Blog Review - Maker Faire Bangkok 19 & 20 January 2019

This is our first time taking part in the Bangkok Maker Faire held at The Street Ratchada on 19 & 20 January 2019.

We are excited and looking forward to this event as this is a great time for us to take a short break from work as well to spend time catching up with our fellow Maker/Artist friends again from other countries.

We are glad that the organiser of this event, Dr. Morn Kritsachai Somsaman have arranged to put our friends together near us at the International Pavilion section. Next to our booth are Hiroaki Suzuki and Sho Yoshida from Japan, June Su Nandar Naing from Myanmar and Mrs Chong See Ming and her family and friends from Malaysia.

Sho Yoshida, Japan

Max Tong, Chong See Ming, Sim Tong and friends from Malaysia

June Su Nandar Naing, Myanmar

Hiroaki Suzuki, Japan

This event was slightly bigger compared to Maker Faire Singapore. It started from 2pm - 8pm on both Saturday and Sunday.

As the event was held outdoors, we were expected to wear thinner clothing and endure the heat even though there were multiple ceiling fans installed inside the tentage. We drank lots of water to hydrate ourselves during the event.

Friends from Thailand!

With Sabrina Merlo, Managing Director of Maker Faire

What we enjoyed most, participating in the Maker Faire event, is very much similar to the all Teddy Bear/Doll shows we take part in regularly. We enjoy meeting like-minded people and meeting new friends. However, very often, The Maker Faire emphasises more on Science and Technology and less on Arts and Craft. We hope more Crafters/Artists will come and join Maker Faire events in the future as they will be welcomed too.

It is a pity that we didn't see any other Crafters besides June and myself; we were both expecting to see more Crafters here in Thailand as we all know that Thais are very good with creating arts and crafts with their hands.

At the grand opening of the event, the organisers and sponsors gave out several rewards to the Young Makers Contest participants. We like and support this idea as this can strongly encourage and motivate more young people to innovate and continue this passion in creation to improve the lives of people.

We are also proud that our friend, Sho Yoshida from Japan, who is a frequent participant in Maker Faire Singapore, was invited to the stage for an interview. His creation, Craftel - Paper Robot powered by Wind is very popular and well-liked by many internationally. Sho was also awarded Merit Award Ribbon for the event!

Sho, receiving Maker Faire Merit Award from Sabrina Merlo

We sold several Teddy Bear Making Kits to visitors and were also happy to receive several enquiries about our workshops from the Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and China visitors.

Friends from Malaysia! Nice to meet Rei and Jin

Thank you to Lisa Teng from Singapore for purchasing an Elephant Kit!

Thank you for visiting our booth!

One of the main highlights of the event was the Electric Parade Show on Saturday night. The lights on all the tentages were dimmed and the party began! Many Makers came forward with their LED lighted costumes and and dances with the Techno Thai Drummed Music and it was so much fun! After the Parade, all the Makers were invited to join the Makers Dinner Party.

Photo credit: Chong See Ming

Photo credit: Chong See Ming

Photo credit: Chong See Ming

Overall, the event was well organised, there is a possibility that more than 10,000 visitors came for the 2-day event. 

L-R: Sho, Hiroaki and Wayne

We want to thank the organisers for having us at the event and we look forward to visiting Bangkok Maker Faire again next year.

Hugs,
Wayne & Wayneston Bears

Christmas Promotion @ Wayneston Studios!

Hai everyone!

Wayneston Studios is having a 20% Discount off ALL Wayneston Bears E-Pattern, Pico Dragon Model Kits and Cut & Sew Mini Elephant Plush.

Simply enter Discount Coder "XMASLOVE" upon checking out to enjoy the discount.

*This promotion is only valid on our online store till end December.


Other Updates

- We are currently working on a Piglet Workshop design for next year, stay tuned for the dates!

- We have found a new location for next year's Singapore Teddy & Friends Show! We will announce the venue and date soon in early January!

- Wayneston Studios/Wayneston Bears will be participating in the Maker Faire Bangkok on 20 & 21 January 2019 @ The Street Ratchada. 14:00 - 20:00. If you are residing in Thailand, please pop by to say hi!

- Wayneston Studios will be closed on 17 - 23 January during our trip to Thailand.

That's all the announcement today! ^.^

We wish you and your family a Beary Wonderful Merry Christmas!

Cheers,
Wayneston Studios & Team

Thank you for coming to Maker Faire 2018!

We sincerely like to thanks all friends, fans and family members for coming down to our table at the Maker Faire last weekend held at Our Tampines Hub. Your presence at the event has meant a lot to us. A very special thanks to those who came specially to purchase Teddy Bear / Mini Elephant Kits and even signed up workshops with us.

We look forward to meeting everyone again soon, next year in Maker Faire or the other future events.

Cheers,
Wayneston Studios & Team

Product Launch ~ Cut & Sew Mini Elephant Plush @ the Maker Faire

We are pleased to be launching our brand new product at the Maker Faire event in August! Each Mini Elephant kit comes in box containing needle and thread, polyfibre stuffing, instruction sheet and a piece of printed elephant pattern on fabric. You do not need to trace the pattern, simply just cut &  sew!

This is also a perfect gift for Birthday or Christmas. We have very few limited stocks for each Elephant designs. Grab yours at our booth at Maker Faire! See you there :)

Cheers,
Wayneston Studios & Team

Wayneston Studios will be participating in the Maker Faire 2018!

Hi all!

We are pleased to announce that Wayneston Studios will be participating in the Maker Faire 2018!
Come visit our booth! We will be showcasing some of our creations and sharing our bear-making knowledge. We will be selling some bear-making kits as well promoting be some hands-on activities for you to make and bring home!

The Singapore Maker Extravaganza will be held from 17-19 August 2018 at Our Tampines Hub. The schedule for the extravaganza is as follows:

17th August: Maker Conference and Maker Faire Singapore Schools day
18-19 August: Maker Faire Singapore

See you there!

Cheers,
Wayneston Studios & Team

Thank you for visiting us at Maker Faire 22 & 23 July 2017

Wayneston Studios is pleased to be chosen to participate in the Maker Faire event last weekend at the Singapore Science Center.

The event was held on 22 & 23 July. It attracted more than 1000 visitors from all walks of life! We saw that there were many students from schools and families visiting over the weekend.

Dancing Musical Robots!

My supportive family :)

Lavigne learning to make a braclet! Thank you Margaret!

Our booth was located at Marquee together with the other 23 Handmade Community SG artists. In total,  there were approximately 400 booths for this event!

We were glad to meet lots of other artists who produce works with other forms and media.

2 Quilters - Yvette and Aimee

Long arm embroidery machine demostration

Here's our embroidery loop group project! Can you see my bear, Malvick?

Rachel Ting , Chairlady of the SG Handmade Community

There were painters, needle felters, jewellery designers, paper crafters, polymer clay artists, quilters, floral artists and of course Teddy Bear Artists.

Paula Loh and Winnie Koh

Esther Lee

We were also glad to meet Sho Yoshida, a paper craft artist from Japan.

Sho Yoshida

We also took this opportunity to promote our shop's grand opening and workshops to the visitors. For many of them, it was their first time getting to know more about Artist Teddy Bears.

Proud faces of new bear's mum!

We hope you love the bear you made!

We had a few children signing up for our Softie Bear Workshop. The kids are really smart nowadays. With minimal guidance, they were able to complete the bear in less than an hour!

Group photo of the SG Handmade Community!

Thank you for attending Maker Faire and making it a successful one! 

Hugs,

Wayneston Studios & Team