| Resourceful club makes crafty seasonal accessories (12/07) | | Print | |
| Written by Angela M. Chen | |
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“Just be creative with it,” Do It Yourself Fanatics club president
junior Tina Lin said as she held up a piece of red fleece. “Do what you
want. You can even add ears to it!” The club promotes creativity and
embarked on another project on Nov. 30: a winter hat.
DIY Fanatics focuses on using materials around the house to make artistic creations. “We want people to be creative, reuse material and help with global warming,” Lin said. Junior vice president Danna Hong agreed. “It’s convenient,” she said. “Materials are just lying around at home.” The club hopes to use this concept to inspire members to crafting with household items. So far the club has made a variety of crafts including bracelets, scarves and ceramic mugs. “We want to try out different forms of crafting, so everybody can find a new hobby they’d like to do,” junior treasurer Stephanie Kwon said. Each meeting begins with a movie to keep the members occupied while the officers set up. The officers also pass out a generous round of food to get everyone ready to work. Most of the supplies are purchased with funds earned from school events, but members also contribute by bringing their own materials from home. The projects that require more than the allotted meeting time are carried over to the next week. For example, the ceramic mugs required multiple glazing sessions, so some members continued working on their mugs while the rest of the club started a new project. Many members enjoy the freedom they have when working on a project. “There’s no set rule for making something, so you can make it your own way,” junior member Sandy Diao said. Junior Joyce Ganthavorn agreed. “It’s a creative outlet for non-creative students,” she said. The club requires no prior knowledge of crafts and members who have more experience are always willing to share their skills. “When you don’t know how to make something, members are always there to help,” Diao said. The club hopes to gain input from its members in the future. “We want to ask members for feedback and have them give suggestions of what projects the want to do next,” Lin said. With many requests to make jewelry, the club plans to make accessories next. At their last meeting, members learned how to make Christmas ornaments just in time for the holiday season. With a cookie cutter, thin cardboard, tin foil, a hole puncher, yarn, a pencil and a pair of scissors, an ornament can come to life. First, select a cookie cutter. Place the cookie cutter on a piece of cardboard and trace its outline with a pencil. Cut out the shape and wrap it in foil. Punch a hole in the top and tie the yarn through the hole as loop for hanging. It’s as simple as tying a bow on a present. However, making the ornament is not limited to only those materials. Members are encouraged to add glitter, spare buttons or scraps of cloth to the ornament. One can even glue a picture of a family member onto the ornament and give it a holiday gift. DIY Fanatics meets every other Friday in the ceramics room S01 after school and their next meeting will be on Jan. 4. |
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