Oleh-oleh dari Banten

Awal Oktober ini saya dapat kesempatan pergi ke Banten. setelah urusan dinas selesai, pergilah kita ke tempat wisata yang ada di Serang dan sekitarnya.

Pertama ke Sentra Batik Banten:

Sentra batik Banten

hasil borongan 3 orang

Tujuan berikutnya ke Mertjusuar Anjer.

Gerbang Mertjusuar Anjer

Narsis sebentar ^^

 Terakhir ke Kawasan Banten Lama, yang disana ada Benteng Surosowan, Keraton Kaibon, dan Masjid Banten Lama 

Benteng Surosowan

Reruntuhan Keraton Kaibon

Masjid Banten Lama

Yang terakhir adalah liat konser kecilnya Rio Febrian di tempat yang sama kita menginap. sebelum Rio Febrian nyanyi, ada talkshow sama Raditya Dika.

Raditya Dika

Singing Rio Febrian

October 2nd : Batik Day

It's already the second day of October.

Yup, October 2nd is the Batik Day

Sidoasih (Yogyakarta Classic Batik)_private collection

The President of Republic of Indonesia with the Keputusan Presiden Republik Indonesia Nomor 33 Tahun 2009 declare that  Oktober 2nd as Hari Batik Nasional (National Batik Day). 

This declaration is based on  UNESCO decision on Fourth Session of The Intergovernmental Committee at Abu Dhabi in Oktober 2nd 2009.  Indonesia Batik  acknowledged as a Representatif List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

  

With this  internasional official acknowledgement to Batik Indonesia, beside increases positif publicity in  internasional forum also growing the love and pride of  Indonesian people to    Indonesia's culture it self.

A stack of my Batik Collection

After the declaration, now many people wear batik in every occasion, formal, informal, even leisure. In my office, we wear batik on Thursday and Friday.

And we proud of it.

 " I love Batik, I love Indonesia " ^^

Batik Placemat

Honestly, i never make placemat before ^^. It's because of yesterday, my mother asked me to sew some apron using an old bed sheet. The fabric was cotton batik called "Jumputan" because of the technique that  used was by bunching the fabric with a thread before it was colored. You can see the pattern (the green center spot with white lining), it is typical for Batik Jumputan.

Then I read the table-stitch-table-set-tablescape-contest! by Sew Mama Sew! 

So I grab the chance and made one placemat using the bed sheet scrap. Here it is,

 

 

I hope this can inspiring you like I did.

"I proud wear Batik, because Batik is Indonesian National Heritage"

Mom, I'm ready for the soup :d

Batik Pouch

Today is Saturday. In the weekend, usually i do something, sewing or cooking or baking.

For today I sew some pouch.

I take my fabric scrap, cut  and sew them.

Here they are:

Pouch for my USBs

Cosmetic pouch

For my note.

Look how adorable they are.

Batik Brooch

This idea came up when I getting bored with the ordinary brooch that I had. So, with the passion to our-Batik- heritage, i used the left over Batik fabrics to make my own brooch.

And this:

these two buttoned:

and this rolled rose using a pattern from portabellopixie.typepad.com .