FAKE HAIR CRAFT

Craft wig began to lose foreign markets because of the global crisis. They were forced to be more creative, to develop the domestic marketR finances 10 x 20 meters was a mess. Scattered strands of hair in which the na-ma. White tile floors covered with scattered strands of hair, either cut anyone's hair. "Craft we did everything from waste," said Ngudiyono, wig makers in the village of Karangbanjar, District Bojongsari, Purbalingga, yesterday.
According to the man 50 years, crafting a wig in the village did take advantage of waste, both synthetic and real hair. From the waste, diproduksilah wig (wig), false eyelashes, hair for hair extensions, bun, fir, and others.
The crafters get hair waste from the beauty salon, also from scavengers. Before the global crisis that is still happening, hair raw material valued USD 400 thousand per kilogram "Now the raw material is cheap, we buy them Rp 280 thousand per kilogram," said Ngudiyono, who claimed to have only completed elementary school.
Each month they can spend the 5 tons of raw materials hair. For the problem of raw materials, they never trouble.
But now it seems they have to face trouble: look for the market. "All this time they sell to us. While the order is currently down by 50 percent, "said Chairman of the Indonesian Employers Association Purbalingga, Saryono.
One other crafters, Eko Setiawan, states have not all crafters producing wigs until the final settlement process. Male 28 years old, said among the 200 artisans in Karangbanjar wig, only five craftsmen who could make a wig until the end. The rest is just a half-finished goods or craftsman called plasma. These are so far the company sells its products to South Korea. "Now Korean companies are export difficulties, crafters so affected," said Eko.
In the past, before the crisis, said Eko, craftsmen capable of producing half a ton each month. Now they only produce three hundred pounds only. That is, if there is an order.
According to Eko, at least there are 26 thousand craftsmen plasma in Purbalingga, and they were threatened with collapse because until now only rely on Korean companies to add back their production.
However, crafters like Ngudiyono, a non-plasma or production of finished goods, not so affected by this global crisis. "So far we do focus work on the local market. The export market is only a sideline, "said the craftsman who claims to like reading books such motivation.

According to specialists bun maker, Imam, for the domestic market, as long as there were still people getting married, its not going out of business. "It is now being passionate, because the raw materials are cheap," he said.
The crafters craft said they were optimistic they could survive the exposure to the crisis. Currently they only complained of difficult to get capital from the banking world. "Though my earnings in a month could reach USD 200 million," said Ngudiyono.
Related to the problems faced by crafters hair and false eyelashes, Head of Department of Labor says it will help crafters Purbalingga plasma separated from the bankruptcy. He distinguish narkan, quiet the wig business today because the market affected the Korean company that was slow. "First we will do is save the micro and plasma makers are thousands," he said.
In addition, according Saryono, the Indonesian Employers Association Purbalingga will try to find new markets.
K erajinan wig in an attempt turuntemurun Purbalingga. Craft is now the third generation of Meru feeding. According to a craftsman, Ngudiyono, handmade wig was first popular in the village of Karangbanjar in around 1970. At that time they made the semi-finished wigs are exported abroad. "At that time, with a capital of USD 1 million, could get the USD 20 million," said Ngudiyono.
Is a trio of artisans, Sunarji, Hadi Martoyo, and Guderi, who began pioneering the craft. All three are famous as a successful craftsman of his day.
Crafts wig Purbalingga had suspended animation for 10 years. The reason, said Ngudiyono, the world began to many competitors who offer similar products at lower prices.
In the early 1980s, their efforts to rise again. "I am including a second-generation craftsman who began to build this business anymore," said Ngudiyono.
With a capital of USD 22 500, he was with Surip and Imam began the business was passed down through generations. Thanks to hard work and diligence, the business began menggurita. Currently, at least 26 thousand craftsmen were involved in such labor-intensive business.
In 1985, Korean entrepreneurs began to enter Purbalingga after hearing the quality of home-based craft wigs Purbalingga is fair. Currently there are at least 18 foreign companies operating in Purbalingga.
Eko Setiawan, 28 years, including a third generation craftsman wigs. Although only a high school graduate, she is surfing the Internet to view the world of hair fashion trend and its market value. "If there is a new fashion, it took me 3-4 months to make," he said.
In 2006, Eko once thriving business. Because of garanya, when it is finished the hair fashion trend with singer Kris Kristofferson who use wigs. "At that time, foreign products worth about Rp 280 thousand. We dare to sell USD 80 thousand, "he added.
Eko said that his business could survive for continuing to create new creations. In addition, he says the virtual world helped his business.

MARBLE CRAFT TULUNGAGUNG (Tulungagung's Marble HANDICRAFT)

 Stone Marble is one of the leading crops of the famous from Tulungagung, various kinds of marble stone handicrafts of this has penetrated foreign markets, apart from being famous for its good workmanship and the beauty of this marble stone, marble handicrafts has been there since the first in Tulungagung, marble stone workmanship previously done the traditional way, which is known for generations, along with the progress of marble processing times also experienced progress, using various tools that modern enough workmanship results were also more subtle and have more value, marble stone is now a form new commercial in the city Tulungagung with various processing.Although a lot of crafts in this small town, marble stone handicrafts that has the beauty and uniqueness have been made to make this craft as commodities Tulungagung city.In areas Tulungagung especially Campurdarat and the surrounding area, there are many hills which contains various minerals such as marble stone, from where the source of marble in the can, this is one of natural resources with huge potential to be used, similar like oil fields, marble bring a source of life for surrounding communities.Lots of marble produced from this, one form of treatment is various kinds of handicrafts marble sculpture, the form of craft that is often made between the other craft making sculptures of animals or fruits, as well as souvenirs and accessories this craft was able to lure buyers with a unique result of the process, not everyone is able to do making this statue, what else is made of marble stone, marble stone itself if we see is the usual kind of natural stone, but with work by artists then formed a marble statue - the statue that has a beautiful shape, viewed in terms of texture and processing, indeed this statue has the advantage, among others, form the surface of the statue made of marble is more shiny, this is the excess of the marble stone, marble and stone has a nerve that is formed naturally, as well as nerves that exist in the trunk, loaded it provide the hallmark of marble stone, and gives the impression of authenticity and natural.Marble processing is now not only fixated on making a statue, marble artists began looking for another gold resources of marble (new innovation), almost all the existing furniture in your living room can be produced from marble, from the floor to the knick - knacks that other.Marble stone promising uniqueness, beauty and naturalness, the excess is the primary attraction for artists to exploit marble stone, utilizing the maximum extent possible.

Crystal Craft Beads Craft Village Family

Cottage industry we're trying to work on it enough to attract people around and generally the mothers and young women. Starting from a hobby to try and then teach or provide free training to the people who are interested. Apparently they are pretty positive response. Some works try to be developed. Starting from clothes brooches, bracelets, key chains, and the HP, to, Sandals beautiful, Craft Flower, Pot and others. Some other types of trial that there are developed according to the imagination.
For the marketing is still within the scope around the house, and are not sold on the market. Capital was also obtained from self-help members attend free. Some works can be seen below.

Crafts exported used tires

BANTUL handicraft products from raw materials used motor vehicle tires in Bantul, DI Yogyakarta, managed to penetrate the export market.
Saryadi, craftsman and owner of used tires Kazimah handicraft business, said the craft, which is produced from old tires that include tables, chairs, swings, wallets and purses, and vases. "Most of the applicants came from Australia and Germany, so that the craft is much exported, "he said yesterday, iantara)

CHICKEN BONE CRAFT

Waste bone chicken and wild duck turned out to be a souvenir of high artistic value in the form of decorative frame, miniature tricycles and Harley Davidson. Uniquely, this creativity in doing by a craftsman who experience disability.
Disability do not have to make people stop to work. Revelation mind mulyono (35 years) or usually called Budi Doan for example, despite having a physical disability, but the work of skilled hands are very beautiful and attracted many people.
Address at Jalan Budi Guyangan Petanahan, Hamlet stake, RT 01/RW 03, Village District Adimulyo Adimulyo, Kebumen, Central Java bone utilizing the remnants of poultry such as chickens and enthok to be made in the beautiful wall hangings and other souvenirs. His work in the form of frames, miniature tricycles and Harley Davidson motorcycles.
Son of the fifth of six children the couple Sukirman (75 Years) and Kasmini (66 Years) of this disability since childhood, the body with difficulty bicar and hand shaking. But his disability did not become a barrier to continue working and trying.
At first, the chicken bones and enthok useless in gather from soto stalls and restaurants. Time the bones of those he asked without purchased or free. Subsequently, the bones are cleaned by the inclusion into the pond for one week.
Once clean, the bones removed and then dried in the sun to dry. Usually takes three days. Furthermore, these bone Scrub with sandpaper.
The next process is to assemble the bones to form the desired souvenirs. Uniquely, the bones are left intact and not cut at all, except to adjust to the structural form of souvenirs.
According to Budi, bone chicken and wild duck bones are easy to make because the posture has a unique texture. Chicken bone shape and there is a crooked enthok hinga straight. Posture bone like it's pretty easy to combined-combine.The process of making a fruit garnish souvenir takes about two weeks to a month. It depends on the level of difficulty and raw materials. A miniature motor for example, can spend three to four chickens or wild duck

CRAFT SEA SAND

Well anyone who does not like playing with sand?? Almost all people would never do it either consciously or not, let us see their children loved playing with the name of sand, especially when going kepantai not feel our hands and feet must be moving the play sand. We dug a hole and then make the mounds, tunnels and there is also what makes the writing on the sand - sand, well, fun is not it?
But in addition to playing for the hands-the hands of creative people sand sea can be made something of value and produces a very beautiful work also called Sand creations and Crafts, and from the play while working with the sand that creative people are could generate decent money, there are even people who live family income of play sand.
Obviously you want to catch up with them right? Well in the course of this sun you can learn how to make a souvenir of Sand, some people also to beautify the craft sand, sea sand were given different colors (Sand Colour). To make the color of sand we need a tool: a pot, stove, mixer, filter and winnowing.
The material made ​​of sand color: white sea sand, dye, water, salt
How to make Sand color: sand washing first so clean from dirt and then drained.
Enter the water in the pan give the dye and salt and enter the sand that is clean and then boiled until the color seep seep then take ditiris until dry and then place a wide plastic ditampah or aerated to dry.
After drying berkereasi then we can make a variety of craft Sand Sea could create a block note, frame, piggy bank, where there are many common tisiu etc. Sand craft making this color also combined with other materials for the creation of a better example dengn creations Recycled Paper

CRAFT FROM SILVER CITY GEDE INDONESIA

Making Silver Handicraft, Craftsmen Kotagede emulate the work of the

 Kotagede can not be denied again has become the largest silver centers in Indonesia, more than Bali, Lombok and Kendari. A variety of silver which is processed into various shapes through a variety of ways resulting from a place located 10 km from the city center. Since the 70s, silver production Kotagede has sought foreign tourists, either in the form of jewelry, household accessories or decoration.
Now, not only offers luxury Kotagede silver production, but also the opportunity to study the process of making silver. A short course which lasted three hours up in a matter of days offer you an alternative tour package includes designing silver jewelry designs, makes and finally bring home the results made your own. One of the places where you can enjoy a tour package that is at Studio 76.
The initial phase of the course is to design jewelry design. You are free to choose the type of jewelry and designs to be created. Once the design is determined, the process continued with the transfer of design to the mold and forging. Once forged, brass or copper plate is used as the base material to be forged using soft tin. Furthermore, the materials assembled in accordance with the wishes and polished silver through the plating.
When you have more time, you can choose to make a more beautiful silver jewelry. To make it, you have to practice carving plate base material prior to polish jewelry. You can also choose to make jewelry that looks like a woven wire-thin silver-plated wire on the outside. Of course, the more beautiful and detailed jewelry that you want to create, the more valuable it is also in the eyes of others.
The whole process of designing and making crafts are your rights. During the manufacturing process, the instructor will only guide and fix some details that still not good. Experience in guiding the instructor and make silver over the years will help you learn in quick time. Supported by the expertise of foreign-language instructor, you would be very easy.
During the course, you will also get various explanations about the silver and Kotagede. Among them, an explanation of the history of silver in Kotagede and explanations about various techniques of making silver. You can also walk around the location of the production of handicrafts and watch the craftsmen at work, in addition to seeing a variety of products ready for sale.
When choosing a package tour to make a silver at Studio 76, there are several choices of time and duration of your own. When you only have a little time, you can choose the Short Course duration of 3 hours, but if you have a lot of time you can choose Full Day Course which lasted from morning to evening. If still not satisfied, you can choose Arraged Course duration with the target and adjust to your liking.
The course fee ranges from USD $ 100,000.00 to $ 2,000,000.00 per person, depending on the choice of the course package. The longer the term of the course, then the cost will be more expensive. But not to worry, because the learning process would be more detailed and silver jewelry offered was a gram higher. Jewellery Short Course resulting from a maximum of only 5 grams, but Full Day Course to reach 10 grams.
To follow this course, you should first contact some galleries or course providers so that instructors and equipment manufacture of silver can be prepared. To go to Studio 76, you can go to the Kotagede and then walked to Jalan Purbayan. The studio provides a master instructor of English and French. Well, are interested in producing silver pieces of your own hands?