Stars & Stripes

I've slowly been uncovering a passion for all things DIY. Growing up, I would openly say that I was not a creative person. However, with age comes wisdom and acceptance of oneself... I now realise that creativity takes on many different forms.

One such form is my enjoyment of planning a birthday party or get together. It’s the small details that can make an event that much more special.You can read about some of my event planning forays on the blog (Monster Party and The Great Gatsby).

The Great Gatsby

Last year, the release of The Great Gatsby movie coincided with my birthday. I took this as a sign and used it as inspiration for my birthday celebration. A little party never hurt anybody… *wink*

 

I think this was the book cover
at the time...

I read the book for the first time in high       school, more than 10 years ago. The joke is that it was not even one of my set           curriculum books! I had found the book in a cupboard, thought it was interesting;  stole borrowed it, read it, and then returned it to the teacher. I absolutely LOVED it. The description of Daisy and Tom as ‘careless people’ struck a chord with me. I promised myself to NOT be a Daisy as I grew up. I thought she was the worst  person in the world! I felt frustrated by (spoiler alert) Gatsby’s death, and her and Tom’s escape from all responsibility and consequences. Life was so unfair!

Monster Party

Following discussions within the DIY club, it was suggested that it would be good to share some of our past DIY experiences. So here goes my ‘Monster Party’ experience… (This is a really long post, but so worth it! Well, for DIY-ers anyway J)

I have a nephew who turned four last year. He was going through a Monsters University (MU)  phase and was obsessed with all things Mike and Sulley! Fortunately, this meant that I could be party planner for his birthday party. YAY! 

DIY Club 1.0

V and I (W) got together for our first DIY club meeting on Saturday, 11 October. This idea was borne out of our need to see that the other was still alive and our desire to create something! We are currently living on opposite ends of Cape Town and with work demands and life happening, we have not seen each other face-to-face for a veeeeery loooooong time.

So what is DIY club? At the moment, our thinking is a once-a-month get together to catch up and learn something new. The host will decide on the project for that particular month. This project can be anything which catches the fancy of the host. And I really mean anything. During our gtalk discussions, some of the ideas generated included cake and cupcake decorating, any new recipes, henna tattoo design, new books for review, jewellery making, etc. You get the drift -ANYTHING.