little casa.

of love for all things made with hands, vintage or simply pretty stuff. ♥

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Got to meet a really special girl last friday! (Qian Hwee)  

She designs and build models of houses, studio and even a school out of recycled materials and things that we kind of overlook in our daily lives. I was really so amazed by her creativity and now wished I took a photo of the lift which she made out of cardboard and a magnet… That is so awesome.

This reminded me a lot about a 9 year old boy called Caine, who built his arcade out of cardboard boxes.

Simple materials but powerful imagination:)

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Esther's awesome diy galaxy shoes!

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Sew A Boys' Bow Tie (by MadeByMarzipan)

Easy Step-by-step tutorial! 

-Sheep

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DIY: Make a Photo Ledge to Dress Up Lonely, Blank Walls

This DIY photo ledge turns a simple strip plastic molding into a sweet photo holder! 

We used wall adhesive to make it easy to remove, and being able to slide your photos in and out of the ledge makes switching up prints quick.

(Thanks to Tom Watson for coming up with this project!)

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earl grey pound cake layered with frosting. Nom nom:)

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Tie-Tote Bag!

http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2012/06/turn-a-mens-shirttie-into-tote-aka-little-boy-church-bag.html

-Sheep

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Corrie used to speak to audiences about her horrific experiences in the concentration camps, and she would often look down while she talked. She wasn't reading her notes. She was actually working on a piece of needlepoint. After sharing about the doubt and anger and pain she experienced, Corrie would reveal the needlepoint. She would hold up the backside of the needlepoint to reveal a jumble of colours and threads with no discernible pattern. And she'd say, "This is how we see our lives." Then she would turn the needlepoint over to reveal the design on the other side, and Corrie would conclude by saying: "This is how God views your life, and someday we will have the privilege of viewing it from His point of view."

Mark Batterson, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day 

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DIY: Surprise Friends with Polaroid Pop-Up Cards

Our buddies at Brit & Co showed us how to make these pop-up Polaroid cards that actually delivers a tiny photo of you and your buddies!

Send them as hellos in the mail or use them as name cards for your next dinner party.

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DIY Pop-up Polaroid Cards! Nice...

-Sheep

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Cute for anything. For jackets, keys, purses, even for organizing your jewelry. Just grab a stick from outside, wash it with some dawn or some heavy duty soap and do as the picture commands.

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Cool Stuffs. 

-Sheep

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1. Hieee.

2. Someone's coming.

3. Bucky says hi.

4. Another new friend...?

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Daiso + my daddy and I = DIY craze

Initial idea was to do up the curtains in my room but we decided to scrape that idea and try something new... So we went to Daiso and bought materials. 

Dad who likes to create something out of "nothing" and I spotted some wooden blocks and the "EUREKA" moment came on. 

New toy says HI! (Which we have yet to come up with a name haha) 

-hui

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glued pins to make these badges today :) they look so pretty! 

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sheep and i sewed passport covers for the girls for the vietnam trip! :) 

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flora print sling bag i made for mothers’ day! :) - yong

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The Dress is a short film by David Parkinson. It follows the making of a dress from concept through to final piece. Filmed in South Australia. i wanna make a dress one day too. for now, let me start with a pouch :)

-yong

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(photo by Holly Becker @instagram)

Your home should tell the story of who you are, and be a collection of what you love brought together under one roof.  - Nate Berkus for Decorate.