Ruby Crafty Fingers

2020-05-04T08:47:00.002+04:00

wall shelf

2012-02-10T15:00:00.001+04:00

Ros Singleton's roses on the small DIY wall shelf. I bought the shelf just AED7 at DAISO (Japanese shop). I made this as a gift to a dear friend of mine who has left the UAE and now back in Malaysia.

HAPPY VIEWING!

Black and white

2012-02-04T14:26:00.009+04:00

My first attempt into black and white on canvas. Calla Lily and Lilies. I adore white lilies very much, even in my house i got one for white calla lily. For me, white is special color reminds me of sincerity.

Calla Lilies

Lily

HAPPY VIEWING!

Daisy

2012-01-31T22:10:00.006+04:00

Another daisies from Priscilla Hauser's book. This project done a long long time ago..actually for Charity Bazaar .

Happy viewing!

Special Gift for a Special Person

2011-07-18T19:15:00.008+04:00

Mr. Graeme, Sabrina's Homeroom Teacher in 1B. Mr Graeme is from Scotland and he is back for good to his hometown after the school ends. So, before the school term end, Sabrina told me that she wants to give something to her teacher as souvenir.

Just a simple gift and not an expensive but it was with a sincere heart from Sabrina. A simple gift makes Sabrina happy for the whole day that she had somethig to give to her teacher. I took 2 days to paint the small MDF board with all the distraction around me. The ideas came from one photo when I surfed the net looking for inspiration.

The apple I painted refers to the book I bought a long long time ago, Handpainted Gifts for All Occasions by Kerry Trout from North Lights Books publisher.

Picture from the book

Happy Father's Day

2011-06-20T12:05:00.003+04:00

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to my dearest hubby. Luv u always n may our marriage lasts forever.

No special gift given but just a simple card that sabrina n me bought at one little shop in Wahdah Mall. A simple card says a thousand words. Sabrina's hand writing look just like the card's writing right ?

Tea set

2011-05-28T10:38:00.012+04:00

My first painting on tea set, done for the Charity Bazaar. I'm very satisfied with the outcome eventhough the colors of the roses a little bit different from the original one before I put it in the oven.

The rose color before I put it in the oven .

The rose color become a little bit yellowish and became peach instead of white. You can see the difference between above picture n this picture. Overall I like it very much. Why must I heat it in the oven? The main reason is to make the painting permanent on the ceramic. And if you want to bake it, make sure you follow the paint manufacturer instruction. Some of the enamel acrylic paint can bake at range 150 degree n some paint at 180 degree. But for Enamel Acrylic Folkart, can bake at 180 degree, higher than Pebeo.

Do not afraid to bake your ceramic because the making of ceramic also involves baking in the oven.

Charity Bazaar

2011-05-14T14:20:00.008+04:00

A Charity Bazaar was held at the Embassy of Malaysia hosted by The Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ladies Association of Abu Dhabi. The proceeds will be donated to Gulf for Good (G4G) charity expedition - The Wilds of Borneo Challenge which will take place in July.

There were lots of activities that took place such as sale of Malaysian Cuisine , silent auction, raffle draw, traditional dance performance, art exhibition and arts n craft sale. I contributed some of my work for sale which can be seen in the photo above. The items are teapot, cup n sauce, rose signage, frames, metal vase, small metal pail, wooden bear signage, small box and key box.

The ladies in charge at the section of arts and craft booth.

My friends, my family and me in the article about the Charity Bazaar inside Abu Dhabi Week.

Hijab

2011-04-26T09:45:00.013+04:00

This is not WIP ( Work In Progress )... but uncompleted project.I started hand stitched this hijab when I was in early pregnancy .. two years ago.

Until now, I'm not continued with it..busy with all the house chores. It is just a reason. Actual reason is LAZY. LAZY to do all my hobbies including painting. Gosh....I wish my good mood comes..so that..I can paint and do the embroidery.

HAPPY VIEWING!

Hand stitches embroidery

2011-02-17T00:15:00.000+04:00

Sabrina's Eid dress with hand stitches embroidery. Actually the dress is for last year's Eid . The dress was plain when I bought it but I modified it with hand stitches embroidery n some beading. Sabrina said to me that she want the most beautiful embroidery than her sister. Hahaha...see..she become envy to her sister. Even she are in the state of jealousy with her sister but she love her very much. Take care of her sister, played with her and shower together. How sweet.

Bullion roses

And this one is for Sara. Simple but nice.

8th Anniversary

2011-02-01T11:55:00.006+04:00

Yesterday was our 8th Anniversary. Thank You Allah for giving us opportunity to treasure the sweetness of our marriage. No celebration taken because hubby always busy with his work. He was not at home recently due to his overloaded work. I'm ok with that as long as he remember our anniversary.

As melayu quote, kasih hingga ke hujung nyawa....till death do us apart. Haila...why....I'm so sensitive/touching today. Is it because of weather ( here the weather so gloomy due to sandstorm) or is it just because of the gloomy of my heart. LOL. No matter what, i'm very happy n thankful to Allah for giving me 2 beautiful daughters. They are my sweethearts..buah hati pengarang jantung mama. Love u all very much.

Sabrina's birthday

2011-01-25T23:39:00.010+04:00

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to Sabrina
Happy birthday to you

24th January 2011 was Sabrina's birthday. She is 6 years old this year. Happy birthday to my lovely dovey Sabrina. We always love you. Be a good girl, listen to papa n mama. May this year bring with it all the success and fulfillment your heart desires. Wishing you all the great things in life, hope this day will bring you an extra share of all that makes you happiest. There are so much words to wish u but one thing u have to remember is that may you treasure ur life with open heart no matter how hard things are. You have been a great daughter.....love you so much.

My hubby bought this cake from Abu Dhabi Co operative, just after he came back from outstation...chocolate sponge cake. I'm so sorry my dear Sabrina, I could not bake a special cake for you. I'm too busy with Sara since papa was not home lately.

With her little sister, Sara.

Maliki

2011-01-09T23:15:00.004+04:00

Maliki... Sabrina's hamster. The name given by Sabrina. Last Wednesday was Maliki last day with us. Died after being sick for a few weeks. r. We bought her when Sara was born. Sabrina and hubby took care of her... clean her cage, play with her n bought some toys for her.

If you look at the above pictures how she squeeze her body to fit the hollow cylinder. When my hubby clean her cage, Sabrina will play with her...rolling the cylinder or enter the cylinder. Maliki sometimes will run all over the house meanwhile Sabrina will catch her. Now, everything is just a sweet memory. Good bye maliki. May you rest in peace.

Sara's birthday

2011-01-04T22:07:00.002+04:00

Happy birthday to u
Happy birthday to u
Happy birthday to Sara
Happy birthday to u

Happy birthday sweetie, i send to you a kiss, along with lots of love and hugs.
May your birthday bring you as much happiness
As you give those who know you.

Carrot cake made by me , special homemade for my sweetie cutie little pie Sara. We love u very very much.

Happy New Year

2011-01-02T13:43:00.003+04:00

Happy New Year to all bloggers.

May this year brings a lot of happiness in our life.

I'm back!

2010-09-27T19:11:00.004+04:00

Salam

It is quite a long time since I have updated this blog. Apologise n I think it is not too late to wish to all my Muslim friends Happy Eid.

Selamat Hari Raya
Maaf Zahir dan Batin

A Token of Appreciation

2010-06-08T23:30:00.009+04:00

A gift for Ms. Crystal

Last Monday, when Sabrina came back from school, she told me that her friend gave a present to their class teacher, Ms Crystal. She told me that she want to give present too and asked me what should the present be. After a few minute of 'brainstorming', she told me she wanted to give some of her toys to her teacher. I said "no, teachers don't play toys". And then I suggested, " Why not, I do my rose painting and you give it to your teacher". She agreed with that.

Close up for the roses.

So starting from that day, I get on to painting. At first, when she saw the basic painting, she told me " Your painting is not nice, Mama". And I said "It's not finished yet". After that, she went to sleep. The next day, after she came back from school I showed it to her. She said " It's really nice Mama. I can't wait to give it to Ms Crystal and Ms Dolly". Ms Dolly is the assistant teacher of her class.

Before the addition of the wording.

Personally, I like this pattern very much....simple but nice. ( Boleh x angkat bakul, bawa sendiri....hahaha)

A gift for Ms. Dolly.

Sabrina with her gifts.

HAPPY VIEWING!!

WIP 2

2010-06-07T08:01:00.011+04:00

Last weekend's painting project. Painting on porcelain surface...white teapot. For this project, I used enamel acrylic color specially made for glass or porcelain or tile surface, flow medium and extender. Now, I'm crazy for Priscilla Hauser's roses.

It is very difficult to paint the leaves because the paint itself easily to dry off. As amateur like me, I need more time to blend the color of the leaves. So, you can see it in the close up picture, the leaves are not well blended. I have yet to paint the teapot cover....waiting for the right time. :) :) :)

The reference book

I want to share my collection of rose themed items. Magazine or book stand....it helps a lot while I'm painting. I bought it for only AED79 last Saturday at BHS. For sure, in UK the price is very much cheaper compared to AD price.

And also single rose hanger...... AED35. All of this collections are limited edition from Maison. The next entry, if I have enough time..... I will share my other roses themed items with you.

HAPPY VIEWING!!!!!!!

WIP

2010-06-04T18:03:00.008+04:00

Last 2 weeks project...small roses. I have no mood plus no idea plus lazy also ( hahaha..so many plus ) to work with the lettering...blankkkkkkk. For this roses painting, I used flat brush no 4. If you can see, the color of the leaves are darker than previous leaves. I used Grass Green ( Folkart Plaid ) for the basecoat and double load with Moss Green ( Jo Sonja) + Teal Green ( Jo Sonja ).

I'm not satisfied with the roses...something wrong somewhere.... I'm lost. :( :( :(

Happy viewing

Key Box

2010-05-17T08:00:00.001+04:00

At last, the key box project done. It takes about 2 weeks to finish it plus minus with other 'disturbances'. For this project, I applied Priscilla Hauser's technique of painting roses, leaves and buds. I used ' Priscilla Hauser's Book of Decorative Painting' as a reference. In the previous entry, I gave my review of the book.

Front of the box

At the side of the box.

Four roses.

The buds.

HAPPY VIEWING!!!!

Priscilla Hauser's Book of Decorative Painting

2010-05-13T09:00:00.000+04:00

As I promised in the last entry, today, I would like to present my review of Priscilla Hauser's Book of Decorative Painting. I bought this book at Kinokuniya, Dubai Mall for AED107 . Inside the book, you can find topics such as

1) surface preparations and finishes
Learn how to properly prepare surfaces such as MDF board, wood, metal, tin or glasses. And how to protect and finish the projects when it's done. This also included 6 techniques for adding beautiful finishes.

2)Skills
As with other books, this book also teaches the skills needed in decorative painting.

3) How to paint leaves
Step by step demonstration in variation of leaves from simple to complex leaves such as basic leaves, turned leaves, blade leaves and the scribble leaves.

4) How to paint flowers
Step by step demostration in variation of flowers such as rose, daisy, violet, poppy, morning glories,pansies, Iris, tulip and magnolia. And also include how to paint ribbon, basket, egg, nest n grass.

5) Patterns
Several patterns for the reader to try are also provided inside the book.

6) Tips
Priscilla also give some tips to complement the topics in each chapter.

At the back of the book.

For me, the book is worth it because it has so many good tips and techniques that helped me improve my skills. It helped tremendously to reduce mistakes that I used to make earlier.

Rose worksheet.

Lettering

2010-05-09T06:47:00.000+04:00

Entry for today, I would like to do a tutorial in doing lettering on the project's surface. For quick and easy solution, usually I used WordArt. What u have to do, You open Microsoft Word, and click button 'Insert' at the top of the page. Then search for WordArt and then click that button.

When u click WordArt button, It will show as above and you have to choose the word style that you like.

Right after you click that, it will show as above. And you can type the phrase that you want. For example..welcome. U can choose your favourite font and adjust the size of the font. In this case, I choose "Monotype Corsiva'.

And then, click ok button.

Time to copy and paste. What you have to do, print out that word and copy the word using tracing paper.

Transfer the word into the surface of the project using carbon/graphite paper.

After tracing on your design with graphite, start fill the word with paint. Usually for small and thin letter like this , I'm using liner brush. It is easy for me to fill in the word.

Here, to make the word stand out a bit more, I will outline all the letters by painting with other colors such as brown. Or you can outline the letters with Micron Black Permanent Pen.

TADAAAA.......

GA From Ira Pink Vintage

2010-05-07T12:14:00.009+04:00

Pink Vintage

First time, I'm involving myself in joining Giveaway by Ira Pink Vintage. In this GA, I have to do some assignment...hehehehe... teringat zmn U, berhempas pulas buat assignment. X sangka dah jadi mak orang pun kena buat asssignment juga. hahaha. Xper, xper....nak hadiah Ira punya pasal, ku sanggup redah segalanya. :) :)

Ok...lets start our sessi bersoal jawab. Sib baik soklan subjektif kalu objektif memang limited nak menjawabnya.

a) mcmna dpt tau blog Pink Vintage yg sungguh menawan ni (perasan sikit nooo)
Ira dtg ke blog bertanyakan tentang buku Ros Singleton yg saya beli thru Ros Singleton's website. Nak bukti? Ni kat bawah ni Ira tinggalkan jejak dia.

b) apa pendapat anda tentang blog Pink Vintage ni? pjg @ pendek doesn't matter k.
So far, Pink Vintage bnyk memberi tips2 n informasi yg berguna tentang FA. Kiranya Ira ni x lokek ngan ilmu yg dia ada, so dia share ngan pengunjung2 blog dia. Sbb tu, saya selalu bertandang ke blog dia...hehehe. FA dia juga ler membuatkan sy kembali bersemangat tuk melukis setelah senyap seribu bahasa kerana ke'bz'an yg melanda. Walaupun bz, sanggup curi2 masa nak melukis punya pasal. Itu ler penangan dr Pn Ira kita.

c) kekerapan anda melawat blog Pink Vintage
Selalu jenguk blog Ira, kdg2 seminggu tu ada ler 3 0r 4 times keluar masuk blog Ira. Ira ni sentiasa update her blog with her new projects sbb tu rajin singgah ke blog dia. Tapi selalunya jadi silent reader sbb kdg2 tu x sempat nak write something at her wall. Baru jer nak comment, budak kecik kat sebelah dah bising. Bila dah busy...lupa trus nak comment. :(

d) andaikata anda yg menang..apa yg akan anda buat???
Kalau saya menang, syukur Alhamdullilah. Hadiah tu of course saya akan jadikan hiasan rumah di ruang tamu bersama2 ngan hasil FA saya. Supaya senang saya melihatnya..sumber inspirasi tuk melukis ngan lebih baik lagi.

Cemana Ira...boleh dapat full mark x?

WIP

2010-05-05T16:07:00.004+04:00

HAPPY VIEWING !!!!! :D

Practise make perfect

2010-05-01T21:16:00.004+04:00

Recently, I practised painting Priscillia Hauser's rose. At first, it was very difficult to get a perfect rose until I almost gave up. I went through the techniques again. So,the next day, when I found some free time from the usual chores, I continued practising. At last, I finally nailed it. Well, not 100% perfect,but I am satisfied with it. Above picture is the book I referred to. So, in the next entry, I will review the book and write about it here. Insya Allah. :)

I tried playing with colors and took notes each time I was finished with one rose.... every detail I jotted down so easy for me to refer to it later.

My first attempts, not quite there yet.

A few months back, I painted this rose and also hydrangea.

Frame

2010-03-30T15:10:00.005+04:00

Close up

For me, it is very difficult to paint small size roses. Make me 'angin satu badan'...heheh. Roses on the frame....painted during my confinement...when nobody at home. Sabrina, my sister in law n my husband went to Dubai...left me alone at home. Baby Sara still at the hospital. So nothing to do, I painted these small roses on the white frame.

Happy viewing. :)

Scarborough Fair

2010-03-22T20:52:00.006+04:00

My Portmeirion tea set n dinner set...set of 4. The botanic roses series..Scarborough Fair. At that time, I didn't really know how to buy the set....I only knew later we should buy different flowers for each item..set of 6. I got to know about Portmeirion from the best forum ever for Malaysian woman WanitaMelayu.

This vase I bought for only GBP8.

Tea for One... Rose Bouquet....GBP11

Everything in pink

2010-03-16T23:00:00.004+04:00

My new gadget..gift from hubby for our 7th anniversary on 31st January 2010. TQVM Papa. But I gave him nothing. One day, I asked him if I can have a new laptop but I want it pink in color. Early February, we went to Dubai Festival City during Dubai Sales Festival to find this hot stuff. Last year, on the same occasion, he gave me a purse..also in pink. After this, I would like to set on our anniversary..I like my gift in pink color, can I? hehehe My mobile phone also pink in color. Everything in pink. Pinky....pinky..pinky.

Canvas

2010-03-13T20:49:00.006+04:00

Hi,
Salam from me..Sara... I am a big girl now...3 months old n feeling very good right now.

Back to the topic, it's has been quite a while since I painted anything. One word to described it all...busy....handling 2 children left me no time for anything else let alone arts & crafts. One day, I told my husband that I missed painting a lot and I asked him to take care of the little one and gave me some private time to paint. So, yesterday one whole evening I was working on the canvass starting from 8pm until 230am. Although they were quite a few 'disturbances' I managed to finish the painting.

Happy viewing.

Roses oh Roses

2010-03-07T23:10:00.009+04:00

Mugs collection from Portmeirion. I bought all the mugs from Portmeirion shop at Stoke on Trent in December 2007. It was on sale at that time from GBP11 to GBP8......

Me at the parking space at the shop. We toured stoke on trent for the whole day and stayed overnight at Best Western Stoke on Trent Moat House . The journey took 3 and half hours from London by car. We went to Aynsley, Royal Doulton and Spode stores. If I was not mistaken, there are 3 portmeirion shops at Stoke On trent.

My new little tiny creator

2009-12-30T23:55:00.012+04:00

Salam to all my friends.

I'm sorry for not updating this blog for quite some time. It was not because I was too busy but because I was admitted to a hospital for almost 2 weeks. I gave birth to a premature baby at 32 weeks pregnancy on 10th Dec but alhamdulillah she's fine with her weight of 1.8 kg. My little girl is still in the hospital ICU for monitoring possibly until she reaches 35 weeks pregnancy. I go to the hospital twice a day, teaching her to breast feed.

On 13th Dec, for the first time my little angle opened her eyes when I touched her fingers. So adorable..she tried hard to open her eyes. It was very touching..I think she knows me as her mummy. When I hold her she slept well without her pacifier The day after she comes to the world, it rained in Abu Dhabi for 3 days. How wonderful. Hujan rahmat. Allah bless you, my dear. Two days later..for the first time she smiled at me. Kecik2 dah pandai senyum2. :)

Before I forgot... My new little angle's name is Nik Nur Sara. Her big sister Sabrina can't wait to see her. Everyday Sabrina would ask me.. "what did baby say to me, Ma?". I said " Baby is sleeping but I know she loves u very much as u love her too". And Sabrina said " How sweet". One day she tell me to give presents to her little sister and said " I would like to give this present to budak baby". And she put the present together with Sara's clothing. And everyday she will be asking "bila budak baby nak balik to our home Ma..lambatnya" . " I want to play with her n change her nappy". I said " Tak lama lagi budak baby balik..sabar ek" . I don't know what to say anymore to her because I also hope that my litlle angle can discharged soon.

Tea for one

2009-10-26T11:36:00.007+04:00

Since no new project of decoupage or folk art....let me share some of my tea-for-one collections. Just recently I were doing some embroidery on my hijab....WIP. It may takes some time to finish it may be 1 month or 2 month depending on my mood.

Anyone...who wants some tea. I have 2 more tea-for-one that not yet displayed...no time to find it in the store room. I bought it when I was in England. Here in Abu Dhabi , it is difficult to find tea for one.... I saw a few but not to my liking. The choiced are limited. So that's it for my other hobby of collecting tea-for-one sets.

This is one of my collections. The saucer already displayed but the teapot n cup still inside the box....MIA. I have no ample time to find it.

The yellow gold one is from Aynsley Orchard Gold. Since the picture is blurr so I pasted the exact motif of the picture.

Kad Raya

2009-09-16T12:28:00.004+04:00

Thanks Amy 4 the kad raya. Selamat Hari raya n Maaf zahir batin.

Thanks Kak Welly 4 the kad raya. Moga hari raya ni memberi sinar baru dlm mengharungi hari2 mendatang.

Eid Mubarak 1430 H

2009-09-16T00:16:00.004+04:00

To my dearest blogger friends, I would like to wish Happy Eid to all of you. Hope this eid will bring happiness for us. Thanks again for your encouragement n support.

p/s: sori gambo raya lama..tahun 2007. 2008 x sempat nak bergambar. :)

Flower Arrangement

2009-08-27T11:59:00.006+04:00

Today's entry, I would like to share Flower Arrangement that I made..no decorative painting n no decoupage. Because of my daughter woke up late today around 1130 am so I have enough time to do new flower arrangement without any disturbances. Above photo is my new stuff...fresh from the oven...hehe. I put it at the side/corner of the sofa....but later I will change it frequently with my white roses below.

A bunch of white roses..I put it on my coffee table

Pink..pink n pink again.

Combination colors between white n pink roses....at dining table

Love shape topiary...peach color.

Ok..done for today's entry. Will be catching up with new entry soon....wait n see. C U guys soon.

Happy fasting!!

E-card

2009-08-24T17:34:00.003+04:00

TQ Kak Welly for the lovely e-card. Moga Ramadhan ni diberkati olehNya.

Finally

2009-08-19T22:30:00.002+04:00

Yeah...finally...done. One whole day, I did the wording. A gift to my friend who will be going back to Malaysia for good.

Priscilla Hauser Ros

2009-08-06T11:15:00.009+04:00

Yesterday, I did my painting on the signage board. Practiced roses by Priscilla Hauser based on Priscilla Hauser's Decorative Workshop Book.

Closed up of the painted roses n effect of the background of the signage board. I used crumpled plastic technique to do it...the steps shown inside the book.

Let me review this book. This book is very good for those who want to learn more about painting techniques especially beginner. Painting techniques such as stenciling, undercoating, working with modeling paste, stamping to create texture and more.This is a great source to teach people how to do so. It also shows how to paint on various of surfaces such as wood, metal, glass, ceramic, fabric and paper. I bought this book at Dubai Mall with the price of AED62. It is very cheap compared to other books.

Rose worksheet inside the book and there is also a leaf worksheet. For painting this rose.... I need little time to learn it because I already know some techniques required in this rose painting compared to Ros Singleton techniques. For Ros Singleton I need a few days to learn all the techniques to make it happen. But for both of the roses..I feel happy to do it.

Cup

2009-07-30T08:34:00.010+04:00

My white collection get ready to make over but I don't know when the time will come to do the painting. I'm doing my painting based on my mood. I bought all the items from Ace Hardware in Festival City Dubai..it's a big store with a lot of cheap items.

Second bloom of my roses. Pretty huh?

My new project of painting..painting on the surface of the cup...one of my white collection.

Glass Painting

2009-07-14T12:36:00.005+04:00

I just wanted to share my old stuff, last 2 month ago. Painted on the surface of the goblet glass..is this correct name for this type of glass. Hehehehe. Whatever! LOL

In front of the glass

Side view

At the foot of the goblet

Another side view.

Award from Coco

2009-07-07T08:55:00.003+04:00

Award from Coco. TQ Coco for the lovely award.

I've been tagged again

2009-07-06T08:28:00.009+04:00

A bunch of tulips received from DIfa.Congrate Difa for your newborn baby. Lupa nak tanya sapa nama baby ek?

1. Nama timangan :Family n sedara mara panggil Ati
Member2 panggil Ruby

2. Anda seorang yang : simple, suka berkawan n kekadang sensitif n suka berterus terang

3. Insan yang teristimewa : Mak n Abah, My Dear Hubby, Sabrina n baby

4. Lagu kesukaan : pop komersial n balada

5. Makanan kesukaan : asam pedas n lemak cili api mak masak

6. Sikap yg membuat anda stress : Terlalu banyak sangat berfikir....

7. Warna kegemaran anda : green n pink

8. Benda yg mesti ada dalam beg : handphone, wet tissue, purse, air n biscuit sabrina

9. Kali terakhir anda menangis : last week...x ingat hari apa... baca berita sedih dlm suratkhabar

10. Tag untuk 6 rakan anda : X tau nak tagged sapa sbb semua org dah kena tag....huhuhuhu

1) Liya
2) Amy

Kalu 2 jer ..aci x

I've been tagged

2009-06-24T21:22:00.012+04:00

1. Copy badge "2008 Cute Blogger Award" di atas untuk diletakkan di blog anda

2. Link/ceritakan kembali siapa yang memberikan award ini kepada anda

3. Setiap blogger mesti menyatakan 10 fakta/hobi diri sendiri sebelum memilih penerima award seterusnya.. (anda di-tag!)

Sape yg tagged kita nih

Kak Ana aka Kak MLC...huhuhuhu..kena tagged ler plak. Tapi takpe..ku sahut cabaranmu Kak Ana. So baca jer ler stori mori kita ni yek...yg x seberapa. X pandai benonya nak mengarang ayat yg canggih manggih ni...so very the simple je kita describe pasal diri kita. Membebel ler plak..hehehee...so tulis dlm bahasa melayu je la ye. Baru ada feel. :)

Tentang diri

1) X suka memasak sangat tapi disebabkan duduk diperantauan...so kena juga memasak. Lagi2 makanan yg x terdapat kat sini. Bestnya kalu dok Mesia..semua segala jenis makanan ada..... Semua makan sebab kita nih jenis suka makan...tapi pelik x suka masak. Kelako kan?

2) Suka menghabiskan masa ngan bertenet n berym. Huhuhuhu..ntah apa2 ler surf kat tenet tuh. Kadang2 cari resepi kadang2 baca online news n kadang2 baca blog org.Sakit2 punggungku mengadap PC tapi x pernah serik. Sib baik x kena sound ngan hubby as long as kita buat keja rumah.

3) Seorang yg simple n sensitive. Kadang2 tu baca suratkabar especially berita kematian pun leh nangis. Kadang2 tu nengok apek tua kayuh basikal ker or bawa beca ker kat mesia..pun leh meleleh airmata. Sedih..kesian nengok. Kalu nengok cite..part2 kekeluargaan boleh bergenang air mata. Syahdu.

4) Suka berkawan n talkative. SEkali kalu berbual memang xingat dunia ler. Mulut tu asyik nak bercerita n bercakap mcm train..xder hentian. Non stop.

5) Paling suka nengok cite korea. X kisah pelakon dia cantik ker x...ensem ker x ensem ker .... asal jalan cite best.

Hobi

1) Suka buat crafting samada folkart ker, decoupage ker or sewing ker. Semua jenis crafting ler kalu boleh nak buat..termasuk ler buat patchwork or quilting. Tapi paling suka buat folkart sbb dari sekolah lagi suka melukis cuma x berapa lawa sangat melukis dibandingkan ngan kakak ngan abang iparku. Diaorg lukis x yah rujuk buku pun dah cantik sangat..lebih2 lagi lukisan abang ipar. Memang cantik sangat. Marbeles.

2) Suka shopping barang2 bertemakan english nih...sejak terjebak ngan English decoration kat forum sinun..just jadi silent reader jer coz xder benda nak disharekan. Lagipun segan nak menyampuk di sinun sbb xder brg. Hehehehe. Jangan mare.

3) Amat meminati pinggan mangkuk samada portmeirion ker, Royal Albert ker, Corell ker or pinggan lama bunga kangkung. Sekarang tgh mengumpul koleksi bunga kangkung..set makan n set tea. Tapi sib baik x berapa minat sangat koleksi crystal. Kalu ler minat crystal..alamatnya penuh ler display cabinet kat rumah sinun.

4) X boleh nengok barang2 yg bermotifkan bunga2 rose ni. Boleh jadi gila meroyan sekejap. X kira ler pinggan mangkuk ker, cadar ker, brg perhiasan rumah ker..atau apa2 aje lah yg ada motif bunga rose ni.Rasa mcm nak beli tang2 tu juga..tapi sib baik hubby ada kat sebelah..kalu x mau abis melayang duit.

5) Paling suka membaca especially buku cerita x kira ler BI or BM. Kita minat Judith Mcnaught..semua koleksi buku dia kita ada cuma yg latest xder dlm koleksi lagi sbb x kuar lagi version soft cover. Kalu buku bahasa Melayu..suka hasil nukilan dari Fauziah Ashaari n Norhayati Ibrahim.

Tagged seterusnya untuk

1) Difa
2) Leena
3) Liya
4) Kak Salmi
5) Asmida aka Kak Long

Buat tau jangan x buat. Xder ngelat2 eh. Hehehe

WIP

2009-06-19T10:47:00.007+04:00

My work in progress....painting roses at the back of frying pan. I haven't put the wording yet..I'm still looking for ideas. Any suggestion? Actually I would like to use it as a kitchen accessory n matches with the kitchen's theme of green and white and a little bit soft yellow.

Happy viewing. :)

Ros Singleton 2

2009-06-15T16:36:00.012+04:00

Tried to do roses according to Ros Singleton book. I'm not satisfied with the roses I drew because they did not turn up to be as pretty as the roses in the book. Tried to do soft color roses recommended by Ros Singleton but cannot get it right. Eemmm...it is very difficult to paint rose actually. But practice makes prefect.

If you can see the rose buds...very ugly rose buds. Iskh...I'm really really not satisfied with this rose painting. Grrrrrr......

The dragon fly....learned from Donna Drewberry's book. The wording used Monotype Corsiva font.

Ros Singleton Book

2009-06-07T19:58:00.010+04:00

My order from Ros Singleton website finally arrived last tuesday (2nd June). It took 2 weeks to arrive to Abu Dhabi. I'm so happy n very excited when I received this book from my hubby. I couldn't wait to start the rose painting. Inside the envelope, there are some additional stuff included such as order form, newsletter, 2 pieces of bookmarks and a note signed by Ros Singleton. In one day, I got 2 new n important things. One of them of course this book n the other one is a Coach purse. Gift from my husband for Mother's Day.

The book

Page signed by Ros Singleton inside the book

A note from Ros Singleton

2 free bookmarks

Decoupage Plate

2009-06-01T09:09:00.009+04:00

Last week decoupage project. I made it using melamine plate. I used doily shape for the background of the wording. How to make it..simple as ABC

1) Basecoat exterior of the plate with white gesso. Let dry
2) Adhere doily on the center of the plate.
3) Moisten the sponge with water and squeeze out all the excess water
4) Dab or press sponge several time onto the pink paint.
5) Dab the sponge on the surface of doily. Make sure dab on the expose area of the doily.
Let dry
6) Peel out the doily
7) Finish.

Before wording added

Font: Curlz MT
Painted the font used liner brush no 10/0

Home Sweet Home

2009-05-20T16:30:00.014+04:00

Another decoupage using rosemary rose tissues (if I'm not mistaken for this type of rose). Signage for my front door. Some folk art touch for the stems n red small flowers. Pink outline for the edge of the rose to make it more prominent. And also 3D butterfly.

I used trace n transfer method for the wording. Firstly, I typed the wordings in Word Art and printed it out. Secondly, I traced n transferred the wordings onto the wood surface. Lastly, I painted the words using liner brush.

Close up of the 3D decoupage for the butterfly

I just wanted to share the decals that I bought here at Jarir Bookstore , Meena Centre. Folk Art brand.

Rose stencil n 3D decoupage picture.

Mama & Sabrina Arts & Crafts Day

2009-05-18T18:43:00.015+04:00

Last weekend, my little girl n me had fun together . Filled up our day with decoupage . She seems very happy doing this. I taught her how to seal the surface, apply background color n paste the picture. Since she was not expert in using scissors, I did it for her....so she just pasted the picture. I let her choose her own pictures n arranged them. It was really fun doing arts & crafts stuff with my little girl.

Apply background color (light pink)

Fast drying process using hair dryer

Varnishing the surface

TADAAAAA

Our craft (how much you think we can sell these...hehe)

Sabrina's craft
The letters written by Sabrina herself. Her hands were shaking that's why the letters are skewed a bit.

Mom's craft
Written by me...... freehand...no copy n tracing method.

Later, after finishing her decoupage she told me that she wants to make another decoupage, thi time with Batman pictures. She wants to give it to her friend..Japothi n Omar Rayyan as a gift. I hope I can do this mom and daughter arts & crafts day often, perhaps making it a tradition between us both.

Teaset

2009-05-11T18:13:00.008+04:00

Another rose using angular brush. Actually, I wanted to apply pink color to the rose but later decided the other way round. I used decoupage technique for the background ( like wallpaper) . Applied the whole tissue. If u can see..there were a lot of wrinkles here n there. I'm not expert yet in this. Some of my friends said it is art. As u know..art is very subjective. Different people..different opinion. I've wanted to paint this tea set for a while now. I'm happy to say, without any references..I was able to do it myself.

Rose...rose n rose

2009-05-11T17:35:00.005+04:00

My pink rose in my house. It is pretty right?. I like it very much because I'm waited very long to see it bloom. After a few rose plants died...only this one survives. I put everything to make sure it lives. Even banana skin or egg skin i put in as fertilizer. It 's funny, right. Hehehehehee. I saw one movie (Seven Pounds), the actor ask to put banana skin if u want your plant to be healthy. So I try n voila...the leaves came up aggressively. Okay..enough the story of my rose. Let us get back to the point.

I like to paint rose even if it seems difficult to paint sometimes. I don't know what we call this rose painting..but I was using an angular brush to do it. Before painting the rose..i did not apply sealer to protect the candle..I just painted. After a few moments, the paint started to fade....only then do I started to apply the sealer to the surface slowly. Because I was afraid the paint will fade if no sealer was applied.

MY craft

2009-03-29T13:34:00.001+04:00

Kitchen Acessories

2009-03-09T17:10:00.009+04:00

Embroidery Cushion Cover

2009-03-09T16:55:00.006+04:00

Cutie Bear

2009-03-09T16:05:00.010+04:00

Fresh from Oven.....Cutie Bear.....I made it last night. At last...I did it by myself with helping by Annete Stevenston book as a reference . Sabrina said it was really beautiful. She always made me happy with her words even thought the result is not really beautiful. Actually, It is fun to paint bear..really really fun.

This bear is dedicated to my lovely daughter, Sabrina, who always make me happy n encouraged me in everything I do.

I bought this book at Ebay...just a few pounds only. Inside the book...it stated how to paint bears. There are 3 types of painting bears.... long haired bear, Fuzzy bear n old original bear. I just learned how to paint fuzzy bear.

Rose Cottage

2009-01-23T11:03:00.008+04:00

Crackle Effect

2008-12-21T13:53:00.007+04:00

First try in doing crackle effect. My first victim to the new transformation is a ordinary looking mini flower stand. What I did...first I applied sealer to the flower stand, let the sealer dry. And then apply the background color...I used white as I like white as a background color. But for the upper surface, I applied dark pink color to make contrast with the white.

I applied 2 techniques here to decorate the flower stand, 1) decoupage technique and 2) decorative painting.

The new face

3 basic step crackling process

1) Apply basecoat color (pink), let dry
2) Apply crackle medium, let dry
3) Apply contrasting topcoat color (in my case it's white, topcoat must be applied for cracking to occur)

The crackling will show when paint dries.

Close up

Tips

1) Apply a thin coat of medium for fine cracks, moderate coat of medium for medium cracks and thick coat of medium for large cracks.

2) Do not brush back over previously applied medium that has started to dry as doing so, may cause the crackle medium to lift.

3) When applying the topcoat, do it in one direction n evenly to get best crackle effect. Actually, we also can use sponge/dabbing techniques and we call it as Sponge Crackle. The technique I was using is Brush Crackle.

Crackle on the frame

My reference book, Decorative Painting Techniques by Di Singleton

Folksy Rose

2008-12-21T12:18:00.009+04:00

It is a very long time since the last entry, been a bit busy lately. My time packed with household chores. This is not a new project. It was completed 1 and half month ago. It's called Folksy Rose. Based on my new reference book...Decorative Painting by Aniza, Norana n Zaiton. They are the most popular Malaysian decorative painting artists. I wish I have more time to learn decorative painting from them...in person. Their paintings are stunning and beautiful.

The worksheet

TADAAAAA....... the result of my painting

The side of the box

Actually I like to make a lace .....but I couldn't get it right. So, I need to practice a lot to get it right.

Basic Material

2008-11-16T22:13:00.007+04:00

Decoupage or decorating painting needs basic material in doing this art work. The list of things are

1) Brush
There are many types of brush such as flat, round , liner , stippler, angular, filbert n fan brush.
Different brush gives different stroke work.

2) Acrylic Paint

There are many kinds/types of acrylic paint in the market. Usually I used Jo Sonja n Folk Art brand. Others brand in the market are Mattise, Pebeo, Americana etc.

3) Sealer
The purpose of sealer is to cover the surface project from peeling, cracking or powdering off.

4) Varnish
Protect the painting from scratches or water spotting.

5) Sand paper
To give a smooth surface.

6) Wood or MDF (Medium Density Fibreboard) board or metal or recycled materials
Before starting any painting, I will sanding the surface n applying sealer after the sanding process.

7) Gesso ( decoupage )
Apply gesso after applying the sealer....usually I used white Gesso. Dab the gesso using sponge onto project surface.

8) Tracing paper
To trace the chosen pattern

9) Carbon paper
To transfer the chosen pattern onto the work/project surface

Rose buds

2008-11-12T09:45:00.008+04:00

My latest project.....painting rose buds n leaves on the picture frame. I bought this lovely white frame from IKEA. Apply sealer on the surface n then I started painting the rose buds based on the book ..DECORATIVE PAINTING TECHNIQUE by D'Singleton.

The close up

The book

The instructions

Ros Singleton

2008-11-07T11:05:00.007+04:00

Ros Singleton..learned from website

http://www.rossingleton.com/freerose.htm

Close up for the leaves n stem

Close up for the flower

Mama's Kitchen

2008-10-30T16:19:00.005+04:00

Mama's Kitchen signage made for my friend as a birthday gift.

Mom's Cafe

2008-10-29T14:43:00.002+04:00

Tissue sample

Mom's Cafe plaque, combination between decoupage and folk art. I just painted some flowers, leaves n roof for the cafe n also the words. The rest, I used decoupage technique.... pasted the whole tissue on the surface of the chopping board.

Coins Box

2008-10-29T14:01:00.002+04:00

Coins box made for my daughter. Decoupaged on the Pringles Bottle (Potato Chips Bottle). It was very difficult for me to paste the whole tissue on the surface of the bottle as I'm an amateur. So, what I just do.... I divided the tissue into 4 part and then paste the tissue part by part.

Tissue sample

Folkart aka decorative painting

2008-10-24T10:13:00.003+04:00

My first art...Lovely Daisy. Learned with Encik Zahir the owner of Creative Cottage, Amcorp Mall, Kuala Lumpur. Decorative painting is the combination between stroke works and techniques.

This lovely cabbage roses n simple flowers, I learned from U-tube by Donna Drewberry n Ramesh Krish.

Donna Drewberry u-tube

Ramesh Krish u-tube

Birdhouses In The Garden....... learned from book.... Fabulous Painted Projects for The Home by Plaid. It takes 2 weeks to finish it.

A bunch of roses

2008-10-23T16:44:00.002+04:00

Tissue Sample

At the back of the bottle

View from the front of the bottle

Decoupaged on the surface of hand liquid soap bottle.

My first decoupage

2008-10-23T16:37:00.002+04:00

Tissue sample

My first attempt to decoupage. Combination between decoupage n folk art. Handmade fridge magnet made from unused prepaid card.

What is decoupage
According to Wikipedia, decoupage is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cutouts onto it in combination with special medium.

Basically,we have to cut out pictures; glue the pictures onto an object; and then cover the object and pictures with a few coats of glue/decoupage medium to protect it.

Hand Embroidery - Bullion

2008-10-23T10:20:00.002+04:00

My first tudung/scarf

Handmade hat for my daugther. 100% hand sewing. Combination between bullion n lazy daisy.

Bullion on my second tudung/ scarf.

My New Bag

2008-10-23T10:15:00.002+04:00

I've learned to make this lovely bag from the magazine. It taken longer time to finish it ..about 3 weeks.

Embroidery

2008-07-22T11:18:00.001+04:00

The second project of my craft thing is hand embroidery stitch. This is my first attempt to stitch. As usual, internet is my main source of learning everything. Pattern shown is 100% from my own idea. My hand embroidery begins with a few basic stitches. I was using satin fabric, DMC thread and 6" loop.

1) Satin stitch - big flowers and buds
2) Detached Chain aka lazy daisy stitch - yellow flowers
3) French Knot - small pink and red flowers
4) Stem Stitch - stems
5) Fish bone stitch - leaves

For those, who want to start learning embroidery, the link below is a very good guide for learning and practising

http://www.needlenthread.com/2006/06/basic-embroidery-stitches.html

Mini Shoulder Bag

2008-07-21T07:36:00.001+04:00

My little daughter become an instant model for displaying the bag.

Actual size of the bag

Close up for the beaded project

My first crafty thing I've ever made. Mini shoulder bag. I've made this bag based on the link below. TQVM for the blogger for sharing her idea to us. Actually, at that time, I was so boring n nothing to do with my day chores, instead playing with Sabrina n do the housework...the rest of time is useless. So, I started browsing the internet, and....wallah...... I found this link at the thread in wanitamelayu.com. With my own creativity, I've resized the measurement and added some beads to make it glittering.

http://tinyhappy.typepad.com/tiny_happy/2006/06/shoulder_bag_tu.html