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As promised in my previous post, I'm putting up a step by step tutorial on making miwitch Flying Broom!!!
Basically its just a broom, nothing fancy.. But I name it MY broom because its.... the GANGNAM Jap style of broom that I like!! Lolx~

BROOM BROOM FLYYYYYYYYY~~~

By the way, my broom design was inspired by the manga I LOVE very much: Sugar Sugar Rune (Thats why i say Jap style :p)

 
Materials

Right, first you gota buy these materials:
1 Wooden Stick 4.4 feet or 135cm long - I got this for free at my workplace, not sure how much it sells in the market.. ^_^"
Several bundle of Bristles - I bought like 3 bundles, each bundle only cost me 80 cents! So, its like only $2.40!

Tools
You will need:
- Double side tape (all kinds of widths)
- Scissors
- Needle / Pin
- Fishing Line
- 1 Big O-Ring
- 1 Charm/ Crystal/ Pendant
- 1/5 inch (5mm) gold ribbon
- 3¾ inch Midori Promenade Henna ribbon
- And you need DRILLS too! I had these cos I often use them for school projects last time so I couldn't rem how much I got these for.. perhaps $10+? They are supposed to be attached to a drill machine but I got no machine so I just use hand to hold the end and twist it with force.

How to DIY? Step-by-step Tutorial
Using 4 or 4.5mm drill to bore through the end of the wooden stick. As this wood is lightweight, (I think its plywood) It takes less effort to twist the drill in with bare hands.
In my case, I'm lucky to already have the 2 holes at both ends of the stick so I need not do this. hehex~ =p~

Next, paste double-sided tapes on the wooden stick. It must not cover the holes.

Get ready to ribbon the stick up??! ^0^~
Get 3¾ inch Midori Promenade Henna ribbon , fold the ends inwards and tape it like this:

Peel off the white tape from the wooden stick (leaving the sticky tape on the stick) and start wrapping the ribbon around it:

Next, locate the hole that you had drilled, take a needle/ pin and poke it through. Wiggle the pin around to make a hole on the ribbon.

Ready to dressup your wooden stick??! Do like I do here:
Remember to fold the end of the ribbon inwards and tape it in so the frays doesnt show on the outside.

Now, make a BIG BOW. Like the way you usually do with any other ribbons. If you are unsure of the method in tying a nice bow, click HERE.
I made a bow with its centre tightened up, so I could place another ribbon over the center part like so:

See? With this extra step, the bow looks nicer! And don't underestimate the power of Double-sided tape! Heh heh. :D

Lastly, snip off the ribbon ends like this:

There you go, a perfect bow!!

Next up, decorating the broom stick!
Get a big O-Ring that is not made of hard metal, so that it is easier to work with. If you can use pliers or even fingers to bend the ring would be best. Put the O-Ring through the hole you had drilled. It might take some time to get it in because O-Ring is round, and the hole you drilled is straight.
After that, make a charm of your own using materials like: Ribbons, Crystals, Pendants, etc... I made my own charm using gold ribbon, acrylic tear drop crystal and a gothic cross charm.

Hook the ribbon into the O-Ring and TADAAAAHHH!!~ ♥

This step should show how I tie the bristles to the broom stick, however I forgotten to take pictures when I did that so I come up with a very simple illustration... ^_^"
I divide the the bristles into 5-6 bundles. I tied each bundle with the gold ribbon (which I used for the charm earlier). This will help the bristles stay together.
How I do it step-by-step:
- get my ribbon to go through the hole at the bottom end of the wooden stick
- tie dead knots to the wooden stick to secure the ribbon
- using the rest of the ribbon, I tie 1 bundle of bristles at a time to the wooden stick (I didn't cut off the ribbon so I can get unlimited supply of ribbon to tie more bristles to the stick)
- wrap aroundthe bundle of bristles with the ribbon and pull the ribbon so that it is tight around the bristles
- once 1st bundle is tight, go for the 2nd bundle
- repeat with the rest of the bristles.
- until all bristles are tied up to the stick, use the ribbon to go around the whole bundle of bristles
- cut the ribbon and make dead knots
- Lastly, snip off the bristles' ends to make it shorter as they are too long and the ends are usually too flimsy to be able to stand up by itself
Below shows a side view of the bristles where you can see the gold ribbon I used for tying up the bristles.
 

How to tie the bow onto the bristles? Use Fishing line!
Poke the fish line through the back of the bow and wrap around the bristles, then make dead knots. This will secure the bow in place! ^_^

You can flatten the bow or make it look poofy too!

Final Look of miwitch Flying Broom

At first trial, I put the bow at the top of the broom stick..... It kinda look like a magical staff than a broom... (<_<")
Then decided later to have it at the bristles. Lolx~

I love my broom~~~

miwitch Flying Broom
I'm flying!!!! WEeeeeeeeeee~~~~~~

About MIDORI
MIDORI is a global lifestyle collaborative that inspires, enchants and immerses Ribbonistas in the vibrant world of MIDORI with every ribbon and design.  We are driven by a mission to redefine creativity and promote a lifestyle full of truth, diversity and passion.

MidoriRibbon.com was created as a virtual destination for all Ribbonistas to get creative and get inspired through celebrating individuality and unveiling diamonds in the rough.  This inspiration is the backbone of the MIDORI brand, infusing a fresh mindset into the elegance and distinction that is synonymous with the MIDORI name.

Websites
Midoriribbon.com

Where to buy?
Midori Promenade Henna ribbon

Next up: Halloween Costumes & Photoshoot
  ← Posted this in my Instagram too~ ^_^

Till then! Cheers! (●♡●)

Product names written and coloured in turquoise were sponsored by Midori (MidoriRibbon.com) to me for trial & review only. I am not affiliated to the company. All photos are taken by me unless stated.

Halloween is just around the corner!! With that, I came up with some simple DIY decorating ideas.

Here's my first: Gothic Wine Glass with Treats!

DIY items
What you need are these items:

A Wine Glass
and....

Midori Ribbons:
Here I have 3 types of ribbons.
- 3¾ inch Midori Promenade Henna ribbon

- ¾ inch Midori Dupioni Silk ribbons in Black

- ¾ inch Midori Dupioni Silk ribbons in Gold

How to DIY
Here's the step by step tutorial...
First, start off with the black Dupioni Silk ribbon by wrapping it around the base of the wine glass and get both ends of the ribbon to meet at the tip of the glass bowl.
I use double sided tape as it sticks pretty well onto both the ribbons and the glass and its hassle-free. It is also easy to remove incase you want to redo the decor, or the season's over.
Be careful though when you remove the ribbons, as Dupioni Silk ribbons tend to fray alot at the edges.

Cut the ends of the ribbons like this, so it shows a "∧" shape.

This is how the underside of the ribbon looks like:

Do it now with the gold ribbon using the same method overlapping the previous ribbon. Repeat again with the black and then last, with the gold again.
*Tip: Align the ribbon such that they are opposite of each other. (Black opposite of black, Gold opposite of gold) This way you will be able to give equal spacings between the 4 ribbons.
I only sticked 4 ribbons on the wine glass, you may do more if you like.

Next up, decorating the stem.
I wrap the black Dupioni Silk ribbon around the stem of the wine glass.

Again, using double sided tape to do so. =)

The wrapping need not be neat. Next, I leave about 8cm or 3" ribbon hanging out from the foot of the wine glass.

Using a pair of sharp scissors ✂ (It must be sharp because with blunt scissors it will make the Dupioni Silk ribbon fray even more), I snip inwards from the end of the ribbon to make a ghostly tail look.
5 snips is just nice for the ¾" ribbon. More snips will fray the tails.

Does the wine glass look slightly scary now? hahahax~

Finally, using the Promenade ribbon to fill the wine glass.

And then, put in some chocolates and candies!

If you wish to put more candies, then fill in less of the Promenade ribbon in the wine glass.

Final look of my ✟✟✟ DIY Gothic Wine Glass ✟✟✟
The masquerade mask credits to Na (everbluec)

I love how the Dupioni Silk ribbon looks on the wine glass! The texture of the ribbon kinda has this classy yet gothic touch and when it frays at the edges, it gives a rustic Halloween feel to it.
Here, I wish to thank Midori for supplying the ribbons to me for me to play with! I always liked buying and using ribbons for craft work and even on my costumes. I'm really happy that I could use such good quality ribbons from Midori on my Halloween project (posting it up soon!) and on my future projects as well!

About MIDORI
MIDORI is a global lifestyle collaborative that inspires, enchants and immerses Ribbonistas in the vibrant world of MIDORI with every ribbon and design.  We are driven by a mission to redefine creativity and promote a lifestyle full of truth, diversity and passion.

MidoriRibbon.com was created as a virtual destination for all Ribbonistas to get creative and get inspired through celebrating individuality and unveiling diamonds in the rough.  This inspiration is the backbone of the MIDORI brand, infusing a fresh mindset into the elegance and distinction that is synonymous with the MIDORI name.

Websites
Midoriribbon.com

Where to buy?
Midori Promenade Henna ribbon
Midori Dupioni Silk ribbon

Next up: DIY Miwitch Flying Broom

Till then! Cheers! (●♡●)

Product names written and coloured in turquoise were sponsored by Midori (MidoriRibbon.com) to me for trial & review only. I am not affiliated to the company. All photos are taken by me unless stated.

With the zombies coming soon on this Saturday @ Orchard, you might need some 'Bullets' for protection if you're going down town...

And you need a BUNCH of them...

Joke aside, these cute bullet-like pens are actually Lipgloss, Lipsticks, Eyeliners, created by ELLIS FAAS.

An awesome idea of how to hold all your cosmetics in a holder like so. Interesting much? ^_^

How to work the Clips

How to work the Holder

Saw that their price range is around USD$30 & up, not too ex eh?
Actually Ellis Faas was already launched in Singapore since earlier this year. (See Andy Lee Makeup for more)

I would really like to collect a set of Ellis Faas, probably buying 1-2 pens at a time... SLOWLY.. and then the holder. ^^
I think it's pretty fun to own one of this! I can shoot zombies wiz it! Lolx~

Till then! Cheers! (●♡●)

I am not in anyway affiliated to Ellis Faas. All images in this entry credit to ELLIS FAAS

Continuation from Part 3 (Shibuya, Akiha) POST... the next morning we went to visit Asakusa, Sensoji Temple.
Here shows the Kaminarimon 雷门, one of the 2 large entrance gate leading to the Sensoji Temple. I forgotte to take a pic of this famous entrance.. was I dreaming or what? (<_<")

above pic credits to japan-guide.com

Through the Kaminarimon, is the Nakamise Shopping Street.

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Continued from my previous post Part 2 HERE..... I met up with my friend, Di (who happen to also visit Japan almost same timing as mine) target to visit Shibuya, Harajuku, Yoyogi and flea market.

[edited 12 Jul 2012: I had just added some more pictures and details of the stuffs I 'd bought! ^^v~]
First stop was Shibuya. Di quoted from her bro-in-law that if you didn't take a photo of the iconic spot of the place, means you never went there before. And so~~~ we MUST take this statue of Hachiko (忠犬ハチ公像) to prove that we were here! hahahx~

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Continuation from my previous post Part 1 (Disney Sea).... we had came to Lake Ashino, Hakone. Travelling from our hostel at Asakusa was bloody 3 hours long train & bus trip... Basically is ZZzzzzz all the way! lolx~ Kudos to Japan trains, their seats are carpeted, so my skinny butts don't hurt at all! (≥∇≤)

And here we are!! At LAKE ASHINO, HAKONE!! Its a FANTASTIC VIEW!

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Hey all, I just returned from my June Holiday Tokyo trip last week ^_^.
For the past few days, I had been packing my stuffs and busy editing photos of the trip so I could post it here to share with all. ^^
During my tokyo 10-day trip, I had been somewhat micro-blogging about the stuffs I had seen and bought from tokyo. You could view them by clicking the instagram logo at the left side bar. ^^

In this post, I'm just gonna show some pictures I took for the first 2 days of my 10-day trip. Enjoy! ^_~ -♥

Me in my pink 'fluffy animal ear muff-like" hair... lolx~ Was sitting on my luggage bag waiting for check-in at SG airport terminal 1. I posted this at instagram too~ ^^ Btw, I took AirAsia, probably the ONLY(?) Budget airline that departs and arrive at Terminal 1 (YEAH! DFS!) instead of Budget terminal. So, choose AirAsia in future! (I should be paid doing advertisement right? kekeke~)

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Last month, I went to an Art Jamming session with a group of my ex-NYP classmates at 42 Kandahar Street, the place named NU Artists Gallery.
[Pic from Source]

Its been like AGES since I touched anything canvas, brushes, acrylic paints (except Photoshop & makeup brushes, hahaha! ^o^).I think its been 10 years! OMG, I'm so old already! =_= And that makes the same thing for all of my friends. wakaka.. :p

This Art Jamming is a 3 hour painting session, each of us provided with an easle, free flow of more than 25 in-house acrylic paint colours , many different sizes of brushes, and a canvas. All for only $25/pax! (Original price at $59)

Blow drying their paintings! And spot that CAPTAIN AMERICA! ^o^ Why no people paint LOKI???

Oh-Ba-Kak Mario hahaha!

Lovely Rose! My friend intend to paint a series of flowers for every jamming session, I think she want to build a gallery of flower paintings in her own home. Lolx~

This is really beautiful! My friend Lani wants to paint this and give her friend as a house warming gift!

After showing everyone's, here's mine!!! Opps, this is just a draft. haha.. While most of my friends uses pictures as reference for their painting, I use my Mimi's (my male cat pet) pic as reference & the rest of the stuffs made up using my own imagination... and make him into.............

PINK?!!!!!

The palette is transparent! So unlike last time which we always use was white plastic.. this look so much more professional!

Our Masterpiece! Spot me & my painting!

TADA!! Mimi became CAT PRINCESS!!! Muahahahax~ I didn't blow dry my painting as I did my paint in thin layers therefore it drys up pretty fast before I do the next layer.

Painting when placed under spot light. It looks nicer, with the Silver and Gold paint enhanced.

Here are the DETAILED pictures of my CAT PRINCESS Painting! Some colours in the pictures are enhanced using Photoshop.

I will be using this Portrait to put as background for miwitch.com soon! ^_^ I feel I should also paint a direct opposite version - GOTH or DEVIL CAT. hahah~

When I bring the painting home, Mimi was like, sniff sniff here sniff sniff there~

And he want to rub his 'scent' to the canvas.

Its so hard for me to take a good pic of him, he keep looking away or appear like this =_= Mimi ah~ mimi~

And finally, I Got one!!! ^_^ This was also posted to NU Artists Gallery Facebook!

Iphone managed to take a more cuter pose of him and the painting! ^^ His 'beard' so messy haha~

My thoughts:
I think I never been so proud of my own painting before. I could have done better for this painting and provide even nicer details if I ever been given a good thin brush. Sad to say that for this art jamming session, I had difficulty in using their brushes to add shadows and highlights to my painting. I managed to only find 1 flat brush which I use it to draw thin lines and dot highlights. Other than that brush, all other brushes are just used for filling in colours.
However, the 3 hour time frame, the atmosphere and acrylic paint in multi-colours provided are really great! I couldn't ask for more! (only better brushes. Hahah~)
Nonetheless, I really look forward to go for another jamming session with friends! Its more fun to do it with family and friends or even colleagues! Its like a bonding session too besides just painting. ^^

Here, showing NU Artists Gallery's latest Newsletter! 
And see if you can spot Mimi in their newsletter??? ^_^ YAP! He's in this newsletter~ helping NU Artists Gallery to promote their newest project! This time round NU Artists Gallery co-operated with Bakery Singapore and Animal Lovers League to create a Paws Project! To know more, read on! ^^

Please support Paws Project! For the love of all the beautiful animals out there! ^___^v~

Lastly, some pictures of Mimi, since this post is somewhat dedicated to him.... hahaha~
His favourite sleeping pose! BELLY AGAINST WALL.

And Mimi LIKES TO DROOL!!!!! See him waterfall!~

Till then! Cheers! (●♡●)

I am not in any way affiliated to NU Artists Gallery.