Red Chandy!

assalamualaikum kengkawan,

long time no see haa

i've uploaded 3 pics.

latest nih..

i like all 3 pics so i keep all here okay.

both i made..

using cardboard..

yes i uploaded 2 similar pics..

the black pendant light and the red chandelier..

i have yet to fix the top part for the chandy, to hide the wires..

twas supposed to be for the kipas

but i dont want a ceiling fan (sorry, baba) 

kah kah kah

so i made this instead..

ok lah, baba tak bebel..

maybe i should cut the light's pole

to make it shorter..

and leave the chandy as is..

what do you think?

chao

Room with a view..

About a month ago..

Cute ha  :)

Ms Anonymous helps out too!

busy soap making.

I am busy making soap for a friend.

Cant seem to get purple.

Used blueberry, mangosteen skin, stoneseed and used alkanet!

But what I got was an almost black, murky green, moss green, brown, dark brown, plain grey, greyish purplish (or is it purplish greyish) and very very very faint purple.

It doesnt really help when the ash kicks in later.

1^st set I had to rebatch due to lye content did not sufficiently dissolve.

Cant remember what I did wrong! Maybe I didnt blend it well..

I dont mind rebatching in small amount but when it comes to an almost 4kg amount!! 

c'mon!!

Fyi, I chopped instead of grate.

Added some white curls (some were curled and some werent) – embedded into the rebatch soap. Status: already cut, can see the white soap curls in some.

2^nd batch looks ok so far, with TD to whiten. Didnt get a white, more of an off white.

A trial (with TD), to somehow highlight the colours added, used red halloysite, indigo and alkanet. got faint red, faint blue, and i think a faint purple. Already cut, each with its own design and in various height. 

3^rd batch just did last night (in the wee hours of 20th June 2013-yes i became batman and got panda eyes and missed the 'bus' to work). Ingredients slightly the same with 2^nd batch. Due to the 34% water amount instead of 36% water amount, the oil + lye mixture traced very fast and my top swirl was not really a swirl. more of a glop glop drop drop. tried to bang the drawer (soap mold) on the table since it became a glop - dont know if I succeeded. hopefully no huge air bubbles trapped inside. and no undissolved lye!!

4th batch, hopefully tonight if sleep doesnt get the best of me.

lack of sleep, since last weekend.

wish me luck!!

chao!

will update soon!

i know.

i havent been updating

i'm busy

busy creating my own pendant lights
yes it is in plural



internet is a great teacher

please only take the good ones, the positive ones

take care peeps!!

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.
Update: Embedded pic.) 

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

Stand up for your right not to cook and clean and etc!

Assalamualaikum,

i guess sometimes you have to be firm and stand for what you think is right.

not just to brush your ego but real things.

things that really matters to you

like the right NOT to cook and clean and iron clothes and etc!

i feel like this is a serious topic.

my topic.

m sure its your topic too, at times..

c'mon ladies, i work, you work too, right? 

yes i know, if we do it, its plus points for us

but if we dont, so what?

from a mothers point of view, its different.

i know i have to coz Nawfal's just 1 year plus 

and he cant do his own cooking or cleaning.

and sometimes your (my) teen children asks me to do it nicely

and we (i) do it so willingly (yeah right).

if you are the perfect housewife kinda person

which i hope I will be 

then perhaps I dont mind

but right now, right this instant i am not.

So please, 

I am standing up for my right

NOT to COOK and CLEAN and IRON clothes

and whatever it is that is said to be traditionally women's responsibilities!

Thank you!

Chao!

p.s: awak nak cakap apa awak cakaplah, saya ada hak untuk bercakap

dan saya rasa topik ni ramai juga yang berhasrat nak menyatakan dengan terang-terangan cuma pada ketika ini mungkin mereka belum mampu (dengan alasan tersendiri)

ada betoi?

one man's meat is another's poison..

current love of my life..

Assalamualaikum..

please meet the latest love of my life..

he is not mine.

but in my heart he is..

  

we took him in when he was 3 months

and now he's already 13, going on 14 months!

you dont need to know anything else 

but this fact,

he is currently mine!

and i hope this relationship of ours lasts

In Syaa Allah!

=)

my circly..

Assalamualaikum..

i love doodling!

conteng-conteng as i call it!

let's introduce you to one...

my circly

i follow Wit & Whistle!

i like the fact that she also doodles and earns from her doodling.

she makes notebooks! 

on recycled paper!

cards, greeting cards etc..

i love the pillow covers!

ya

bila m tengok semua blog kraf

rasa macam nak buat semua je..

m tau kemampuan m

dan setakat ni

masih terhad kepada

sabun buatan tangan m sendiri..

maybe i should maintain being a jack of all trades

not ALL all, just my all

if you get what i mean

that

 i dont think you do

see ya later, alligator!!!

chao!

p.s: i do have a lot more

too lazy too upload laaa...

nantilah ya..

Hawaiian Themed Gathering - Raffia Skirt

Assalamualaikum..

Just wanted to share.

masuk bakul angkat sendiri nih. 

hehehe

bukan selalu pun kan.

We (office) had a gathering of sort on February 6th, 2013.

ye la, takkan 2012 kan..

this year's story laaa..

the theme was hawaiian..

guess what i was wearing..

....

whenever i think of hawaiian..

it'll be the dried leaves skirt, 

the coconut bra 

(no offence to any Hawaiians but I like the idea, 

not everyone can fit, I might! ROFL), 

the beautiful graceful dancing ladies 

and lots and lots of flowers.

made one skirt using raffia 

(the plastic one, not from the plant)

a few years back

for a function with the same theme 

but never got to wore it because 

i was too shy.

when you see me, you would not have 'shy' in your description of me 

but i am, at times, thus the reason i didnt wear it.

(m jutting my tongue out now okey)

well, this time i put my shyness in the closet for a few hours 

and i wore the skirt.

lookieeee meeeee

heh heh heh

Just in case you were wondering, 

the trophies were tokens of appreciation

for being part of the committee in organising the 'Sports' Day

 and for a 3rd placing in Badminton.

Last place actually 

but there were only 3 doubles (ladies) playing

so still 3rd placing.

lucky us ha!!

the lei was a welcome lei

from the organising committee for this event.

the flower on my scarf was recycled.

the one i made for my wedding

Bunga Dip

and on the other side

the scarf was just plaited together

the skirt 

is history.. 

=)

the photographers took a lovely picture of me sitting down.

not really of me.

the SKIRT!

that was when we had our first game

the Q & A

I sooooooo like this pic!

=)

100th post!

Been wanting to do a great 100th post.

So been delaying delaying delaying till i can compile material for post.

In the end, 

this is it..

Have a great day!

yes or no?

Assalamualaikum..

Busy researching items for soap online..

yes, soap again.

been eyeing brambleberry.

got info about wholeport

want to try both..

told my daughter that she'd have to make sure i dont buy anything pertaining to soap.

but she wont know unless i tell her, right?

;)

...

but i'd blurt it out myself anyway..

so better not!