Repair Work

Short Post today. Here are three pictures of repair work that I did a while back. In the beginning there were just beads and luckily for me the owner of these beads gave
me permission to do whatever I wanted to do with the beads. (Freedom! Lol) 

*The pictures are a bit blurred though*

The bracelet in the second picture was lacking in stones , so I pondered for awhile and decided to combine it with a single heart bead and two crystals. So the owner would be able to wear this bracelet two ways.

Finally the last picture, the color combination on this one was interesting and somehow I feel that my picture taking skill does not reflect it well. hm...Maybe I am too harsh on myself.

All I can do is practice and experiment more in picture taking.

At the end of the day, all  the bracelets turned out great! The owner of these beads wore the second bracelet straight away. The only thing I wish I had done was take the before 

pictures when the string was broken and such.

Practic makes perfect!

Princess Gizmo Crafty Store

Awesome! That is the first thing I thought of when I came across this blogger site. She is a Bruneian also delving in the handmade craft. I "stumbled" upon her personal blog a few ago and I took a gamble and sent her an email. She has been around for two years and celebrating her blog anniversary.
She is friendly and she knows her craft which is scrapbooking.
She kindly offered to write a post on my behalf. Scoot your mouse over here and check that post out. It is brief nevertheless fantastic. Hahaha.
SO if you live in Brunei and you are interested in getting a handmade personalize card for a birthday, special ocassion or you just want to suprise the person in your lfe with something special. She is the go to person.

Here are some pictures of her handmade creations which I think are awesome :

This is her business blog : http://gizmocrafts.blogspot.com/
This is her personal blog  : http://scrappermaya.blogspot.com/ 

**She has been around for two years and is currently celebrating her second blog anniversary. She is holding a contest where you can win some awesome gifts. Try it out!

Handmade Wallet

A couple of months ago, one of my brothers birthday was coming up and I had no idea what to get for him. I came across something on Instructables though to myself
-Hey I might be able to make that-
What did I make you ask? I made him a wallet.
It turned out good but I wished I had more time to personalize it more.
You might be wondering what material I used.. Does it not look oddly familiar?
 I made him a handmade wallet by using the circuit sheets found in a keyboard.
He liked it  and I still wish to make some modifications though.
Here is the link to the intruction : http://www.instructables.com/id/Wallet-made-from-a-computer-keyboard/
O I should mention that this idea or the person who deserves  credit for this awesome idea is  Ryan McFarland and the website where it originally came from http://www.zieak.com/

My Experience at the Kiulap Stall - Lesson Learned Part 2

This is part 2 of my Kiulap stall experience at having a stall for three days.
It definitely felt like someone dumped some ice cubes on me to wake me up from the state of naive perception I was in.

I learned quite a bit from the people there as well. Business was slow on my side and I had time to observe the sucessful stalls making money. (These are the top three stores which got sales) 


I shall highlight the wisdoms that I learned from them :

• I was located next to a bookstore and the owner there (I assume he owned it) telling me that "business will always be an uphill battle = you have to have te drive to make it work " he offered me a job. Hahaha it was kinda flattering (and weird in a nice way) as he was saying to me that I had the sort of characteristics and drive that he was looking for in a person -I could list out talk about it but then it would make me sound arrogant-. He even asked me to look after the book stall for awhile and said I could read the books free of charge.
• I also learned from another stall. If I remember right, it ws KOFOM which sold various printed silk, cotton materials. *Note * The people worked with a quota in mind and good social skills are required if you want to sell -DO NOT i repeat DO NOT sit on your butt and stare at people, you will most likely scare potential customers away-. They earned quite a lot! I was impressed and seriously Women in Brunei really love buying the cloth printed with flowers and such. The items they sold were quite affordable.
• The other stall in front of me was selling second hand items and things were flying off the rack (lack for a better word) My sister knew the person who was in charge of the stall. The women was an artist in the art of selling as I saw a couple buying a baby crib (it was assembled already!) -Bring a huge variety of items according to the theme and once again social skills are important-So many people went there and left with purchasing items.

In summary here are the obstacles and the lessons I learned which are highlighted :

• They did not provide me a table let alone chair until I pestered them. So remember -Check the location out a day earlier to make sure the people in charge get everything prepared as they have stated-
• The location was not favorable as it was hidden behind Hua Ho Kiulap, a supermarket store and next to IGS college. They were both very big buildings and the stalls were set up in the space in between, it could not be seen properly, unless shoppers decided to leave using the back entrance -Location is everything and make sure check out the weather report! (it was during rainy season so people could not come over without getting completely drenched or wet) -
• The items I made were difficult to sell -I actually thought people would be excited as I was but nope that was not the case. Be prepared to faced criticism and negative feed back. I listened and took it as feedback on how to improve -
• Remember the cause -I joined for charity and the items I brought were way too flashy for the people there. The next time I decide to join and sell using a stall , I will bring items that would be reflective of the theme in terms of style and price-
• It was still a fun experience as I realize that having a business is tough and if you want to succeed you have to continually evolve. If you do not, you will not survive.

Overall I learned so much and the money spent was worth it. I have decided to stay as an online store as a result of that as there is more flexibility and having myself as a boss and the worker is a challenge itself.  0_0

1000 Awesome Things

Awesome!

100 Awesome things is a website with a countdown from 1000 to 1 and so far it has reached the 500+ mark and it is updated every two weeks. So far from what I have read, the person behind this idea is reading my mind!
Very fun read when you want to read something leisurely and definitely bring a smile to your face. I somehow connect with the way this person types out and I beleiev many people out there who stumbled upon that website feels the same way too.

I had just read #566 Unforgettable Friends and got teary eyed. It is true in life there will be someone who you find as a good friend because

• When you first meet and even after saying the craziest things like (a fear of jelly), they still LIKE you! LOL
• They support you and your crazy ideas MOST of the times. ^^
• You can tell them ANYTHING (problems, get honest feedback, no artificial stuff) knowing they will not reveal the things you told them to anyone else.
• You are not worried being yourself.
• They are not FAKE with you.
• If you hear any *crap* about them, you do not go round and round through random people, you go straight to them to get the truth.
• You do not have to see each other everday but meeting up once in a while - an email- a random text saying hello-
• 
  After reading that post, I feel so much grateful for the people that know who I am and they know who I am. The pressure to fit in has lessen and just be grateful with what I have.
  
  Site: http://1000awesomethings.com/