DIY : Braided Necklace and Bracelet from scraps

I surfed this morning what else can I do with my scraps. So I found one tutorial which is so awesome and straight away I made one.

Tutorial is from Cakies. My first attempt was the necklace and at first it was too short, then I added some more fabric and finally decided, the necklace should be mine :p

I plan to put some crochet flower at the side as an embellishment or you can put some charm as a pendant. So perfect!

Then came this little girl who was so jealous, so I made her a bracelet. So cute! I forgot where I put some cute charms I bought, so, I tied the end and the remaining I just let it loose like a flower.


Dont forget to sew on top of the braids to let it stays.



Very fun, cute and can be personalized up to your creativity. Thanks Rubyellen for sharing!

Tutorial : Batu Seremban

I have lots of scraps. Lots of it that sit in a few big boxes in the storeroom. So, yesterday, I decided to make small little things that called "Batu Seremban".

Its a traditional game for Malays, *Im not sure for other races tho* and played when we were little (at least for me). My grandma used to make this batu seremban for me & my sister and we played with our neighbour in our house anjung *some sort of balcony but at the front of the house and stairs at the end*.

And I was thinking that new generations nowadays, hardly knows the traditional games since they are lots of distractions called "gadget" :) Why not make one and at least my daughter can see me play, and teach her little by little. Its after all a game only that you're communicating and playing with others and having fun of course.


So, basically, the stuff you need is - rules, scissor, scraps, sewing machine and the content of the batu seremban (rice/nuts/beads) I used rice.


Measure your fabric. I used 2.5" x 2" for each "batu". Cut 5 pieces.



When you want to sew, set the size of stitch to small - I set it to approximately 1.5. Usually I used 2. Because, I decided to put in the rice, and I dont want the rice to come out when you play.


Then, start your sewing, from one end to another and leave some small opening at the end. Turn the fabric inside out. This one is a bit tedious since the opening is small.


This is the look after it has been turned, with the small opening.


Fill in the rice into the "batu". There is no fix amount to fill in the rice, it depends how soft or hard you want your batu to be. I put it slightly soft so that it is comfortable to play. Sew the end to close the opening.


Tadaaa! You're done!


Ok, now after all is done, whats next? I googled and found somebody already made the "how to play" it

Come on, try!!

**Since tomorrow is a public holiday, and if you have nothing to do other than staying at home do drop by at Bangkung Row at Bangsar. This is the map by the way. I maybe making few sets of this Batu Seremban since the bazaar tomorrow is about Malaysia in conjunction of Malaysia Day 16 Sept 2011

See you there!**

Tutorial : Freezer Paper Stenciling

The other day, when I had extra time, I let my daughter do this activity. Its the Freezer Paper stenciling. A lot of people did this already, but I havent do this with my daughter. I could not find any freezer paper in the hypermarket or Cold Storage, but I do find them at Cottage Patch, Ampang. Price is RM7.50 per meter. Expensive right? hmmmm...

Anyways, what you have to do is find any plain shirt. I used a tank top bought at FOS years back. :)

First - I draw any images to it - on the normal side. The other shining side is suppose to face the shirt. After that, cut it, You can decide on how to cut it, positive sides or negative sides. Depends on you..So, here is my images after I cut it.


Second - Put the shining side facing the shirt, the drawing side facing you, and iron on it until it sticks to the shirt.

*Please make sure you put the freezer paper inside too, shining side facing up*

Third - I used Fabric Paint by Dylon. Price at RM9.90 at Art Friend. You can find these at many other craft shops such as Craft World and Cottage Patch too.



This is the best part. Paint on it. After that, I peel the paper and let it dry.


Iron on it to set the color. And you're DONE.

This is the other sample I made for Nasya's t-shirt to match with the simple skirt. Pretty and perfect match eh? :D

Go try!

Happy Wednesday!