Melisasa

While waiting for work to start, I've been working on Sparks. It was started out of my desire to start crafting again now that I've got plenty of time and no longer involved in frisbee or school. I've always been inspired by ohhappyday, and started off making cake toppers and putting them for sale on carousell. Then I moved on to party buntings and subsequently into watercolor. I've had a couple of orders for the party buntings and just a few for the watercolor cards. But it is enough to keep me busy. I've been busy updating the...

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I discovered this artist on pinterest recently and I thought his illustrations were pretty neat. These are a few of my favourites. (Note: Some of his illustrations are NSFW) ...

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Some stuff I'm totally diggin on taobao right now. one two three four five six    ...

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So recently I was walking around Daiso when I spotted these silver and gold crepe paper, and a wonderful idea struck me - Tassels. Tassels can be so overpriced when its so simple to make. The crepe paper comes in a packet of 4 designs - silver, silver stars, gold and gold stars. Each design comes with 2 sheets that is approx 50.8cm by 50.8cm each. Here, 1 sheet is able to make 2 tassel. Just make sure to divide the tassels into 2 at step 2. ...

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Nothing brings out the shopaholic in me like exams. And deadlines. And stress of finding a job. And graduating. Thank god for blogshops that can satisfy my urge to window shop. Ever since I came back from mexico, these has been the blogshops that I've been frequenting, on top of those that I have mentioned in my previous post. 1. My most reliable blogshop... AWE (allwouldenvy) They always have the basics and everything just looks super wearable and chic. The range of clothes are always up to date and stylish and the website is clean and easy to...

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I've been painting for over a month now and I'm really enjoying the process. I started off looking at pins from pinterest and then trying to imitate them. Sometimes it's takes the first try to get things right. Other times, I have to practice a whole page, and still end up with a weird looking flower. So here's a short guide to anyone who's starting out like me. These 4 flowers are relatively easy to paint and can easily be used to decorate a quote.  ...

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In February I went for a free clay sculpting workshop by Art Detox. It came with a free colouring book, which I got all excited about and went to buy a set of water colour set from Spotlight just for it. The water colour set was only $18 and the brushes were on discount, so I got a set of 4 for just $7. I started colouring the book and then went on to try brush lettering, when I discovered that I actually had a notebook of sketch paper material. So I started painting and writing. And sometimes...

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