Waste snapper turned out to be accessories and knick-knacks are beautiful and attractive to foreign demand. With a touch of creativity, Theodora make bracelets, brooches, earrings, flowers and decorations all made from raw photo snapper fish scales. Of processed fish scales, he enjoyed a turnover of up to Rp 10 million per month.Remaining items are not always in vain. With a touch of creative hand, residual or waste products can bring in sustenance. As performed Theodora de Lima, a process that wasted snapper fish scales into various forms of accessories and knick-knacks jewelry, like bracelets, brooches, earrings, flowers and decor images.
Graduates Fishery Products Processing Technology at the University of Pattimura process a variety of snapper fish scales, both the red snapper, green, pink, yellow or white snapper scales of fish. After collection, the scales are assembled into one that can form one type of accessory or knick-knacks.
Once completed, Theodora varied forms that he sells accessories production. Cheapest price, Rp 25,000 per unit. But there are also sold at Rp 300,000 per unit.
Within a month, he could rake in a turnover of up to Rp 10 million. But, to get a turnover, then Theodora must travel to anywhere for the exhibition. Many of the places he sambangi, even he also several times following the exhibition which took place in the land of Windmills, Netherlands.
Not just abroad, he also actively participated in exhibitions in this country. Call it the exhibition that was held in Jakarta, Bandung, Bali, Yogyakarta, Makassar and Manado. "In every product exhibitions, craft we sold out of fish scales," explained the woman born in Salatiga, Central Java 47 years ago.
Starting from that, craft fairs Theodora foreign buyer is known. Many buyers from the Netherlands, Australia, and Hong Kong to contact them, some even came to his residence in Ambon.
Theodora Ambon, deliberately choosing a production site, because the citizens of Ambon snapper like fish consumption. As a result, supply is assured snapper fish scales. "Fish gammon not only has a high protein meat, but the scale of high economic value," said Theodora.
The idea of the scale of the fish processing occurs when he traveled to Yogyakarta. At that time, he saw the craft pillow made of coconut shell buttons. "It seems the idea of processing fish scales into flowers," said the owner of the joint venture in Wayame Mama Theodora, Ambon.
Speaking of production, Thedora pleaded not set targets. Because, today, the production line with future bookings. "When there is demand in quantity, we become overwhelmed," said Theodora.
Besides export, handicrafts snapper fish scales are also much-loved employees of government offices, private organizations wanted all of society. Orders usually comes when there are major events in Maluku, as the execution of Banda Sail in August 2010. Not only that, many people are also descendants of the Moluccas in the Netherlands prefer to order a craft that regularly fish scales.
Because of limited raw materials, Theodora carrying snapper scale of Dobo, Aru Islands, Maluku. White fish scales are also made of different colors according to production needs. In order for the smooth supply of raw materials, Theodora hire special staff to seek waste snapper fish scales.
Meanwhile, he recruits skilled workers in the workshop most of the students taking a second job. "There are many students who graduate from this scale," said Theodora.
Currently trouble finding raw materials supporting the production of Theodora, such as the procurement of aluminum sheet, which should take him away from the island of Java.
