Singapore has been occasionally hit by smoke haze from forest fires in nearby Sumatra, Indonesia, brought over by wind. The haze this year was the worst so far, with the PSI hitting 401 at 12 noon on 21 Jun and persistent PSI readings in the Unhealthy to Hazardous range since 17 Jun. Luckily the haze eased after a week, but everyone is still cautious and stocking up the N95 masks.
We couldn't do much during this school holidays as a result. We baked more scones and tried baking some cupcakes.
At least, we did manage to go for a family outing at Sentosa when DH was back from China, just before the haze got real bad. We cycled for an hour and had 2 rounds of the Luge & Skyride, followed by a movie "Man of Steel" and a late dinner at Vivocity.
Utilised a pair of free tickets to the S.E.A. Aquarium and the Typhoon Theatre at the Maritime Experiential Museum on the expiry date itself, almost forgotten due to the haze!
And I tagged along Joey with her school table-tennis team for a cycling outing to the East Coast, followed by a Korean BBQ buffet dinner at Ssikkek in Oriental Plaza.
Back to crafts and swaps. I received the May "Forest Fantasy" ATCs from Jan Gray (USA). These are the first doll-ATCs Jan's did - "We're all mad here" and "Forest Elf". Aren't the cards lovely? I love the colours especially - rich and mystique.
The NEEDLESnCRAFTS "Summer" Moo exchange has just arrived. Going clockwise from top-left: Moo done by Mel, Janet Chan, Rose Jonid, Radha, "Sunshine" from Vivian Ong and the last one by Usha. Another great swap, thanks to Janet for hosting it!
The 3rd swap I joined in the Paper_Traders group was the Crackle ATC swap - crackle effect on the background to be precise. I didn't want to spend on crackle paints, so I used glue with acrylic paints. It wasn't easy or was it that I used the wrong glue? I only managed to get some crackle effect after trying on the 6th piece. I even resorted to brushing my silver crackle nail polish to some of the ATCs! So these are my attempts.
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| Photo taken from my office window 1 hour after the worst PSI reading on 21 Jun. |
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| I couldn't resist adding this photo for comparison. This was taken from the same place on a fine day on 10 Jul, 12.20 pm. The sea and the port could be seen on the horizon. |
At least, we did manage to go for a family outing at Sentosa when DH was back from China, just before the haze got real bad. We cycled for an hour and had 2 rounds of the Luge & Skyride, followed by a movie "Man of Steel" and a late dinner at Vivocity.
Utilised a pair of free tickets to the S.E.A. Aquarium and the Typhoon Theatre at the Maritime Experiential Museum on the expiry date itself, almost forgotten due to the haze!
And I tagged along Joey with her school table-tennis team for a cycling outing to the East Coast, followed by a Korean BBQ buffet dinner at Ssikkek in Oriental Plaza.
Back to crafts and swaps. I received the May "Forest Fantasy" ATCs from Jan Gray (USA). These are the first doll-ATCs Jan's did - "We're all mad here" and "Forest Elf". Aren't the cards lovely? I love the colours especially - rich and mystique.
The NEEDLESnCRAFTS "Summer" Moo exchange has just arrived. Going clockwise from top-left: Moo done by Mel, Janet Chan, Rose Jonid, Radha, "Sunshine" from Vivian Ong and the last one by Usha. Another great swap, thanks to Janet for hosting it!
The 3rd swap I joined in the Paper_Traders group was the Crackle ATC swap - crackle effect on the background to be precise. I didn't want to spend on crackle paints, so I used glue with acrylic paints. It wasn't easy or was it that I used the wrong glue? I only managed to get some crackle effect after trying on the 6th piece. I even resorted to brushing my silver crackle nail polish to some of the ATCs! So these are my attempts.
As the theme is free, I made paper-punched bride and groom and tatted a pair of small dimpled hearts for these "Two Loving Hearts" ATCs.
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Love the Alice and Cheshire cat and the little asian people too! Sanna
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