Rantings of Joan

Now on www.joankhoo.com!

joank — Sun, 24 May 2009 07:39:47 +0000

I have finally gotten my own vanity plate at www.joankhoo.com!

Unfortunately I have also changed hosts, so this blog will no longer be updated.

Photo Friday: Extreme Closeup

joank — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:56:32 +0000

It was a beautiful, dewy morning. Australia being a land of spiders, it’s inevitable that we should view the breathtaking landscape in a spider’s point of view.

Photo Friday: Edible

joank — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:15:51 +0000

An oldie but a goodie. One lazy weekend, indulging in a chocolate cupcake, frosted with vanilla buttercream icing, with coffee. Heaven!

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Instant Mustache!

joank — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:46:15 +0000

When I should have been working, inspiration hit, and I had to make these postcards!

I call it the “Auto-Mustacher”, guaranteed!

You need paper, a pair of scissors, marker pen, laminator and highlighters (optional).

Step 1: Cut the paper to the size you like. Mine was A6, or a quarter of A4.

Step 2: Scribble an outline of a frame.

Step 3: Colour the frames. I used highlighters, but colour pencils or markers would work too.

Step 4: Cut out the center of the frames. I didn’t cut all the way to the edge for the comic book effect.

Step 5: Use the center bits of paper to draw the mustaches with a marker. You can also draw hats (for Christmas) or bunny ears (for Easter). Cut out the mustaches. If you would like to write any messages on your postcard, here is where you would do so. But you cannot correct any mistakes after laminating.

Step 6: Lay it all out between the laminator sheets. Once you’re happy with the layout, put it through the laminator. Cut around the paper, but leave at least a 5mm edge.

Step 7: If you haven’t already written instructions or messages, you can use a marker to do so. If you make any mistakes, whiteboard markers or nail polish removers should be able to remove marker ink from the laminated surface.

Step 8: Test your new mustache!

My dinner: Pizza

joank — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:47:36 +0000

“Uh huh. It looks pretty good. So what?” I hear you say. I know, I know. But have you use 2 year old pizza sauce before? Hmmm….tangy.

High Five Escalator

joank — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:40:09 +0000

High Five Escalator

High five strangers? Yes please!

Photo Friday: Meditation

joank — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:16:50 +0000

Sailing the Whitsunday Islands.

Photo Friday: Meditate

Organizing my Jewelry

joank — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:02:56 +0000

I can’t take any credit for this idea, but boy does it keep my jewelry organized, and on a budget!

All it needs is a some pins and few jewelry making pieces bent into hooks…

A cheap corkboard and voila! My personal jewelry display!

Photo Friday – White

joank — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:52:48 +0000

This week’s challenge is “White”. Coincidentally I was in the middle of constructing a beaded necklace this weekend.

Photo Friday Submission - White

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Finally completed – Patchwork Doona Cover

joank — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:17:42 +0000

It has been a year in the making but I’ve finally completed my first patchwork doona cover! The cutting and piecing probably took two weekends, sewing the king sized flat sheet to make a cover took one weekend to prepare and sew, procrastination between cutting, piecing and completion took months.