AN AFTERNOON WELL-SPENT

Wake up, get dressed, go to work, come home, cook dinner, spend the rest of the night catching up on social media, pass out and repeat. This is the kind of rut I've been stuck in since I returned to work after a month long holiday. I suppose you could call it 'getting back into a routine' or 'having some structure in your life' but it could also be called 'sitting in a warm bath with slit wrists' - it's warm and comfy but you're slowly dying on the inside. 

It's amazing what an afternoon of crafting, good food and lovely friends can do for your soul! It awoke a part of my brain that had gone into hibernation at the end of my holidays. Suddenly, I remember this skill called crochet that I used to be obsessed with. Then I start thinking of all the craft projects I can begin (and which ones I can do on my 1 hour commute) and have this growing urge to learn every crafting skill that exists!

Garlic pizzas (by Meilyn), yummy punch, and soba noodles with aubergine and mango (both by Kelly).

Kelly & Betony, the multi-talented girls behind the pyjama label, ALAS.

Betony teaching Meilyn how to do macramé.

A necklace I made with beads Betony made out of Fimo

Kelly's cute geometric painted pots! 

An afternoon well-spent!

FLOWER POTLUCK (sort of)

If you've been following my sporadically updated blog, you would've noticed that I subscribe to the magazine, Kinfolk. This flower pot luck, was inspired by the original Kinfolk flower potluck hosted by Amy Merrick (who happens to be one of my most favourite florists). 

The idea of a flower potluck is for all invited to bring along some flowers & foliage, and a plate of food to share. Everyone makes an arrangement and then digs into the food! For this flower potluck my friend Jialing and I hosted, we put a twist on the rules to suit both the venue and the people invited. 

I bought the flowers & foliage for everyone beforehand and brought it over to Food For Thought at the Singapore Botanical Gardens (made possible by Huiyi Lee - thank you!) After we all had dinner and had a chance to get to know each other, we started making our floral arrangements. I provided some guidance around how to make hand-held bouquets, floral arrangements and floral crowns. 

Prepping the flowers & foliage before arranging them...

Starting on a floral crown; some of the beautiful hand held bouquets; Jialing & I

The event was a huge success and everyone were such naturals at arranging flowers (and super friendly)! Here you can see their beautiful creations, which show off their unique personalities and styles. It was so much fun to organise and teach, I can't wait to host one again soon!  

Thank you to...

Jialing for co-hosting this event with me, adding a more polished touch to the whole event.

Huiyi for helping us secure the venue, and for all the photographs in this blog post.

My mum & May-anne for driving me around.

All the wonderful people who came along with open hearts and eager hands!