A:Fair Weekend

Salam and good day everyone!

Listen hear, listen very carefully my dear supporters, fans, family and friends....

Akareka Design will be participating in a A:FAIR WEEKEND BAZAAR on the 28th - 29th March 2009, this coming Saturday and Sunday. The event will be held at SOHO KL @ Solaris Mont Kiara from 12pm - 12am, both days! Whoa, it's going to be exciting!


Map to Soho KL

We'll be selling handbags, of course and plus, in conjuction with the Earth Day, I have came up with some specialty products for sale! Want to know what I'll be selling???

SURPRISE!!!

Come down, spread the news and join us. Our location is at:

Zone Booth B

Shop No.: B1

Shop name: Funkoolicious

Please come and join the excitement, support our local sellers and the most important thing,

SUPPORT HANDMADE!

See ya!

*Pictures are credit to www.afairweekend.com. For more information please visit their website.

F A B R I C S

Ok friends, as promised I have new fabrics in line for you. Feel free to browse and take a good look at the prints. Fabrics are 100% cotton. Quantity of the fabrics are quite limited. For clearer view, click!

Read below:
Fabrics No. 34 - 38 - Each piece is 20" x 20" only (fat quarter). Suitable for mini bags.
Fabrics No. 39 - 47 - 1 yard and above. Suitable for small and large bags.

Laptop Sleeve

Here comes your saviour! A laptop sleeve to keep your lappy-your closest companion nicely tuck in a cushiony funky cover. Choose from our vast fabric selections, and give us the dimension (width x length x thick). Velcro is used for the closure. Give us sometime to stitch it for you and voila!...ready.. :)

I don't have any ready stocks coz laptop comes in various sizes. If you want one, gimme the details listed above, okay!

Price: RM45.00

Stock: Made to Order

*Important notes:

1" allowance will be given for every dimension given by the customer . If the finished product doesn't fit your laptop, most probably the dimension given is wrong. No replacement will be entertained. New order at your own expense.

Lolita

She's a simple, beautiful sack to carry your shoes or lingerie whenever you're travelling. She can also be whatever you want her to be. She's Lolita!

Above pictures are made from elegant batik prints in vibrant colours. Below picture is mine. Example of how we can varies the look of Lolita... :)

She measures:

Length 14.5"

Width 10"

Flat piece with cord

Price: RM16.00

Stock: Made to order

*Pictures taken using mobile phone. Apologise for the bluriness.

F A B R I C S

New fabrics updated! No 30 and 33 are from IKEA, Thick upholstery type of fabric. No 31 also from IKEA, a bit thinner than no 30 and 33 but suitable for any bags or upholstery projects. No 32 - Army Camouflage is quite special because I bought it during my trip at Bandung. Thick and sturdy for any sewing projects. Hurry, quantity (yardage) is limited!!

For more fabrics selections please click me!

QARIN THE MESSENGER

Qarin as a sling bag

Qarin as a shoulder bag

Qarin is a messenger bag. Suitable to for your everyday use, be it for school, college, office, or casual. Ample room to fit in your documents, laptop! (wow :o) and your personal belongings (wallet, make up bag, etc). I also provided 4 pockets, 2 outside and 2 inside for your convenience. The unique feature of Qarin is that, it's adjustable strap. You can wear it as a sling bag or adjust it as your normal shoulder bag. The flap is nicely decorated with cute poppies to give it an extra splashy look! (Flap design or embellishment is up to me or by request)

Qarin's Specifications

Material: - 100% crispy cotton / Interfacing for sturdiness
Size: 12" width x 10" height x 2" depth, strap is 60" length (adjustable)
Closure: Magnetic Clasp

Price: RM 105.00
Stock: Made to order

Surprise awaits for those who order from March to April...hurry!!

* It is advisable to cover your laptop with a padded laptop sleeve for security. Any damages I will not be responsible... :p

Your Shopping Kaki

Second strike!

Again Akareka Design is proudly linked to one of the hottest review blog on Malaysian blogshops - Your Shopping Kaki . We are listed under 'Link - Accessories & Custom-made'.

A short intro of Your Shopping Kaki:

"Online shopping is wonderful, exhilarating, convenient, and above all - endless! Based in Malaysia, Your Shopping Kaki aspires to review the best deals and promotions she can spot amidst the vast possibilities of local online shopping.Drawing from personal experiences and recommendations, whether it's reviewing clothes, bags, shoes, books, accessories, or particular blogshops ... let YSK do the trawling for you! :)"

What are you waiting for? Hit it!

We have a reason to celebrate, don't we? ;p

Love,
Liyana

S P O T T E D !

We've been spotted!!

One of Akareka Design's handmade stuff has been featured in http://ashopaholicsden.com/

Go on and click, scroll a lil bit down and you'll find what's featured.

This cool site also featuring affordable, cute and funky stuff from other blogshop owners.

I'm so excited! Are you?

Akareka Design is advertised!

I got Akareka Design to be advertised in my Gynae's homepage! How cool is that?!

Click here!

ALYA PRAYER BAG / MAT

It's ready! It's ALYA the prayer bag cum prayer mat. Very suitable for all the muslimahs out there to keep their praying clothes (telekung) and it acts as a mini praying mat. The width and length is enough to sujud (lay your forehead on the padded texture). The paisley prints are vibrant and yet, another charming element is the crocheted keychain, and lovely laces, just to spice up the overall outlook.

These lovelies are ready to be handovered to a wonderful owner, kak Tina!

She measures:

15.5" width

11" height (when zipped)

22" height/length (when unzipped)

10" straps

zipper closure all around

Price: RM45.00

Stock: Made to order

p/s: ALYA can also be switched into a diaper bag (adding extra internal pockets) or baby changing mat. Creativity is the key!

F A B R I C S

As promised, these are parts of my fabric collections for making the fabulous bags. Fabrics are the most vital part in my business. Am very selective in choosing ones and most of the textiles were purchased internationally and some are from local stores. I have a great crush on unique prints and patterns and whenever I do my fabrics hunting I will always look for quality without compromising the funky looks. This is one of the criteria Akareka Design will always produce - Quality - Stylish - Practical - Functional...and so on.

So, if you want to order any bags, you may type in the number posted on each swatches. I will inform you earlier regarding the availability of it. More fabrics are coming in. I'm in the progress of fabrics hunting at the moment. I'll update soonest. Enjoy peeps!

p/s: for clearer view go to funkoolicious by akareka design

r h y m e

me and my dear friend kak syigim. i coaxed her to describe me whilst she is in her poetic mood. there goes the rhyme:

yana is pretty

yana is the new hype

she can sew plenty

bags of all type


;)

cool, huh!

thanx heaps froggygigim!

Mini Wallet + Cheque Book Cover

I had these stuff for 3 years already, a matching set of mini wallet for call cards, id cards, credit cards or even notes with a cheque book cover. Made with selected vinyl leather and the internal lining with cotton prints. Looks flashy and stylish whenever you signing off your cheque book or take out the cards out!

Price: RM15.oo - Mini Vinyl Wallet

RM35.00 - Cheque Book Cover

Stock: By order

I'm on leave

Salam, and good day peeps! I'm on medical leave, just had a mini lap and cystectomy operation on the 11th Feb. Production will discontinue for a while until I'm a bit stronger to hit the machine. My hands can still stitch simple handsewn stuff, though. Can't wait to get back to work. Please pray for my recovery and my hubby & I really hope this will be a great start for us to have a lil one. Thank you for your supports! Insya Allah.

POLKA CAMERA STRAP

A friend of mine, Pyan once approached me to design a funky and stylish and functional camera strap. He's been eyeing for it for quite sometime and only now I have the space and time to do it. I realised the blossoming of photographers in Malaysia are very very rapid and incredibly intense. Most of them are very good espcially to all my dear good friends who are shooters themselves - (Weda, Hafiz, Jipie, Pyan and to name a few). So, here what I can offer to all the funky and creative photographers out there, that you can come out and shoot the masterpiece with a nice-kool-attractive-cosy strap on your neck.

Above pictures are the camera strap in cotton print and denim. It is a slot-in type. Size may vary for different type of cameras. It can be padded for extra comfort.

Price: RM 18.00

Stock: by order (soon I'll have ready stocks depending on the demand)

This is my first attempt. I need comments and feed back from those who are interested.

New designs will be coming out soon. Stay tune!

OMERA HOBO

Meet Omera. She's big-chubby-vibrant-happy and funky! This is my latest creation and a new member of funkoolicious collections. I seriously in need of a huge bag where I can throw every 'rubbish' inside. To many women, huge bags are necessary. My bags are never light, always heavy and heavier. God knows what's inside... am also being very generous to provide two compartments / pockets inside the bag, one is for mobile phones (nowadays, people have more than one) and another is with zipper for your important stuff such as keys, or notes. Nway, hope this latest design will catch your fancy. Omera is made of 100% crispy cotton prints and a piece of Sheridan remnant I bought long time ago in Melbourne. Strengthen with interfacing for sturdiness.

She measures :
Upper width 18"
Bottom width 12"
Depth 12"
Strap 22" corded rouleaux
Closure 14" zipper

You can highlight the bag with your favourite scarves or ribbons. Surely a head turn when you walk around the town!

Price: RM180.00
Stock: by order
Extra embellishment / notions (crochet brooch, ribbons, buttons, pockets and magnetic clasp):
+ RM5.00 and above

LAYLA BAG

Layla is back again, measures 11.5" width x 7" tall. Strap is 25" length. The front bit is embroidered with 'funkoolicious' and hearts pattern. Fairly small, in terms of the capacity but definitely can stash in your handphone, cards and notes.

Price: RM35.00
Stock: 2
Extra embellishment / notions (crochet brooch, ribbons, buttons, pockets and magnetic clasp):
+ RM5.00 and above

Pillow Willow

Besides our cooooolllll and funky handbags and purses, we also do homeware collections such as pillow covers, inner (white pillow without cover), curtains, table runner, place mat, upholstery, soft furnishings, stationery, weddings (click to go to my previous post about this) and to name a few. Customers are able to choose various type of prints available in the online store {you can fine the swatches in here} . Yours truly is gathering more faboulous prints for our beloved customers, bear with us okay! The price range for the pillow is within RM15.00 and above depending on the type of fabrics and sizes. Whatever related questions you have in mind, please email me or leave comments. Bye now! Salam...

Weda Pouch

Freshly stitched, Weda Pouch is back again to organised your scattered cosmetics. Click here for further descriptions about the pouch.

Price: RM45.00

Stock: 1 (available: big blue polka dots)

Extra embellishment / notions (crochet brooch, ribbons, buttons, pockets and magnetic clasp):

+ RM5.00 and above

Place Mat

Place Mat is made of acrylic or perspex. Designed with gold vinyl sticker in leaves pattern. The surface is clear-flat for easy cleaning and dirt-resistant. Spills can be wiped off with a little bit soap water spray and a damp cloth.

Comes in set of six, measured 12" height x 16.5" width. It will definitely gives a classy and dramatic look on your dining table.

Not for sale at the moment. I just want to hear comments and feed back from you. I am still in the midst of researching and developing various shapes and patterns. Care to comment?