Ria Nirwana's Home: August 2010

August 30, 2010

Private intermediate scrapbook class - travel album

Few days ago,

another private class at Bandung,

requested weeks before

by a dear friend of mine,

for her and couple of her friends.

This travel's album

(w/Cosmo Cricket's Joy Ride series)

is for intermediate scrappers,

which begin to span their materials

beyond papers and glue.

Some of you at Jakarta
already got the tips & techniques

from my classes months before.

We had fun!

And I was glad to meet them,

many new talented scrappers..

Thank you all for joining!

Sorry,

I cannot post my album now

since my pics from last trip

haven't been edited and printed yet.

*sigh*

My hands are still full with

ribbons to make

for the Idul Fitri's hampers...

Additional note :

I just came back and got more Joy Ride's papers

to make a few more album kits like this.

So if you are interested to purchase the kits

or making other small private class for this album,

just drop me a line.

Thank you.

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August 29, 2010

38 things we love about you

Yesterday my husband turned 38.

And this year,

instead of giving him

ordinary b'day card,

me and the kids prepared

these little love notes filled with

38 things we love about him.

and we hung them in the living room

after keep it a secret

for a few days.

(It's hard for the kids. LOL)

Of course,

he was happy to read these
simple but meaningful notes...

And this particular one
made my heart melt
soon after my boy done writing it.

Wouldn't you?

Well.
Here he was,
(standing on the left side)
among his best buddies who came
to enjoy his cooking last night.
He was tired
but really happy all day.

Here here
to another 38 years and more,hun..
we all glad to add one more thing
we are grateful for about you
each year
to the lines.....

Cheers!

Posted by Ria at 7:22 AM | Permalink | Comments

August 27, 2010

One thing that scares me in : August

Procrastination

It is the bad habit

of putting off until the day

after tomorrow

what should have been done

the day before yesterday.

-Napoleon Hill-

It really scares me

to be trapped

in procrastination mood,

yet,

I am back there

again and again.

Now,

I tried to chunk lots of task into

a series of smaller tasks,

so I can get it done without

being overwhelmed.

Sometimes one email or phone call

will do justice.

And doing the least fav task first

among mountain of the others,

also do a lot of help,

well, at least for me.

Today,
I am finishing up cover album
for next class.
Not yet done,
but gladly squeezed that one hour
between other agendas.

What is your best shoot

fighting against it?

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August 24, 2010

Artsy Girl Getaway - the beginning

This is a dream

-which belong to me and many

kindred souls that helped me

to organize this event-

that really worth to hold on to.

We are going to have

an unforgettable moments

-first time here in Indonesia-

of weaving together

a creative community,

not just for scrappers,

but for all women who knew

that art is in their blood
all along.

Only few spots left till today

after only a week

we opened the registration online.

I am here

to light the torch.

The rest of the conduct

is in your hands, artsy girls.

Book now.
And see you at the getaway!

Posted by Ria at 12:35 AM | Permalink | Comments

August 20, 2010

The art of living

I am still doing, filling, sticking

painting and journaling

my daily Starbuck 2010 journal book.

A few days ago I came across

this ad I kept from old magazines.

Love it.

Today I am letting go something,

like office's business and stuff.

And holding on to other thing,

like my sample album for class,

and a good nap.

And I love that too.

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August 18, 2010

A month to play, a month to learn - THE ALBUM

Getting an album done

is pretty much like getting

recovered from flu.

(I literally just recovered

from a bad flu eventually)

You did all things you knew

to get done with this flu a.k.a

this album,like drink a lot,

sleep a lot, eat vit.C, stay out

from the kids, and no cold drinks.

For this album, I dug a lot

of my stash of word stickers,

rummaged a lot through my

almost-used-up Thickers

for the number of each day,

like these...

(oh, I love this part!)

and of course,

drink a lot, and stay out

from the kids a lot

also help to finish the album.
*grins

For the album cover....

I was so glad to find some title,

(for the words PLAY and LEARN,

which are the key words here)

furtively buried in my treasure

for oh-help-me-God I don't know

how long.

Then the other things

just serendipitously fall into place.

Inside the album were pretty much
done when the month's ended
because we filled it every day.
I already reported about it here.
So all I had to do
was sticking all the 31 pics
and the numbers for the day.

I am grateful,
Oh, dear Lord,
for these recorded gratitudes

for these lessons learned

for these stories recorded

for the simple happiness

and for the treasured moments
caught by camera

I am grateful.
For the whole month of play & learn.
For a gratifying journey
to record what is really matters.

And looking at the finished album,
just the same feeling inside
after you get recovered from flu.

Blissful.

Posted by Ria at 7:41 AM | Permalink | Comments

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I am a woman who fell in love with papers and words long enough before with boys. Therefore, scrapbooking, writing, reading, and art journaling are just things that complete me. I live happily in Bandung, Indonesia, with my husband, Audy Kusnadjaja, and 2 adorable kids adore me. Isn't life sweet?

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One thing that scares me in : August

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Artsy Girl Getaway - the beginning

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A month to play, a month to learn - THE ALBUM

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