Scrapbooking ~ Part Two

Scrapbooking can either be done on a single page or booklet style. It can even done on a altered book - which means you are scrapbooking over an existing book or magazine. I have done a few scrapbooking projects and because I cannot afford most of the expensive items offered by the scrapbook stores, I opted for other items such as wrapping papers, using cardboards to make my tags, buying ribbons in bulk and using stickers that you can buy from MPH bookstore or from Newstand.

I have even made my own scrapbook booklet. The front page is decorative while the inside are ten pages of either black or white paper. These scrapbook booklets are for sale and once the pictures are ready I will post them.

Scrapbooking is a very addictive hobby. It makes your mind think and when you are in the mood to scrapbook, ideas just flow in. You can record many events in your life when you are Scrapbooking. From pregnancy to birth, your children's first day at school, the love of your life, your wedding - ANYTHING under the sun can be scrapbooked about.

Here are some of my scrapbook projects.

My Mother's Garden - cover page

My Mother's Garden - inside page

My Brother's Wedding - cover page

My Brother's Wedding - inside page

Our Christmas '07 - cover page

Our Christmas '07 - inside page

Scrapbooking ~ Part One

Scrapbooking is a method for preserving personal and family history in the form of photographs, printed media, and memorabilia contained in decorated albums, or scrapbooks.

Sample of what scrapbooking is all about!

Scrapbooking is a very popular hobby in the United States, Australia and Britian. This hobby has produced some of the finest 'hobbyists' and they have a strong social network. They would get together in each other's homes or a local community center and scrapbook together. In addition to that, they would share and exchange ideas.

Some hobbyists have turned their hobby into business by opening stores selling scrapbook materials. In Malaysia, it has caught on but not as popular the other countries. And I know of only two shops in Malaysia that specializes in scrapbooking : Papeier Love at The Curve in Mutiara Damansara http://www.papierlove.com/ and the other shop which I cannot recall is in One Utama (New Wing).

For more on the idea of scrapbooking you can check out these sites which also has its own magazine :

http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/

http://www.scrapbooksetc.com/

FOR SALE ~ NECKLACES - PART TWO

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These are our second batch of necklaces. Each are individually handmade and we have only one of each, thus making them unique. The length of the necklace is adjustable as it's tied using the adjustable sliding knot method.

We are selling them at USD$4.50 (RM15.00) each.

FOR SALE ~ NECKLACES - PART ONE

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These are our newest range of necklaces. Each are individually handmade and we have only one of each, thus making them unique. The length of the necklace is adjustable as it's tied using the adjustable sliding knot method.

We are selling them at USD$4.50 (RM15.00) each.

FOR SALE ~ BRACELETS

These are just some of the bracelets that are for sale. The single (1) lines are USD$3.50 (RM12.00) while the three (3) lines are USD$4.25 (RM14.00). We will put up more bracelets with ear rings as we will be selling them as sets.

As usual, if you wish to view them personally, kindly contact us at jinggatulips@gmail.com or +6 (012) 272 2118 (Corinne) or +6 (012) 238 8569 (Kerwin) for more details.

FOR SALE ~ EAR RINGS

Here are some beaded ear-rings which are for sale. If you wish to view them personally, please send us an e-mail at jinggatulips@gmail.com or contact us at 012-272 2118 or 012 238 8569, so that we can make some arrangements. The ear-rings are USD$3.00 (RM10.00) for 4 pairs and USD$0.90(RM3.00) for 1 pair.

Scrapbooking

We have been absent from this site for almost 11 months. But we have a pretty good reason. We have been busy making crafts. We have made a few scrapbooks from scratch. These mini scrapbooks are individually made and hand-binded. The covers are wrapped in lovely wrapping papers and the inserts are either in black or white paper. We will post these mini scrapbooks individually for sale soon.

This is the front cover of "My Mother's Garden"


The inside pages of "My Mother's Garden"

This is a sample of the mini scrapbook entitled "My Mother's Garden" which we have made. Other titles we have made are "My Brother's Wedding" and "Jungle Trip"

Miniture Polymer Clays

Ladybugs

These are a few of the minuture polymer clays that I did. Because they are all dividually handmade, not one is the same.

Polymer Clay Designs

Firstly, for the benefit of new crafters, polymer clay is a sculptable material based on polymer polyvinyl chloride. It usually contains NO clay minerals, and is only called 'clay' because it can be used for similar purposes as natural clay.

For a seasoned crafter, polymer clay is an enjoyable and rewarding craft. A lot of things can be done with polymer clay. You can sculpt or hand-shape the polymer clay into items of any size or for that matter to your own creative imagination. You can also make beads and jewelry such as pendants or earrings. You can even make buttons. You can also make necklace using the 'cane' method.

'Canes' in polymer clay craft terms are actually logs of clay with patterns running through their entire length, from which identical slices can be cut and used in various ways. The patterns created in canes can be simple, complex, or anything in between; they may be pictorial or simply geometric. Picture here shows how a polymer cane looks like. This cane was done by a Linda Weeks.

After the whole sculpt and hand-shape process is done, the polymer clay has to be baked at a certain temperature in the oven. Note: once an oven is used for polymer clay, it can never be used again for food. This is because the chemicals in the polymer clay is harmful when baking.

It's All About D'Crafts

Jingga Tulips Crafts is all crazy about crafts. So look out for this blog for everything and anything about crafts.