The art in me

Last weekend, Aina got engaged. Aina is the youngest of AyahNgahZul's, my hubby's uncle from Mi's side. 

I'm not gonna talk about AyahNgahZul.. lemme reserved that nanti. 

But, I felt like writing about the pipe cleaner mini flower that I've crafted myself for Aina's goodies deco. Alhamdulillah. It was an honour bila AyahNgah texted me asking for help. AyahNgah ni, taste dia high class sikit.. almaklumlah, orang kerja ngan kerabat Terengganu lama sangat.. so, he is a very particular man, especially bila bab deco2 ni.. So, when he assigned me the task, of course I am honoured. Alhamdulillah. 

I am no crafty person. I failed my art when I was 13 years old, and I never failed anything in my exams.. not before that, and even after that! So, you can imagine how real the trauma is! 

Orang selalu cakap, tak mungkin ada orang akan fail paper art... indeed, i did!

Ingat lagi, Abah sampai kena gi sekolah, ckp ngan Cikgu cammana nak make sure I didn't fail lagi sebab I refused to eat and berkurung dalam bilik sebab depressed.. ngada2, kan?

hahaha

Ok, back to my craft skills.. which i don't have any, I started to learn bit by bit when I realised I have so much time at home while my kids were at school. Nope, I don't cook and or clean the house.. Don't ask me how, but I'm thankful and grateful Alhamdulillah for husband like mine who never expected anything out of me when it comes to house chores. 

So, I learned from the internet on how to do such such deco and bunga, because I wanted to. Yet, when I attempted to do bunga telur for my cousin Tasha's wedding, with them being midnight blue, using the stockings flowers skills, there were conflicts. I bought premium material, so that it would turned out beautifully. I made one sample and got over excited. 

Somehow, my joy was not being shared.. I was like syok sendiri, when most of other cousins, Sanizah and my sister, Yeen didn't find it attractive. In a way, their responds were like, it was not beautiful, and would ruin the 'reputation' if we were to give it to the VIPs.. ok, I was being unfair.. they didn't say it directly.. but that's how they implied it.. they even bought other expensive goodies to replace my VIPs bunga telur.. (which if they would show it to me, I could crafted it for cheaper price)....  Since I've bought all the items, so, I decided to proceed, and gave it to Tasha... I have no interest to know how they felt and to whom the bunga telur were given to. Takpe lah.. masa tu, my husband was not working, and itu kira dah mahal habis, me using my savigns, to contribute to her happy days. An appreciation that I intended untuk Mamiton for raising me all this while. 

So, I guess, I really don't have 'taste' in craft. My colour combinations was pelik, and tak cantik. 

And that's how I think of me and craft. 

Less that I know, ramai yang boleh appreciate my craft. Masa teachers' day, ramai teachers happy with the gifts I crafted and gave them... exclusive dengan penuh kasih sayang. 

And here's another one... not back for a person who has no background in whatsoever when it comes to craft.. and even failed her art exam in school. 

I guess, it's true.. art is subjective. 

 

keeping this one, for ol' time sakes.