The show

Rheinfelden is a bit far from where we live. It's about 2-3 hours drive down the motorway. As it was still in the late winter time, where the snow was still pouring in some parts of Swiss, the road was a bit slippery, we had to drive carefully. So we arrived there around noon, a bit late from the initial plan at 11 am. 

The models came in, and I started to fit which creations to which model ..
I heard every time Johan shouted "mbak, ini modelnya" or "miss, the model is here", I asked their age (if they're kids model) and asked the size (if they're adult) .. but, one time I've made a mistake and asked the age to a woman (she's petite, so I just spontaneously asked her age) .. haha .. and she said "35" oh! sorry .. I mean your size? .. "I'm small or extra small", she said :)

But thankfully the make up artists were all working professionally and all make up were done before 2 pm .. so, when the MC said the show could started after a dance performance from a little dancer, we were ready.

But, still .. the panic began, the models didn't know who's going to walk first, how they should walk, etc .. although some of them (kids and teens models) were already rehearsed behind the stage and some models even already done a fashion show before ..

I tried to keep calm, took a deep breath and said "okay, how do you want to walk? one by one, or two by two? then you're going to improvise on stage as you can" ... so, that's what they did .. I was so relieved they're all doing well .. and relieved when it's over :D

Now, I only have these as a souvenir ....
Here are some of the photos and video from the show, hope you could enjoy! :)

 

Back to kiddie stuffs!

I've been playing with my creations again, and boy it was so much fun!! .. I think if we're doing something that makes our heart sing, we're actually make great things.

 

I started making kids 'animal theme' capes when I got fabrics leftover from the ice skating costume my little client ordered. I brought the adult size animal (leopard) hoodie cape to the Ateapic boutique and the manager took it to put it in the boutique, then my little girl wanted one similar cape for herself, I added ears to the hoodie just for the fun effect of kids version.

 

Then her best friend wanted one too. I started selling my first 'animal theme' cape for kids to her. Then another girl wanted one, the other girl wanted too, more and more different animal requested by these little girls .. until just yesterday I've completed all orders.

all of the animal theme capes for girls.

Funny how unintended designs like that first cape I made from fabric scraps could become a hits. Now almost anyone at school know I made capes, and they can ask any design as they wish :) 

 

Although I first made these for girls, I could do boys too. The design could be a 'superhero theme' or .. just about anything. It only takes a bit of imaginations to create and personalized it :)

Sunday happy Sunday ...

Sunday afternoon usually we drove around Vaud area, today we wanted to find that address for our next rendez-vous with a Kitchen (interior) company. After we knew where it situated, we usually visit our future apartment, but today we decided to get some ice creams in our fave ice cream parlor in Nyon, which is close to a boutique that I really wanted to visit.

The boutique owned (and/or taken care by) a woman, a bag designer-maker that I talked on the phone couple of months ago. I saw her creations at Globus department store here in Geneva, and I fell in love with her works. Her bags were carefully neatly made by hand, and she really have a wonderful handmade pieces. I promised to visit her one day, and that day is today!.

The shop was open on 1st Sunday of the month (not every Sunday shops are open here in Swiss), so I was very lucky that the shop was open and she was there in person! what a lovely coincidence as we wanted only to buy ice cream at first .. and turned out we bought ice creams and two of her handmade bags!! .. I don't go to Nyon everyday, I don't buy bags everyday either .. (that's my excuse) .. hehe .. and I'm not regretting following my instant temptation to buy them, as we talked about our activities, exhibitions and .. why not a collaborations! as she said "on peut faire quelque choses ensemble" .. oh, oui, madame, pourquoi pas .. in fact I'll be very happy to collaborate with such a talented, skillful, creative and kind woman like her ...

Once again, I feel God's hand guided me to meet her .. God's help that moved her heart to be so kind to me today. I'm looking forward for our next meeting .. and our future collaboration.

HERE'S MY SKIRTS AND HER BAGS TOGETHER