The End

2010 ends here.
and i'm looking forward for more better designs in 2011, hopefully =)

and before i end this year,
i would like to express my gratitude and appreciation especially to friends and family,
also not to be forgotten, my dear fans, customers and crafters for your endless support!

kindly visit my main blog at Simple Rhyme

{♥}, As Ahmad
Malaysia

My First 3D Quilling + Hero's Update !

*continuing yesterday's story, this might a very long entry since i'm so excited to share the pics :P forgive me please ;)

ooooh, schooooool holiday! working at home during school holiday can make you very very very tired especially when your house full with kids! so again, the whole day, i can't do any research work. tons of housework to be settled and my hero starts messing up my room with his trillions of ideas that keep pushing him to turn them into real. ohhh =.=" my angel? she plays outside with her friends. heheh ;) others, doing their own business.

my hero told me he wants to do something 3D today. hoho! see, how he wants to challange me? :P okey let us see what he got.

a crayon kuala lumpur convention center. oh look at all the glues! :D

OMG! a whale!!!

a standing blue butterfly. me myself never make my butterflies stand :P

last but not least, mr. scarecrow! {really LOVE this!} :D it's a totally a brown man at first,
so i gave him green hat, pinnochio's nose, reddish smile, blue buttons and a football. now he happy! :D

end up to be 2D except for the KLCC building, but i'm really² impressed with his creations! and yup, he successfully makes me felt challanged and even defeated ;) and because of that feelings, i accidentally made my first 3D quilling! yeeehaa! grr.. :P

beautiful blind little girl. i love every details of her: her hair, her dress, her shoes ^^

adding some more hair for her ;)

and this beautiful blind little girl really shakes his macho scarecrow now! LOL! what a great moment we had today :D oh, can't wait to see his next creation. ahahah! >:D

hope you enjoy reading this entry ^^ happy becoming weekends everyone! ♥

My Angel's Expression

Last  night while my hero busy quilling and i'm excitedly taking pictures of him, i saw my little angel (which is our youngest sister) sat back at the corner of my room with her sad expression since she know she's not creative enough as her brother. actually, she is a happy go lucky kid and love to do everything at once! talking a lot while eating, telling stories each time we gather together, singing while bathing, recording videos of her teddy bears talking and fighting. etc. etc :P

so i told her, "why don't you make one simple quilling first. you need to practice more if you want to be like your brother. i promise to take picture of it and share at Simple Rhyme okey?"

now she feels happy. see the frog (what is that at it's forehead? a sleeping mask! hahah)
i just realize it's the frog that my brother made last night! it's name: keroppi!

so she agrees and she did one last night. and guess what? it's the sad expression! oh, poor my little angel. i felt so sorry and guilty :'( but at the same time, don't you think it's funny? :P

the sad expression: the blue one, she told me it can be two things.
tears or it can be a sweating expression. funny! :))

this evening she makes another one. it's an angry expression. hahah! now i felt ashamed. honestly, sometime i can't control my anger especially when she keep dancing and singing and keep asking me when can i allow her to use my laptop to play games while i'm trying to focus to do my research. argh!! hahah. bad sister i am.

the blur face but still she's an angry lady. grr.. haha!

anyhow, i really enjoy seing her quilling. never thought of making expressions in my art. she gave me an idea! :D

my angel, my angel :') ^__^

My Hero ♥

while quilling,

"when i grow up, i want to open quilling shop just as you", says him.
"oO, means you want to compete with me?", i asked him :P
"OF COURSE!" *while seriously focus on his creation*

haha! :)) he's been the most loyal person to be beside me from the first time i quill 7 years ago (he was 4 years old at that time) n until now, he is the only one who really really really love quilling. oh, another thing is he follow my style, quill with fingers! (see pic above)

there are what he did last night :D
oh, look at the frog's mouth and cheek! =))

my sweet little brother, my hero! ♥

Soul Sisters Quilling Shop

hi readers, i'm really² sorry for the silence. i've been very busy with all the tasks and responsibilities; and one of them is what i'm going to share with you in this entry :) ehem² ;)

me and my soul sister (Solehah Muhammad from My Quilling Soul) happily to announce that we have established a new blogshop for all of you, Malaysian quillers to get all the supplies for your quilling craft! :D we name this blogshop as Soul Sisters Quilling Shop, where you can find almost every tools that you need in quilling.

at the moment, SSQS has 32 beautiful colours of 5mm quilling strips (80gsm and 100gsm) for you to choose. they are all made from a very good quality paper, with smooth cutting edge brought from Indonesia. we also have slotted tool and we promise to add more tools (board, needle, etc) from time to time. plus, we plan to make a beginners kit complete with multicolour quilling strips, tool, board, etc soon! :D

and as a new blogshop, all the items are sold in promotion price and discounts will be given for the purchase above RM50. this blogshop is seasonal and the first pre-order is now open until 30th November 2010, 12:00pm. the delivery will be made by 13th December 2010 or earlier depends on our how fast our stockist can deliver the supplies from Indonesia.

now, i better stop talking too much ;P and before i end this entry, please, have a visit to our blogshop, happy shopping and happy quilling! :D

{♥}, As Ahmad

Behind Every Art is Heart

in learning how to make handmade book, i've bought this one book which shares lot's of handmade books as well as tips and some interesting method in making and binding books. i think everyone will do the same when we have to select the best book; it's pictures and that attract right? ;) and another thing that makes me atrracted to select this book is the word 'expressive' :)

i've scan all the pictures for many² times. and since i am the type of person who love to read stuff i bought including manuals of my handphone {!} now it's the time for me to read what had been written by the author, Alisa Golden {feel free to spent some time to visit her website ;)} and i'm glad i read from the first page even though i can straightly go to chapter one, two, or even skip all the simple things in bookmaking. this highlighted paragraph makes me appreciate her works more and even appreciate those who can positively turn their arts into beautiful things when they are in tough situation.

it reminds me about my life actually. i've been through hard times and stop quilling for almost half a year. until i found myself miss one big pieces of mine, which is the dream of having my own papercraft store. i am now more motivated by her story, and can't wait for weekend to make another version of books, to keep quilling, and to learn how to express my feelings in these two arts beautifully! ^^

i hope all of you are inspired too. happy crafting, and may all of you have a very wonderful days ahead ♥

footnote: plan to collect all her books! :D or perhaps someone wants to give as present for me? :P heheheh.

Review: Quilling Get-Together v1.0

hahah! i know, i know. i' m late. honestly, i'm quite busy with the research works and i just got the picture from my friend yesterday ;) now, where to start? oh, i almost forgot how happy and excited we are at quilling get-together, but i try to make this review as best as i can.

Picture Credit: Miyyah@Kertas

first time meeting all of quillers and newbies are strange. yet my heart felt totally excited! ;) i still can't believe what i dreamed for is now happening, right at this moment :D i am inspired by their enthusiasm, and see what i've made? i love those! ^^

All my 3 cards: funny how i can be so creative in mixing colours :P hahah

looping technique is new for me but i've try it a week before this get-together. the different is, mixing suitable colours is so not me. i always have trouble with mixing colours. but at that time, together with them, i am inspired and feel like being moved by them ;) *oh, please ignore my english. i always have trouble finding suitable vocab ;P*

everybody seem so busy! :D

the desks are full with creative items and colours. the laughter, exchanging tips, and the new ideas have surrounded us. like new aura. whoa~ am i exaggerate it too much? :P but honestly, that's what i feel ;) you know, i can't stop myself to keep standing and walking to see what others are doing, hoping i can steal some of their ideas! heheh :P *wink!*

tada! ♥ these are all that we've done on that day ^^

we quill for almost 5 hours. non-stop. not feeling hungry or thirsty! just quill and quill until the end. at my side, we are a bit shy i guess :P we don't talk much. but at the other side, we have happening people who talk, and laugh all the time ^__^ err.. perhaps, the next time we meet, shy people {including me who always speechless when meeting new people} can talk a bit more too ;) hihi.

i really miss them all, and wish we can meet again.. before next year? ;')

p.s i: more pictures, can be found here. oh, and here and here ;)
p.s ii: the best review can be found here and here ^^

Pink Ribbon {Breast Cancer Awareness Month}

breast cancer is one of the most killer disease to women; and to some men also. and therefore, since 1985, if i'm not mistaken, October has become an official month for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month {NBCAM} ─anybody notice it? this yearly event is aim to increase the awareness of this disease, so that people will take action to prevent and lower down the risk of getting it. plus, to raise the fund too. honestly, i just knew this since last year, and i almost forgot it this year! *how forgetful i am :-S* anyhow, it still not too late to wear pink ribbon right? ;)

i've made one pink ribbon by using quilling strip.
oh, please don't mind the background. that's part of my workload ;)

therefore, my condolence to those who have lost their love one because of this {me have lost one too :'(} and for those who still fight in this battle, i hope you stay strong and become stronger each day. those who still didn't take early detection, i hope you do so as fast as you can. and please please please, take a good care of your breast, women! oh, men also.

you can read more about breast cancer here. this official website shares everything about breast cancer including symptoms and diagnosis, treatment and the side effect, daily matters and how to low the risk of getting it. they also have chat room and discussion board :)

till i write again, have a healthy life, and may you have a great weekend! love, As.

Quilling Get Together v.1.0

i never thought my hypnotized lolipop could hypnotize some people. but i guess it really does! ;) and on behalf of Miyyah@Kertas, i am happily to invite all of you to come to the first event of "Quilling Get Together v1.0" this coming October! :D

the details of the event are as below:

Date: 3rd of October 2010 (Sunday)
Venue: KLCC Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Time: 10.00 am

If you're interested in joining the get-together, feel free to join our discussion HERE, and write down your name to the list. You will be contacted for further details.

hope to see you there! ^^

Back To Quilling Mode!

hello everyone! oh i really miss this blog :') too many things to be shared here--but i'll make it simple ya? ;)


first of all, my Hari Raya celebration was really great! :D there's a lot of new experiences this year ^^, and as i hope i can spend more days to enjoy this 'eid, time flies really fast; ain't they? now i have to get back to work and finish up all the orders :-S {oh, thank God my dearest customers are all really patient :') -- ♥ u all!}

i've designed my own 'sampul raya' {money envelope}

-which is one of our tradition-for 'eid to be given as a gift for kids ^^

to be honest, new mood after 'eid is hard. i miss quilling so much, but ideas wont come out! >.< luckily, i've ordered  a new paper shredder before 'eid. and when it arrive few days ago, the mood has come and i'm totally excited! ;)

my new tiny little shredder ^^

to be more inspired, i've shred all 27 different colours and put them i my shoe boxes. now it look like a colourful plants! ^^ and it will soon grow as colourful-ideas-flowers ;)

and to refresh back my quilling skills, i've started by decorating this tiny wooden stick with quilling strips and ribbon. i plan to make it as one of the items in doorgift for my sister's wedding this coming January ^^ isn't it a good idea?

oh i think that's all for now. i have to open back my organizer and finish all the orders one by one. will share them with all of you soon. until then, have a happy moment everyone! ♥

Notice

I'll be away for Hari Raya AidilFirti celebration starting 8th September until 19th September. for those who are interested, you can place your order starting 20th september onwards. and for those who already order, i'll email to you the quotation by this weekend and will deliver the items after my vacation. sorry for inconvenience :)

Happy 'Eidul Fitri =)

Maaf Zahir dan Batin ♥

Kids Quilling

having a lot of siblings sometime makes me feel messed. especially when they eager to know what is my next creation. they always ask; "now what?" "any new design?" "oh, why your desk seems clean today?" oh, poor me. being with them makes me MUST be hardwork. no laziness. or else they will ask why. haha!

so, in order to keep them away while me focusing to sketch new design, i always gave them the balance of quilling papers as well as cards for them to make their own and stay away from me. heheh :P oh, i'm really a bad sister aite? ;)

but when they show me their work, i felt really happy! =D i have junior team now, yeay! down here are some of their works. enjoy! ;) {oh mostly, you can see my little brother stole my idea and make a clone of mine. haha! =)) this is fun!}

nana's arts

mael's collections

*click the picture to enlarge.

Can't Wait For Weekend!

back to 2008: japanese style! ^^

oh, i really can't wait for weekend!! but for now, i have to make today as productive as i can. finish up all the quantum works and make sure i won't bring them to weekend. oh, i hope i can :-S

well, basically for this month of Ramadhan, i slightly rearrange my life timetable. each weekend will be fill with craft project {which is other than quilling craft} and also finish up all the custom made orders as well as 'eidulfitri's order. my mind just can't stop thinking of this and that. stamping, origami, bla bla; especially when i found lots of blogs with tons of easy craft tutorial. argh! felt like fainted for 3second! >.< my brain almost blow up and my heart felt like want to explode! {cuz' i can't apply them right now :'(} ohhh! >.<

okay-okay, have to get back to work.
anyway, may you have a great weekend! ^__^v

New Layout

i am a bit lost lately. too many works, but too little time. too many dreams, but had a very limited resources and ability. so, to have a fresh start again; i always believe in changes. everybody can make a small change at a time. i remember few days ago, i read some article in magazine. the author said that japanese people believe that cutting hair can make a new person in you. so when you've been through a hard time, you can always start your new life again by cutting your hair! ;) sounds funny right? but let me tell you, it really works! i've done it many times already :P

so, since this blog has no hair :P, i change the layout: to be more simple but lovely as it's name ^^ now i feel like want to start from the beginning again. new design and new paper product with of course, must have my quilling art inside it ;) hmm, i have to find something unique so that when you see my craft anywhere, you know it is my style. sometime i wish i am a graphic designer students :P heh~ well, still thinking about it. i see most of crafters have their own uniqueness and i can easily recognize their work. but mine? mine is so random =( this is not good.

anyway, that will be in my future plan list ;) now, what do you think about this new layout?

Quillers Are Everywhere!

"Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun."

{Mary Lou Cook}

back to 2008: making orders for ramadhan and hari raya.

one of my unforgettable moments =')

just add some more malaysian as well as international quillers on my sidebar. feel so happy knowing all of them and get inspired by thier work. for me, each of them have their own style and personality in quilling. you see, everyone is making a butterfly. but they are never the same! same goes with flowers and birds ^^

there's one blog that really makes me amazed. she did all the quilling in 3D! im sure most of quillers and quilling lovers had heard about 3D quilling right? here is her blog http://natiquill.blogspot.com/ take a look. really cute and sweet ;;) love all of them especially when she makes quilling dolls! ♥

i always plan to make one, but it really takes a lot of time and quilling papers. ok in short, i am lazy and not really creative :P anyway, hope the new links added may inspired you and happy quilling! ^^

It's Lin Handmade Greeting Cards Contest Again!

hello everybody! this is the second time i'm entering Lin Handmade Greeting Card's monthly contest :) oh, i really wish i could have time to make such contest. but for this moment, i have to KIV the plan first. back to the contest, this is the snapshot of the present

fancy! for this month of july, 7 lucky winners will be selected to win 7 different colours of quilled heart card. PLUS, beaded bookmark! yeay! never saw beaded bookmark anywhere else yet. so, hope i might be lucky this time to win these two beautiful arts ^__^

for those who does not participate yet, don't just keep quite. who know if you're lucky! ;)

Sorry

things are getting messed up recently. the day i go out delivering the bookmarks, i take the whole day off and meet my friends. im so happy!

but when i'm home, everything seems back to as it is. i work really slow and suddenly i don't know where all the motivation had gone?! =.='

my first try making a sad bear (2007)

so i want to say sorry for the order that i have to delay. seriously, doing many job all alone by myself is not easy. sometime i just can't found even a small space to myself T.T so, i hope all of you can understand. but no worries, this weekend i'll make sure all the delay will be sent by monday, okay? i promise! ;)

SR's Rubber Stamp

after inspired by friends online (especially kak lin and kak miyyah), i start this business slowly step by step. and today, another progress have been made =) a rubber stamp! ^__^ for tagging my product, of course. ordered from euphoria craftwork; her work is very fast yet very neat and satisfying! {thank you euphy! ♥}

i've made an order for multi-size rubber stamp last week, and i received the package yesterday. wii! ^__^ feels like want to stamp it everywhere! on my craft stuff, my pencil box, my papers, my desk. wargh!!! :P it also came with some simple and easy instructions on handling and cleaning the stamp. very useful! 

oh by the way. there's a story behind designing this rubber stamp. at first, i just sooo in love with mistral font. so i decided to use the font for 'Simple Rhyme' wording. then i excitedly show it to my sister. "done! simple enough right!" ^^ suddenly she said: "eh, why it's look like 'Secret Recipe' eh?" {me: eh?? o_O} mhahaha! =)) what a coincidence! ^^' oh, really she save my life. or else people will see my brand tag as copycat! roar!! >.<

Let's Try My Luck!

since last month, i just can't wait for this giveaway organized by Lin Handmade Greeting Cards. And now, the time has come! ^__^ wihuu!! for me, kak Lin will always surprise her readers with her own styles as well as her generous heart for sharing all the tips and tutorials in making cards. from pop-up to emboss, origami to of course my favorite papercraft, quilling! ;)

this time, her giveaway came with a very bright and sweet colours ^__^ and again, i'm amazed!

the front cover seems like a bit english style while the best part (for me) is her pop-up flower hidden inside the card. it was like a surprise when we open it! uhuhu~ isn't it sweet? ^__^

well, honestly deep inside my heart, i always wish that one day somebody could give me at least a small quilled card. but sadly, (since i made quilled card) no one intended to give this type of greetings to me ;) hohoh~ so, i wish i could win this giveaway, to be kept as the most precious gift i ever dreamed! wish me luck! ^^

Paper Shredder

as i promised to kak lin, this is another entry about my craft tool. even some of my friend also ask, is there any machine did i use to cut the papers? well previously, i just use traditional machines called knife and ruler :P well; using these things make my fingers been cut together also {sometime}. haha! ouch~

then one day {during my undergraduate}, i saw at my department a huge plastic bag consist of shredded papers. "oh! its like my craft!" said me to my friend. i even take two or three {supposedly private and confidential paper} and quilled it in front of my lecturer's office. haha! :)) {playing with rubbish??} well, it actually after office hour. so, everyone had already went home :P

my paper shredder with its dustbin. size: A4. shred size: 6mm

starting that day, i search for this machine. actually, i rarely go out and seek for craft shop. so i only found this expensive thing at popular :( oh my my. why this machine cost more than hundred?? but, i really need this thing! >.< so, patiently, i collect money and start saving for RM210 shredder. i've bought it last year on september. and regardless of its price, i'm glad it helps me a lot especially during peak season such as hari raya and final exam :') really helpful! wiihuu ^__^

until few days ago, kak miyyah told me that she bought a shredder with only RM29! OMG! feels like wanna cry! for A4 size, it only cost RM39 :'( huhu.. for me what matters is the shred size. hers is 3mm. what a perfect size! mine is double. so the quilled became a bit high. oh plus, it works with usb. not a plug. what a great feature with so much much much cheaper than mine. wuu~ T__T

so dear quillers, i share this mistake experience to all of you so that you guys know that quilling can be so much fun without having to spent a lot of time for cutting papers. plus, the proper place and reasonable price to find paper shredder. here, i share the link of kak miyyah's entry about her cute lil machine ;) and last but not least, enjoy quilling!!