Message Bracelets :)

I have been working on my message bracelets since I was very young. Because of my low self esteem, my mom gave me my very first message bracelet with a curving "Believe", that I have turned into a necklace. Yes, having poor self esteem doesn't give me a boost, it pulls me down, flat on the ground. It didn't gice me anything but poor satisfaction of myself. I was even cautious of moving myself because I was so scared to be judge. Having them on my wrist gives me a boost on to never give up on anything, even if the world knocks you down.

Until now, my message bracelets had helped me through a lot of worrying troubles and doubts that I keep reminding myself to be cool (thank you Lord for guiding me). Because of my message bracelets I was guided to keep myself grounded whenever I felt pain, excitement, anguish, doubts and fear.

I was pretty young back then, all I care about was "what is the existential existence I wanted to have?" I don't care if I only have few friends (at least they were real), I don't care if I sat alone in the cafeteria (at least I have the best viand my mom had made), I don't care if I wasn't as good as others (because I'm severely one and only, unique and limited edition). I was pessimistic, yet optimistic. I doubt but I believe. It's kind of complicated to be me. My mind have been into a lot of whirlwind adventures and it's extensively surreal.

Because of the way I think and the way I visualize myself, the people surrounding me thinks I needed someone to talk to for help, it's like I'm terribly crazy living in this real world and kind of trap in my so called reality. Reality check, I'm okay, I just wore this things, make this things, to remind myself to never give up, to be in motion in my faith and to never let go of God's hand. I may have low self-esteem but I can carry myself and can be the best I can be:) Simple as that, but to think that people may go on rationalizations on the way I think is way way over the top.

Here's one thing kids, never lose hope, never give up on something you really want, yes, there's so many obstacles along the corner, all you have to do is be brave, be bold and take those risks. For me, I have this on my hands to serve as a reminder, and sometimes a wake up call that I'm not getting any younger, it's time to move those feet out there and explore the wonders of reality :)

Here are some of my message bracelets samples that I'm sharing with my friends and online friends :)

PS.

If you guys want some of my bracelets, you can ORDER some here: https://www.facebook.com/daintypinkshoppe

Before it's too late

Before its too late

There's something I would like to say

Something that I couldn't say out loud

But I guess I could express in these words

She took her pen and started to confess

Her undefined feelings to a boy,

A boy who's close to her heart 

and would always be the one who could make it stop

She worried so much on that possibility

Maybe one day they would fall in each others arms

She liked him so much 

And she didn't even know why

They fight like a bickering couple

and work out things like a fool

She liked to ask him a dozen of times

What are we? but her lips are stopping her to utter a word

She wanted you to make a move

She doesn't need some proof

She wanted you to know how she feel

but there you were just trying to make her unease

She gets jealous with the girls around you

but all she did was to fight for those feelings

She always feel that she's just a friend beneath those eyes

that she would lock herself to sleep and wonder in her dreams

Now she wrote her feelings on a paper

so that she'll never forget how it feels 

The indescribable happiness when your skin touches

Those whispers that lingers into her soul. 

Please do hold my hand 

Tell me to not let go

because maybe in the near future

I would be smiling the brightest and I'm sorry it won't be you...

I don't like that too happen
because I can say that you're my greatest love
yet a frightening one
so please, please, tell me that you feel the same

So hello my dear friend

Stand up for her

Don't be afraid to take the risk

because maybe by that time comes

the feelings she wrote on that paper

will soon be crumpled

and will forever be forgotten 

Do it now, before it's too late 

I have a FELTing.... :)

Howdy friends! Another day, another ways of smiling! :)

For the past few weeks, I was kind of busy thinking of what Christmas gifts I'll be giving to my friends and family this year. Something made from the heart and something that is cost friendly. This year, I have been organizing my felt papers for a reason I don't even know, thinking what are my friends favorite thing to do, favorite character etc etc etc....

So I took my pen, doodled and started cutting shapes from my felt paper :)

Since my felt paper colors aren't that much, I have decided to make Emmet in Jammies :)

THE FLASH! 

Mr. Sherlock Holmes 

Baymax

The arrow!

And of course my favorite super warrior SailorMoon :) 

Making Felts gave me back aches but looking at them now made me so happy that I wanted to make more for my love ones. You guys can make it too, all you need is patience and perseverance! Let all your creativity float in the air and do the making! You can also tag me on your felt paper designs and show the world your awesomenessssss!:) 

Why spend so much on something, if you can make one! :) 

PS.

And if you guys WANT ONE, wanted to make an order, COMMENT below! :) I'll be updating this blog for more and more designs for you to see, or you can request a character or something you would like me to make for you, of course in a very affordable price. :D 

You can also check out my DAINTY PINK BLOG here :) https://www.facebook.com/daintypinkshoppe?fref=ts

The perks of being a Clay Artist :)

A lot of people might be thinking that making clay arts (not just clay arts but my DIY's)  is just something I love to do, that people tend to see it as over exceeding when it comes to pricing and all. Well, yes, I love doing it, and my love for this hobby entails a lot and lot of effort, creativity and love; at the same time I used it as a source of income :) Orders only happen once in a blue moon, so make the most out of it, not just sharing my DIY's to you but showing you this is what I love to do :)

I usually have some of my hate and love relationship with my clay arts and yap, some clay needs to be molded with heart and soul. 

More than 7 hours in the making! But efforts all paid up once you see how your clay art looks like! :)

My mini business started way back in 2010, with the name Cherry Art, when I was a part of a 5 group of girls just wanting to pass our course Communication and Entrepreneurship. After finishing the course my classmates and I went on separate ways and I stayed with the idea of making clay art something big.

So I started to change the name Cherry Art to Dainty Pink, wondering what the logo it maybe, of course I chose something that would really matched my personality, which is pink and teddy bears. At first it was something that I just thought of something really cute. But reality check, it’s not as easy as one two three, business is business, it’s all about money, competition and all.

When dainty pink is starting, a lot of my friends have thought that the pricing I have put up was extremely high that no one would ever see or buy it. Without thinking any further, I have reduced my items and put them on sale, and worst comes to worst, the more they dislike the items I have made. I have come to my realizations that making clay art is not just a hobby of mine, not just something I wanted to create out of business, but because I am passionate about making one small object and pour my heart and soul into it (not to exaggerate, but it’s true!). Making one clay art entails a lot of effort! As in literally!

 

Talking about pricing, by lowering the prices, it doesn’t guarantee more customers! It will just give you a negative effect on how your customers see your designs (just like the way it happens to me). Because the lower the price you give, the lower the value of the object you have worked for hours will just simply be out of sight. But of course, it also an important thing to not put your price too high. Honestly, I really had a hard time on pricing my clay arts, because there are also a lot of clay art store that sells almost the same design as I do, but the only thing that is different is that they have already established names when it comes to clay making.

As a newbie, yes, it’s a must to know your competitors, at the same time you should know your products well, what made you a hit! What is different from you? What can you offer? You should be asking yourself questions about the matter itself. So what I did, is that I broaden my horizons and made something not just out of clay arts but of felt papers and some DIY’s.

Recently, I just have changed my Dainty Pink Logo into something that I can truly say that this is Janine! This is me! Say hello to the new mascot of dainty pink, Chloe. I have even made her into life together with myself J]

Sometimes, all you have to do is to think about it 100% if this is really for you. Some of us hobbyist make this business out of the word hobby and turn it into something where we can share our talents to all of you. It may not be all but to some of you who have the same passion as we do, as I do. So don’t be afraid to explore your horizons, explore your talents, you don’t know maybe you can inspire others by making something small into something big. And I tell you no one is too small for that dream to happen, all you have to do is believe and be creative! :) 

Dreamscape by janine kaye

Dreamscape part 6 "The ending"

The pain, it’s still excruciating

I opened my eyes

And I was travelling in a rewind

I saw myself and everything that happened

I was lost

A strong wind pulling me

As I was walking fast

Someone was also walking at a different direction

He holds me tight and said

“You don’t have much time!

Go behind her and kill her with this sword”

“What I don’t understand?”

“On a count of three, open your eyes”

“Wait who are you?”

“Just trust me, on a count of three

Open your eyes and stab her……

1, 2, 3………………….”

I opened my eyes

There I was behind my own self

I stab the sword on to her

“How did you do that?”

Still holding on to the sword

“I told you, this is my dreamscape

And I wouldn’t let anyone like you

Ruin my precious dreams!”

As the sword went through her

I grab her body into mine

As our body combined with the help of the ray of light

As I was witnessing our complete combination

I saw myself on the other phase I was lifeless

I was lying onto Chris arms

Questions started to pop

Am I dead?

Did Chris kill me?

How did I got here?

Is this the actual ray of light?

Am I out of the curse seal?

What is happening?

And the pain, I can still fill the pain

My body is getting weaker

I’m so tired I wanted to rest

I don’t want to close my eyes

But I just can’t help it,

I just can’t see anything else………………………………….

The sun it’s shinning

I can feel that someone is carrying me

Slowly I moved my head

“Don’t worry everything is fine now”

A voice, I know that voice

I opened my eyes, its Chris

I panicked that I felt a little bit shaky

“What are you doing? Where is my kingdom?”

“Carrying you, don’t worry everyone is safe now”

He smiled

“Really and you still have the guts to smile at me

After what you did a while ago

And what do you mean they’re safe now

My mean version just burned my dreamscape”

“Look behind you,

They’re watching over you”

As I slowly look behind Chris shoulder

I saw everyone with a smile on their faces

No sadness and fears where traced

They we’re all celebrating the victory we had

“You saved them from your own self

There’s nothing to worry about!”

Still pissed with my current situation

There I was being carried by the person

I hate, I love, I care and my enemy I guess

“Oh my, you’re bleeding!”

“It’s nothing compare to what you have done”

He smiled

Oh here we go again! With the smiling and everything

Ouch! I can my body is starting to get wobbly

“Now rest, we still have a long journey

Until we reach our new kingdom”

“Our new kingdom, how am I going to rest?

 I don’t know what you’re going to do to me!”

“Just trust me”

Darn! The way he said it makes me secure all over again!

What’s wrong with me?

“I’ll be explaining everything to you later!”

Oh well, I still feel tired

I guess there’s no harm in sleeping from his arms

And if something bad happened to me my kingdom would save me

Thinking about my kingdom

Before I closed my eyes

I look at them once again

How beautiful there smiles and laughs are

And there I saw the king smiling at me

Miming “We’re all okay”

I was at peace

As I sleep into Chris arms

According to the king,

I have sleeping for three long days

Like hello

I haven’t slept since I got there

Well a little

But still my body is moving!

I didn’t know that dreaming entails a lot of movements

And that dreaming is one tiring adventure

I stand at the balcony where I see the new kingdom being overjoyed

The breath of fresh air is so relaxing

“How are you feeling” Chris murmured as he gets close to me

I didn’t answer and there was a complete silence from the both of us

“What a beautiful kingdom you have here my lady”

He looked at me with awkwardness

“I’m sorry for what I have done,

If only I could tell you what actually happen

I really hope you would understand me”

I look at him “So tell me Chris, who are you?

Why did you befriend me and then leave me in the middle of the journey

And said those mean words to me!”

“I am a mysterious alien from the south valleys

And I have come to hypnotize you with my powers

All the things I have said weren’t true

Because I just tried to release that strong brave girl within you”

“Oh shut up with that alien thing?

Seriously, I know this is a dreamscape

But you don’t look like an alien to me!

Even though you meant those words in a good way

That’s not how to speak to girl

You jerk! That’s ungentlemanly!

And the worst thing of all things

You stabbed me! I felt ever single drop of blood!”

“I know, I know, that’s why I’m sorry

And for the record, I didn’t stab you”

Still confused and unwary,

What is he saying?

“I tricked you; you were almost fainting when I raised the sword

But actually it was my blood that you felt dripping”

“Okay my mind is catching up a little bit,

So that’s why you have a bruise on your left shoulder

But why do you need to do that

Her instructions were to kill me?”

“Well, yes, but I have a different plan

I stab myself for you to travel to a minimum of time”

“Wait, hold your tongue!’’

You’re the one who gave me the sword

You’re the one who told me that my time is running

That was all you’re doing? Oh come on!”

“Yap, I tricked the both of you with my intentions

I found out what your weakness are Jenny

You have a serious trust issue

The other you trusted so badly

And you don’t trust anyone

So when I had the chance I took it

I met your other self in the past

And I thought it was really you

It was a dream for me to talk to you

But as time passed by

I found out that she was just a reflection of what you desire”

“Wait a minute! I don’t get it”

“I already like you before I enter your dreamscape”

“Okay this is a bit hard to grasp what are you saying?”

“Jenny…… You are my dreamscape

That’s why I wasn’t a part of your dream that burned in your notebook”

“How in the world did that happen?

Okay continue saying what you’re saying”

“It was really complicated,

I don’t know how to start,

I was never a part of your dreamscape

I was never meant to be here”

“What do you mean?

According to the king everything in this place is my dream”

“Yap, but I wasn’t

Remember the part that you don’t trust anyone?

That’s when I came into the picture

My dreamscape was to actually be with you

To ups and down, to adventures and all

But because you we’re so busy thinking about other things

You don’t see people who admire you

And you force yourself to loosen up that feeling”

“Ammm Chris, can you be a little bit straight?

I am in the middle of confusion here”

“All I wanted was you to look at me

But sadly you never have time to see me”

“Oh my, you’re human!”

“Of course I am human!

All I want is for you to look at me,

And you did,

When you turn a little bit grumpy and wicked”

“I am not wicked!

You turn me into it!

But how in the world you like if this is the first time I met you”

“You’ll see”

“Oh come on! Skip the hang cliffers!”

He looked up into the sky

Take a deep breath and said

“You know what Jenny,

You’re so focus on things you don’t see

You’re so much critical on yourself

No one is judging your flaws

I wish you could see yourself

The way I see you”

Sigh. I looked up to him

Crossed my hands in a grumpy attitude

“How do you see me?”

He looks at me, holds my hands and said

“That you are the bravest girl I have ever met

That you don’t care what others think about you

All you do is to do your best

And prove to everyone who cares about the less

All you do was on how to achieve your dream

Even if everybody has a frown on their faces

That’s what makes you brave

That’s what makes you special

And that’s how I see you

A girl who never gives up despite of what the entire world says”

He smiled at me

“Lastly, you were always true to yourself

You say the things you want to say

Even if you think you make a fool of yourself

That’s the thing I truly admire about you

So what if you have flaws,

Everybody has flaws

It’s just up to you on how you’re going to handle yourself”

He looks at me straight into my eye

“And still remember those words you told me at the old kingdom

Those memories will forever be a part of my dreamscape”

“Hahaha… I was trying to lure you”

“It’s okay whatever you say”

As long as I heard those emotions straight from your heart”

“Ugggh! Here you go again!

Why are you saying those things again?

It gives me shivers!

Don’t you know how confused person I am?

If there’s something you want to say to me

Please do say it out loud!

Not give me some flowery explanations to make me fall for you!”

He kissed me into my forehead

“You really know how to make my heart pound

Here so you could feel what I truly feel

If you don’t like it, you can push me away”

He hugged me and once again I felt the warmth from his embrace

My heart it’s getting delirious 

“Queen Jenny!! Queen Jenny! The King……..

Ammm… am I interrupting something”

Shocked to this little girls voice

I pushed him and he started to walk away

“Of course not, what does the King wants?”

“The portal to your world has already open

You can now go home my dear queen!”

Home! I’m going home! Time to go back to reality

Day dreaming is almost over

I smiled at her and followed her to the king

As I passed through the castle walls

The knights bowed their head

As they wish me good luck

The king was waiting for me with a smile on his face

As I ran towards him and hugged him

“Don’t worry my child I am as strong as a metal!” he said

“I thought I would lose you!” I tear

“Of course you will never loose us,

They have been waiting for you to wake up”

Slowly, the castle elevated

And the ceilings opened

There, I have witnessed the hundreds of creatures

I have created with my imagination

And there is Jenkins, standing in front of me

As I tap her head and kissed her

“You are my hero Jenkins! Thank you!”

She licked my faced and talked to me through my mind

“No Jenny, you are our hero”

As the crowd applauds, a large vortex opened in the pink sky

“Are you ready to go back home?” the king asked

“Yes, I am”

As my tears suddenly drops into my cheeks

“I will all miss you! You don’t know how you guys meant to me”

The king hugged me and said

“As long as you keep us into your heart

We will always be here for you

We’re just one dream away”

As the portal slowly closes I yelled

“Thank you so much! I’m going to miss you Hardcore!”

I would never forget the happiness shown on their faces

Chris, the king, the kingdom, Jenkins, everyone

They’re really a part of my dreamscape

As the light shines on us

We stepped into the portal

And Chris shouted!

“I’ll be waiting for you”

As if the world started to get a little bit dizzy

I fell straight from my bed to the floor

BAM! “Jenny?? Jenny?? Are you alright?”

Ouch! My head

Oh my! I’m back! My bed! My room! My stuffs!

“Jenny! What’s that noise are you alright?”

I hurried towards the door and opened it

I hugged and kissed my mother

“Mom thank you so much for always believing in me

I love you, I love you!

I promise with all my might,

I will be the best daughter you will have

I promise mom,

I will make you proud!”

“Wow! That’s quite strange my princess,

But you’re already late for class”

“I do?”

“Yes, it’s already pass 7am”

“Okay Mom, I’ll take a bath!”

I closed the door and opened it once again

“Thank you so much Mom! I love you!”

“I love you too, come on dress up, you’re going to be late!”

I breathe the fresh air

And hurried up into class

I have never been so excited in my life

It was like a new beginning

And I know that there is someone waiting for me

That I can share my adventures with

As I ran into my class,

Feeling so happy

Then suddenly this boy ruining my happiness

Sends a crumpled paper AGAIN!

Irritated, I turn back and said

“What’s wrong with you?

If you want to say something blurt it out!”

But quite with my amusement

There he is smiling at me

“Honestly I really wanted to be your friend my queen!”

I turn to my table

All this time, Chris was behind me,

And I didn’t even know

I open the crumpled paper

With a message “I will always be right behind you”

My heart started to beat crazily

As he slowly kissed me on my cheeks

“I think we’re even”

I couldn’t help but to smile

Because I tell you this we’re just a part of all my daydreaming

Who would even know it would come true

I had the most wonderful adventure that I could share to all of you

And I finally found my prince, who is secretly watching me from a far

All I can say is never give up on something you really want

It doesn’t matter how many obstacles you may encounter

But as long as you believe in yourself you can achieve whatever dream you have

Just have a little bit of faith and trust and I’m sure you’ll go a long journey.