I *HEART* ART Ring

I found this ring at teenage accessories shop. I love how it says and I also love that it fits my middle finger! Normally the rings that I like are way too big. So, I bought it without hesitating. And it only cost IDR 3k.

*happy* *happy* *happy*

Colourful Flower

I made this for my cousin's daughter. It's actually attached on a hair clip/barrette but I forgot to take a pic for the final result.

It is made based on the instructions that I got from my clay box. It's very easy, no kidding.

Here's the how-to (based on Amos Air Dry Clay instructions):
1. Flatten an orange ball of clay for the face.
2. Make various colourful water drop of clay for petals.
3. Put the eyes, cheeks, and mouth on the face.

It's radiating cuteness! Should take a photo of my niece when she's wearing it. ^^


Unfinished look. It looks like a weird bow.

Sunflower Brooch (for a friend)

This brooch was inspired by my friend (@achiikechill) who said that a clay sunflower necklace must look cute. I actually showed her pictures of my previous work, colourful flower hair clip, and she suggested this.

I changed it into brooch because I intended to give it to her and she wears brooch more than necklace. Glad to know that she likes it and she wore it straightaway. :)


The envelope "wrapper"


The brooch and its "wrapper"

Atarashii Swan Brooch

I found this cute swan brooch at Al Fath, Citra Land moll, Semarang. It only cost IDR 2500 which means around a quarter US$ (this is if 1US$ = IDR 10000). I just had to buy it. I didn't plan to buy it but then I realized that I am sadly lacking elegant brooches. Cheesy pins are out of the options when I want to look classy.

There are so many cute yet elegant brooches there which ranges from IDR 2500 till IDR 20k-something. I liked the eagle shaped one but I couldn't be bothered to buy it. I'll just stick to what I have now.

ps: This is not promotion post. I'm not payed to promote anything.

Creativity: Reason #1

Moral of the Story:
Creativity comes when you are penniless. :p

taken from Kobo Chan volume 44 page 87 by Masashi Ueda
translated by AthAlba

Sushi Roll Earring Studs

This is my new handmade sushi earring studs. I made it to go with my Oishii Sushi Plate necklace.

What You Need:
Clay in white, green, black, orange, and brown (I use Amos air dry clay)
Earring studs
Super glue
Clean hands (no kidding!)
Patience (yep!)

How to (sorry, no pics):
1. First, make sure you have clean hands and clean surface to work on. You would not want your clay to pick up dust and dirt - especially when you're working with white clay. They are very sensitive.

2. Make a sufficient ball - sufficient enough to decorate your earlobe - out of white clay. Then flatten it. You will have a round white clay. If it's not round enough for your taste, shape the sides with your fingers. When your already satisfied with the shape, prick one side of the clay with a needle. This will be the "rice" side.

3. When you've got Step 2 done, proceed with covering it with "nori". Mix green and black clay so that you get dark green. After that, roll it until it turns into a nice thin stick. Then flatten it. The width should be as wide as the "rice" height. When you've got the measurement right, then cover the side of the "rice" with this dark green "nori".

4. Next step is to make the filling. Roll three tiny balls of green, orange and brown clay. Put this on the side which you have pricked with needles. Then press them lightly to make them rather flat.

5. You finally have one sushi roll. Proceed with another one. We all know that we have two ears, ne?

6. When you finally have two equal sushi rolls, wait until they are dry. Air dry clay's dryness depends on how thick the project is. But to be safe, wait until one night. This type of clay will turn into a rubbery, foam-like texture.

7. Once when they are completely dry, glue earring studs on them respectively.

8. Ta-da! You have your own handmade sushi earring studs.

9. Wear them with pride!


ps: This post is instructions for air dry clay. For clays like polymer or fimo, I think the instructions might be slightly different.


*UPDATE*


This is how it looks on my right ear. It's perfect enough for my taste. ^^

Blue Bottle Up Close

Just a random photo that I took with my Jenoptik 8mp pocket camera earlier this year. I enhanced it a little bit by using photoscape.

Steaming in Steampunk

I got into a very drawing mood yesterday and this came up as a result.

This is supposed to be me in my steampunk attire. The shoes are what I like best. :)

Sadly, I think this is my only way to be able to be seen in something steampunk 'cuz it would actually look weird if I support steampunk fashion where I live right now.

And to be honest, I'm not actually a fan of steampunk fiction. It's actually weird 'cuz these steampunk fashion came from the fiction itself. Jules Verne is an example of one of the prominent authors in this genre.

Next time I'll try another different fashion, maybe something that I also like. Feel free, I'm open for suggestions (as long as it's not something raunchy). :)

Yeah, I'm a Gunner Lady!

This was made in 2005, exact date was from the first of April till the 15th, for arts project.

Mr Art's Teacher asked us to make a caricature and what else could be better than me wearing the Ladies 2004-2005 jersey?!

It was also inspired by something that Dido (yes, the singer) said about wanting to be the first lady to play for Arsenal.

It looked good at that time but it looks kinda funny now. My boobies are not that perfect. Haha.

Let's Make Paper Beads :)

Have you ever wonder what to do with paper wrappers that are too cute to throw away? Well, wonder no more! With things you can find on hand, plus extra time, you can turn these paper wrappers into pretty paper beads. Wanna know how? Follow me right now!

Hehe, how was my promotional writing? Did you buy it? I hope you do, because paper beading is fun! I think many people already know this technique, but I feel that it's no harm to post the how-to here. I first learned this technique when I was the fourth grade. At that time I used calender paper. It was pretty plain and I didn't do it neatly so the result wasn't that good.

Well, enough babbling and let's make paper beads!

What you need:
Pretty paper wrappers (or any kind of paper, it's recycling at the best)
Scissor/razor
Ruler (optional)
Pencil/pen (optional)
1 Toothpick
glue
Clear nail varnish (optional)

Steps:

1. Measure your beads

I used these triangles to make the beads. The longer it is, the bulgier in the middle it will be. The wider the base is, the longer the bead will be. I prefer the base to be around 1-1.5cm, while the length around 22cm.
Triangles are just optional. You can make a rectangle and roll it up (it will turn into a cylinder, tho).
Cutting a lot of these in advance saves time.



This is what it looks like after it is being cut (wide: 1cm, length: 22cm)

2. Roll It



Put the base of your triangle on a toothpick and start to roll it. I prefer to put a little bit of glue every other time to maintain its shape.



Roll it tightly, glue the end, and here is what you get!


3. Repeat Step 2



And you get pretty paper beads. Turn your paper beads into necklace, bracelets, earrings, door curtain, etc. Be creative!

I normally add two coats of nail varnish after I've done making the beads. It gives extra protection and also extra gloss. Unfortunately, I haven't got nail varnish right now. But when I've varnished it, I'll put an update.

Happy Crafting! ^^

Plastic Bottle to Earring Holder

What You Need:
Plastic Bottle (I used Pocari Sweat 300l - better without any or minimum lines/grids)
Cutter/scissor (I used both)
Ribbon
Glue
Paint (I used nail polish)
Marker pen(s)

I've always been wondering how to store my dangly earrings without them getting tangled or so. There are many good ones using canvas or those wire nets. Unfortunately it takes a lot of space since I can't hang it on my wall.

I found a quite efficient one on the internet using plastic bottle. The original instructions was to poke holes into the plastic. I chose to cut it because I have some dangly earrings which have clasp on the back, therefore holes cannot fit in.

I decorated it with ribbons and painted it with markers and nail polish. You've gotta use what you have, so nail polish it is. You could also decoupage it or cover it with whatever to your heart's content. Feel free to be creative.

All in all, this project is fun and free! Yay!

Pleated Headband

What you need:
One long string/rope/cable, whatever you like (as long as it's safe)
elastic band (length - adjust to your head)
needle
thread

I learned the technique from a site in the internet. I'll show you the way it is made, but please bear in mind that the pictures are NOT mine. I'd credit the owner of the photo if I knew who.

Since I had pixie haircut, I cannot separate myself from headbands. These pleated ones are easy peasy ones made out of just one single string/rope/cable, etc.









The maroon one was used using the string left from a previous project, Sakura drawstring bag. The gold one is made from an old mouse cable. It's a good recycling project, isn't it?

So, after I complete the steps above, I sew the plait on an elastic band. I normally like gluing things, but in this case, sewing makes it stronger.

This is me wearing the cable headband. My hair was still long. :)