Four Quick and Easy Halloween Costume Ideas

It is Halloween, and this is the time of the year when costume and party shops get good sales! If you have a last minute party to attend, and you don't want to overdress or spend money on a costume that you might only wear once, fret not because I have just gathered four, easy-peasy quick and breezy Halloween costume ideas.

You might need to run out to get some of the materials, otherwise try to look for anything around the house that you can use for your costume.

Lifestyle, Tutorials

What is a Junk Journal?

Some of you may be familiar with junk journaling, some of you may not. For those of you who are wondering what is junk journaling, it is a combination of mixed media art and journaling. Junk journal making has been around for sometime now. It is rather popular in the United States, Canada and Australia. There are even several groups that support junk journal making; members would make and swap with one another.

Art & Design, Contributors, Tips Guides How-Tos

Your Basic Art Supply Must-Have for Art Journaling

Kick Start Your Art Journaling Hobby with this List of Art Supplies

Art journaling has become quite popular among Malaysians. Most enthusiasts find themselves gathering all kinds of stationery and art materials to pack in their art journaling bag.

Just the other day, someone asked me if art journaling is just all about decorating your pages with washi tapes and stickers. I said no and explained that for some people, art journaling is about documenting your day-to-day journey and for others, it is about archiving special occasion experiences with mementos and ephemera. (Ephemera means: paper collectibles and memorabilia such as newspaper cuttings, ticket stubs, vintage printed posters, etc.)

Art journaling is a very therapeutic process, and each enthusiast have their own methods and techniques, ranging from collaging, watercolour painting or writing; creativity has no boundaries and what's more important is that you find your own style and what works for you. So, if you were to start this interesting hobby, you might want to know what are the basic art supply must have to begin with.

Art & Design, Creativity, Supplies

Five Ways to Embrace Challenges as 'Frenemy'

Entrepreneur becomes a cool title when people started celebrating and worshiping unicorn companies. HBO even made a drama to let us have a peek into how startups pursue the quest of ‘changing the world’ in Silicon Valley.

Meanwhile, there are also numerous articles circulated in the web telling us about sweat and tears behind the pride in telling people that ‘I run my own business’; for example this, and this.

While it is sweet to be able to pursue your passion, the latter is a more realistic depiction of entrepreneurship. It hurt when people change, it was overwhelming looking at never ending to-do list, it was disappointing when deals didn’t come through; the list go on and on.

Well, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. The byproduct of these experiences is that I picked up things that make me a little more tougher every time I feel defeated.

Contributors, Creative Business, Creativity, Lifestyle

(Review + Giveaway) Want to Learn Art Clay Silver? Here's What You Need to Know

The art clay silver introductory class at Craft Haven was one of the most interesting craft lessons that I have ever attended. Not only did I overcome my intimidation for clay making, but the techniques that I picked up from art clay silver opened up a whole new creative possibility for jewellery making.

If you are concerned that it is challenging, especially for someone who has no experience with arts and crafts, not to worry because you will have good teachers to guide you throughout the entire process.

For those of you who are knowledgeable about jewellery making and silversmithing, you will be pleased to know that art clay silver consist of new formulation, better workability and working time with immediate gratification.

Lifestyle, Review, Travel & Experiences

Benefits of Planning with a Planner

Ever feel like you’re constantly behind schedule? Or swallowed up by so many things to do that you don’t have time to yourself?

I have. And I have also found a solution.

It may sound obvious, but that’s because it’s true, tried, and tested: planning.

There are just so many benefits to this, and I’m going to introduce you to some of them again.

Contributors, Lifestyle, Supplies

12 Inktober Artworks by Malaysian Artists

October is a fascinating month. We are already nearing the end year and the holiday season is just around the corner. Besides the celebration of all hallows eve otherwise known as Halloween, we have INKtober!

What is INKtober? In case you are wondering why your Facebook news feed is filled with doodles; Inktober is a drawing challenge known by all artists from all over the world. Artists who are participating in the challenge are required to do an ink drawing everyday for the month of October, post it up on social media with a hashtag #inktober. Artists may use this as a way to breakthrough creative boundaries or as a quick daily practice.

We noticed that some of our fellow Malaysians from the Inktober Malaysia community are participating in the challenge, and have been spotting all kinds of amazing artworks too. To share this spirit, I decided to go hunting on Facebook and Instagram to gather some of the ink works that caught my attention.

Art & Design, Creative Community