Thainie Fixes: Charger Cable Fixer with Art Clay

I had a bunch of the non toxic art clay when I was making the Monster High headpiece and today I finally got another good use of the art clay (since my kids would probably use it and trash it faster than you saying art clay).  

I used it to fix my fraying charger cables and it worked out pretty good!  

Happy crafting!

Quick Valentine's Day Gifts for Classmates!

 This year I wanted to get some non-candy treats for the kids' classmates Valentine's but it's a bit pricey when it's not candy!  Luckily, I was walking in IKEA with a 200 baht gift card and found these cute flowers for 15 baht each and I needed 10, perfect!  So got home and had my daughter cut out paper hearts and we used this cool Sakura Pen-Touch Metallic Gold pen to write on the red hearts and then we cut two slits for the flower to go in and we had a Valentine's for the girls!

 Now the boys, I really couldn't find something that wasn't too expensive, I actually didn't find anything.  Well, I always loved these Mentos Kidz for goodie bags and thought about the phrase "We were Mentos to be Friends" and I had to make these!!!  You can click and save to print your own too!  

Thainie Visits: Root Garden on Thonglor

I love living on Sukhumvit, it's a wonderful area to live in.  The people, shops and places around my neighborhood have become everyday fixtures in my life.  And every now and then, there will be something good that pops up and surprises you one day...

Just recently we came across "Root Garden" (a cozy little urban garden/farm) on Thonglor Soi 3, next to the Pridi Banomyong Institute.  For once, a plot of land that wasn't going to be a condo, a strip mall or forgotten dilapidated land.  Once you step in the garden, it's like you're really not on Thonglor anymore.  There's a little pond, a chicken and goat shack, a mushroom shack, a vegetable garden and other plants that have been labeled in English.  There's also a cute little coffee shop right in front serving some drinks and snacks.  

Here's an article more on Root Garden:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/print/461145/

And check out their FB Page too:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Root-Garden-At-Thong-Lor 

It's located in Sukhumvit 55 and at the top of Thonglor Soi 3.  About 5 minutes from BTS Thonglor Station.

Certainly worth a trip with the kiddies!

 

 

Thainie DIY: Soft Toys Basket/Display

I love, love, love these baskets!  

As you may know or will know now, I love to rearrange our home, it's amazing how a room can totally transform with just a move of a piece of furniture or some additions (or subtractions).  

I have been trying to find a nice and inexpensive way to display the kids' soft toys which were piled away in a toy box, since the ones that we keep usually have a sentimental value to either us or them.  Well I thought about these IKEA green baskets but always decided no since you can't really see the soft toys and it's just another place to pile them.  But I thought, why not cut them out? 

And so I took my IKEA membership card and cashed me out some coupons!!!  Little secret, it's nice to have friends that use your card and earn points for you!  These baskets were 199 baht each and they are very sturdy, we actually use one for our laundry (that's how after looking at it everyday I finally thought of a hack!).  


So all you have to do is just cut an opening out and there you go!  Easy hack but really cute display basket!   

WARNING::: Please be very, very, very, extra specially, very careful when using a cutter to cut this basket (or anything with a cutter, they actually terrify me greatly and I avoid using one at all cost but my scissors were just not cutting it **pun intended) and I almost gashed myself several times!  Also, always cut away from yourself!

And here's a close up, you can see it's not perfect (after cutting I also shaved away the sharp edges) but the soft toys will make up for that.