Random Event in 2011

I must have been bored these days. As you know... I don't have my sewing machines handy. When I wake up in the morning... I go straight on line to check my facebook and stay there until my back hurt bcoz I'm sitting on the stool. Like they say... I like fb bcoz all my friends are there. I can't wait to leave the country by the end of this November. Bcoz right now I'm dying to want to sew. I have already some project in my head. Alright then... stop complaining! I complain a lot since I live in Italy...LOL.

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Second Picture is taken around September 2011.

We.. Indonesian gathered for Idul Fitri... where everyone's wore "kebaya".

I travelled 2.5 hours in the car to reach the party where it was held in Montebelluno - Treviso.

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3rd picture is taken on early October 2011.

It was my girlfriend wedding day which held in Marzabotto.

I didn't sew her wedd-dress... (I wish I had)... but I sew my own dress on the far left.

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4th picture is taken in somehere around San Dona di Piave.. (I think?!)

I forgot when... but still in 2011.

The dress I wore was inspired by Japanese kimono which I like so much.

Clearance the house

Today, from morning..(not that morning actually),, alright.. from it was still daylight until dark, me and my husband we tide up some stuff in the house. This won't be the last I think... It wasn't the first though. This means we organize our stuff, clothes... everything basically. Which are stay and which aren't. I found many old stuff, bring back old memory.... but I don't miss them until I found them again. But I don't care. We are leaving..right!? For now we have to leave everything behind in my parents in law house. Because the house we are live in at the moment is for sale. We have to empty the house so that it's easy for people to view it.

I already save all my sewing stuff hidden somewhere. I piled up my fabrics inside the wardrobe. I hide one of my sewing machine in the corner. The serger and the others two will be inside the wardrobe. Notice that I have 4 machines.. (at the moment ;p).. I want some more though.. ;)

One day I'll pick them up. I don't know how... ** imagine if we decide to live in Canary then how am I going to pick them up?**

My husband said, he'll buy me another machine if I have an urge to sew at any cost in case...LOL... let's see ya.. we don't know what tomorrow's hold.

Good night everyone.....**hoammmm

(not so) Omelet Veggy

I hardly cook fancy meal. I think everyone's aknowledge that. I only cook simple food which miracoulously can make my husband satisfied with his meal ;P

Here's one of my simple cook. It is supposed to be an omelet but the food got attached on the pan... so it end up become scamble!

Chopped onion... courgette and red pepper (all these veggies are optional..)

Stir fried until they look half cook.

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Once they ready... pour the eggs (I use 2 eggs..whisk them a bit.. pinch of salt & black pepper)

on the picture I added pasta fussili left over from our lunch ;)

Set low fire so that it cook evenly.

Roast it a bit on the pan... makes more tasty!

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The Happy meals is ready!

I ate it with roasted potatoes

Fall 50% SALE

Good News!!....I'm doing a clearance in my shop.

All items are 50% off.

Insert the code : FALL2011 when you check out.

Valid until 27 Nov 2011.

Don't miss it everyone.... bcoz Christmas just down the road.... New Year's Eve come along aswell.

HAPPY SHOPPING ;)

Autumn - Winter R.O Collection 2011

After a week of living inside my imagination.. tried to figure out which designs are best for this season. Finally the dresses took shape and here are the latest collection from Ritney Ogez. The material is elastane jersey... you may want to wear them with leggin underneath the dress or skinny jeans.

I think these are my last project for the time being. I already packed my sewing tools and stuff in a box to keep. I don't know if I can bring them with me or not.

Me and my husband.. we plan to go on travelling again after 5 years living in Bologna Italy. We'll go to Tenerife Island in Spain. We might stay for a month or even more if we like the place.

Next time I post something I'll try to write about our new environment. Hopefully I can do my sewing aswell there otherwise... would be sad ;'(

Venice Italy

Piazza San Marco

My long- lost- girlfriend finally came to visit me in Bologna Italy. She stayed with us in Bologna and the following day we went to Venice... which takes 2 hours with the local train. At first I was worried where I supposed to take her once we arrive in Venice bcoz my husband took me there 5 years ago. Practically I didn't remember a thing. My husband gave me a Venice map... as if I could read the map?! He told me to bring the guide book aswell... as if like I would carry around that super thick book with me?!

When we arrived... around mid day..miraculously I knew what I'm doing. We took the water bus straight away (cost 6.50 euro/p) to San Marco. Along the way... we saw many beautiful Venetian things. We took pictures.... admiring many buildings... Fantastic!.

Arriving in San Marco.. we still fresh. We took pictures again...(stop for gelato in between) that day was all about taking photos. From San Marco... we started to walk back toward the train station. Along the way we stoped in Academia... we didn't get in though. Taking pictures... had slice of Pizza.. went aswell to Ponte Rialto.. to check the market.. full of souvenirs typical Venetian.

My girlfriend bought a Venetian Plate for her mother. I bought a set of wine glass as a wedding gift for my friend.

We arrived in the train station to early for our train. So we sat down in the bar for merenda (afternoon tea / snack). Likely there was a free wifi in the bar so we didn't get bored at all.

We arrived back in Bologna around 8pm.. safe..tired and happy.

Strapless Tube Mini Dress

Requested by my girlfriend... I manage to make one sample of Strapless Tube Dress... which I may (maybe) launch a few before summer completely end. I mean... it is officially autumn already but the weather still quite warm sometimes.

The whole concept is similar like my other strapless dress... which is with elastic shirring at the back panel. But with tighter shape on each side seams.

On the picture she wore the dress with black bolero ... which give me an idea of making a reversible bolero... to complete your dresses!

I don't own the picture

Idul Fitri 2011

It is early September..the weather here in Bologna is gettin' chilly compare to few days ago. I went to a halal bihalal / Idul Fitri party somewhere in Montebelluna-Italy... last sunday. I made marble cake (It was a success) for the occassion. I don't really bake or cook much. I think I have a limitation in that departement.

On the picture.. I'm in the middle. My girlfriends who happen to wore my creation are on my left and right side. We wore Kebaya Encim ala Bolognese.. one of the latest creation from Istri Teladan Corporation.

Kebaya Encim ala Bolognese

After been asked many times by bunch of girlfriends.. In the end I took the challenge to sew kebaya. Kebaya is an Indonesian traditional clothes (according to my knowledge). Women.. they usually wear it for some special occassion such wedding... or others. I never sew kebaya before. My girlfriend sent me the pattern outline but I still got no clue. One day I thought.. I'm going to give it a try anyway. So I started to draft the pattern. Basic one. I manage with the pattern but I want to give some personalize touch on it... I sew three lines of elastic for the front panel. Attach bell type of sleeves from the elbow point. Originally.. when you wear kebaya.. you wear aswell the sarong. But I'm not in the mood to sew the sarong to go with it. I thought I'll wear black skinny pants will do the show. For the material... I use Indian silk... the one I got for my bday gift. Bought in India and brought here by my sister in law. The colour is cooper colour. For the collar and the sleeves.. I use batik cotton..left over from my last trip to London. The funny part is... this batik is original Indonesian Batik halus but I bought it in London. I paid even much cheaper than if I buy it in Indonesia... crazy! The final result is nice. I think now I can say that.."hey.. I sew kebaya too..y'all know"

Linen for the hot weather

Both dresses come with obi sash. Beautiful!

The Souvenirs

Yesterday.. my girlfriend had a party but I couldn't come. The party was full of fun and game.. so I would like to participate anyhow. I thought I might aswell make some souvenirs to give away to whoever come. I made hair scrunchies again bcoz I have many left over pieces around the house. I include my business card on them for promotion.

Summer Sale 2011

Summer Sale!!..I love sale... I bet you do aswell. Grab your favourite item.. go to check-out and INSERT the code : SUMMER2011 to get 20% off. Visit www.ritney.etsy.com for more info. Happy holiday everyone.

SPOILER for August 2011 collection

You may find The whole collections in www.ritney.etsy.com on august 2011 after I return from my holiday. The material I am going to use is organic linen which superb for the summer heat, allow your skin to breath and look good at the same time.

June 30 2011

It was my b'day, on the 30th of june. And we went out for dine, took this picture... me in apple green dress. I made this dress already a while ago. Didn't get a chance to wear it until that day. The material is silky cotton, Indonesian batik printed which I bought in London. The design is tube dress, like it alot.. elegant yet relaxing.

Off Shoulder bat wing Mini dress

Showing off a little part of your shoulder can be quite sexy. So I come up with this off shoulder bat wing mini dress which you can wear it with or without legging.

Making bat wing sleeve is easy enough, it just needs a lot of material because it's all one piece cut. Save you time to attach the sleeve though.

Due to the elastic material, you need a serger to work with it. Otherwise an easy project like this can turn into a nightmare if you use normal sewing machine. But anyway, that is my opinion.

Coming soon on www.ritney.etsy.com

Easy Petticoat and 50's flair Dress

I've been wanting to make 50's flair dress. But I also want it to be easy to wear without zipper nor buttons. After browsed around the net.. I figured one out that to make 50's look .. I need to wear petticoat underneath the skirt. I remember when I was a kid.. I used to hate it.. usually made from tulle and makes me itchy and hot. So this time I thought I would skip the tulle and use lace instead for the bottom part. The key is to gather the lace so that it creates ruffles to lift your skirt a bit.

My quick and easy petticoat. Does the job though. I don't particularly follow any pattern just read a few instructions from the net.

My strapless-buttonless-zipperless 50's flair dress with petticoat underneath.

Pencil Skirt

Inspired by Victoria B pencil skirt.

Any normal pencil skirt pattern would do.. just add the length a bit to cover your knee.

Even better if the material is slightly stretch like mine.. and make a slit at the back so allows you to walk easily.

Animal printed Jacket made by me

Pencil skirt made by me

Happy Easter 2011

Still in Bologna... happy easter everyone ^_^

Crack up eggs after the "egg battle"

eggs chocolate!

SHORT BREAD COOKIES

Today I made shortbread as a promised to my husband. I found the recipe on the net. Make alteration on sugar because it's too sweet for my taste.

The ingredients are these :

self raising flour 180gr

sugar 40gr

butter 125gr

beat together sugar and butter then add the flour. shape the dough and leave in the fridge for 20 minutes. Bake 180 degree for 10-15 minutes. Keep on eye bcoz it's cook quickly.

Best mate of mine

I inherited this beauty from my husband grandfather. He used to make man suit with this machine. Basically that time he made a living with this. It is kind of vintage but works like an industrial machine. My favorite!

My serger machine. My favorite number two.

First sewing machine I bought. Very usefull bcoz its "arm free".

Modern Kimono

I like to read Japanesse manga, I like J-drama, I like everything about Japan. I would like to visit Japan one day. I hope it won't be just a wishful thinking ^.^

oh, I forgot to say I also like kimono. Modern kimono because the real kimono it's seems hard to put on while I like something practical.

I made this modern kimono the other day after I saw Barbie doll with short-modern-geisha style-kimono on shop etalase. Caught my attention, caught my heart aswell ;)

I went home and started to browse around on the net, look for the instructions on how to make simple kimono, even learn on how to wear the real kimono, that's why I came to the conclusion on how ...err..hard to put it on is the real kimono?!

The pattern I drafted myself so considering this still a prototype modern kimono, a few faults here and there but I will come to perfection anway.

I have two points why I chose camouflage fabric. first bcoz that is the only sufficient fabric I have.

Second is bcoz camouflage is hit the high street fashion again here in Bologna. I don't know other places.

To make one kimono, I use something like 3 meters of fabric. Many long pieces left over so I use it to make straps for the belt.

I really mean it by making the belt, I made modern obi belt to go with the kimono. The belt part I use military green cotton, and the straps come from the camouflage fabric left over.

I wore the kimono for the party the other day and I received many compliments and comments from the ladies.. the gentlemen and also from KIDS!!

One of my friend said... "oh.. I didnt know you r coming... I couldnt see you"

I said : "how come?!"

she said : "well.. it's bcoz you wear CAMOUFLAGE!!!"

hahahahah it was joke of the day.

Batik Skirt

I made this Indonesian batik skirt for my dear friend the other time. At first I thought is gonna be a thoughtfull project, instead it came as a breeze. I think it easy due to material I am using. The material is cotton with batik pattern on it. This type of skirt, I must admit needs more material than if you choose -A-Line skirt. Worth the fabric though. I put the lining aswell so it won't be see through.

Will be great for summer. I just hope she will enjoy the skirt as much as when I made it.

My mannequin is slimmer than a normal person.. so I need to pin the skirt in order for the skirt to stay there. You may notice that the shape is a bit unbalance for that reason.

The final result... she wore the skirt and kindly took this picture.

Two Tone Blazer

These days I happened to need a challenging project to do. Then I came up with the idea to make a simple cut blazer which proven -not-that-simple project at all. This is my 3rd times on making a personal blazer. Of course each of them has a different model. Also different material. Infact after I finished my 2nd blazer I promised myself won't make any blazer no more, but hey times change ;)

Anyway, the pattern I drafted from Burda MAG. No try out first on musli, I just cut straight onto my real material. I use two different colour fabric bcoz I couldn't decide on which colour I supposed to work on. But having a two tone colour blazer should make the show go, right?!

The button is basically anything flat and round with facial cotton on it, wrapped with fabric. And for the button hole, I make button loop instead bcoz I'm afraid to spoil the fabric if I make a hole on it.

Inside is line with black lining. I use the same pattern to make the lining.

If you notice, I made a mistake on the collar and on the sleeves. I had a hard time to inserted the sleeves. I did follow the instruction, it just didn't correspond enough. I won't talk about it, I just want to enjoy my blazer now ;)

Hair Scrunchies Up cycled

many of them.. super cute

You see.. I have so many small pieces left over material hangin' around my sewing table. There is only two things I can do to clear them out. Either chuck'em away (which is tear my heart..**sobs) or.. up cycled them. I actually lazy to start to creating new pattern in order to use my left over material.. so I come up with making "hair scrunchies". It;s easy... it's easy ...and it's EASYYYY!!

Basically my pattern is just a long rectangular. No particular size requirement to make this. I think the rectangular length should be double of your wrist. Oh.. you also need an elastic.

you can put it on your wrist like a bracelet or obviously to tie your hair.

Here.. in the shop they charge 5 euros each !! what a daylight robbery. better make one for yourself from now on..hahahah

Ladies with hair scrunchies on their wrist

How to use Purse Organizer

Everytime friends sees my purse organizer http://www.etsy.com/listing/64873572/organizer-purse-autunno inside my handbag... they only comment would be : "oh..such a cute little bag..but what is that for?". Then I need to explain what's that little purse doing inside my handbag.

I realize for some .. the usefullness of purse organizer is not that obvious.

Here's I show some pictures of how purse organizer will makes our daily life easier..

See how mess is inside my handbag.

See how I organize my essential inside purse organizer.

See how I lift the handle of purse organizer and put it inside my handbag.

See how is very quick to do bag exchange everytime. See how everythng looks neat inside my handbag.