30th Anniversary - The Pictures

Thank you so much to the FotoPhactory for capturing a good quality sum of moments during my parent's 30th Anniversary. For more pictures, please visit their gallery.

URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT

Thousands apologize to all my customers and potential customers, who has been looking for FUNKOOLICIOUS booth at SOHO KL, yesterday and today.

I am working on a project at my office and dateline is this Monday. I can't squeeze in any more time to be with the A:Fair Weekend Bazaar and I feel pretty bad :(

Nevertheless, I will try to make it up to you guys, by adding my bags and stuff in the blog for you to order or purchase. Please allow me sometime to do that, after I deal with my major project at the office, ok!

To Faris, Aaina, Irin, sorry to dissappoint you guys. Terharu I rasa bila ada orang cari. Thanx!

Any enquiry please email me.

30th Anniversary

Something special for the guests

Mini Vinyl Wallet - For the men

Mini Weda Pouch - For the ladies

Mini Weda Pouch - For the ladies

Mini Weda Pouch with strap - for the little girls

Alhamdulillah, may Allah SWT bless Mama and Babah and all of us.

Today is my parents' 30th Anniversary. Yesterday was the celebration. We managed to gather all our family members and my parents' close friends at Seri Angkasa Restaurant, KL Tower for a hefty-hearty-delicious luncheon and get-together session. About 60 people were there.

Surrounded by our loved ones, seeing each other once a while with so much to talk about, hilarious laughter, kids screaming chasing each other from one end to another was the perfect sounds, in such a cosy ambience. Right up 250m above sea level, witnessed all.

Eagerly waiting for our dedicated photography team - FotoPhactory to hand us the captured moments. Mean while....be patient.

p/s: thanx a lot Yannie for burning the midnight oil together with me ;)

A:FAIR WEEKEND @ SOHO KL

Funkoolicious will be at the A:fair Weekend Bazaar in the 25th - 26th of April. More bags and purses will be displayed. Grab the opportunity to place your order at our booth, see our catalogue, fabric samples, owned a bag or two....:)

Join the fun and get connected with us!

See you there!

Cap Square Review

KL Sunday Market @ Cap Square was alright. Being the newest and the latest Sunday Market in town, people still having trouble to locate the place, but it is actually a good location where it is situated next to the ever famous Jalan TAR (Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman) and next to Kompleks Wilayah. I guess, more promotions should be done by the management in order to attract people and move the crowd there and as well as helping the vendors to improve their sales.

Yesterday was a wet Sunday, not much people. More vendors rather than buyers. That's not a good sign for us the sellers, but I actually enjoyed the atmosphere there and the ambience. Cosy. I didn't get to snap any pictures, I left the camera at home.

Thank you so much to my proud owner of mini wallets and swit swings. Care the products with love! :)

If anyone wants to checkout CapSquare, click!

p/s: dila, thanx for dropping by, i really appreciate it! ;)

A:fair Weekend Quickie Bazaar @ Cap Square KL Sunday Market

Hello there! Akareka Design is participating in another event this weekend. Meet us at the,

KL Sunday Market @ Cap Square

5th April 2009

10:00 am - 6: 00 pm

There will be a lot of other activities besides the bazaar, such as Grafitti demo, life performances and BMX demo. Block your time and come join us!

Map to Cap Square

Thank You!

Terima kasih . Thank you . Rumba nandri . Shukran gazilan . Doh je . Dank U . Ta . Dankschen . Ang kêun . Domo arigato . Salamat po

We had a blast during the weekend! Crowds were great and tremendously supportive. Our first appearance to the public, I would say a love at first sight - sweeeeettt and memorable... :)

I love you guys for all the suggestions and ideas given. The amusement we received were overwhelming. Yup, that's kinda drive I need to make me move forward and improvise.

To the new proud owner of FUNKOOLICIOUS products, care it with love.

To my new friends and acquaintances, nice meeting you!

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