Comeback

I'm finally back to the bloggers' world after years of absence. It brought back lots of memories flipping through those posting and comments that are accumulated over the years. Reminding me of how I started this blog 'Time for Craft' to where I am now. Feeling grateful! For life is like a stage, some people will appear on our stage for just a single scene, and for some that might have walked with us for a longer distant. People come, people go, may my gratitude be with you for dropping by or have stay through...

I didn't leave my crafting spirit behind nor the dream to impact lives. Instead, I've brought my crafts to a new height, integrating crafting with a social cause as my business mission. I teach crafts to the less fortunate endowing them a skill and be self-reliant to earn a living through making gifts like plushy toys, fashion accessories, home decorations, mosaic art and wedding favor etc... I run corporate social responsibilty (CSR) programs for companies as their part to contribute to the social sector. Involving the hearing impaired into teaching the participating employee the skills they've learned and the crafts they've made. To impart the ability to fish is indeed a lifelong surviving skill.

In support of a cause, a fraction of my proceed from my commission works, projects and workshops goes to charity. A way I pay forward and multiply the effect of the goodness! With this, I stand tall on my little humble stage, heehee!

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Anonymous said…
Good to see that you are back with greater achievements over the years and continue to share with us your passion.
10 December 2013 at 08:14
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