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[Sponsored Post] Earth & Clay - D.I.Y. Clay Hand Moulding

Hi Huneybees,


Yipee! Thanks to Nuffnang and Earth & Clay, I made a clay hand of my own! You know like those wax ones where you dip your hand in the hot wax, let it cool, then you can have a waxed hand? This one's more permanent (sun won't melt it) and it's not hot at all! Let me show ya the process...

Mummy! I chopped my hands!
No way! I did not chop my hands. What Earth & Clay offers is an unique experience of life casting to make life size of your hands and feet. It was really fun to be able to do this with a group of bloggers, helping each other out in making the mould and see the liquid harden to become life size clay sculptures. Super fun and it will definitely make the kids have fun while learning about patience.




After mixing the powder with water, the mixture is poured into a tray and that's where we have to press our hand in before the mixture turns white and hardens. It's a really cool feeling, like dipping hands into jello and in seconds the mixture will turn white and harden into a jelly form.



 All I needed to do was lightly peel the sides and slide my hand out. Actually, after this step, I was ranting how smooth my hands were. It's like a paraffin treatment session!




So, you get this shape of your hand right? Valerie, the lady boss the helped us pour plaster into the holes, filling it up and well, it was time for it to set and dry. Either have a chat with Valerie, go for a drink, some snacks or shop a little and then, the casted hand is ready.



Cut out the jelly mould and my hand is ready!

This is the side that's showing.
And this is the to be pasted on side.
Lovely Valerie helped me trim my nails and remove some little bumps. Manicure time! :X

 Once the clay is "trimmed", it was time to colour! There was a variety of colours to choose from and I chose the shiny pink, topped with a layer of shiny glitter. After drying up,



We all got a plate to stick our "hands" on and a stand to display.
*This arrangement was only for the bloggers, normally is pasted on frames (shown below)*
 

We were given foam letters decorate around the hand and of course I chose 'HUNEY' and added a little butterfly of my own...


Our hands.

So much fun that night with the bloggers. You can see everyone had their individual style.
 This casted hand sculpture is a great gift birthdays, weddings, baby showers, family memories, etc. Here are some of the ideas...








This was a customer's order for "family portrait".

Name card holder.
Even pencil/trinklet holder too!

Something to take note before heading down to do your own cast hand/feet:
  1. Try not to have long nails as the nails might turn out looking chipped or you might get some clay under your nails.
  2. Remove all 3D nail art as the mould mixture will get stuck in between, looking very dirty.
  3. Have patience and be as creative as you can with your "poses".
    Earth & Clay is located at:
    3 Temasek Boulevard #03-075, Suntec City Mall, Singapore 038983
    For more information, go to http://www.earthnclay.com.sg



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    Chingay 2012


    Hi Huneybees,


    Have you guys got the Chingay 2012 on TV last week? I got the honours of watching it live! In fact, I used to watch it live when the Chingay used to be on the streets of Orchard Road. I remember my parents would make us have dinner super early and we would drive down to Orchard Road and find a lamp post that has the best view for us to gather around and watch the Parade.

    Daddy would always be the best, letting me sit on his shoulders so that I could get a better view of the parading floats that would 'drive' down Orchard Road. Those were the days ~ 

    But in the recent years, Chingay has changed locations and this year, the organizers have created a 360 metrs waterway for the performers to walk in.


    Chingay 2012 is centered on the theme of "Love, Care and Kindness Everywhere", on a colourful celebration of love in all its guises, flowing with passion, romance, harmony and community spirit as they marked their 40th year anniversary.

    A dazzling extravaganza of colours and cultural diversity, Chingay Parade Singapore is known for its resplendent floats and multi-cultural local and international performances that are an insight to our festive traditions and delight the hearts of many Singaporeans and tourists.
    The word Chingay is from the Hokkien dialect, of which the Mandarin equivalent is Zhuang Yi (??), meaning "the art of masquerade". The festival began as a neighbourhood parade with only Chinese elements in 1973. Today, the Chingay Parade has evolved to be the grandest street and floats parade in Asia, showcasing the rich, vibrant multi-culturalism of Singapore and exciting cultures all over the world. To all Singaporeans, the next Chingay Parade is a parade of our people, our dreams and our pride!  

    This year is the Dragon Year and they have brought back the Singapore's first pair of 88 metre long dragons-in-the-sky (飞龙在天) and it was amazing to see the strong men pulling the dragons from below against the strong wind. Amazing and spectacular piece of performance!




    Performers made a splashing and spectacular stunts and exhilarating acts with water. Below are some of the photos I have taken on that day. I still have more photos to come, but camera's with hubby (on his overseas trip), I will definitely post more when he comes back. :)


    Hosts: Jamine Lai, Gurmit Singh, Michelle Chong.

























    The Straw Dragon.
    That had incense sticks all over the body.
















    A special thanks to Nuffnang and Deal.com.sg for the ticket to Chingay 2012!


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