All girls' favorite things

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens,
bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens,
brown paper packages tied up with strings,
these are a few of my favorite things.

Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels,
door bells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles.
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings.
these are a few of my favorite things.

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes,
snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes,
silver white winters that melt into springs,
these are a few of my favorite things

Mesti ramai yg tahu lyric lagu dari filem mana ni...well this is the song lyric of "My favourite things" from the movie Sound of Music...my favorite film..i love this movie so much and can watch it over and over...tanpa jemu...ha..ha..ha..poor munchkin pun selalu kena dera tenguk sekali dgn I...love all the songs in this movie..

So..base on the title...I teruja sgt nak buat lebih kurang yg sama...All girl's favorite things...and this "cake" was done for Lynn..a very last minute order disaat I sedang "honeymoon"...she was so bersungguh2 minta dibuatkan untk set hantaran perkahwinannya..actually she totally forgot about hantaran cakes...he..he..he..faham sgt tu..maklumle berbagai2 benda dlm kepala menjelang hari bahagia...Actually that week I memang dah allocatekan time utk my family..waktu cuti sekolah...but kesian pula pada Lynn ..and plus memikirkan the excitement nak buat something special...so terpaksa cut short my honeymoon...

Actually Lynn requested two sets of hantaran..for both sides..untuk set perempuan..she wanted something yg mencerminkan kewanitaan..tak kisah apa saja...bila dia cakap mcm tu..terus terbayang nak buatkan set vintage dinner bag...with all the vintage makeup sets...wanita and alat solek memang tidak dapat dipisahkan..excited sangat with this project...

Talking about alat solek...he..he..he..sukalah saya mengingatkan kepada para isteri..bersoleklah untuk suami..bukan suruh bersolek yg tebal2 sgt...don't get me wrong..bersolek to me..is perkemaskan penampilan diri kita bila bersama suami..Ada dianatara kita yg suka berbaju kelawar...comfortable memang comfortable or berkain batik n tshirt...makin lusuh makin best...he..he.he..my own experience..tapi sekali sekala oklah...berdandanlah dirumah...untuk suami kita...Ada diantara para isteri..bila nak keluar rumah..berjam2 duduk didepan cermin..bila keluar harum semerbak...muka dah berwarna warni..segan kalau org tenguk tanpa sebarang solekan..but bila sgn suami..dhlah pakai baju kelawar..rambut pun tak sikat..org melaka cakap serabai...silap tu...kita marah if suami tenguk perempuan lain ..tapi kita sendiri abaikan penampilan kita bila berada dgn suami..kita lebih jaga penampilan kita bila dgn org..bukanke kecantikan kita hanya untuk suami kita? So to para isteri..berhiaslah dan berdandanlah utk suami kita.....



OK....let me introduce the makeup sets first...face powder..by the way, Lynn wanted something pink or white..as long as sweet...not all pink color is sweet...kena cari hue pink yg betul...and untuk nampak feminin lagi...i gunakan hiasan yg ada lingkaran..


Then..the lipstick..the casing pun i gunakan yg ada lingkaran...and warnakan silver utk kesan classic...cuma tak perasan pula..bhagian dlm tak tersapu habis warna...

Next is the vintage perfume bottle...together with the powder brush...



Now....the main item..the vintage dinner bag...holdernya memang i nak nampak classic and elegant...and ditambahkan lagi dgn lingkaran bunga halus menghiasi bahagian atas beg...If diperhatikan..ada banyak kedutan di beg dinner ni...memang disengajakan untuk menampakkan kesan movement yg natural...as for the jalur pada beg..what i did was..rolled flat the fondant and then gelekkan textured rolling pin keatasnya...bila dibalutkan pada kek, jgn terlalu tekan sgt so that kesan jaluran tu tak akan hilang...



So seperti biasa, i akan lapikkan set hantaran dgn "lipatan kain satin"...and juga dihiasi dgn taburan kelopak mawar untuk nampak lebih feminin lagi...by the way..mesti semua perasan...the whole set berkilat...he..he..he...now i'm crazy airbrushing..semua i nak airbrushkan...tak puas hati if ada yg tak kilat..and i gunakan Americolor sheen..sikit saja yg harus digunakan tapi kesannya..masyaAllah jauh beza jika tidak dikilatkan dgn sheen...







This set together with another set dihantar pada Lynn..and terus dikerumuni oleh family members dia...first time I jumpa Lynn in person..yup..she got to know about my artwork via internet...and memang tak dinafikan I dapat ramai kenalan baik customer ataupun fellow decorators via this blog..By the way, ada juga family member Lynn yg nak mngusik untuk test kek masak or tidak....but alhamdullillah..Lynn was happy wity both of my artwork....telling the truth sometimes..susah I nak panngil my artwork as cake...coz it does not look like a cake at all...Well till the next entry take care...and to Lynn semuga berbahagia hingga ke jannah...kehidupan berumahtangga is one of the nikmat yg Allah beri pada kita..so make sure nikmatnya berterusan...

Mawar merah bicara cinta

Salam untuk semua..mencuri kesempatan untuk update my blog..rasanya dah tak terkejar lagi untuk update my cakes...actually hari ni penat sgt menyediakan bunga2 untuk kek perkahwinan hujung minggu ini..memang penat nak buat satu2 tapi if hati dah suka tak perasan masa berlalu...memang mengkhayalkan and i really enjoy what I'm doing.



Kek kali ni sebenarnya merupakan salah satu kek hantaran yg disediakan untuk Aton...her wedding cake is shown in " kasih bersemi berpaksikan adat"..Actually ada 4 kek yg disediakan utk Aton and this is the second cake..tetapi kek ini merupakan kek hantaran yg dibuat untuk belah pihak lelaki bertemakan warna biru turqoise..and sengaja i buatkan kek ni...nak bagi suprise...yup a handbag cake..channel lagi..nak bagi yg original tak mampu...nak beli kat China Town lagi lah tak boleh sebab mesti dapat tahu keciplakannya...so buatkan kek aje le..at least buatan kek original..talking about original and branded item ni..pernah tak kita terfikir...if somebody yg mcm I yg kurang mampu dan kurang berduit menggayakan any original branded handbag..tak kisahlah Channel ke, LV ke, Gucci ke..mesti org kata.."alah, mesti beli kat Petaling Street.."..but just imagine if seorang Mak Datin yg kaya raya, berkedudukan and ternama pakai "ciplak" branded handbag yg dibeli dari Bandung, walaupun dia mengaku seikhlas2 hatinya bag tu beg ciplak, nescaya ramai yg ketawa berdekah2 menyangkakan Mak Datin buat lawak...Tapi itulah hakikat kehidupan yg sebenar..kita selalu menafsirkan sesuatu berdasarkan pada mata kasar kita sahaja..ha..ha...ha..tapi I memang tak mampu nak beli beg yg beribu2 ringgit tu...and to my munchkin if u hv the intention to buy one for me (mcm banyak dpt bonus)..pls provide the receipt too..so i boleh tukar balik and amik cash, lepas tu gi holiday...lagi besttttt...he..he..he



So beg Channel ni sebenarnya dari sebiji kek bulat yg dipotong dua and dilekatkan together...don't worry..tak akan jatuh..lepas sapu dgn buttercream salutkan dgn fondant..Talinya, kali ni i ngelat sikit..disebabkan oleh kesuntukan masa, i terpaksa implant wire bunga kedalam tali tu supaya dapat berdiri teguh.



Zipnya dibuat manually..tak gunakan mould..actually sometimes we don't hv to buy the expensive gadget...just gunakan bahan2 yg ada disekeliling kita..be creative..but adakalanya kita perlukan gadget juga..lagi senang kerja sebenarnya..but kalau mcm zip ni..buat dgn tangan aje..bukannya susah sgt....



Pada sesiapa yg berhajat utk buat kek handbag...i galakkan sgt mencuba. Taklah susah sgt especially for those yg dah biasa dgn fondant..sama aje mcm kek biasa...cuma bentuknya aje lain...memang penting utk berguru..but if we hv to spend abaout RM300 - 400 for one class..baik duit tu dibelikan gadget ;)...by the way this advise is for those yg dah semi advance or advance...for beginners..my advice..gi belajar basic fondant dulu..once dah faham semua sifat and teknik asas fondant, google aje diinternet..banyak site yg buat tutorial and the best thing is..it's FREE..my fav site is cakechannel.com and sugarteachers.blogspot.com...I learned a lot from that site..sebenarnya everything needs confidence...I always put in my mind..everything is about cake...don't be afraid to experiment...if salah tak apa..but most of the time if kita yakin dgn apa yg kita buat, insyaAllah we can do it right kali pertama.



Finally for the final touch up, I letakkan tiga kuntum mawar merah and kepingan kelopak mawar..sengaja buatkan merah garang . Thistime i decided to guna teknik lain dlm buat bunga ros...and untuk memudahkan lagi Aton, I letakkan "kain satin"..and trust me..this is the part yg paling ambil masa...coz I wanted the lipatan to be perfect...asyik lah kena buka balik baru dapat lipatan yg memuaskan hati i...and dikilatkan dgn silver sheen from Americolor...I highly encourage u all to get this product..it's cheap..satu botol hanya RM7.50 and lebih senang digunakan..sapu saja terus..tak perlu dibancuh dgn apa2..i love the pearl sheen and gold color...By the way, "kain satin" ni disiapkan sebelum kita letak cake..The funny thing Aton tanya I kena pulangkan ke alas silver ni? She thought it was real at first glance ;)



I had fun doing this handbag...trust me, tak susah membuatnya...just give a try..insyaAllah if a beginner like me can do this simple handbag, apalagi for those veterans and seniors..mesti lagi cantik and mengancam. Ok, that's it fot this entry..do take extra care especially in this extraordinary hot weather...penyakit senang merebak...banyakkan minum air masak..and sabarrrrr banyak2..cuaca panas begini memang senang but temperature kita naik...he..he..he..i'm talking about me..so to all dear friends..do take care and muga ketemu lagi di next entry...insyaAllah

Dollar signs request - kek "paling mahal"

Alhamdulillah..I'm so happy today...my dearest bibik is back...phew..tak payah I nak terkejar2 or tercungap2 lagi...banyak kek kahwin due..tapi sementara kek masak I ambil kesempatan untuk update blog ni...by the way..sorry to dearest readers yesterday...coz maybe ada yg sempat melihat offensive remarks by our dearest Cik Nisa yg masih belum ubah perangai...and tq to Ainil...she made me aware of the deleting function...ha..ha..ha...actually I ni tak berapa pandai sgt in blogging...sebab tu if u all perasan, I tak pernah tukar layout my blog...However, sama2 lah kita berdoa supaya Cik Nisa kita diberi hidayah and petunjuk..tapi sebagai renungan buat semua...selangkah kita mendekati Allah...sepuluh langkah Allah akan mendekati kita...and begitulah sebaliknya..so sama2 lah kita cuba mencari hidayah Allah..kerana kita tidak pernah akan tahu bila kita akan dipanggil semula untuk bertemu dengan Pencipta kita...

Ok...let us talk about cake now...Hmmm...cuba teka apa yg I ingin paparkan this time...a bit of clue and I guess ramai yg dapat meneka apa yg ingin dipersembahkan kali ini...



Tapi kenapa pula dgn kunci BMW and "lian pow"...sebenarnya..this cake was a special request from my dear friend Theresa...not the one yg I buatkan swan cake tu....my new friend from wilton class...but as if mcm we all dah kenal lama..that's the best thing about being Malaysian...walaupun berlainan bangsa and agama kita masih boleh bersahabat baik..persahabatan tanpa sempadan. And I received the order few days before the delivery date...I called her up and terus gelakkan dia..coz Theresa ni juga buat cake...my comment was.."Theresa...u know what, org Melayu panggil ni sakit mim, alif, lam sin"..ha..ha..ha...but her replied was.."Eh kawan...I want a special cake and i know u r good with this kind of cake"...nak membodek I lah tu...She wanted a cake yg melambangkan kemewahan untuk birthday dua shabat baik dia..Jo and Jessie..and the two ladies hanya nampak dollar sign aje comment Theresa...so she ask me to come up with a design yg melambangkan kemewahan and Dollar sign...hmmmmm



Terus I terfikir nak buatkan kereta BMW...but two days before the baking day..Theresa hantar 3gambar yg dihantar oleh one of them...and ada special request untuk buat beg LV..I decided to do another designer bag..coz normally I tak suka tiru another person's cake..so being adventorous...I pilih beg Channel yg harus di " shapekan"..Ha..ha..ha..I guess mesti u all notice yg I tak pernah buat or belajar buathandbag cake...and the course i dengar quite mahal jugak...but bila dah ada yg request..I took it as a challenge...I had to do it by hook or by crook..and as usual I akan visualizekan apa yg perlu dibuat...bohong kalau cakap I takda perasaaan takut...takut salah potong and I dah kesuntukan masa...Alhamdulillah dapat juga i potongkan ikut shape yg I mahu..actually masa awal buat cake ni..I tengok buruknya..but my munchkin sentiasa bagi I dorongan...katanya do not worry, mesti akan jadi cantik kalau dah dihias...By the way, this cake was fully covered with fondant...first time a customer requested a full fondant covered cake...special request by the two ladies...ha..ha..ha...her comment was.."shikin..ini dua org kawan I kolot sikit...tapi mahu kek fondant..walaupun they all tak tahu sebut"..that's my friend Theresa..




Zip ni i buat manually tanpa guna sebarang mould...talinya pun...punyalah leceh nak dapat gulungan tali yg halus lepas tu harus dijalin untuk menjadi tali beg...ni yg buat I teringat nak dapat kan tool utk buat tali..tapi mahal pulak...dah tenguk dah..tapi sebab banyak gadget lain yg menjadi impian I, ketepikan dulu niat ni...yg lecehnya..ia harus digelek sama besar dan panjang..kadang dah dapat dah kehalusan yg i nak..putus pulak..so kenalah buat balik..



As for the buttons, I warnakan dgn warna edible silver which i bought from Cake Connection in PJ...



Kenapa pula ada kunci BMW and gold "lian pow" (sorry if i got the name wrong...I siap called my chinese friend tanya apa nama nya..sebab nak google cari imej yg sebenar) ni..?? Well, the BMW key selain dari menunjukkan simbol kemewahan..it also at the same time bagi indication to "BRING MORE WANG"...he..he..he..semuga bertambah prosper..and the gold lian pow also simbol kemewahan yg berterusan...semuga kedua2 mereka terus dilimpahkan rezeki yg melimpah ruah...;). As for the lian pow, actually I warnakan dgn gold color..but frust sebab warnanya tak licin...maybe after this i'll try a different technique pulak..



Ayam and tikus...kenapa pula ada haiwan2 ni...sebenarnya ini symbol tahun kelahiran kedua2 mereka...Jo tahun tikus..Jessie tahun ayam...so dibuatkan kedua2nya as if mereka sedang berbual sesama mereka...kan mereka berdua berkawan baik..lots of people tanya I mcm mana i boleh buat figurine from fondant..ada yg cakap if mereka buat, lain yg dibuat lain yg jadi...my answer is always..u just imagine as if u main dgn tanah liat waktu kecil2...jgn takut..buat aje..if tak jadi just lenyekkan balik semula...and lagi satu..don't expect things to be perfect masa first try...he..he..he..mcm nasihatkan diri I balik..;p

So here are the few angles of the handbag...before i present the whole handbag...



Oh ya, lupa pula..the "handbag tag" wishing the ladies a vey happy birthday...



Finally the whole handbag with all the gadgets...memang masa i mula2 buat kek ni..i nak semua kelihatan "mewah" sebagaimana yg diminta oleh Theresa...sebab tu i buatkan pelapik satin merah...from fondant of course yg ditaburi dgn manik emas...red brings luck to Chinese beliefs..and of course gold juga...lambang kemewahan...by the way, handbag tu I sapukan dengan pearl luster dust and satin merah disapukan dengan electric red...semuanya nampak berkilat and mewah...



I delivered the cake di restoran where they celebrated the birthday...sepanjang malam I tak boleh tidur..nak dengar komen dari Theresa and her friends...finally at 10 something Theresa sent me a message which made me feel as if i'm in 7th heaven...which made me boleh lelapkan mata terus...thank you to Theresa..i feel honoured to do this cake for you..coz i know it carries yr name also..and tq so much dear for the trust u hv in me...if only u knew...actually this was my first handbag cake..tq to u...and the two ladies...next year i'll do a convertible bmw cake ...Ha..ha..ha..my munchkin gave me a very nice comment..."It's so good that u know how to do a handbag cake..tak payah nak keluar duit beribu2 nak beli designer handbag.."..hmmmm...kena fikir balik semula ni...tak boleh nak tunjuk sangat bakat..nanti rugi..he..he...he...