D.I.Y- Miscellaneous

Again, more worthy DIY projects that you can try at home. Great idea for gifts and most of all so easy peasy to make!

Deceptive Dust Covers

 

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Padded Fabric Hearts

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 Washi Tapes Magnets

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Homemade Sugar Scrubs Cube

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Homemade Bath Fizzies

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Lavender Bath Salts

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My Comfort Zone

Both picture was taken a while back in my bedroom and dormitory.

D.I.Y- Home Decor

Sometimes my wallet can't afford IKEA or even KK home deco.Best solutions, I always turn to Mr Google to help me find the most economical and easy home decor ideas ever - DIY style. Well, I did my first DIY room decor a while ago to brighten up my dull hostel bedroom but in my humble opinion that was just a tip of the iceberg. 

 My first ever DIY room deco project

Well of course I still can learn and improve more so my DIY projects doesn't appear like a preschool activities as proven in the picture above :P hehe.Now let me share with you some of DIY home deco ideas I found on the internet.

Chalkboard Deco

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Flower Vase

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Petal Pillow 

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Fabric Wall Art

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Framed Jewellery Organizer 

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Love Map

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Lampshades with clear throw away party cups

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Sculptural Pendant Lamp

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Paper Doily Table Runner

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Removable Fabric Wallpaper

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D.I.Y- Accessories

Part of my goal this year is getting involved with Do-It-Yourself projects, starting off with some small projects to enhance my long lost creative side and I also believe DIY should become a way of life. Creating and reinventing your own thing (it could be anything) can save you a lot from mass comsumption that leads to wastage and financial mess. Well, there are a lot of reusable resources which are available around our home or storage room that we could use up and you'll be surprise to see the outcomes once you've done with your own DIY projects! So here are the lists of some valuable DIY accessories projects I've collected from various blogs and websites. Links are provided for further reading and instructions. Move over Diva, Axxezz, & Bonita, now you still can look trendy without breaking the bank!

Triple Braided Necklace

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Flower and Chain Necklace

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Lovely Rosette Necklaces

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Fabric Necklace

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Stitched Chevron Necklace

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Anthro Knockoff Tassel Earings

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Fluffy Fabric Hair Flower

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Upcycle Bracelets

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Fair Isle

Fair Isle is famous for its knitted woolen garments with distinctive colored patterns. Apparently, rainy weather makes me lust for one. Huwaaaa... so heartbreaking to know that it is so hard to get one of these uniquely printed sweater here in Kch.

Haih. One more for my wishlist this year. So, can you hear me santa?

Moon River

We're after the same rainbow's end...

This version of Moon River reminds me of beautiful serene and lush green fields :)

Melancholy

I really wish I could delay this post because I thought I have another 'life and death' matter that really need my urgent attention-my thesis. But I have to make an exception as today my head felt like its going to burst if I didn't let this one out of my head. It kept playing in my head like an annoying Gaga~ish song I've been trying to get rid of but I can't coz it was played repeatedly all day long like a broken records.

Few questions I would like raise today: What will you do if the only place that you're going to spend half of your life becoming more and more 'unlikeable' for you? Not because you hate the uncontrollable aircond temperature or anything for that matter. Nowadays,office politics has become too much for me to handle.. not even after 2++ good years working in an academic line. All I can say is, can we all just work happily together and mix harmoniously under one big roof? Why complicate certain issues and make it seriously political? Do we really want to forge an ethnic based competition into a supposedly 'healthy' academic environment? How can we overlook the importance of providing the most quality educations to the students and maintaining our intellectual stands on certain issues at the same time? Evaluating ones credibility and potential based on the terms 'favoritism' or racial preference are not only affecting your profesionalism but also reveals whether you are striving for your own self-interest or of common interest. My dear fellow Sarawakian, really?

Of course I can't always expect everything to be sugarcoated or a mixture of sugar, spice and everything nice. This type of situation always bound to happen anywhere I guess. This is in fact, a reality of life. Just deal with it Aya, and move on no matter what you hear or see. Just remember, “Basically we are all the same human beings with the same potential to be a good human being or a bad human being ... The important thing is to realize the positive side and try to increase that; realize the negative side and try to reduce. That's the way.” (Dalai Lama)

Uncomfortably chilled

yup. The title says it all. I'm not like certain people who can tolerate a low temperature, I'm not a snow queen. Even if I was born as a rhinocerus, I seriously doubt that I'll survive in a furiously cold weather. The aircond temperature in my new office makes me feel as if I'm working inside a refrigerator, my nails turned blue and I peed like 20 times for the past 8 hours. I guess the rainy weather also contributes to the extreme chilly condition. Well,.. to put this dilema to rest, I thought I wanna wear snow cap, faux fur sweater, gloves, and ugg boot to work. and also a fleece ear warmer in cute animal shape as fashion statement. (-__-) 

Cute.

Wishlist part 1

What is a blog without all the extending list of wants and desires? well, here you can list down EVERYTHING and ANYTHING out of ordinary. Just Google it , believe me you'll be surprise to see what you can find. But in reality, the possibility to possess even half of what you listed is.. well, a bit questionable sometimes. For someone like me atleast. Herm..Ok. Regardless of all the odds,  I think I take my chances, afterall this is just a 'wishlist' right? here we go.. (the list will be random, no priority selection..heee)

1. 1Q84 (Haruki Murakami)

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No description needed I guess. For all Murakami fans out there, this one would be the most anticipated book of all time.

2. Gardening/harvesting various types of fruits, herbs and vegetables at my backyard

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Well, this one is more like unmaterialistic pursuit that I've put down in my wishlist this year. It is rather sad to look at my home backyard, a small land probably under 1000 sq. ft which potentially can become a home-grown organic farms one day. I share this dream with my mom so we probably gonna be a gardening teammate someday, harvesting and producing our own herbs, vegetables and fruits so we can save our saliva mumbling about an excessive price of organic products in the market nowadays.My pick would be lemongrass, red chillies, turmeric, coriander,parsley, mint leaves, mangoes, pineapples, dragon fruit, guava and green beans. No, I'm not into Farmville or whatever. I think I rather pour my effort into a real/physical farmville.

3. Kindle Touch

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I must admit that I am more a kindle person, not an ipad or galaxy tab person (huh?) I'm just crazy about kindle enough said.

3. Ponchos and Kimono Robe

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For me ponchos and kimono robe define comfort, carefree and casually chic look. It brings out the inner hippie chic persona which I think suits me the best, and also helps me hide my extra layers of stubborn fat around my tummy. LOL.

I can't think of another 'wish' to list down today. Perhaps, my wishing mood was affected by a recent transition from being a lazy laid-back postgrad student to a dedicated employer cum student. Imagine reinstalling and downloading all the uninstalled 'working' mode in your brain after 30 months of hedonistic life. Yeah, not cool.