A Homemaker’s Diary

This is one of the many custom made items ordered by a friend. This grandkids plaque is meant to be given to the grandparents for their wedding anniversary.

I have been working on it for the past few days. I hope once the paint has dried completely I can varnish the piece.

Anyone interested to learn on how to do decoupage on MDF board like this, you are welcomed to join my basic class this Sunday 23rd September 2012. The class will take about 2 hours. You will have the option to do your decoupage either on IKEA items like plant pot, spice jar, ceramic plate, wooden frame or MDF board.

Please email me at farah[at]bungatelur.com for more info about the class.

A friend ordered decoupage items from me and I have been working almost daily to complete the order.

These are some of the door hangers she ordered. 6 pieces will be given to her children’s teachers and another piece she’ll hang on her bedroom door (I presume..haha!)

There are a few more items which I am happy to custom made for her like a key holder, a salam plaque as a house warming gift, a birthday present for her mom and another cute anniversary gift for her parents..nice eh! Hopefully one day I would be given such a lovely present from my own child.

I really think it’s not the price of the gift that matters most but the thought and details that we put into the making of the gift. A custom made item is always special as each one is uniquely made for the person. We think about their preference, their favorite color for example and we find something special to commemorate the event of their life.

It’s good to be thought about every now and then rather than we are the one who always think about people in our life.

I hope those recipients will feel special receiving all these custom made decoupage gifts. After all I did my best to make it as nice as possible 🙂

For those who are interested to learn the basic technique of decoupage (with additional lesson on tracing and coloring wording), there are seats available for 22nd September class. Please check the announcement above.

Once you have learned the basic, you can do a plaque like in the above picture.

For mothers with children in school, you can use the craft knowledge to make door hanger like above to be given to the teachers during special occasion. The possibility is limitless.

Come and join the class!

There’s one sad truth in life I’ve found
While journeying east and west –
The only folks we really wound
Are those we love the best.

We flatter those we scarcely know,
We please the fleeting guest,
And deal full many a thoughtless blow
To those who love us best.

~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

I’m sure most of Muslims who have balik kampung to celebrate Hari Raya are now back in town running the old, daily routine. After all those with kids in school should be in school by yesterday since the school holiday is over.

I made this decoupage on the plastic container lids last week after I realized that the old bekas kuih raya I have are no longer air-tight. I have some leftover decoupage tissue from Ramadhan custom made plaques that I thought would look good on the lids.

It took me about 3 days from coloring the background, sealing the tissue to make sure that the varnish all dried up nicely. I couldn’t find a suitable material to be decorated as the balang kuih raya tray so I just use a white tray in my kitchen..haha!

Anyone interested to decorate their own plastic/glass container with decoupage technique, you can join my next decoupage class in October. Or you can order a custom made decorated containers from me. Please leave comment or email to farah[at]bungatelur.com.