Merdeka!

This post's title is in Bahasa Indonesia, means 'freedom' - and it's also the title of a new launched comic book.

As the title suggests, yes, the comic is made in Indonesia by some talented Indonesian young authors, and it's written in Bahasa Indonesia too :D

Based on a story of struggle for independence, who would've thought it could be presented in such cute graphics and light storyline.

For more details you can visit their blog here.

Sneak Peek : more custom designed cushion covers ..

This one is for my friend in Bali, Indonesia, who needs some covers for her floor cushions.

As her favourite color is purple - and I happen to have loads of fabric in that color - so I made her cushion cover from purple IKEA fabric combined with Tenun Troso fabric in purple shades rainbow.

Then I added a dash of orange color in the form of buttons to complement the purple color as well as it matches the color in the Tenun Troso's rainbow pattern.

... just changed my blog's header (again)

Currently I'm on holiday in my hometown Jakarta, Indonesia, so I feel this bright outdoor pic is more suitable :)

Kid's Hooded Towel

Got this awesome easy tutorial to make hooded bath towel for kids.

Just in time when my kids were about to start their swimming lessons.. well you can guess what happened next ;)

More children's decoration.. Pillows!

You may call it throw pillow, accent pillow, or cushion, it's still the same thing.. it's soft, huggable and usually nice to look at.

Feathers For Nest has some new pillows! Made from handwoven cotton fabric, and coloured with traditional handstamped batik. The twist here is that the color is bright orange which is a very fun color for your children.

What's more, the pillows are embellished with fun flannel felt applications, all hand made :)

Now imagine how pretty these gems would look in your children's bedroom, or their playroom, study room, or even in the living room.

I heart throw pillows coz they are soooo versatile!

Don't you think so? :)

Butterflies on Shirt

I made this for my friend's daughter, for her belated birthday present to be exact :p

A plain white shirt with some pretty butterfly felt applications, and not forgetting the birthday girl's name embroidered on it.

Not in the mood to make a birthday card, I just use a tag I bought in IKEA and attach it to the shirt.

I particularly like how the felt butterflies can flap since I only embroidered the center part of them.

So to prevent fraying, I put a note on the back side of the birthday tag *Doh, really need to improve my handwriting!*

Sneak Peek..

Frames/ Jars

I'm sure you've been into situation where you have too many glass jars inside your kitchen cabinet (or your mum's), and the first thing you can think about is throw them away a.s.a.p!

But what d'u know.. you can actually put them into good use (and not for that extra spices you bought in discounted bulk).

Yes, the jars are still being re-used for storing something, but you'll never guess this.. you can use them as frames!



I've found this great (and very simple) idea at Photojojo and can't figure out why didn't I think of that. And not only jars, you can use bottles too.. hmm I gotta tell this to my coke-bottle-collector friend

Tutorial: Sweater Cushion Cover

As this post title suggests, this time I'm gonna try to share a tutorial on how to make a cushion cover out of a sweater. An old one, if I may add.. and it's a fun way to be earth friendly too :)

Well, you don't need a tutorial actually, since it's pretty easy to make..

First, dig into your wardrobe for that old sweater (the ones with turtle neck line work best). I found mine, a furry purple sweater that I haven't wear for ages..


Then turn it inside out, laid it flat n cut away as in above pic.

Next, sew close the freshly cut openings (neckline and armholes). You'll have a nice square shape now, with only one side open to insert the inner cushion. Then I just add some ribbon on that side for closure, which double as a pretty accent as well.


And you're done!
Oh wait.. put in the inner cushion into the new cover, tied close all the ribbons and NOW you're done :)

... just changed my blog's layout and header a couple of days ago.
I like it better this way, at least for now.