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Using crafts to learn more about Canada

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:33:04 +0000

If you are finding it difficult to understand the a difficult concept related to human resource management, you should think out of the box and try to make use of an unconventional method to understand the concept. Instead of reading more about the concept from textbooks, you would do well to analyze the features of Octopus HR software application and try to understand the relevance of the concept through the software application.

This may or may not work but it certainly will give you an opportunity to try a different approach. The same logic is equally applicable to the process of educating your children about the glories and wonders of Canada. Instead of expecting them to read more about these things in books, you would do well to prepare craft projects which would compel them to learn more about these things. A weekend project for your children to prepare a mosaic of the various cultural and historical attractions in Canada in the form of a maple leaf will compel the children to research about these attractions on the Internet.

They may not interested in doing so as a part of their homework. However, they may inadvertently learn all you want them to learn in the form of this craft project. Once you adopt this approach, you will realize there are innumerable options and solutions that will help your children learn more about Canada. Once the habit of preparing craft projects is inculcated, they may want to put up an exhibition of the same. This will automatically enhance the level of interest of your kids and the kids of your neighbors participating in the exhibition.

Friendly competition between the various individuals and parties interested in these additions will automatically compel everybody to put in more effort. The end result is that the entire neighborhood would have good understanding of your country and its historical and cultural attractions.

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Crafts- its importance is diminishing

admin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:03:11 +0000

Use of technology has simplified the process of maintaining records in offices and workplaces. However, it has, inadvertently, affected the creative abilities of employees and individuals in charge of records maintenance. There was a time when individuals could intuitively assess the layout of the ledger or notebook used to maintain records. Unlike the software applications we use today, it was not possible to make changes to the layout and design of the ledgers and records once it had been established.

This often required individuals to be as creative as possible. Well, you would be surprised to know that this use of creativity at office invariably helped hone the overall creative skills of the individual. Today, using a data matching software application requires no creativity whatsoever. You just have to spend some time understanding how the software works and your job is done. It is not surprising that people are barely spending time doing crafts as a hobby.

Paper cutting or other creative craft activities with such materials require a lot of skills. What is important is that this creativity should be learnt in a very intuitive manner. Nobody can teach to how to decorate paper art that you have created. It is something that you will have to assess and assimilate on your own. Students may spend time getting formal training and education about craft activities but old persons have no further opportunities.
This is evident from the fact that craft is no longer considered a hobby as important as drawing or painting. Well, this is a pity because it is preventing individuals from developing certain skills that contributed a lot to work personality. It is not just about the final product that is created. It is also about the process through which the individual learn more about his or her skills and improve upon the same.

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Crafty Chess Pieces

admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:03:04 +0000

One thing I’ve realised during my many years as a Crafty Canadian is that there is a real market in Canada for goods reflecting our various heritages.

So First Nations or Native Canadian arts and crafts are popular even amongst people who can’t actually trace any ancestors in First Nation Tribes. Similarly Chinese materials, especially pottery and porcelain, can be found in millions of Canadians’ homes, even though they might not descend from Chinese families. T-shirts showing Jamaican themes of Bob Marley, the red, gold and green flag or Haile Selassie are worn by young people of all shapes, sizes and descents.

And Scottish crafts are also really popular. Tartan is a good, solid, saleable pattern if you are a knitter or dress designer. Tartan-patterned scarves keep many a Canadian neck warm over the winter, and for more upmarket goods, many people of Scottish descent (and that means millions of Canadians) like to buy lewis chessmen.

The original chess set was crafted by a twelfth century Viking artist back when the Norsemen occupied much of northern Scotland, including the island of Lewis in the Hebrides chain. Carved out of walrus ivory or whale teeth, the pieces are famous in the art world and amongst historians because they are so individual, some are pulling faces, others are smiling, and a couple are representatives of the famous Viking berserker warriors. They are baring their teeth in their battle-frenzy, and even biting the tops of their shields.

charming and distinctive pieces

Charming and distinctive, of the 78 pieces found, there are also elaborately carved kings and queens, bishops and horsemen. The pawns range in height from about three to six centimetres, while the major pieces are bigger, about seven to ten centimetres high.

Replica sets of these chess pieces sell really well. For the most upmarket sets, silver or cut glass look lovely, but for cheaper sets, I’ve seen wood, resin, or even plastic. Whatever the material or price, someone in Canada will want them.

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Knit one, Purl one

admin — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:33:15 +0000

I’m learning to knit at the moment – for about the tenth time in my life. The chances of me ever being a super speedy knitter like my Grandma are about as good as my husband finding software that actually works!

My Grandma was an ace knitter, churning out patterned jumpers, cardigans and stuffed toys; all without taking her eyes off whatever soap opera was on the TV at the same time. I glanced away from my knitting for one second to see what was happening in the hockey game on TV the other night and there is now a huge hole where I really didn’t wanted a huge hole…

I’m so bad at knitting I have actually joined a knitting class to get the basics down pat before I actually try and tackle any knitting projects. The plan is to knit a few scarves as 2011 Christmas presents (let’s not run before we can walk!) and then once I’ve mastered the basics, I can go onto hats, socks, maybe even a jumper or two by the time Christmas 2012 rolls around. I do worry that the knitting gene stopped with my Grandma though. My Mum tried to learn to knit when she was about my age and struggled even more than I do. She once made me a jumper that was two sizes too small by the time she got it finished and was covered in little flower patches to cover up all the holes and mistakes!

I’ll stick at it, though. Even though I have to concentrate quite hard on every stitch, I still find it quite relaxing. And it gives me a great excuse to disappear to my craft room when my husband is moaning about his software issues…

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The great outdoors

admin — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:33:12 +0000

The weather has been absolutely great here for the last few days; beautiful sunshine, soaring temperatures and not a cloud in the sky. The kind of weather that makes you want to get outside, rather than staying indoors with your craft box! Usually I can’t persuade the kids to do anything other than watch TV or play on their computer games, so when they actually asked of their own accord if I had any good ideas for stuff they could do in the garden I was a little surprised, to say the least. Luckily, I always have my handy craft books nearby for just such an occasion…

We headed out into the garden, armed with just some sheets of paper and a sense of enthusiasm. After raiding the flowerbeds and borders for as many brightly coloured leaves, berries and flowers as we could find (and all without my garden-proud husband noticing a thing) we rendezvoused on the main lawn to start creating our nature pictures.

Basically, instead of using paints and a brush, you grab the “colour” you want from nature and just rub the flower, berry or leaf on the page to see what kind of a mark it makes. After a bit of experimentation, we figured out what made the best natural paints and started creating our own pictures. OK, none of them were going to rival Paul Horton, but we had a lot of fun and the kids can’t wait to have another go. Now all we need is another sunny day!

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African Crafts

admin — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:02:16 +0000

Crafts like any work of art have huge follower-ship across the world. In some parts of the world, crafts are even more popular than paintings. Physio Jobs are as scarce as it is to find craftsmen especially when compared to how the field had many professionals back in the days. There is a difference between the ways craftsmen operate here in Europe and in Africa for example. In Europe, it is more developed in terms of access and publicity. Here, it is also possible to buy from a credible source online or even visit an organised exhibition. It is not that easy in most African countries for craftsmen to exhibit their products or showcase their talents all by themselves. This however does not undermine the originality of their work. The craftsmen are exceptionally brilliant at what they do.

In Africa, creativity is part of the work. They paint exceptional stories with their crafts and you only have to see to believe. Most of the old men who have crafts shops have no formal education but learnt the trade from their fathers and even their fathers learnt it from the older generation. They are mostly proud of their work and these are people who have forty to fifty (some have more) years’experience in the art of craft making. They however don’t get much money, because they sell these art pieces at a cheap price and most crafts people are not rich. If they have access to enough publicity, their work I promise would be world beaters.

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To Underjams and Beyond!

admin — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:08:47 +0000

Spending time with the kids whilst simultaneously trying to create something is difficult at the best of times. My two year old takes up a lot of my time, particularly as he is at the bed wetting stage. I read a good underjams review at a website called ‘Supersavvyme.com’and tried them out on my two year old. It didn’t steer me wrong and as a result I now have a two year old who doesn’t wet the bed as often as he used to. The underjams gave me some inspiration in something to create.

I make many different bits and pieces, but recently I’ve become interested in making things bigger than normal. The underjams gave me an idea to help my two year old. I began to build him a potty. Not just a normal potty though. I intended to build the best potty in the world for my kid!

I’d drawn blue prints up and everything. The whole idea had ballooned into something more than even I could imagine. My kid’s potty would basically look like a small toilet with a flush handle that actually moved (even if it didn’t really flush). I’d even decided on matching the color of the potty to the color of the family toilet so that my kid would feel like a grown up when needing to go. Whilst underjams are great at protecting bed sheets from the inevitable, they’re only a temporary stop gap before your kid has to take the leap to a potty! And I’ve built my kid the best potty in the world.

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Spring cleaning

admin — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:34:22 +0000

Spring cleaning time has come around awfully quickly, hasn’t it? To be honest I give the house a really thorough clean every week so spring cleaning time is just like an ordinary weekend to me. The only difference between any ordinary Sunday and this Sunday, is that I can use the phrase “spring cleaning” to get the kids involved!
It can be a bit of a nightmare trying to persuade kids to pick up their room, but there are ways to turn cleaning chores into a really good game. I quite often hide little hand-made presents in their room, somewhere under the mess, so that they have to tidy the jumble sale on their floors to find it. My daughter has been bugging me for weeks to be allowed to paint over the “babyish” flowers she has stencilled on her wall and to be allowed to have something a bit more “goth”. So, I’ve told her that if I’m happy with how tidy her room is, we’ll go to the craft shop together and pick out a new stencil to decorate the border on her wall. If I left it to her alone, it would probably be black skulls or daggers dripping with blood. I’m hoping it’s just a phase…
My son is much easier to bribe. Home-made fudge, that he helped me make, suddenly disappeared from the kitchen after they had cooled, and they are now hidden, in boxes, in the darkest, messiest corners of his room. If only all the world’s problems could be solved with the promise of some sugary snacks!

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A personal touch to your garden landscape

admin — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:33:07 +0000

Gardening season has started and many people are looking for ways to enhance their garden landscaping without spending a lot of money. For garden enthusiasts having a show piece in their gardens is as important as the plants and flowers themselves. Here are a few ways to add that little something extra to your own landscape.
A water feature is a wonderful addition to any garden landscape. By adding a water feature to your garden will not only make the space beautiful but can also provide a place to relax at the end of a long day. Water features do not need to cost a lot of money and can quite easily be made from materials you already have, such as clay pots and garden stones and since most garden centers carry the start up kits to make the water features it is a quick and easy project. The most difficult decision will be what materials to use to make up your feature.
Another great idea is to add handmade sculptures and art to your garden area. Personalized stepping stones and small statues are increasingly popular in many landscape designs. Using handprint stepping stone kits create an area in your garden that is personalized by your family. There are many different types of kits available or you can make your own for a fraction of the cost by simply using quick dry concrete and disposable pie tins. Make the stones personal by adding colorful stones, marbles, mosaic tiles or sea shells. When the stones are finished, use them to make the walkway to your garden area, or even to outline a patio space.
Having a beautiful garden shouldn’t cost a lot of money, a little time, energy and creativity will create a space that is just right for you and your family.

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Think outside the box

admin — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:33:13 +0000

I have lots of friends and family who live many hundreds or even thousands of miles away from me, which makes birthdays and Christmas a bit of a logistical nightmare. Not only do you have to think of a gift that they’d really like, but you have to bear in mind that this gift is going to end up getting posted either across the country or across the Atlantic. Even then my work isn’t done, as I have to remember to actually take the parcel with me the next time I go to the post office, and not just leave it sitting sadly by the door…

There are certain things that have become staple gifts for my far-off friends. Books, DVDs and CDs are all nice and easy to wrap, and not too heavy when it comes to postage costs. Not very inspiring though. Until I decided to make my own DVD packaging!

You know how the cover of every DVD has some picture of the main star or some symbolic scene from the movie? Plus reviewers'comments and a synopsis of the film itself on the back? Well, now I make that myself, and wrap them round the DVD box instead of wrapping paper. It gives me the chance to be a bit creative when it comes to the front cover picture, and to become the movie reviewer I’ve always wanted to be when writing the synopsis and providing my own comments. My friends who have received one of my home-made covers have loved them, and have asked me if I can make more for their existing DVD collection! Perhaps I’ve discovered a gap in the market…

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