Metal Stamping Workshop in Manila with DIY Crafts PH using ImpressArt
DIY Crafts PH were celebrating
their second year anniversary, and they tapped me to be their guest crafter for
the event.
It was a very meaningful and
fulfilling experience. I thank the Lord for this wonderful opportunity to share
my craft with other people who have the same passion.
I had been thinking for quite
some time the idea of holding a workshop on metal stamping, but aside from
lacking the extra tools for the participants, what I was more concerned about
was my confidence on myself. Will I be able to pull it off? Can I really do it?
Do I have enough expertise to teach others?
You see, I had discovered way
back in high school that one of my weaknesses was teaching. I found this out
when my classmates were asking me to help explain some math problems, and it
was very difficult for me to articulate how the whole solution works. Then, I
told myself, ah I hate teaching. I made myself believe throughout these years
that teaching and I would not be good friends.
Then earlier this year, I
attended a Graphika Manila conference and there’s this powerful tagline that
one of the speakers said that made me change my view on teaching.
LEARN IT. OWN IT. TEACH IT.
I studied and learned metal
stamping. I owned the craft. Why not teach it?
Then it was just amazing how my
God moves. I was still in the state of doubting my abilities when God opened up
an opportunity, and there was where He used DIY Crafts PH again. I believe God
has been giving me a lot of blessings through them, like when I received my
very first ImpressArt Newsprint set right on my birthday last year; Newsprint
was my dream font set. And now, He used them again so I could give the whole
workshop thing a try, to see for myself if I could indeed pull it off.
And really, sometimes God is
really funny. When I found out from Tess how many participants they were
looking to have, oh my gosh, I was astounded with the number. An enormous target
of at least 15 participants.
Lord, You’re so funny. Go big agad talaga?
And yes, the actual participants
on the day were not far from the target; there were 14. But guess
what? The event was a success! Yey!
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Photo courtesy of DIY Crafts PH |
Then it just made me remember
that God would not entrust something to us that we would not be able to handle.
I was first shocked with the numbers, but He was right; I did it. I was
battling with my self-confidence, but here He was teaching me to trust Him for
whatever He has prepared for me, that I could do it. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13
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Hand stamped cuff by one of my students. Teehee. |
It was also nice to have some
mommies signed up for the workshop. I totally did not expect that, but it was
amazing. My students were all mababait,
and it was really heartwarming to see that they actually had learned a trick or
two from me.
The DIY Crafts PH team was also
very nice. It was awesome working with them. And I thank the Lord for
continuously using them to bless people like me and others.
And what more can I ask of out
of this experience? Ta-da! I got two new ImpressArt font sets! One basic
Bridgette Uppercase and a regular Newsprint lowercase set. Oh my gosh again! Another
Newsprint set, and a regular set this time, and it’s the lowercase!!
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The green one's actually Newsprint and not Bridgette; wrong label XD |
You see guys, ever since I started
my research on metal stamping two years ago, the ImpressArt Newsprint lowercase
regular set was my ultimate ultimate
dream font set. I had been doing the delayed gratification on this set for two
years now, and oh, it was worth it. God really is amazing on His ways. His timing
is always perfect.
So thank you once again to DIY
Crafts PH for this wonderful opportunity and to my new lovely metal stamps. And
of course, the biggest thanks to my big God.
To God be the glory. Teehee. :)
PS. If you'd like to learn metal stamping as well, you may join one of my workshops. Follow this link to register.
PS. If you'd like to learn metal stamping as well, you may join one of my workshops. Follow this link to register.
4 comments
Wow that's great! I learned some tricks from reading your blog. I wish I was in Philippines to continue this metal stamping hobby. :)
ReplyDeleteAww thanks deary :) where are you based right now?
DeleteWhen's the next workshop?
ReplyDeleteNo schedule yet. :)
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