Going Busking at NorthWest

So I have started to busk in the outside world, well sort of anyway. At NorthWest there was/is a budding buskers festival and I decided to take part since I play guitar. 

It happened on the 17 January (I was going to write this on the day, but it just didn't happen). I Had the first slot which was 11am.

What I now know is that 11am on a Sunday morning is very quiet at any mall, more so at NorthWest. But I got out my guitar and started to play after the MC introduced me and all that prep start.

I had also put a hat down because you know that's what buskers do right? Well I didn't get any cash which was kind of sad but I told myself I wasn't there to get money but to share my music. It sound kind of sappy but Oh Well. 

Even though there weren't very many people around I still had fun, my whole family came to support me which was really nice and comforting in a way that I wasn't alone. 

There were other people there but I can almost certain that they were other buskers waiting for their turn and they had brought their friends and family. 

After my half hour was up I got a chocolate bar and a spec savers voucher thing. Yay, free staff.

 

Well signing off for now

Till next time

Assassination Classroom

Assassination Classroom, it sounds worse then it actually is. This anime is about a classroom of junior high student that have to kill there teacher before graduation, because if they don't there teacher will blow the planet up. Oh and by the way their teacher Koro Sensei is a weird yellow octopus alien creature that has already blown up 70% of the moon, and he can move at mach 20 speed.

E-class is the classroom that is trying to kill their teacher. This is a s special classroom because this student's have been disrespected and looked down upon because they don't/can't learn in a normal respect. For this school to have a good reputation they put all these kids in E-class and use this as a threat to motivate the other students to do better. Koro Sensei has taken it upon himself to teach these kids. 

Even though Koro Sensei has blown up 70% of the moon and is going to destroy the planet, he is the best teacher that the E-Class students have ever had.

This was a really fun anime to watch. The art of the show was really well done but not only that the actually story and character development was really good. These characters had depth and dimension that we learnt about. 

There were many angles of this show, and different arches as well. 

The students had to kill their teacher

The students of E-Class are competing other students and fighting the school system

There are also hints of Koro Sensei's past that is intriguing

The fact that these students are learning to become assassins is also helping with their academics and is also slightly inspiring. To be able to see a very different style of learning is really cool. That a side job like assassinating Koro Sensei is helping the students focus and grow stronger. 

Not only was the anime itself good but also the theme opening song was really good. I found myself bouncy to the them and it really embodied the show because this show doesn't take itself to seriously which was really good. And yes I have downloaded the opening song because it is so much fun to listen to. 

I don't really have one favourite character because they were all so cool. Nagisa, Karma and Karasuma Sensei.

I liked Nagisa because he is one of the main focus points of this anime, but he appreciates Koro Sensei the most, in E Class he feels like he is a someone important and he has the potential of becoming a very dangerous assassin, he isn't very strong or fast but he has the element of surprise and people usually over look him and nonthreatening and weak.

Karma starts of as a complete and utter jerk. He is stuck up and cocky. He sees himself as invisible, he can't do anything wrong. But under all that he is a good friend (sort of).
He is one of the more interesting characters because he can be a sadist which can portray him as a psycho path.




Karasuma Sensei is the gym teacher for E Class which means he is training them assassination skills, like handling a knife and shooting a gun (the type of blades and bullets that they use are harmless to humans but very harmful to Koro Sensei). He is one of my favourite characters because he is cool, calm and deadly. He is strong and skilled.

Well that is all for now. This is a really fun anime to watch, so I would highly recommend this. 

Fresh start

There is never enough time. There are always so many things that you want to do and never enough time to do them. More often than not, you have so many things going on that you forget somethings. For instance, I am a teenager on holiday and is only now writing on her blog that she started three years ago or something. Life continues and you sometimes forget about things. It happens. I know.

Since the last post I did many things have changed and this blog is going to have to change with it. Don't worry the baking and the sewing will continue, sewing is becoming more of a passion and who know where that will lead me. Baking has taken a step back since my family is cutting back on the sugar and one of the main ingredients of baking is sugar. But no worries it just makes it more interesting and challenging to deal with. What we have noticed is the increase of flavors.

Something that has seeped into my life is anime and manga. It started with manga then I went to anime and I have really enjoyed it. It really is a whole new world so in posts to come there will be reviews of things that I have watched.

Destroying Old Tops

Hey everyone

This week I have been on the internet looking for new ideas to do, in the kitchen and in the craft room. So today I bring to you old t-shirts and then turned them into stylish new scarfs. The thing with these scarfs, is that they are really easy to make. 

All you need is a old t-shirt and scissors. That's all you need , no sewing machine, no sewing needles, no pins just scissors and old t-shirt (it doesn't have to be an old t-shirt it can be new if you want). 

Here is what it turned out to look like in the end.

And here's another example to look at. 

All you have to do is cut the shirt just under where the arms are, then cut up form the bottom (or the top, it doesn't really matter) with the scissors. the stripes you cut can be any length you like. 

And here is what the left over pieces look like.

Plain

Pattern  

And this is what the purple looks like on me when I'm reading.

Here's the pattern one, and what it looks like when I'm standing up.

 Well that's it for now. Thanks for reading, I hope I have inspired you.  

          

Sleepy Head

Hello everyone,

It hasn't been long since my last post, but I have all this creativity inside me that just needs to get out of me right now. Also that it is the holidays right now, so I have all this spare time to use. Right, so on to what I have been doing today. Well I'm still using my book 'All Sewn Up'. Today I made myself a pillow case.
It looks really cool. The fabric I used it covered with fish and whales. It's really cute. There aren't any sewn on designs on it because I couldn't find any felt that would go with the fabric.
Here it is.

Well that's all for today.
Thanks for reading.

Fabric Creations

Hello everyone
I'm back!!!

Today I'm stepping out of the kitchen, and getting creative with fabric. But not just felt like my owls. Okay the first thing is an eye mask. This eye mask is made out of two layers of felt (so it will bloke out the light) sequins to make it look pretty and elastic to hold it to my head.
This is what it turned to look like.

And this is what it looks on someones head (my sister)

So that is the eye mask.
 Now to my other thing I made with fabric. I made a cat door stop. So now at home we can have the front and back door open without one spamming in the wind.
Take a look.

Pretty cute don't you think. It's head is stuffed with stuffing, and to weigh it down I used small pebbles. Every thing just worked. The eyes are buttons.
Here's a close up.

Both these patterns are from a book I got. It's called 'All Sewn Up' by Chloe Owens. It's a very good book. Full of cool and crafty ideas. I can't wait to share with you all the other patterns from this book.
Thanks for reading.  

  

Hello everyone
It's 2013. Yeah!

I have some catching up to so I'll start with Christmas  It feels like that was a long time ago. But really it wasn't it was just last month. So when Christmas dinner came, I had to make some Christmas cookies, and what better cookies than ginger bread men. Not just any ginger bread men, but ginger bread men with character. You see in November my Aunt gave me eyes. Stick on eyes. So I thought what better time to use them than Christmas on some ginger bread men.
This is the pack that I got them in.

Pretty cool eh?
The ginger bread men worked out perfectly, though some of them did get a little bit burnt. Everything was going on well, I gave the men some icing buttons and put a chocolate drop in each.  With the eyes I had to use yolk of an egg to 'glue' them on. I think they turned pretty well.

 
Well that's it for now. See you next time.