I am always amazed to see how creative people are when it comes to restoring things or re-using old items with a new twist. Keeping that in mind I decided to take on the Under50dollars challenge. I went to our local flea market, looking for something old to transform anew. But sadly, it wasn’t my lucky day and I didn’t really find anything I could work with! So I decided to do a fresh DIY for …[Read more]
In Sepetmber 2015, we launched the #Under50Dollars Challenge, our creative twist to #SG50, to commemorate the 50th birth-year of Singapore. It was devised for our readers to appreciate the inherent value of things used and old. If you have a good eye, enjoy upcycling… and have some dollars in the pocket, you too can join in and take up the challenge! Our latest entry comes from Ekta Mukati in Singapore. A mumpreneur and mother to two, she is well-experienced in devising “crafty” …[Read more]
In September 2015 Secondsguru introduced the #under50dollars challenge, a creative twist to #SG50, to commemorate the 50th birth-year of Singapore. It was devised for our readers to appreciate the inherent value of things used and old. If one has a good eye, can do some minor touch up or upcycling… and $50 in one’s pocket, he or she can join in and take up the challenge! We are delighted that our very first #under50$ challenge has been taken up. It has been contributed by …[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]
