manaelsa

• My Mum is a Youtuber! She mainly works with paper - stamps, cards, watercolors etc. Very talented. I recommend a watch and a subscribe. https://www.youtube.com/user/vadeler

• Timor-Leste (East Timor) is a tiny country in South East Asia. I had the absolute privilege of teaching English in this new and growing school. They're so blessed to have a new building with the finishing touches needed now. A real and worthy cause. https://chuffed.org/project/tais-school-auditorium#/supporters

• I help run a little community online called Craft and Pray. Our goal is to create a place where community can grow as we craft alongside each other, prayerfully and mindfully making for others in kindness. Check it out and follow along if you like! https://bit.ly/2Ubvsy6

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by my profile.

I live in Australia and I'm a teacher.

Teaching: It's not easy but I do love it and my students. Inspiring them and listening to them is the best and also seeing the brave creativity of kids. Most small kids don't care if they make mistakes - what a life lesson we can learn there!

I love to make time for people, laugh and listen to their stories. I have traveled and enjoy meeting new people from all cultures.

Australia: I love our unique animals and community spirit. Most people in this huge island country are kind-hearted and love having a joke. Meet my Dad and you'd know this fully!

My craft experience: My Mum just loves all of them and dabbled in all through my childhood. She's super talented. She definitely gave her love of this to me. I enjoy trying new things and recently swaps, pen paling and happy mail has interested me.

I'm a Christian and I want to live like this: (My paraphrase) What's the greatest commandment? Love God and love people.

I hope I can brighten your day somehow!

Tried and true crafts. Healthily stashed - a little too much haha:

• Sewing
• Dress making
• Cross stitch
• Upcycling clothing
• A cup of tea or coffee and browsing Pinterest (I'm really good at that one!)

My supplies are limited for these but I love to 'make something out of nothing' and am building my supplies:

• Junk journaling
• Happy mail
• Recycling and collage

I'm new so my profile isn't super well filled. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask! How about I start with ABCs of me... Also a work in progress!

A - Admiring watercolour

B - Brunch in the sun; Bible study

C - Cats (They're weird and I love it); coffee; collage; cafes

D - DIY; I'd like to collect die cuts

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F - Frankie magazine; Frozen 1&2; coffee with my friends

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J - Jesus

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M - Morgan Harper Nichols poetry

N - Netflix

O - Orange (The colour of my heart and happiness); The Office

P - Sewing Pattern collector (I wish I used them more); Project Runway; post cards; Pusheen

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R - RuPaul's Drag Race; recycled pictures/ magazine cut outs

S - Sewing; fabric scraps

T - Teaching; travel; tea

U - Upcycling

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W - Wes Anderson styling; washi tape

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