Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Martha Stewart wannabe

So there is a saying that my grandma used to tell me when I was a fat lazy ugly kid:

Take on a project a day keeps the wrinkles away.

Okay. Fine. I made up this one.

While there is absolutely no way to prove this right, there is no way to prove it wrong either. Ah ha! This is the sneakiness of the so-called conventional wisdom. And I am going to make this saying become a conventional wisdom that will eventually creep up into people's daily chitchat and will make its way into the book called "The most remarkable quotations of the 21st Century".

To satisfy my burning desires to keep my wrinkles away, I am going to start taking on projects. The easiest kind of projects to start off are the domestic kinds. So here is the rundown:

  1. Butterfly project
    • Oh! How can I possibly miss this one! This idea was from my favorite Martha's episode. Make cut-out paper butterfly and hang them off the ceiling. (Make sure to use a fan to blow on the butterflies to make them fly!)
2. Disco Ball project
    • This is perfect for wild parties and it always guarantee a jolly good time. Make a ball out of papier machĂ© and paste shattered glass over all over it. To create the sun ray effects (shiny rays shining in all directions), place one (or two) very bright LED flashlight so that it's flashing straight at the brand new disco ball and c'est la fĂȘte!
3. Tote bag project
    • This is perfect if you want your house mate/ boyfriend/ husband to do all your grocery shopping for you. (warning: this would not work the other way around) Just offer to hand make a nice big grocery tote bag to whoever you want to impress and VOILA! Free grocery delivery for the next little while. YES!
"Stay tuned for next week Martha Stewart living for charming cookie cottages and 7 nostalgic holiday crafts...", my TV said.