From a friend to a friend

Coz I like to keep it sweet and simple (^_^)

World Hijab Day (WHD)

Greetings from Malaysia,

Am back from my hiatus..Been very busy juggling a lot of things here..This is something that I wanted to do for so long, but never had a chance to make it until recently..I intended to do something else for the map on the face, but since I had started almost half way, I just finished it up..Still satisfied with the end product.. 

"The brainchild of this movement is a New York resident, Nazma Khan, who came up with the idea as a means to foster religious tolerance and understanding by inviting women (non-Hijabi Muslims/non-Muslims) to experience the hijab for one day. For many people, the hijab is a symbol of oppression and segregation. By opening up new pathways to understanding, Nazma hopes counteract some of the controversies surrounding why Muslim women choose to wear the hijab."

(WHD FB page - https://www.facebook.com/WorldHijabDay)

If you want to read more on the WHD movement, you can click on the link provided:

http://terengganu.uitm.edu.my/v1/images/stories/buletin/language/lb_jan2014.pdf

..or you can log on to the WHD official website at worldhijabday.com 

For Malaysian users, you can go to WHD Malaysia FB page https://www.facebook.com/WorldHijabDayMalaysia

If you're in Malaysia, come and join us for the World Hijab Day 2015 at KLCC Park tomorrow (1st February 2015) at 11pm..For further details of the event, you can log on to https://www.facebook.com/events/1603331296567044/?pnref=story 

See you there!!

These were so last year (^__^)

Hello everyone,

Been very busy with a lot of things that I didn't have the chance to update my blog..I made these December last year..I know, kinda outdated..But hey, better never than never (^__^)

The welcoming board..

..and a guestbook as requested..

More thank you notes

I finally finished my dissertation..Hurrah \(^__^)/

And to thank my participants for making the completion of my thesis possible, I made the followings cards..Hope they like it..

This plane was inspired by Handmade Spark..Made one like this before..You can check it here..

And thanks to you guys too for your support and prayers..

Termitaria flower tutorial

For those who missed the DIY project - Quilling Series in Craftziners Magazine (Nov Issue) that I put up on my blog before..Here is the complete tutorial on how to make a flower, which I called Termitaria. New to quilling? Don’t worry, as I will provide you with a step-by-step guide to make this flower.

You’ll need:

§  30 strips for the petals

§  10 strips for the outer petals

§  3 strips for the centrepiece (base)

§  8 strips for the upper centrepiece

Note: I’m using 3mm strips. If you don’t have a shredding machine, you can cut the strips according to the size that you like.

§  Slotted paper quilling tool (or toothpick)

§  PVA glue (or any glue that you have)

§  Circle template (you can get this at any stationery shop)

If you don’t have a quilling tool, what you need to do is to take the toothpick and snip the end of it with a small knife for about 0.5 cm. And there you go, your own DYI quilling tool.

  

All you’ll need to do to make Termitaria flower is to prepare some eyes or marquises. First, take one paper strip and roll it with the slotted tool until the end to form a coil.

  

Then, release the coil from the tool, but don’t glue it yet. Instead, let the coil rolls inside the circle template to get the intended size. In my case, I use size 11 for my loose coil. It depends on how big you want your flower to be.

  

For those who don’t have the circle template, you can release your coil and allow it to loosen naturally until you get the size that you want. 

After that, glue the end of the strip (Don’t put too much glue). Be careful and don’t forget to maintain the size or else it’ll be difficult for you to create your petal.

  

Pinch the opposing ends of the loose coil to form the eye shape. Repeat the steps until you have six coils of such shape.

  

Once you’ve finished with all the six eyes, you can begin gluing them together to form a petal. 

  

Let it dry for awhile.

After that, glue one end of two strips together to create a long strip. 

Then, wrap the strip around the petal and glue its end..

Repeat the process all over again until you have five petals.

Before you can glue all the petals together, make a tight coil for the centre of the flower. You only need to roll your strips until the end and glue its end. After you’ve done with the tight coil, you’ll have five petals with one tight coil.

   

Glue them together to form a flower. Make another tight coil (way bigger than the first one) from a different coloured paper to cover all the joint of the flower (you can also replace the centrepiece with a button or beads, depends on your preference). And voila! You have your own Termitaria flower.

Have fun and happy quilling (^__^)

Another thank you note

Made this for a lovely lecturer who inspires me in a lot of ways..

Thanking my supervisor

Made this for my supervisor..

To thank her for all of her good deeds..

Get together 3.0 (Part 1)

Created this on the 'Get together 3.0' last year..

Didn't manage to finish this card during the event as I arrived late, needed to fix my jammed punch, yadda..yadda..

So when I got home, I just put the wording to make it complete..

And there you go..This flower was inspired from this site..

Another quilling typography in frame

I forgot where I put all of my three cameras..Can you imagine? Therefore, I snapped some pictures using my mobile phone..Sorry for the poor quality of the pictures and also the overall pictures (Thought I had the whole frame, but I didn't..Thanks to the panic attack..Sigh) 

My apology as the picture is a bit tilted..

As requested by a sister to be given to her baby sister..

Another wedding card

I'm outta words after trying to finish my dissertation..Thehehehe..

Just let the picture do the explanation..

My 1st ever formal tutorial

Greetings everyone, 

Remember my termitaria flower? 

Well, you can learn how to make such flower in the Craftziners Magazine, Issue No. 8..

Have fun making one..

For other readings,  you can click here --> Craftziners Magazine - November Issue..And the tutorial is on page 36-39..

Happy birthday

Not a typical birthday card..

From a young man..

..to his dulcinea

With her name inside..

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Itsy Bitsy - KISS Challenge