Ria Nirwana's Home: December 2010

December 29, 2010

My next class - first one on 2011

My sincere apology for you scrappers

who await patiently and keep asking me

when will this special class take place

since I first announced it on July on FB.

Oh my.

Since July?

That's 6 months ago.*Glegkh*

Yes.

Life was not happening the way I planned.

(Classic, huh?)

Don't exactly remember who pushed

the 'speed on' button,

with that much deadlines for decorating

and other stuff happened in between,

these class kits had been sitting prettily

in my studio till now.

*Sigh*

Now,

after you forgive me,

email me at rbagus@melsa.net.id

to book your spot, right now.

Because no more than four seats left

from all thirty for two sessions.

I am not kidding.

See you soon at the class!

NOTE : The classes are FULLY BOOKED.
thank you dear scrappers.
See you soon.

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December 27, 2010

Container lover

If you are a container lover like I am,

finding these chic small containers

like these, will only delight your heart.

I found them at MUJI store, last weekend,

and assure myself that I need them.

*grins*

During many of my scrapping times,

I find out a pattern of the mind,

(well, at least my own)

to use only what my eyes can lay upon.

And which can easily be picked up too.

So, some embellishment

that putting inside a plastic/box altogether

like die cuts, tags, transparencies,

journal cards, or else,

are hardly chosen to use until

the last bits, because I am too lazy

to open all the plastic/box

every time I scrap!

Look at these!

After I chose one or two

of these die cuts to use on layout,

put them again in the plastic,

I tend to pick up a new or other ones

next time I do scrapping.

Do you?

Once I put the rest of them (after using)

inside plastic boxes with lid,

but only help a little bit on the process,

since boxes with lids,

also tend to be not open every time.

Imagine my rejoice,

when I found these containers,

without lids,

that can be put on top of each other

with the size that PERFECT for

almost all the die cut & tags

for scrapbooks (11x15cm)

See?

Yes,

very easy to stack them like this.

And thanks to Japanese design

that always chic and clean.

Look at these two sizes of depth.

I really really love it.

Just now,

I open up many of my new bought die cuts

and store them here.

I know I will really using them

if I put it this way.

*finger crossed*

To remind me which brand and line

the die cuts go to,

I simply cut the top of the packaging

and put it at the bottom of each stack.

Hope you find some fresh idea

to tidy up your scrapbook embellishments

after this post.

Have a tidying up day!

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December 26, 2010

Christmas weekend - family gathering & books hunting

My big family spent this Christmas weekend

together at Jakarta.

Why Jakarta?

Because not only my two brothers live there

and they don't go anywhere abroad this year,

same with me, who stuck in work till

New Year time.

*tears*

but also because this weekend is

the last days for many leading bookstore

at Jakarta,

that offering crazy discount.

Gramedia Grand Indonesia 30%,

Kinokuniya 20%,

Aksara 20%

If you know my family history long enough

you will not be surprise to hear

that hunting books during

this discount time like yesterday and today

is like getting our own chosen gift

from Santa.

And these are our family's gift

The pile is looking good,

isn't it?

My favorite found is

"Creative is a verb" by Patti Digh

who wrote "Life is a verb" back then.

I adore her writing.

And her chosen quote to go with her subject

always delight me.

As I always say to myself,

sometimes I look for books,

sometimes they look for me.

Hope you have a good holiday too!

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December 21, 2010

I'm unique

Tell yourself this :

from : prettyfnmess

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December 20, 2010

Ba-koel food court at Dago, Bandung

Bandung,

my sweet hometown

is always known for its cozy weather

and good food.

And to enjoy both,

everyone will seek a perfect place

that can offer two of those.

Many had answered that requirement,

so what we made now is adding

one more to our beloved city.

My husband with his company, Gallery Living,

renovated the whole first floor

of an old building,

Planet Dago at Dago street,

near Kimia Farma,

and made a new concept of cozy food court

in the heart of Bandung.

My part of the job is as always,

decorated it.

Here,

we present to you,

Ba-koel food court

Years ago,

we had seen the brilliant concept of

wall hanging garden at Paragon Mall, Bangkok.

We tried to make the mini version of

that wall garden here.

of course,

all using real plants like these

Aren't they just gloriously green

and such a cozy corner?

And guilty as charged,

It is me who picked this sage green

for the columns.

Even the chairs.

Ahooy, green lovers,

come on in! LOL

This is the condition of the place

when I finished the decoration process

on Dec 18th.

The place was still too dusty

(The cleaning services hadn't came yet)

and the table setting was still not fixed,

so it was hard to be pictured from a far.

I will add couple of pictures next week

after the place open on Dec 25th.

yes, with the Ba-koel sign.

I will leave you now,

with last cozy corner to ponder,

The outdoor dining

Join me sometimes here for coffee, will you?

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December 19, 2010

2010 Daily Journal

As I promised yesterday here,

I successfully stole some time this morning

to take pictures of this year journal.

See the blow up pages here?

I am not making that up, right?

While at the beginning of the year,

it started simply like this.

What could I say, girl?

A year in recording is HUGE.

And I tossed everything I want to remember

here.

Like my kids' artwork or report

somethings I made

Daily gems that came to me.

Sometimes I found them,

sometimes they found me.

I even don't mind to stick the scraps

where I write down the sayings

at the first place.

Testing some new products,

or pens,

or paints.

Recycle my favorite pages from magazines

like these

Record many events that happened

the whole year

For a girl who loves texture so much,

you'll find these in my journal for sure.

Absolutely precious to me.

And for you who still in the on-and-off-mode

to fill in your daily journal,

what better time to start than now?

Grab your favorite planner for 2011,

NOW!

And start filling it with your heart,

begin at Jan 1st.

And again,

as many times before,

I will answer your most favorite question

that many of you had asked me,

"Where do you find the time to do

all of this, Ria?"

My answer is still the same.

I cut down the amount of TV watching

to the minimum.

Sometimes I only sit there

because I want to be beside my kids

who watch their program.

And my hands (who are not watching)

do something else.

I even can happily not watching any programs

for one whole week.

My life still run perfectly well without it

as I get the latest scoops of news

from other sources.

Why don't you try for one week

and see what you miss?

As for me,

I never miss any.

And I get this precious journal

by the end of the year.

My 2009 daily journal is here

and the 2008's is here

in case you want to peek more

and get some inspirations to start

one of your own next year.

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December 29, 2010

My next class - first one on 2011

December 27, 2010

Container lover

December 26, 2010

Christmas weekend - family gathering & books hunting

December 21, 2010

I'm unique

December 20, 2010

Ba-koel food court at Dago, Bandung

December 19, 2010

2010 Daily Journal

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