Wool and the Gang

Although I didn't upload the pictures of it, I finished knitting the muffler for the handicraft club a long time ago! After that, I started on crocheting, but these days, I didn't get enough time to work on it because all the teachers are giving us projects and tests as it is close to the end of the school year! Then we'll have final exams...ugh... Anyway! I want to start knitting again... and while searching for some new yarns, I found a website called Wool and the Gang. This website's most famous yarn is the crazy sexy wool, which is a quite thick yarn that, which I personally think, is really pretty when it's knitted. In the website, there is an online shop, where kits, yarns, and products made with those yarns are sold. Oh, the website also has well-made videos that thoroughly explain how to knit! I really want to try knitting with one of those kits to make some clothes for spring, but they're all too expensive... They are sold in Euros, and I would have to pay for the shipping fee too, so... it's not quite easy for me to simply decide to order something form the website... but it's so pretty!

While looking at some other blogs about knitting, I found out that many people in other countries are interested in knitting. Even many men knit these days!

Sources
http://woolandthegang.com/en/home.php
http://blog.naver.com/swingfish?Redirect=Log&logNo=110078229699

Second Clay Art: Rilakkuma

Hello, everyone! After the first try of clay art, I thought it's very interesting and easy to do, so I made another one! This character, Rilakkuma is also a very popular character in Japan as it looks like a cute bear. This time, I took pictures of every step, so enjoy!

Steps:
1. Make brown clay into an oval shape
2. Stick half-circle-shaped brown clay on the head.

3. Put an oval shaped white clay on the face.

4. Put small pieces of black clay for the character's eyes, mouth, and nose.

5. Make the body of the character with the brown clay.

6. After you put white clay on the body of Rilakkuma and yellow clay on its feet, you're done!

Handmade Stickers and Labels

I found an interesting blog while serfing the net! It's a Naver blog (a popular Korean site, which is similar to Yahoo or Google in the states) by Kayoung Kang (Dayotzzang), and it contains many posts about handmade stickers, manhua, DIY, and her daily life. All of her posts are very funny and interesting to read. Also, she is apparently very talented in drawing and taking photos. For now, I will attach only some of the handmade works done by Kayoung.
First, there is a time table drawn by her. Just color it and fill it in with your daily schedule so that you can manage your time wisely!

Second, these are already colored labels you can use right away! With these pretty labels, you'll never use any of your belongings!

Third, vintage pattern stickers! Use them to decorate your diaries, calendars, and other belongings!

Fourth, design tapes! Don't leave any space empty, but decorate them with the pretty design tapes!You can cut them into separate pieces and use them right away!

Hungry? Decorate your diaries or calendars with images of delicous foods!

Knitting for Club

For the new semester, I got into the handicrafts club where students do knitting, crocheting, sewing, or any other things they've wanted to do during the school days, but didn't have enough time to. The thing I like about this club is that unlike other clubs that require students to participate in discussions and plan for numerous fundraising, students can do whatever they want to do during the club block- watch movies, listen to music, and chat with their friends- as long as you continue working on your handicraft project unless it is too loud that it distracts other people from their work. The club is only on Thursday so I don't get a lot of time to work on my knitting, but it still is a small joy of my life these days.