Feb
Words from the heart
Dear all my valued viewers. I just want to speak it out that I’ve tried very hard to make sure some of my creation is exclusively idealized by me. I made them with all my heart with a big hope that it is profitable for me and my family. But somehow it a bit unpleasant when someone may use my very own idea to their own business advantages. I know I couldn’t stop anyone to copy the idea, but be creative a little bit, improve the idea instead. Beside, I am happy if someone got inspired by my creation. And I don’t mind to share the tutorial with the viewers of some of the product I’ve created, so that you can do it yourself, for your own use, not to resell the idea.
My style is simple, if the customer asked me to make something that well-knownly belongs to someone (the design or idea), I asked the customer to directly order from the designer instead. That’s what I called respect others creation. To all crafters that faced the same situation like me, I know the feeling. Wish you all the best, and may the courage of the idea will never fade away!
Thank you for reading…
Feb
This ID card holder goes to..
It was hard for me to choose the best comment as all of them were quite the same from one to another. Okay. tips from me for the next game. write a like-no-other comment because I tend to pick that kind of read. I was about to randomly pick one when finally the last comment of the entry came in;
“Apabila kita buat sesuatu dengan terbaik (macam kita sendiri nak pakai), datang daripada minat dan ikhlas memberikan kualiti yang tinggi, mmg akan jadi sangat cantik dan terkesan di hati sendiri dan orang lain. Tahniah atas pembuatan dan design yang terkini.” -Euphoria.
Thank you very much to all the comments; the good wish as well as the supports regarding my ID card holder. They really mean a lot to me. I want to reply few comments here;
Kak Ani ~ Please jangan give up even if orang ciplak idea kita over and over again.
Siti Fairuz ~ You were the one who inspired me to make this, thank you!
Aneesah ~ Thank you for the komen membina. But don’t worry, it only covered a small part of the card’s edge.
Maya ~ Ribbon ni tak jual punya, 4 meter je per pattern, ciput 
To every commentator ~ Thank you a million!!!
Feb
ID card holder
All these times I’ve been thinking about making my-own-style ID card holder. The idea has started when someone emailed me on around September last year, asking for custom made ID card holder from felt. But that time I resisted to make any custom made order especially for new item.
But when I saw this beautiful gorgeous grosgrain ribbons on eBay, I said to my self, instead of copying others creations, this is the time when I should invent a new item under my very own idea. While waiting for the ribbon to come, I’ve been thinking and planing. So, here I present my new invention from felt, ID card holder.
It suits a standard ID card size, and available in 2 types; vertical and horizontal. It’s lined with mounting board to harden the body. Let see some other details…
I used eyelet ring for hole finishing, swivel lobster clasp to attach the strap to the body and also some buttons and felt flower applique for the embellishments.
Lets have some fun here. I want to give away this soft-brown color ID card holder to the best comment on this post. So, all you have to do is just say some words about this new invention of JajaKraf. Will announce the lucky one on Friday.
The rest 4 ID card holders are now listed in my shop, sell at their introductory prices.
Thank you for reading!
Tags: felt ID card holder
Feb
New items lined up
I’ve added few more items to the shop. The most asked item is this…
Most of you might asked, what was the material I used to make those letters for my personalized headband. So here it is, a quite-hard-to-find foam sheet is now available in my shop.
Also some items like zipper, packaging plastic, fancy sellotape and D ring. Do check them out while stock last!
Jan
Second batch orders of the year
Still got one quite-large-order (since last year) waits on the list after I completed all these. After that, I’ll think about resuming the order. I’ll let you know when I’m ready. Until then, enjoy these pictures…
Personalized keychain for Mas Wanie…
HP charm for Noorr…
Shades of orange headbands…
‘Good luck’ headband…
Jan
My blogshop
Some new, some restocked, some repriced, all in one in my new blogshop;
Thank you to Maya for the template, thank you to all of you for being my loyal customers, for the supports, for the trust and for everything.
Welcome, welcome!!!
Tags: tamu jajakraf
Jan
Restocked
Hi there! My weekend was all about unpacking received items, quick shopping, and taking some pictures. Here are some item’s I’ve been working with…
Grosgrain ribbons…
Felt…
Alligator hairclip…
Big retro print button..
And another buttons, hp straps and fancy sellotapes. Will open them for sale very soon. So please come back again later, I have something to to tell.
Jan
Baby’s comfort
Special request by Normi for her new born baby, I finally finished them after 2 years waiting (since last year, lol). Thank you and sorry for the patient and understanding. I hope it will satisfies you.
A bed, pillow and 2 bolster cases. This soft pink with embroidered flower and edge fabric was prepared by her. She asked for these words, so I used cotton fabrics to form the letters and machine-sewn them. A few heart shape appliques and buttons applied.
Not least, a simple headband for the baby, as a gift from me. I should’ve put name on it but since I didn’t know the baby’s name and as I want it to be a surprise, so I just let it be it.
Jan
Cupcakes
Thank you very much to all the comments on the product photography tutorial’s entry. You guys had really made my day with all the supports that brought together in every single comment. I hope, at least I can share one knowledge with others, even if I’m far from expert but hopefully my simple instructions can be well understood and you guys will try it yourselves.
As promised, here I announce the best 2 slogans. Honestly, it was hard for me to decide as all sayings had impressed me, touched me.. Ok, here are the winners;
“Hi…that’s a nice tutorial. I want this cupcakes for free because cupcakes make my day =D or should I say Cupcakes make every girl’s day. =D” – Jenny
Congratulation Jenny and thank you for coming in. I like it when she said “…cupcakes make every girl’s day” Who wouldn’t? She’s one of the grosgrain ribbon pack buyer, thanks a lot Jenny.
“Salam Ja, terima kasih tutorial tu. Boleh ayu try buat nanti. Memang nampak professional. Kamera pun..wahhh. Saya nak sangat dengan kapkek ni sebab saya mahukan sentuhan peribadi dari Jaja, salah seorang yang banyak bagi saya inspirasi dan ilham untuk saya memulakan bisnes kraf saya. Kombinasi warna dan hiasannya cantik dan kemas. Moga kapkek ni boleh jadi sumber inspirasi saya dikala ketandusan idea. Terima kasih sekali lagi.” - Ayu
“…sentuhan peribadi…” that’s the words I love the most. Congratulation Ayu, thank you so much. I have a lot of inspiring crafter friends, she’s one of it. Expertized in bag making, she really stands in her own track.
Some of the viewers had asked me about the tools I applied to the keychain’s hole. Here’s the thing…
Named eyelet puncher or eyelet plier, comes together with eyelet ring. Quite hard to find, I’ve finally found it on eBay after been looking for it for so long. Very practical for keychain, hp strap and bookmark-ing.
Tags: felt hp strap, felt keychain
Jan
Product photography tutorial
2 – 3 persons had asked me personally, how I took and edited a picture for my blog. So here I want to share my way on how to make sure the picture looks professional without professional.
My tip: The right technique is matters while shooting the picture; No vibration (tripod will do, because our hands cannot hold the camera steadily) and lighting (light enough and no direct flash, it will caused harsh shadow or else the picture will over exposed).
- Prepare a white clean interfacing. I used white fabric and white sheet, curve it on a chair for seamless background. Put the product into place and shoot some pictures.
- Choose the best picture. This is the original picture I will be working with.
Editing the picture step by step:
Step 1: Open the picture with Macromedia Fireworks. Other software should be similar. Crop the picture with Cropping Tool on the left. Press Enter on the keyboard.
Step 2: Next, go to Filter –> Adjust color –> Curves.
You should have a window open that looks like this. Click select highlight color on the right pen.
Drop the pen on the white background of the picture. See what happen to your picture’s background. It’s turned white now.
Step 3: To make the color looks vibrant, adjust your curve by dragging down a bit. Then click Ok.
Step 4: Now got to Modify –> Canvas –> Canvas Color.
Choose White and then click Ok.
Move the picture around to make sure the background is totally white as white as the canvas.
Repeat the Step 2 once again. This time drop the pen on the ‘not white enough’ background. Then put the picture back into place.
Step 5: Go to Modify –> Canvas –> Canvas Size. Resize the picture to your desired size.
I used to resized my picture to 500 pixels. Click Ok.
Your picture will looks small now. Change the resolution view and click 100%.
Step 6: Click the picture, then go to Effects –>Sharpen –> Sharpen. To make the picture even more sharper.
Step 7: Then click Text Tool on the left and drop it on the picture and type your name or what so ever, for copyright.
Step 8: Go to File –> Save.
Click Save JPEG.
This is the stage where you sh0uld have your final image.
You’re done! You’re just produced a professional photo without professional. Hope this simple steps will help. Good luck!
Thank you for reading.
Wait, wait. Don’t go away yet. Keep reading this. Ok, I made these cup cake keychains and hp straps for the sake of this tutorial. And yes, they’re embellished on both sides. So, I’ll give it for free to 2 readers. 1 keychain and 1 hp strap to each of them. Just leave a comment on this entry by completing this slogan “I want these cup cakes for free because…” or “Saya nak sangat dengan kapkek ni sebab…”.
I’ll choose the best 2 slogans and announce the chosen ones on Tuesday. Make sure I can reach you through your email.
Ok, I’m finished now, thanks again for reading till the last full stop.
