September 02, 2022
Everyone loves DIY. It will show your creativity, initiative, perseverance and dedication for a specific project.
Today, I will share to you my three DIY projects. Without further ado, let's go.
Budgetting envelope
I made this last 2015 and fortunately I am using it until these days.
You might say, it is not a DIY because it looks like an envelope that can be bought in the store. But, honestly I made it using a pattern of the envelope that is available in the market.
I made it a month before our wedding day. I am still employed that time and when my schedule is for night shift I will bring my materials like the paper (I forgot the specific kind of that paper), scissors, ruler and glue and doing it on some time to entertain myself and won't fall asleep. I decided to make it to be used as an envelope for the cash gifts from our god parents, friends, relatives and anyone who wants to give cash gifts on our wedding day.
There were some envelope left after the wedding and I decided to use some as a budgetting envelope. My husband was amazed for this creativity and since we live together after the wedding, I also started budgetting. When a pay day came, I then divided them and alocate something for specific envelope. I put first for the Tithes and offering, savings, then rice, water and electric, and so on.
It's so useful and helpful for us in budgetting so we won't over spend but will spend only within the limit. Live within your means.
Storage box
I made these storage boxes around 2009 and they are still serving me until these days.
This is a DIY storage box from a recycled bondpaper box. When I am still working, a utility was scheduled for a clean up at night. I can see some bondpaper boxes to be thrown. So, I asked some of them and bring them home. It was December of 2009 that I bought some gifts and wrappers for my parents and siblings (I am still single that time). After packing some gifts, there are wrappers left and I used it to cover those boxes. I then put a clear plastic in the side as a space for a thing tag. By having it, I can easily determine what is inside.
I have it not just one, two, three but I think 8-10 boxes. Some are being used by my son as his toy boxes and others are already damage. For now, I only have four storage boxes left and I get two for pictures.
I am happy having it because I can store something in it and I can easily piled them up in the corner or at the top of the cabinet.
Cellphone holder
I made this cellphone holder around 2010.
This is my DIY cellphone holder. I have learned some basic of crochet during high school days. When I already working and live in a boarding house away from my parents, crochet is one of my pass time.
I decided to make a cellphone holder for me and my friends. I gave each of them during their birthday or Christmas season as a gift.
My cellphone back then is a keypad phone because that is the common cellphone that time. Look at this old picture. I'm sorry for the quality of the photo. I just took a picture from my photo album and it uses a low quality paper making the colors fade away as time pass by.
That's me and my friends. We are all thin back then but now all of us gained a lot of weight. Can you spot our cellphone? Can you find me? Can you spot the cellphone holder I made? That cellphone holder is almost 12 years old and I still keep it as a remembrance. It also remind me of those days that my fingers felt some pain and looks like deformed because of crocheting but still I am doing it because its fun and satisfying when you finish a specific project.
Those are my three DIY projects and I hope you like it.
This is also my participation for the ASEAN Hive Community Challenge #22 My DIY Projects.
Thank you so much @justinparke for this amazing initiative. Thank you also @melinda010100 for sponsoring this wonderful challenge.