tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23767906159847641622024-02-07T20:00:58.973+08:00AiClay - a Haven of Miniature FoodWelcome to AiClay - haven of realistic hand-sculpted food miniatures, jewelry and accessories! ♥jocelyn teohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00462482714688349956noreply@blogger.comBlogger313125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376790615984764162.post-49782003057104829092017-04-06T19:59:00.000+08:002017-04-06T20:02:08.262+08:00Getting married, and THANK YOU. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hello everyone! How have all of you been? I hope you're well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you've been patiently waiting for my updates, I sincerely thank you for your immense patience. I just went back to check my last blog entry (which was on 6 April 2016), and coincidentally, it's been almost a full year ago! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There has been so much which happened in between, and so many stories to fill you in. Today, I would like to talk about something more personal. I got married 3 months ago, to my partner of 10 years! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">While planning my wedding, I always hear horror stories of how mild-tempered ladies evolve into crazy bridezillas with every day nearer to the wedding day. Thankfully, it didn't happen in my case haha. I would like to attribute this to my zen personality but really, it's because I had a lot of help along the way and generous people taking care of many aspects for the wedding.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I reached out for help via my Dayre entry some time back (rather shamelessly I might add) on account that I was dedicating a huge portion of my income every month to support my studio rental and had not much wedding budget left. Amazingly, these lovely people below actually responded and generously sponsored their services/products. Below is my honest review of their offerings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is going to be a long post, so grab some snacks and read on! Especially for those of you who are also about to embark on the whole wedding-planning journey, I hope the following information would be useful to you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Do note that I won't be able to name everyone involved in the journey, so I'm sorry if I've left you out, but do know that I would still like to thank you sincerely. :) </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Especially if you have sensitive skin and you need to see if you'll be allergic to the make up products. Nobody wants to be having an allergic reaction on their wedding day! 😨 Also, at the trial, Jenny (my MUA) and I explored the different options I had and we experimented with some on that day. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Google images can only do so much, nothing beats seeing the actual hairstyle/makeup style on yourself! We all have different skin tones and facial shapes, so that catalogue model pulling off the sideswept braid doesn't mean it's the most flattering on you! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Jenny arrived bright and early with all her tools and makeup, and I felt confident in her ability to make me look my best that day from morning till night! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">H</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">aving a good MUA is pretty crucial for a wedding, as a bride has got to feel and look beautiful! </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You'll be surprised but the amount of time brides spend with the MUA at the wedding, is probably matched only by time spent with the groom. Jenny was constantly checking if I was ok after each makeup step, from the pre-wedding trial to my actual day. 🌷</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Thank you love, your work is exquisite and you were a great joy and comfort to be with. Highest recommendations to any brides-to-be for</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> and ask for Jenny! (Though I'm sure the rest of the team is just as brilliant 😄)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Another great blessing during this wedding journey, is the discovery of this wonderful homegrown brand, Wedding Crafters and the lovely lady behind it all, Cheryl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is her<span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -0.23999999463558197px; text-align: left;"> cozy bridal studio just a stone's throw from Tai Seng MRT, where I spent many hours trying on gown after gown. Cheryl was amazingly patient at all of my requests, and helped give me good advice on what was advisable for my build, and recommended me gowns for the styles I was looking for.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cheryl also provided for my prewedding shoot, and I chose a gorgeously-made gown in a flattering shade of midnight blue. This also doubled up for the later part of my wedding, where I delivered my speech in, and took the table-to-table photos in. It was the easiest to walk around in, as the bottom part of the gown parted ways in the middle and allowed for me to navigate around without fear of tripping over my gown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cheryl has come up with really <a href="http://weddingcrafters.com.sg/promotions" target="_blank">awesome promotional packages</a> to help all of you brides-to-be get the most out of your bucks!</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1. Gown, Makeup & Photography Package </span></u></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(Androidsinboots x WeddingCrafters x Autelier Makeup Collaboration)</span></i></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 x Suit Rental </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 x Traditional Kua Rental </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 x Fresh Make Up & Hair </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">6-hr AD Photography by AIB Associate Team (min. 100 photos)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 x Suit Rental </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 x Traditional Kua Rental </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 x Fresh Make Up & Hair </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 x Suits Rental </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 x Traditional Kua Rental </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 x Fresh Make Up & Hair </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 x Make Up Touch Up </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For the <b>LUXE Package</b> in particular, you'll enjoy cost savings of $850 if you were to ala-carte the items from the individual vendor. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 x Groom's Suit </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1 x Traditional Kua </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2 x Groom's Suits </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Yan Xia, owner of thebmdshop.com, was very kind to reach out to me a few months ago and offered me dresses for my entire bridal party. When we finally met, she told me it was because she understood how hard it was to be an entrepreneur, and she wanted to help.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">It was very sweet of her, and I definitely appreciated saving some dollars from the wedding budget.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The pretty Tiffany dresses were from the BMD collection. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><a href="http://thebmdshop.com/" target="_blank">TheBMDShop</a> showroom is located in Kallang, but do note it's by appointment only.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Please head first to the website (thebmdshop.com) to browse through the wide range of dresses they have, before emailing Yan Xia for an appointment if you would like to view them in person. Or for fittings with your bridesmaids, as most of the dresses come with sizes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Even the Pocket Kitchen set (that JY is holding) was in tiffany! Haha.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thank you Yan Xia, I'm sure TheBMDShop will grow bigger every year with your hard work.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I also had the opportunity to work with Jasleen and Xinna, who helped to doll up my bridesmaids (my bridesmaids only asked for hairstyling) and both mothers! </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">While I unfortunately don't have photos of both of them in action, but here are photos of their 'works' after their magic hands and styling. :) You can also head to their respective social media platforms for more photos of their portfolio!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thank you Jasleen and Xinna, it was my blessing that you both came to my aid for my loved ones. </span></div>
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So much has happened since the last time I wrote in here. But that is a story for another day, because I have a lot of photos to share for a special day in AiClay history. ;)<br />
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I held my first ever tea party at AiClay's studio on 12 March 2016.<br />
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I made a collaboration request for bakers on my Instagram, and a few bakers responded generously! :) So I had the pleasure of working with Chu Sin of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chucakes">Chucakes</a> and Kristal of Nest Bakery.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">Kristal whipped up a whole table of petit bakes for the tea party! Thank you also for staying to hang out throughout the party as well. :)</span></div>
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The party attendees were really impressed with her bakes, and my personal favourite was the berry tart and choux pastry. YUMS.</div>
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Kristal will bring her tableware (with her tasty bakes of course!) and set up an entire dessert feast for your events and celebrations!</div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Chu Sin created this lovely red velvet fondant cake, customised specially for AiClay! AWWW.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">I told Chu Sin that I was going to wear a pink top and denim overalls, which is why she created the girl in the outfit to resemble me. But whoops I had a last minute change of mind and didn't wear the pink top. But just to let you guys know that you can request for details like these for your own cake!</span></div>
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A close up of the little fondant art she created. It was me sitting at a table laid out with some of my AiClay signature works, I'm impressed by her attention to detail!</div>
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The unavoidable carnage before cutting the cake. Those 'pocky sticks' are the table legs!</div>
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<b>Contact Chu Sin by whatsapping her at 90031050, or emailing her at hello@chucakes.com <span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">♥</span></b></div>
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Cakes and bakes are a vital part of celebrations, brighten up yours with lovely offerings by these two talented bakers - Chucakes / Nest Bakery <span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">♥</span></div>
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<i>Thank you both Chu Sin and Kristal for delivering your beautiful and tasty bakes at such a short notice!</i></div>
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If you're a baker or owns a bakery/cakery/F&B and would like to collaborate with AiClay, I'll love to hear it! Email me at buzz@aiclay.com with your ideas!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: center;"><b>So a lot has happened from October 2015 till now.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The big move, it sounds like something which can be done over an intensive 24 hours, or maybe a few days. But it's been months of negotiation with contractors and estates people, looking for IDs, sorting out our collaboration contract (I'm collaborating with my friend's dance studio in this studio project!). </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But I can finally say that we will be opening our studio doors FOR REAL in another few weeks!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Previously, I held workshops in my home studio. There was so much more I wanted to do (like better chairs, bigger space) for all of you who joined me in workshops. however the limitations of a home studio made some improvements impossible.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">But now that I've got my own studio outside of my home, both you and I now have a bigger and better place to craft in! HOORAY!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The official opening of the studio will take place in late February, but I've decided to have a workshop even BEFORE that, so that I can be quicker than the Monkey (i.e have a workshop before the Year of the Monkey haha). It's a Chinese New Year content, which is why I want to hold that before the festivities kick in!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Which means that it'll be my very first workshop in MADDspace at Scape. <b>And I really hope to have more of you there to join me in this momentous class!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Here are the workshop details, and <a href="http://aiclay.com/workshop/sat-6th-feb-calorie-free-chinese-new-year-goodies-brooch-magnet.html">registration is open</a> as I type!</span><br />
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">You will learn to make an assortment of miniature CNY treats, mandarin oranges, pineapple tarts and kueh lapis.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">You'll get to work with a tiny mold for the pineapple tarts (just like when baking real-life tarts!), and learn how to roll and stack polymer clay from scratch to form the delicious kueh lapis. Also, you'll experience shaping and texturing to create realistic mandarin oranges.</span></div>
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But when it comes to these wordy posts for HTH, I know they are 80% written for myself. Writing helps in helping me see things somewhat clearer, and will hopefully allow me to purge some of the negativity which have been building up these few weeks.<br />
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This is perhaps the last thing you'll expect me to blog about after a cheery Gudetama post haha.<br />
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In case it's the first time you're seeing my HTH posts, it's where I bare my heart to anyone reading out there. :)<br />
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SO. It's been quite a whirlwind this 2015.<br />
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In the earlier months, I was actually getting very comfortable with the state of things. There were months I gave myself a vacation and earned almost nothing. And some months which were filled with workshops and I would be gleeful looking at the figures in my Excel sheet. (yes that's my style of accounting here, not very professional huh)<br />
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The numbers worked out, since I had no overheads from working from my home studio. I did pay my share of utilities and gave my parents allowance, but those were comfortably within my means.<br />
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But now, as you can guess from my title above, a huge game changer is about to happen.<br />
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Come December 2015, I will be relocating to a space in town. It's a brand new area, so renovation is slated to start as soon as next week. There will be hefty construction costs to bear, as we are putting up walls and doing expensive soundproofing to create spaces which will hold my studio, together with the dance studios of my friend's whom I'm collaborating with.<br />
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All of these madness commenced with a phone call from my friend a few months ago, who excitedly told us about his plans to have a studio and invited me along for the ride. And the last few weeks, it's been a truly rollercoaster (this is getting to be an overused word for my HTH posts) ride of emotions. As with all collaborations, there are a lot of details to be discussed and agreed upon. And with so much uncertainty in the air and my tight budget, it made for very difficult situations sometimes.<br />
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One moment, I'll be hopeful and excited for all the opportunities a studio in town provided for - expanding the AiClay team, having more people craft together, having a prettier space, getting out of house more regularly (not sure if this is a pro or con), inviting other crafters to join me in working from a shared space.<br />
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Then the next, I'll be stressed and overwhelmed with the worries - the impending rental burden every month, crazy renovation costs, will I be biting off more than I can chew, would I be able to get workshop participants, where am I going to find clothes to wear to the studio everyday (haha).<br />
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The stress is real yo. Sometimes, I'll find my heart rate quicken and I'll struggle to breathe as these fears and worries creep up on me unknowingly. I actually broke down once into a weeping mess, when it all felt too much to bear.<br />
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Today was one of those days. I caught up with a couple of my friends separately, and coincidentally, they both advised me about the not-so-rosy parts of owning a space outside. Which is a tad too late, as papers are signed and there is no going back. (well there is, if I was willing to sacrifice a load of money and more importantly, a long friendship :( )<br />
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I came back home to try and seek solace in munching on biscuits and surfed around aimlessly online, and then I started reading Qiuqiu's posts. I love when she writes long, honest posts, and it reminded me of how much I love to write and share as well.<br />
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So here I am. Acknowledging to the world that yes, I am scared as f*ck and getting a studio outside requires so much courage and business sense which I highly suspect I still don't have. BUT, we are going through with it.<br />
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Not just because papers are signed, but because this could very well be the push that I need for AiClay, to break out of the comfortable rut I've grown into. This is the main factor I keep returning to, when my worries plague me I have to forcefully remind myself that change is a good thing.<br />
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In case you're wondering, I don't have pictures to share of the space yet, since it's just a blank space for now.<br />
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But if you are from Singapore, and you have some ideas about collaboration for my new studio space, let me know! Or just any words of advice or comfort for renting a studio. :)Aiclayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11174409044480277772noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376790615984764162.post-52798811454175552142015-10-24T16:55:00.003+08:002015-10-24T16:55:46.725+08:00The tiniest Gudetama.Probably the only time I'm putting up pictures here before they go onto my Instagram or Facebook. :) I need to pay more attention to my blog!<br />
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So the thing about turning a hobby into a full-time business, is that it's very easy to get caught up in customers' requests and orders. I can hardly remember the last time I sculpted for myself.<br />
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Therefore, yesterday I sat myself down to sculpt a character which has been taking the world by storm. An egg with a lot of character. ;)<br />
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<i>The past few weeks could possibly be the most hectic and crazy few weeks ever since I started full-time at AiClay 4 years ago. </i></div>
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We're in the very final stage of getting the Pocket Kitchen kits shipped successfully to our shores (which involved so much more money and effort than we could ever imagine), and putting the final touches to our 100% self-filmed and edited video tutorials.</div>
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When I say we, I mean me and JY, who has been the biggest financial backer in this project and an amazing source of support mentally. He's also done more than his needed share of work, with helping to liase with all our suppliers, and editing the videos and so many more. Thank you, my dear partner!</div>
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Nyonya kueh classes are always the most subscribed ones, so a group of 9 ladies joined me at my home studio last Sunday morning. :)</div>
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There are still a few slots for the <a href="http://aiclay.com/workshop.html">rainbow cake and macaron class happening next weekend</a>, if you'll like to join us, please head there now!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">YES! We are shipping Pocket Kitchen all around the world!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And now, we have decided to launch a limited shipping promotion for 30 of you! It is now only +$10 (originally +$40)<a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pocket-kitchen/x/8456382"> if you make it there fast enough!</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've always felt very blessed to receive compliments on my works from time to time, but you know what, <b>YOU can create the same beautiful and amazing works too! </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With some creativity and time, you will very soon have your own treasure trove of unique handcrafted pieces, that you can keep or wear to show them off! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I design all of my labels on the computer then print them out.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #575757; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.899999618530273px;">Now you can create miniature food sculptures in the comfort of your home and at your own pace!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #575757; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.899999618530273px;">Before you dismiss this craft kit as irrelevant to you because you either a) don't want to craft, b) feel like you can't craft, c) you can always buy this next time..</span><br />
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There is so much noise in our world today, with everything clawing for our attention. It's no wonder why attention deficiency is a serious issue in both kids and adults alike.<br />
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Which makes immersing in the here and now, really important.<br />
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Many of us need to regain the important ability to anchor oneself in the present, with neither burdens of the past nor worries of the future.<br />
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And this is what <a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pocket-kitchen/x/8456382#home">Pocket Kitchen</a> can enable you to do.<br />
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Miniature food crafting is about sitting down, and letting all your energies flow towards the polymer clay in front of you.<br />
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I could be texturing a 'cake', putting on tiny decorations, rolling thin strands of 'noodles'.<br />
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During the creative process, you immerse yourself in the physical experience of using the tools, seeing the material come to shape under your hands, and admiring your final work.<br />
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It is a calming and rewarding journey which one has to experience to believe its effects on our overall well-being.<br />
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<span style="color: #575757; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.899999618530273px; text-align: start;"><b>Pocket Kitchen is a carefully curated collection of tools, materials, even jewelry accessories to kickstart your miniature food creation journey.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #575757; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.899999618530273px; text-align: start;">I won't go into details about the wide array of items it contains, but let me just highlight that you also get a full collection of 12 mini food video tutorials. Which are produced and shot by me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #575757; font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.899999618530273px; text-align: start;">So you don't even have to join my workshops now to learn the craft, hooray for those who live Far East or outside of Singapore!</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 1.85em;">These are the miniature food you'll learn to create in the video collection. And you can view sample snippets in my YouTube channel, just search AiClay on YouTube.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">So for all who've been asking for a craft kit, or who wants to experience the joy of creating with your hands? This is for YOU. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">And it was so hilarious! The laughter is real lol.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">I am so overwhelmed with gratitude. Because I just opened up my Facebook page and I saw all my friends sharing the post about Pocket Kitchen with the nicest captions.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Then I opened up my mailbox and I saw a few congratulatory emails from Indiegogo! Opened them up and hey, they were all familiar names!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">My friends actually contributed to the campaign as well, one of them even shared the cost of Pocket Kitchen Ultimate with the girlfriend! AWWW. </span><span class="emoji emoji1f60d" style="background-color: white; background-image: url(https://d3dwqw6te4k10v.cloudfront.net/static/img/emoji.png); background-position: 0px -11900px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; height: 20px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 20px; zoom: 1;"></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">I'll appreciate if you could share the Indiegogo campaign (there's a little share button on the left at the page) on your own Facebook feed, or tell your friends about Pocket Kitchen.</span><br />
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The past weekend, was happily spent with family and friends celebrating my birthday.<br />
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Blew out a lot of birthday candles, not unlike the miniature ones I'm showing here. This is an old work (kudos to you if you recognise it!) that I've hand sculpted. And they are TINY.<br />
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Making the wick was crazy, lol.<br />
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However, when I woke up this morning (Monday), I saw that my Facebook feed (and every other social media) was flooded with tributes and teary messages to Mr Lee Kuan Yew, who had passed on earlier at 3.18am.<br />
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It was not a surprise, as he had been seriously ill for some time. But still, the air of grief is present definitely in our country. Below is what I wrote in my Instagram.<br />
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<i>This morning, our nation's founding father, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, passed on. </i></div>
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<i>I will not pretend to be any less uninformed of politics that I honestly am, and I don't think I can even confidently state the many political achievements of Mr Lee.</i></div>
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<i>This however, does not undermine the immense respect I have for this great man, for his legendary contributions to the beautiful country I have grown up in. </i></div>
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<i>The current comforts I enjoy (safety, hygiene, education), and the possibility of being able to thrive as a full time miniature food sculptor, all of these have to be attributed to Mr Lee Kuan Yew's lifelong work in politics.</i></div>
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<i>Thank you Mr Lee, and I will continue learning from your extraordinary strengths, and do my part, in his son's words, "to build on his foundations, strive for his ideals and keep Singapore exceptional and successful for many years to come." </i></div>
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<i>#thankyouLKY</i></div>
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Some day last year, I received an email from Junda who wanted a private craft party for his fiance Bellina. Bellina is in love with miniatures, specifically food miniatures, so it was perfect that he found me and AiClay! :D</div>
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A few emails later, <b>we had a surprise party all ready on 8 Nov 2014</b>, for the beautiful lady.</div>
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<b>She was all smiles during the workshop</b>, actually they both were. :) The hours sped by, and here are some shots of her doing the necessary photoshoot of their completed works after every AiClay workshop.</div>
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Junda also joined in during the workshop, and he actually made that miniature double deck sandwich! While Bellina went super creative and made two adorable cupcakes.</div>
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All of them were made into necklaces for the lady. ;)</div>
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Thank you for coming for the workshop, you two! I really enjoyed hanging out with you guys, and I really hope that <b>you two will remember that day crafting together</b> for a long time to come. :)</div>
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After some persuasion from my partner JY who has had enough of looking at cafe cakes and waffles whenever he pops into the blog, I have decided. <b>That I will restart my engine for blogging.</b></div>
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Dear all, this has been an amazingly long hiatus from the blog. I'll skip the apologies and excuses (well, it really is because I document my life mostly at <b><a href="http://dayre.me/aiclay">Dayre.me/aiclay</a> </b>now) and head straight to showing you a part of what I've been up to!</div>
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So if you've a Singaporean, then you should have been to Holland Village. And if you've been to Holland V, then you MUST have seen a cute cafe which popped up 2 years ago, called <b>d'Good Cafe</b>!</div>
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Remember <a href="http://blog.aiclay.com/2014/02/one-of-my-dreams-sift-desserts.html">this post</a>, where I talk about my dream of having my miniatures showcased in F&B venues? So, here's the first collaboration I did (well, Sift didn't really count as it was more of a gift commission for the owner, and not the cafe) with d'Good Cafe!</div>
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After bouncing some ideas back and forth with Jasmin, marketing manager of the cafe, we finally settled on these 4 items from the menu to replicate!</div>
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It took a few weeks of R&D till the miniature food replicas were completed! I happily trooped down to the cafe with JY for a photoshoot of my works and the real food items. Jasmin kindly treated us to the spread of food in the end too, <b>much to the joy of our empty stomachs.</b></div>
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Here's their <b>Maple Sea Salt Cheesecake.</b></div>
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Teeny weeny macaron sitting atop the miniature cheesecake.</div>
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I enjoyed eating this the most. Packing in the cold ice cream into the welcoming cavity of the warm waffles, topping it off with a slice of fruit and then sending the tasty combo into my mouth. <b>Mmmmm. </b></div>
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It's been a day since my works have been featured on d'Good Cafe's Facebook and Instagram. And already, the enquiries on workshops and sales are coming in! HOORAY. Plus I just got word from Jasmin that a radio DJ is also enquiring about AiClay, could it be that I'll be appearing on airwaves soon?!?! I'm bouncing in excitement!<br />
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Once I'm done with creating a display for the miniature works, I'll be sending the replicas off to the cafe so that the patrons can view the tiny food sculptures. :) If you're in Singapore, <b>do head down to the cafe for a visit if you haven't!</b> It's a lovely chill-out place with tasty dishes on their menu.<br />
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Popping in for a quick shout out, to those who have been waiting for a chance to create food miniatures! I have three workshops arranged this July (there was four but the nyonya kueh workshop has sold out!), for you to come join in the crafting fun.</div>
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I know I know, it's unforgivable that I've taken such a looooooong break from my blog! It's been, what 4 months since I blogged in here?</div>
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Sincere apologies to everyone who's been checking in here for updates, the break is unintentional and I blame it all on the different social media outlets AiClay has hahaha. I've got a Facebook page, twitter handle, Instagram account, and even a Dayre account (microblogging). I don't want to regurgitate all identical content on the different platforms, which is why I've been perplexed on what to blog about.</div>
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But I think I've finally cleared my head on what content I should keep for my blog. So enough talking, let's see what I've been busy with the past few months!</div>
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So I finally made these little nyonya treats into earrings. I love the daintiness, yet strong pop of colour.</div>
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For those who aren't familiar with these desserts, they are angku kueh, ondeh ondeh and lapis sagu in order of pictures. :)<br />
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I eat this rainbow kueh by peeling them off layer by layer, and then rolling it up before popping into my mouth haha. I guess you can call me a systematic eater.<br />
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Right now, I'm waiting for Sheryl, my private workshop participant to arrive for her third lesson - we're making cupcakes today! Cupcake earrings to be exact. The past few lessons have been really enjoyable crafting with her and sharing my techniques and tips with her, so I'm looking forward to the rest of the workshops as well! She signed up for a series of 10 workshops, and you can too! Over here at http://aiclay.com/workshop/private-one-to-one-workshop.html The private workshops are heavily discounted if you buy 10 slots, up to 50%! Heavily recommended by me hehe.<br />
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I'll be back here soon, in the meantime do follow me on the rest of my social media platforms to stay updated! :)Aiclayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11174409044480277772noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376790615984764162.post-61289807687916722392014-03-19T22:53:00.000+08:002014-03-19T23:07:24.655+08:00A fresh new look. :)<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello my lovelies! If you're reading this, then you've probably already seen the new look of AiClay's website! Instead of a blogger layout, it's finally a real website where you can navigate around to buy directly from me, read the story of AiClay, register for workshop slots etc. Personally, I LOVE IT!</span><br />
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Apologies for not announcing the launch of the website over here earlier, hence giving some of you a scare when you went to www.aiclay.com as usual to read my posts. It was launched on 13th March last week.</span><br />
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I've been working on this for a few months together with my website designer, emailing back and forth about little details about how to improve the website and its aesthetics. Basically I just wanted a clean, simple layout with the main focus on my pictures, I think the final product is pretty much what I had in mind!</span><br />
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But I'm never going to neglect this blog, this is where AiClay started and I've always loved sharing my stories and experiences of being a miniature food business owner with the readers. Although I don't receive many comments, there are a few I always recognise. You know who you are! I'm always very touched when I see your names appearing in my email inbox as commenters, thank you for the continual support. :)</span><br />
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I'm so looking forward to this weekend! A rainbow nyonya kueh workshop tomorrow noon, bbq gathering at jy's place, and then sleepover with Taro until next week. Since we'll be in the east, I foresee many trips down to East Coast Park. ;)</div>
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Here are some miniature chocolate-coated strawberries to sweeten your weekend as well. I actually made them for Valentine's Day, but hey presto, it's March in a blink of an eye lol.</div>
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The March holidays are coming up! I have organised a whole week of holiday workshops, for the students and also the parents who are finally getting a break from fetching their kids to school. Please refer to http://www.aiclay.com/p/workshops.html for more details. Slots are already getting filled up, be quick!<br />
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P.S Thank you all of you for your comments on the previous entry, I read them all! :)Aiclayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11174409044480277772noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376790615984764162.post-37157934685999006702014-02-26T14:48:00.002+08:002014-02-26T14:48:31.641+08:00Heart-to-heart: On working from home. It's been quite some time I wrote in here. <div>
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There have been so many social networking platforms to write on (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter) and it's just so much easier to post on the go with my phone that sadly, I've neglected my oldest networking site, here. By the way,<a href="http://dayre.me/aiclay"> I post DAILY on my Dayre</a> (it's a new microblogging app, please go download and follow me there! I update constantly about what's going on in my life and AiClay work there) </div>
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When I first quit my full time job (a 9-6 desk bound job) and started working on AiClay, I faced a constant turmoil of emotions. When I was working, I hated the daily shuttling from home to work, squeezing in the train filled with mobs of robotic and depressing faces, waking up to my annoying alarm and never having enough sleep. The list goes on. Constantly, I craved for the comfort of my warm bed, dreaming of snacking while watching telly dramas, or just being home. </div>
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But this changed very quickly when I brought my office home. Or called my home, my office. Whichever way you want to see it. </div>
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Admittedly, I had more than my fair share of slacking at home when I first quit my job. I didn't know how to schedule my work, or what I could work on if there were no commissions. I bathed in my newfound freedom to wake up anytime I wanted to, and to take breaks without seeking anybody's permission. There were even days I just slept till noon, went for mahjong dates, or lazed in bed playing Candy Crush (yup, that was the craze then) for hours. I probably squeezed in a bit of working in my tight schedule of being lazy. -dry laughter. </div>
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You know how they say, too much of something is bad enough? (okay the Spice Girls said this) That was definitely true for me. I had too much freedom, and freedom means nothing when there was nothing to be free from. Taking breaks was meaningless because I wasn't working prior to that, going on holidays made me feel guilty, and weekends just meant that I was resting (again) with the rest of the working world. </div>
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I tried to fill up my schedule with meeting friends, anything that could allow me to leave home. But friends had colleagues to hang out with after work, or meetings to attend. My boyfriend suffered the brunt of my incessant need to leave the house. I was asking him out everyday, and unreasonably I was expecting him to accompany me constantly. Our relationship was strained as I grew clingy. </div>
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The process of getting into a schedule, and gaining self-discipline is long and not easy. But 4 years into a home-based business, I can now say I REALLY spend at least 75% of my time at home working. Even if I'm shuttling between appointments (with friends or business), I'm replying emails and marketing on my social networks as well. There were a lot of factors that contributed to this as well. For example, I converted my room into a home studio where it's a lot more conducive to work from. My bed is now a makeshift one, so I no longer have the luxury to just laze on bed in between tasks. Or the fact that I've been blessed with having kind strangers and friends share their ideas and opportunities with me, and opening up my mind about the potential AiClay can blossom into. </div>
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The most awesome change I see in myself, is that I no longer feel bored or unhappening even if I spend the entire week just working from home. How can I, when I'm busy working on exciting new projects for AiClay and discovering new potential challenges. Of course, I still love meeting my friends and family, and would fit in dates with them every once in a while. It's just healthy for my system. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">AiClay got another mention in the Straits Times Life today!</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"> As a business owner, I'm always grateful to have a (positive) mention in media, so thank you Cheryl for recommending me, and Bryna for the interview. :)</span></span></div>
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Aiclayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11174409044480277772noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376790615984764162.post-80090878394818674062014-02-14T12:05:00.000+08:002014-02-14T12:05:03.898+08:00I love you, I really do. { cupcakes & biscuits }<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I sent out an AiMail with the same title last night. (Yes! Subscribers check your mailbox! There's a secret Valentine coupon code in there too. :))</div>
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And I want to say it again to all of you blog readers. Because some of you, have been with me for a long long time. This blog was started since the day I decided to show my miniature works to the world, which was in 2009. That's around 4+ years! </div>
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I made some miniature cupcakes that day, decorated with dreamy pastel sprinkles. (If you're <a href="http://instagram.com/aiclay">on my Instagram</a>, you would see the working process of how I made the sprinkles)</div>
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I'll love to know about your day, if you spent it with someone special or even just doing things you love doing. :) So just write in the comments if you would like to share it with me. </div>
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Currently, I'm in the talks with some cafes in Singapore to introduce AiClay's works to them, as unique branding points. Imagine having your staff wear pins with your signature cake, or having an entire collection of miniature fruit tart charms which your customers could purchase on top of buying the real fruit tart. That way, they'll get to eat and have their cake (or insert with food of choice) as well! </div>
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And here's the photo of the desserts on my hand, for size reference. They were all so tiny and delicate it broke my heart a little bit when I had to send them off in their customised brown box. </div>
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Wish me loads of luck in this project with the cafes/bakeries, it's one very close to my heart (and stomach). :)<br />
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Last year 27th Oct, a group of lovely ladies trooped to my home studio armed with bags of tidbits and a bunch of pretty flowers. Together, we got down to work to decorate my home studio, <b>all ready to welcome our secret VIP</b>! </div>
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Let's rewind to a few weeks before that day. Eileen contacted me to host a surprise craft hen party for her friend and bride-to-be. After some discussion, we settled on making miniature minions together and set aside a date where all of the bridesmaids could come join in the fun as well! </div>
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I managed to capture their serious side in making the little minions, but what you don't see here is how much fun and laughter was going around! Since all of them were close friends, it was a super lighthearted session with plenty of chitchat and mocking of each others' minions lol.</div>
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The girls put on a flowery headpiece and sash for the special bride before we got down to crafting, and she was really sporting to have worn the sash till the end of the craft party!</div>
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Check out the platters of tidbits they brought over! I don't think my studio has ever smelt that delicious ever haha. Crafting and snacking really goes awesomely well together. Just make sure to use utensils to handle your food or wash your hands!</div>
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This is the second bridal party I've held so far, and I honestly feel it's one of the best hen party ideas for a craft-loving bride! Let me tell you why.<br />
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For the first bridal party I held earlier in the year, the bridesmaids didn't know each other beforehand, so while crafting, they got to chat and discuss the various ways they were going to torture the groom's brothers lol. Best part was, there was <b>never any room for awkward silences</b> as there was always something to do with their hands! <b>Crafting is really an awesome ice breaker. </b>They all left the craft party newly acquainted and chatting happily like old friends.<br />
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Also, they all left with a momento which they've hand sculpted from scratch. For the first bridal party, all of them even wore the pendants they made (they all made pendants with the theme 'rainbow', that's them in the photo above!) to the wedding! It's something to be cherished, and <b>you'll always remember the banter and laughter shared when you see the craft piece. </b><br />
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