OPI- Mad As A Hatter

Spoilt myself today and bought a new nail polish. I decided to embrace my inner child and purchase Mad as a Hatter, by OPI. So pretty.






I know there is some kind of trick to it that I haven't yet mastered, but photographing nail polish is tricky! I couldn't get the lighting right. Oh well, practice makes perfect.

Yay for the long weekend.

It has been a really exhausting week at school. I felt very rundown and much more irritable than usual. Thursday was the toughest for me. Having said that, it's over. I can only reflect on what happened and can try not to dwell on it too much.



We're studying space this term. Here are two little things we did towards the beginning of our unit. You may recognise my rocket!





I know some people may find me posting pictures of school related things boring, but I enjoy it. Plus I'm really proud of the work that I do and I just want to show it off.

Pen licences...

Who remembers getting a pen licence when they were at school?



Did it look awesome like this? =P





(Excuse the blue line, was a margin on the page when I did a print screen.)


For those of you that don't know, I'm a Primary School teacher. This year I'm teaching grade 5 and 6. I have made these for my students for the last couple of years. Underneath the photo is where the school logo goes (I excluded it from this one for obvious reasons). They look great when they have been laminated!



I love making things!

Finished skirt!

Not too sure about the colour of the thread I used on the hem, but overall I'm pretty happy. First item of clothing I've made since Textiles in highschool!

A crafty afternoon...

After seeing Lilli from http://frocksandfroufrou.blogspot.com/ whip up a simple circle skirt the other day, I decided that I wanted to make one too. I have also been eying off an American Apparel skirt one for a while now, but I thought it looked simple enough that I should be able to make my own.






I did a bit more of a search on the Interwebs and came across this tutorial post by Freshly Picked. I love that this skirt has pockets. Yay for pockets! The one I'm making also has an elastic waist band like in the tutorial. I'll be making it a bit shorter that the tutorial one too.



So this afternoon I have been sewing up a small storm. Haven't finished yet, but it seems to be going well.

Malaysia...

I'm planning out some kind of itinerary for our trip at the end of March. I'm thinking...



2 days in KL (27th - 28th)
1-2 days in the Cameron Highlands (29th -30th)
2 days in Penang (31st - 1st)
3 days in Langkawi (2nd - 4th)
3 day in Koh Lipe, Thailand (5th - 7th)
Back to KL (8th)
Singapore (9th - 10th)
Home (on the night of the 10th)



I have NO idea if it will work. We haven't got anything booked except for our first night in KL. I'm getting really excited now.

It's finished! Finally...

So a month and a half after I began my remote control holder for the couch, I have finally finished it. It was only a few weeks back that my machine was actually fixed and ready to be picked up, and since then I've been so busy/exhausted from being back at school I hadn't finished it off.



Well today was the day and here is my finished product.