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)