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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
July Class: Home Is Where Love Lives
Here's another workshop for mommies and your little tykes!
Add a touch of cheer and warmth to your home with this lovely hanging decor item made from pages of a Maya Road round coaster album and the bright colours of American Crafts' Backyard paper collection. Little birdhouses, cute wellingtons and yummy watermelon slices will definitely bring back homey memories.
Cost per mummy+child (5-12 years) pair : $20
Materials to bring: A pair of scissors. All other materials provided.
Special Treat: A WHOLE pack of American Crafts tangerine puffy stickers worth $10.50 for your keeps! No need to fight with your neighbour for the alphabets you want :)
For venue details or more information, please email me at littlehappyideas@gmail.com
Thanks for dropping by!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
For Cosmo Cricket Design Team Call
Some projects for the Cosmo Cricket Design Team call. I'm up against some really great work done by fabulously talented ladies but just want to try out anyway for fun! It would be such a dream to work with the bubbly Cosmo Cricket team and their products :)
A baby's first month gift for a girl friend using Cosmo Cricket's Girl Friday papers:
A Mother's day gift for my mother-in-law:
A baby's first month gift for a girl friend using Cosmo Cricket's Girl Friday papers:
A mini album on fun beach times (using the Snorkel range):
Room deco that I created for my children's room. I love working on smaller canvasses and doing a collection of them!
A Valentine's Day accordian album:
A Mother's day gift for my mother-in-law:
A framed layout for a dear couple's 30th anniversary:
A card to go with the anniversary gift shown above:
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Ariel Draws Daddy & Mummy
The left blob is Daddy and the right blob is Mummy.
100% original.
100% unedited.
100% Ariel.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Daddy Mini Album
The Daddy mini album's finally out of the oven! Took a while to put it together within the budget and to ensure that it's easy for mums to do it with their kids.
This is a gift you can make for Daddy on Father's Day. I'm holding a 2-hour workshop with materials and instructions provided (total cost: $15). All you need is to bring photos.
If you'd like to attend the workshop, please email me at littlehappyideas@gmail.com for the details.
Meanwhile, here are some pictures!
Monday, May 18, 2009
Watching Our Tongue
The worship ministry has just started on a series of reflections on Bible passages. Last week, we were given James 3:1-12. It was about bridling our tongue and controlling it as it has the power to build up and to destroy.
As I read it, I remembered a conversation I had with a girlfriend this week. She said that children have short-term memories, which means they are forgetful, but they also forget easily the scoldings or whatever harsh words we parents say. It's their natural way of forgetting as their young minds are not able to cope with the rejection they perceive when voices are raised at them.
I don't have an easy relationship with my elder boy as he's very active and needs to be consistently occupied or he'll think up his own entertainment ideas. He also has a tendency to shout and yell, especially if he feels misunderstood or he doesn't get his way. This often results in screaming matches between us.
As I reflected on the passage, it reminded me of all the words I say to my children when I'm upset with them and my patience ran thin. I thought about the hurt I see in my Asher's eyes during those times when I didn't believe he didn't do something wrong and continued yelling at him. I regretted those moments when a split second before I'm about to say something negative and a gentle voice tells me to hold on and even gives me a more positive reaction to do - but I didn't. I thought about how it must feel for my child to accumulate all these harsh words day after day, week after week, months after months.
I told myself if there's anything I want to work on, it must be this - to cut down on my negative words and replace them with more affirmative ones. I must try to hug and praise Asher more than I scold him. It won't happen overnight but with the Lord's help, it's possible.
As I read it, I remembered a conversation I had with a girlfriend this week. She said that children have short-term memories, which means they are forgetful, but they also forget easily the scoldings or whatever harsh words we parents say. It's their natural way of forgetting as their young minds are not able to cope with the rejection they perceive when voices are raised at them.
I don't have an easy relationship with my elder boy as he's very active and needs to be consistently occupied or he'll think up his own entertainment ideas. He also has a tendency to shout and yell, especially if he feels misunderstood or he doesn't get his way. This often results in screaming matches between us.
As I reflected on the passage, it reminded me of all the words I say to my children when I'm upset with them and my patience ran thin. I thought about the hurt I see in my Asher's eyes during those times when I didn't believe he didn't do something wrong and continued yelling at him. I regretted those moments when a split second before I'm about to say something negative and a gentle voice tells me to hold on and even gives me a more positive reaction to do - but I didn't. I thought about how it must feel for my child to accumulate all these harsh words day after day, week after week, months after months.
I told myself if there's anything I want to work on, it must be this - to cut down on my negative words and replace them with more affirmative ones. I must try to hug and praise Asher more than I scold him. It won't happen overnight but with the Lord's help, it's possible.
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