The 4H Club is getting craftier and craftier. Our latest project was a framed arrangement of scandia moss. I was able to join, participate and even take home my very own finished project.
This time I sat at a boys' table and they helped translate for me and understand the instructions of the crafts teacher. Again, it was a fun, casual environment and very nice to hang out with the students away from the classroom. The girls were hard at work making their beautiful frames while the boys put moss in each other's hair.
I'm not sure if scandia moss is native to Korea, but apparently it is an ideal indoor plant. I have seen it used to decorate various businesses including a Starbucks in Busan. The moss can be dyed in different colours to make a beautiful arrangement. Our moss was pre-dyed green, blue, pink, and purple.
We first pulled out all of the extraneous debris, then packed a little metal grate full of green moss. This would be the backdrop of the frame. The instructor wanted us to make sure that there were no open spaces, so we really had to use a lot of green moss and pack it in.
After that, we pulled open a piece of the grate that was previously cut to form something like a small basket in the frame. This is where we were to arrange the other colours of moss into a bouquet. Again, the girls were meticulous and made some very nice-looking bouquets. The boys, myself included, were less careful but did the best we could. Mine ended up looking less like a bouquet and more like a trash bin stuffed with moss.
Next, we accessorized the frame and bouquet with various extras for style. I pinned in a few mushrooms and stuck on some plastic ladybugs on the frame.
Well, the crafts teacher wasn't impressed with my work. She scoffed and grumbled something in Korean and walked off with my frame. She removed my bouquet and basically remade it. Honestly, it looked much better after her remodel but I felt like my efforts were wasted. Oh well, I wasn't really interested in doing crafts, just hanging out with the kids. Anyway, I thanked the teacher and took the frame home and it is now displayed on my table next to the TV.
We were told that the moss should last a long time and when it gets dry, we can just lightly mist it with water or put it in the shower room so it collects some of the moisture.
My relatively bare apartment is becoming nicely decorated because of the 4H Club.
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