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 instagram account and working on the website as well. The day before, I had a facebook account set up. Not too sure how I'll keep things running when work starts, but right now, I'm really enjoying the process and looking at Sparks grow.

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)

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.

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 use. The quality of the clothes are top notch too. I bought a few tees on exchange to mexico and despite wearing them every week, they are still holding well <3 AND they have something new every week. Like srsly. How can anyone resist.

2. I know this isn't exactly a blogshop, but they make wonderful and affordable clothes - Zalora by Zalora

Tbh, I used to think Zalora sucked when they first launched. Their offerings were really ugly and auntie. And then all of a sudden, the range broadened, they launched their own collection and its all the basics, but its cheap and its good. The clothes, shoes and bags are on point with the current trends and cheaper than most blogshops. I'm sold.

3. The trendiest blogshop - TEM (The Editors Market)

I love how their clothes look. Everything looks like its off pinterest/latest fashion blog. Only thing I hate is how their clothes are all meant to fit girls with no curves (tbh: the model from their latest range looks anorexic). Everytime I grab something to try at their retail store, I realise how deceiving their clothes really are ): Nonetheless, I still think that their range would fit most singaporean girls. But if you're looking to buy any of their clothes, always try it on at the retail store. Bonus if you go with a few friends, cos the prices they offer when you purchase 6 pieces, is really really affordable.

4. New (and affordable) kid on the block - Supergurl

I stumbled onto this while doing a random google search (Their marketing person must be doing something right) and found their offerings surprisingly affordable. There are a few edgier pieces too, designs that can't be found on other blogshops and I think that's a great differentiating factor.

5. The most down to earth blogshop - DanityRoses

Honestly, on my first visit to this blogshop, I wasn't thoroughly impressed. I thought the model didn't carry the clothes well and was clearly a little too "fat" compared to other blogshop models. And then I saw TEM's model, and I realised the beauty of DanityRoses. They are probably one of the only popular blogshop that isn't afraid to offer a real perspective on how the clothes will probably look on the average Singaporean girl. Honestly, idk if this is a plus size blogshop, (in fact it shouldn't be considered as one, because I'm the same size as the model in the photos but I'm not plus size!) but I fully appreciate how they are using a model that isn't super skinny, can probably represent a larger proportion of the girls in Singapore, and still look stylish and fashionable. Double thumbs up to that.

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.

Recently, I've been trying to avoid wearing shorts and skirts. Shorts makes me feel super conscious whenever I'm seated, and sometimes, the aircon is just too cold for it. Skirts requires me to wear safety shorts inside and it can get really uncomfortable and tight after a long day in school.

The alternative I've found is culottes.

To be honest, I took a while to catch on to the culottes trend. I always thought I would look too short in it, but the first few times I wore it, I was actually surprised by a compliment from my aunt (like old, and not fashionable nor in the same generation kind) that I looked taller in it. That just blew me away, and now they are my favourite clothing in my wardrobe.

When I was still buying my first pair of culottes, I got to say, it's not really not as straightforward to find the right pair. Some has a wider cut, while others are slightly slimmer, with a straight cut. My first pair had a really wide cut, and it looked really puffy on me. I ended up selling it on carousell, and currently I only wear slimmer cuts.