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Got a new blog in the house! 


Sarang Craft will be the place where all my handmade, crafty-licious crafts and stuffs are gathered. But not to worry, I am still manage this 'tale of a housewife' as a personal blog until the very end. I just don't want to mix them in here. People might get confused, won't they?


Though the new one is still under construction (a lot of pics are yet to be uploaded), I promise I will keep them both up-to-date. Stay connected is all I'm asking.


If you like 'a tale of a housewife', I am sure you will love 'Sarang Craft' more.


Thank you so much for the continuous love and support. Saranghae!!


Mmuuaaahhhh!! 

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Soft Toy: TV Remote Control

Untuk anak-anak yang suka main dan gigit-gigit remote, ni salah satu solution die. Visit sarang craft for more close-ups and info. 

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A Headscarf for You!!

A bunch of colorful head scarfs. First time doing it and I think I nailed it!! 


I like the 3D motives the most, and jeng jeng jeng, here are the close-ups:

Red Kekwa

War of the Roses

Red-Blue-Yellow Kekwa

The 2D also cute. It is just flat, that's all..

Blue Flora

The free-size head scarfs are available in 5 colors; Red, blue, yellow, pink and orange. The price range from RM5-RM8 depends on motives. And if you want a design of your own, I will try my best to make it come true.


I like them. Do you?


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Soft Toy: Sneaky SSSnake Stripe Version

Another snake is sneaking into the house!! It is the stripe one this time..

With a diameter of 6 inch, its body has the color of yellow at the upper and green belly underneath, with colorful stripes to complete its pattern. It is also perfect for birthday gift for kids and toddlers.

Coiling at the cushion's edge

With his polkadot cousin

You can have one too with your choice of color and pattern. I can make upon order.

Do contact me at the above page should you interested in one. 

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p/s: Coiling is the designed. It cannot be straightened.

Mood Brooch for this Monsoon Season

Experiencing the monsoon season at this end of the year can make anybody being moody. And thanks to the tengkujuh season, I was tempted to design these 3-serangkai brooches for your everyday use. Well, these rain-cloud brooches can indicate your mood on such day too..

Put on Sunshine brooch when you are happy and feeling awesome! While you're upset, don't be, just let the Raining brooch tells it all. But when you are in a grumpy mode, the Lightning brooch is perfect for you. 'Don't mess with me!', it might says..

The close-ups please...

Side view

Back view

Can't get enough of it? There's more..

Not in any of the above mood? You can wear it whenever you feels like it!!

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p/s: Credits to klux for a splendid photography effects.

Soft Toy: Sneaky SSSnake Polkadot

There's a snake in the house. I can hear it hissing. A polka-dot snake it is! Surprisingly tame and venom-less.

This cute soft toy I made originally for Balqis to play. Here is the close ups:

Find it adorable? You can have one too, I can make it upon orders (of course with a small fee). Hehe..


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Mini Soft Toys: Vegetables

Harapan seorang bapa untuk anaknye apabila besar nanti - menjadi seorang chef (sebab die x dapat jadik, suruh anak die pulak). Huhu.. So, the first step is kene la ajar die main masak-masak kan.. That's why I made those mini soft veges for her. 

Ada 10 jenis sayur yang cik abby buat:

(From left) Carrot, radish (lobak putih), chilly, brinjal, tomato, cabbage, potato, yellow pepper, sweet pea and mushroom.

This is one of the way for my little girl to learn to eat vegetables too (walaupun ibu die x suka sangat sayur). Hehe.. Teringat zaman kecik-kecik dulu main masak-masak. I missed those times..

CikBal tengah masak sayur campur

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A Case for your Stationery

This is it. This is the pencil case I'm talking about. A dimensions of 20 x 12 cm, big enough to store more than 10 pens, 2 highlighters, an eraser, a marker and a stapler. 


As usual, geometry motives for my husband, I chose circles to represents the earth (I know, I know earth is sphere), and I did it in a colorful way, hence the fancy look. A green background is dedicated to our source of oxygen, the refreshing trees and forests. 

I think it is really worth it to stitch those 20 colorful circles (what a relieve!), because it ended up very nice, indeed (puji diri sendiri). Hehe..


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Recycle: Coconut Shell as Hanging Plant Pot

Kepada sesape yang terlebih rajin, yang nak buat garden ala-ala di tepi rimba, boleh la try buat.

Materials yang digunakan adalah seperti berikut:

S-hook tu beli kat Ikea, brand Bygel RM 1.60/10pcs. Murah je. Hemp twine tu lebih kurang macam tali jut la, beli kat Daiso @Curve, RM 5.00/3pcs. Daiso tu sume barang RM5, ada kat IOI Mall, Curve, One Utama, Aeon Bukit Indah JB. Tempurung kelapa tu pulak buat muka tempe mintak kat brader jual santan kat pasar. Die lagi suka sebab kurang sikit tempurung die kene buang. Hehehe.. Gunting potong ikan tu cik abby amik kat dapur. 

Jom start!! Kalu tulisan kecik sangat, click image to enlarge.

Kalu hati nak, senang jek. Kejap dah jadi. Amatlah sesuai untuk pepohonan yang berjuntai-juntai dan air plant (pokok udara). Lagi mengancam bile pokok dah mula berjuntai ke bawah.

Kalu nak buat, tempurung kelapa tu bersihkan dulu guna sabun untuk hilangkan bau kelapa, allow to dry for 1-2 days. Nanti residue kelapa dalam tempurung tu tanggal dengan sendirinya. 

Nah, amik ni pantun 2 kerat:

Buat pasu guna tempurung kelapa,

Selamat mencuba!!

A Handphone Case Made with Love

My husband was my first customer. He wanted a case for his new phone. He designed the case himself and chose his own color. Light chocolate as the background, blue, red and grey as the geometry motives.


I decided to use felt paper. I did some serious patching. Mata dah naik juling, nak muntah pun ada gak. Hehe.. But for the sake of love (poyo), I've done it!! 


Check this out:

Doesn't it looked gorgeous? I put the stripe cotton fabric as the inner layer to cover the messy patching thread. Patching those red-blue-grey pieces just drove me crazy. It is fortunate that I was blessed with patience and skills. Huhu..


I'm glad my hubby likes it. I mean, a lot!! And it just made me even happier to see him slide the handphone in and out from the case, several times. I can see he was as excited as I am. 


My iPod case is next.


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Recycle: Aluminium Candle Container as Picture Holder

When the light is out, candle is the first things that come across your mind, right? (or is it torchlight? hahaha).. Light the candle. When the wax is out, light out, aluminium container empty. Actually, you can do something with this wasted containers, as a picture holder!! 

Two slits are all that it takes! Cut both ends of the container (estimate your width of your picture). Don't go too big or your picture will fall..

You can insert two pictures at the same time. In front and at the back. 

Alternatively, I also slipped my old-become-new mirror. The broken mirror was from my make-up box and I gave it a new kitten frame, appreciating the love for cats of my little girl. 

There you have it.. What a great way to recycle, huh?

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Got Excess Fabrics?

Orang melayu cakap kain perca. Omputih cakap excess fabrics.

I got some excess after I was done with my notice board and my so-called wall art. I gave my dull cushion a brand new look, but unfortunately I can only managed to sew one. X cukup kain la pulak. Kain perca la katakan. I also made a table runner for my TV bench. I do not have a sewing machine (soon will have) so I stitched along the parameter so that it did not look messy. I used embossed thread to give an impact on the stitching.

Check it out:

Other than that, place mats and wall pocket would be awesome too (already in my soon-to-do list)!!

Got any more ideas? share with me..

A New Pouch for my DigiCam!

The old pouch is gone. Seems like Balqis has played with it and misplaced somewhere I cannot found. My digital camera was naked for a couple of days. It must been cold for the camera, so I did a new pouch for it. 


I used felt paper. Measured the dimensions and cut.  I tied double slip knots around the pouch, I did not sew. A big wood button is used and a 4 cm elastic thread as the button hole. You can say that the button is an accessory too. I also made a hole for my camera strand. A neat finish is made by stitching the cover using contrast embossed thread. The best part is I made my mark on the back of the pouch, written 'abby'..

Now my camera is warm enough.


If you are tired with your old camera pouch, why don't you try to make a new one?


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An idea for DIY Wall Art

Didn't I mentioned about a wall art in 'Jom Buat Notice Board'?


Let's start!


Do you have a cardboard or recycled box? Don't throw. Go buy an abstract fabric that catch your eyes. Measure the desired dimensions of your wall art, cut the fabrics and box according to the determined measure. Use stapler or strong glue to paste the fabrics onto the box. Hang (I just used double sided-tape to stick them onto the bare wall). 


And Wallaaaaa!!!

You can always separate the features into 2,3,4 or just one big great piece of wall art!


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Convert your Ugly Container into a Fancy One!!

If you are a take-away junkie, then you must have a lot of empty plastic containers. They can be reused over and over, and that is a good thing. But what if you do not use them? So take out your containers hidden deep inside your kitchen cabinet, and make them pretty!! 

I got a bunch of excess paints after painted the house last year, so just used them. Alternatively, use water color. Let them dry after the first motives if you want to decorate more than one color. A glossy finish can be created when you spray a thin coat of transparent gloss (ada kat kedai hardware).

There you have a fancy container in less than 30 minutes. Labeling your stuffs on it also can make your container looked smart and cool. Try it!! 

Pesanan penaja: Do not ever use the container for food storage as it might be contaminated (from the paint).

Balqis with Her Sun-glass

Yesterday we went to Alamanda and it happened as I walked inside Mothercare. I browsed to accessories area and found this cute, blue flora sun-glass. I put it on Balqis and never thought of she would like it! Usually she will throw anything that come in contact with her head, a headband for instance. I was surprised thus I bought the sun-glass right away. Luckily they were on SALE right now in conjunction with Diwali festival. I got it for just RM22.40, less 30%. Hehehe.. 


Isn't she kawaii??!!!

Oh, and she wore the 'Carrot Brooch' I made for her! Just to add up to her style. Good for her to learn too, that carrot provides vitamin for your bright eyes!

Pin Cushion ku yang x seberapa

Jarum-jarum peniti ku kat atas gobok (cakap orang joho) ada, kat atas meja ada, kat dalam beg ada.. mana aku nak letak jarum ni?


Jawapannya, cucuk la kat Pin Cushion. Kat kedai ada jual, tapi kalu buleh buat sendiri, apa hal aku nak kuar duit beli, ye tak? Paling sonang, bak kata orang kampung, "piece of cake", buat bentuk bulat leper. 


I went to Sushi King today and bought my daughter a Melon Sherbet. Bekas die looked cute, so cik abby pun bawak la balik umah. Last-last jadik tempat pin cushion. Selalu tempat pin cushion takde petutup, tapi cik abby punye ade sebab bekas comel Melon Sherbet tu siap ada lid. Kurang la sikit bahaya tu kalu anak-anak ter'main' pin cushion.. Tapi jangan la bagi main terus. Bahaya tu tetap ada. Malang tidak berbau Calvin Klein ok!


Well, below are the series of events that I went through to make a simple pin cushion. Check it out y'all!!

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Jom Buat Notice Board!!

Ever wonder what to put on the wall of your work desk?? Can everybody in the house saw the reminder/notes I put on the desk? Well my friends, a reminder is clearly visible if you stick it on the wall, but where? People always stick them on their notice board, arghhhh I don't have one *sobbing*!!


Why don't you make one on your own? Jimat kan?? 4 easy steps and your wall will has a different new look!! Let's make the space usable. Check it out! 

1) Prepare all the stuffs you need.

2) Cut the board and the fabric according to your desired dimension (psss.. you might need a pencil & ruler to measure)

3) Stick the fabric onto the board using tape and staple (jangan lupe, tarik tegang2, kalu kendur x cantik)

4) Done!! Up to you nak gantung vertically or horizontally. Senang kan....

This idea came up after staring (for quite a while) at the boxes in my store room. "What can I do with boxes?", mumbling alone. I just bought a new work desk and there is no shelf what-so-ever on the wall so it looked blank, empty. Hmm what about a notice board? I got all the things I needed at home. Thus the work began. Less than 30 minutes, the wall seemed to be very useful and I was excitedly fill the board with pictures  and notes. 

Alternatively, it doesn't have to be a notice board alone. Why don't you use an abstract fabric, there, you now have a nice interior for your living room. Isn't it great? How much does a picture cost to be compared to your D.I.Y picture? Lalalala~~ 

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How to make Carnation using tissue paper

I don't know what to do. So I searched something on YouTube, and I found this. I tried and surprisingly it only took a couple of minutes to finish it. Tak percaya? Check it out!!

Balqis is indeed my best buddy!!

You can try using colored tissue papers too, and you won't believe you eyes!! All you need to do is just grab a piece of tissue, and do as I told you!!

Ideal for decoration for your home, wedding, or a bouquet of carnation for someone special??

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