tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83362704235536716222024-03-12T19:29:33.264-07:00sundays on mondaysUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336270423553671622.post-4991256620611830502013-04-29T11:24:00.000-07:002013-04-29T11:24:07.648-07:00Tutorial: Gift Paper Bag<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I like making my own paper bags. I'm weird that way. But every now and then, I forgot how to make them. So I ended up fumbling with my papers and glue for more than the reasonable time to make a paper bag. Not to mention I messed up the paper pretty bad before I managed to remember how to do it properly.<br />
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Anyhow, I know that there are dozens of tutorial out there on how to make a paper bag. But as far as my keywords on Google went, none of them helped me remember because none of them are like how I make my paper bag.</div>
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I learned how to do it this way from a Japanese book on craft for children when I was little. Lost the book, hence the constant memory loss.<br />
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So, actually I am making this tutorial so I can go back to it when I forget again. But, hey, you can make one too. It's easy. It's from a craft for children book. It should be easy, right? Right?!</div>
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Paper</div>
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Scissors or cutter</div>
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Glue</div>
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<b>How to do it</b></div>
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Prep the paper. There's no real formula here. But here are some hints.<br />
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I'm making my paper bag base around 5x10 cm. So the paper width should be around 30 cm (four sides = 5+10+5+10). You can add one or two centimeters for glue allowances. How tall it should be? Since my base's width is 5 cm, so it's 'how tall you want it to be' plus 5 cm.</blockquote>
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Here's mine.</div>
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I'm using scrap gift paper. So please excuse the wrinkles. Also, please note the barcode on the paper. That'll help you to understand what went where later on.<br />
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<b>Step 1</b>. Glue together the widths to make a cylinder or a tube.<br />
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<b>Step 2</b>. Flatten the tube along the glued end. This will be the <i>Original Folds</i>. <span style="text-align: center;">See the glued end at the bottom? The barcode is now there with it. </span><span style="text-align: center;">I'm going to flip it so you can see the barcode</span><br />
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<b>Step 3</b>. Open the flattened tube and make another fold near the <i>Original Fold</i>. Flatten along the new fold. If you're confused, note the barcode's position and the glued end. We shall call this new fold as the<i> Bottom Fold</i>.<br />
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<b>Step 4</b>. Now, fold in the <i>Original Fold</i> to make another fold out, parallel to the <i>Bottom Fold</i>. If I don't make sense, just follow the pictures and notice the barcode.</div>
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<b>Step 5</b>. Repeat on the other side. Hint: turn the <i>Original Fold</i> in and flatten.<br />
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Then I flip it again :D</div>
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<b>Step 6</b>. Here's where it gets exciting. The base! Fold it like this. How far you should go? Just half of the desired width, please. Then, fold it twice. Make sure that you fold it tight enough so they'll leave marks when you open them.<br />
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<b>Step 7</b>. Open the bottom like this.<br />
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<b>Step 8</b>. Hold one of the sides. I'm using my thumb to push the side out, forming a triangle at the base. Push the triangle down to make sure that it is flat.<br />
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<b>Step 9</b>. Fold the side in. Press flat. Repeat on the other side.<br />
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<b>Step 10</b>. You should have this shape by now. If not, don't worry. This is usually where I realize that I forgot the right steps. Just unfold everything and repeat from step 7.<br />
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If you do have this shape, it's gluing time! Smear glue in appropriate amount on the marked X areas. Then press.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336270423553671622.post-18665253125761760152013-04-17T15:06:00.001-07:002013-04-27T10:00:23.102-07:00Fabric Paints Experiments #1Lately, aside from sewing and doing odd crafty jobs, I've been experimenting with fabric paints. I've been wanting to try it since forever but never had the courage further from Pentel's FabricFun.<br />
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<strike>But since I have so many free time on my hand lately</strike>, last week I decided to go bold.<br />
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And actually purchase some paints and shirts.<br />
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And did this.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336270423553671622.post-26747204068032821752013-01-13T07:15:00.000-08:002013-01-13T07:16:27.129-08:00Green Batik Top and How Sewing Keeps Me Sane<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello!<br />
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How's life?<br />
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I hope you're all healthy and happy. The baby and I are happy and healthy too. He's been keeping me from writing any decent blog. And I was (still is) happy to oblige.<br />
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Which was rather strange for me, since I never really thought of myself as that kind of person. But a baby can change a person, or probably brings out what was hidden inside a person. Ummm ... let's just see it that way.<br />
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I haven't been absent from sewing though :D<br />
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I've had my ups and downs on sewing before, sharing my own stash of unfinished projects. But after the baby, sewing became an outlet for me. I get bored easily, really. That's why I love random things. Babies can be very random too. But they can also be very tiring and demanding. And sewing lets me puffed the steam and be alone with myself for sometime. Well, at least when Nara is asleep or someone else is playing with him.<br />
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And sewing, with it's many options of projects, difficulties, materials, and techniques are random enough to keep me entertained. At least until now, 10 months after the baby arrived. And I have to say, that sewing keeps me sane.<br />
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Well, as sane as I can be.<br />
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Anyhow, I've managed to sew a top a couple of months ago. Which is a great deal. I've never got the courage to sew garments because of the fear that it won't fit well. But this time, I was really into the project that I wasn't gonna let it stop before I finished it. Mostly because since I was fully breastfeeding Nara, my breast was about 2 size bigger and I needed a new top that fits well and comfy. No kidding.<br />
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This Green Batik Top was traced from a favorite top that fits well. It's a 5 piece pattern that is very easy to make.<br />
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I finished it with a zigzag stitch and a little detail on the front side.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The small detail.</td></tr>
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Sewing this top was a lot of fun and gave me the 'me time' that I need. Yes, trust me, if you don't have children yet, you'll need 'me time' when you do. Maybe you can take up sewing. And who knows, as a bonus, you'll get yourself a neat new top too!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336270423553671622.post-33135482284323923032012-05-10T06:34:00.000-07:002013-01-13T07:17:42.037-08:00a strange feeling<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">it's a sense that you like every curve of their smile. that their eyes would take you into another world. that their laugh will end the world hunger ... well, at least your 'world hunger'. that you'd gladly do their dishes. that you'd cook for hours for them in a hot kitchen, like it was meant to be. and it's also a sense of knowing that they're not perfect but it's okay. really.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336270423553671622.post-90976612844486384182012-03-27T05:15:00.000-07:002013-01-13T07:17:17.550-08:00he's here!So ...<br />
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The baby is here!<br />
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The little guy was born through spontaneous birth and I don't want to talk about it :D<br />
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Anyhow, he was 3,3kg and 50cm. Pretty long for a little guy. The husband and I decided to name him Nara.<br />
And I haven't slept ever since. And I'll leave you to that.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336270423553671622.post-53002843103415257532012-03-05T00:44:00.000-08:002013-01-13T07:16:57.281-08:00Camel Laptop SleeveAfter a rather dark post the other day, I was feeling a bit better. Well, I tend to be a bit darker and sadistic when I got ill. So there you are.<br />
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Anyhow, the health improved somehow, maybe because I'm already past my due date and my hormones, especially my estrogen, already dropped. So, right now, I am waiting for my contractions. The husband is pretty tense about the delivery while I, the person who gonna give birth, try to be as calm as possible. Kinda remind me of that English sign from the beginning World War II.<br />
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So I tried to keep myself busy doing stuff. The sewing machine was serviced and it's ready to roll again a week ago. And the husband's birthday is coming up. So what one with impulsive tendency to sew would do? Eat banana and watch some movies.<br />
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Of course I sew.<br />
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He just got a brand new laptop in fuschia. Kinda a weird color for a guy to have a fuschia laptop, so I decided that manning-up the laptop was the perfect project. I'm gonna make him a laptop sleeve. Plus, I found<a href="http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2009/05/elizabeths-fabric-focus-5/" target="_blank"> this</a> really gorgeous tutorial to make an amazing laptop sleeve online.<br />
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I used an old t-shirt with a camel picture on it. It's grey, so I think it will serve the purpose of manning-up the laptop. But since I was once tiny, in a skinny kind of way, the t-shirt is a skinny one and there aren't much fabric to it. And I should've took a picture of it, but I forgot. Preggers thing.<br />
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But I remember to take a picture after it's done! No worries!<br />
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As you can see the picture is a bit off-center. I tried to make an efficient pattern placement with the fabric I had, but in the end had to settle with a bit off-center picture. And since it's a t-shirt, I used an iron-on interfacing to make the fabric more stable.<br />
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I use centimeters most of the times and this time since the pattern pieces uses formula in inches, I used inches instead. I made several error on sizing but managed to make it a rather tight sleeve. But I thought It's just because the lining hasn't stretched out yet. I used grey felt to keep it warm and snuggly inside and velcro to close the flap.<br />
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The husband was surprised that the bedridden wife was able to whip up such project in one day. Bottom line, he's pretty happy. After he said thank you, he started reading a book and made me feel I should've sown a book sleeve instead.<br />
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Oh well, what can you do. Keep calm and carry on it is.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336270423553671622.post-85216779224911072862012-02-08T22:24:00.000-08:002012-02-08T22:24:48.580-08:00on this pregnancyIt is now about a month before my supposed due date. But looking back, last Saturday the doctor told me that the baby is already 35 weeks. 37 weeks and it is ready to go. And I also got the sneaky feeling that the little guy is gonna pop sooner than a month.<br /><br />And I'm nervous.<br />
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But anyone carrying a baby with closing in due date would, rite?<br />
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It is the delivery process of course. The idea of pushing a watermelon sized human outside through my vagina is not exactly a pleasant thing. But I try not to think about it. When he has to go, then he has to go. And I just have to push him out. Period.<br />
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It is also what's gonna happen after that. The husband and I have covered the basic knowledge and theory. The support systems are ready to go. It is I that I worry about.<br />
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You see, since I got pregnant, my body isn't behaving the way it used to be. It got malfunction a lot in all the wrong places. I got hospitalised, and I haven't been really myself after that. It has been a roller coaster ride with the baby on board. I got sick then got better, then sick again, then better again ...<br /><br />Some would say that it's just prolly the baby. After the delivery, everything will be just fine.<br />
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Really?<br />
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This is my dark side talking, in case you have thought I have no dark side at all.<br />
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Anyway, the worry is here. I'm acknowledging it. It is really here.<br />
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Oh well, I guess we'll know in less than a month if everything is gonna be ok.<br />
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If not, just as reminder. I'm still a happy person. I met the guy that I love and marry him. His presence literally changed my life. He might not know it, but I thank God every day for him.<br />
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If I got the chance to raise the kid with the husband, it will be perfect. If not, I guess I'm still a happy person anyway. Hopefully, this kid, and the dad, each of them, will be a happy person too :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336270423553671622.post-40942034062251440962012-01-16T00:33:00.000-08:002012-01-16T20:54:25.491-08:00another sewing episodeMy husband always says that when I'm into something, I'm INTO something.<br />
I never really <strike>admit</strike> realize it until he pointed it out to my face.<br />
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And apparently what I did with editing, I do so with sewing.<br />
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After venturing with plushies and starting to ran out of animals to make, I decided that I should move on to something for me. The plushies are not for me, of course. it's for the baby, which will be due in 7 weeks.<br />
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So I went out online and searched for simple and easy to do projects. There were wallets, another plushie, baby boots (yeah, .. i know, something for me) and many others. But I got so frustrated with the detailed tutorials. I guess I'm not into following anyone's orders today. So eventually I ended up making a pillow out of a t-shirt. Which was something I was planning to do anyway since a while back. No patterns, no tutorials. Let's see what's gonna happen.<br />
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The t-shirt itself is a treasure for me. A couple of years back, when I was super-thin, I went to Bangkok and bought t-shirts with camera pictures on it. I bought two with two different sizes. One is smaller, the white one. I say, when you find something that you really like, you should buy more than one, just in case. So I bought two, one in white, the other in grey.<br />
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Needless to say, in accordance to my comfortability level in my ex-office, I soon grew out of the white one. And of course, now, with a baby on the way, I'm pretty sure will never fit into it again.<br />
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Done with several measurements, I found out that the pillow can't be bigger than 38x38cm. The standard size is 40x40cm here. So I guess I have to make the inside myself too, eh?<br />
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So be it.<br />
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Several sewing disasters later, I managed to have this on my bed.<br />
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Now, if you don't mind, I need to welcome this new member of my bed.<br />
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What? The grey one? I still dream that I will fit into it again one day :)<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336270423553671622.post-31326742001834980812011-12-28T16:56:00.000-08:002012-01-16T20:42:44.804-08:00the plushie adventureHeyah!<br />
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The reason I've been absent is because .. well .. I've been ill. Very ill actually. Got hospitalized for 12 days. My first time ever. I ended up having to drop all of my editing work and concentrate on my recovery. Which, I have to say, aren't easy, both on the dropping the work and recovery.<br />
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But I'm much better now, and I hope it will stay that way.<br />
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Now, now .. let's not be dragged away.<br />
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On another news. I'm pregnant. Yay!<br />
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The husband is obviously very happy and I'm just coming along with him. I have to say that I'm super nervous about being a mom, and the delivery, of course. So it has been kinda bumpy for me to swallow all the facts that I am pregnant. It's seventh months now and it's probably part of the reason why I got so sick. But hey, it's a pregnancy!<br />
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And since I'm on a bed-rest, I can't really move around too much or hang around anywhere, on that matter. And it gets kinda boring and pretty depressing rolling on the bed every day. Or so to speak, since mah belly has gotten soooo big, it's impossible for me to roll. Teehee!! And the back! Oh, don't make me talk about the backpain. Which makes me have not that so many options of activities to do.<br />
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So what do I do?<br />
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<strike>I do what most people would do.</strike> I make plushies.<br />
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You know, stuffed doll from fabrics. I was gonna make a nursing apron for myself, but since I've never saw one in real close-up, I doubt my novice sewing skill would produce a decent apron. So, move on the next project!<br />
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I stumbled upon this pattern on <a href="http://www.burdastyle.com/">Burdastyle</a>, one of my favorite sewing site. I was looking for something easy to do, without much thinking or handy work but useful. So this I make.<br />
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It's a giraffe. It's two dimensional, made from two different colored fabrics. Just perfect for no-fuss sewing with a hint of originality. Go look with Gigi Giraf keyword. Don't forget to say thanks to the pattern uploader if you decide to make it.<br />
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Now, after that cutie, I can't seem to stop. I was planning to make a dinosaur, but failed at pattern designing part. So, instead, I made this bunny pattern.<br />
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... or what the husband likes to call as the alien bunny. Well, at least he agrees with me that it's a bunny. The dad calls it a spider and the mom can't seem to understand what it is. Come on, people! It's a bunny! See the ears? No?<br />
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Well, the dispute was soon over anyway since the <strike>alien</strike> bunny was followed by this little guy ...<br />
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Yay! The pattern was not an easy one. But I prevailed! And this time, everyone agrees that it's a dinosaur. What a relief.<br />
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Now, that I'm all confident again of my pattern making, I made this after the dino and was getting mixed review on him (or her). What do you make of it?<br />
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<i>update: I have uploaded the dino pattern over <a href="http://www.burdastyle.com/projects/didi-dino" target="_blank">here</a>. Enjoy.</i><br />
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I've been doing lots of cooking lately. Lots. Actually the frequency and the variety of food are kinda creepy. I could basically cook two different food every day and they're not just sauteed veggies or soups. Most of them requires baking.<br />
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Yes. The oven type of baking.<br />
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Or steaming. But mostly it's baking.<br />
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Which brings me to scour the net for recipes and tips. And of course opening up all the dusty bookmarks on my browsers. Some are 'meh' .. some are just simply spectacular.<br />
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Two of my fave bookmarks so far are these two sites. I love these two sites because I think they deliver real recipes. The people behind these two sites are actually passionate about cooking and relentlessly inventing new food and technique just because they enjoy their work. The foods are gorgeous and they're good writers. One got a book deal from <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/">Knopf</a>, a part of Random House. The other got it from from <a href="http://www.chroniclebooks.com/">Chronicle Books</a>. That just shows how good they are, ex-publishing-worker-ly-speaking.<br />
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If you're into cooking or baking, you should really check out these sites.<br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.smittenkitchen.com/"><b>Smitten Kitchen</b></a></li>
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Deb runs this site. I can't remember how I found her. Which basically saying that I've been a regular visitor of her site for a very long time. I just never leave any comments. My jaw just dropped every time I visit her site. Trust me, it's a piece of heaven on the world wide web, foodie or no foodie.<br />
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She's a mom, so you're bound to find home recipes, with a tweak. You won't find just another strudel, like other sites are offering. Like me, you will find mushroom strudels, folded into flag shaped phyllo. If you've been looking for a way to make <strike>strudels</strike> any food without looking too ordinary, she's the person to go to.<br />
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I personally love that phyllo folding, her simplest potato gratin, and her variety of desserts. It is well-indexed according to seasons or ingredients. Beautiful and detailed photos will guide you through the process. Deb got her deal with Knopf. Just in case if you're wondering what the hell is Knopf, it is an imprint of Random House publishing. Yes, THE Random House. I'm looking forward for her book :)<br />
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.bakerella.com/"><b>Bakerella</b></a></li>
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Really, it's not in any certain order. I just typed down whatever comes into my mind first. Anyway, if you ever liked any one of those Starbuck's Pops, Bakerella is by far the first person I knew who make these cake pops. I've eyed on her creations since I was still working in publishing, wishing that someone, somewhere in my reach is good enough to develop such recipe. So I can publish them, of course. Because I know, such creativity means money.<br />
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But, that's not why we're here. She's probably one of those baker who really can decorate. I mean, I know I can bake, but can I make my cake looks as good as hers? That's a whole different universe. Frankly speaking, I love Bakerella so much that I used to hate her. I envy her creativity, but now I'm just happy living with the fact that she's just too damn good and I'm just too damn ... not that good. Her best recipes are probably the cake pops, but other cakes she baked are looking really delicious too. I tried to make my version of cake pops, but didn't quite make it right yet. So until next time, I'll feast my eyes on her site.<br />
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Bakerella got her bookdeal with Chronicle Books. And blimey, Chronicle Books is <strike>where I wanna be when I grow up</strike> my fave publisher. I based almost all my publishing project on what Chronicle Books made. Her book is out and they're available on Amazon.<br />
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Come on, look at that Winnie the Pooh pops. If that doesn't make your heart melt and your mouth waters, then something is really wrong with you!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336270423553671622.post-19741988421604821972011-07-06T07:07:00.000-07:002011-07-06T07:07:01.615-07:00the afternoon rideWhat's the greatest thing to spend your wonderful afternoon? To me, and I have to admit that this only begun recently, it's going on a bike and wondered around the small city where I live.<br />
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I moved back here 2 months ago after working my ass off in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta">Jakarta</a>. I had to. Aside from I miss the tranquility that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogyakarta">Yogyakarta</a> has to offer, I got married to a guy who happens to work in my hometown. Talking about coincidence and being lucky!<br />
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Anyhow, I found Jakarta too busy for a woman on a leisure biking. But Yogyakarta is a whole different story. So, I ride on of these.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exactly like this one! And it comes with a foldable basket!</td></tr>
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Well, it's not mine. My auntie Soes bought it several years ago. Apparently Kona, the factory that made this bike, built the bike as a part of their charity work. For every two of these bikes sold, one bike will be donated to help those needed all over the world. The bike itself is named Kona Africa. Find out more about the bike and the program <a href="http://www.konaworld.co/bike.cfm?content=africabike3">here</a>. It's a really good city ride and it feels much better that this bike contribute for at least half of a bike someone is using in some part of the world. Yeayness!<br />
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The other day ride was to meet up an old friend in a small cafe in a quiet housing complex. A long chat, a big cup of butterbeer, some afternoon snack and the yellow ray of the sun.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perfection.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>go and make me cry, <a href="http://www.frankie.com.au/">Frankie</a>!</i></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And alas, the magazine doesn't get distributed to Indonesia anymore. It did a few months back, but now it's not. Subscribing will cost approximately 1million IDR. Not happy. So, my dose of Frankie goodness will probably have to reside on these pictures. Thank God, they're damn great ones too.</span></div><div><br />
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