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My last post, Love your passion and money will roll in, was submitted to ProBlogger.net as part of a Group Writing Project. Reading through the 300+ how tos is not an easy task! I still h …
To express love for someone, it is not the complicated things or gifts that will touch a person’s heart.Many times, it is the simplest of things done in a very thoughtful, loving and …
And now, the continuation and conclusion of the short email interview with Mama Duck 7) What are the best moments that you treasure while doing this? What do you enjoy most?I really enjoy …
If you are good in design and are creative, put those skills to work.Who knows, it can grow into a very viable business.Do a few designs, take some good photos, scan them, build a website, promote it and there we go, the birth of a business.One very good example of this is http://www.lilduckduck.com/.Lilduckduck.com provides a ...
This interesting project was initiated by ProBlogger. And yep I contributed one howto.
Following is the full list of submissions for the ‘How To…’ Group Writing Project.
Day 1 Submissions …
A friend asked me what tools I used so I thought I should post this up as well.I use a Minicraft rotary tool. This is a multipurpose tool that can be used as a drill or rotary saw for hobby projectsNext these are the grinding bits (left 2) and diamond bits (right 2)I use the grinding bits for removing large areas while the diamond bits are for finer work like lines or …
Its that time of the year again! Christmas! A time where there’s lots of celebrating, parties, feasts, eating and drinking and gift giving and receiving. Just over two weeks ago I had this project to engrave 6 champagne glasses, with a picture of a snowman plus a merry christmas greeting with snow flakes all around ...
How many times would you seek a second, alternative opinion on items that need repair or fixing? I think most of us won’t. We’ll just throw away the spoilt item and just buy a …
Its been a while since I’ve posted any engravings. The reason for this is I had to take a break from engraving to concentrate on other stuff such as rushing assignments and projects. Basically I had a hectic September and October. I only could agree to a few requests, those which I could manage and ...
Just fyi, all updates on recent engraving work are found at http://www.markchoon.com
For my first project, I had an empty rectangular jar. Plain, boring, didn't know what to do with it. It was left in my storeroom. I decided to spice it up a little so that when used to hold sweets or flowers, it'll have a little more "life" in it.I picked up two patterns from a pattern book, made photocopies of it and cut them out as shown in the photo below:The tape at the …
Up until a few months ago, I was an avid player of World of Warcraft. I spent countless hours, like many of the players in the game as well as my friends, leveling my characters, taking part in ingame quests both large and small. So what does a game have to do with business ideas? ...
I wonder if any of you readers wonder where I get business owners to interview. Well, I just approach them and ask! And I will tell them, “I’ll write about your experiences and …
Ever since he was 3, Mr Admond Tan has been hooked, line and sinker, into his hobby, fish keeping. Today, his passion for fish, has brought him to a whole new level. He is now the pr …
I've got a set of 3 glasses that I will be engraving as a birthday gift.I've just completed one and this is how it looks:A simple border pattern with the initials of the person inside.The instructions of how this design was done will be up soon. Stay tuned!
Valentine’s day is about a month away and this time round, I’m proud to announce that Engravinglass.com is having a Valentine’s day promo!Check it out! www.engravinglass.co m/vdayPlease do support these engravers!
Continuing from where we left off for the wedding favor candle holder...
The same process is repeated. This time round, I flipped the image of the angel and marked it on the candle holder. I give about an inch of space in the middle. This space is for the names of the couple.
Phew! I spent a hot afternoon at my “workshop”, planning what to engrave for the award glasses that will be used for the top two awards, Post of the Year and Blog of the Year.
Well besides making her light up and being soooooo happy, who knows, some restaurants might just give you a freebie! This was what exactly happened to my wife and I. We went out, I got her a bouquet of roses, and we went for dinner. Dinner was at Surf ‘n’ Turf at Suntec City. Midway ...
My wife just started this little blog showcasing the angpao boxes she’s made for friends who are getting married. So if anyone out there who needs an angpao box made for weddings, ROMs, or any other occasion that needs such a box, drop by http://thingsneededforawedding.blogspot.com
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