Jules alone with 3 goons!

Hee hee hee... yup, it's just me, and my 3 adorable monsters this weekend. I have a small window now while Marrakesh stays glued to "Kapten Boleh", and Esfahan and Damascus carry on with their "Dexter" mission! I had shooo-ed them hurriedly for their showers earlier, before they end up not showering the whole day! And yes, they've been fed with healthy, nutritious cereal + milk!

Phewh! It was indeed a looooong and challenging night last night, entertaining my kiddos and working on my assignments/gift orders, while at the same time trying to catch glimpses of the Anugerah Planet Muzik (in Jakarta) on Astro Ria, where Darling Husband/Ayah was. Marrakesh, in his true fashion, was the last to drop, with mommy having to "garu belakang", "garu perut", "tepuk"! And this morning was very early, as I put together the lovely flowers for a special baby's christening, while waiting for La to pick up her gift. I had asked the boys' Makcik Ati to drop in for a few minutes to keep them company as mommy rushed out to send the baby gift... Deep inhale, big exhale... aaaaaahhhhh...! And in case you're wondering, Makcik Ati helps us out at home Mon-Sat, 7.30am-7.00pm :)

Lovely pink roses and lilac eustoma, with my all time favourite baby's breath...


After completing this task, I was suddenly overcome with mixed emotions... the joy of having a baby, the joy of looking at baby stuff...those kind of things, you know? Well, I guess many women, moms and even dads would understand... :) And this particular gift affected me even more coz it was all purple and lilac and pink and white... ! Thanks Mary, for giving me this opportunity... :)

As for my dear Puan Naib Yang Dipertua PIBG, La, I hope you have a good event at your kids' school today! This special gift (well, I consider all the gifts I make special!) for your guest speaker has a lovely Borneo batik sarung, some delightful Fererros and a relaxing lemongrass eye pad...


Okay, now to prepare the boys' meals for the day...think I'll wait till darling husband lands back in the nest to start on my next assignment, which must be delivered first thing tomorrow morning... Inhale...exhale... !

Jumble Sale For Charity is POSTPONED! Thousand apologies...

...I've just been informed by the organising team that they have had to postpone the sale yet again, due to some unforeseen circumstances.

Kindly take note of this, if you had read my earlier post today. The new date for the jumble sale is yet to be determined...

Thank you so much for your ever so kind attention... Have a good weekend! :)

Jumble Sale For Charity

Good morning! My friend, Disha, is organising a charity jumble sale this weekend, 18 & 19 July 2009. I had intended to put up a table selling JulesFudgies and JulesAddiction Tins, but sadly, logistics aren't on my side, so I won't be able to participate. But, I will try to pop by, maybe drop off some of my fudgies to Disha so she and her gang can sell them and bring in some proceeds.

I'm rushing quite a bit this morning, so I couldn't wait for the actual flyer file, but here are the basic details of the jumble sale (she put up a very nice invite on Facebook; me very blur about IT, don't know how to link, so, I'm afraid we'll have to settle with this viz, sooooryyyy....hee hee).

I hope many will be able to visit there and pour some joy into this noble cause... :)... Have a fab weekend!

Jules has more goodies to share!

Yup! It's almost that time of the year, the time when everyone starts getting excited about sahur, buka puasa, kuih raya, dodol, lempuk, baju raya, duit raya, hamper raya...! I must admit, I'm getting all excited myself! But at the same time, I'm also looking forward to a calm and meaningful Ramadhan, insyaAllah ... :)

Here are some things that Jules, in collaboration with KerepekLa, is thrilled to share with all of you...




There are also cool and stylish cannisters; these are some samples of what can be...


As for JulesDelightfulness and JulesFudgyliciousness for this coming festivity... jeng jeng jeng! Hee hee... I hope to unveil my special Raya/Festivity2009 range next week; let's hope all goes according to plan. I'm all anxious, excited, nervous... Because, at the end of the day, whatever that Jules does, it is always to create joy and delight, as well as to enrich the hearts and souls of all those who savour Jules products and services, insyaAllah... that's a challenge I always welcome :)

In the meantime, do feast on the pictures above; these are also items that Jules would provide for Giftmagique. If you are interested, please sms me or/and drop a line at JulesMD or email me ya, I will be glad to entertain you :)

Jules fudgy embellished...

...for a special 30th birthday party for some fun loving, hapnin' gals! It was a party with a "Bling" too, as it was held at the Carat Club. Hmmm...I'm pretty sure the girls had a fab time, and I'm glad that JulesFudgy was able to add to the merriment, alhmadulillah... thank you Nadia and friends :)
I must say that I somewhat panicked when Nadia asked me to make a special brownie for her fab gals' birthday party, with a green & black theme. I even asked Wiz about icing the top with chocolate, and so, she gave me some tips...thank you dear :) But, eventually, I just used only green mint flavoured chocolate to cover the entire brownie, then chocolate (with a little bit of cream) with black coloring for the lines. The diamond shaped lines are part of my homeage to my favourite handbag designer, Lulu Guinness, who is reknowned for her fishnet design. Then the silver sugar pearls are for the "Bling" effect! Hee hee, I know it's a far cry from the wonders of the cake experts out there, but I suppose, one has to start somewhere...! I'm glad I was able to stay true to my fudgy, in a sense that I only added more chocolate to it, though with a different flavour; and apart from mint, I believe that vanilla (white), orange (tangerine) and strawberry (pink) flavours would also gel with my fudgy!

Jules is speechless...

...I sat in front of the TV last night, watching people around the world celebrate the life of Michael Jackson. Yes, I cried, a bit, every now and then, it just wasn't possible not to shed any tear, coz the memorial was so overwhelming.

Throughout my life, I have lost people dear to me. It became easier when I started to accept that death is part of us and that it is bound to happen anyway, and that the best way to make the life that used to be mean anything is just to "redha", and reminisce the good times, the priceless good times. And I also learnt that we must love the best we can, while we can, it's not something to procrastinate.

I say a prayer to all the blessed souls that are no longer with me, I was blessed that I was ever in their lives and they in mine, alhamdulillah... And I also say syukur for all the people I still have with me now, alhamdulillah... Life is fragile, and precious, and that is why we must celebrate it everyday that we live it.

I will always remember Michael Jackson... :)

Jules is on the roll...

...yup, like I said yesterday, when the creativity sets in, I'd be working and working and working...! And, it helps when my goons are all fast asleep!


Remember the 'proud peacock' box in my earlier post? Well, I fine tuned it a bit last night :)



I just so love purple and I love everything girl, girl... :) Okay, I'll start making more masculine, macho ones too!

Now, after I boost myself with loads of caffeine, I shall start on more stuff, and hopefully I'll find the prefect one for my precious Fudgies... :)

Jules is so in love...

...with her new paper stock from ScrappingGlitz!



Congratulations A&A...Selamat Pengantin Baru, semoga berkekalan hingga ke anak cucu...

I have 62 pieces more of the lovely, lovely cardstock, and I want to be selfish and keep everything, or use all of them for myself! hee hee... But I know myself, when the idea comes, and the creativity sets in, I could end up using all that paper to just decorate many, many tins and boxes, and make other people happy and joyous! But in the meantime, I'll cuddle the papers close to me :)

By the way, here's another box I worked on...ideas on a free flow now! This is also with acid free paper from ScrappingGlitz...




On another front, I'm also crazy about some things I recently discovered... perhaps ideas for this year's Ramadhan and Syawal...



Do sms or email me if any of the above interests you ya... :)


...and these...are my forever love...my very own Alvin, Simon and Theodore... :)



As I write, I'm listening to old, some unreleased, songs of Michael Jackson, "Someone In The Dark", "For All Time", "Speechless", "Fall Again"... recalling my younger days, growing up to the sounds and moves of that dynamic entertainer. How sad it all turned out for him, someone so wonderful, so glorious. I can't help but feel sorrowful over his demise, a big chunk of my childhood is no more. It gets me to think of how fragile life is... life can be very hard sometimes, making you feel like you just want to give up, or surrender to the "demons" because that's so much easier to do. But life is just too precious to give away so easily like that...and when you look hard enough, rumble through the abyss of your fears and darkness, you will find faith...and if you look a bit further you will also find love. Faith and Love, that works for me... :)

Jules is overwhelmed, humbled, touched...

to help brighten your day and to ensure that all is not lost, here’s my comment – though it may not be in the exact words. i would appreciate if you could post it onto your comments page or even better, post it on your blog !



dear julesmd,



on behalf of the AOGC organizing committee of PETRONAS, we would like to express our deepest gratitude for your agreeing to take up our order of the “Tree of Life.” as usual, you have pulled through for us and we must add that the hospitality gifts were delivered on time and enjoyed by all our VIPs. we would like you to know that this year, your gifts together with wiz’ delicious cupcakes had reached, among others, heads of international conglomerates, heads of states, and ministers from around the globe who had come to participate in our conference. we have received some favorable comments including some who said that it was a “pleasurable indulgence.”



PETRONAS is indeed proud to have supported local talents and especially the talent that both you and wiz possess. it is our hope that your commitment, dedication and personal attention given to our request be emulated by other aspiring entrepreneurs. we encourage you to continue what you have done with the humility and kindness that you have in your heart and that it should be accompanied with the spirit of never giving up. if only all other malaysians are like you, we’d live in a better place.



we certainly look forward to working with JulesMD again and of course, with friends of JulesMD. good luck in your future endeavors.



by the way, someone said that your brownies were “eeevil...” (in a good way, of course). :)



regards,

for the PETRONAS AOGC organizing committee

tessa


...Alhamdulillah... thanks so much Tess, I can't begin to tell you how much this means to me... :) To all Jules family, friends and patrons...thank you for your undying support, I will indeed strive to make you all happy for a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooonger time to come, InsyaAllah, God Willing... :)

Jules lost a comment!!!

AAAAA!!! And a darn great comment it was too... waaahaaahaaaaaa!!!!

Er, oops, excuse me...I do apologise for that outburst. It's just that I had received this simply wonderful morale boosting comment, and I was so anxious to have it posted, but, I don't know what happened, after I pressed the 'publish' button, it just...DISAPPEARED!!! AAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! I wish, I wish, I wish I could have that comment rewritten and resent, but sadly, things don't happen that way... I apologised to the sender, my dear childhood friend, for losing such precious words form her...

Well, it's not because I'm way over my head with pride for receiving a great comment about one of my projects. It's just that I'm always very doubtful and skeptical about the gifts I create : I always fear that it's not good enough, or the recipient may not like it, or it may not fit the recipient's requirement, or the recipient may go like..."Ha? What is this?!!", or "That's it?!!!"... You can ask my husband and my partners about how anxious and edgy I become everytime after I've completed a project. Until, of course, I receive their comments, and I am once again at peace. And alhamdulillah, so far, the comments have been favourable. But, that doesn't stop me from having those butterflies each time I work on something. So, when I read the comment that Tessa had written me about the AOGC gifts, tears actually started welling up in my eyes, tears of joy...and when I lost that comment somewhere in cyberspace, tears of "Geez! How stupid can I be?" really came out from my eyes!

The only thing I can do now is to post some pictures of the gifts that I, along with my Giftmagique partner and friendly associates which include Wiz and Tangerine, had created and duly delivered for her recent event in June 2009. Thanks also to KerepekLa, for their hands on support, always... :)

"Tree of Life"...for the Petronas 14th Asia Oil and Gas Conference...



...yup, the sarung ketupat was part of this exclusive package :)...


This was a delightful combination of JulesFudgies (bottom layer) and awesome WizCuppies (top layer)...



...the presentation for the food tasting/sampling round...

..."PETRONAS, in support of Malaysian talents"...


...hmmm...now I'm actually craving for cake...or durians! Yup, I think I'm gonna get me more durians... :)

Oh, one very important thing : I wish to sincerely apologise to Ms Azlina for her brownies order; insyaAllah I will make it up to you after you return from your outstation trip...

Jules has a new toy!

...the Black&Decker Compact Drill & Screwdriver...!

My father duly equipped me with DIY skills before I ventured out on my own. And, just like him, I'm a real sucker for cool tools :). This latest one was adoringly presented to me yesterday by darling husband, who gladly lets me take care of the Handy Manny works around the house! Ya, well, it was on promotional sale he said...sigh, that's my mommy life for me! I guess I'll start with the two cupboard doors in the kitchen; they came off after Damascus and Marrakesh decided to use them as monkey bars...sigh...boys...I guess I'll be handy mommy until they're all grown enough for me to pass on the skills to them... Wishful thinking? Hmmm....

Anyway, apart from the bazaar at Adni, I was also busy with a few gifts last weekend...
...a 2 tier box with handle; the bottom tier had a pelikat while the top tier had an assortment of chocolates...for La, thank you :)


...for Giftmagique for Microsoft...hope everyone had fun!

One thing I MUST start to re-learn soon (I MUST! I MUST!), before this year's Syawal, is making the sarung ketupat, coz they make the best deco and frills during Raya! This batch of ketupat casing was made by friends (yes, I am indeed very blessed, Alhamdulillah), for one of my gifts in early June 2009.

...so cool huh?...sarung ketupat with sweets and tidbits :)

I am currently trying to propose a special presentation of JulesFudgyliciousness and JulesDelightfulness, for this year's Raya. I'm still browsing everywhere possible to find something that I hope everyone will like...something that will make everyone happy and bring great Raya joy! Hopefully I'll find it, soon... :)

Jules at Sekolah Islam Adni Bazaar with KerepekLa

Hi there, hope everyone's fine and well...It's been rather sad about Michael Jackson; guess his songs will now be "Michael Jackson's Greatest Hits"...And Farrah Fawcett...she was indeed very strong, having battled cancer for as long as she did... I will remember them both with fond memories of growing up... :)

Tomorrow, Saturday, 27 June 2009, Sekolah Islam Adni will be organising a charity bazaar at their premise near Taman Sri Ukay along Jalan Ulu Kelang. My KerepekLa friends, Ann, Helena and Linda, are having a booth there, and they were kind enough to invite me to squat with them to sell my JulesFudgies! I may have some of my tins too, though I may not be there all the way from 8.30am-4.30pm coz I have a very tight gift deadline for the following day.

I've managed to alter a few of KerepekLa's boxes from their previous stock, just to share some very simple ideas of how you can turn an old box into something new and exciting. There are actually so many ways to decorate boxes to make them unique and exclusive, as well as fun too; but it all depends on your budget, your preference and the time that you have. They should be clearing these boxes (sans alteration/deco) off at irresistable prices at tomorrow's bazaar. Anyone keen on getting these boxes should visit them tomorrow. And, of course, there'll be Ann's yummy yummy chocolate chip cookies.

Old Dark Green Raya Box...





Last Raya's Silver Box with Black Handle...





Turquoise Box...