[Crafting] Recycled Streamers Deluxe

The cost of craft and designer paper has gone up these days and I feel bad to just throw scraps away. I love to recycle paper, extend its life and multiply its purpose.  We had a lot of decorating to do this month wherein we used blue streamers that I bought from the dollar store.

This was the backdrop for the dessert table during our Sunday luncheon for our Pastor.  I made paper rosettes using bright, colored pattern paper and my Martha Stewart scoring board.

Streamers and DIY Paper Rosettes

We used the same bright decors to decorate one of the rooms for the Vacation Bible School.  Doesn't it look fun with the twisted streamers?  Well, it was my husbands Bible Adventure room so I guess there's a little bias in saying that.

VBS Classroom Decor
Streamers and DIY Paper Rosettes

 We didn't throw the rosettes and streamers after VBS.  As always, I thought that it could be used for another day.  Well, that day did come.  Our church volleyball team was one of teams who competed for the championship.  They played last year too and they placed 2nd - remember THIS tutorial using blue tissue paper last year?

This time, I used the streamers to make these pompoms.  I folded, cut 1/4 strips and wrapped it with tape.  Simple.  Dirt cheap.  Clean fun!  Did they win the championship?  Yes, they did. It was neck and neck, very exciting game!

Volleyball and DIY Pompoms

Congratulations, team 1st Phil!

Do you like to recycle decor and craft supplies like I do?  Cool!

Have a wonderful day,
♥ michelle

[Flashback] June and July 2013: Service, Sports and Recreation

Part of the group from our church

We are looking back on June and July today.  Wow.. time flies, huh?!

The month June brought us another opportunity for service through "L♥ving Houston."  

Our church was among those who volunteered and we were assigned to clean Olivewood Cemetery which was the first black cemetery in Houston. 

There no burials there anymore, the last was in the 1960's.  It is poorly maintained and seems to be neglected.  The area was huge with only 1 caretaker and limited equipment and resources.  He was a nice man and he felt so blessed to have people come and trim and clean up whatever we can.

July was the start of Mr. C's volleyball tournament.  Saturday after Saturday, we rallied and cheered their team.  It was their first tournament and they won 1st runner-up.  They did really well in competing with other teams who were very good as well.  

It was this time that I learned how to cook (and not to cook) Rice congee or Arroz caldo.  LOL.  We used 12 cups of rice and a lot of water / broth which still ended up sticky.  It was a blessing though because I was able to "re-do" the soup the next day that served more people after the church service.  

It was also in July that Mr. C volunteered to be a teacher in our Vacation Bible School.  Oh, he had fun with the children.

My craft room was busy this month.  The Philippine Polymer Clay Guild had our challenge on Mosaic where I made a "Hope frame."  I also joined the Challenge of Color for BrandiGirlBlog (green rectangle pendant).  There were other challenges this month  such as the Bead Hoarders Blog Hop and Studio Sublime's Focus on Life.

See those round pendants?  Oh yes, I got a bit obsessed with fabric.  LOL.  

Have a wonderful day!  Thanks for visiting Cabby Craft.

♥  michelle  ♥

[Sports] KPS 2013 Volleyball Finals!

Remember the pompoms that I showed you HERE?

Today was the finals of the season and it was heart pounding and action packed!  Our team played a good game and won 1st Runner-Up in the Gold Division of KPS 2013 Summer Coed Volleyball tournament.  We are ecstatic about it!

Our team is fairly new - practices started about 6 months ago.  This season was their first and they did really well, competing against 16 teams plus 2 more during the finals held tonight.  The majority of our male players are middle aged versus younger opponents - talk about bad knees and bad backs.  Through it all, we are grateful that we had no casualties.  It was an amazing feat!

Their team motto is:

"...playing for an eternal crown."

1 Corinthians 9:25

It was a fun event - met new friends and learned a lot of things, especially about cooking for a big group. Hahaha.

1.  I learned how to make perfect harboiled eggs (hubby and I brought about 4 dozens this season)

2.  I learned the proper way to prepare arroz caldo which is like rice porridge with chicken

3.  I have improved and tweaked my mango cake frosting

4. A lot lot more!

Photo credit:  Phi N.

I will always be my husband's #1 Fan... isn't it obvious?

It was a fun event - met new friends and learned a lot of things, especially about cooking for a big group. Hahaha.

1.  I learned how to make perfect harboiled eggs (hubby and I brought about 4 dozens this season)

2.  I learned the proper way to prepare arroz caldo which is like rice porridge with chicken

3.  I have improved and tweaked my mango cake frosting

4.  I learned how to make delicious chicken sandwich using my dear friends' recipe

4. A lot lot more!

Life is like a game.  We have to face everything with hope that we will overcome the challenges that come our way.

And of course, we have to take time to smile.

Take care, ya'll!

♥  michelle  ♥

[Tuesday Tutes] Hep Hep Hooray! DIY pompoms

Hello friends!

Our church's volleyball team is preparing for the play-offs this Saturday.  

This tournament is sponsored by Katy Pinoy Sports, "a Volunteer-run, not-for-profit organization based in Katy, Texas."  There were 16 teams composed of Filipinos with
"at least 25% Filipino blood or a legal spouse of a person with at least 25% Filipino blood"
(as stated in the KPS Eligibility criteria).  

The league started on July 13, 2013 and has been going on every Saturday, with 3 games per team.

Our team is #1 in the standings.  Yay!

The players have been working hard and they are

 "playing for an eternal crown - 1 Corinthians 9:25."  

They have been a blessing to us spectators and fellow players.

In preparation, I made pom-poms.  Here's how:

Materials:

     Empty roll of tissue (or any cardboard will do)

     Tissue paper - i used 10 sheets of 20' x 20" in BLUE

     Stapler and staples

     Tape - small and packaging tape

Tools:

     Scissors

     Cutter

Instructions:

1.  Stack tissue paper and fold in half so it could fit your cutting board and easier to handle.  I used a Fiskar rotating cutter.

2.  Measure 0.5 inches and cut.  I made 40 strips of stacked paper

3.  Since the tissue paper was folded in half before cutting, take the folded end and staple together.

4.  Get an adequate length of tape and wrap around the stapled bunch one at a time until you have taped 3 or 4 bunches together.  This secures the bigger bunch.  Add another tape and adhere it to the inner part of the tissue roll or cardboard.  This ensures that it will not fall off when you get wild when doing the happy dance.

4.  Wrap the cardboard around the bunch and secure with packaging tape.  The empty roll of tissue is large enough to fit perfectly in one hand.

Instructions:
1.  Stack tissue paper and fold in half so it could fit your cutting board and easier to handle.  I used a Fiskars rotating cutter which makes crafting so much easier!
2.  Measure 0.5 inches and cut.  I was able to make 40 strips of stacked paper.
3.  Since the tissue paper was folded in half before cutting, take the folded end and staple together.
4.  Get an adequate length of tape and wrap around the stapled bunch one at a time until you have taped 3 or 4 bunches together.  This secures the bigger bunch.  Add another tape and adhere it to the inner part of the tissue roll or cardboard.  This ensures that it will not fall off when you get wild when doing the happy dance.
4.  Wrap the cardboard around the bunch and secure with packaging tape.  The empty roll of tissue is large enough to fit perfectly in one hand.

There you go!

Rah-rah-rah!  Go team, Go!

Have a wonderful day!

♥  michelle  ♥