Mommy Moments: Rainbow Colors

Last March 24, 2011, I attended my daughters’ school’s craft fair. Student artists and crafters displayed very nice and cute items made from colored papers such as fans, flowers, hats and birds. These were school projects they made. The children also prepared songs and dance numbers to entertain the parents and a variety of goodies such as cakes, ice cream, juices, cookies, chips and candies were available for sale. Some of the foods and drinks were made by the students. The proceeds were used in their closing party. I bought a lot of stuff and ate a lot of food just to show my kids that I support them. For two weeks, my daughters spent an extra 2 hours at school preparing and practicing for the presentations. This craft fair was a fruit of their hard work that’s why I value it so much. From the colorful decorations, to the for sale stuffs, to the food and drinks, these were all done by them with the supervision of course of their teachers. Seeing my 6-year old Helenia dancing then selling candies to people and my 12-year old Mikaela playing keyboard then afterwards  mixing some sago-gulaman drinks just made me one proud Mama.

my Helenia dancing "swing"

my Mikaela playing "Born this way"

I bought a lot of these :)

these were sold at 3 pesos each

my Mikaela's class

parents buying drinks from their kids :)

another craft made by Mikaela

(By the way, I've been having a problem with my cam. I can't adjust the date..)

Happy Mommy Moments!

Crafting Supplies Giveaway

Angelwood's Crafting Corner is having a giveaway that will let you win bunch of crafting supplies!

Magnolia stamp - Tilda With BirdcageMagnolia stamp - Dangling TildaMagnolia stamp - Wedding Singer TildaInky Impression stamp - Cowgirl LiliSweet Pea stamp - 1 stamp unmounted from Plate 21 Sugar Nellie stamp - BlossomBildmalarna stamp - Wedding couplePaper Makeup stamp - Swirlie treeK&Co Mat pad - Berry SweetK&Co cupcake embellishments
Cookie cutter button embellishments
Various colored stick on gems

Contest end November 30, 2010. To join, please click here. Goodluck everyone!

I'm Making Tutu Skirts!

Lately, I’d been wanting to make a tutu for my 6-year old daughter. She had seen some tutus from the malls and she’s always begging me to make a pink tutu for her. I even imagined her dancing around in her fluffy tutu. Since I had a friend who makes tutus, I had learned the basics that I wanted even more to make many, many tutus. So yesterday was may day-off from work, I ran to a store that sells supplies and I was so surprised that there’s no way that I can make a lot of tutu’s. The materials were so expensive! Maybe that’s why they tutus sell at a high price at the malls. I only have 500 pesos to spare and these were all I’ve got:

            6 yards tulle @ 70 pesos per yard          -           PhP   420.00

            1 yard elastic band (1/2 inch wide)                              10.00

            Pre made flower sequins                                             50.00

            Satin ribbon                                                               15.00

                                    Total                                     PhP     495.00

 

You’ll also need a pair of scissors, a needle and pink thread (to sew in the flower sequins), and a lot of patience.

To start, measure your little girl’s waist the add about 5 inches to allow you to adjust when your all done.

Cut strips of tulle about 2 inches wide and 24 inches long so when you fold it in half it hangs about 12 inches. If that’s too long for you, you can do all the trimming in the end.

Then take a strip of tulle, gather in the middle, and slip a knot over the piece of elastic. Fold the ends under the elastic and pull through the open loop.

 Slide all of the knots together, making more room for more tulle.

Then, add more tulle.

Once in a while, measure it against your little girl to make sure that the fit is right. 

Then add some embellishments like Satin Ribbons, Rhinestones, Puff Balls, or miniature Flowers. I sew some flower sequins to my little girl’s tutu.

 And now see the tutu. I finished making it at around 2:00 am and hung it at my daughter’s window so when she wakes up in the morning she’ll be surprised to see the tutu waiting to be worn. I’m thinking of saving my 13th month pay so I can make a lot of tutus that I can give as gifts or maybe sell online.