Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Mad Crafter at Work at Craft Gossip :)

Remember my Felt Label tutorial?

I followed an advice from a good friend of mine, mba Dini Capungmungil, to submit it to Linda Lanese at the Craft Gossip and here it is! [mba Dini had her own tutorial featured here earlier]

Mad Crafter at Work has a FELT LABEL – Just for the Fun of it tutorial that may get your creative juices flowing.  This is an adorable project we can all do
Thank you, mba Dini and Linda^^

Want to share your own original tutorial at Craft Gossip?  Just submit by clicking this 'Send Us Gossip' folder. You would need to fill in a simple form (i.e.: email, link to your blog, simple description on your tuto. etc/ :)) and click to send ^^ 

Happy Sharing (and crafting!)


Friday, March 16, 2012

DIY - Glass Pendants Tutorial

Every Friday we share crafting tutorials in the Indonesian Crafters group on Facebook, and today I'm going to share mine.

You have probably seen my store updates on the latest Sister Love Collection glass pendants, and this is how I made those darlings:

awesome, this had just arrived yesterday!
my favorite supplier always give a top notch service. i totally {heart} this
i forgot to include the cotton bud, but it's readily available in you household [i hope!]

if you're using a purchased collage sheet, make sure it's okay for commercial use, always check the seller's TOU!  NEVER use something that's not yours to sell.

sorry for the blurry pic, I was half asleep when I took this :P

leave it until the glue is completely cured ... for smaller tiles it's okay to leave them sunny side up:)
[i always glue at night and let them out to rest]

i used a different glass tile just to illustrate
i'm sure you could trim better than this, lol!


note: the sealant would make your image looks a bit darker, but if you're going for that vintage / old feel then just go for it, if you don't want a darker shade, just use modpodge
yay, you're almost there!
just add another coat of modpodge lightly onto the back and place it firmly on the frame setting/bezel, and have another coffee/tea/jog around the yard

when you return, check if the glue has dried off and no stain appears on the image [when it did, just wash everything in the water, peel the sheet off and do it all over again :P]


... and VOILA!  there you have it! ^^

if you had purchased one or a couple of my glass pendants, and had accidentally took them for a swim/bathe, just peel everything OFF and place your favorite photo/picture as replacement. 
it will go on and on like this and you will have so many memories that you could share with others through a simple glass pendant.


oh I almost forgot, as the nature of glass is prone to chipping/cracking, these pendants are not suitable for children. you could replace the glass with a resin sticker instead ^^
happy crafting, y'all!





Saturday, February 25, 2012

FELT LABEL - Just for the Fun of it!

An easy tutorial for the weekend ;)


Materials:
1. Hard (used) paper for pattern;
2. Felt (duh, of course!)
3. Pen
4. Hole Puncher
5. Embroidery + sewing threads [if you like]
6. Embroidery + regular sewing needles

Step 1 & 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5 & 6
Step 7

Add more embellishment such as buttons, rick racks, lace, ribbons, use different stitch patterns and just HAVE FUN with it!


My Sue Sunbonnet creation for the Indonesian Crafter Monthly Challenge :D


Take a peek here to see the lovely handiworks of other IC-MC participants {heart}


Happy Crafting y'all! ^^


Tuesday, February 21, 2012

'You're an Inspiration' Award

Yesterday mba Pinkan Anita D. from Pink's informed me {thru my shoutbox} that she had passed on to MCAW  a 'You're an Inspiration' Award ... :O   
Thank you so much for the award mba, love you blog and first of all, your creativity! ^^
Here it is:


TA DAAA ....
MCAW's first award {grin} ... 
Q: Am I happy? 
A: Oh yes, absolutely!
Q: Does it make me want to be more inspirative (if there's such a word!)? 
A: Of course!
Q: So what will be my next inspiration? 
A: Absolutely NO IDEA!


Yes, by having no idea it means I have all the freedom in the world to create whatever my heart desires - I've experimented with felt, fabric, beads, glass, digital thingy and whatnots. Now is the time to explore deeper  into the 'unknown', which {I think} makes life more interesting :)


Now, back to the award. 
The rules of the game for by receiving this award is that I have to do the followings:

1.Thank and link back to the person that awarded this to you
    First thing I did at the beginning of this post ^_^



2.Give the award to 10 blogs which are all inspiring in their own ways. ie. fashion, religious, random, islam/religion.
 
   I'm passing on the award to:
Wish I could include more Indonesian craft bloggers out there, but darn ... rules are rules :P

Back to blogging! ^^