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Dekorasi Pesta dengan Giant Round Balloon

Dekorasi Pesta dengan Giant Round Balloon

Giant Balloon adalah salah satu barang dekor yang menurut saya sangat sangat membantu kalau ingin mengisi space dekor yang cukup luas atau kalau mau menciptakan kesan WOW tanpa harus menggunakan effort yang ribet.  (more…)

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Pertengahan Maret kemarin, untuk pertama kalinya, saya dan suami (akhirnya!) jalan-jalan ke Jepang. Dan, kami mendapatkan very good deal dari Kartu Kredit UOB Prvi Miles, tiket pesawat PP Jakarta-Tokyo hanya Rp3.990.000 saja!

Karena banyak yang bertanya mengenai tempat-tempat rekomendasi bagi sesama DIY & Craft lover di Jepang, saya memutuskan untuk menulis blog post saja supaya bisa share ke lebih banyak orang. Untuk Part 1: saya akan memulai dari toko favorit saya, Tokyu Hands, surga bagi pecinta DIY & Craft, stationery, dan barang-barang lucu (yang terkadang ga penting)! 

Ada beberapa cabang Tokyu Hands di Tokyo, tapi yang paling menarik (menurut saya) adalah yang di Shibuya. Store Shibuya memiliki lebih dari 20 lantai dan cafe di lantai paling atasnya.

Directory List Tokyu Hand Shibuya. 

Apabila bingung harus memulai dari mana, saran saya adalah mulai dari lantai paling bawah, kelilingi setiap lantai dan spend time lebih lama di lantai favoritmu. In my case, waktu paling banyak saya habiskan di lantai B1A (DIY Creative Material), B1C (DIY Home Solution), 3C (Kitchen), 5ABC (Stationery), 6A (Craft) dan akhirnya meluruskan kaki dan beristirahat di cafe di lantai paling atas, Hands Cafe.

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Stationery Elizabeth Olwen ada di sini!

Paper flake untuk DIY Greeting Cards & Scrapbooking

Super kawaii greeting cards! 

Party Supplies

Cute idea! Maybe something worth exploring for Oh Prep?

Saking kreatifnya orang Jepang, mereka sampai mendesain “Cupmen” dan “Cupwomen” hanya untuk digunakan sebagai penutup cup noodle :)).

DIY Paper Hot Air Balloon. Pasti bagus banget untuk hiasan nursery! 

Berbagai macam washi paper dan wrapping paper

Nope. Ini bukan succulent asli. Ini salah satu sample clay  art yang dipajang. Keren! 

Stiker kalori di tangga untuk membantu kita menghitung kalori yang sudah terbakar selama berbelanja. Jadi makin bikin semangat naik tangga. Hahaha

Bagian outdoor cafe

Bagian indoor cafe

  Setelah cape berbelanja, saatnya untuk beristirahat di cafe di lantai 7. Bagian outdoor cafenya sangat sangat cantik dan comfy. Cocok untuk “menitipkan” suami yang males nemenin muter-muter saat kita kalap dengan barang-barang DIY. Win-win solution. Suami senang, kita pun senang. :)))

Tips:

Siapkan waktu (kira-kira 4-5 jam), tenaga dan uang karena banyak sekali barang-barang yang kepengen dibeli tapi tetap harus kita pilih-pilih (ingat limit bagasi!).

Kelilingi setiap lantai secara melingkar teratur supaya tidak melewatkan satu lantai pun.

Setiap mengelilingi lantai, lihat antrian pembayaran di kasirnya dan bayarlah di lantai yang antriannya paling sedikit supaya tidak membuang-buang waktu.

Tunjukkan paspor supaya 8% tax-free dan minta kartu diskon 5% untuk potongan harga.

Foto gedung diambil dari www.luriandwilma.com. Terlalu excited sampai lupa foto gedungnya :))

  Tokyu Hands Shibuya

2-18 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

〒150-0042 東京都渋谷区宇田川町12-18

7 menit berjalan kaki dari Hachiko Exit, Shibuya Station.

Lewati Shibuya Crossing menuju ke arah Starbucks.

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Opening hour: 10:00～20:30

    Japan Trip part 1 | Tokyu Hands Shibuya | For DIY & crafts & kawaii stuff lovers Pertengahan Maret kemarin, untuk pertama kalinya, saya dan suami (akhirnya!) jalan-jalan ke Jepang. Dan, kami mendapatkan…

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My Fave DIY Tool : Circle Punch !

My Fave DIY Tool : Circle Punch !

Seperti pecinta DIY pada umumnya, saya pun memiliki kotak perkakas yang biasa saya bawa kemana-mana apabila mengerjakan DIY project. Di blog ini, saya akan membuat seri “My Fave DIY Tool” yang akan membagikan ulasan dan beberapa inspirasi craft dengan menggunakan tool tersebut. Seri ini saya buka dengan tool yang paling sering saya gunakan: Fiskars’ Circle Punch (diameter 5.1 cm)! (more…)

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DIY How to Make Money Flower

DIY How to Make Money Flower

Happy New Year! Tahun 2015 kemarin adalah tahun yang lumayan sibuk dan produktif untuk saya secara personal dan juga untuk Oh Prep! Beberapa highlight di 2015 antara lain: getting married (plus jadi full time housewife), full time mengerjakan Oh Prep!, memulai blog ini, dan website launching! Di minggu terakhir, selain merayakan Natal, Saya dan keluarga biasanya juga ngumpul merayakan hari ulang…

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Christmas Paper Garland

Dekor Natal kurang lengkap tanpa adanya Garland. Kalau biasanya saya membeli garland dedaunan dari toko aksesoris Natal, tahun ini saya ingin mencoba sesuatu yang beda yaitu membuat garland dari paper, sesuai dengan tema Natal kami tahun ini, “Crafty & Classic Christmas”. Paper Tassel Garland dari  Oh Prep! Kira-kira begini warna Classic Christmas yang ada dalam pikiran saya. Merah, hijau dengan…

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Christmas is coming! DIY Paper Straws Christmas Tree

Christmas is coming! DIY Paper Straws Christmas Tree

It’s the most wonderful time of the year There’ll be much mistltoeing And hearts will be glowing When love ones are near It’s the most wonderful time of the year Yay! Natal sebentar lagi tiba! Natal adalah salah satu waktu yang paling saya tunggu-tunggu di tiap tahunnya karena ini adalah waktu dimana saya bisa melakukan aktivitas favorit saya sebanyak-banyaknya. Gift wrapping dan Christmas Tree…

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Free Printables : Joy of Ramadhan. Break fasting in style!

Ramadhan is here! Though I’m not a Moslem, I also look forward to this holy month. It’s a month when I can have a full month of good break fasting dinner (+ catching up) with good friends. I always thought that a little decor won’t hurt and in fact it can always be a good mood booster. Then I decided to design a break fasting table decor set.  (more…)

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Sesame Street Party Ideas

Lately I have a lot of requests to make Elmo and Sesame Street party kit. Then I figure why don’t I put all the party ideas into 1 post that might come handy. Party Decor Character Pom-Pom is a must and so easy to make! All you need to do is to find and print Elmo, Cookie Monster, Grover, Oscar, Big Bird, Ernie or any muppets’ face then cut the eyes, nose and mouth parts. After that, glue the cut…

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Paper Leaves : The Simple Secret of Flowers Themed Decor on Budget

Hello there! Lots of things going on in my workshop these past few months; Oh Prep! pop-up store at Alun-Alun Grand Indonesia, Bazaar at Senayan City, website prep, etc, etc. But then, truth is when there’s a will, there’s a way, right? Excuses surely can lead to a season of blog-procrastination. I know. Guilty as charged. Oh Prep PopUp Store at Alun-Alun Grand Indonesia So, today I’m gonna write…

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Favorite DIY Party Decor Tools!

Favorite DIY Party Decor Tools!

I often got the question “what should I prepare for DIY party decor” so this time I’m gonna share some of my basic DIY party decors that I can’t live without. There are still plenty of useful tools out there but if you got these, you’ll be fine.  All items are easy to find in neighbourhood stationery stores or Gramedia.  You can also buy it online at SmartyHands.

Anyhow anyhoo, let’s start!

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Confession of a DIY Bride!

Confession of a DIY Bride!

After I said yes to THE ultimate question and the butterflies in my stomach have calmed down, I started to pull out my “dream wedding” list (it’s almost all girls’ mental list of the wedding dress designer, photographer, venue, shoes, illustrator, etc, etc, etc, that they want to have on D day). I even contacted my favorite illustrator the day after Alex popped the question. Later did I learn…

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Free Printables: Easter Gift Tag

Easter is just a couple of weeks away! When I was (a lot) younger, this season is all about egg hunting, and collecting bunny / egg-shaped chocolate. But as I grow older, I learn that Easterhas a lot more meaning than that. That day we celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the death. But of course, besides Halloween, it’s nice to have a season where we can collect chocolate and candies and…

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DIY Gift Wrapping Idea: Simple Shirt Style

Gift wrapping and origami are my most favourite craft subjects. Been dreaming of having a gift shop where I can do gift wrapping professionally all day long since I was a little girl. This time, I’ll share my most used gift wrapping style; Simple Shirt! It’s so simple and cute that whenever I ran out of gift boxes, I’ll just made this.

You will need :

1. Favor Bag or DIY favor bag

2. Scissors

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New Kid On The Blog!

This is my first blog post! 

As usual, the first one is always the hardest. Been giving myself deadline to launch this blog on my 31st birthday (2 days ago) but my fingers just can't start typing. So, thanks to my bestie, Google as he helps me a lot in exploring what to write on my first post. After reading here and there, I think I'm gonna write about me, why I start this blog and what is this about. Here we go! My name is Laverne. Turned 31 two days ago. Being a wife one and a half month ago. Formerly I worked as a banker (not that serious analyst wearing suits and glasses type of banker, but in banking marketing communication field) then I jumped off the career-climbing cliff and started to pursue my dream as a full time entrepreneur in November 2014. Not an easy decision to make, but maybe I'll just write about this next time.

I'm passionate in everything DIY & craft and find joy in helping friends preparing events / parties. In my personal belief, having a nice party is human rights and not a luxury. It can be both nice and affordable. After some projects, I decided to give it a shot hence Oh Prep! is started. Initially, I designed and printed themed party papers for my friends' parties. Then I tried to curate party supplies from here and there with hope that one day Oh Prep! can be a place where people turn to whenever they want to create a party.

Though Oh Prep! is up and running as a party supplies online store via Instagram (yess.... I'm one of the sis that you contact via whatsapp & LINE),  I feel that I need a media where I can pour my ideas and inspiration of DIY party prepping in a more comprehensive way. And maybe adding some tips related to any type of preparation. That's pretty much my first post. Now, I need an favor and inspiration from you. :)What topic or party themed that you'd like to see in next posts? Love,Laverne