today's nas' birthday - me & faiz got her sumtin, which is still a secret because we haven't had d chance to meet her yet. as usual, im stuck with wrapping gifts but nvm, i like it (because i thnk im quite good at it..hehhehe).

d gift tag i made it myself tis morning, i tot i shud get a lil crafty since my boss isn't around plus i was sleepy from getting stuck in d morning traffic. lets hope nas likes it because otherwise im not gona do her project (hehehe, paksa dia suruh suka jgk!!). me & faiz picked up d gift together, we think its nice, hopefully nas thinks so too :)


these are called 'burung janjang' (shikin yg kata). it started with one and later we have a flock. d other day shikin made one, i was a lil fascinated because i didnt kno how to fold paper into a bird but i got d chance to learn this yesterday, thanks to 'cikgu' shikin :)

p/s: ada je org dengki, tiap2 kali lalu 'creative corner' in our office nk tiup kasi jatuh!! knpe la jahat sgt ni??

as promised to a fren (u kno who u r), only after d whole set of hantaran is ready, and also only after i've handed it over to my client would i publish my work (poyo je bunyi kn? but dats how it is). anyway, my cousin's cousin, kamarul, he loves my work, in fact, his whole family loves it (im so grateful for dat). dat morning wen i reached his plc in usj, i went in to adjust d hantaran ala final touch up - only those who appreciates this kinda stuff would care about how d decorations are angled. kamarul, surprisingly is very friendly and extremely talkative. he told me dat his future fiance (at dat particular time) decorated all d hantaran herself, which made me a lil nervous because she might be a pro, who knows right? wat if her work of art out shines mine? die die die...! after some touching ups, i went out to have breakfast with d rest of his family and relatives. there were roti jala and chicken curry, seri muka and karipap.


while i was working on d project, i took some pix along d way but of course, they weren't complete because i didnt have d whole thing with me (i.e. lapik dulang, trays, etc) therefore before we left for putrajaya (d girl's house), i managed to snap some pix using my hp because i forgot my camera. here goes:







d first tray is d tepak sirih, second tray would be d ring and pot pourri, third tray is d make up and perfume, fourth tray is d cuppies (first pict without cuppies because d icing is soft therefore i had to arrange it inside d car before we went into girl's house), and the final tray is d choc. below are d hantaran from girl's side.


while my uncle was discussing d terms of kamarul's engagement, my cousin managed to snap tis picture of me n sis.


anyway, this is kamarul's fiance, if im not mistaken her name is ina. i met her afterwards and i think she's sweet.



so ina, i hope u like ur hantaran, coz i decorated it :)

prior to my previous email bout my assignment, tis is about work in progress. about a week ago, i accepted the hantaran assignment from my uncle n aunt and since then, i had my head cracking ideas because im just too excited. it has been a while since i last had my hands on wedding related projects.

last weekend, i went on a shopping spree. i was up as early as 830 and my cousin arrived at 9 to pick me and sis up. by d time we got to d shops, only a few had opened because it was barely 10. speaking of enthusiasm.

the first thing we got was d lapik dulang. since we dont have enough time to tailor it, we made sure we got sumtin really nice. i kno a shop down town that sells items with intricate bead works so we went der, found jus d thing we want. its 40% beaded, definitely a beauty.

next we went looking for a tepak sirih. basically we know d type we need so when we arrived at d shop, we just needed to check out d price but it turns out dat all is too expensive. a tepak sirih for rm550?? we're not sirih eating people so since we dont think its worth d money, the chinese lady working at d shop told us to visit her sister's shop at maju junction where tepak sirih is a lot cheaper. this particular task has been carried forward to next weekend :)

right after we went down to a shop that sells all hantaran related items from ribbons and baskets to flowers and pearls. i couldn't find any nice ready made bunga dulang so i had no choice but to assemble d flower myself. since the theme color is lavender aka light purple, i had to choose d flower really carefully, if tuan empunya hantaran x ske cmne kn? after circling d aisle many times, i found d essentials to make a bunga dulang.

while queuing at d cashier counter, i saw a really nice silver container with glass lid and a crystal knob, which would be perfect for putting chocolates for d hantaran. of course it's expensive but it was on sale! and so i grabbed one of it and put it in our shopping basket.

when i got home dat day, i cant help but start working on d assignment. in fact, its already 40% done. i just cant wait to see d final product :)

below was d conversation between my uncle and aunt on sunday:

uncle: dh ckp kt adik bout d assignment?
aunt: assignment? die dh x study, wat assignment are u talking about?
uncle: bukan dat assignment, its for xxxx's engagement..

wat's d assignment? gubahan hantaran. frankly speaking, im not even sure if im really good at it because im actually more of a critic. i've arranged and decorated 7trays for my cousin Aman early tis year, my aunts like it. in my family, i have an aunt and a male cousin who's an expert in all intricate wedding details such as d hantaran. im good too, at helping :)

so, the theme for my assignment is d color lavender, which is one of my fav color. i guess working with a color i like have its advantages. im having mixed feelings bout tis - im excited at d same time very nervous in case d result is not as i imagined it to be. yesterday eve, i managed to borrow a fren's wedding mag because im looking for ideas n inspiration before i start shopping tis weekend. the list of items i should get tis weekend are:

1. satin for d lapik dulang
2. lace/beaded organza for d top layer of lapik dulang
3. flower for d bunga dulang (prolly gona assemble it myself)
4. container for bunga rampai

i have 3 weeks from now to generate ideas and get started with d hantaran. of course 3 weeks sounds like a lot of time but i doubt i'l get it done much earlier than d due date - sometimes i work better under pressure (hehehe...ye ke?).

perhaps if tis is wat is gonna work for me, i might consider doing a hantaran business. we'll see :)

this is the result of handicrafting in the office for the past two weeks - the big ones are for the clients while the small ones are for some close frens (or so i think). hamper making sure was tiring but at the same time kinda fun as while we were busy, time passed by really fast.

the envelope - malas nk hand-write

the card - but not crafty enough

this is the art - pop up!

this is actually my first pop-up card - it's actually not the prototype (the prototype went wrong dat it pop-ed but won't close). initially i was imagining how the pop up work but since time was running out (meaning i didn't have time to experiment), i found the card template online. despite having the template, it was still tricky (dat i almost gave up) but i persevered, and with determination to give my bf's bday card a personal touch, maka jadilah my first pop up card :)

but i didn't stop at that. if i was not mistaken, i had a ym conference with adie-ana on tuesday and while we were discussing the surprise plan, somehow the party hat idea popped out. the day i finished making the bday card, me and my mate faiz decided to make a party hat (faiz ingat nk buat for everyone...hehe) but since she was occupied with lotsa stuffs that day, i made the hat.

i stopped at this

faiz's innovation - cheerful bright colors added not forgetting the autobot logo

and the result of this art attack session we had in the office on wednesday and thursday is as per below....

my bf wearing the hat while holding his bday card - precious!