CRAFTHOLIC issue 3 by Craftholic Magazine

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ISSUE NO.3 / JUNE~ AUGUST O8’ CRAFTER OF THE MONTH (KELVIN ATMADIBRATA) SHOP OF THE MONTH (CRAFT INC) KIDS WORKSHOP WORKSHOP REPORT (SCRAPBOOK MUSE) DESIGN RECIPE (BABY DRESS)

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In this Paper issue, Craftholic met this wonderful Origami crafter Kelvin who had brought up my request of Ajisai (hydrangea) flower on the cover. One of the hottest paper craft of scrapbooking is also featured in the issue. Scrapbooking designers agree with me as it is certainly a fashion. Mix and match your designed papers and accessorize them with adorable embellishments. Nanao Craftholic

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With accreditations in music, fine arts painting, photography and critical writing, Michelle’s passionate commitment to arts has seen her teaching jazz and pop piano, and illustrating for animation productions and children books. Having recently completed a course in art therapy, she finds meaning working with children and people with disabilities and feels duper good when their artworks are recognized and auctioned off. Michelle develops and manages art activities to schools, business, institutions and events. She runs an art studio CANVASS (art.space.projects), where she hopes to see more mission-driven businesses sprout up.

Karishma (Marketing Intern) Karishma is in awe of the different crafts and crafters she gets to encounter at Craftholic. She just loves the creativity and patience crafters have in order to make their very own wonderful handmade creation! Inspired by the vast sea of talent she has interacted with during this course of 3 months, she hopes to start her very own craft project soon.

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Enqi wishes she has more time to do everything she loves writing, singing, wakeboarding, surfing and just chilling with her friends over a good cup of hot chocolate. She misses the carefree days of sun and sea out on a boat, wakeboarding over eeky jellyfishes. Maki Squarepatch, a handmade eco label, is her #1 passion. She runs the business with her sister, Xin, in Singapore where she hopes to see more mission-driven businesses sprout up. www.makisquarepatch.com.

Momo (My Everyday Inspiration)

Momo enjoys putting bits and pieces together, be they stuff meant for a cupboard, materials for a piece of craft, words or ideas. He loves it most when he can seriously play while doing so, and finds delight in novel combinations. Currently learning to assemble a portfolio of jobs and occupation, he is getting a good dose of experimentation and exploration along the way. Pauseability and possibilities occupy most of his time these days. Do pause by pauseability.blogspot.com to say hello.

Nithia Devan (Writer) Nithia Devan has been working on projects on a freelance basis and also spending time building up her jewelry making skills. Apart from jewelry making, Her main passion is the arts and she is regular supporter of the local theatre scene. She started a club called “The Culture Vulture Club” to encourage friends and acquaintances to attend arts events. Nithia is also a member of PrimeTime, a networking and social group for women in business and professional women (www.primetime.org.sg). She is currently the co-chair of the arts group for PrimeTime and is looking into organizing more activities for the group.

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(Yours sincerely, Betsy)

She picked up knitting & crochet from her mother as a therapeutic hobby. Being a very hands-on, dynamic individual, She runs Knotty Bicsie, promoting her very own hand-knitted and hand-crochet pieces. Besides selling her own lovely creations, Betsy also conducts knitting & crochet classes to promote this timelessly addictive hobby. For more information and to view her hand-knitted/crochet work, please Visit: www.knottybicsie.com.sg Email: betsy@knottybicsie.com.sg

Peisi (Writer) Loh Pei Si Emerald is an undergraduate at NTU, studying at the School of Communication & Information. She enjoys making jewellery and piecing beads together in her spare time. She runs a small part time hobby-business at her domain tzarist.com.Other than that she likes to stroll along quaint streets at Arab Street and Ann Siang Hill sipping a nice Vanilla Frappe. Emerald instinctively gravitates to any neon colour, especially electric pink, and has a soft spot for wild flowers.

WoonChi & Yun (Designers)

You can email them at mosquitoid@ hotmail.com or crisisrain@yahoo. com.sg

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Launch Party & Arts and Crafts Exhibition at Creative Escape

Tucked away in a corner on the second floor of the Bras Basah Complex is a small shop which boasts a wide variety of handmade paper imported from India. Nature Presents carries a range of eco-friendly decorative sheets made of cotton and bi-products of old clothes, rags, etc. Some sheets Being the first craft magazine to be have silk threads running through launched in Singapore, Craftholic them, some embroidered by could not possibly have just an ordinary machines, somethe embossed, others launch. Instead, magazine’s team glittered or foiled. In almost decided that what better way toevery kick way start imaginable, the first issue simple than at acotton creative paper is made by silky, exhibition cum exotic workshop at Creative Escape.or The launch tooktextures. place on crinkly even leather the 6th of March, 2008. Indeed, the They mainly decorative exhibition wascarry brimming with talents sheets 56 x of 76arts cm,and price range from alloffields craft. It was an experience to meet but theseother women of from $4.90 - $12.90, all ages whoasare so passionate about sizes such standard A4, A3 and their craft and excelcan tremendously unique envelops be found. in their field. They each have their distinct style. There were artists, painters, photographers, graphic designers, jewelry designers,

Their papers come in an extensive range of colors, sizes and textures. silver clay instructor, mosaic Just on different alone, they workshops, knittingtypes and quilting, cake have more than 300! Colored bakery, stained glass amongst other corrugated cardboards, mounting crafts available. boards, shiny, reflective sheets, Craftholic kept true to its name, since and glossy sheets the day was richly-colored all about craft, craft and are all excellent for making and more craft! There is so much talent decorating posters. here in Singapore to discover; the exhibition is proof. What caught

Prices range from for my eye personally was$0.15-$1 the painted A4 size papers, $1-$6 for of glassware made byand Arden, the owner 43” x 31” broadMany sheets. Creative Escape. customers went up to her to ask her if they could buy some of it, but as Arden says, the fun lies in making it! In fact, some of us were lucky enough to drink from painted wine glasses, which, believe it or not, made the drink so much more enjoyable!

KCK’s retail shop set in Midpoint Orchard displays an interesting variety of cardstock paper from US and Taiwan at very affordable prices, including certain unique oriental prints. The shop carries 400-500 different designs, and is set to launch 500 more later this year. What is most impressive in their store however is their new DieCut Machine which is a handy 3-step DIY kit that transforms any scrap of paper into a pretty pattern by cutting or embossing it. Just roll any scrap of paper with a diecut template through the machine, and you get your desired shape or pattern in less than a minute. This small and cute tool can be bought at Page One, selected Popular stores, Creative Hands and Kinokuniya stationary stores for $89.90. Their cardstock papers are priced from $1 - $1.80, including the glittered and embossed ones. If you buy 10 pieces, you get any 3 free.

Any scrapbook enthusiast should be familiar with this shop which offers the best range of scrapbook embellishments in Singapore. Made with Love carries several thousand different designs of fancy cardstock papers, all US-imported and are acid and lignin-free, which means they do not damage your photographs and lasts a much longer time than normal paper. Crafters should not miss out on their paper cut out flowers, which can be found in an exciting assortment of colors and variety. These are usually glued onto scrapbooks, but they can also be sewn or stitched onto other materials. To achieve a more pop-up effect on your scrapbook or cards, look for the clipboard patterns made of plain cardboard. They come in different shapes and are thicker, which creates excellent 3D effect. Their cardstock pieces (30 cm x 30 cm) range from $1.25 to $5.75.

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Ever seen deceptively simple tracing paper transformed into intricate patterns of lace and floral motifs? Hobby Craft offers lessons on Parchment Craft: how to turn tracing paper, which is slightly thicker than normal ones into elaborate decorative patterns worth framing on your wall. Using a variety of techniques such as embossing, perforating and stippling, any pattern you can think of can be scratched onto paper and achieve an immediate pop-up effect. Fill in the colors with dry pencils, watercolor, acrylic paint or even ink and you get an amazingly detailed craftwork. You can also make different lace patterns out of paper by tracing ready patterns out of design books. Ms. Kanny, who runs a small studio along Alexandra Road is a professional crafter, awards teaching certificates to students who complete a required course. To learn more, you can contact her at: 91032372 or kanny@singnet.com.sg

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Art Friend is the largest leading one-stop art & craft materials operator in S.E. Asia with shops in Singapore, Malaysia & Vietnam. It has a unique offering and range of fine art, graphic, stationery, papers, craft and hobby, gift and party materials. For lovers of paper craft, there are general papers, as well as specialty papers like Acid free colored or patterned papers, Special textured papers, Papers made with unusual additions, Japanese specialty papers, Special effect papers, Napkins with art prints – Not just for party use. Crafters will know how to use it for napkin appliqué technique and other imaginative craft applications! Not to mention that there are endless accessories and embellishments that you can combine with the papers to make your own unique craft project. It’s definitely worth it to spend a weekend exploring the possibilities at Art Friend.

ORIENTAL MASTERPIECE Wedding As I stepped into the shop, I was immediately intrigued by the masterpieces on display. Loretta Hui-shan Yang, the modern Chinese glass artist behind those all of us have dreamt of that perfect day, where masterpieces, is a renowned all eyes will be on us, and people all around Taiwanese performing artist. will be smiling, laughing, clicking pictures, She has implicated the grace and beauty of her performances and having good food, checking out the décor, and oohing has incorporated it into her two and aahing over every small detail. glass making. TEXTdecades Karishmaof/ PHOTO Nanao

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Liu Li Gong Fang first opened day of our life: our wedding. As kids, we have in Paragon in 2000. It was then imagined to be divine, with exquisite table followed by another outletit in Takashimaya, operating settings andboth that as oh- so- perfect invitation card. a gallery and shop for audience Andaof course, with a wonderful person by our side! who want decorations, jewellery and ornaments.

Sufian / PHOTO courtesy of LiuLiGongFang They can getTEXT various knickknacks and material at Craft Inc to do so.

The designer intends on building long term relationships with her clients, which is not surprising since she is such a bubbly and interesting person! Often, she designs their wedding arrangements, and after few years they will approach her to plan their baby’s announcement, birthdays or even anniversary celebrations.

Well, Craft Inc. specializes in making our dreams The contemporary glassthey studio come true (no, are not a match- making service!) is acclaimed distinguished Jean for anditsher team excel in conceptualizing and artistic masterpieces. The crafted items such as wedding cards, artworks,designing which arehand of high settings, Angpow standardstable of craftsmanship, are boxes, Wedding favors, and strongly influenced by Chinese ring pillows amongst others. She absolutely loves culture and mythology. The main her job, and her creativity enables her to work When talking to Jean, one can deduce the customers are Chinese locals by her clients’ guidelines and preferences and passion she has for what she does. According and tourists who want a piece of oriental craft. deliver spectacular results. Her clients come to her, weddings are simpler nowadays. They from all over the world, from Indonesia to involve a fusion between traditionalism and Italy to Japan, and her The designs suit each modernism. The trend now is to have classy outcome of the masterpieces is Liu Li Gong Fang was founded in culture and traditions. shown Of course, simple weddings, a certain in thebefore racks and shelves and of Liu 1987 in Taiwan.which It nowfollow has galleries Li Gong Yang is truly in tell Taiwan, China and Singapore. embarking on any project, JeanFang. doesLoretta extensive theme and a story of their own. The ina master of this art form. Although it today For more you can research on these details. theme is theinformation garden one. looks tedious, she makes it seem as visit their galleries at Paragon and though it was child’s play. Her works Takashimaya. You can approach their Usually, customers come are about to shop at soldthree to collectors all over theDespite starting friendly off staffasfora asmall morecraft in-depth worldinincluding look on glass making. six months before the big day order to United Kingdom Forum Shopping Mall, Craft Inc has today Japan. conceptualize and finalizeand all the details evolved to a beautiful and unique conceptual

and get their arrangements ready. Since most of them already have the venue in hand, the bride and groom then have to choose the theme. According to this theme, Jean and her team let LIULIGONGFANG their creative juices flow and come up with ideas Takashimaya Store for theDepartment different material needed. Of course, her services varyB1from customer to customer. Some want Branded Tableware her to do2566 everything, from designing the concept to Tel : 65-6734 implementing it. Others ask her for help in designing Paragon #01-26 their theme, and set about to doing the rest themselves. Tel: 65 6735 9271

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jewelry and items that we could redesign and wear, instead of spending more money in shops. The “Green” movement is not only about using eco-friendly materials, but also about recycling items instead of consigning them to the dustbin.

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goodies, with a soft spot for those which are eco-friendly especially but also a neat selection of vintage apparel and now new little girls’ dresses designed by Charlotte.

Xin (resident artist/designer) and I dream of a place of where creativity runs free, where people with the quirkiest taste will appreciate cool, out of the world creations by designers and artists from around the world. People have said that we adopt a style that is childlike but our take is that there is a part of us that will always be a child no matter whether we’re 7 or 77. Whoever says that one needs to accessorize or dress older just because he/she is anyway? The shop also serves as a modular gallery where art works are displayed and appreciated. For May – June, the shop carries paintings and illustrations by artist Sia Joo Hiang.

Maki Squarepatch: hello eco! had its opening party on 9 May and friends and customers alike had major fun! The opening party’s exhibition is the Mutants collection, a Maki Squarepatch collaboration with Kelvin Tan, musician, composer, doodler and very multitalented individual (check his works at www. dialecticrealm.com). We’re honored and delighted to house everybody! Xin ordered a special cake for the occasion and everybody had fun picking out which body part they wanted.

The pride of the shop is not only the nutty Maki Squarepatch creations that the shop houses but also the varied creations by other equally radical artists and designers like Lulie, Amy Woo, Jueru, Pencils and Needless, Deborah McKellar, For The Record and more. Maki Squarepatch: hello eco! carries not only unique, one of a kind handmade

Find handmade delights to your hearts content at Maki Squarepatch: hello eco! where everything from clothing, accessories and household/ lifestyle stuff can be found. See you there!

Maki Squarepatch: hello eco! opens Tue – Sat 1.00 – 8.00pm, Sun 2.00 – 7.00pm. We’re closed on Mondays and Public Holidays. Tel: 6292 2248.

Enqi has a day job but tries to be at the shop whenever she can. Xin is at the shop most of the time unless her friends help her out. Custom orders are welcome. It’s all up to your imagination!

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CRAFTER OF THE MONTH fold papers in school had never caught his attention like that specific design. He was fascinated by the action of blowing air into the deflated paper to create the puffed water bomb.

Meet the youngest crafter that Craftholic has ever featured Crafter of the Month

- Kelvin Atmadibrata is twenty years old, has just finished his A Levels, and is extremely talented! An Indonesian by birth, Kelvin has spent most of his educative years in Singapore. His interest in origami started when he was a child, when his maid showed him how to fold water bombs. Being taught how to

What is origami you may ask? It is the art of folding paper into different shapes and designs. Interestingly, origami in today’s perception is very traditional. It has to be from a piece of square paper that is uncut or unglued. However, as old as the Edo regime, origami practitioners have been using different shapes of papers like stars and pentagons, and the technique of cutting and applying adhesive medium has also been practiced. Because of this freedom in origami, many flowers designs were invented since many of the bases of floral origami are not square.

According to Kelvin, origami encompasses both the worlds of arts and craft: “When I fold a flower, I am making a craft. However, when I fold 100 flowers and arrange them in a certain way, I am making art.” TEXT Karishma PHOTO Nanao

“Origami as an art can also be explored in many other ways, for example when the final design of origami is able to evoke certain feelings or convey certain messages to the viewers. That particular design, which is initially a craft, has turned into an art. I consider myself as both a crafter and an artist. I make art through craft.”

His big break came in form of his A Level art coursework. Depressed and confused, Kelvin had no clue about what to do for his finals. Origami –surprisingly- did not even enter his mind. It is only when he went to a few bookstores and browsed through some books on origami that he thought of combining his two favorite subjects: origami and flowers. His art work was done over a period of 8 months, where he spent an insane amount of time researching. He made use of different colored flowers to form an eagle- eyed view of the map of Indonesia. You can just imagine how spectacular it was!

Flowers have always been a fascination for him; in fact, he is now doing an art of floral design course in order to combine the two separate ideas which he loves: flower arrangement and origami. In a few months, he will be taking up a photography course at Nanyang Technological University which will enable him to combine his various talents and make a career out of it. This young and extremely gifted man sees himself as an origami artist who specializes in flowers in the next 5 years. His course in photography will enable him to further enhance and exploit his work. He is currently working on his new installation piece. It will involve, surprise surprise, floral arrangement and origami. It is a tough and tedious job, since there are many stages involved in the art of origami. Choosing the type of flowers to suit the theme, deciding in which way to arrange them, selecting the different kind of papers to add the effects etc all form part of the talented origamist’s research.

Many origami artists have invented their designs through studies, but many, like Kelvin, have found them through trials and errors. So far he has created his 3 own designs of flowers: mushrooms, jasmine and spider lily. This motivates him to fold more and more designs to find innovative and novel ways to fold flowers. He sometimes also moves away from the traditional and has combined the technique of jewelry through the use of beads with origami. Kelvin is also part of the Singapore Origami Club. They meet up once a month, and exchange information on new techniques, books and types of papers. Currently, there are about 20 people in the club. Craftholic supports this origami artist, Kelvin. If you have any enquiries or interested in exhibiting his art, please contact Kelvin at kelvingarinkz@gmail.com or check out his A Level art work at www.xanga.com/kelvingarinkz.

Kelvin Atmadibrata

YOURS SINCERELY, BETSY

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Often referred to as ‘a pampering retail space dedicated to customers’, Laine’s Papeterie is all that and more. The scrapbook store offers an intimate and inspiring creative experience to customers. It is essentially a boutique for paper crafting where a very extensive and comprehensive range of paper crafting products coupled with personal services of product demonstration and one-to-one consultations is available. What makes this scrapbooking store stand out from the others is the fact that it is a very personalized and customized space. One can spend hours merely browsing through the very large paraphernalia for scrapbooking, and feel totally at home! Elaine first started off her little shop at Wheelock a few years ago, when she realized that there was a serious dearth in the market for paper crafting material. She found herself

constantly shopping and stocking up on scrapbooking materials during her many trips to the USA, and was extremely inspired by the booming paper craft industry there. Eventually, she recognized the opportunity for scrapbooking in Singapore and thus Laine’s Papeterie was born! Since scrapbooking is the ‘in thing’ now, more and more people are seeking to learn about this craft and hobby. And they can do so at Laine’s Papetrie. Their Scrapbook Design University™ is the 1st of its kind in Asia and in Singapore offering the widest curriculum of courses and programs in paper crafting and even digital scrapbooking. In fact, the Singapore University is second in the world for conferring the most number of Scrapbook Design & U™ program graduates. Different types of courses are available at the university, where you can graduate with a certificate from USA by EK success, which is the largest scrapbooking company in the USA. Graduates participate in programs which educate them about the scrapbooking theories and principles of design. Apart from the University certification, enthusiasts

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can also join different themed classes in scrapbooking layouts, altered art and paper crafting. These classes are designed to allow students to discover their own individualistic creative style and preferences, and acquire new techniques. The staff at Laine’s Papeterie is very up- to- date with the happenings in the scrapbooking world. According to Elaine, the latest trends in scrapbooking include felt, acrylic, and transparency overlay materials that add new dimension to the craft. Clear stamps and rubber stamps are being incorporated largely in the craft today. Truly, Laine’s Papeterie offers it all: scrapbook paraphernalia, university level courses, specialized courses, and a vast sea of knowledge about paper crafts and the changing trends! What are you waiting for to check them out at their store at #03-12 Wheelock Place or visit their website www.laines.com.sg!

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“The men of experiment are like the ant; they only collect and use. But the bee… gathers its materials from the flowers of the garden and of the field, but transforms and digests it by a power of its own.” – Leonardo Da Vinci What are the first few things that come to your mind when we talk about papercraft? I’m almost certain I can read your mind: “Origami, scrap-booking, cardmaking!” Well, 2 local crafting bees sure have transformed & digested paper by power of their own. In his efforts in recycling and up cycling, Moses (owner of Pauseability) magically gives old paper and cardboard new lives in these lovely journals. Each attempt is an exploration of form and themes, and even some combination with other types of craft. So far, every journal is one of its kind, and with a little story of its own too. Moses hopes that this will encourage their owners to take their pauses and add on their creativity. To see full range of Moses’ creations, please visit: http://www.pauseability.com.sg , http://www.pauseability.etsy.com Sandra, crafter behind Unique Accessories, is extremely skilful in creating miniatures. With her patience & intricate techniques in paper quilling, she has successfully transformed ordinary paper into beautiful, everlasting jewelries. Each pair of earrings is exquisitely designed and skillfully handcrafted with thin strips of colored paper which used for paper quilling. These vibrant earrings look extremely good against most shades of hair. It is really amazing that these colorful & sturdy beads are actually made from paper! You have to see it to believe it! http://blog.topsites.sg/unique/ the e with l Both Sandra and Moses have added new meanings to paper-craft lessedds to be abm b n a e a n r e I o with their creative minds and hands. They have proven themselves i . r p r f is a e g y care iven th a Sin mily & to be the powerful bees in our crafting garden. So Crafters, are you “I amort from faCrafting mited to be gxtremely s the ant or the bee? supp e Art & d & exc some e r dream Yours sincerely, Betsy ^_^ betsy@knottybicsie.com.sg To all those bead makers out there wondering what happened to instructor Nancy Law from Precious Things, fear not: the very talented and reputed beads instructor has finally opened up her own store. Having been trained under the well- known North American instructor Sheilah Cleary, Nancy customizes classes for beginners and professionals at the store, according to their preferences and abilities, and also sells a variety of different beads and all the material needed for beads stictching. Different courses include beads crochet, knitting and weaving among others. Her new shop, Purple Beads, is located at #03-09, Midpoint Orchard. 220 Orchard Road #03-09 Midpoint Orchard Singapore 238852 Tel: 6735 7030 Fax: 6836 1278 Email: purplebeads328@yahoo.com

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“Basic recipe for PMC silver clay beginners!”

Baby Dress

Visit our website www.ncraftroom.com or call us for appointment at 6737 9045

Design by NAoko from N’craftroom

2 piece of paper (7.5cm x 3cm)

It is a thin silver clay sheet that will not dry up. Water acts as a glue to stick each other. It works just as a paper cut, paste, and fold but only difference is it turns into pure silver after firing insteadCutofthe turning ash! Wrap rope around ball paper as into same height as glass

Materials: PMC Mini Pan starter kit PMC Sheet (6cm x 6cm) Tooth pick Needle Make 20cm rope by PMC silver Craft scissors

clay and make an eye on one side

Continue wrapping rope around ball

steel brush

Use needle to make gathers

Stick on the pockets onto dress using water as glue.

Brush up with steel brush (contained in PMC Mini pan kit)

Paste the skirt part onto top part and take out and make a pendant theWrap needle

with a bail

05 Apply little bit of water onto skirt part

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Dry it well with hair dryer for about 15mins

Stick the top part onto 5

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Cover with metal mesh

Apply little bit of water onto back of the top part

Put the glass on the eye of PMC silver clay rope

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What is PMC sheet?

starter kit using portable stove

Put on the fire with steel wire cover on top Brush surface with for 9 minutes

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Cut out the pockets and decorate(make dots Take it out with care Put the piece on the pan using PMC carefully) with toothpick

Recommended to use: PMC mini pan starter kit (S$126) all in one for home use, Including PMC silver clay 7g. This kit allows you to do all steps provided in this recipe.

INSTRUCTIONS

Roll and wrap by 2 piece of paper

Touch up the surface to make it smooth

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Wrap it with old towel

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Burnish surface

Leave it to air-dry until all water evaporates

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Leave it on Fire for 8mins

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Let it cool down for 30 minutes

Get the mini Pan ready

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N’craftroom is a PMC Silver clay and Beads workshop. From a wide range of tasteful beads and natural stones, You will be able to design and create your own accessory by using simple techniques. (Trial course for Beading from $45) N’craftroom is the sole distributor and senior instructor of PMC (Precious Metal Clay) from Mitsubishi Material Japan. PMC is a clay form silver combined with water and binders. It is very flexible and you can make your own desired shape and design with clay. Once it is fired, it turns into a pure silver accessory. If you have ever dreamt of making your original silver accessories or ornaments, You should try this easy and extremely fun PMC Silver clay course. (Trial course from $60 excluding materials CALL US FOR APPOINTMENTS OR ENQUIRIES AT 67379045

Complete! Pretty them up with beads and colorful necklaces

Your original silver clay pendant is ready to wear!

N’craftroom PTE LTD 131 Tanglin Road Tudor Court Gallery #02-08/09, S(247924) Tel: 6737 9045 Email: enquiries@ncraftroom.com www.ncraftroom.com

Design Design Recipe recipie

Materials : PMC3 Silver Clay 8g 1 Marble ball shape object (2cm)

Basic to advanced PMC silver Cut clayPMC workshop available Sheet as at N’craftroom. photo with craft scissors

with PMC silver sheet

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Designed and instructed by NAOKO from N’craftroom

Momo’s

mEImEI My Eveyday Inspiration

mEI* #02: Paper Chase The digital explosion was supposed to herald going paperless. But really, that seems to have barely happened. The touch, sight, sound and even smell of paper is still very much around us.

Paper remains a versatile, durable and even romantic material. In our younger days, we must have folded planes, boats and paper balls. Such paper folding is a deceptively simple art that can still generate so many fascinating variations for us to explore. Rolling paper makes them sturdy and could be made into pieces of furniture or tablemats. Triangular strips of colorful magazine pages have also been rolled into beads

* A collection of random thoughts and muses to kickstart what you can and will call “my Everyday Inspiration” for crafting an artful life.

to form curtains. Seen those? Such beads could possibly make exquisite jewelry too. Not forgetting that paper also makes books. Gather those scraps of paper around you and turn them into notebooks. Add glue to form the spine or stitch them together with thread. Old books from a dusty corner of your bookshelf or in a secondhand bookstore could throw up useable book covers, illustrations and cool text to become a part of that OOAK (one-of-a-kind) journal. Fold them, stick them, or write, draw and paint on them - with a touch of inspiration, we can create useful and beautiful things from all sorts of paper. This also leaves us no excuse for not becoming more eco friendly with paper. Momo – crazy owner of Pauseability, (www.pauseability.com.sg) a concept space with free-flowing craft materials for folks to rest, relate and create; to explore possibilities. Momo has an unquenchable thirst for quirky things and a lame sense of humour.

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