Brand new header dilemma

Hey guys

I was trying out different headers for my blog. It still looks kinda cheesy to me. Dont it?

Since I've learned how to Photoshop and do some illustrations, I decided to make my own blog header!!

Thinking of making full illustration of myself and make something like a pop art thingy. But i feel so lazy to do vectoring. It takes gazillion years to finish like that sneaker vector i did in my previous post. It took bout 2 weeks for me to finish. Maybe cause i was still new to all this last time.

SO... i tried cutting myself out from a picture and put it as an PNG format, with my name on it. and it looked plain.

So i decided to add something. First thing that came thru my mind... Butterflies. I love butterflies. Then, i decided to make it like what i did for Taylor's album. Which is like an enchanted garden with butterflies and stuff.

Should I keep this header or use the simple one or create something else?

Leave me a comment at the bottom of this post. I need opinions. :D

S-tel

Best of Year 1 sem 1

I'm back on track!

I'm having my semester break now. I do check my blog once in awhile and i found out that there are still people viewing it eventho i have abandoned it for a long time. Thanks for supporting by the way. :) i know that my viewers love to look at my clay works and all, but sad to say i haven't been doing it for half a year now :(. Been pretty busy cause i just started my first year in degree in graphic design and multimedia. I didnt have time for other things. Anyways... your still welcomed to view my blog. feel free to drop me a comment or feedback regarding my clay works or anything at all at my chatbox or in my fb. :)

I have stopped updating my bloggie for awhile now.

So it's about time for me to update everyone about my degree life!

I have learned and experience a lot of things for the very first time. WHEE

It has been an amazing experience. No doubt.

Attended drawing classes for the very first time. Used easels for the very first time. LOL

Drew a super complicated Chinese umbrella.

Drew a friend of mine for the very first time! and it doesnt look like her -.-

I suck.

Drew a toy monkey using charcoal and white pastel on my final week.

Love this the most!

I cut the corner of my index finger when cutting the mounting board during submission day.

I almost fainted looking at my bleeding and hurt finger. It's like the shape of the moon!

Did vector work for the very first time.

It's pretty tough tho, to be tracing it to be exactly alike with the original picture. :/

The first pic is the original photo and the 4th one is after tracing.

First time being a magazine editor. hahahahha. just kidding.

My graphic class assignment. Creating magazine layout.

Made Taylor swift's album! It's for my graphic class also. My final project.

Some said it's nice. Some said she doesn't even look like Taylor.. =.=

Makes me kinda heartbroken lah. :/

Had theatrical performance for my English vocabulary elective.

I have to act as a pathetic psychopath that has imaginary friend and get raped

and scolded and slapped by her uncle.

How sad case can this character be?

Dress up as an indian for the very first time for my Color studies's

cultural study presentation. HAHA

Vivian tied a nice braid for me! love it!

My One Malaysia T shirt design photo shoot. I feel so proud to be wearing my own design.

I even have to catwalk infront of my whole class during the presentation. =.=

Feel so embarrassed. T.T

Hahaha... this is TBF. poor guy... being forced to be my model and catwalk with me.

LOL

Besides all of those... I also met my true friends.

We've been to Paris together...

Went to the moon together... LOL

And we flew on the sky together. LMAO

Forgive us for being a bunch of bimbos. hahaha

We talk, joke, laugh, and gossip together all the time.

They are my best buddies and my best competition (assignment wise)

We compete to motivate ourselves to be more hardworking but we still love each other at the end of the day. haha

We're one big family.

I had a great time in my semester 1. Seriously.

Looking forward to next semester.

S-tel

Long time no see

Hello people...

Actually i do check my blog hits almost everyday and i noticed there are still alot of people viewing even tho i did not update anything. Which is a *thumbs up* sign and which makes me have the motivation to post more. I notice u guys love my clay crafts huh... it's pretty inconvenient and I feel kinda lazy to resize, post to photobucket then drag the link here. so i suggest u guys check out more pictures of my crafts on my facebook aite!

Well... i know. Clay is sorta like a trend now. Everyone's been asking me where i learn it from... =.= Honestly... i'm not lying for crying out loud. I'm serious when i say i never learn it from anyone or anywhere before. I just so happen to have to urge to find out what is it and i googled and bought materials and just mould according to pictures and imagination. I SWEAR.

Great news is... I'm starting to make business out of it d. Since i got quite a lot of positive feedbacks from friends around me.. my first business made was on july (i know it's september already, i didnt have time to post). An old friend of mine requests for an custom made clay photo frame for her bf. I was told to make roses and hearts and the rest, design and stuff is all up to me. so here are the pictures:

from top: my first sketch, final sketch, before paint and when it's done.

I love this 2 little things tho. their looks turned our even better than what i thought i can make. It's the first time i actually make a cartoon human face. Never tried making human face before.

W ♥ K. symbolizes Wei ♥ Keat.

Actually my friend wanted me to make it in chinese characters and it's like @@ damn hard. failed gazillion times. *boo self*

lonely boy with roses

i love the roses tho. I'm improving on my rose making skills. lol

Well that's all. I didnt get to know any customer feedback yet. LOL

ANYWAYS... i saw this amazing handicraft art market thing on TV and i was thinking whether should i participate in it by selling my clay works. but i do have to diversify it a little.. I dont know if there'll be people who would be willing to buy my crafts tho... the other crafts sold there are amazing.

It's called KAKA art market. with alot of booths there held in Shaw parade on the first sundays of every month!

U guys out there who are reading my blog often, u guys should tell me what u guys feel about my crafts and whether i should participate in kaka art market aite! good, bad, normal, lousy like crap.. just let me know haha. i would seriously love to know what poeple think about my crafts. So flood those comment in! =)

For those who are interested in owning a custom made photo frame designed by yourself... feel free to drop a message on my facebook.

As for the price... i usually just take what u offer. But must be reasonable also laa. lol dont tell me one ringgit or what =.=

Hope to recieve feedback from u guys! loads of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

S-tel

Paper clay crafts (part 4)

hey loves,

Remember that i told u guys that i bought some plain ring and hair clips from Midvalley? Now here's a little something i'd like to share with you guys. Since i already have a hot glue gun, so i made a few different patterned paper clays to stick on the ring and there's how they look like!

I'm not much of a cute thing lover. I dont like cute stuffs. so i dont make strawberrys, rabbits and stuffs cause i will not wear it or use it. Actually i made a teddy bear that i wanted to give it to my cousin. it's pretty cute. But it's ruined. The ink kinda smudge. =(

Roses and the plain ring i mentioned earlier.

pink blue and purple. perfect combination =D

Black rose. My favourite one.

Baby pink rose and ribbon.

baby pink rose. it's very elegant and yet girly

Baby pink ribbon.

roses

My favourite shot of the day:

p/s: i shall do a tutorial post someday to teach my readers how to make clay roses. I have a few requests from my friends already. Anticipate. :)

Estelle

Mother's day 2010

My comp has been dead for a week already. =( At first it's the internet connection, then my comp. =.= and there goes my holidays, starring at a 4.3 inch LCD screen (PSP). It feels so good to be sitting in front of a 20 inch LCD monitor again. =D

So sorry for the lack of updates tho. I'd notice my viewers love to see my clay works. I'd personally made something out of clay for my mum on mother's day. Hope you guys like it too! =D

White paper clay, moulding tools and my completed frame.

A clear view of my daisies and hearts before being glued on to the frame

arranging the moulded clays.

Daisies ♥

After painting my paper clay with poster colour

Final result, after spraying aerosol paint coating. ♥

*p/s: leave me some comments to tell me how you feel about it*

Mum was pretty happy and surprised when she received the frame i made for her. We went out to Midvalley to shop that day. I bumped into the last person i wanna see on this surface of earth in my favourite art shop, art friend @ The Gardens. -__- I was actually doubting whether to get acrylic paint or not. I don't even know if it's necessary. Maybe i shall wait till my degree starts and see whether i need them or not. Not forgetting, i went to a stall in MV that actually sells plain hair clips and rings for a very cheap price. I got a few of those and i plan to make some clay crafts to stick it on since i have a hot glue gun at home. I'll post it on my blog soon, to give you guys a better picture of it. =)

After shopping we went dinner @ SS2's Melaka Street. Nyonya cuisines. YUMMY

dad and mum looking at the menu

Camwhoring XD

mum and dad ♥

Sis and I ♥

Green Curry chicken. YUM!

Tom yam soup anyone?

Green curry chicken, sizzling bean curd, belachan vege and deep fried sotong. ♥

mum and dad enjoying their cendol gula melaka

Love,

Estelle