My Crochet Projects: Batch Uploading ^^;; June 27, 2008
Posted by jewel in Crochet, Cute, Hobby. 5 commentsJust like I promised, *drum roll* here are my crochet projects :D Finally I’m able to transfer these pics from my cellphone to my computer. I was so lazy to reinstall the software after my computer crashed. So this afternoon, I installed the software on my office computer and transferred these pics ^^;; To view a bigger version, please click this url: My crochet projects
My Canvas Crochet Wallet
Here’s the wallet that is made with canvas crochet technique. I was attending a crochet group meeting when Mba Swat showed this technique and taught us. We buy the nylon yarn and canvas needed for this project. 3 days later I finished the project. But I’m just too lazy to upload it. Sorry ^^;; So here it is. I just took the picture today without any preparation just like my previous photos of crocheted dolls *I even made up a small box studio from a cardboard box and white HVS paper just to make the lighting and the background looks perfect ^^;;*
Baby Shoes
When I was browsing on rakuten.co.jp, I found this cute baby shoes pattern. It’s perfect to be given to my friend who has a six months old baby girl. First attempt, I made it too small. Ignoring the unfinished shoes, I began to crochet with second yarn. But it also failed ^^;; I guess that’s because I made it using wrong crochet hook and I didn’t bother with the gauge :P So the next time, I used crochet hook number 3 and carefully measured it. And here’s the result. The dimension is 11cm long, 6.5cm wide. This baby shoes is using cotton yarn bought from Mba Sisca. Thanks mba ^^
Trio Jelly Fish
This actually not my current project. I made this long time ago. But only have the chance to upload it today. I made this using pattern from Anna’s blog *I forget the url* Look cute aren’t they ? with those curly wurly legs, they’re just adorabe :D
Cellphone Case
When I took this pic, the case wasn’t even finish yet. I finished it two days ago. The pattern I used is the modification of the above baby shoes pattern *see the floral shape part* The rest is just made up by me ^^;; I’m using the yarn I bought from my trip to Bandung last month ^^ Pretty decent I think ^^;;
Comments are welcomed :D
Investing Our Money
Posted by jewel in Business, Money. add a commentIn time when inflation rate has rising high over the increase rate of our income, we have to look for other way to keep up with it. Saving your money at the bank? It sure does safe, but the interest rate is lower than the inflation rate. I’m sure we don’t want our money wasted just to pay the bank administration charge. So what should we do? Investment is the answer. We have to invest our money to investment instruments available on the market. The question is, do we have the knowledge to do it? As commoner, we have little knowledge in this field. That’s why we need Investment Advisor like George Divel to help us determining how we’re going to invest our money. He has 10 years of experience in this field, so we can be sure that we’re in the right hand.
Free Knitting & Crochet Pattern June 17, 2008
Posted by jewel in Crochet, Hobby, Resources. 3 commentsToday I was busy surfing on the internet. Hehe…not a good employee I guess ^^;; I think it’s okay to do sometimes if you really don’t have anything to do *hey..I’ve done all my jobs ;P* So, these surfing and searching activities turned out to be usefull for you guys who love crochet :D I compiled some great links that I found below. Happy surfing :
www.Berroco.com
This website is actually a branded yarn website. They offer lot of free knit & crochet patterns, from handbag, accessories, belt, shawl, purse, amigurumi, scarf, poncho, cap hat, etc.
www.DIYLife.com
This is some kind of heaven for DIY Lovers. You can find many DIY projects to work on :D If you specifically looking for crochet, you can go to this url : http://www.diylife.com/tag/crocheting
If you like Kero-chan from Card Captor Sakura, you can crochet him to life with this pattern : Kero-chan Crochet Pattern
But there’s a catch. All of this pattern is written pattern, not the graphical one ^^;; So if you don’t understand how to read it, good luck in learning it ^^;; I must say the same to myself, as I can’t read it too ^^;;
Online Handcrafted Product Shop June 13, 2008
Posted by jewel in Business, Hobby, Internet. comments closedI’ve been thinking to open my own online shop. But there seems so much things that hold me back. First, I still can’t decide what products to be sold. And when I eventually found it, I need to know where can I get the supplier. Then there’s also shipping and payment method to be considered. And the most important thing, how will I promote my shop. All of these make me stop before I even start ^^;;
Besides selling manufactured products, I also dream about having handcrafted products + craft tools online shop. But to showcase my own creation only, I’m afraid buyer will have limited selection to choose from. I’m thinking about asking another crafters to sell their creations on my site. They still keep their product, but they sell it through my shop. The problem is, if a buyer buys 3 items from 3 different crafters, he/she will be charged 3x shipping fee T_T If I were the buyer, I will mind that problem :(
So, I come up with a solution. Crafters who want to sell their product through my shop will have to send their product to me. First, they will send me the photo of their product. The product will have to be approved by me before I agree to sell it on my shop. Crafters are to be advised to send their products in bulk to save on shipping fee. From then on, I will take charge of the rest. Maybe I’ll charge some percentage of the price to cover my cost ^^;;
Anybody interested? If I get many respondent, maybe I’ll go along with this plan ^^
Pffhh…I’m worn out + WWKIP Day in Jakarta & Bogor June 6, 2008
Posted by jewel in Crochet, Hobby, Personal. 2 commentsToday there are many things going on at work. My boss demanded so many things from me to be done at once. Not to mention all those calls from secretaries that need my help. God, I thought this friday was going to be an easy day. Too bad it wasn’t T_T Fortunately, under those things, I still be able to update some of my meant-for-business-blogs ^^ *ooh..you must be if you want to reap a few ugly cents ^^;;*
Okay, what am I going to write now. Let see….oh, member of Mari Merajut mailing list that I subscribe to will hold a gathering. We will do knitting or crocheting in public area to participate in the World Wide Knitting in Public Day event on 14 June 2008. This event will promote knitting and crocheting to public. Hopefully we can attract some people to learn this skills and made them love knitting and crocheting too ^^
Members from Bogor area have already decided to do that in Kebun Raya Bogor. Because I live in Jakarta, of course I prefer to choose nearby location if there’s any ^^ But until now, members from Jakarta haven’t decided the location yet. I hope I can make it so I could ask some patterns that confused me alot =_= Let’s just wait for the decision in the next week.
