Ori Project
Recently i made some of these origami packs for some friends. Using vintage paper from clevernettle/estatesale and Japanese paper, i folded some clothes, cut and paste, stitched and viola!
10 May 08
7 Apr 08
Have a great Monday!
I woke up missing home today but at the same time I kinda want today to be awesome. I have plans to finish up one painting if not two. And i found some great things on Etsy, things i would like to associate with having a great day.
Great colours on this parrot tee
Way cute
Great print from ashleyg
Perfect for telly dinner
A keeper
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24 Mar 08
Etsy Finds: Anything can be a clock!
Today’s Etsy find has left me stumped. I’m easily surprised but stumped, not often. Well IMOTIME from San Diego, is one amazing fella who makes a clock out of anything. Let’s go, i’m gonna stump you too.
First there’s the Scrabble clock,
and how about a take-out clock, i love take-out boxes
then ooo, a bag clock!
and i love this weighing maching clock cos it’s secretly a clock
how about a vintage radio clock
and a vintage rotary phone clock
so it might seem perfectly normal to have a tin of tea clock
aha! how about a clock on your toilet seat cover!
or on a connect four game
a viking helmet?
and lastly, my favourite one, Mr Potato Head
So this led to some Googling and seems like it’s relatively do-able to make my own clock out of anything and everything. One for the DIY books.
22 Mar 08
DIY – Lights
Last weekend we went to Ikea and i picked up these chrismassy lights (actual name is Glansa with two dots above the first ‘A’). I’m all about lights and lamps really. And so initially i had planned to display them in a coiled up wire-sque sorta manner, on my shelf, beside my books (it looked nice in my head of cos) but when i came home to execute it, kwa kwa kwa.
So this is what i came up with.
This is an old photo frame also from Ikea i had since i was living in my old house. And i’ve kept it till now cos i had the idea of doing a painting and using this frame to frame it up but didn’t.
So this frame had a default “painting” in it from Ikea, i didnt take pictures of it tho. What i did was just to coil up the lights and place them in the center.
When i put out the lights, it becomes this!
And the colours of the lights change all the time so it’s pretty to watch and the colours aren’t harsh gold or white or blue. If lights could be described as gentle, these would be it.
I’m really quite glad with how it turned out.
19 Mar 08
Design*Sponge DIY Contest Winner!
I woke up and checked Design*Sponge first thing this morning. And i am so pleased that Kirsten’s Suitcase Pet Bed won first place!
This very cute and very smart idea got my vote without a doubt. Also because i’m having some trouble with my cat who literally steals my computer chair when i take toilet breaks. To the point that i had no choice but to use a dining chair till i find a way to elevate his bed cos i think he doesn’t like being on the floor. So when i saw this, it just brought a biggg smile to my face!
I would love to be able to make my own version of Kirsten’s pet bed but the chances of me finding a vintage suitcase here for cheap is narrow. She is selling this actual bed on etsy for $100 (USD) or if you feel like putting one together, you can follow Kirsten’s instructions and have some fun!
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Hi! I’m Melly. I share photos of my life & my handcrafted goods here. I live in Singapore & currently shooting with an Olympus Pen-F.
