A bunch of us went for archery lessons



Corene has got this in the bag


Corene does not trust easily.
“Bring it all the way to your face.”
“To my face?”
“Yup.”
“My FACE?”
“Yes.”
“Are you SURE?”


Corene is clearly an action movie star in the making


Meanwhile Lucy is so tall that she actually has to aim downwards to hit the target.


Elise had the best stance out of any of us. Every single time.


Amy had master slaying skills, while you can already tell here that my arrow is going to fly up


Twang!


Mandatory bow shot with Miss Corene

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World Rugby Sevens players 1

Going to Canada Sevens this weekend! This is the first time the World Rugby Sevens is coming to Canada, so let’s celebrate with some player sketches.

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Hardcover notebook

Along with the ringed notebook I also made a hardcover notebook as a gift. I’m just going to show select pics of the finished product below instead of a step-by-step process, because I think this how-to video puts it much better than I could.

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Ringed notebook

We had a Secret Santa exchange this year, with the only rule being that you had to make your gift (i.e. knit, write, draw, craft, etc). For my part, I decided on a custom-made notebook.

First step was to select the covers. I used these city walk cards, which are nice and thick on their own, but I decided to stick two cards back-to-back for both covers to make sure they’re extra sturdy.

For page materials, I cut down to size some decorative cardstock I had on hand. Pretty paper isn’t going to make a very useful notebook, however, so I made sure to include some plain white paper that anybody would feel comfortable scribbling on.

Then on to the hole-punching. This can be a very therapeutic process, especially if you’re watching Masterchef: The Professionals at the same time.

Included among the pages is this petite envelope of the same size. Handy for pocketing receipts or other scraps on hand. It too got punched, but I snipped off a wee section of the flap so that it can close easily without the rings getting in the way.

For most notebooks/sketchbooks, one-inch rings will prove more than sufficient. If, however, your book tends to grow in pages over time the way mine usually do, you can easily switch out to a larger ring size to make for easier page-turning.

On hindsight I probably should have included more white paper, just because I’m practical that way. The great thing about this kind of ringed notebook, however, is that one can easily remove, refill, and move around pages to one’s liking. One can add more envelopes, one can stick folded pages onto existing pages, etc. So you can adjust it to your preference all you want and truly make it your own.

The compact finished product:

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