beads

IKEA PYSSLA Beads- colourful and reasonably priced

Beads, Craft Projects

Going through IKEA, I noticed that they sell a huge jar of beads in assorted colours for only RM25. As usual, there would be explanation and tips on what you can do with their items. The display section on the beads above shows: Left side: The finished product Right side: The raw materials- ie the [...]

Buying beads- in bulk or in small quantities?

Beads

Because I love beads, I’ve spent years scouting for them all over the place. For many years, it seemed that I never got tired looking at them- so I’ve amassed quite a collection and spent a little fortune just on buying beads. When buying, you may be wondering, ‘should I buy in bulk or buy [...]

How to make a ribbon rose photo frame

Beads, Craft Projects, ribbons

You can add beautiful finishing touches to wooden photo frames by gluing ribbon roses and beads on them. The wooden photo frame below is from Ikea. How to do it: 1.  Use the Uhu glue and glue some ribbons alongside the border covering the 4 angle of the frame. 2.  Then I sew some pink and purple [...]

More personal craft creations in coming posts

Creative Life

About few weeks ago, I had a strange dream. I dream that I saw my late dad and the setting was back at our old house (before we renovated the house, it was really a run down shack). My dad took out boxes of crafts that I used to make and was showing them back [...]

Beaded Hair Combs- mass produced vs handmade

Beads

When the first hand made stretchable double combs first came out, a lot of long hair ladies loved it. I remember the first ones I’ve seen was sold for RM29.90 via a craft bazaar. The owner claimed he had handmade it himself, but later, exact duplicates were being seen all over the bazaars- which had [...]