Wednesday 24 April 2013

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.) 




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.

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.

yang ni m buat, pakai asas belon jugak.
m beli twine. Tali kaler off white, m spray kaler dark brown+yellow.



Wednesday 17 April 2013

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


Thursday 11 April 2013

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!