Being Crafty - Pendant Lights

m made some crafts these few weeks.

Adalah jugak buat sabun tapi trial soap for colouring test je..

Back to my crafts – what I did was based on these crafty finds

(cant embed any pics in this post so please click on link to see what i'm talking about) 

1. http://www.poppytalk.com/2012/09/diy-cardboard-pendant-light.html#

i made 2 sets and each set has only 5 layers 

instead of 7 layers you see from the original website.

Nanti m tangkap gambar hasilnya and upload here k.

O lupa lak nak cakap, m spray kaler itam.

2. http://www.marthastewart.com/354751/decorative-paper-lanterns 

m ada buat cam ni gak tapi bentuk bujur sebab m guna belon sebagai asas.

Paper m pakai crepe paper kaler silver.

Nampak selekeh sikit aaa.

3. http://www.craftynest.com/2009/03/hemp-pendant-lamps/ 

yang ni m buat, pakai asas belon jugak.

m beli twine. Tali kaler off white, m spray kaler dark brown+yellow.

Natural Colouring for CP Soap..

m in the midst of finding natural colorants for my soap.

the only one I could use, commonly found here is turmeric.

pandan is available but to get the colour (green/hijau) is tiresome.

m dh tak ingat sangat cemane m wat tahun lepas.

rasa-rasanya cam ni kut - 

m potong kasar, campur dengan air dan blend, pastu perah.

m rasa m nak carik stevia lah.

kalau ada dalam bentuk serbuk senang la nak source out kaler hijau.

for your info- the google search have included stevia as a possible green.

hmm..

note to self and others reading..

the green from pandan doesnt last for a year.

that means the soap should be used within 6 months or less.

not meant to be kept forever okay..

black/hitam, m dah beli activated charcoal.

banyak lagi ada. tak abis-abis lagi ha hitamnya.

purple/ungu/biji remia, is currently an adventure.

some are using Alkanet, Ratanjot, Stoneseed/Gromwell.

the search was interesting.. still is, actually.

red sandalwood is too hard to find and 

if I’m not mistaken, will be expensive.

sandalwood ialah cendana, by  the way. 

some websites are stating that it can produce a purple/red coloured soaps.

annatto is another natural colouring and 

the local pokok is kesumba.

this could produce the colour orange..

yes, these searches for natural colouring has gotten me searching for local trees/shrubs/etc.

i have yet to get bunga telang.

this is for the colour blue/biru.

if it can be used on soaps.

so far, I’ve read that this is used to colour our Kelantanese dish, Nasi Kerabu.

paprika for red/orange.

dok ingat paprika tu cili macam cili biasa yg kering.. 

rupa-rupanya capsicum.

i don’t really know my way in the kitchen–cooking-wise, 

i have to admit that at least..

;)

still, i have to find powdered ones.

takkanlah m nak beli the whole fruit and dry it and blend it myself.

maaf, m rasa m tak serajin tu.

tapi doa-doakanlah m jadi rajin 

dan mampu buat kebanyakan perkara sendiri ye,

terima kasih.

hehe

okay, my search for natural colouring continues..

i still need the physical trees/fruit/flowers.

cant find it yet here.

so if you happen to see some, tell me where so i can come and trim it off..

"Off with their heads!" - Queen of Hearts, Alice in Wonderland

chao

Umrah

Assalamualaikum,

I was away.

Pergi umrah.

Alhamdulillah.

It was very enlightening.

Different culture.

The experience opened my eyes quite a bit.

Bought a baby harness out of it.

Why?

Mothers bring children whenever they pray.

Subhanallah! 

And mind you, each time the azan calls for you to pray, shops close for the said duration.

5 times a day!

MasyaAllah!

Senang.

You wont miss a prayer.

I like that part very much.

=)

gotta go!

busy sourcing out natural colourants for my soap.

(been doing this for the past week!)

someone wants purple!

wink wink

chao!

I think this is Patchouli and Lavender (19Jan13)

Assalamualaikum.

Yes, I know I should write the details down.

I thought I did but I guess I didnt.

The date is correct though.

If you noticed, I used a different size cardboard box than the usual one I've used.

Btw, I just noticed that it still gave me 8 cuts!

I like the scaly top!

 I call it ScalyP.

Scaley for the scales on top and P for Patchouli.

I know there's Lavender because I tried to colour it but it didnt work.

You can see specks of purple in the soap.

Nothing in the name that states 'Lavender' but the purple specks would suffice.

Hahaha

I'll smell it later.

Let me see what smell my nose can pick up.

hahaha

Chao!

Patchouli Orange with ground Coffee (09Mar13)

=)

I want to sell this, locally only..

Maybe at a Promo Rate of RM 12 per piece.

This is a Handmade Soap okay.

I made it using my two bare hands

(i didnt wear my gloves this time, oops!)

I've got about 7 pieces.

Chup! 

Minus 1 

(I wanna try too!) 

so 6 pieces..

Interested?

Available  in 4 weeks.

Hehehe

Chao!

Lawak Hari Sabtu

Assalamualaikum..

i know blog m ni tak berapa educational 

tapi tak mengapa..

m ada cerita lawak nih..
(percubaan dengan bahasa melayu yang skema dan ada unsur-unsur dramatik)

-Mula Cerita Jenaka-

Pada hari Sabtu 9hb Mac 2013, saya pergi ke pejabat pos. 
Selesai urusan di sana, semasa dalam perjalanan pulang,
Saya singgah ke sebuah farmasi  Cosway.
Persinggahan ini memang tiada di dalam aturcara pagi tersebut ya.

Saya meletakkan kereta jauh sedikit dari farmasi 
Sememangnya persinggahan ini tidak dijangka bukan..
Hanya secara tetiba teringat bahawa ada keperluan di sana.
(nak beli Sterimar for babies)

Bersambung...

Sebaik sahaja saya masuk ke dalam farmasi, 
Saya pun bertaya kepada atendan farmasi berkenaan barang yang diperlukan,
"Akak, Sterimar ada tak?"
Atendan tersebut berjalan ke bahagian belakang farmasi, di bahagian preskipsi, sambil berkata, "Tak ada stok."
Dengan perasaan kecewa, saya pun keluar dari farmasi selepas melilau-lilau melihat barang-barang organik di ruang hadapan farmasi.

Sebaik keluar dari kedai, saya terus melintas jalan untuk ke kereta.
Punat warna hijau pada kunci kereta di tekan.
Tiada kesan.
Punat hijau ditekan lagi.
Masih tiada perubahan.
Pemegang pintu kereta ditarik.
Pintu masih tidak boleh dibuka.

Mata melihat ke arah punat hijau di tangan.
Sambil mengetuk-ngetuk kunci tersebut pada tapak tangan sebelah kiri.
Tiba-tiba terlihat rim kereta yang berwarna hitam.
Sambil berkata di dalam hati,
"Eh, bila masa tayar m terkena minyak/tar/dsb sehinggakan warna rim tukar ke warna hitam?!"

Pelik bin Ajaib

laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Bukan kereta saya sebetulnya!!!

Ha hA HA

Saya lihat ke kanan dan

jeng jeng jeng.. 

Olen* saya diparkir selang 4-5 buah ruang parkir kereta dari Olen tiruan!

Dengan senyuman yang paling lebar, 
saya pun berjalan ke arah Olen*

Dan pastinya, pintu kereta boleh dibuka selepas punat hijau ditekan.

Jadi, pengajarannya di sini ialah,
"Sila ingat di mana anda parkir kereta anda!"

-Habis Cerita Jenaka-

kalau tuan punya kereta nampak m macam nak curi kereta dia, 
harap dia faham itu bukan niat m yang sebenar..

=)

chao!

*Olen adalah keretaku

i should be so lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky HA hA

assalamualaikum..

is today a better day?

for you?

i hope it is, for me.

i tried to write something, for someone

just to express how i felt at that time

but i didnt send it out

(an email, that is one of the way we communicate now right)

i wonder if i should

would it be better if i did

would things get worse?

but you wont know if you havent tried right?

time to press my luck!

HA HA