pending DIY Project no.2

anndddddddd
here's another one.

this was done the Saturday (3rd Dec) before the Sunday (4th Dec) I went to Miri.

I've been putting off my Japan journal for so many times but that Saturday, I was feeling rajin and finally making an effort to start.
but as I was trying to make DIY pockets to attach in my current journal, I figured, my pockets will be too big for my current journal.
So I decided to make my own journal.

My sister shared me a video on FB and I watched it once before I started mine
but now when I look for it, the video was deleted.
like, *feeling so lost right now*

So, I guess, I'll just share my pictures then.

the video was actually a DIY photo album, with crafty/deco feel about it (suddenly lupa what it really calls XP)
but i figured, i could make it into a journal, however ways I want to be, right?

First, I cut off two set of manila paper as a front and back cover, making sure they are slightly bigger than a certain 'special' map.
after that I cut another smaller piece of manila card for the spine.
In the video, the lady actually used some hard board card for the cover and spice but since I don't know where I could find one here in Brunei, I just used the next best thing, manila card. they're tougher than normal paper anyway.

Next,
I attached all three paper using a colored paper (yellow), so that it'd be easier to bend.

then I used simple wrapping paper to cover the front and back.

I didn't capture the moment when I cut the paper off, only when I already wrapped them.

after that I made inner spines thingy.

the measurement was like, the bottom most is 14cm, the one after is 13.5cm, next is 13cm, after that 12.5cm and so on.
I think you can make how ever many you want. I made 16 pieces.
in the video, the lady made them with colored papers all the way but I only have a few colored papers, so I alternate mine with normal white paper.

Selepas itu, I  bend the paper like so

in the video, I'm supposed to bend like 2cm from outside edge of the paper. but what I actually did was bend the paper in half, and then bend again half on each side. 
LOL
after I finished bending, I can see where my mistakes were.
but I was lazy to amend and I began gluing these pieces to the spine.

I used double-sided tape. 
In the beginning, for the spine, I used some white glue but since it took ages to dry,
I used the double-sided tape, like the one the lady used (excessively) in the video.
turns out, her ways were a lot easier and faster LOL

few more pieces and I ran out off tape.

So, I went out to buy some. LOL sanggup~

this is the finish products.

Well, for the base, at least.

I'm supposed to attached paper on the spine. but since I havent got my Japan pictures printed yet, 
I decided to left it as it is for now.

Yatah jua tu nah. pasal 'cuci gambar' ah. putting it on and off since the day I came back from the trip.
I need to get a move on.

Karang sampai the next trip and still balum cuci yg 2016 punya.

ah well..

once again, you'll know when I finish with this. 

xD

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pending Project DIY no. 1

as the title,

this project is still pending.

I finally began this one like, 4 weeks ago.

I watched tons of tutorials on youtube for this one, as you may already know

and I thought I'm all set.

but since it involves some unfamiliar/fumed materials, it didn't go as smoothly as I thought it would.

first I painted my clear case pink. 

it actually some red paint mixed with white coz I don't have pink colored paint :P

and while I waited for the paint to dry, I cut off some 'desired' pictures.

kalau bukan cOnew, sapa jua lagi? ahahah

I was using acrylic paint, so I know that would take ages to dry

so i move on to the next step; making my 'whipped cream'.

I used 100% silicone mixed with a purple oil paint.

this picture was taken after I mixed the silicone with the paint.

look at that mess ;P

previously (like few months ago), I tried using acrylic paint but the silicone hardened too quickly and became difficult to work with.

I read somewhere on Instagram, saying that some silicone don't work with acrylic paints. so other alternative was to use oil paint or food coloring.

So, that's why I am using oil paint this time around.

I tried them out on a piece of paper, using a baking piping tools.

looks legit, right?

here's some more 'practice' I did

different icing cap gives different shape, of course.

they stink, btw. the silicone. So, I had to work on a well ventilated area a.k.a. i have to open my window, turned off aircond, and turned on the ceiling fan.

I know it took forever for the silicone to fully dry, and by the time that I'm about to make a second batch of the 'whipped cream', it was night time and I can not have my window open during night time (for some cultural beliefs).

So, tergendala lah my project.

I made layout for future use.

I bought the SHINee colored decodens from ebay a long time ago. I glued crystal around the edges coz I love sparkles. the bottle cap thingy was from my purchased at Daiso, Miri. (I love Daiso!).

I haven't figured out how to layout the whipped cream; full or just the edges and under the decodens?

anyway,

I meant for the project to resume the next weekend but I had wedding to attend to the next Sunday, then the next Sunday nya lagi I went Miri (to buy my Faceshop! will share pictures on nanti punya post) and now, too tired to start anything. LOL

you'll be the first to know when I finish with it. ;)

although, this case look awesome already without the whipped cream.

what do you think?

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DIY design for phonecase Part 3

I honestly thought the previous post was a January post. :S
rupanya, bukan.
man time flies!

I am going to share with you what happened with my DIY phonecase no. 3: paper design.

Well, it's not really a design. 
it was mostly just shaped, cut and pasted.

Step 1. pick a phone case and measure the size.


Step 2. Cut your choice of background paper


Step 3. Choose your bias pictures


Step 4. Cut out bias picture


Step 5. Use craft glue to stick background paper and bias picture together

Step 6. Stick that onto the back of your clear casing. 


Step 7. Cover your paper up till the edge of your casing with your Multi Medium Matte adhesive.


Step 8. left to dry.

Step 9. use

Step 10. realizing the mistake you make 

Step 11. no longer using. now sits in my drawer for a self reminder of what not to do with DIY paper design for phonecase.


my mistakes:
a. I think I need to cut the background smaller so it fits the back side of the casing better.
b. I should have used the Glossy effect instead of Matte.
c. maybe a soft gel liked casing isn't the best material to use for paper DIY phonecase design.
d. maybe the type of paper I used is too thick that's why it wouldn't stick. 

Hmmm.. I don't know, I think I'm gonna give this DIY another try before i proceed with the 'painting' DIY.

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a/n: I learn mostly from Youtube