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 :)