NNC PINCUSHION EXCHANGE 2012

A box full of pinkness!

This is an annual project we do at NNC. You see, we love pincushions and don't have enough of em cute little creations too precious to poke needles with. So they are left on display cabinets, we collect them because they are little works of art, painstakingly handmade and made from the heart. Here's my pincushion this year...

Crochet cupcake pincushion for Radha.

With fluffy ribbon and pink cupcake silicon liner.

And these 2 special pincushion is from Ulla of Sweden. Aren't they gorgeous.

Linen and a little sakura wee pillow. Check out the beading in the middle.

Thanks Ulla for the stash of fabrics too. What a lovely shade of pastels.

Denim Tote & Little Pom-pom Shoes

 What do you do with excess denim cut-off from jeans? (My dad altered his jeans into shorts and gave me the excess leg for crafts!)

I cut out this cute little motif from an Ikea fabric I bought eons ago.

A simple applique.

Some buttons to embellish.

Voila! A fully lined poolside tote. No wastage.

Here's a little Radley inspired purse I made for Hayley B.

Add some buttons for some play money.

Here she goes shopping!

Added pom-poms to cute little shoes for Hayley B. Proud to annouce that she can put on her own shoes now!

Durian, Oh! Durian! | NIGEL's Show & Tell

Every year Nigel will have to do a Show & Tell at school for one of the language weeks. He dreads this as each student must present a subject in either one of the weeks given. So, English week: Subject - DURIAN. Of course!

Teaching Nigel the basics of a paper mache structure. Crushing some Newspaper to form the body of the Durian.

A lot of hard work, crushing newspaper.

Rolling a wad to form the stem.

Hmmm...Beginning to look like one.

It got bigger as we added more layers. Secure the bundle with cellophane tape.

Making the spikey cones by hand.

Stick them like this!

Coat it with a layer of white tissue. We used modge podge. Using starch will be ok too, but it needed to dry fast so we used modge podge. Tanning on the lawn under the hot sun. My neighbour's will be wondering...what the heck!

All dry and smelling funny already. Yep, the smell of paper mache can be weird.

Lot's of green paint.

Hurry Up Nigel! Somemore have to memorise your presentation notes!

A crown befitting the king of fruits! Tada!

YIPPIE DOO DURIAN!!! He won 2nd Prize!!!! (The first prize winner went to a girl who did a presentation on a laptop : subject : Games!!! HOW CAN!?) Anyway, I'm so proud of Nigel.