Deconstruction Workshop II

Earlier this year, I had a period of time where I was completely fascinated with deconstructing my shirts and held a couple of workshops with my students on how to recreate their own gear and transform them into new interesting pieces. I held one earlier workshop in March with my girlfriend Jo Lim which combined a mineral makeup segment before we went into crafting our shirts. More about it HERE. 

I've since run this Deconstructed Shirt "From Old to Sexy" workshop at the American club and the response for that workshop was good too! If you're keen on running this workshop with me for your office or school, please feel free to email me at honeymeow@gmail.com for more details. :) It will take 3 hours from start to end. Materials not provided as everyone will need to bring their own tshirts and scissors.

Pictures on this post here comes from my 2nd workshop held at the Raffles Town club in April and it was an interesting evening after one of my dance classes. We covered 3 designs. The Ribbon Tie Back. The Weaved Back and the Corset Back. Everyone left with 3 deconstructed tops of their own creation after learning how to slice, dice n' weave their shirts and I've seen several of them wearing them when they've come for class after! Nice!!

Click on the images here to enlarge to have a better look at the pictures. Giving the instructions above on how to prep your shirt. Below, a shirt completely deconstructed and ready for tying.

Modelling one of the samples that were used for demonstration for the ribbon tie back design to show the  participants how it would look when worn. This design is created on a plain tank top.

The process of creating the weave on their shirts.. some decide to use their legs to prop their shirts... some use the back of the chairs... with the chairs on the floor and some on the table...

And some get the assistance of friends while wearing their tops while they're weaved on their bodies... what a good idea!

Everyone had a fun time exchanging fabric scraps, trying out the various designs and learning how to create the various patterns on their tops... I had a great time with alot of laughter amongst all participants, seeing the determination in their faces while they worked on their tops and experiencing the creativity of everyone who came... one more deconstruction workshop coming up in the coming months! If you're keen on participating, drop me an email and I'll keep you on the mailing list.

Zumba Fever Party @ TAB

With reference to this preview video of the Zumba Fever party, here are the pictures from that amazing evening... my gorgeous Zumba lover girlfriend, Lisa Kong organised this event and I helped to get a sponsor for some NOMU black pepper grinders for the goodybag which everyone loved!! Lisa invited David back to Singapore for this event and the logistics of this practically drove her crazy. Kudos to her to have pulled off such a successful event and everyone is looking forward to the video that she and Melvyn are creating right as we speak.... *excited!*

Check out the video if you haven't already done so and preview the crazy antics and floor burning moves we did on the dancefloor at TAB @ Orchard Hotel.

TAB @ Orchard Hotel was a great club location for the event and it was indeed a party to remember. The lighting was great, it was sufficiently ventilated, finger snacks and a complimentary gingerale or soft drink was provided, along with phenomenal company of my closest instructor friends, dance students and of course, who could forget the man who taught me how to shimmy shake the way I do, David Velez. Who now lives in China btw.. if you were wondering where he disappeared to... 

The outfit for the evening? Outrageous Red! Black lace top with my coral Zumba pants and a short red wig... bling bling crystals and crazy long long dramatic lashes... no one recognised me till I greeted them in the face only to be received with a scream or a hug. The exhibitionist in me totally LOVED it! And I had to put this picture in here simply because it was too "act cutesy" for a middle aged woman like me with 2 pre-teens to be... *slaps self*

I had to pull off the wig right into the first set of the dance for the evening as it was slipping off and did the rest of the dance segment without it. Hard to miss my coral pants though.. and I loved that I was right smack in between the powerhouses of Shannon Lupian and Angela Grosse... we three totally rocked the dancefloor!!! If you want to know how a bootyshake is done, put us 3 together and it'll be a nosebleed.... wahhaahahaha!!

The dance floor was packed at the sold out event all the way to the bar and even up to the second level of the club as all that attended grind and bumped the clubs walls down... the atmosphere?! crazy crazy crazy... but then again.. its Zumba after all... its supposed to be crazy fun..

   

 

Ahh..and trust that David would give us that monkey monster face before we jabbed him into submission for a nice shot together... and finally he succumbed and said "okay.. here's a pose"... tada!! Zumba burning the dancefloor!! Zumba Heey!! Zumba Haa!!

Tonnes of pictures taken that day and I've only put some favourites up here for keeps. Group shot with organiser, Lisa Kong (front kneeling in green & green/orange top & a shot glass). A large majority, perhaps even more than 60% of the participants are licensed Zumba instructors... and that always makes for a great event..

Picture with my hot colombian chicka, Alida... love this shot! The blue lights make it so psychedelic!! *loves!*

Groupshot with my girlfriends - Sharon, Tosca, Charlotte with "Rasta-man" Terence and "Super Zumba Ella!" to the rescue!!... 

Another group shot with Emily and Azmy added in too!! Zumba!! 

One of my favourite persons, Sharon.... love that she came! She's new to Zumba and slowly.. I will convert her.. slowly... *evil snigger*.... ~hiak...hiak... hiak...~

I'm not sure about Azmy (in yellow) but the 3 of us here - Charlotte, Terence and I came from very fatty backgrounds. My 34kg weightloss story has always been a feature on my blog, Terence who was one of the successful winning contestants in our local TV weightloss programme, Lose to Win lost BIG!! He used to be really huge!!! and look at him now... exercise fanatic and yes yes yes!! newly licensed Zumba instructor too!! Charlotte - one of my dearest blog readers, dance student and friend also lost a great amount of weight to look as hot as she does now... she recently took the Zumba instructor course wih Terence too and she's also the founder and advocate of the Singapore Weight Watchers group.

Go check out her website HERE!! And register today.... Free regular membership for a limited period only so go check that out! 

More group shots with even more instuctors (Shannon L. to my left in gray) & Zumba Fitness fans....  and below Angela G. to the right most with her uber toned abs.. *whoots!*

And somemore as the evening goes by... can we ever get enough of posing in our Zumba gear?! NEVERRRRR... Wahahahhaaha! People say... "you Zumba people must be rich huh? everything on your body is Zumba this n Zumba that..." and Zumbawear doesn't come cheap.... so understand this.. we're NOT rich.. we're just passionately frugal... Wahahahhaha!!! (Now you know what to get me for my upcoming birthday people.. ZUMBAWEAR!! I wear a size M for tops, a size L for bottoms (equi. to a size 12) and a size 8.5/9 for shoes. Thank you.. *cough.grins.cough*

And again.. can we EVER get enough of Zumba events?! NEEEEVERRR also... so the next one coming up on the calendar is ZUMBA by the Park organised by Charlotte. (My girlfriend in pink hair in the first picture of this post). Details can be found HERE and Registration too. Space is limited but the Fun will be unlimited!!

And good news is that apart from Shannon (on the poster below), I will also be team teaching with her on stage so come burn the sexy dancefloor with me on the 14th of May 2011 at the Hort Park... we'll be there with a group of other fabulous instructors to buzz the bees right out of the park. Avoid disappointment by registering NOW & pay to secure your place... NOW!... yes.. now.. go.. now... what are you waiting for?!

Thank you!... Zumba Zumba Zumba!!! Olé! See you in the Park!!

LNY Mineral Makeup / TShirt Deconstruction Workshop #1

The much requested Tshirt deconstruction workshop was finally on the way and I had the support of my dear friend, Jo Lim from Lolita New York to run a combined workshop for both her Mineral Makeup products and the sexy shirt deconstruction demo. This is the first of a few workshops depending on the demand for this workshop.

Quite a number of my dance students this time round was not able to make it due to some being affected by the Japan crisis or being sick that day so another round of this workshop will be held on the 9th of April 2011 at the Raffles Town Club again for those who did not make it this first time round. Those that did come are welcome to attend again. Details for the next workshop can be found at the end of this post.

We had our dance class as usual and after freshening up. We proceeded to our workshop room where Jo started off with her introduction of her company and herself to our group of lovely ladies for the day.

We went through how to analyse our skin type to be able to choose suitable products for our skin tone. Image above showing Jo explaining what kind of color corrector shade would be suitable for my kind of skin...

Jo demonstrating how to apply the color corrector with her customised makeup sponge.

Jo demonstrating how to use their special makeup sponge to apply a smokey eyeshadow look with her mineral makeup colors....

Explaining further on the different products such as their finishing powder with her customised dispenser that sets the makeup on your face, contours your face shape and shows how it brightens your face with its use... she also went through tips on how to reduce eye puffiness and water retention with her special facial massage technique and how to properly wash your face all while toning your jawline so you can avoid a double chin!

My smokey eyeshadow look with Lolita New York's mineral makeup range. Eyes half done.

How it looks like with my face half done.

Everyone then were placed in groups of 3 and everyone was given a pack of full set mineral makeup kits to experiment with. From blending their own shade of blusher to attempting to recreate the smokey eye look with the products supplied.

Some of the ladies with some hands on makeup interaction with LNY products. Learning how to use Jo's special makeup sponge and experimenting with the colors and contouring products.

When that was done, everyone was gifted with the makeup kits that Jo provided which they split amongst themselves in their respective group.

We then moved along to the shirt deconstruction segment of the workshop. Everyone brought 2 of their own shirts with their scissors and were all ready to slice n dice their shirts from Old to Sexy... I layed out some of the previous designs that I experimented with and everyone listened intently ready to wield their scissors for some destruction... haha!

I introduced the 3 basic designs that I was demonstrating for the day. The back tie, the back weave and the corset and everyone got started as they listened with my step by step instructions.

Me demonstrating how to cut the shirt up.

Everyone working on their own creations. And then we finally reach the point where I did the final demo. for the corset design. Picture here showing me hunched over (Do I need spectacles now?!) showing how to snip the holes for the strings.

Everyone still hard at work with their own tops...

At the end of it all, everyone left with their own new sexy creations from their old tops. Knowledge on how to create those tops again and again for future use and a generous full sized Mineral Makeup kit goodybag provided by Lolita New York for their participation.

The next workshop will be held on the 9th of April 2011. Please RSVP at honeymeow@gmail.com if you are keen to attend. Click on the image below for more details. If you are keen to run this workshop in your company or club, please email me for more details on how to arrange for this workshop at your location.

New Lash Range frm Lolita New York!

Remember this POST where I reviewed Lolita New York's eyelash extension services? Well, this time round, they have a brand new range of eyelash extensions and I was there to check it out! I walked into the store bare faced and walked out with smashingly alluring eyes... yes? What a difference long lush lashes can do to your face... looks like I won't be needing mascara for the next couple of weeks...

Introducing the new B-Curl range. New thickness at 2.5mm vs 1.5-2mm lash. New Length at 15mm vs 12mm. I even added two strands of purple lash highlights at the ends too! Pretty!! I like... Thanks Jo!

SGD$89 for first trial of min. 60 strands (30 on each eye as seen here in both pictures).

You can call +65 63389981 for an appointment or walk in at the store at the Marina Link at Esplanade MRT. You must book an appointment as their slots are always full!!

Lolita New York
Marina Link, Unit #B1-12
Marina Square
Easily accessible from Esplanade MRT.

Open Daily from 11am to 9pm.

When you come up from the MRT station, look to your right and go down the small flight of stairs and you're there!... and Don't Forget to quote "honeymeow" for your 20% discount!! Spread the word to friends and family!

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More Shirt Deconstruct Experiments...

Yep, theres more! My hands have been itching to cut up more shirts since I've discovered the "joys" of shirt deconstruction and todays top was not spared the shears as I tried out another design of slashing up your normal style tops. More past designs can be found HERE and HERE.

Now I have the ribbon tie design, the weaved design, the corset design and now its the criss crossed design. More to come as I try more patterns.

This one was a regular cotton ribbed double shoulder tank top in dark brown. I converted it to a halter top and behind was sliced n diced up to a criss crossed pattern. I was not too pleased with the outcome of the material however as it was a cotton ribbed material and it did not curl into strips as well as regular cotton or one mixed with spandex curled. Apparently this kind of material does better either as slashed designs that just show very little skin or designs that are cut & tie like my older red one that can be found HERE.

This design took quite awhile to figure out how to weave and tie so that it came out to this design.I figured this may look good on a knee length dress so when I get a cheap piece, I'll give it a try again and see how it looks then. This one however looked fab once I put it on and would look pretty great with jeans & high heels with some bling bling accessories.

I created this one for Mizuki with a brand new "Little Miss Naughty" tshirt. Front can be seen HERE. It was a round neck mini tee which was converted into a tank top. Round neck cut off and behind cut with a straight ribboned laced pattern. Glad she liked it. :)

TShirt Deconstruction Workshop!

By Popular Request. Its happening! Click on the image above for details and RSVP to honeymeow@gmail.com to confirm your space. Limited to 30 participants only.

Deconstructing Shirts...

This is one of the hubsters favourites so far. I've been practicing with some old unwanted shirts. Apparently he likes the corset styled kind of look... I like it too! I've learnt for this kind of style, you've got to tie the strings tighter as it needs to be a pulled against the body for it to look good. It cannot be worn loose. I didn't take a picture of the front of the red one below but its a round neck front and its covered with a red netting. Images of other deconstructed designs can be found HERE and HERE.

Image of the purple front satin stretch tank top.

More Tshirt Deconstruction!

With reference to this earlier deconstructed shirt post, I now have so many different tops that I've deconstructed lately and I've been discovering certain ways about how to cut & weave them to give them different looks. Different classes would see me with a different styled top... some look like webs, some just look sliced n diced and some become my favorites like the above which I know caused quite abit of nosebleeds on my commute wearing this with jeans and heels.....

I would definitely create this criss crossed laced up look again with another colored top.

And I also have a dark green top below that I've put up for sale! Its a brand new shirt. Never worn other than taking this photograph. Sleeves cut off so now its a tank top. Fits a size 10 person or a general medium size.

The back looks like this below. I have released this top for purchase over facebook but if you are interested, you can leave me a message or email me at honeymeow@gmail.com to arrange your purchase. Top costs $10. Please add $2 for postage & handling. (Add an additional $2 for registered post charge if you want this). Message me if interested. Let me know!