Spring, as Told by Things & Others

   No, I live near the equator. There are no such things as spring, summer, autumn, winter - there are only drought and rainy season - oh wait, durian season, mango season, holiday season, rambutan season, ...
   Well, as an equator person, I don't know much common things in spring, but I have some spring to-do ideas for your to-do lists!

1. Make Pom-poms!
  

   

   Making pom-poms is a fun thing to do! It looks a bit difficult, but it's not that complicated, trust me. Plus, there are many cute and unique pom-pom tutorials out there!

2. Paint Your Planters!

 

   Flowers usually blossom when it's spring. Make their planters blossom, too!

3. Make Mini Roadtrip Journals!

  

   Roadtrips leave us many great memories. Keep them!

4. Create a Caterpillar Farm!

  

   Keeping them - from eating your plants - uncontrollably.

5. Spring Break!

    Lucky you. 

So, what are you gonna do in springtime?

My Hobby ...

 Hi, all! Sorry for my absence last week - there are much things for the 6th-grader to do, starting from this month until May. Try-outs, exams, etc ...
   Fortunately, my hobby doesn't need fancy requirements - except a stamp book. Yeah, you're right.

   My hobby is postage stamp-collecting, or, basically, I am a stamp collector!
   It all started when I found my mom's old stampbook. And shortly after that I went to Jakarta and went to Beautiful Indonesia Miniature Garden's Philately Museum. There I bought some unique old stamps in good conditions - 3 from East Germany, 3 from Poland, and a bunch from Indonesia. It's an awesome museum, really.
So, what do we need if we want to be a stamp collector?

1. A Stamp Book
It's the best place for storing your stamps, because - it's a stamp book!

2. A Magnifying Glass 
     To identify your stamp's 'unique things' (watermark, printing year, name of things they celebrated).

*note: they are the very basic things stamp collectors should have.

Why do I call myself a 'stamp collector'?
   Philatelist usually refers to 'someone who collects stamps', but actually, a philatelist is 'someone who identifies stamps'. Some of them don't even have stamp collections - they usually identify someone's stamps (museums' collections, etc.). Although sometimes I try to identify mine, I can't find anything special ... Sigh.

Are there any things any stamp collectors should know?
   For me, there is only one: Separating Stamps from Its Paper.
    
Want to know how to do it?
1. Prepare your stamp

2. Cut it

3. Put it on a bowl of water. Wait for 5 minutes

4. Take it, peel it off from its paper, and wait until it dries off.

5. Put it in your stamp book

And ... Done! 

 Yep, it's that simple!

   Okay, that's all for now. Hopefully it can help you. And again, sorry for my lack of posts!

By the way, do you have stamp collections?

DIY Painted Planter

   One, two, three ... Oh, don't mind me, just counting abandoned planters scattered around my house.

   Planters, are for plants. But are there any useful ways to get rid of your planters? I'll give you the answer, but first, prepare these materials:

1. An abandoned planter

2. Some poster paints (red, blue, yellow, white)

3. Some paintbrushes

4. A pallet

5. A glass of water (for the paint)

6. A glass of tea / coke / coffee (for yourself)

Ready?

1. 

   First, white paint!

2. 

   Second, paint it as you want!

   You can also paint the inside ... 

   ... and done!

What can the planter do?

1. An Mini Terrarium / decoration

    Place: Sittingroom , bedroom, bathroom, etc. 

2. A Pencil Holder 

   Place: Bedroom, Workshop/craft room, study room, etc.

Tips

1. If you want to place the planter indoor, paint it using poster paint. But, if you want to place it outdoor, use iron paint or wood paint - anything waterproof.

2. For brighter color, cover it with white paint first.

3. Wash it first before you begin to paint it.

4. Planters usually have holes, so either you can cover them or use the planters to hold things that don't fit in the holes

Okay, that's all for today. Hope you enjoy it, and bye-bye!

Pumped Up 4 Test!

   Hi all! Long time no see!

   So... basically, every month is a hell month for us, the 6th grader. Surprise tests, morning class, maths...

   In my school, from 4th to 5th grade, we have to cover our notebooks with brown papers (kraft papers, maybe?). It's sooooo boring, I think. Look, 2 problems!

   One day, I draw on my notebook's brown cover. Nah, just some lists of airports around the world. But this doesn't even bother my teacher, so I started to decorate my other books' covers. In various ways, of course.

1.

  Washi tapes. The quickest way to decorate things.

*note: yeah, that's my name on the covers, Aisyah Hana R. 

2. 

   The tree was taken from my magazine. Sometimes I think it looks like a biology book (actually, it's for History and Social Studies).

3. 

   

 This is the one whom I used to write names of some airports around the world on. Actually, I just wanted to decorate it using colorful markers for the names, but I wanted to experiment with washi tapes, soo... well...

4. 

   Classic, ol' wrapping paper! 

    What do you think? Have you ever tried one of these? Which one do you like?