AN EVENING AT THE BIERGARTEN

It's summer, the weather has been pretty fine, what better place to be at other than the biergarten?

THE REAL TWEETERS

This spring and summer is turning out to be rather busy! I have so many projects on my mind, but I can't possibly execute all of them. Often times when you need a way to communicate an idea, you end up learning new techniques and methods. This spring, I learned some basic video editing. It helps that I "inherited" my husband's Sony Xperia Arc S which enables me to take decent quality videos anytime, anywhere. I hope in time, I can do more sophisticated stuff.

Tried using iMovie, but something didn't work out and I could not figure out why, so I ended up doing this on Youtube Editor which is a little basic, but it works.




Then, this is from my personal channel where I just shoot whatever I wish to share with family and friends. Nothing really sophisticated about this at all. Life in Munich. That's all. I found this little chicka-birdie. It must have fallen off its nest.

My family really like birds. And I get to hear birds the entire day tweeting their sweet hearts away. I recorded this for the audio, but decided I should show the view from my apartment too.
You've got to turn the volume up a little for this one. Birdsong is one of the most delightful things to hear in an urbanised setting. Unless, of course you're talking about the cries of mynah birds and crows. Heh heh.

Mother's Day DIY

No matter what age we are, I think our mothers will always enjoy our appreciation of what they have done for us. Handmade accents also help tremendously in relaying that sincerity. I was contributing on  the Munikum website in relation to simple origami projects that you can do alongside that breakfast in bed and the massage voucher you got for her. :-)

The post may be in German and English, but the instructions are in English.

If you like the euro/dollar heart origami, you can find the instructions here. 

Crochet Friendship Bracelet Tutorial

I knew I-cords could be made with a knitting nancy (or strick liesl to the Germans) and knitting needles, however I wasn't aware you could crochet an I-cord. After learning this simple tutorial by June Gilbank, I was inspired to make friendship bands with an i-cord.

So, here's a very simple and easy to make version.
Materials you need:
Cotton yarn
Gold yarn
Bead
Crochet hook
Needle

Simply do as the video instructs. :-)

Once you have reached the desired length, pull the yarn through all three hoops and tighten.

On the other end where you started, use a needle and pull the starting yarn through the other loops.

Yay!!! So I-cord is now finished. I love how the gold yarn makes a nice contrast.

So, put both ends of the yarn through the bead, and then put a knot close to each side of the bead.

Finished!

This doesn't take more than two hours to make, and is perfect to make with your friends since you can chat while you make it. :-)

Crafting Outdoors

Spring has finally arrived and the whole of Munich is ecstatic! Rightly so when you have to go through six months of cold weather.

So me and the Munikum girls decided that we have to grab the opportunity to enjoy the nice weather and craft outdoors.

We will be picnicking and crafting on the 13th May (Sunday) at the Eisbach (take the 100 bus to Haus der Kunst) from 2pm onwards. For that Sunday, the theme will be origami.

By the way, I filmed and edited this Munikum teaser. It is my very first time. I always thought it would be difficult, it is time consuming but fun. I would love to make more films in the future for my personal and Munikum projects. The whole teaser was created in iMovie, and I am slowly learning more tricks. :-)