Thank you gift

Today marks the dateline of my master thesis submission, and thankfully I made it before time! Together with my thesis I handed my supervisor a specially made thank you gift - a DIY decorated jewelry box (or for any other storage purpose if you like). This idea is obtained and adapted from a Russian (I supposed) artisan, link here. The whole project took me two weekends; and the process of  making and pasting the pebbles were the killer! No joke!

From the front. The box opens from he right and thus my door
knob was on the right; yeah I could have done it the other way...
Written on the golden banner was my supervisor's name, censored :P

Open up the box and Ta-Da! A ginger cat with my signature at the corner.

Viewing from the side. The sides were sealed with wooden-patterned
adhesion tape.

Do you remember what drove me into clay? Yes I was inspired when I needed to get a gift for my ex-supervisor; and now, I am doing it again for my supervisor two years later :) Sincerely hope they liked them.

CY's shopping spree

Just two weeks ago I had a trip to Weststar Art Shop (Taman Melawati) to buy some supplies for my crafting hobby. To be honest, everything seemed so attractive that I want to buy all of them! Eventually I bought A few more mini glass jars, a new set of acrylic paint, and some other little things...

More dotting tools!

A stainless steel palette (?) for my liquid clay and/or acrylic mixing.

And then I went on e-shopping at Malaysia Clay Art (mind you I am broke, but still!). I bought a set of mica powder for my clay project and I find this really really useful in adding a metallic finish to my artwork!

Mica powder. RM28 for 12 colours. A little goes a long way!

Topping up supplies - brown and silver clay blocks. RM 6 for a 60 g block.

Sculpey Satin Glaze (Matte) - RM 24;
Not very matte when used side-by-side with my FIMO gloss varnish.

And then finally I took a turn in Daiso. What saddening was that they seemed to stop carrying acrylic paints; I couldn't see any in Daiso @ IOI City Mall; and the Daiso @ AEON Taman Equine only had a few tubes of a same colour left.

Anyway, it was interesting to note that I found a Daiso-branded "polymer clay"! According to some reviews on Youtube these are not polymer clay but more of resin clay, and the curing does not require oven. I bought one just to try - and I might write a review on that later. Stay tuned!

The "polymer clay" (resin clay) - RM 5.3 for 30 g.

Alright, time for bed tonight! See you guys around next time ;)

Crafting, resumed!

After resting for almost a year, I am back! Went for a haul at some local art stores and bought more tools, including more blades, ball and needle tools, and crafting aids. Will put them up once I get to organise them properly.

Ready for clay business again :)

Current project in my hand involves a new material, yes, wooden box. Guess it right, my aim is to decorate the box for someone special. Stay tuned!