Long Necklace Attack!

BIG HELLO to you!!

Hope you are fine and enjoying life :)

I was drown into works in the office lately. So glad to breath 'fresh air' and to write again! (thanks to the long weekend)

Talking about office or being out of home, what are your favorite accessories that you must wear whenever you're out of home?

As for me, I like earrings and scarfs. I think it is because I don't do any facial make up and I don't highlight my hair, so the earrings help bring glow to my face. While scarfs is very lovable because they can make us look casual and formal at the same time. What a problem solver!! :)

Just lately, I found myself into simple necklaces as well. I didn't wear necklace a lot before because I had scarf wrapping my neck already. But, here's the secret, why not wearing long necklaces and scarf at the same time? Long necklaces manage to show off its personality despite of being hidden under the scarf.

I like simple and casual long necklaces. Check out my new necklace collection made at home.

First collection: Sea shell pendants made of clay, colored with food colorings. 

My camera failed to capture the real color. It should look more like turquoise than blue.

The floral beads give feminine touch to it. Tied with brown faux leather string.

I super like its simplicity and the turquoise pendant contrasts perfectly on any black blouse. 

Second collection: nickle plastic beads and turquoise stones.

The necklace lock

I added small turquoise stones on one side of the necklace.

The pendant is so simple. A big round turquoise stone wrapped with nickle string. 

 and here are the overall looks:

Cheers to simplicity! I love my necklaces :)

Have a great long weekend, friends.

Cheers,

Irene

Wild Flower Necklaces

Hello! 

I'm so inspired to create pendants out of wild flowers.

Saya sangat terinspirasi untuk membuat biji/mata kalung dari bunga liar atau bunga ilalang.

It's simple and fun to make :)

Cara buatnya gampang dan menyenangkan :)

Some of the wild flower pendants I made today.

Beberapa mata kalung dari bunga ilalang yang saya buat hari ini.

We just need nice cookie cutters, clay and the wild flower.

Hanya dibutuhkan cetakan kue kering yang bagus, clay dan bunga liar/ilalangnya.

I chose the tear drop and heart shapes. And, I collected the wild flower near by my place 

Saya memilih bentuk air mata dan hati. Dan, memetik bunga liar/ilalang di sekitaran tempat tinggal 

Check out the final pendants. Simple but super love it :)

Simak hasil akhir mata/biji kalungnya. Sederhana tapi super love it :)

Hope you like them too :)

Happy weekend.. 

Cheers,

Irene

How to make: Origami Fruit Cocktail Cup

I wrote about origami cup for fruit cocktail idea from Martha Stewart in my previous post. 

Di post sebelumnya, saya menulis tentang ide origami cup untuk menaruh koktail buahan dari Martha Stewart.

To refresh, here's how it looks like:

I think it is a great idea!In case you want to make them, here is the step by step:

Ide yang bagus! Bila teman-teman tertarik untuk membuat origami cup, berikut caranya:

Stack two sheets of papers or napkins.

Tumpuk 2 lembar kertas atau serbet

Fold diagonally. 

Then, flip the right end to the middle.

Lipat sesuai dengan garis diagonal. 

Lalu, lipat bagian ujung kanan ke tengah.

Then, flip the left end to the middle as well.  

Finally flip the triangle on top downward

Selanjutnya, lipat bagian ujung kiri ke tengah juga.

 Dan terakhir, lipat setiga di atas ke arah bawah.

Ready to use.

Siap digunakan! 

Cheers,

Irene

Handmade Necklace

Hello!

Thanks God it is Friday!

I reached home early today from the office because I went out to see an exhibition. The traffic was so clogged that it made me fall asleep in the taxi.
Saya tiba di rumah lebih cepat dari kantor hari ini karena tugas di luar untuk melihat exhibition. Lalu lintas padat sampai-sampai saya tertidur di taksi. 

But, still it has been a pleasant day because I got to see my old friend, Karen in the expo. And, I managed to make my own necklaces! hooray!
Tapi, tetap menikmati hari ini karena saat di expo tadi saya sempat jumpa kangen dengan teman lama, Karen. Plus, akhirnya jadi juga buat kalung karya sendiri. Hore! 

I used the pendants from my previous project about clay sea shells. 

Saya menggunakan biji kalung hasil karya sebelumnya, clay sea shells.

I am inspired to make my own necklace because my favorite necklace is getting old and weak now since I wear it almost everyday.
Saya terinspirasi membuat kalung karena kalung kesukaan saya sudah menua dan lusuh karena dipakai hampir setiap hari.

I bought it in Bandung, West Java. 

I really like this necklace because it is so simple, light and rich in identity.

Kalung ini dibeli di Bandung, Jawa Barat.
Suka sekali kalung ini karena sangat sederhana, ringan dan khas.

So, going back the handmade necklaces.
Ok, kembali lagi membahas tentang kalung buatan tangan.

I like the combination of sky blue and bright red. 

I think this one will suit best with white shirts. 

Kombinasi biru langit dan merah terang yang menawan.

Sepertinya akan sangat serasi dikenakan bersama kaos putih.

I pylox-ed the sea shell to create more contrast with the round mat.

Saya pylox kerang satu ini agar warnanya lebih kontras dengan alas bulatnya.

  I like simple and light necklace because it adds accent to our appearance without giving any burden to our neck.

Saya suka kalung yang simpel dan ringan karena tetap memberi aksen pada penampilan kita tanpa memberi beban di leher.

I think my necklaces are simple and casual and far from pretty.

But, I just can't wait to wear them :) 

Have a great weekend.

Irene

DIY Sea Shells

Still in the mood for colors and paints! :)

Last weekend, I bought some food coloring and molders in Titan, a baking store (read: heaven!! hehehe) in Cilandak, Jakarta.

Check out what I did with them! :)

I bought a molder of a set of sea shell. I can't wait to mold them with colored clay!

I played with deep purple, sky blue and royal blue

Soon to be my new pendants! 

 I don't have the necklace tile at the moment :)

I was lucky to get a great sea shell molder which is pretty detail I must say. 

Last one! Gorgeous! Again thanks to the molder! :)

I got the clay from a bookstore. But I learn that there are many ways to make our own clay, such as this and this.

If you don't have a molder, you can shape it up with your hands such by flattening, rolling or twisting the clay. 

Have fun! :)

Cheers,

Irene

Dyed Tissue Paper

Hi again! :)

The thought of doing something with colors and paints has lingered in my mind almost a month or even more (I don't recall the time cut).

I planned to change the cover of my small cupboards with something more refreshing, simple but still good for eyes. I have 3 small cupboards and the covers are now almost two years old. I guess it is about time to change it. 

So, I just can't wait to get nice fabric to start with this project. And since I don't have the fabrics yet, I played with tissue papers and tried out some dyed patterns. It is so fun and the magic is we'll never know how the pattern will turn out until it happened and we finally see it. 

It's called Fold and Dip method.

Fold the tissue paper and dip it into diluted pastel colors.

 I chose Red and White patterns :)  

Fold the tissue into square and we'll get lines patterns.

Or, try to fold it diagonally to get the diagonal lines.

Some of my creations :) 

One of my fave abstract patterns.

 I love to see the change of color intensity in the paper. 

I call this floral pattern :) 

More floral patterns in soft pink 

Another pattern.. Just have fun folding the paper and change the color concentration 

 The letter L pattern

 I think the wrinkled edge just adds more character to the paper.

Stack of my collection

Stack of my collection from another angle ;)

With this method we can make our own handkerchief, gift paper or even pillow case :)

Isn't it simple and fun!!! :D

Cheers,

Irene

Personalized crossstitch

Hello!!

How have you been?! I hope you are well :)

We had a happy and sad moment last week in the office when we had to send out our colleague, Stephane, who got promoted in Malaysia. Stephane was with us for 3.5 months. During his short stay with us, he gave tremendous contribution to our business in Indonesia. So, he deserves the promotion! Cheers to that!


In the attempt to give a special farewell gift to him, I tried to personalize all of the marketing members in crossstitch version.

I had fun doing the crossstitch mostly because of the excitement to see how each full body would look like. 



It took 2 hours in the average to complete one person. And I love Anjar' hair and Lala's gesture.

 Hey! That's me in crossstitch version! :)

 It all started with design making. I don't have specific software so I used ms. Excel. It's a comtemplating moment when doing the design because I got to think what hair, clothes and colors to use to match each person.

The design

The final result

Here's some snaps so you can see us in real.

fast breaking 2012

Steph's farewell dinner

Steph and I doing a silly picture



I hope you like the crossstitch as a gift inspiration :)

Cheers,

Irene