When I was a kid my mom used to sew her bra herself. Later she sewed a few
bra’s for me too….Later on I myself did some modifications over my mom’s bra’s.
Now I decided to learn more about bra
construction and make the basic bra with crochet hook and yarn. I found a great
pattern from Kusine.com!
Having crocheted the
cups of my crochet bra, I started to construct my own bra band and straps based
on reading various bra sewing tutorials. The best one I found was Lenna’s
Sewing. Another excellent resource is The Pattern
School.
This is so pretty and simple. It would take a while to make
but those of us whole like repetitive stuff would totally get into it. See the
tutorial featured at the blog MeiJo’s Joy on how
to make a cardboard tube and sequin mirror.
Made it on Monday: I’m Crocheting Along: Instead of doing a Tips & Tools Tuesday post for you today, I thought I’d let you know about a tutorial series I’m following along with. Ra...
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a composer, songwriter, singer and activist. Recently she sangWomen of Hopeat TedxWomen. It is a
song inspired byAung San Suu
Kyi‘, and is a wonderful reminder to us all that those who never
lose hope can indeed change the world around them.
Theclip
featured on TEDincludes
images of a number of women who have made a difference in the world.
This is a song that I wrote after watching a CNN program
on Women and war. There are three vignettes; the first is in Rwanda, the second
in Mexico, Somalia and Tibet and the third is in Burma. I quote Aung San Suu
Kyi…when her people asked her for a message, saying how helpless they feel
under military rule, she responded by saying, “If you’re feeling helpless,
help someone“. This moved me because it is so brilliant of her to empower
her people like that, I found so much inspiration and truth in her words that
it got me thinking of all the countless women of hope.
Spend five minutes of your day
listening – you’ll be glad you did. :)
(Here is the lyrics below the clip, in case you’d like to
read them.)
They stood
together under a tree in tall grass on TV telling the world their story
We
will be left to wander and fade away, soldiers came and took our husbands at
the break of day
We will live on then fade away, soldiers came and killed our children at the
break of day
I believe the almighty knows each and every one by your name
Women of hope, women of change, women of love, joy, no shame
You’ve got something this little life can never take away
Oh lord won’t you give them a shining armor of light, Oh lord won’t you give
them a shining armor of light
Daybreak brings the sign of new life, with the power to stand
Crossing the border she said you will grow free on this land
I can feel your power in these words she said:
If you’re feeling helpless, help someone If you’re feeling helpless, help
someone
Nobody knows how far they will go to keep on giving and forgiving
Under house arrest, for her peaceful protest! When her people ask her, for a
message she said:
If you’re feeling helpless, help someone
people of love, joy, no shame
I believe the almighty knows each and every one by your name
Women
of hope, women of change, women of war and pain,
Running
through the darkness of night with her child by her side
Women
of hope, women of change, women of war and pain
Nobody
really knows how far they will go to keep on living
Aung
San Suu Kyi living under house arrest for her peaceful protest
If
you’re feeling helpless, help someone
People
of hope, people of change
(Morley) Recycled plant container
made this recycled tin container using sac yarn.....waiting to be used for plant. Isn't it beautiful and rustic!!!!!!!!!!!
The groves were God's first temples. ~William Cullen Bryant, "A Forest Hymn"
Isn't it beautiful!
God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools. ~John Muir
I save bottles and tins for vases from
whisky and the stuff (eatables, paint, varnish cans) I am addicted to, they make great gifts if
you’re taking someone flowers, and an easy way to have a deco, with colour ful
vase at home, with the flowers you had in your yard a stuff(fabric ,upcycled burlop yarn)your
choice wrapped around it.
Just to be a little bit different how about using an Thermos flask with an a plant(in plastic bottle) in it like the below example.
This was my Thermos in-olden times i cut the upper part of plastic bottle planted a plant in it unscrewed the flask placed the plant bottle in it and screwed the Thermos flask back.What a beautiful deco? isn't it
this is plarn braidedwrapped empty paint tin
Jatropa flower in the whisky/beer bottle
Niche with plants
flower bottle placed on oval shaped braided mat
Beautiful jetropa flowers
I wrapped up-cycled burlap twine on these empty tins and filled them with soil to plant indoor plants
I cut a big branch with flowers and placed it in the water-filled beer bottle......
Done
and done. Simple, colorful table decor complete that won't lose it's pedals
after about a week
Lovely use of both glass bottle and empty Thermos flask and empty tins and plastic container to get a really cottage vintage theme going on.
Such a versatile material and great to put those old bottles,
flasks and tins to good use!
What do you think of these ideas? Do you have your own
pictures to share? I would love to hear from you….Do write in comment box.
