Fancy a handmade clay table floral arrangement?

Thinking of getting a floral piece for your home or as a housewarming gift? A lovely table arrangement will definitely brighten up the home. We are taking orders now :) Drop us a mail (dawnutsfactory@gmail.com) to find out more.

The First Christmas Fair

The 2 days fair over the weekend is finally over and I must say I am exhausted! The last 1 month was pretty crazy prepping and creating stuff specially for the fair. I really have to thank my family and friends for being so so so supportive. Especially my parents who chauffeured me to and from the fair. My mum chipping in to help with little things like preparing the price tags, namecards etc. And my friends, especially those who were so encouraging since day 1 when I started Dawnut's Factory in 2010. Some of them even braved the heavy rain on Saturday to head down support the fair.

It is really no joke doing this while holding a day job. But crafting is what I love. I got to know other crafters who were at the fair, they too are juggling crafting with their day job. Have to agree with what one of them mentioned, "no more social life". Because most weekends are spent crafting and that is the most valuable time we have. It was great meeting all these like minded people. Albeit tiring, overall it was an awesome experience :) Will I participate in another fair? YES! But probably with my new creations "BUTTONS by Dawnut's Factory" that I am gonna work on after I complete my customised orders for December. Will tell you more in the next update.

In the meantime, check out the photos from the fair ^^

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Lock + Store Christmas Market 2012

Ho Ho Ho! It is the festive time of the year again! This year is gonna be extra special because Dawnut's Factory will be participating in a Christmas Fair for the first time :)

My instructor Nora from FloraClay invited me to participate Lock + Store's Christmas Market 2012 and I said YES! 

There will be clay crafting workshops conducted by Nora if you are looking for something to do over the weekend. And I will be showcasing some of my original clay creations which you can bring home for yourself or as x'mas gif

ts for your loved ones.

Check out the event page for more details! 

Sneak peek>>

DIY table centre piece

I just remembered in one of my earlier post on table number place card I promised to show the end product of the centre piece we did for Congren & Shermaine's wedding.

A cake and cookie pops pot with fresh flowers and place card :)

My clay flower bouquet in Edmund & Celine's wedding shoot

Yay!! The photo is finallyyyy out! My very first clay flower bouquet featured in my friend's wedding shoot :) Been waiting so long to see how the bouquet will look like in photos. Totally <3 the vibrancy of the colours. Drop me a tinker if you would like to customise a clay flower bouquet of your own~

First clay flower order!

My good pal Jas was helping her friend Prema to prep for the wedding last weekend. So she approached me to design a simple and classy wedding box. The first thing that came into my mind was a wedding box with a simple clay floral arrangement. Well, after going through at least 3 months of clay flower crafting, I felt I was ready to give it a shot :) At least I felt confident enough not to ruin any bride's big day especially when most of them turn into a 'bridezilla' weeks or even days before the wedding.  

So I got an ivory coloured box embellished with a small clay floral arrangement of peony, roses and stephanotis at the top. And personalised the box with a wooden plaque bearing the couple's names using clay crafted letters and bow. Very pleased with the outcome! Hope clay flowers will catch on in Singapore so that I will have more opportunities to design unique creations.

Vanilla House Creations

In one of my earlier posts I mentioned that all full decor projects will be managed under Vanilla House Creations. I am pleased to announce that our Facebook is finally up! Pictures of all our completed projects can be found there :) And Dawnut's Factory will still continue making unique craft creations for all occasions~~

A visit to The Barbican

Visited The Barbican during my recent trip to Plymouth. I love that place! Quaint shops and cafes line the street and vintage shops with hidden gems waiting to be discovered. Lovely~~

Enjoyed spending the afternoon lazing at a cafe watching the world go by. Tried the Cream Tea at Tudor Rose Cafe. Before I went over to Plymouth, I thought Cream Tea was a type of tea. But I later discovered that it was a Devonshire tea + scones set.

Bought some nice buttons from Funky Poppy at The Barbican. All the buttons were so pretty that I couldn't decide which ones to get. Finally decided on these few and I stringed them up with a chain into my very own statement necklace :)

Time to get back into action

Was out of town for 3wks working and travelling in Yeosu and Seoul, Korea. Love the food and shopping in Seoul. Especially with the summer sales, it was crazyyy or at least I went crazy. Yeosu in contrast was a quiet coastal state of approximately 300,000 inhabitants that had some buzz added because of the Yeosu Expo Korea held there from May-Aug. Visited the really small shopping street called Jinamgan in Yeosu without much expectations but found a rare gem called VINTAGE :) I have a soft spot for all things vintage.

Lovely shop with a lovely lady boss....

 Some interesting finds in Itaewon, Seoul too....

Every time I visit these vintage inspired shops, I dream of owning one too with a little cafe corner, a crafting corner and a space to sell some knick knacks. Now that I am back home and very much back to reality (unfortunately) time to snap out of my day dreaming. Dawnut's Factory is in operation again after 3wks break to meet the next order deadline in 5 wks! (But I will be flying off to UK next wk for a week or so, hope to get some interesting finds at Alfie's Antique Market ;p)

Balloons & Me!

There I was drowning in the sea of balloons we collected for Shermaine & Congren's wedding venue decor yesterday. At a ripe old age, it still felt kinda fun 'prancing' around with two bunches of helium balloons hahaha.. A little baby gal in awe tried to poke my balloons with her straw!

See how full the car was! Managed to get a head space among the heart-shaped balloons. People on the streets were rather amused when our car drove pass them.

Uncle William was really nice to come by to help take pics of the venue decor that we did under the sweltering heat yesterday! Pretty sure I got a tan from working under the sun. Can't wait to see the pics! All decor projects will be managed under Vanilla House Creations. We are still working on the website, fb and stuff. Will give a shout when they are up and ready :D

Table number place card

Spent the weekend doing prep work for Congren & Shermaine's wedding on 29 July. During the recce at the restaurant, Congren asked the restaurant manager to have number place cards for all the tables to facilitate guests looking for their seats. Upon hearing that, we suggested for Congren to let us incorporate the place cards into the table centrepieces we are creating. Was playing around with fonts, card size and stuff; finally decided on this. I personally don't fancy those place cards provided by hotels and restaurants. You don't need fancy graphic design programs for a simple place card. Microsoft Word program can do the trick. By choosing the right font, printing paper.., you can get something simple and chic. Will post photos of our table centrepiece creation after the wedding :)

My favourite piece of work!

Extremely pleased with my latest work from class :) Made purely from clay. All I can say is I LOVE IT!

Pom Poms

Preparing for a bright and cheery wedding at the end of this month for Shermaine and Congren. Wanted to make some pom pom balls to dress up the venue. The organza flowerballs I made earlier were easier to handle, gave a more define rounded shape and instant volume. But the choice of organza colours weren't as bright and intense compared to those of paper napkins. And given the really short timeline, it would also be quite tedious to use the sewing method on normal bright coloured cloth. So yesterday, I decided to buy some paper napkins to experiment. The poms made from paper napkins gave a more fun feel. But I think I will need to fold in more napkins to make the ball fuller. And I have to be very gentle as the napkins are really delicate!

Dawnut goes to school!

Started my clay craft course this week and went for my first lesson on Tuesday. For the first part of the curriculum, I have to complete a variety of 10 projects. The first project was to decorate a mirror using soft clay. From the frame to the embellishments, though not many items, it actually took me 2hours to complete. The roses were definitely easier to mould compared to the gardenia that I did during the intro class. From this simple assignment, I learnt quite a few techniques and tips which I wouldn't have known if I just relied on the instructional dvd that I got off the net. Learning the clay craft will give me more options to play with when creating new works :) Looking forward to classes next wk! Check out all my works here.

Mission: Edmund & Celine

My really good friend Edmund is getting married at the end of the year and coincidently it is on my bday! The couple will be having their pre-wedding photoshoot done later this month and so I offered to lend them some of my knick knacks to make the shoot more fun :) From umbrella to lunar calendar etc, he went back with a big bag of stuff to discuss with Celine hehe.

While I was rummaging through my room for stuff, Ed was going through my cds and song compilations to find suitable songs he could use for the wedding video etc. Yup, he is planning to put together the video on his own. Waiting to see the first cut! Once the shoot and video are done, we will start discussing on the ideas for the wedding day. Can't wait! =))

Dawnut goes to class!

Some weeks ago, was browsing the net and I wasn't sure how I ended up at the DECO Clay Craft Academy's website. But after looking at the amazing stuff that they have done with clay, I very much wanted to learn. So I browsed the site and found out that there are three qualified instructors in Singapore. After looking at their works on their individual websites, I decided to drop a note to one of the instructors Nora.

And so, with a few of my girl friends in tow, we went to an introductory clay craft making class yesterday. It was an interesting experience kneading dough and turning little dough balls into petals. Though our workmanship is not that fine, at least the flowers look like flowers! Really amazed when the teacher at the swipe of her thumb created such thin flower petals that looked so life like. I aspire to reach there some day :) In the mean time more hardwork!

Pot a Bear!

This is the first creation from our Pot a Bear series :) This little dude stands at no more than 12cm and is specially hand sewn with quality materials from Australia. Find out how you can bring him home here!

Stamp stamp away!

Collected my rubber stamp yesterday! At first I was a little worried if the fonts would come out nicely as it was not the regular font type. But I am extremely pleased with the outcome :) Another new toy to play around with!

Fit for the Minis

Found these cute little items that would go really well with the upcoming miniature series! Haven't quite thought of exactly how I will be using them but I figured that they would be put into good use somehow. So it was another "Buy first, think later" moment ;p

We are on Facebook!

We finally got Dawnut's Factory set up on Facebook! If you like our creations, do give our page a 'like' :) It helps to give our creative juices a boost!

Production in progress

Something new is brewing at Dawnut's Factory! As each piece is specially designed and hand sewn, do give us a little more time :) We promise it will be something that will make you go awwww....

Be a Cake Pop Star!

Another girl friend of mine has started her own baking business called Cake Pop Star in Melbourne. Her interest for baking started when she was looking for recipes to bake for her son's birthday. Because I don't quite remember her as an avid baker back in university :p

She specialises in making Cake Pops and I believe she ships internationally as well. Sometimes I wish we have more baking supplies variety readily available here in Singapore.

Caring for your collection

For all you collectors out there who would like to learn how to maintain and look after your personal collections, this workshop is for you! Find out more details here.

Designed by Dawnut's Factory for The Intan and Heritage Conservation Centre.

On Cloud9!

A good friend and her girlfriend started their own baking business Cloud9 some time last year. And I think they have really really lovely stuff made with lotsa love and creativity. Below is just one of the many things they have created. Check out the link to see more yummy works!

For a worthy cause

Glad to be involved in the fundraising event by The Intan for the young cancer patients at ARC Children's Centre. Was asked by my friend Alvin if I could design a flyer and of course I agreed without hesitation since it was for such a good cause!

If you have the means to help, do make a donation :) No amount is too small~

DIY stencil and some paint

Was exploring what I could do with some fabric paint and self made stencils. Got the oriental design inspiration from the old chinese stamps :)

The is a chinese word for 'Joy' written in its traditional form. 

It is widely use on chinese wedding paraphernalia.

This design is made up of chinese words for Bridesmaids

My works are on HER WORLD BRIDES!

Some of the decor stuff I did for Terence & Serene's wedding are featured in the latest issue :) Unfortunately the customised ang bao boxes were not featured as the the wedding photographer did not take a shot of it. So there wasn't an on site shot of the boxes that we could send to the editor. It's a pity, but still it was cool to see some of my works in there!

A Touch of Love~~

Started a lil' wedding biz with two of my girlfriends. The website and facebook are up! Do check them out. Remember to 'like' us. If there is anything at all that we can do for your wedding, feel free to drop us a note.

Blow me away!

This photo published on The Straits Times in December 2011 showed a couple having their pre-wedding pictures taken at Marina Barrage. This is what I call creativity! The dress was made entirely out of balloons. Definitely more tasteful than Lady Gaga's meat dress :)