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Marrying my interest in craft (from my experiences), with trying to make the world a better place

Creating crafts & objects with a story, so that we can start conversations on meaningful topics �

26/04/2026

Some of you have followed my support of Tak Takut Kids Club since 2020, through my Craft for Conversations projects. This is an update, and an invitation.

Last month I visited their newest centre in Lengkok Bahru and sat with founder Shiyun. I came away with a lot to think about.

TTKC, run by social enterprise , creates community spaces for children aged 7 to 14 in rental flat estates. What makes it different is that the children build it themselves. They set their own rules. One whiteboard I spotted had the rules written in a child’s handwriting, including a very specific no-fighting rule with two named children called out as the cautionary example. It made me smile. But it also said something real: the children here aren’t just following rules. They’re writing them.

Materials are sourced from the community rather than purchased. On my visit, children had built an ice dispenser, a café shopfront and a photo booth, all from cardboard. Older kids had a whiteboard covered in product brainstorming: rarity tiers, pricing logic, storylines. These weren’t assigned activities. This was just what they were doing.

The team spent 6 to 8 months simply showing up and playing with the community before a formal space was even confirmed. Trust before space. And when children feel safe, Shiyun told me, they start talking — sharing things about their home lives they’d never told anyone before.

What stayed with me: this kind of work is hard to fit into existing structures. Not because anything is broken, but because slow, trust-first community building doesn’t map neatly onto standard metrics. Success here isn’t counted in interventions. It’s counted in how many children trust enough to reach out.

I’m putting together a small giving collective to fundraise for TTKC’s programme in the coming year. If this resonates, DM me or leave a comment. Check out to learn more about their work.

07/01/2023

[Time is…] GIVEAWAY, in relation to the last theme about Time: Time is measured in experience and memories.

I’m giving away three handmade “This Is What We Eat At Home” journal with prompts, which I bought from 3Pumpkins previously. I was saving them for a Craft For Conversations project which has a related theme. As experiences are one way to keep track of time, I would like to gift these journals to help you remember memories of your time at home, through what you eat!

To stand a chance to win a journal:
1️⃣ Like this post and follow craftforconversations
2️⃣ Leave a comment sharing a memory you have of eating at home
3️⃣ Tag two people to share a memory of them eating at home

That’s all! I’ll pick a winner - either a group of three friends who’ve shared their memories of eating at home, or three separate people (in case there aren’t groups of friends who participate together). Please share your memories by 14 Jan (Sat)!

Note: Winners need to be based in Singapore, or can receive the prizes at a Singapore address, as I’ll only be able to mail the journals to a Singapore address.

Thank you for participating in this giveaway, and engaging with this project on Time 🙏🏼

(Short video flip-through of journal in comment section!)

23/12/2022

[Time is…] A collection of hand-printed cards inspired by Time, for you to reflect on Time.

Includes two highly personalised cards in the set:
1. Handprinted date and time of your choice - to remember a specific moment unique to you.
2. Write a card to your future self and send it back to me - I’ll send it to you in Dec 2023 to see if you’ve live the narrative you set out for yourself in the coming year.

Going at S$15 per set (5 different cards in each set), 100% of proceeds will be donated to 3Pumpkins, as part of their “This Is Us!” 2022 fundraising campaign for Tak Takut Kids Club.

Please note: you will not be able to receive the sets by Christmas, as I will be travelling, and will only be able to handprint them when I am back next week. Possible to receive by the end of this year if needed.

Thank you for supporting the campaign 🙏🏼

21/12/2022

[Time is… Part 5] How do you measure time? Scientifically, in hours or minutes or seconds. I find myself remembering experiences.

To remember how long our lovebird has been with my family, I ask my husband when we first met, because they happened at about the same point in time 😆

We don’t always remember the specific dates and times of an event, but we do find it easier to recall a memorable experience.

Is that the same for you too?

Photo from my afternoon at Tak Takut Kids Club (TTKC) by !

19/12/2022

[Time is… Part 4] Does it feel like time is something that is out of your control? What does it mean to control time anyway? One interesting perspective I uncovered from the community was: if time is but a collection of experiences that shape us, you can change the narrative of your past to shape the outcome you want.

I thought back about a time when I was very young and made a mistake which felt like my future was ruined (when one is young things can get blown a bit out of proportion…). I tried my best to get myself out of the situation, and I think it worked. Or at least, my life was changed towards a direction I was hoping for.

We can change how we process our past, and we can also change our future.

Have you had experiences like that?

18/12/2022

[Time is… Part 3] The most precious, and most romantic thing about time, is how there is a finite amount of it for everyone. That is what makes gift of Time so precious.

How often do you think about giving the gift of time to a loved one? Or have a sense of gratefulness when you receive time from others?

Carved a few smaller stamps to represent the gift of time, as well as “grate”fulness 🎁⏳🙏🏼

11/12/2022

[Time is… Part 2] Another theme that came up is about how we tend to notice time before or after it passes. I shared some specific moments in time that triggered more memories for me. Time moves on steadily at its fixed pace, and it sometimes feels like you need more time to properly appreciate the moment, doesn’t it?

Also, made a literal timestamp of one of these moments, for me to remember.

29/11/2022

[Time is… Part 1] One theme that came up was how we pay extra attention to time to avoid missing a mode of transport. Here are some real snippets I found in my phone trying to keep track of time for that purpose.

Keeping Time this way could bring stress and take enjoyment away from the moment, won’t?

I did an illustration to encompass these elements of being on a journey (third image) - having a clock around to always keep time to catch a train, but also hoping that the focal point of the beautiful scenery around isn’t missed. The design was inspired by linocut prints made by

Next step is for me to try to convert this into a linocut print - will I succeed? Wish me luck!

16/04/2022

“My life sometimes appears to be foggy - especially when it comes to making individual decisions in my professional life. I come from a family of many doctors and lawyers, and when I chose a course of study that was outside of those professional fields, they didn’t understand it. I didn’t really have a dream job / career I was working towards, I just wanted to help people and make a difference in their lives. After a couple of decades, I have made decisions, moved through jobs and built a career based on my personal beliefs, and what feels right at each life stage and decision point. Just like this piece which looks a bit “foggy” / unclear if you look at individual parts closely, when I step back and look at my entire journey and where I am now, it comes together in a beautiful way that makes sense”.
reflection on CY’s story and the piece:

This piece has an unusual colour and an “imperfect” shape (cup didn’t turn out symmetrical), and the glaze also appears in an unusual way because I was still trying to learn how thick I should be painting each layer of glaze. When the piece was completed, although only small parts of the glaze showed the full colour it was intended to (a bluish shade), it came together quite nicely even in the differently-coloured parts - quite similar to CY’s story on how individual decisions and steps might be unclear and a learning process, but when looking back, the pieces come together well in a final product.
Cover 📷 of piece:
Personal 📷 and story: CY

01/01/2022

[GIVEAWAY] Thank you for the conversations we’ve had since 2020. Let’s begin 2022 by starting some new conversations with people.

I wrote postcards and messages to loved ones and colleagues as we moved into the new year, and really appreciated the conversations that started from there. Would you like to do that, too?

I’m giving away:
•3 sets of the 17-piece postcard set created from a craft for conversation project to adopt ceramic pieces in exchange for sharing stories (also available for sale at S$30 with all proceeds donated to for Tak Takut Kids Club)
•10 sets of 3 blank postcards with local stamps (SG) stamp

What you have to do:
1️⃣ Leave a comment sharing whom you want to write a postcard to, and what about (don’t need to name names, or be too specific on the topic if it’s meant to be private/a surprise)
2️⃣ Share this post as a story, and tag so I don’t miss it and can see it

This giveaway is only for those who can receive the items by mail in Singapore (sorry to those overseas - I mailed a previous giveaway item overseas but it never arrived. I would like to minimize risk this time, and ensure the items reach the new owners so they can use them)

This giveaway closes on 8 Jan 2022, and the winners will be announced after.

Thank you for the support and safe space we’ve nurtured together in this community for reflections and conversations. Let’s continue our conversations together this year ❤️💬🤲🏼

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