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I always loved D.I.Y. stuff. They just always add a very personal touch that is the beauty of it all. 
I randomly decided to make my own calendar some time in june because i was too bored from mugging for block tests. So i took paint and paper and cardboard and ribbons and did a very random free calendar just for fun. And followed suit the following months
It doesnt have to be nice because who cares!, you’re gonna be the only one who is going to see it! As long as you like it
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This was something my team gave a teammate for her birthday.
Yep a framed up piece of trampoline to display in her room and remember our days together
and this was something 402 made for Mrs Wong for teachers’ day. Each of us folded red straw hearts, then qianwen and i stuck them together onto a piece of paper to be put in the frame.
Framing a piece of treasured memory up, or personally designing a frame for a friend is a great gift idea. it can be a piece handmade abstract art in her room(:
Otherwise, you can frame up your most important piece of memory to and put it up in your room as decoration to add personality((:
Im going to frame up a piece of trampoline in my room too! 
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btw the frames are from ikea, 50cm by 40cm
$19 each
Hello!
Happy National Day! I love Singapore!!
I was around esplanade studying, so when the clock struck 8 i rushed out to the marina bayside and waited for the highlight of every NDP- the fireworks! There were so many people but im glad i managed to secure a good spot and the fireworks were right in our faces! literally!
So i’ve got a few good shots i would like to share =]
Yay! Don’t miss the fireworks next year they are really awesome
I love food and baking! Thats probably why the motivation behind this post!
Food glorious food! attempts to make them look nicer than they really are.
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Banana muffins
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Nutella muffins
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Brownies
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Cheesecake
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Cinnamon bread rolls
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this is just for fun:
bread before proofing
after 1 hour…….
bread after proofing!
Isn’t it amazing how yeast can make bread grow so much in just 1 hour! Cool right!
These ‘rubbish paintings’ were done one day during class when we were asked to play! with colours, gradients, effects, different mediums, wet/dry, etc etc.
At first i was really apprehensive and all i could think was pretty colours and pattern, BUT after Mrs Teo scolded me i decided to really anyhow ‘whack’!
and heres are the pieces i ended up with!
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Title: Play! Size: A4 – Approx. date: 2007
Media: Poster colour
This was done by painting a satay stick and rolling it all around. Haha i think its kinda cute and can be a good effect with the right colours and amount of paint.
Media: Poster colour
Swirl with water colour!
Media: Poster colour/water colour
This was done with different dry brushes.
Media: Water colour
This was done by scruching up paper and randomly drawing over the paper. The effect of folds and valleys are subtle, not very distinctly accentuated by the paint, but i think that the effect of scruched paper in 2d(afterscanning) is very interesting.
Media: Water colour and crayon
the star was actually done with crayon first, to retain the colour of the paper, then going over the rest of the areas with water colour. The crayon also did a very good job in containing colours in the small areas, giving them a very sharp polished edge
Media: Poster colour
Haha this was random strokes, blending colours on canvas while the paint isnt dry yet, thus the very dirty mix of colours, which really dont like but it was a good exploration
Media: Water colour, Poster colour
Different shades of green as background, with poster colour left to flow freely.
Media: Crayon, water colour
Yep this was one of the first few i did. Blocks with crayon, with a water colour background.
Media: Water colour
This was the last piece i did. Hahahah! Has a very scary and gothic feel(which i didnt meant for it to be).
The circles are done by twirling a brush (its a brush destroyer so dont do that with expensive brushes), and outlining with crayon.
Media: Crayon, Water colour
And this was the first piece I did! Which i really like (it looks better in real) because it looks like some wallpaper for a baby’s room. And also because i love patterns:)
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Overall it was a good experience, letting loose and experimenting all sorts of techniques and colours. There isnt any wrong or right, good nor bad this time! just plain fun and doing anything you want to try. Its good because we really don’t get many chances to have fun and mess things up in life.
And it was a good session of personal breakthrough, because i think its very unlikely for me just go without an end in mind (except probably for floorball for P.E. where it is just anyhow hit and score by luck hahaha).
It was definitely quite uncomfortable in the start, splashing paint everywhere and ending up with pieces that may not look very pretty, some that i think are hideous actually; but thats just what we need sometimes, to not be afraid and let go, because there are many new discoveries to discover for yourself in the end.
I think learning by experimentation is by far the best.
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One day, i was looking at my clock, and i wondered why does it always have to be white? so boring and ugly!
Then a spark hit me! Change it! to whatever i like!
And so i dismantled my clock, and cut a circle out of the pattern paper i like, and replaced it as the background of my clock!
So now it is in my room, still working fine and adding a touch of personality to my room
Come’on go change your clock face now! Clocks don’t have to be white and boring
