Summer Recap

August 19, 2013 ~ Sophie ~ 6 Comments

The other day, I was mulling over the fact that summer is totally over and gone when I realized it has been one of the best summer holidays I have ever had. I was blessed beyond measure. Seriously. I am not trying to brag in any way but I just thought it would be great to talk about what the Lord has done.

When summer started, I was a little…err… frustrated. I wanted to(besides having to wake up really late and watch movies endlessly….well sort of…) maximize all the opportunities so that when I look back, I will always remember it as one of the best. I prayed hard to God to open my eyes for any opportunity hanging around. What I didn’t know was that I totally wasn’t prepared for the outpouring of blessings that would follow.

I got two jobs and that was just the beginning. I refused to be bored(which, by the way, is hard!) so I busied myself with the two jobs, blogging, crocheting and some crafty DIYs (which I will be sharing soon) and a lot of brain storming and thinking for the future of me. Sounds like a handful! Before I knew it, the three months were over .

I was sad. A good kind of sad(is there such a thing?). Sad that if the summer holiday was a tiny little bit longer, I could have done more and organized my thoughts better. That maybe somehow I could have accomplished more. It happens to all of us, but hey time is time and it is valuable and it can’t be brought back one it is gone.

To make the long( probably boring) story short, Summer was one of a kind. The jobs I took up earned me tuition for the next semester, a personal digital camera(yey more images now ha!), great friends and acquaintances and a fresh outlook on life. It is more than I could ask for or had imagined. I am so grateful. Grateful to God for blessing me beyond measure. I can’t wait to see what this other half of the year will bring.

Oh yeah, I also got this gorgeous vase for free!

How was your summer?

🙂

Sophie

PS: Sorry for the picture overload… I had to summarize this as much as possible.

DIY Twisted Yarn Ribbon

August 16, 2013 ~ Sophie ~ Leave a comment

Yep. Another DIY. I am having fun with this one. It is so easy and really pretty!

I had never really thought of yarn as ribbon but it is so versatile I will probably be using it from now on.

You will need:

Yarn
Scissors

Directions

Cut four strands of yarn according to your length. I used 3ft
Tie a knot at the beginning of the strands
Start twisting until you reach the end of the strands
Tie another knot at the end of the strands
Wrap your gift.

NOTE: The length will depend on the size of your gift box. The size may vary too.

See it is so easy. Have fun

🙂

Sophie

DIY Paper Chandelier

August 9, 2013 ~ Sophie ~ 7 Comments

I was supposed to share this earlier this year but I don’t know what happened. Please don’t ask. This paper chandelier completes the transformation of our room that I talked about at the beginning of this blog here. I will share more of what we did later but I wanted to share this tutorial. It is as easy as 123…ok maybe not ha!

What you will need:

4-6 sheets of white A4 paper
1-3 sheets of colored A4 paper ( I used brown)
A round object(think jar/bottle cover)
A pair of scissors
white sewing thread
Needle
Square wooden frame
Pencil
Tape
Yarn( preferably white though I used orange)

Directions

Using a bottle/jar cover and pencil, trace circles of the white paper
Do the same on the colored paper
Cut out all the circles using the scissors
Using a needle and thread, make two straight holes in the paper circles. One at each end of the circle.
Continue adding the circles on the thread until they are seven circles on each thread.
Tie the end of the thread so the circles will not fall out
Make 16 strings of 7 circles
Using tape, tape the first circle of every string on the wooden square frame
Make sure each side has four strings
Using the yarn, secure the chandelier on the light fixture

PS: The frame has to be light weight to prevent any hazards

And there you have it!