OMY Singapore Blog Awards 2009 Pajamas Event & DIY Robot Mobile Phone Holder!

Today's entry is going to be quite a long one, but I can assure you, the following images and videos will surely stir some commotion. Behold: The Singapore Blog Awards 2009 Pajamas Event! : D

The award ceremony for the Singapore Blog Awards 2009, was held at swanky Supperclub with Minister for Foreign Affairs, George Yeo as the guest of honour. Performers for the night included Chinese instrumentalist group, The TENG Company and singer, Chen Diya.




Here's a video of The TENG Company in their awesome performance at the event:



Firstly, I would like to congratulate Laokokok for winning the award for the Best Individual Blog category. Keep up the good work on your blog, Laokokok! : ) And also congrats to those who won the other categories : )




Laokokok is really erm..... Lao Kok Kok (old dude) : )



Winning finalists' blogs can be seen here:

http://sgblogawards.omy.sg/

Here are some wacky pictures from the event:



This is Hock Chuan looking sexy and fabulous in his PJs.



The very adorable QiuQiu in her very pink get up : )



Wild- Mistevious Stevie (second from left) and Fauzi Rassull (far right) : )



Fellow Individual Blog Finalist Gordonator : )



Royston Tan and FM Music were there too : )

Here's the article and vodcast of some of the pajamas quirks:

穿上性感睡衣 bloggers炒热派对气氛
Vodcast

Well, guess who won the Best Dressed prizes : )



From top left:
Best Dressed 1-Fauzi Rassull
Best Dressed 2-Me : )
Best Dressed 3-Yutaki
Best Dressed 4-QiuQiu
Best Dressed 5-Mistevious Stevie

I also met the lovely Leonny from Our Everyday Things. Do check out her wonderful blog : )



And Minister for Foreign Affairs, George Yeo received a hand-crafted gift from me:





And here's a really simple tutorial on how to make your own Do-It-Yourself Robot Mobile Phone Holder : )

For the Robot we will be needing:

1. Cardboard (thick)
2. Corrugated Cardboard
3. Acrylic paint
4. Plastic tube (optional)
5. Acrylic varnish (optional)
6. Penknife
7. Strong glue



For the gift box / packaging:

1. Cardboard (thick)
2. Carpet grass
3. Acrylic paint
4. Acrylic varnish (optional)
5. Nice ribbon
6. Penknife
7. Strong glue

Here is the digital mock up of the Robot which I did before making it. Let's do OMY Robot 01 : )



Starting with the Robot head, measure and cut out rectangular pieces from the thick cardboard. Glue them together but leave the top of the head uncovered. This is the part where we have to create a slot for the mobile phone. For the slot, cut out more cardboard and glue them together so that they look like a holder.



Follow the same cut and glue method for the body, but leave some allowance for the tank wheels later on. Glue the head and body together.

For the tank wheels, cut out round edged rectangles (2 for each tank wheel), then close up with the corrugated cardboard. Repeat for the other tank wheel.



Glue the Robot parts together and start painting over with acrylic paint. In this case I only painted the head, and the body. Then, glue on the eyes and mouth. These can be any sort of material. I used felt wool squares for the eyes and cardboard with red paint for the mouth.



Add a plstic tube to its head when all the paint is dry (optional). There you have it, your very own Robot Mobile Phone Holder : )



If this is a gift for someone, you could also make an outstanding gift box by using simple materials and easy steps. Here's how:

Cut out the cardboard in the shape of a box but leave one side open so that the receiver can take out your gift easily. You can glue the sides of the cardboard with carpet grass (optional), and then glue the cardboard together. Paint the outsides of the box with acrylic paint and then varnish (optional).



And there you go, a very sweet and simple gift box : ) I've added a triangular cardboard for the OMY logo in this case. You could on your own, add nice stickers or words. Then finish up with a lovely ribbon.



Hope you've enjoyed this tutorial : )

Toodles!

Special thanks to Pearly, Catherine, Andy and Flora : )

"She Ate" Illustration Series

Hi all, I've been working on a new illustration project. This time, it's cute gone bad.
WARNING: IMAGES CONTAIN VIOLENCE.

She Ate Wabbit.


She Ate Penda.


She Ate Baer.

She Ate Baer.


Last Updated: December 02, 2009 at 11:40 AM

Impermanent Dreams Animation

Impermanent Dreams Panel 01 from Beru Betto on Vimeo.

Impermanent Dreams Panel 02 from Beru Betto on Vimeo.

"If Adelmon is a city I am seeing in a dream, where you encounter only the dead, the dream frightens me."
-Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino

Phew! Finally finished this one. 2D Flash animation. This is a story of a girl who dreams of a strange psychedelic digital city. Converting it to avi was a real pain though! Thanks Alvin! : ) Below is a random compilation of the animation sequence. Enjoy : )



Design and animation by
Joanne Loo

Music by
Pradashini Subramaniam
Zachary Chan

Special thanks to
Alvin Leong

The Garden of Earthly Delights REMIX

Hi all, here is the first set of illustration from me. Was initially on the Beru Betto Offcial Website but I have taken it down to compile it all here for convenience's sake. Hope you like it : ) Feat The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch.






You can also now add Beru Betto to your favourite pages or Become a Fan on Facebook.

Enjoy : )

Last Updated: December 02, 2009 at 11:50 AM

Beru Betto in Singapore Blog Awards 2009!

Hi everyone, I am so thrilled because Beru Betto is one of the TOP TEN finalists for 'Best Individual Blog' category!

Please vote for Beru Betto here:

http://sgblogawards.omy.sg/category/

1. Choose 'Best Individual blog' category.
2. Look for Beru Betto (scroll down to the last one).
3. Click VOTE.

Voting is from now till 31st July.

Oddly enough, they require everyone to have a Login account first before voting (top right hand corner to register). Hopefully it wouldn't be of too much trouble for you guys. Thanks so much for your support and participation : )

NEW! (S) Box Boy Plant Holder Tutorial

Oh boy, the past few weeks were not so good for me. I've been very ill, but am now on the road to recovery and getting better each day. Thanks to this incident, I also stopped all work and went on a small self-pampering shopping spree. So I went and bought some pairs of shoes and other material delights and guess what, since I didn't have any use for the (S)hoeboxes, I figured out that I would use them for something else. So here is the (S) Box Boy tutorial that I've been dying to show you all.

(S) Box Boy is a (S)hoebox plant holder that you can use as a center display for your home, or simply place him in your garden like a cute garden display. There are infinite ways in which you can customize these (S) Box Boys. You can even make an army of it with different cutting edge designs. It all only depends on how many (S)hoeboxes you've got. See, what did I tell you guys about keeping your trash? Let's go eco : )

We will be needing:
1. (S)hoebox (preferably with a full lid)
2. Any outdoor/indoor potted plant that you like (I'm using a Cactus Leaf plant a.k.a. Goldfish Grass)
3. Plant holder/tray/plate
4. Cardboard (thick)
5. Acrylic paint
6. Brushes
7. Fabric/other materials (optional)
8. Penknife/ Scissors
9. Strong glue
10. Acrylic varnish (optional)
11. Downloaded (S) Box Boy Template



Click on the image below to get a high-res file of the (S) Box Boy template:



Now with the (S)hoebox and template, we start off by brainstorming how we want our (S) Box Boy to look like. Come up with a fantastic concept and colour palette, and also play around with other materials such as fabric and recycled materials. Once we've got that going, we measure out a diameter on the (S)hoebox lid that the potted plant can peek out through then cut a hole. Once we've done that, we can now start to paint the lid and the box with the acrylic paint.




Leave it to dry while we work on the next interesting bit. Print out two sheets of the downloaded body template. You can scale it to any size that you like, depending on the size of your (S)hoebox. I printed mine on an A4 paper, scaled to fit. Tape one sheet at a time on the thick cardboard so that you can cut it out nicely. Be extra careful with the curved arms. Once both that's done, measure out the depth of how 'fat/thin' you want your (S) Box Boy's body to be. Then measure and cut out rectangles to 'extrude' the body. Glue these on nicely.





Now for the curved arms, measure out the rectangle piece and score it with a penknife in equal widths. Give it a little bend. You'll see that the cardboard curves up nicely without any creases. Glue these on too, and then fix the other cut out body template on top.




Finally, after all the cutting and measuring, we can finally get to the best part of all. The painting and designing of your own (S) Box Boy! That is, after you've glued the (S) Box Boy's head and body together ; ) This is where I like to say: GET CREATIVE & EXPLORE. Just let your imagination go wild. Choose between simple and extreme, or go for both : ) This time I'm going for something simple and cute. I painted the body white and added a touch of pink flesh paint in two areas.



When you've finished customizing, coat with a varnish (optional), then place the potted plant into the (S)hoebox. Let the pot sit on a tray so that the excess water can drain off without spilling onto the box. Close the lid*.

After all the hard work, treat yourself to a cam-whoring session with your masterpiece. You can leave it out in the open concrete jungle.







Or standing in the comfort of your own home.





Whichever way you choose, I hope (S) Box Boy brings a smile to you every time you see it.

While searching for some inspiration, you might want to check out come of these cool dudes:
Shin Tanaka
Kidrobot DUNNY
Undoboy (Check out Super-Bastard box toy)
Dolly Oblong
Marshall Alexander
Cubeecraft
Paper Foldables
Sal Azad
Oh-Sheet
Jerom

Toodles! : )



*For gift ideas: Decorate the inside of the box with lovely items to surprise your friend.

--Contributors--
Andy
Pearly