Tuesday 04 Apr 2006

Announcement + Pencil Holder

Announcement:
I am thinking of doing a blogger meet-up on 15th April 2006. I have few people coming already so far.. YES! I know, you must be thinking I’ve got itchy backside…BUT, dude!! It is HOLIDAY!!!! Easter break is coming up! =) *I want more Easter chocolate eggsssss*
Time:2-5pm. Location..Tricky. Nadia suggested Esplanande, but I don’t know where it is. I will update next time.
Who else is invited? YOU!! YOU!! YOU!!!! Anyone can come… Anyone as nice as me *perasan*..You don’t need to have a bloody blog and be a bloody blogger like those people to join the gathering *wink*. Bring your friends, family, kids…anyone and don’t forget my Easter Chocolate Eggsss!! OK? =) p/s: this is my email: (see contact) Send me an email, let me know if you are coming, so I can make a reservation. Thanks

Pencil Holder:
I need a small pencil holder for my own writting table in my room. Here, I am going to show you how to make a simple one, in less that 5 minutes.
I’ve got an empty soft-drink bottle. In this case, I use green bottle. Green is my second favorite color. Oh well, if there is a yellow one, I will definitely go for it =) FYI, I love sunshine color ;)
Cut the top bit of the bottle. Probably 1/4 from the top.
Watch out the sharp edge.
Meantime, start boling some water on low heat.
Cut the bottle into fine lines like those. To reduce the intensity, you may cut some of the lines off. After that, bend the strings outward.
Soon as the water boils, place the bottle into (less than one second) the boiling water and remove it immediately! P/s: Don’t burn yourself. Steam has higher boiling point than water when it exist in liquid phase.
Taaa Daa!! This is how’s look like when viewed from the top.
Ok, I am quite done with the holder, but I need to decorate it.
I’ve got some robe here. You can get those from stationary department of supermarket.
I swirl it up, and glue it on the pencil holder. Hee Heeee.. My new pencil holder =)

There are many many ways to put up a decoration. My initial idea was using my yellow Paul Frank watch, and wrap it around. Sadly, the watch is low on battery and I am abit slack to get a new one.. =P

Anyway, hope you like it. ^_^

Cynthia | Art & Creativity

14 Responses to “Announcement + Pencil Holder”

  1. # Loong on 03 Apr 2006 at 5:43 pm

    OK I nominate Miri! Come come!

  2. # Chen on 03 Apr 2006 at 9:33 pm

    Loong,
    I nominate Penang instead ;)

    Btw, u are very creative and good in recycling stuffs.. I only use those 1.5 L cola bottles as drinking bottles ;)

    I have friends who made decorative items from those bottles as well such as flowers and animals..

  3. # cooknengr on 03 Apr 2006 at 10:15 pm

    That “State vegetable of Sarawak” looks great on the pencil holder.

  4. # sbanboy on 03 Apr 2006 at 10:29 pm

    Very creative

  5. # carcar on 03 Apr 2006 at 10:56 pm

    i nominate kay-el cum sin-gapore!
    wahahaha….

    hey cynthia, you are very creative, innovative, brilliant and smart! cool….

    thanks for your sharing, will teach my nieces to do it! hehe…

  6. # killuminati on 04 Apr 2006 at 7:59 am

    nice…but how is the base heavy enough to support the pencils and pens (assuming there are more). won’t it tip over?

    btw, thought you were making a bottle bong for buckets (a kind of gravity bong) in the first few pics. same steps. :)

  7. # A Fellow Traveler on 04 Apr 2006 at 11:03 am

    esplanade penang???? i come i come!

    hehhehehe :)

    wah, so creative - can do handicraft lessons for children

    *salute you*

  8. # cynthia on 04 Apr 2006 at 9:58 pm

    Loong: you should organise one..and see how many leng chai /lenglui bloggers turn up =)

    Chen: YaY!! wait till I go back lah.. wont be that long ..ekeke. Oh! My level is up to making pencil holder..dont know the rest, yet ;)

    cooknengr: Hmm..the fern.. =) cook with sambal one, right?

    sbanboy: actually ah, my friend told me i prety much screwed up the pencil case..=)

    carcar:aiyo..dun say like that.. too many compliments.. me shy shy *red face* ;) pai seh

    killumati: the base is ‘wide’ enough to support the content;Nah! wont capsized one. ;) I have more say about the bOng..Uhmmm *cough*

    A fellow traveller: I like art =) Teach anyone also can.. ekekk

  9. # 琳 on 05 Apr 2006 at 7:56 am

    wow…the last pic reali look profesionally done…;p

    never expect a water bottle can end up looking like that…

    u should start selling yr “art” pieces on the internet…i’ll buy!…0.0…

    ^_^

  10. # cynthia on 05 Apr 2006 at 9:22 am

    琳: it is quite simple actually. Sell in internet? Ekeke..wait till I have more art collections then maybe eh? =)

  11. # flower on 05 Apr 2006 at 11:59 am

    It would be nice if I could join you and other fellow countryman for the Easter celebration. Unfortunately for me, we are going for a easter break in bunbury visiting my sis-in-law. She has a nice house…..

  12. # cynthia on 05 Apr 2006 at 1:50 pm

    flower: hmm.. are you suggesting that we all can go down there with you? =P kidding

  13. # rudster wudster on 05 Apr 2006 at 8:49 pm

    I want to join this gathering but but…make it in KL lah….more convenient for everyone to come kan??
    hehehe…

  14. # cynthia on 05 Apr 2006 at 11:40 pm

    Hey Rudy, if you start one.. I bet there are lotsa ppl coming. You can look up PPS.. there have a M’sian blogger gathering annually =)

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