Beautiful Bags from Indonesia

I just found this web www.trulyjava.com
They carry such pretty batik-rattan bags and lots others
Check out their designs









They're located in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
www.trulyjava.com

Paperclay

Heyy... dat's cute, what is dat made of ?
Dat's Paperclay :)

Paperclay has quite a similar characteristic to ceramic clay or play-doh. They all can be shaped to your liking.

But unlike ceramic clay, paperclay doesn't need to go into the oven to harden. And it's also not like play-doh's soft texture.
When it's dry, paperclay hardens and is ready to be colored :)

So, after you made a shape / design that you like, wait until it's dry, ranges from a few hours to a few days according to how big the shape is, then it's on to the coloring session.

After it's colored, your paperclay artwork is usually varnished with the option of glossy or doff.
and tadaaaa.... your artwork is ready to be displayed at home :)

You can make any design that you want out of Paperclay, the above picture is an example of a simple design without any special tools. If you want, you can also make a more detailed designs, such as a porcelain doll, complete with lace.

Interested ? Go ahead and give it a try :)

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Learn how to Batik

For those of you who have been "dyeing" to know how to Batik,
come on down :)

You can choose to make it on a handkerchief-size cotton cloth, on which you can draw whatever you want, add your own name or signature, you can also draw a traditional batik pattern / motif, and choose your own colours ? aiyaa, of course you can lah :D

Then the wax is heated , and the canting moves according to the pattern.

In Jakarta, at the Museum Tekstil, there's also a Natural Dye Garden, a 2000 square meters garden filled with plant collections of which the flower / bark / or leaf of those plant/trees can be used to dye batik ,
cool huh ?

Batik Technique ?
well, you've got to try it out for yourself to know how :)
Ask your friends to come along , it'd be cool to learn how to batik with your good friends :)

Imagine this, learn how to batik, add a personal touch to your batik design, take pictures of course, after that ? it's food time....:) yummmm.... *always hungry*
or you're coming alone ?
don't wory, just come and meet new friends there :)

Hmm.... what would be even better if you have the option to choose what you want to make, for example.... cotton materials are provided in certain sizes according to what you want to make (table cloth, pillow case, cushion cover, etc) and then after you're done batik-ing, the Museum Tekstil can send them off to home industries to sew those batiks into end products of your choice.
Yes, of course you can do this yourself, but you'd wonder about the size of the cloth, or which model to choose , or where to make the table cloth / pillowcase ? See, it'd be much easier if there are already samples at the Museum Tekstil right ?
So if you're wondering what great personalized gift you can give to your mum or your friends abroad, you can choose batik ideas, and add your own message at the "special gift".
Hhmmm... this could be a great additional idea for Museum Tekstil :)

MUSEUM TEKSTIL
Jl. KS. Tubun No. 4
Jakarta Barat
Tel/Fax. 021 - 560 6613

Learn batik outside Jakarta, well there happens to be quite a lot of them, there's a few in other cities, such as Yogyakarta, Solo,
etc, try looking from the drop down menu on the left :)
If you know of a Batik Learning spot that's not on the list, do let us know & we'll gladly add it to the list :)


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First Lesson

Craft... What is the definition of Craft ?
I don't really know for sure hoaheaohaoha....
*ok.. why is she laughing, seriously... why ?*
All I know, Craft is more or less related to anything handmade, and the end-results depends on each individual's creativity. :)
These includes Knitting, Making Pottery or Batik, Sculpting, Doll-making, Jewelry creation and many more.

Your Craft Hobby can be an outlet for your Imagination and Creativity, plus your Craft Hobby is pretty exciting... coz the end-results can be sold right away .... hohohoho

But whatever the purpose is, One thing's for sure,
Craft-making makes us more creative. :)

So, Lets start finding your Craft Hobby :)

Chelia Shoppe - Feather Pen

I went to a friend's party the other day
n you know how you have to fill out the guest book,
well the pen was this beautiful Feather Pen.
It matches the decoration perfectly and added an extra glam :)
plus it's so appropriate with the theme of the party, kinda dreamy-fairy.

You can find out more at Chelia Shoppe
http://chelia-shoppe.blogspot.com

and it's not just the Feather Pen that's beautifully made
(it's handmade btw)
you'll also get a super nice box with the Feather Pen.

btw, the Feather Pen cost Rp. 98k
but it's totally worth it to add an extra touch to your party,
or for you aspiring writers, it may even inspire you to write more :)



psst... look at the black Gothic Feather Pen.
now who says Feather Pen are only for girly girls ? :)

www.chelia-shoppe.com
Email :
cheliashoppe [at] hotmail [dot] com

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Feature - Antya's Chocolate Factory (Pabrik Cokelat)

Totally creative !!!




Dat's all I can say when I first looked at her blog.
She creates chocolate designs, by request.
They're totally edible, and just take a look at the Packaging !!!!!
You'll definitely fall in love with the whole package.
It's the perfect one-of-a-kind gift.
The problem is of course, how can you eat such a cute artwork ? ;)

Here's SanggarSeni.com interview with Antya :
Your Chocolate designs and Packaging are awesome... Tell us, how did you end up "plunging" in the world of Chocolates ?
At first it was for fun, in High school usually girls give out chocolates to friends or boyfriends at Valentines. Well, I was one of those girls, rather than buying one, it'd more special to make your own.
So I started trying making my own chocolates, basically just melting, molding and wrapping them up in Aluminum foil.
At College, I made one for my bf, this time I started to also design the Packaging. and some of his friends saw it and asked if I could make one their special friends.
From there on, orders started coming, promotion was from word of mouth, and I started exploring more techniques on chocolate making and the packaging.

Design process & the Packaging !!! Tell us all about it :)
I usually sketch up something while talking to the clients, when I get the "OK", then I start designing it on the Computer, Adobe Illustrator mostly.
After printing them out, then I transform it into the Packaging :)
Initially I used to make the Chocolates first, them the packaging.... but it's kinda hard to get a packaging to fit my Chocolates, so now, it's the other way around.

Designers usually stay up late working
on projects, How about you ? :)
I stay up late a lot... coz I don't have enough time, If I had more time, I'd prefer not to stay up late, coz I get kinda tired hehehe..



Have you ever agreed on a price and it turns out that the whole thing cost way more ?
uhuh Dat happened before but that's okay, they're happy hehe and the design also becomes my portfolio, but now I'm more careful in predicting expenses for my next projects....

We saw you on TV !!! Tell us all about it
A friend of mine happens to work at O Channel and knows that I design chocolates, so I was offered to be a guest star in a show called "Cinta" hosted by Beckt Tumewu.
Not long after, I got another phone call to fill in a show "Profesi Jakarta" , I was extatic so I accepted the offer hehehe
The shoot took only 1 day, we started shooting from 11 am till 10pm.
It took longer than expected because the chocolate I made got broken because it was overheating due to the camera lightings hihiihihi.... and all the crew was patient enough to wait for me to fix it hiihhi....



You also design a T-shirt for ennea line di nanoninehouse.com That must have been fun !! Did you get involve in the whole process ?
Waaa....You stopped by my other blog ? thanx !!
I was offered to design, and I happen to know the owner of nanonine, at dat time, they needed a female designer, so I accepted the offer.
I was totally involve in the whole process, from cutting, shirt colour, material, deciding the theme, illustrating, to what kind of print process to use on the shirt.



Classic Question : What are your goals and How do you see yourself and your designs in the future ? :)
My goals ? Live happily with my loved ones ! :)
how i see myself and my design in the future? hmm..in the future I'd like to concentrate more in sculpture, chocolate can be one of the media,
I also want to own a chocolate shop, so I can be both artist and a businesswoman... hahaha



Lastly, Do you have anything to say to our friends who's starting out, but are somewhat afraid or dunno where to start ? :)
Don't take too much stuff into consideration and don't be afraid of this and that.... coz you might never start at all.
Just do what we like !
coz when we like it, we'll get into it more and will be happy doing it.
Everything dat's done whole heartedly will give good results :)

Thanx SanggarSeni.com for featuring my profile.
Cheers,
Antya

Thankx Antya and All the best to you :)

Pabrik Cokelat - Antya Smith
http://pabrikcokelat.blogspot.com
milk_monztr [at] yahoo.com

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