Monday 2 December 2013

DIY: Say NO to Ribbon Fray!

If you are a perfectionist, like me, I'm pretty sure you hate ribbon fray. I personally love using ribbons on craft, invitation and gift wrapping. But when the ribbon ends start to fray, they could ruin the whole look of the design.

I've seen tips on craft blogs, mostly using heating tool or candle. I've tried the candle method but I find it quite time consuming, especially when there is an order of 200 invite sets to be fulfilled. Besides, it also requires a little skill. Otherwise your ribbon could ended up with black mark at the edge or even curled up, if the ribbon melted too fast.

Sunday 27 October 2013

Pop Up Shop @ Singapore Polo Club

A lovely lady, Tricia from Things We Love, contacted me about a couple weeks ago. It was regarding her Pop Up Shop held on 29th and 30th of October at Singapore Polo Club. And some of my items will be featured at the event. Yeah! Thanks so much for supporting small business!!

paper & sort things we love pop up shop singapore polo club October 2013
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Monday 14 October 2013

Mint + Ivory + Gold Wedding Invitation

mint ivory gold wedding invitation inspiration
DIY Vintage Teacup Candle Tutorial

Mint happened to be one of my favorite colors at the moment. In fact, I'm obsessed with mint, both flavor and color. So, how could it be possible for me to do nothing after seeing this pretty image?

No, I didn't make any candle with mint flavor. Well, not until I get the right cup and the ingredients. I have another plan for these lovely colors. Something to do with paper, of course ;)

By the way, you should really click on the link at the bottom of the image. It's a step by step tutorial posted by Everything Fabulous. It sounds like a really fun project.


Monday 7 October 2013

Romantic & Rustic Wedding Invitation

Here's my latest design for wedding invitation. It has a combination of romantic, soft, elegant and modern. Like many of my other creations, it's mainly made of recycled Kraft paper and paper lace doily.

romantic rustic wedding invitation set made of paper doily and recycled Kraft paper

Monday 23 September 2013

DIY Escort Card / Hang Tags with Masking Tape

Here's a little DIY idea for crafty brides out there. It's super easy and fast to put together, hope this comes in handy, especially if you are having a rustic/ shabby chic/ southern wedding.

All you need are:
+ tags (pre-made or made of cardstock)
+ masking tape/ fabric tape
+ thread/ ribbon
+ single hole punch
+ pair of scissors

I used hang tag die cut with scalloped top punched out of heavy Kraft paper. You can also use any pre-made tags or cut a simple tag shape from any cardstock with color of your choice.
And I was using this masking sticker set.

masking sticker tape set diy

Friday 20 September 2013

Doodly Flyday - I

It's flyday Friday..! Getting into your weekend mood yet? I call mine "pre-weekend mood"..
I just took a little break from work and had a quick sketch.
Seeing quite a few of my friends getting married the past few months (and several more within the following months). Plus, my lovely customers I've been working with to create their wedding invitation and reception stationery. I was quite inspired.

pencil sketch of bride in manga style

Wednesday 11 September 2013

Doily, doiley or doilie?

Which one is it, actually?

If you have read my previous post about cards made of Ikea catalogue,  you'll notice that I like to use paper doily, doiley or doilie as embellishment. Since then I've been creating with doily (I decided to just spell as d-o-i-l-y). Why not? They are so pretty and delicate.

I first started with this wedding invitation.
affordable rustic doily wedding invitation suite for barn/ shabby chic wedding
My favorite invitation