gift bag

On the last pattern cutting day in collge before we broke up for x-mas, Nick, our tutor, gave us all a Christmas present which was a star necklace in a black gift bag.

When I arrived home, for some reason I looked at the soap that my mum carved and I thought, "Hmmm, I don't think the soap I am carving for sale in college to raise funds for the fashion show will look good if am going to sell them without any packaging". I looked at the gift bag and an idea just popped into my head - "I need to make a gift bag for my soap carving". So I went to buy the fabric for the soap bag and for my toile from Abakhan in Chester the next morning.

I came home and looked at the gift bag for about 10 minutes, trying to think how I was going to make the bags, because I didn't want to unpick the bag Nick had given me, just in case I ruined the bag. Then I wouldn't remember how to start making the bag. I sat down and planned it out in a piece of paper and then made the fist one. This went successfully, which I was very happy and excited about. I felt like I had achieved something, which made me quite proud ^_^ (yes, that's me).

Here is a photo of a complete gift bag and the soap carving. ^______^

Soap Carving

This is the soap carving that my mum carved for the FIRST TIME!!

Carving

In this section I am going to write about soap carving. Nic and Jo have asked their fashion students to raise the money for second year fashion show, most of people in my class did something like bakery.

first I don't know to do so I though I'll just bring in the money but then for some reason the idea just pop up in my head.....carving?( yeap! Randomly like that. )

The reason why I desided that I am going to sell soap carving is because I want to do something different than the other. If most of people sell cookies and other baking things then my bakery is not going to sell well because everyone is selling it, so I thought I'll sell soap but just a soap is too normal because there are plenty of soap available for purchase in many shop.

My parents know how to do fruits and vegetables carving so i thought i'll bring this to mix with the soap which is soap carving.

Even though my mum are good at making things but everything she know have meaning to her, am not good like her.......well not enough anyway T^T. I have asked her to carv some soap for me but she said "No" straight away, I asked her why and she explain to me that "If you want to create something you have to learn it by yourself, I can and will help you if you ever get struggle but if I just do it for you then it too easy for you and it won't mean anything to you, when something come easily it must go easily but if something come really hard you will understand the meaning of that things, you will see the valuable of it and you won't let go easily" after I heard she said this I feel abit downhearted because it doesn's look easy at all to me but I absolutely agreed that she is right so I have watched how she carved a fruit at the restaurant and try it and this is the first one of a fruit carving that I did. ----------------->

This is a swede

Presentation

as part of my work in college i have to do a presentation T_T i was really scared and nervous because it is the first time of my life to do a presentation so in the presentation i was like mix up my words but i try to calm down, but i know that it wasn't great but my tutor said that it ok and i past, at the moment i heard the word past i was like........ out of the world ^______^

college

hello everyone,

It has been a long time since I edited my post.

My first week at college was great, everyone was very nice and friendly, but we had a lot of work to complete and I did struggle with my unit because I also had work to do and that's why I didn't have much time to do my college work, but it went ok in the end(hopefully).

Blythe Doll

I created my first ever blog( so please bare with me) feeling very proud of myself:) I am entering the Clothes Show competition and I have to create a 200 word debate linked to fashion. I have decided to debate on the Blythe Doll Fashion and cost of this item. why is it that when something becomes popular the cost of the item goes up? this makes me wonder if the Blythe Doll will remain popular? or will the prices drop in years to come? when i was younger the Barbie doll was my desired toy of choice, however, these days computer games have taken over the youths time and attention, leaving dolls discarded to one side.

In Asia, especially Thailand the Blythe doll is very popular and a fashion trend among the more mature individuals who have a spare £200 to purchase these dolls. Thailand celebrities are turned into a Blythe doll available for you to purchase as part of the collection. Could it be that these dolls who have skin that when you touch it feels real and changeable hair is wasted on adults? to me this seems the perfect toy for teenagers. what a shame the price is so high.

It would seem you either love the Blythe doll or hate the Blythe doll only last week I went on YouTube and watched a video of a mature woman who dislike the doll "why would she buy a doll that cost about hundred pounds or more for a scary big headed doll? its just too expensive!" but her younger sister loved the Blythe doll and she bought this woman a Blythe doll for her birthday. This seems too changed the woman's opinion of the doll and she now owns over one hundred.

Do you love or hate the Blythe doll? Is it a waste of money or is it an investment?