Craft Day at Museum Nasional, Jakarta

October 6, 2013

Lucy Gallery with  Indonesian crafter participate in the event of craft day "Weekend in a museum" ( 6-10-2013 ) at Museum Nasional, Jakarta.  I am delighted to be able to take part in this event 

 Workshop "Cinta Bumi"

Lucy Gallery booth

Button accessories

Handmade craft by me

Painting competition in a jug

With my book "Inspirasi dari Kancing"

Big thanks to all my lovely customer :)

My First Hand Puppets

October 4, 2013

A hand puppet is a type of puppet that is controlled by the hand or hands that occupies the interior of the puppet

For the first time I make hand puppets ordered by  my facebook friend, mbak Galuh :)

I search from google how to make a hand puppet, and I found  a simple instruction 

Use a pencil to draw the puppet pattern onto a piece of stiff paper or light- to medium-weight cardboard. Draw and redraw as often as needed to get the desired shape.

Draw the head and the neck, then make arm shapes that stretch outward. The arms can be angled upward, downward or drawn at a 90-degree angle to the body.

Make sure that the distance between the underarm points of the pattern is narrow enough to allow the wearer to insert a thumb into one arm and the little finger into the other. Position the head so that the wearer's other fingers will be able to extend into the head portion of the puppet.

Draw a straight line on each side of the shape that extends from the underarm to the desired length. The total length of the puppet should be no longer than the distance from the wearer's fingertips to his or her elbow.

Add 1/2 inch to the completed puppet outline for a seam allowance, and cut out the pattern along the outline.

Place the pattern onto the wrong side of the fabric, and pin it into place if necessary. Cut around the outline of the pattern piece. Unpin the pattern and cut out a second piece of fabric as you did the first.

Do any machine stitching of features or surface decoration before the puppet pieces are stitched together. Just make sure that any decoration is placed so that it will not be caught in the seam of the puppet (unless you've planned it that way).

Use glued or sewn-on felt and/or fabric cutouts to create the puppet's features. Other items such as buttons, beads, ribbon, yarn and embroidery stitching can also be used to create features and decorate the puppet's surface.

Position the two fabric pieces so that the right sides are together and all edges line up evenly.

Stitch the pieces together along all edges except the bottom edge. Clip, notch and trim the seams as needed.

Turn the puppet right side out. You may need to use the eraser end of a pencil to push out any pointed ear portions of the puppet.

Turn the bottom edge under 1/2 inch and stitch into place.

Here. the hand puppet made by me :)

Batik Day

Indonesian Batik Day on October 2, 2013

This day I wear batik with Tian and Bima :)

UNESCO designated Indonesian batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on October 2, 2009. As part of the acknowledgment, UNESCO insisted that Indonesia preserve their heritage

Four years ago today, UNESCO recognized batik as the national cultural heritage for traditional Indonesian fabric because of its unique technique that incorporates ink and dot patterns. In ancient history, “batik” means to write or draw dots with ink. Although the fabric is commonly associated with Javanese culture, there are many batik patterns from other regions including Madura, Bali and Sumatera.   - See more at: http://www.zenogroup.com/#!/content/blog/zeno-indonesia-celebrates-batik-day

Four years ago today, UNESCO recognized batik as the national cultural heritage for traditional Indonesian fabric because of its unique technique that incorporates ink and dot patterns. In ancient history, “batik” means to write or draw dots with ink. Although the fabric is commonly associated with Javanese culture, there are many batik patterns from other regions including Madura, Bali and Sumatera.   - See more at: http://www.zenogroup.com/#!/content/blog/zeno-indonesia-celebrates-batik-day

Four years ago today, UNESCO recognized batik as the national cultural heritage for traditional Indonesian fabric because of its unique technique that incorporates ink and dot patterns. In ancient history, “batik” means to write or draw dots with ink. Although the fabric is commonly associated with Javanese culture, there are many batik patterns from other regions including Madura, Bali and Sumatera.

Happy batik day :)

Four years ago today, UNESCO recognized batik as the national cultural heritage for traditional Indonesian fabric because of its unique technique that incorporates ink and dot patterns. In ancient history, “batik” means to write or draw dots with ink. Although the fabric is commonly associated with Javanese culture, there are many batik patterns from other regions including Madura, Bali and Sumatera.   - See more at: http://www.zenogroup.com/#!/content/blog/zeno-indonesia-celebrates-batik-day

Four years ago today, UNESCO recognized batik as the national cultural heritage for traditional Indonesian fabric because of its unique technique that incorporates ink and dot patterns. In ancient history, “batik” means to write or draw dots with ink. Although the fabric is commonly associated with Javanese culture, there are many batik patterns from other regions including Madura, Bali and Sumatera.   - See more at: http://www.zenogroup.com/#!/content/blog/zeno-indonesia-celebrates-batik-day

Four years ago today, UNESCO recognized batik as the national cultural heritage for traditional Indonesian fabric because of its unique technique that incorporates ink and dot patterns. In ancient history, “batik” means to write or draw dots with ink. Although the fabric is commonly associated with Javanese culture, there are many batik patterns from other regions including Madura, Bali and Sumatera.   - See more at: http://www.zenogroup.com/#!/content/blog/zeno-indonesia-celebrates-batik-day

My first book "Inspirasi dari Kancing"

My first book "Inspirasi dari Kancing" published on September 2013. You can buy this book at Gramedia Book Store

Special thanks for Ahmad Zeni as design grafis, and Henny Willis, mbak Sundari Mardjuki, mas Felix Wiliam, Henny Hidayat & Tina Toon for endorsement

:)

Scrapbook Mini Album for Miki

This mini album for Miki First birthday on August 2013 :)

Backpack

So cute :)

Nina share me this foto from facebook

 Happy birthday Miki...

Happy World Card Making Day !

Oktober 5th, 2013

Happy world card making day to all my dear crafter, scrapbooker and cardmaker 

Inspiring by Dwita page,

https://www.facebook.com/craftycrafts/posts/604070109645138

 I make this card for ATC SWAP