At my work’s Christmas party for kids, I volunteer to do some origami with kids and adult who want to give it a try. For the seasonally appropriate piece this year, I have chosen a Tie Fighter. More people are celebrating Star Wars than Christmas, after all! Seriously, tru-dat!
Shredded Wheat with Chocolate Milk and Fresh Mint
Let’s face it. Shredded Wheat is a pretty dull cereal.
I eat it because it doesn’t have a whole whack of processed sugar in it that I can’t taste much of in other cereals. This is especially true of the organic stuff that for some reason, tend to carry a ton of sugar in it, when you don’t even get to enjoy it in the healthy taste!
There’s no salt in Shredded Wheat, either. Even its shape ain’t interesting. It’s just the antithesis of cereal today in many ways.
So what did I do tonight to make my Shredded Wheat pre-bedtime snack more interesting?
Die Cut Paper Origami
Origami is interesting for its technique, but it can also be interesting for the paper used if you’re not just using conventional paper or origami paper. There is origami paper with prints, metallic shine, maybe even texture. However, tonight, I took things to a different level for myself by doing origami with die cut paper.
Penelope LePrevost in Darth Vader Costume for Equestrian
Have you geeks and nerds seen this? I’m sure the really hardcore ones have. Others probably not unless you paid attention to equestrian charity events.
On December 5th in Villepinte, France, world class equestrian show jumper Penelope LePrevost rode as Darth Vader in full costume! She was in the Darth horse role, if you will. 🙂
Now that’s a picture!
Furthermore, her daughter Erin also rode as Princess Leia.
Yes, the horse is strong in this one! 😉
I can’t find any video of the event online, but I wondered if the French went crazy as North Americans would have. They should do that in North America. It would bring down the house!
May the horse be with you, Penelope!
No, seriously! Cause if it weren’t, you’d be falling off the thing! lol
BOLERO Hoodie
I’ve been meaning to learn how to do a few things for my garment construction development. One was to get a pattern and sew a hood. The other was to put grommets into garments for lacing on my own, as opposed to doing it with a vice like industrial strength tool. So what did I come up with for a project? A hoodie and bolero jacket combination for women.
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