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Hey #Lullyselbsquad ! I’m really heavily pregnant so this may be the last few tutorials before I pop. Since many of you like the previous video on how to transform shawls into vest, here are other ways you can make use of your printed shawls. All you need is a pin and a belt. Enjoy the video!

To view all our printed shawls; click here.

Till then,

Experiences start with great content. We’re are extra busy this September developing new fun stuffs for Lully Selb while in the midst of launching a new look for our website. Constantly thinking of new ideas and getting inspirations. Last Tuesday morning was brilliant! I attended Adobe’s MAKE IT local premier creative event of the year which  started early August in Sydney. Adobe evangelists shared about latest updates Creative Clouds which helps fellow creatives to have a better workflow when designing webs and apps, exploring possibilities with new video tools and creating better imageries in Photoshop and Lightroom.

The main highlight got to be when Paul Burnett, Principal Evangelist for Creative Cloud in APAC gave an insight on the Future of Design. He shared about new technologies that could help designers create better works! Like stretching pictures on Photoshop intelligently without making it look distorted. My favorite example- imagine creating a 3D prototype from scratch just by drawing with crayons! It was insanely cool and I really hope they would launch it! Here’s a short snippet that I took. 

If you missed the event, here’s all the sessions you can watch at the comfort of your own home. Here are some of my favorites. The videos are about an hour long each..do watch it when you have the time!

The Future of Design

The Anatomy of a Modern Brand

The defining line between craft and design

Creative Workflows in Illustrator CC

I hope you find these videos inspiring!

Hello everyone, as per requests by my Favourite girls of our lullyselbsquad, I've made a tutorial on how you can transform Lully Selb shawl into vest. I actually discovered this style some time back but ever since I got pregnant, this shawl turned vest covers my baby bump nicely. I can still wear my normal long sleeved Tshirt and this DIY vest covers all the right spots ( belly, boobs, butt ) hahah, the 3 Bs. Anyway ladies, I'm 33 weeks getting all heavy, pls don't forget me in your prayers. Enjoy the short easy steps to turn all ur shawls into vests! There are 2 ways of wearing it just by tying a knot. Multiply your wardrobe pieces for free. Yay!! 

Easy peasy right ? Here's some photos to recap. Look 1 - Vest length is shorter, knot is behind ur neck.

Look 2 - Long drapey vest. Knot is around your lower hip/butt area. Covers your thighs too! 

Have fun trying it out and tag us your photos #lullyselbsquad!

Happy Teacher's Day to fellow educators out there! For the first time today, pre-school teachers get a day off too!

It's been almost 8 years teaching art freelance. Through these years I had the opportunity to share my knowledge and make art with people of all ages- in studios, classrooms and house calls too. It can get mentally exhausting doing lesson plans, teaching itself. Nonetheless I have no regrets. Being a creative person myself, making art with children especially has broaden my perspective. I am intrigued at how effortless and fearless they can be. A few years ago I went through a creative rut. I just couldn't paint at all. I didn't know what to paint. That was quite worrying for a practising artist. Thankfully I got over it. It's these kids who inspired me to pick up my brush again. There's just something about their quirks and charming character that is portrayed in their art- the colours they chose, their brush strokes and attention to details. Here's a selection of artworks done by my students.

In the light of celebrating Teachers’ Day, go browse through our sales item! Promo code- 50off

It's been a while since I did a styling blog and this one is pretty challenging coz trying to look good with a pregnant belly ain't so easy. Wonder how do those hot mommies do it on Instagram, with perfect ootds and so effortless! In this Selb Series, I played around with all of our existing collections and kinda mixed them all up together with my own wardrobe staples. (Which many of you have too, real basics). So this first look is featuring black row pants (left) and black row jacket (right ) inspired by our trip to Doha; lovely geometric motifs captured from the museum we visited.

Glam up this pants with a pair of hot pink heels and structured top or chill down with comfy white sneakers.  The black row jacket can be paired with the black row pants too as a set, matching motifs! Lastly for a festive look, I've paired the printed skirt from our latest Eid collection with this jacket and a turban style for and edgy look. 

Top: My own wardrobe Bottom: Black row pants  Shawl: Graphic shawl  Heels: Pedro 

Top: Black row jacket  Bottom: Black row pants  Shawl: Black Marble Shawl  Shoes: Hush Puppies

Top: Black row jacket  Bottom: White Pink Printed Skirt  Shawl: White Pink shawl 

In these next looks, I matched the white dots jacket with the black row pants and added some nude brown tones (shawl and shoes) to this monochrome outfit. Rather than going all nude, I like to keep the look strong and stay faithful with black and white. Of course, for a sharper look I've paired the jacket with our straight cut geometry pants and a pair of black heels. You can even zip it up for a clean look. Off you go for your meeting!

Top: White Dots Jacket  Bottom: Black row pants  Shawl: Taupe Graphic shawl ( only for subscribers, email me if you are keen ) Shoes: (Forgot the brand, oops!)

Top: White Dots Jacket  Bottom : Geometric Pants  Shawl : Black Corals shawl  Shoes : Pedro

If you have a statement piece like this top I'm wearing below, the geometry pants adds another dimension to the look instead of boring black or white pants. I've also matched my all time graphic shawl to match the bottom. This look is so chic - can't wait to wear it once I give birth, cos now I'm cheating without zipping the back fully!! 

Top: My own wardrobe Bottom : Geometric pants   Shawl : Graphic shawl   Shoes : Pedro Last 2 looks feature the tunic zipper top that comes in a really sweet shade of pink. I have to admit it's not so me, but it's so comfortable that it's on my repeat mode. If you think this is too pinky for you, throw in your basic black bottoms or denim and its goodbye to that cliche girly look! 

Top: Knee length tunic top   Bottom : Geometric pants Shawl : Pink corals shawl  Shoes : Hush puppies

Top: Knee length tunic top  Bottom : My own wardrobe Shawl : Blue strokes shawl  Shoes : Nelissa Hilman 

I like to keep the styling practical, easy and fuss free. Forget the fancy pieces just for the sake of ootd, cos keeping things real is good. Plus our prints are already a statement  work of art, there is no need to over think when getting ready. Pssss.... all of these pieces are on sale!! There is further discount for current sale items too! Go check it, link right here! Remember to type promo code 50off at check out!

Last Saturday was a day well spent. We had our long-awaited second workshop during National Day week. Before the workshop started, all of us enjoyed the famous Nasi Lemak from Eunos market; known for its mouth-watering coconut rice, great sambal and simple side dishes options such as egg, fried fish or chicken. I feel like having it again tomorrow!

Every print that we produced has its own unique process and this time we are exploring different techniques. This workshop was extra special with its patriotic theme. Since we rarely do any figurative or illustrative designs for our shawls, it felt fresh to include our local food, icons and places of attraction. But how would one start?  When attempting illustrative designs, we wanted to have a loose and fluid touch to it. Thus we decided to explore drawing with chinese ink and stick. Just like the artist’s Paul Klee quote,’Drawing is like taking the line for a walk.’ If you look at the pictures below, you can see the participants imagining their day out walking around Singapore and making a pit stop to eat Curry Chicken Epok Epok too!

Here are the lovely works by our participants! Look forward to our Singapore Shawl soon!

Happy Birthday Singapore ! Its the only time of the year that I am slightly more patriotic. To tell you the truth, I love Singapore but there are times I wished I was born in another country. Growing up and not fitting into the mainstream system was rather frustrating and being a minority also didn't help. Having said that, am still a proud Singaporean and especially when I have guests from overseas, I'm always excited to show them our hidden local charms. In today's Selbs' Series, I wanna share with you my top 5 must do/try in Singapore!

1) Food glorious food ! They say Singapore is like food paradise. Well I don't quite agree coz I have a more "ang moh" tastebud. But yes for tourists from the other side of the globe, they must try our local food. My favorite would be to bring them to Zam Zam, at Arab Street. A good cup of teh tarik, a huge piece of murtabak and a generous plate of mee goreng! YUMM.

2) Morning walk to see Shophouses at Joo Chiat Forget our pretty skyline at Marina Bay Sands or Sentosa. I would take my guests for a walk down Joo Chiat area to see the gorgeous shop houses. As our peranakan community is still active in conserving their heritage, we can still witness their rich culture through their homes; beautifully designed tiles, windows, gates and furnitures. Check out this site for more on shophouses. http://www.nathalie-laoue.com/index.html

3) Picnic at East Coast Park Though we don't have exotic beaches like Malaysia or Indonesia, Singapore is still an island and I believe everyone should experience the local way of picnic and cycling. To make the experience even more local, I would bring some local delights instead of your cupcakes and western salad. And if you're too lazy to organise a picnic, you can always take your guest to the food centre where there is a variety of local food; satay, seafood, chicken rice etc. 

Kueh Compendium by Lee Xin Li

5) A little handmade gift Last but not least a unique handmade gift will be more meaningful than keychains or chocolates. I've always wanted to get one of these awesome batik rolls. but they are forever fully booked. Be sure to chope yours early to avoid disappointment. 

Dont you think that our country is quite charming if you look close enough? While writing this blog, I'm also excited for this Saturday's LS Experience Workshop. It's gonna be all Singapore stuff as our next series of shawls are inspired by our personal story about our homeland. We have 3 seats left for the workshop. Click here to find out more. 

Have a lovely patriotic week!

My favorite Japanese artist’s works is in town! I was so thrilled when National Gallery Singapore posted about the exhibition many months back. Due to the overwhelming amount of visitors, I decided to go on a Monday morning with my nephew. Just a day before my birthday!

Everything on display makes Instagram worthy pictures. Apart from the 20 seconds only special Infinity Room, my eyes were shooting hearts when I entered a room full of her paintings. Obsessed! I can never explain enough about her practice. Scroll down below to watch  great video by Tate on her artistic obsession.

These picture doesn’t do justice! You have to go and experience it yourself! Exhibition runs through 3rd December.

As some of you might have known, somedays I make art with kids at Seedz Studio. Adults can attend toooo! We made Yayoi Kusama inspired artwoks!

Patterns crazy. Can you spot the image of Super Trees, one of Singapore’s places of attractions covered in dots?!

Since National Day is coming, Selb and I decided to hold a workshop on 12 August for 15 pax only. Join us and get inspired as we go through the process of creating our very own Singapore Shawl. More details of the workshop here.

Hope to see you particpants next week!

Our birthday month is coming to an end so in today's Selb's Series, I'm gonna be sharing some of my super simple hijab tutorial suitable for these nude shawls. For those of you who wear our shawls, you know that there are many ways to wear it because the print is designed for you to create your own style!

Taupe Graphic Shawl 

Style 1: Prints around your face - Fun look 

Style 2: Solid around your face - Clean cut

Nude Coral Shawl

Style 1: Nude around your face - All the way Nude!

Style 2: Black and white prints around your face - Bold, monochrome look

These fresh nudes are gonna stay throughout this season and even next year. From make up inspiration to lifestyle,  we're spotting these neutral tones everywhere so rest assured, you're in trend with these shawls. We're down to the last few days for you to pre-order your favorite Nude Shawl, and its only for our Prints Collector Subscribers. Wanna be part if it?  Hit the link here. And to all our loyal #lullyselbsquad who have been our subscribers, we'll be emailing you over the weekends to confirm your chosen Nude Shawl. Delivery will be in 3rd week of August.

Till then,

It's been a while since I've blogged on Selb’s Series and I think many of you know by now that I'm expecting=) It’s been really rough especially the first trimester and it was the same time as shifting to our new place. Been wanting to share with you all my new little home but we took a while to fully do up the house. It was a yucky period of time, having to pack and unpack and being all nausea. Thank god its all over and I'm almost back to my normal self, Alhamdulillah!So here's a little sneak peak of my inspiration. We wanted something minimal, clean with a touch of our personal style. Lucky we have Pinterest and qanvast, though after months settling down here, its quite difficult to get that "Pinterest" kinda home!

We fell in love with the nude shades, grey tones and the slight tinch of copper and navy blue. Having an idea and inspiration is one, but to follow through it was not as easy.  Especially when you cannot find the exact shade of colour or that particular type of cushion cover. For me, the initial part of the renovation and the bigger picture was more manageable. When it came down to the small details like what to display on the planks, table tops, the type of vases, runner etc. Even finding nice photos for my frames were not easy. Managed to get some from etsy and the rest were my own traveling photos. I'm still not 100% happy with my home but my hubby thinks I'm being too overly obsessed! Here's some parts of the home, will share more when I'm truly satisfied!

As you can see, some parts didn't turn out exactly as how I've envisioned my home to be. Really digging the nude tones and I wished our local furniture and home deco kinda shops provide tasteful well designed products in the right shade of colour. And so, *hint hint* we're gonna have a range of gorgeous nude printed shawls coming your way for our birthday month specials! Cant wait to show them to you guys!

It’s been awhile since we blogged. Selb and I were so busy preparing Eid Collection that we forgot about our anniversary! Lully Selb turned 2 on 3rd May!! Join our contest to win a suit from our collection here. Our recent big event was Singapore Modest Fashion Weekend organized by ROSEVALLEY. The same team who made Celeb Fest 2016 the trendiest bazaar here.

Our Eid Collection; Momento were inspired by a group exhibition Forgotten Memories. Selb and I, along with a few designer and artist friends formed a collective-BE. We exhibited Forgotten Memories to create awareness and raise funds for people with Dementia. (We’ll have another blog post on that.)

Time flew by so fast and it’s already April. Feels like it was only yesterday when I met lovely girls during Makers Meet dinner at Asha&Co’s home studio! I was invited to share about my experiences on how I embraced creative rut and tips to climb out of it.

As you can see from the photos above, I jot down some pointers. On previous #lullyslist, I’ve mentioned a few times that one should never compare your work with other creatives. The only thing you should compare is your previous work. Look back to see if you made any progress.

On the same photo above, I crossed out ‘Love the process of doing your craft.’ It didn’t feel right to me! The greatest takeaway for the night was when one the girls Raudha Raily said, 'Trust the process.’

That reminded me of the challenging times when we were designing the Nautical collection. It took awhile but Alhamdulliah, Red Navy shawl is sold out!

The Makers Meet has been inspirational. It felt great to have a support system where we could share our struggles. The next Makers Meet is already full! I’m looking forward to the next one.

P/S : We are still taking orders for Nautical Striped Shirt! We can do bigger sizes this time..just email us!

We're launching the full Nautical Street campaign together with a spanking new website early next week! As most of you would have already know, it took awhile to finase the prints for this collection. Now that everything is ready, let's take a look at some sketches, prints that didn't make it and the final prints used for Nautical Street!

Before we even started on producing designs for nautical theme collection, we did some research and got even more inspired to work on this. So here's a little throwback on how nautical theme became popularised.

Did you know....

1) It was Queen Victoria who inspired the nautical trend in the 18th century. She had a child’s sailor uniform made on board the royal yacht for her son Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. People were very influenced back then, so everyone at the countryside wanted their child to dress in a sailor uniform.

The photoshoot is happening this Sunday! Selb and I went to recce outdoor areas for our shoot but the weather has been unpredictable these days so we decided to have it done in a studio. Thus, we would really need props for it. We were both thinking, where else can we get a buoy, ropes and complementary accessories?

I have always loved diversity, and so this year as a muslim I celebrated my first Chinese New Year with my husband's family. His mom is chinese, ( dad is indian ) and because we all take halal food, his parents usually host the reunion dinner. I was all excited and dressed up making sure I'm all red and merry! When everyone arrived at my parents-in-law's place, to my surprise, they were dressed pretty casual. I was probably the "red-dest".

In the light of Chinese New Year, we speak to our #lullyselbsquad Katherine Yeung, a new muslimah who celebrates two festivities. Let's get to know more about her personal experiences.