Malaysia Holiday Places and Happy New Year!

A very happy new year to you!

We were on holiday! Yes you heard me right, holiday and traveling around with kids (oh wow, right?!), nothing fancy, we just drove up north to Penang.

My 3 years old daughter has always been afraid of water (I know, right? I mean how can that be?!) but because her little cousin sister was around to show her what "swimming" was like, she suddenly decided that she could swim!

Awesome, yes? Now we could add one more children activity to the list!

We've also spent a couple of days in Pangkor Laut Resort after we left Penang, and because we were with kids we only have access to certain places in the resort itself. I don't fancy their buffet style meals very much, the restaurants there aren't quite kids friendly IMHO, but their Spa Village was great, its about USD$100 for 80 minutes and I was told by a frequent traveler that with USD$100 you can't get anything quite like that in other places, Pangkor Laut should be the place you'd go before you have kids.

Here's some pictures I've captured with my iPhone:

Pangkor Laut Resort Hill Villas

Pangkor Laut Resort Hill Villas - Sunrise

Pangkor Laut Resort - the Ocean, me and my children

After coming back from Pangkor Laut Resort we went on another family trip to Port Dickson, this time our group was pretty big so we opted for Eagle Ranch Resort and stayed in Kampung Houses, some were staying in Paddock Chalets (which are more kid's friendly). There's only one thing you should watch out for when you are n Eagle Ranch Resort - watch out for your food intake there, it's almost curry, curry and curry for every meal with lots of flies surrounding or resting on them, if you are not a street-food regular you might be better off eating cup noodles because upset stomach is awful to dealt with, but if you are very used to street-food or have been on consuming probiotic then you should be fine, I think, but do consider to cook your own food for your young children, at least.

Horse riding - RM15 for walking a horse for 2 rounds on a field that size, haha. We put our girl up for experience sake, she had fun, so it's all good.

And this. I made this santarina tutu for my daughter last year before giving birth to my second baby, it was almost her full body length last year but look at her now, she could only wear it as skirt! Really can't deal with the fact that time really flies and she's grown so much so fast. (In case you are interested to DIY your own Santa Belt Buckle, here's the DIY Tutorial: How To Make a DIY Santa Belt Buckle Ornament Using Credit Card or Magnetic Stripe Card.

That pretty much wrapped up my 2015, it's been rough because raising a demanding 3 years old and a super cute baby is exhausting, but I am grateful for what've been given and what we have been through, so now, bring it on, year 2016! :)

Etsy find of the day - Christmas Earrings

Christmas Earrings

Christmas Star earrings with earring hooks made from recycled sterling silver. USD$38.55 from VBPureDesigns.

Etsy find of the day - Handcrafted Polymer Clay Christmas Ornament

Handcrafted Polymer Clay Christmas Orname

Sweet little blue Handcrafted Polymer Clay Christmas Ornament for your warm sweet home. Sold item from MyJoyfulMoment.

How To Make a DIY Santa Belt Buckle Ornament

How to make a DIY Santa Belt Buckle Ornament

Christmas is around the corner and I made a Santa's little helper's tutu for my almost 3 years-old daughter, the only thing left was the Santa Belt Buckle Ornament - I am at my full term pregnancy and I am not as mobile as I would like myself to be, so instead of going around to shop for buckle, I've decided to DIY one.

Here's the Step By Step on How to Make a DIY Santa Belt Buckle Ornament.
Tools and Materials:
- Marker pen
- Ruler
- A magnetic stripe / credit card (you will only need a half of it)
- E6000 Glue
- Craft knife
- 2" width Black Satin Ribbon
- 75mm width white Satin Ribbon
- Rhinestone Adhesive Sheet

Get ready of your magnetic stripe card.

Magnetic Stripe Card

 A standard Magnetic Stripe Card should measure around 8.5cm wide.

 Measure 4.25cm and draw a line at the center.

 Cut repeatedly on the drawn line.

Fold back and forth so that the magnetic stripe card would break off naturally.

Orient half of the magnetic stripe card as shown in the picture.

Measure 5mm inwards from all borders. Draw lines with your permanent ink pen.

Then, measure 0.5" inwards from both the horizontal lines at the top and bottom, draw lines.

Cut out the rectangle. Tips: once you cut through the top and bottom lines, you may go ahead to cut the center part of of the rectangle, make sure you cut lines at the sides as well, but with the broken center part you could fold back and forth repeatedly until the sides break itself.

Repeat the same for another side of rectangle.

Measure the height of the rectangle, it should be almost 2". With this measurement you could go and hunt for a Black Satin Ribbon that suits your project, I find 1.5" ribbons are too thin so I opted for 2" Black Satin Ribbons.

 Now it's time to add some "blings" to the belt "buckle". You will need E6000 glue, 75mm white ribbons and rhinestones sticker sheet.

Apply glue directly on to the magnetic stripe card, then stick on the white ribbons.
Tips: Follow the inner edge of the magnetic stripe card when you stick on the ribbons, that way you could trim away the excess ribbons easily later.

 

Trim away the excess ribbons, and since ribbons often fray when cut, use lighter to reseal all the ribbon's sides.

Choose the surface without protruding characters, then apply E6000 glue onto the white ribbons, finally cut and stick the rhinestones sheet onto all beams.

Slid in the 2" black satin ribbons, it is a little too big for the buckle but I personally find it better off this way so that the buckle doesn't move around too much when worn.

Gorgeous, ain't it? I hope you find this tutorial useful!

Watch the slides show / video version of How To Make a DIY Santa Belt Buckle Ornament too if you are keen, enjoy!

Corra @ de Cor's

Etsy Find of the day - Quilled Snowflakes

Quilled Snowflakes

A set of large Quilled Snowflakes, sold item by SnowQuilling.

It's Christmas but I am feeling blue.

It's Christmas but I am feeling blue. by decors featuring stretch shoes

Couture dress
net-a-porter.com

Qupid stretch shoes
amazon.com

Wire Jewelry Malaysia: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

It's no difference from our last year's Christmas and New Year promotion, except we have even more Wire Jewelry Tutorial for you to add into cart. :)

Christmas time, Crafting time. Myself and artists friends have decided to offer the wonderful, massive promotion for crafter friends again. Discount ranges from 30% to 70%, and if you check out 3 items or more with % sign, you will get further 20% off.

There are several wonderful Christmas gift ideas I have in mind, but am recommending this as it is related to craft too, check them out if you are keen:

Paint By Numbers kits from Craftsology:

May you and your family have a great holiday!

Corra @ de Cor's Handmades

Wire Jewelry Tutorial - Celtic Knot Earrings, Malaysia

Malaysia Brilliant Christmas Gift Idea - DIY Wire Jewelry!

Less than 40 days to Christmas 2012, are you ready? :D

Here's what I have came up with - a super easy to follow instruction on constructing a Celtic Knot Earrings (and on 50% discount at the moment!). All you need are basic wire jewelry making tools and some simple jewelry making supplies that you must already have.

With the clear instruction, you will be able to make this totally one of a kind wire jewelry earrings in a couple of hours - like a pro,  thus you no longer need to fear somebody is going to receive something they already have as Christmas gift from you. :)

Sneak-peak of the tutorial - this is the quality of the instruction you are expecting from me. :)

Grab the tutorial now and start working on it - I am sure the receiver is so going to be impressed!

I hope you have a joyful Christmas (and happy shopping)!
Corra @ de Cor's Handmades

Up to 70 Percent Discount for Jewelry Tutorials

Howdy! Again it's Christmas month!

Since Christmas Time is Crafting time - myself and guest artists had decided to run a Christmas promotion for people who love to handmade jewelry despite the fact that we have just recently had one in September 2011. Discount ranges from 30% to 70%, and if you check out 3 items or more with % sign, you will get further 20% off.

That's all I have to say in this announcement, now please head over to http://de-cors.com to get busy will ya? Photoshoot your handmade jewelry, and send back to us, myself and all guest artists always love to see what people could make out from our tutorials. :)

May you and your family well blessed!
Corra @ de Cor's Handmades