisticating looks >3<  btw I made a 4 panel comic strip too! But it's still an ugly scan so I guess I need to edit it a bit to make it look better (had a prob during the scanning and it shows mistake such as paper folding etc).


alrighty, I'm gonna share my 2nd charm later, just want to let you know both are  my fave stuff made from crystal!  I think I'm gonna post the pic along with the rose&crystal brooch :3 Ok folks, cya later then^^



Sunday, November 22, 2009

bad mood teddy plushie and joining a giveaway!

Hey there...just wanna tell you that I just send a package to Sabila from Pastel Girl who'se helding a giveaway!  The rule is super easy, you have to be Indonesian, and send any of your fashion-related creations to her.  Check the stuffs she is giving out:













You might wonder what I made for Sabila? But it's a secret and won't tell you until I heard from her! :D So if you wanna join just send your creations and biodata here:


Sabila


TIKI GERAI A-155 POLTANGAN


Jl. poltangan raya no.4A , Pasar Minggu , Jakarta Selatan

 




Lately I am having a super bad mood so I made a bad mood teddy plushie! her name is jeyo, named after my friend (JEssica YOnaka) hahaha XD










Made this for a trial, she is what I imagine when I am being grumpy and tired...Designed this in a rush, coz can't wait to start sewing it! :p my mum is a bit upset coz I cut her free gift towel to made this :3 Sorry mum! LOL..


plushie specs: eyes, ear and nose are from unused small pieces of fabrics. I just happen to found an easy but good method to make them hard enough and bead-looking (esp the nose and eyes) but still have soft areas to give space so I can sew it to the plushie :) So no worries, they're not glued!^^ (I don't like to use glues all over the fabric of my plushie).


alright then, cya at the next post!


PS. new art wire and plushie design in progress ;)

Thursday, November 19, 2009

clandestine garden mission: done!


(I call this  "snow princess in the desert" )



finally I managed to finished this project! XD

Still remember the transparent organic leaf art tutorial I gave you? Well in this project the leaves already been colored and turned into a flower! <3


specs: coffee bottle (I use nescafe),  real dragonfly-dried, organic leaf art (flower), clay


bottom part: beach sand (white), selfmade blue snow - made of dried residu of coconut flakes.


well then, here's some clues on my next projects: lots of cat stuff..!  *w* and yeah...I'm gonna sell some, only not by online shop..I got sooo many suggestions to open a shop and maybe I should start with small selling projects :) And my skripsi (thesis) advisor liked my "summer's dusty diary" necklace and she ordered me a set of accesories. She said any design is fine, she only want red stones, and also she don't want me to sell the same design to another person. Well that's no problem to me since I always make one design for one item only. I don't like repeating, it makes me lost my passion and the product could be less artistic...


Well then, see ya later I guess...I'm off to manage the long list of projects..and um..my thesis ^^;

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

konayuki my kitty plushie :3

This is my very first DIY doll, I used to make my own pattern and everything..but I found a tutorial for this super cute kitty plushie, and I modify the stitching a bit so the result is a little different :)


specs: unused towel, eyes and mouth embroidered with silk thread xD I hand sew this coz I don't really like using sewing machine.



(drawing patterns on towel with my drawing pen)



( body parts of plushie-finished all cuttings)



(finished plushie, yay I <3 konayuki!! >3<)



Monday, November 9, 2009

angeling in cage (Ragnarok fan art)

Hey there! After a few days, I made this art, the idea is in a sudden but I hope you'll like it :) Those who played the famous online game Ragnarok must know this very cute character, angeling  *w* it's also a game item in a game so called Pet Society (PS), buta in PS it's a doll, named pink jello.. :D






The deco inside is made from clay, full handmade, not made by special tools coz I don't have one OTL :p But yeah, managed to make one and put it in a cage so it won't run away! >3< I tried to make more details on the wings btw..And oh, this thing have two functions:


1. You can put off the chain easily and put the cage on your table or cupboard as a deco


2. You can also put on the chain and wears it as a necklace, yay! XD



My friends suggested that I should open an online shop..but uhm, still thinking of it  >.<



(me wearing the necklace <3)



 

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

kitty <3 husky


ahh after a long time no draw..here is the result, messed up sketch ^^; but yeah, I think it's much better to practice my hands than to let it crack off all of the very less drawing ability I have :p


the husky is my boyfriend (I use to call him husky, and his loyalty always reminds me to a puppy, that's why I draw him as a husky. It's his icon now haha) and the kitty is me (yeah, he calls me kitty XD )


About what the pic is all about, well. ..you can play with your imagination =^^=