Decoupage Tin for CNY

This tin has been decoupage and painted to look like a vintage tin with oriental design. Good to store your kuih kapit or fortune cookies for CNY. I have used vintage pictures taken from wrapping paper but unfortunately this wrapping paper does not take too well with the varnish that I used. It wrinkles a lot and the colour runs a bit.

Somehow this vintage tin reminds me of the good old days when Teresa Teng's song "The moon represents my heart " was very popular. One of my chinese neighbours in my kampung used to play this song over and over. Now I'm beginning to wonder what happen to his cute daughter Moi Moi.......hahaha!!

Fruit bowl for CNY

In between teaching, I try to paint some items for CNY. This is a fruit bowl to put oranges. I've used a motif inspired by a picture I saw on a CNY cookie tin. I also have used the glass painting technique using the outliner and watery acrylic paint.

Friendship starts in Folkart Class

These are my new studenst who came to learn recently. One from Kuantan and the other from Melaka. One came in a bus the other came on a motorbike. All for the sake of learning Folkart and along the way they also get to know new friends who has the same passion.

Tell me which one of the two came on a motorbike ?

Notice board

This is a notice board or menu board or you can paste a poster or pictures in the middle of it. I've painted it in the usual English look with a crackling base and wisteria/roses /ribbon detail design.

Thank you card ?

Well, sometimes it is better to make a gift that is more personal and something that the person who received it will remember. Here's a customer who has asked me to make a Thank You plaque using napkin decoupage. It will enabled the person who received to hang it at the office or at home.

A better idea then giving a thank you card where some people may just throw it in the drawer.

Painting of a different kind

Majority of my students chooses to paint flower design but this student selected to paint a zodiac sign. Something more challenging and different i.e. human body and face expression.

My crafts in Feb Magazines

My crafts appeared in two magazines for February issue. Mug and tin painting was shown in Majalah Keluarga. Decoupage on tin was in the Seni Hiasan. If you are interested, you would be able to get the magazines from your local book store.