...Crafty MizNala is flowing like Saraswati...

oh gosh...

2009-02-10T23:40:00.001-08:00

in case anyone is wondering...
i havent made any new headbands lately,...
but then again i had big things ringing in my head: im getting married this year!
oh my...
eh, plus the remaining of the pheasant & peacock feathers have not arrived from NYC...
but yeah,...
marriage... wow...
maybe ill make a cool headpiece for me, though i doubt it, itll probably be a farily standard konde (hair bun) with farily standard kembang goyang (bobbing hair picks) and jasmine flowers...
and i hope ill get to make useful invitations (read invitations that doubles as picture frames perchance? or laminated so they double as coasters?)...
oh gosh...
oh my...

Lately its been busy...

2009-01-20T21:09:00.000-08:00

veiled white headband, as worn by the hungry hippo

Im sorry that i havent posted new head bands lately, life has been rather hectic...
but i did take time yesterday to make a veiled bando using the russian net i got from ebay...
i'll try to make more soon...
oh, and i decided that these hairbands will all be one-off ...
thank you for those who keep watching this space ;)

New stuff...

2009-01-11T08:26:00.000-08:00

oh, so my cousin sent me my new batch of feathers...
unfortunately, my aunt was not able to bring me my pheasant feathers, but she did bring a whole batch of peacock! so i went straight and made myself a u-band headband with it...

anyway the lack of pheasant feathers means i will not be able to make large & medium pads until the end of the month. i will continue to make comb fascinators, peacock u-bands & long pads tho...

i also attempted to make a large pad u-band with a space to attach flowers, brooches or whatever seems fancy at the time...

while at work i kept idleness at bay by making fabric-scrap roses, in raw silk, satin & tulle...

i suppose ill get around to pasting it to some fascinators or bands...

Headbands! more coming, promise...

2009-01-06T01:23:00.001-08:00

yes yes, i promise, more headbands...
and combs and pins...
i will devote my weekend to bring you more one-off feathery or funky headbands...

i promise to spend my weekend shopping & creating...

...
well, right now im waiting, and praying that i will soon get a serger :)

New Headbands at The End of 2008

2008-12-30T19:24:00.000-08:00

I made new headbands for the end of the year. mostly by popular request of the girls at fashionese daily...
if you're interested, email me at adinala@gmail.com, ill sell it to you (assuming its still avialable)... all items are one-off, that is, they are special an unique each one, no two are the same...
the damage (for everything but the comb fascinators) is Rp80k... peacock headbands & fascinator combs are 150k
unfortunately, only available for friends in Jakarta, Indonesia (although i have to admit, if you ask very very very nicely, and the cost of shipping is less than the cost of delivery, i might just send it to your door step heeheehee)...

so here they are:

mO-0812-001
medium pad with red wispy feathers & pheasant feathers
no band or comb yet

mO-0812-002
medium pad with various pheasant feathers
no band or comb yet
(adopted by miss tussy)

mO-0812-001
large pad with pheasant feathers
wide black velvet band
(adopted by miss putri)

mO-0812-004
small pad with pheasant feathers & smoky rhinestone
thin glitter band
(borrowed by cita cinta)

mO-0812-005
long pad with red feathers & red rhinestone flower
thin red velvet elastic band
(borrowed by cita cinta)

mO-0812-006
large pad with guinea & pheasant feathers
no band or comb yet
(adopted by miss chandrakirana)

mO-0812-007
large pad with guinea feathers
no band or comb yet
(adopted)

mO-0812-008

large pad with purple guinea & multi-coloured chicken feathers
with clear & purple rhinestones
purple satin ribbon band
(adopted by miss jenny)

mO-0812-009
long pad with purple guinea & red+pink chicken feathers
with purple rhinestones
no band or comb yet
(borrowed by cita cinta)

mO-0812-010
long pad with purple guinea feathers
with purple rhinestones
no band or comb yet
(made by request of Miss Lena)

mO-0812-011
long pad with purple guinea & tosca chicken feathers
with clear & purple rhinestones
on bobby pin
(adopted by miss dundan & miss Lia)

mO-0812-012
long pad with purple guinea & tosca chicken feathers
with purple rhinestones
on bobby pin
(adopted by miss jenny)

mO-0812-013
facinator with multi-coloured pheasant & chicken feathers
with grey+red felt & clear rhinestone
on comb
(borrowed by cita cinta)

mO-0812-014
facinator with red & black chicken feathers
with red felt, black tulle & clear rhinestones
on comb
(borrowed by cita cinta)

Breathing New Life To Old Tanktops As Shopping Bags...

2008-12-16T01:24:00.000-08:00

every now and then everyone has to clean out their closets, and edit them. I have a mound of old tank tops that i cant wear because either they are now too small (yes, i've gained weight) or streched out/splotched/etc. i couldnt donate them, because who wants a stretchouts splotchy tank top? i didnt feel right throwing them away, nor did i feel like they were in such condition to be cut up to be used as dishrags yet.
i was surfing apartment therapy & instructibles, with all their great ideas... and i decided to turn the tops into reuseable grocery bags. easy to do: the arm holes are ready to be used as handles, and all you really need to do is just to sew the bottom opening... so... TADAAAA! a have a stack to use when i go grocery shopping (reduce plastic useage!) and they also work as lunch & emergency bags. nifty!

well... once they are falling apart even more, maybe then ill use it as a dishrag...

Feathery Headbands Massive... @ Fashionese Daily Gathering...

2008-12-15T00:55:00.000-08:00

so the other day i met up with friends from Fashionese Daily forum at a gathering in Ke'Kun, Kemang... my bestfriend of uncountable years suggested that i should go ahead and sell my headbands to the girls there, so i spent saturday shopping at mayestik and then till 3am working on the feathers. i didnt have energy that night to finish the sewing part, so i decided to do that in the morning. when i got up i only had energy to do 3 headbands before i head to get my self together to go the the gathering. well, still i brought the unfinished pieces with me, just in case i have a chance to work on them...
apparently they loved it! i was so happy, and i sewed more than a few pieces on the spot for them...

thank you girls :)

The Feathers Moved To A Hat

2008-12-11T09:37:00.000-08:00

just made a few more feather pieces, but stuck them to a hat this time. matched the feathers to the hat, cute tiny brown black feathers.....

A Feathered Headband

2008-12-09T09:53:00.000-08:00

made this one day at work, inspired by a headband i saw in Lucky Magazine
bought all the materials at Mayestik, Jakarta, Indonesia...

all i needed was 25cm of feather strips (sold sewed/glued to a strip of ribbon), glue, felt, ribbon, black elastic, some thread, and a needle plus scissors... and also a little free time at the office...
i have since made 4 more for friends & cousins...

whites. the tops...

2008-12-08T20:50:00.000-08:00

These are the white tops i have made...

first one was a mens wifebeater that i took out the shoulders and added lace straps and made it into a racer back tank

White loose pin tucked top using a thin gauzy fabric with multi-coloured pinstripes... the belt was made out of elastic & clasp found at toko Maju in Mayestik, Jakarta...

White tie neck long sleeve top in 2 different weaves & kangaroo pockets...

whites. the dresses...

2008-12-08T20:41:00.001-08:00

here are the white dresses

the first dress i made a few months ago. a sunny dress in embroidered white cotton in floral motif with a corset tie back. doubles as a skirt...

A tunic in the same sort of fabric as above (except in paisley motif) using a pattern from burdastyle, not quite sure the pattern name, but extended it so it works as a dress as well...

white button up dress in striped weave, using a shirt pattern (also from burdastyle), and adjusted it to make it a dress...

whites. the fix-em-up tops...

2008-12-08T20:32:00.000-08:00

to kick start my white sewing posts, these are the white tops that i have "fixed up" from older white tops...

sleeveless top with darts, remade out a short sleeve xl mens shirt from Suicide Glam that someone gave me...

sleeveless top made out of the fornt panel of a cardigan attached with a faux shirt front. made into a skirt backed sleeveless top with 3 different weave white fabics.

took an xl mens shirt that had a cigarette burn on one side of the chest and made some pin tucks along the front & neck/shoulders to hide the burn, as well as making the shoulders fit better...

An Attempt At Food & Event Styling

2008-11-13T22:40:00.000-08:00

So, at work they were going to shoot a PSA for HIV in conjunction with the upcoming World AIDS Day (Dec 1, Peeps! dont forget to wear your red ribbon that day!)... It's a bbq of friends who are together and close, even though one of them is HIV positive...
Me & The Hungry Hippo signed up to do their set styling & food styling. of course I did the table setting and presenting, and THH did the menu and cooking. We went with bright red and
yellows in contrast to the green lush garden that was the setting for the bbq...

here are some pictures, enjoy!

the hippo preparing:

the table is set:

And Tadaaaaa:

and the shoot:

2nd Reversible Jacket. Done!

2008-11-05T00:25:00.001-08:00

its cute. and mom (the one that gave me the fabric) loves it! i think she'll wear it if she goes to idaho...

red embroidered side:

the reverse (sarung) side:

with oversized pin to close it...:

Green Dress In Time For Bali! Yay!

2008-11-04T00:01:00.000-08:00

tomorrow i will go to bali...
and because the producer that will be there gave me a pretty satin jumput/tie-dye/tritik fabric from when she was in sumatera, i decided that it will be nice to be able to wear that fabric at the nights we get to hang out (i cant wear it to work because its to dressy)...
so i made a dress. i used a pattern from burdastyle.com, the azalea...
yes i HATE sewing satin. the tye dye wasnt so bad, but the satin black lining is evil! i cant get satin to cut right and sew right at all! and because i have this fear of zippers, i gave the front a slit and ties with thin velvet ribbon

but its made, done, and wearable...

Reversible Jacket #2...

2008-11-02T22:21:00.000-08:00

Ok, so tonight i plan to make a reversible jacket. part 2...
i based it on a shirt pattern found on burdastyle.com ... the emily shirt...
it is then altered to make the curved front shape and added a hood...

Sewing White Cotton

2008-10-31T22:48:00.000-07:00

Its been a while since i posted, mostly because the wi-fi in my room died because the dogs chewed the cables to the router... (ok, i'll be honest and admit that im not sure if i wrote all that technical stuff right, but the thingie in next to the big clunky pc said "router")...
anyway, the time i've been gone, i spent my time sewing white garments(tops/dresses)...
i wanted more loose cotton tops, and i picked white cotton because the boyfriend likes to see me wear white...

on the done list:

tie neck top in swiss dot cotton (emily shirt variation)
pin tucked oversized top in thin rainbow pinstriped gauze (based on anda pattern)
shirt dress in texture striped cotton (emily shirt variation)
indian embroidered tunic/caftan (ellinor variation)
loose kangaroo pocketed top with tie neck in jaquard & plain cotton (again, emily shirt variation)

on the recycled & done list (using emily shirt as the basic pattern):

took the "maximum psychobilly" mens shirt and made it into a sleveless tailored shirt
took the front panel of this weird top aunt gave me and made it into a sleeves shirt with flared bottom back...

on the to do list:

twill sheath dress (using the mila pattern)
eyelet fabric (no idea yet, but its pretty)

yes yes, i love burdastyle.com! im sure you can tell :)

change of heart...

2008-06-25T00:45:00.003-07:00

ok... maybe its not change of heart...
I've just been "greeniefied" and "re-imagined", something that has been there in my mind for ages, but i intend to finally just do it.
its reducing want thus reducing waste and utilize better what i have in hand...
i suppose i have mentioned it in previous post, but i guess ill say it again...
i am finding pleasure on not merely having new shiny thing, but knowing the new & shining thing was something i already have in hand, re purposed or in some was "responsible"...
makes me feel good about making things, finding it to take creativity to a new level...

besides i already have a lot of stuff... i dont need to add more, but make the best out of what i have... yes. im pretty sure, thats the best thing to do.

while driving for the last 2 days (my personal brainstorming time) i thought about

how to utilize water in my (dream) house,
getting a hybrid car
designing recycled material lamps & furniture
working on my balcony garden
taking apart mom's old clothes & making them new
wearing dad's old ties as belts & scarves (ok, i HAVE been doing this, but just not so much lately; this is just a reminder to do it more often)
whether to donate or garage sale my old clothes
how to store the materials for re purposing crafts
wallpapering a wall with old phone books using rice flour paste,...

well, im happy with my thoughts. its a good day & a good purpose :)
*note at 3:16pm... might just keep adding as the day progresses...

hanging garden of nala. pt 2.

2008-06-23T21:08:00.000-07:00

so...
after a week...
the celery died...
i added some lemmongrass stalks i found at the grocery store, their roots are coming in. i plan to buy some compost, potting soil & pots and move them to the pots in a week or so. i also plan to pot and move some of my mom's pandan bushes and heliconias up to the balcony.... im still on the search of the perfect mini bamboos... thinking of being sneaky and cut a branch or two from the neighbours hahaha...
im going to convince bf to help carry some taller plants for the balcony over the weekend...
i hope mom wouldnt mind...

in other crafts:
i hope i finish my shrug/scarf office project today or tomorrow...

doodled bag...

2008-06-16T19:42:00.000-07:00

so while watching random tv shows last night i took out my gold marker and started doodling on a knock off elle computer bag i found at a local market (at Rp. 50.000,- its very cheap, but i'll never wear it an pretend its real, bad bad bad).... so i had fun doodling... and used up all the gold in the pen... heeheeeheee... yes i was inspired by the pretty prada fairy bags...

ps: no i dont support fakes. i got the bag as a joke, and as a cheap canvas. i would not paint on a real branded bag, but i love to torture the hell out of a fake...

hanging garden of nala. pt 1.

2008-06-16T19:36:00.001-07:00

at every event/concert i work for i get IDs (of course), the credit card ones made pretty planters like i mentioned on an older post, but that about the paper ones that comes with a plastic holder/pouch? these IDs go into my scrapbooks, but then i left with a stack of plastic pouches...
so i tried to see if they would make hanging planters or vases for my windows...
i put some hanging plants from mom's garden, cilantro & green onion that still has roots (these came from kitchen)... i add water, a drop of plant food, and hang...
im wondering what other plants i can grow in my room.
ill update again on the

gift giving...

2008-06-16T18:59:00.000-07:00

so tomorrow is dad's birthday... and i promised an designing art student cousin (who's birthday WAS in april) a notebook, which i kept forgetting to send (he's in australia)...

therefore this post is about gifts! yay!

i suppose i should start with the older project. i designed a cover for my cousin. no actually i designed the cover for me, using some clip art i have (that i vectored & tweaked & organized into a neat lil pattern), but put in his initials. printed the design onto green paper and glued those on to a cardboard; i lined the inside part of the cover with old Japanese newspaper. cut up stacks of paper for the inside and organized it, so it has:

plain white paper
vellum
lined paper
graph paper
green paper
black paper
small envelope for random stuff

took the whole stack to Subur (a local copyshop) and had them wire bind it. i also sewed a little slip cover to keep it neat, then pinned the birdie from previous post onto it.

then i worked on making "packaging" for dad's gifts. he's getting golf flash disk, new golf shoes, & a golf trip to bali in august. yes, he loves golf that much. its the only thing that gets him out of the house... so i took the hiphiphippo pattern i made for miss hippocooks, took out the hippos, and added golfers & golf balls (plus the 18th hole, also a reference to the 18th as dad's birth date)... print on A3 paper with an ink jet printer and tadaaaa: a card, an envelopes & wrapping paper. yay!

that cap...

2008-06-15T19:41:00.000-07:00

i said i will post my circular hat in the morning so here it is...

here is the cap to wear whenever i have to borrow brother's helmet. the bf rides the moto, so sometimes i do need to wear a helmet. im still waiting for the day the bf takes me on a scooter(vespa or that white yamaha to match the white gath helmet) to monas on a saturday and we have a picnic near the infamously expensive laser lit fountain...

pics: the unfinished knit, the cap finished, the cap under the helmet (yay! helmet stays in place now!)...

birdie birdie...

2008-06-15T09:41:00.000-07:00

there was a wedding out of town this weekend, a big drum'n'bass event, and a day of taking mom shopping... so there was really no time to sew or make any big projects, even if my hand were reaaally itching...

but i did have time to make a little stuffed birdie out of left over fabric from my reversible jacket, using the pattern i found on spool sewing... i used the fabric from the head of the sarung, and used the smaller pieces of scraps for stuffing. no waste here... i believe i will make a few for galang (my second cousin's lil boy) and immy (my best friends' baby girl). hopefully its good teething toy...

oh, on the wedding trip i almost finished my circular knit (done whilst talking to aunts over ginger tea & cigarettes) which is going to be a cap to make my favorite helmet (in my brothers collection) fit me. ill do the finishing in the morning & post it then. i also started on a new "watching tv project", taking old tshirts and making the hook rug i talked about on the previous post...

so much i want 2 do... no time 4 me...

2008-06-12T22:43:00.000-07:00

there is so much i want to do, yet, the time doesnt seem to be cooperating...

there's this pile of fabric in my room(i counted around 23 different kinds), that i have to reduce to half the size before im allowed to buy anymore fabric... yesterday a dear friend just gave me 2 pieces of traditional fabrics from the trip she took around indonesia, so thats 2 more to figure out what to do with...

not to mention the box of decent sized fabric scraps that begs to be used (instead of trashing)...

i just try to keep the ideas listed in a journal, so when i have free time i can go ahead and do something i wrote down instead of sitting wondering what i can do...

so heres some excerpts from the lists...

sewing:

black silky kerchief edged kaftan
black cotton bias cut halter
reversible fitted jacked using a reversible jaquard in green/grey with contrast bias binding
reversible long jacket using red fabric with pillow embroidery and light batik pekalongan

fabric scraps:

hobo bag
quilt (using old wornd down bali blankets as batting)
sewing machine cover
old tshirt hook rug
stuffed toys for family & friends who has kids ;)
box pillows (buy the filling from lokal walking merchants that pass by our house every so often. give back to community. feel good, look good)

"recycling" older garments(yes, inspired by the show i've go nothing to wear):

mom's yellow embroidered jacket (smaller! more fitted! so cute!)
an oversized shift; begging for pockets, belt or darts
that paisley top that looks like pajamas; fixed the arms, but the body is still all wrong. what to do what to do...

other ideas:

a light, bright lampshade for my work room (saranwrap over wire? cut out vellum?)
recycling my ID cards into a cute hanging planter inspired by the credit card planter found here (i wont cut my IDs, instead just tape 5 together and use a clear tape so i can still see the colourful IDs; the loops from the ID will be the hangers)
grafittied/doodled cheap bags (actually i've made 2 of these, and one is carried around as a computer bag by a Cosmopolitan Indonesia stylist; but i still want a white one hand doodled)

not to mention ideas how to make my balcony more green. its a big balcony, about the size of my room. currently it has a few pots with adeniums, and an old satelite dish as a vine plant planter. i want to add lemongrass, aloe, small pringodani bamboos, those tiny oranges plants...

so no more shopping for me. just use what i have :)

ok. maybe buy some plants. just a few. then again i can "steal" from mom & granmas' garden...

my first reversible jacket...

2008-06-09T23:25:00.000-07:00

the idea for a reversible jacket has been in my sketch books for months, maybe even over a year...

originally it was for a beautiful 2 sided fabric from my aunt, but i didn't trust my sewing skills enough to work on it, or enough alone time to sit down and get on it...

then a few months ago i saw a gorgeous reversible batik jacket with my mom, and she told me that i should try it using the fabrics she got as gifts.

so i picked a batik i got from my grandmother, and matched it with a simple embroidered fabric thats actually for making muslim abayas.

last weekend i altered a tunic pattern for the body, and made a pattern for hood by tracing one of my favorite hoodies.

with prayer, i hoped that i didn't miscalculate anything and started cutting the fabric. i have to admit it wasn't easy working with batik sarung, as there is only so much fabric, and one must align and place the motif accordingly/aligned, as to keep the geometric pattern looking neat when done.

i decided to used the "head" of the sarung (small unique part; as opposed to the "body" which is usually 75% or more of the sarung that has the same motif) for the hood.

with the embroidered fabric i used the bottom embroidery for the back, so i don't have to cut or sew over any of the pretty embroidery, and use the pair of small embroidery parts for the sleeves instead of the front part of the jacket...

of course any "experimental" projects has it mishaps:

make sure the pattern is the size you want it to be. im good at enlarging patterns, but i find that sometimes i make them too big, and now i have to learn how to make a pattern smaller. i guess im not as fat as i think i am. or as tall as i think i am.
i mis-sewed the sleeves many many times. first was sewing the hard-to-control part of sewing the sleeve to the body. im not that good at "easing" fabric. i found out that making loose stitches like for gathering helps a lot. and using more than a few pins.
then i sewed the plain to the batik side wrong (note: sew main opening first, flip inside out, then stitch over the sleeve openings).
oh and make sure which ever side is inside, to be straight, not twisted. bad bad nala.
having pockets should be planned for in the beginning, not as an after thought. pulling out stitches and trying to make neat pockets fit in is not that easy. but its in, with flaps, so its all good.
mom suggested next time to add a stiffer fabric or a sort of interfacing to make the jacket stiffer

but all in all, it was a good job, nicely done... i get enough compliments, and i love that when i wear the batik side out, i can flip the sleeves and have a pretty embroidered cuff...

next reversible garment project? i still want to do that fabric i got from aunty, but i have to make sure i can make a fitted pattern. and mom gave me a red peachskin abaya fabric with white pillow embroidery; thinking of matching it with a dark purple or baby pink batik pekalongan. im thinking a longer coat with stand up collar. and maybe detacheable hood... still sketching it out...

projects on the side. june08

2008-06-08T19:19:00.000-07:00

i usually have a few projects on the side, for those blank moments where i dont really have any big projects i need to be doing (work or personal), but need something to fill up time for say, rendering or watching tv...

so here's two,...

work, a double stitch crochet for scarf or shrug (undecided):

home, an attempt at circular knitting, for bag or hat:

shiny sandals with rhinestone

2008-06-08T19:07:00.000-07:00

so i wanted some metallic flat sandals with huge rhinestones. its a big deal. its perfect for those maxi dresses i love to wear, for weddings (glam without the pain). i didnt want something flipflop-ey, gladiator-y, and definitely not expensive. that counts charles & keith, zara & mango out. not to mention nine west (they didnt have any nice sandals anyway) & linea (god forbid how those prices wreak havoc on my wallet)...

lucky me, i found the perfect sandals, not exactly gold, not really silver, minus the rhinestones at a steal for Rp 140.000,- (USD 15). so i went, got that.

got home and fished in my beads box, and found some rhinestones left from older projects & broken jewelry, and -TADAA!- perfect party shoes! perfect for a saturday night wedding at PuttPutt Golf...

more than just batik. pt. 1

2008-06-04T00:12:00.000-07:00

here in Jakarta, i have noticed (more like blatantly pushed in my face) a trend that women are embracing: batik tops.

dont get me wrong, i love batik. in the past i have studied (mostly from granma) batik, collected books on it (well, mostly handed down from my granma again), and even used elements from it in my design (most notable the audition graphics for KDI 5). i am also saving some cash on Iwan Tirta's book on batik.
im very glad an indonesian traditional fabric is getting recognition and being worn daily now, instead only at weddings or other formal events... but its a trend that's overwhelmed by "sameness"; a-line babydoll & wrap javanese batik tops everyone is wearing. from my mother, great aunts, and younger cousins. its a bit too much.

besides, there are all kinds of fabrics in indonesia: batik prada from bali (with bold gold prints on bold solid background), silk ikat fabrics from sulawesi, jumputan/tritik (a type of tie-dye treatment), songket, batak tribe's ulos, not to mention their variants and all other types of weaves & dies that i cant recall at the moment...

to avoid drowning in this sea of batik motifs, and yet still feel "indonesian culture"-fied... i decided i should take one of the other fabrics and make a simple top; nice enough to wear to family events, and comfortable enough to wear out. last week i found the answer while rummaging through my mother's traditional fabric closet: a brand new green sarung samarinda, with white contrast weaving and gold threads. in 3 hours i finished the top, and wore it to my family gathering last sunday.

yay for variety!
next is the purple jumputan cotton. i think it will turn into a dress. yes.
plus im hoping my friend will have luck finding some bright ikat sarungs in makassar today :)
the one i have is too precious(sentimental value) to cut up...

ol project 4 a defunct label...

2008-06-03T05:41:00.000-07:00

this is just an old necklace i made & photographed in 2006 for a friend...
i wonder if the necklace sold at all...
love the look, but it wasnt easily wearable...

maybe ill have time to make more soon...

right now im using my spare time making mini books & dresses...

First Post Eva!

2008-06-03T01:13:00.000-07:00

hi hi... ooh, first post, what pressure...

just to get this started, i am an art director/graphic designer by profession, and a weekend/night crafter... my name is nala, but i also go by other names miz orange, miz o, nalski, and nalce(nala-cewe, indonesian for nala-girl).im sure people come up with other names for me as well...

in case you are curious Saraswati is a Hindu goddess, and the name of the street im living on (since 1990, till at least for the next year)... do check Saraswati on Wikipedia...

i intend to keep this as my "crafting" and "artsy" blog of things i've done... i have a separate blog for personal rants and that kind of emotional stuff... and a different blog for professional portfolio... and i can be found on facebook, friendster & myspace, although i admit i dont check the last two often at all...

now that i've typed that i guess i should move some of my sewing posts here...
oh well... maybe later today... or when my dear brother finally set up the wifi for my room...