After the inevitable Christmas shopping spree, despite best efforts to carry my own shopping bags, I ended up with a fair number of plastic bags – and quite a few of them (I hate to admit) good looking! So I decided to make the best of it and apply my learning from the Upcycling Plastic workshop by theKANG! It is fun, easy and quick to transform crinkly carriers into bright trinkets. And what better timing …[Read more]
And once again, we hit December when Christmas joy meets its nemesis in parental anxiety about how to keep kids constructively busy in the holidays! Our solution? The Imagin8ors Holiday Camp 2015! We have covered Imagin8ors before, the imaginative team that creates and curates experiences for parents and kids to enjoy – and learn – together. Their workshops and activities are designed to nurture creativity and imagination in children. At their Holiday Camp 2015, you can …[Read more]
“We all have our favourite ruler,” explains Kang, as he suddenly pauses in the middle of a demonstration, gives up the steel slide-rule in his hand to pick up another, seemingly identical piece on the table, then restarts the lesson. And I get a glimpse as to the differences between me – a mere layman, and him – an artisan. I’ve been picky about shoes, grammatical errors, movie logic and and many, many, other things… …[Read more]
You don’t have to be a craftster to execute these ridiculously easy ways of reusing your old junk jewelry! With vintage and retro ruling the home decor wave, it makes perfect sense to use fashion statements from your past as style statements in your house. Here are my favourite four repurposing ideas, all tried and tested: Pendants from the yesteryears? How charming! Once upon a time, Madonna wore hoops, and I wore hoops and all …[Read more]