Sock Ducks are Great Quack

I've already told you about my various baking experiences in Home Economics, when I've made buns, and I've shared the  whole process of making the fabulous chocolate biscuit plum pudding and decorating it.

So now that it is into the second half of the school year we have moved on and are now focusing on sewing. We were all shown how to make a sock dog, but we were given the option of making any sock animal we wanted. 

Obviously yours truly here decided to make a sock duck to be unique. I won't lie, I googled various phrases to get the tutorial such as: 

"How to make sock animals easy"

"Easy sock animals"

"Sock ducks"

"Sock ducks for beginners"

"Easy sock ducks" 

Well I am a beginner to the whole "needle and thread" idea. I found a very simple and straightforward tutorial on how to make the most adorable little ducks. It's on YouTube if you're interested in making one. Easter idea anyone?

I'll keep you posted as Mr.Duck comes to life!

Busy times

Ahh...early February. The time of stress for 3rd and 6th years nationwide as they sit their mocks or "pre's".  The school is tense and busy as students frantically dash around looking for maths sets and french verb rules. I can't believe it was this time last year that I was sitting the mocks myself. 

Now, one year on, I have a very different agenda. 
TY Life in February consists of Mini Company presentations, Scifest preperations, Religion book reviews, and of course the inevitable "Subject Choice for Leaving Cert" form that has to be filled out. DUN DUN DUNNNN!

So if you'll excuse me I have to go and ponder about the life decisions that I'm about to make within the next few days.....