Temporary handling centre and my new sewing corner

Goods bubble-wrapped and packed. Went to POSLAJU to get the plastic envelopes but they’ve run out. Good thing I went in advance, otherwise, I have to take all these goods back and repack them.

My scale. Just to show you that I didn’t just pluck the figures from the sky

Yes, I did go to IKEA for my out-of-town fellow crafters and a local crafter who couldn’t find time to go to IKEA. After the shopping frenzy, it’s time to sort the goods out and pack and weigh them up for courier estimates. I feel like a part-time worker at the post office, hahahah... but had fun doing this. Semoga dapat pahala tolong kengkawan...Amin...

Being in IKEA, my favorite place to be, I get to day-dream (berangan is a much better word) about my dream sewing room... *sigh* I wanted to get another table because I’ve been cutting fabric on the floor and it’s not kind to my back. When I got home, I express my intention to hubby dearest. He said he has a table at the office he’s not using. So, nevermind, I can live with recycle office furniture. So, yesterday he brought the table home and set it up. It happened to be a corner table. Haiyah! Beggers can’t be choosers... so, I have lemons, I make lemonade. For the time being, I’m just happy I have a table to cut on :)

My humble new sewing corner. 

IKEA and Craftworld anyone?

OK, this is a second shout-out to out-of-Klang-Valley crafters/bloggers who wishes to get stuff from IKEA. Please refer to my earlier shout-out here. I have two confirmed shoppers and need three more to give me a good reason to go to IKEA. Since usually I will make a detour to Craftworld, I’m extending the service there too. Just that they don’t have a website and you can’t really know what to order if you don’t know what’s available there. Then again, just let me know what you’re looking for and if I can find it at Craftworld, I’ll let you know. Unfortunately, they have a strict rule against taking photographs so there’s nothing for me to show and tell.

Deadline is tomorrow folks by 6pm. I will email my account number to the serious ones after 6 for the transfer of funds.

Personal Shopper Service

I received an email from a fellow blogger/crafter requesting my help to buy her some stuff from IKEA. IKEA is on sale from 8 July - 1 August 2010. This crafter is from out of town. I wouldn’t call Putrajaya and Damansara Utama as ‘kawasan yang sewaktu dengannya’ but it’s still is within driving distance for me.

So, I’m having a shout out to all out-of-Klang Valley crafters out there if you wish for me to get you some stuff from IKEA. I think one of the runaway best-seller is the pinking shears. It’s really, really affordable at RM25.00.

IKEA Pinking shears @ RM25 per unit

OK, here’s the deal. I can make arrangements to go to IKEA this Wednesday, 28 July 2010 PROVIDED that

1. I have a minimum of 5 crafters with their orders.
2. For a minimum purchase of RM5.00 to RM50.00, I’ll charge RM5.00 as my service fee (that will help subsidize my fuel, tol and parking ticket). For the RM50.00 band, another RM5 fee applies. Example:
• Your total purchase is RM80.00, my service fees is RM10.00 
3. If my fees are agreeable to you, 
1. you can choose your items at IKEA catalogue 
2. PLEASE choose items that I can send through POSLAJU
3. email me your items listing together with the quantity and prices with the total amount (please do your maths, I don’t trust my own maths)
4. I will email you my Maybank account number for you to transfer your shopping money to me IN FULL(you don’t expect me to use MY money do you?) latest by Tuesday midnight.
4. If any of your item/s is out of stock, I will refund your money
5. Upon successful purchases made, I will then email you the estimate postal charges (POSLAJU) which depends on the total weight of your purchase 
6. I will send out your goods upon receiving the postal fees and my services fees.

Sounds simple enough? For further enquiries, please email/leave a comment.

I will call off/cancel this service if I don’t get my minimum number or crafters and their orders. So, ladies and gentlemen, you have the weekend and up to tuesday to browse IKEA online catalogue. Happy shopping.