Wednesday Nugget

Happy midweek, lovelies!  Take the plunge before the week comes to an end. :)

The One About My New Bento Box

It's a not-so-new bento box, actually.  I made this several months ago for Hon-some's niece to get him to gorge. :)  It was nice to discover how nifty I was with a toothpick. :)

 I used rice, chicken nuggets, Vienna sausages, cheese (for the parts of the face which were glued to the chicken nuggets using ketchup), and seedless grapes.  Oh, and a gummy hotdog sandwich for dessert.

Writing about this bento box has made me miss playing with food!  Anyway, happy crafting!

 

Wednesday Nugget

The midweek also needs a pick-me-upper...

 

I never get tired of reading this quote. :)  Happy midweek, everyone!  I hope nuggets like this will help see you through the rest of the week!

 

The One About the Schultuete

Germans have this tradition of presenting children with a "school cone" on the first day of school.  The school cone is called a "schultuete" because the packaging takes the shape of a cone and is filled with school supplies and treats.  It is common to see school children walking the streets of Germany to school holding a schultuete which is prepared for them by their parents.

I had a German student once and on the first day of school, he came in with a schultuete.  I never forgot it.  So when Hon-some's nephew was going to school for the very first time, I just knew I had to make him one.

 

I used a cartolina and made a cone shape out of it.

 

 A year ago, I snapped up some sheets of adhesive fabric so I used it as a trimming for the cone.

 Then I filled it with school supplies.  I was supposed to put in candies and treats but I didn't want him to eat too much sugar.

 Then I used tissue paper and glued it in the inside edges of the cone then gathered the edges and tied it with a ribbon.

I left it for him even before he woke up on his first school day.

The happy school boy with his Daddy!

Have a craftin' week, everyone!