What you’ll need:
Kraft Paper
Normal Paper/Card
Scissors
Pencil
Ruler
Glue Stick
String
Tape
Step 1: Create a template using a ruler, remember to make a tab to fold over the string.
Step 2: Trace multiple flags (I did 14).
Step 3: Glue onto plain paper or card to stop the flags from curling at the edges.
Step 4: Fold your tabs over the string, and tape down.
Step 5: You’re done 🙂
Thanks for reading, see you next time!
-VW
Welcome back and Merry Christmas!
All you need is a jar, some instant snow and little ornaments (if they’re heavy, putting a piece of cardboard in the jar will help them to not sink), and then you have a cute christmassy jar 🙂
-VW
Welcome back!
We thought we’d do a post on the gingerbread cookies we made this morning. If you needed a little inspiration for the icing on the cookies here you go!
-VW & CW
Welcome back!
It’s that time of the year again! We couldn’t wait to start posting Christmas themed posts, we were starting to plan christmas gifts for people and thought we’d photograph the little scene to get you all in the Christmas spirit!
Thanks!
-VW & CW
Welcome back!
As we are in the midst of prep for our external exams, we thought we should do a post on what our study breaks consist of.
Firstly, you need to plan out what you will be studying, once you’ve done that then you can set out when your breaks are going to be. We usually have breaks that last 10-15 mins after very 2 hours.
Make sure that during your breaks you are refueling! We suggest almonds, raisins and a little dark chocolate.
If you are feeling slightly overwhelmed, take a break and do something you find relaxing. We find these ‘Colouring for Mindfulness’ books really relaxing and enjoyable.
Make sure throughout your break you are keeping an eye on the time!
Thanks for reading! Happy studying!
-VW & CW
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Here are some photos of our pumpkins we carved for Halloween. We were a bit limited for choice as we left it to the last minute, but they turned out okay!
– VW & CW
Welcome back, here’s a little halloween DIY to help decorate your room.
What you’ll need:
Paper (as thick as you have)
Pens (yellow, black and orange)
Scissors
Hole Punch
String
Pins (or some way to hang it)
Step 1: Cut 14 squares/rectangles from your paper using a ruler.
Step 2: In black (or pencil if you’re not sure you’ll do it right first time) draw out the letters, leave a little room at the top for the holes.
Step 3: Hole punch two holes in each of the top corners of your rectangles.
Step 4: Decorate each of your letters, I did a pattern of stripes and candy corn.
Step 5: Thread the string through them all.
Step 6. Hang!
Hope you enjoy this super easy little DIY Banner for Halloween.
-CW
5 tips for making and photographing a flat lay
1. Decide on what to put in your flat lay – Make sure they complement each other, not clash (think about colours and textures especially). Also, try to not put too much in your flat lay, because this can make it look busy and cluttered.
2. Lay out the objects – This can take a while! Choose whether you want the objects to be on an angle, or straight – try to avoid both. Make sure there is a decent amount of empty space in the shot, this helps to make the picture look crisp, clean, and fresh.
3. Stack – This is optional but if you choose to do it try not to over-do it, limit yourself to 2-3 objects stacked on top of each other, and then you can put less flat, small objects on top. Try to place the objects so you can see most of the tops of them, ie if they are books/magazines that are stacked place them in a way that shows part of each cover. Flat lays are taken looking down on the shot, so if there are say 3 magazines in a perfectly lined up stack, you will only see the cover of the top magazine. (For an example of stacking see the Frankie magazine, with the felt case with the smaller, pen and scissors on top).
4. Get a birds eye view – Elevate yourself above the flat lay, rather than just the camera. This way you can see what the camera is going to capture, and it makes taking the shot much easier! We did this by standing on my desk chair looking over the flat lay (which was on my desk).
5. Time it right – This can be kind of challenging, but it’s best to take your shot when there is lots of natural light -particularly coming in from the left or right side of the shot, because this way you won’t cast a shadow on the flat lay (if natural light was coming from behind you, your shadow will be cast on the shot, if this happens you could try closing the curtain on that window).  Also, unnatural light can make the objects – especially those that are leather or metal go shiny and glare-y, as well as make the photo come out yellow-tinged which doesn’t look as nice.
Where it’s all from…
Frankie magazine
Kikki K -diary, pen, scissors, felt case
Terrarium -unknown
April planner – the ink nest
-VW
Welcome back!
Exams are starting to get very close, so I thought I’d share with you my top 5 tips for studying and being more productive!
1. Pomodoro Time app for Mac
This app is super simple, and so helpful! It breaks up your tasks into 25min sessions, and then gives you a 5 minute break after each session. You can create a to-do list within the app so that each session ticks off an item on your list, or works you closer to achieving it. It really helps me to stay on task, and I find I get things done much quicker! –Here’s the link to view it in the app store.
2. Deep Focus Playlist on Spotify
I found this playlist (which is put together by Spotify themselves) is perfect to play while doing homework and studying, the songs don’t have lyrics so they help you focus and drown out background noise and distractions, I often find myself typing away to the beat of the song!
3. No Brain too Small
This website is for NCEA science and it has SO many helpful studying things for each science standard -it has overviews, flashcards, collated questions, it’s super helpful!!
4. Learn Coach
This website and youtube channel has amazing resources that cover everything you need to know for NCEA maths (and science). The videos are to the point, and easy to understand, and the workbooks (which are available on their website) are filled with how-to’s, questions and study tips.
5. Creating mind maps
I was often told to create mind maps, yet I couldn’t see how they were anymore beneficial than anything else. Trust me they really help! I like to make a rough list of everything I need to include first, based on the achievement standard for the topic, I then colour code and divide up this information, add in pictures, then set about creating the mind map -I find it much easier to make the plan first, but that’s completely optional 🙂
Thanks for reading, hopefully, this was helpful 🙂
Good luck studying
-VW
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