Batik Painting

I bought three batik painting kits for kids some time ago after chancing upon them in a kids' arts class nearby my favourite coffee house.

They are meant for me - something safe and simple to recapture my amateurish hobby.

Sea world themed

I chose to do the simplest - 'Nemo'

Each kit comes with a brush and six colours.

Some instructions and samples at the back of the kit.

They are meant for kids, 3+ and above.

The batik canvas is stapled to a cardboard frame which is meant to serve as a picture frame for the finished product. I tore out the centre so that the colour will not wet the cardboard and mess up the canvas.

The edges of the cardboard could be tucked together to form a raised surface for painting.

This is how it looks like raised.

Ready for the paint.

Voila! The completed kids' art. It took me about 30 minutes. However, I'm not that pleased with this piece. Something is missing and seems like I've lost my sense of colour.

This piece of 'Nemo' was done last year and was gathering dust on my work table. I've bought some magnets and hung it on the fridge last week. It's my temporary display before framing all four to be hung on my wall.

Voila! Side by side for now.

New Beginnings

Still love these beautiful carnations. So cheerful and hearty! Couldn't resist them!

 

On a side note, this bouquet signifies new beginnings!

Cleansed, refreshed, declared, proclaimed, claimed, demanded, released, overcame!

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

DD dearest,

May my life be victorious in You. May I dwell in the house of the Lord forever. May my humble lil abode be a place of joy and peace and rest! Amen!

 

Sophie

Loveliness

It's another bunch of loveliness - a burst of colours to my otherwise mundane dining area.

 

Bursts of Chrysanthemums

Went to my fav grocer and spotted more fresh flowers.

Couldn't resist these lovely pink chrysanthemums! So refreshing!

Returned the next day and saw the green bulbous variety. Succumbed to temptation and bought two bouquets!

Arranged them with the pinks and voila!

Aren't they gorgeous together? Pink and green match beautifully!

And on a closer look at these lovelies!

Sigh... heart melts... ^^

Just too gorgeous for words!

My crazy crush at the moment.

Fresh Flowers

I've always loved flowers - fresh flowers. Was grocery shopping on Monday when again I browsed through the fresh flowers section, admiring them as usual.

Somehow the flowers looked more beautiful and appealing than usual and I just decided to take two bouquets of carnations on the spot. Maybe it's because I've the empty vase in mind. It would be the perfect vase for long stem cuts.

I thought my maiden effort at this simple flower arrangement is quite successful. These beauties bring so much cheer to me. Just love that joyful feeling to come home and admire them everyday.

Fell madly falling in love with them.

Colourful lovelies

Aren't they gorgeous?

Also beautified the piano top with some water based plants and a bouquet of artificial flowers a few months ago.

So, the humble dining area is my favourite corner for now.

I hope the carnations will be able to last longer so that I can stretch my money's worth ;)

Am in the slow and long-drawn process of cleaning, rearranging and decorating the house. There are just so much to do and so much to store and also throw away. It's high time to start afresh!

If I could get the working area rearranged this weekend, that will be a feat! Hopefully I could get a matching double tablecloth and move the table down from the upper floor for this.