Teaching the Rules

Teaching and enforcing rules are fundamentals of parenting.

DIY Camera Lens Cover Holder

I’ve recently gotten myself a Sony a6500 camera. It’s been really fun using it. But the lens cover has been a very annoying thing. I constantly need to find it after I’ve taken it off and when I need to take a quick shot of something, I need to take it off and put it away quick enough while composing my shot.

DIY Auto drying faucet base

I notice that it’s been an extremely long time since my last post. I’m not sure if people actually read my blogs since they are random ramblings and DIY things for my OCDness. Anyways, I’ve been busy with work, other projects for work and also I had just moved not too long ago.(I’ve still got a couple of boxes that I’ll likely unpack in the near-never)

6 Ways to Increase Concentration and Focus in Kids

 

There’s an article that shows a rise in children having been diagnosed with ADHD. The inability or lack of ability to stay focused on a subject due to lack of interest is growing. Social media and multimedia are culprits that perpetuate this growth of lack of focus. 

Hack Your Boogie Board!

I have an old Boogie Board (Probably the first generation) that has run out of battery. I love my boogie board simply because it writes like paper and it is paperless. It’s pressure sensitive so, it’s great for sketching as well. The boogie board is supposed to allow for about 3,000 erases. Now, that’s a lot. I’ve had mine for about 2 years until it finally ran out of juice. 

Cheap DIY Brush and Paint organiser

I’ve got a handy little wooden box that I like to keep all my watercolour paint tubes and brushes. It also contains a couple of acrylic blocks to act as a makeshift palette. For the longest time, it was a simple thing of just dumping everything in the box and hopefully nothing gets lost. I hated it.

So, today I decided to make a little organiser. I used corrugated plastic cardboard for this. And black works fine for me as it gives a clean finish. So I started off by measuring the internal dimensions of the box and cutting out about 3-4 pieces.

New Copic markers test

Just did some testing with my new Copic markers I got last night.

Watercolours: whale you be mine

 

Watercolours on background. Watercolor pencils for whale. Drawn using Sakura micron.  

Watercolours: free hugs

 

Sheepy wants a hug.

Sakura micron with faber castle watercolours pencils

Watercolour: missing you





Drew out cat with Sakura micron. Used faber-castle water colour pencils and a waterbrush. First time using the waterbrush. So I didn’t get a good control of the water flow. The colours ran. But I still liked the effect from it.