Handcrafted Miniature Flower Arrangements

I now begin my miniature flower arrangements using air-dry clay (my own homemade clay) with gusto. The pleasure I get from this hobby brings me amusement and the feeling is beyond compare. As a kick-off, it excites me to create with a tweak these freestanding sculptures for display. Making sure that every detail captured its authenticity, it was packed full of patience and love for handmade creations to make them appeared as real as possible.

birds of paradise, tiger cactus

tropical flowers in a bowl

anthurium and dried bamboo

tulips

lavander orchids

I can not wait to come up with more ideas and designs in the future. Feel free to make comments, suggestions and critic my work.

Wristwatch Makeover

I have just spruced up the appearance of this watch by applying a crafty clay touch from its old rusty and dull look to transform it into an exciting style.

But I am so sorry to tell that I forgot to have it (original watch) picture taken to reveal the “before” and “after” development.

Hope you enjoy viewing my new creation. Your comments are very much appreciated. Thank you.

My First Attempt on Cold Porcelain

For me, there are lots of reasons to love crafts. I have not explored much of my jewelry's wire wrapping craft yet until I stumbled across this cold porcelain. Cold porcelain is non-toxic, biodegradable air dry clay medium which most of the ingredients can be found right in our own kitchen.

Despite its name, cold porcelain is not real porcelain. Since this medium dries-up easily to air exposure, it does not require firing or heating of any kind and product results will give a porcelain-like texture.

I love this newly found craft because of its versatility and the endless possibilities that I can create from cold porcelain. From a life size or miniature flowers, figurines, cake toppers or any kind of food decorations, to jewelry and many other stuff, I can say that this craft is very promising. One can only limit by one’s imagination.

Have a sneak peek of my first batch attempt. Not bad for a beginner like me.

Happy claying!

cellphone strap strawberry dipped in dark chocolate with white chocolate

cellphone strap hotdog sandwich
(size: 1.5cm x 2cm x 4cm)

cellphone strap hamburger
(size: 3cm dia. x 2.5cm thick)

ref magnet avocado cake topped with fresh cherries, vanilla rose, and with some dark chocolate shavings
(measures approximately 1" in diameter)

ref magnet strawberry/choco cake
(size: 3cm dia. x 2.5cm thick)

Reduce Reuse Recycle

I now begin to practice the three R's "reduce, reuse, recycle" to say goodbye to waste and keep discarded materials out of landfills. By putting together arts and crafts into recycling, we can keep down the amount of trash and turn it into treasure. With little creativity from our old stuff, it will not only reduce the impact on the environment, but it will also add life and transform it into a new adorable item.

Instead of throwing away unwanted materials, activate the arty-crafty sense in us. Rescue the reusable objects heading for the garbage bin and make over them into fantastic crafts. I'm putting my green back to environment by having my old denim pants created into functional bag and embellished it with beads and scarf as accents. Truly, one person's trash is another person's treasure - that's the beauty of recycling!


Let us stay green and healthy. You are free to share your greenie crafts' tips. I'd love to hear from you.

Buttons Up

Being inspired to let my hands play and explore what unlimited creations that I can generate out of loose buttons, the flame of creativity gets my candle burning to weave pieces of buttons and mixing them up with beads.

candy

tiny weeny kikay


mauve

As a self-taught crafter, I am captivated by the flexibility and unlimited possibilities buttons will produce. From my collection of buttons (vintage, resin and plastic), my imagination started to run wild and demonstrate some kind of my crafting geek by mixing and matching different colors and sizes and embellishing them with beads to add flair to an ordinary buttons. The seed beads were also weaved to create a toggle clasps.

tie a yellow

victorian

Stringing them was a great joy and fun to connect with my passion to experiment with buttons this time and threaded them into bracelets for a stunning look. These totally unique and adorable bracelets can be paired with any outfit and can be a perfect idea for a last-minute present for your loved ones.

mixco

victoria


alexia

So what are you waiting for, have fun stringing those buttons and get creative. :)

Personalized Crocheted Laptop Skin

To have a feel and touch of uniqueness, I just finished my personalize crocheted laptop skin which I painstakingly worked on for two weeks. Using 5 balls of tri-colored Canon crochet thread, this customized laptop cover will definitely protect my notebook against abrasion and damage. A great idea not only for protecting its internal functions but also an effective way to safeguard the outside casing as well. In so doing, scratches and small nicks can be prevented since it is mobile and often get banged when transferred from one location to another.

A personal stamped of my own personality. It fascinates me to have come-up with this unique hand creation that is enjoyable to use and carry around. A fun way of dressing-up my electronic for it fits securely and stays firmly in place.

As my contribution to my dear mother earth, I take part in using eco-friendly materials. Said cover is washable, can be used several times and can be easily removed and put on.

My Latest Additions to my World of Crafts

I'm into my creative mood and I feel the thrill to create miniature novelty figures. This time using seed beads. :)

poodle doodle (actual size: 1.75 cm x 1.75cm)

One great way to dress up one's cell phone is to accessorize it with beaded charms. These tiny weenie knick-knacks were intricately hand weaved to add some bling to mobile devices in an affordable means. A fun, cool and inexpensive way to give accents to your favorite communication gadgets that will definitely provide an added excitement, style, and sparkle according to your fashion options and unique personality.

casual bag (actual size: 5cm x 5cm)

Depending on your mood, you can change the theme of your cell phone charms as often as you want. The catch phrase is "dolled up your mobile phone" with these dainty trinkets to create a feel of distinctiveness on fashion staple when it comes to cellphone accessory. I am sure that young and old alike will certainly get fascinated even when their lovely gadgets are not in use.

evening bag (actual size: 3cm x 3cm)

witch me luck (actual size: 4cm x 6cm)

Have fun with these delightful and lovely charms!

Fashionable Handcrafted Bangles

Once again, I loosened up my hands and liberated my ingenious mood and came up with two pieces of bangles. These are my new additions to my crafter's nook as my hands unshackled once more to complement to my being a true beadaholic and my passion for crafts as I now begin to embrace wire sculpting with gusto. Each jewelry piece fascinates and inspires me because it demonstrates my form of expression that exposes my creations with quality of craftsmanship.

Rainbow Connection bangle
I have done mixing and matching a whole array of fascinating multi-colored swarovski stones to bring out a sleek and sassy style finish. With the assortment of colors, they bring a feel of rainbow's touch which will definitely connect me so closely between my work and my wearers.

Materials:
#7 10k rounded gold wire
#7 10k corrugated gold wire
#7 10k flat gold wire (for wrapping)
gold balls
multi-colored Swarovski stones

Orange Delight bangle
This simple custom handcrafted bangle called "Orange Delight" which is elegantly bent and twisted, offers a tawny-orangey cool sense to the eyes that can be dolled up and matched with one's perfect get-up.

Materials:
#7 10k gold wire
#7 10k corrugated gold wire
#6 10k rounded gold wire (for wrapping)
gold balls
semi-precious stones

Some tips:
To get your bracelet size, take a measuring tape and wrap around your wrist where your bracelet would fit snugly. Take the measurement and add at least an inch to get your bracelet size.

For toddlers or younger, add 1/2 inch. Children older than 3, add about an inch.

It is usually safe to guesstimate based on age as follows:
Newborn - 4"
6-12 months - 4.5"
12-24 months - 5"
2-5 years - 5.5"
6-8 years - 6"
8-12 years - 6.5"

You may want to have a glimpse of some of my handworks' creations. Your comments are very much appreciated. Thank you for visiting my site and I hope you had a great time viewing.

A Hobbyist's Mania

As a hobbyist, I am always enthralled working with my hands. I find bliss in cross-stitching, crocheting, quilting, sewing, beading, and anything that flexes my nifty muscles. Even when I was still a little girl, I got thrilled when my Home Economics teacher back in my elementary days would bring in and teach us new arts/crafts project. During those times, I can’t remember submitting any piece of my work that was half-baked and without displaying my keen eye for details attitude. If there was a need to start doing it again, I would painstakingly redo it entirely to come up with the finished products in almost great precision. Since then, the discovery for my fascination, obsession and passion to the world of craft began to burst.

Here are some of my hand crafted creations.



My addiction and crave for crafts learning grew more when my friend sent me a coin-purse made out of crystal beads as a gift. The moment I handed the beaded purse, I whispered to myself, hmmm, this is something I will really enjoy doing from our home and put my unexploited ingenuity into maximum use. For 3 consecutive struggling days, working until wee hours just to study the twists and turns how the coin purse was made, I was able to carry out the finished product well. From the beads making, I got a kick out of all the crazy designs I could come up with and each piece of crystal bead comes out differently producing cellphone case, bowl case-protection, jewelry, bag, flower vase holder, and even fruits/animals miniatures. I regret that I haven’t taken a snapshot of some of my handcrafted creations prior to giving out to friends as my personal-touched gift on a particular occasion. But from now on, I will and I must. Promise!




Although I have no formal education nor did I attend any short course on jewelry making, it surprises me to produce something which I really enjoy and finally uncover my newfound knack. Of course, if my budget and time permit, I would definitely love to enroll in special classes or crash courses on jewelry making or Gemology to acquire techniques and knowledge.

This hobby really gives me enjoyment in accessorizing myself; flaunting my designs and then got noticed by others and eventually accepting made to order jewelry.






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