I recently watched Matilda (the Musical) in England and was inspired by the awesome talent of the kids who starred in the play. One particular song stuck with me, and it became my inspiration for the poem, When I Grow Up.
I can almost picture this poem with illustrations and it gives me goosebumps just thinking of how it will look like! Maybe soon I can get someone to collaborate with me on the artwork for this =)
When I grow up,
I will invite the monsters
Under my bed
(and inside my head)
To have some tea.
I will tell the big bully
In my school
That it would be cool
If he’d sit a while with me.
I will eat the scary vegetables
On my plate
(even those that I hate)
Without a wince.
I will speak out loud
And raise my hand
I’ll take a stand
And will not flinch.
When I grow up,
I will surprise all of you
With the things that I can do…
If I grow up.
Finishing 2 other Shopkins for my daughter’s collection!
It’s been a very long time since I’ve posted a craft! And it’s not at all because I’ve stopped crafting. It’s really because I don’t have a decent place to take pictures of what I make. So, before I proceed, let me just apologize for the quality of my pictures.
Now, to my craft! I’ve always been interested in giving new life to disposable stuff. For this craft, I used bread clips. My friend gave me the idea of recycling these clips into cable organizers! Since then, I’ve been saving these clips to experiment on a design!
I used polymer clay to do my owl designs and then I super glued it to the bread clip. Voila! Very cute cable organizers! Hope you have a craft-filled weekend!
David was a boy who loved taking care of his teeth. He brushed it and made sure it stayed clean all day. He didn’t eat sweets so as not to get tooth decay. Everybody complimented him for his perfectly white milk teeth.
But as with all milk teeth, one day, David found one of them loose.
“Mom!” David panicked. “There’s something wrong with my front tooth!”
Mom checked it out and smiled. “Oh David, a new one is getting ready to come out!”
“But I like this one,” David frowned.
“Don’t worry, when it comes off, the tooth fairy will replace it with a shiny new coin.”
“But I don’t want a new coin. I want my tooth to stay put!”
Despite David’s best efforts and most diligent brushing, the tooth came off. And just like Mom said, the tooth fairy left a coin under David’s bed, and his pearly white tooth disappeared.
Just when David was getting used to his growing new tooth, another one started wiggling.
Oh no! David muttered under his breath. I’m keeping this away from the tooth fairy.
When it came off, instead of burying it under his pillow, he hid it in his pajama pocket.
The next day, David emptied his pocket, but was surprised to find a coin instead of a tooth.
Stay away from my teeth! David grumbled.
Every time another tooth came out, he hid it! He tried hiding it in his toy box, in a bottle, on top of his highest shelf. He even hid it under lock and key. But the tooth fairy always found his tooth.
Finally, he was down to his last milk tooth. He was determined to keep this one. He thought to put it in the last place the fairy would check. He put it inside his dad’s tool box and locked it in the shed.
David was so tired and sad. He knew that no matter what he did, the tooth fairy would always find his tooth.
The next day, he dragged himself from bed, and expected another coin in his father’s tool box.
When he opened the box, he broke into a huge smile. Wrapped in a big bow was all his milk teeth arranged in a cast. Attached to it was a note sprinkled with glittery dust.
It read:
Dear David,
It was fun playing hide and seek with your teeth!
Thanks for taking such good care of it! As a reward, I organized it for you to keep!
Smile!
Denty the Tooth Fairy
Just made a quick craft break last Monday, but am back with the last part of CinderSpectaRella. Next week, watch out for my new fractured fairy tale, The Princess and the Frog Allergies. Definitely another funny one!
Yey, I am finally back to writing again! After the stress of arranging a wedding, and everything else in between, I am glad that I can now focus on what I love doing. I am sooo inspired because my daughter (bless her inquisitive mind) gave me the idea of writing fractured fairy tales. She said that she had a read a story of a Rapunzel who was hard of hearing, and I immediately latched on to that idea. So, to kick off the Chinese New Year, I present to you, CinderSpectaRella. It’s not as short as my usual short stories, so I plan to break it into 4 parts, which I will post in 4 consecutive weeks. Hope you enjoy reading this!
I don’t call this blog tinier crafts for nothing! =) I really love working with small things, and polymer clay helps me express my secret desire to be a miniature artist. I recycled an empty matchbox and wrapped it with scraps of fabric and an old paper doily to make the tray of this tea set. I used the inside of the matchbox to store mini sticky paper so that I can pepper my office with useful art. I wish I could show you the close up shots of the cookies because they really look yummy, but the Internet has been failing me. Happy crafting Wednesday!
In the Kaiyukan Ocean Park in Osaka, there is a display dedicated to jellyfish. Everywhere you turn, you will see these beautiful, gelatinous animals floating in glass cases. Their movement is almost hypnotic as they open and close their bells and tentacles. And while I love watching them from the confines of an aquarium, I am definitely scared of meeting them in the open ocean. Every time somebody says jellyfish, I equate it to shark, and run out of the water as fast as I can. So my dear jellyfish, I am sorry for I can only love you when we are separated by glass.
Whiskers on a fox,
Whiskers on a cat.
Whiskers on a walrus,
Whiskers on a rat!
Stiff and white whiskers,
Black, wiry ones, too!
Have you seen catfish whiskers?
Can you guess what they do?
Whiskers on the snout
Whiskers on the cheek
Whiskers on the eyes?
Now, isn’t that neat!
Whiskers are great
But one’s above the rest
Dad’s whiskers that tickle
For me, they are the best!