Crochet

Here is one of the nice articles I had saved earlier, and which I will post (as per the previous post):

15 Creative Ways To Use Crocheted Motifs

1. Attach motifs together to form curtains, scarves, pillows, bedspreads, tablecloths and table placemats.

2. Make a satin pillow the same size as motif, fill with potpourri, sew motif onto pillow for a nice decorative scented pillow that can be used to scent closets, drawers and cabinets.Purchase a journal or small notebook, cover in attractive cloth and sew a motif on the cover to make a wonderful gift.

3. Frame a motif for an attractive wall hanging.

4. Laminate a motif and glue cork to the back to make attractive coasters.

5. Attach a magnet on the back for attractive décor for your fridge.

6. Embed a motif made of sewing thread into a bar of soap for attractive bathroom décor that will amaze your guests. Instructions for embedding in soap can be obtained through the free "Scents And Beauty Business Course" at http://www.lyciall.com/beautycourse.htm

7. Sew a muslin bag the same size as motif, leaving one end open. Attach a motif to front and back of bag, attach Velcro for a closure and crochet a nice handle to make a sweet purse that any little girl will love.

8. Sew a motif onto the back pockets of jeans for a decorative touch that will always be in style. Add extra flair by sewing several motifs around the bottom of the jeans legs as well.

9. Glue 2 used CD’s together using rubber cement, with the shiny sides facing out. Glue a motif on each side, thread ribbon through the CD hole and hang in your car or by your window for an attractive sun catcher.

10. Dip a motif lightly in scented wax, lay it on waxed paper to dry, hang anywhere you’d like a freshening scent.

11. Cover an empty can with wallpaper, or attractive cloth, glue a motif onto the can for a decorative pencil holder.


As usual, if you're inspired and would like to make one of these crafts, kindly post the pics back to my blog post comments.

Enjoy !!!

Blogspot lifetime

OK so I will try to include here, everything I had gathered from here and there, and whenever I have time, I'll try to post articles or projects I had stored on my laptop. I think it hepls me get back extra space on my PC, however are we sure things posted here are not erased? are they really really very well protected? Do you really think I should delete them from anywhere else ?

I hope the Blogger doesn't have to shut down 0ne day, or just close up or anything like that. I already had a bad experince with the "ultimate wedding" website/chat section, it was an awesome community I joined, and which was afterwards closed !!! I had saved there, everything I looked up for weddings !!! beautiful pics, and projects and crafts... and suddenly it has shut down and I lost it all... Hope Blogger doesn't get the same problem...

So is there anywhere to save these posts ???
Please anyone reading my blogs, answer this !

A layout I just scrapped for Wakuri !

Umm...So I just wanted to make a thank u certificate for Wakuri, and I scrapped this layout... In fact, it's an easy one, since I already got the paper template from Tia Bennett Kit at 2peas... I just looked for the Bookplate from my old kits (I really can't rememebr who's kit it is)... And I looked up Wakuri blogspots, and found the pic... Wakuri, if u send me a pic of urs, I can replace it in the scrapbook !!!

Again thank u !!! hope u like it !

Bookmark this day :)

Browsing other people's blogs, appreciating their work and reading comments that follow each post, really was the booster to create a blog of my own.... I was always not-so-well-accepting the fact that I post verything I do on the internet !!! But then I looked at other poeple, much more talented than me, much more productive than me, and here they are sharing everything... so I thought well, I should do it... I might help someone, somehow, just like billions others have helped me while I was browsing their blogs... The worst thing about me, is I forget the source, never rememebr to save it and give people credit, but I will start doing it , I promise ...

So anyways, the reason why I am saying this, is that because today is one of the most important days in my blog's lifetime :) ... coz my blog has had his first "fan" :)

Someone has linked to my blogspot...someone liked my work ... someone appreaciated my posts :) Hourrrrrrrrrrrrayyyy I am really proud of u bloggie !!!

To Wakuri, thank you for the interest you gave to my blog... I hope u always find somethign intersting for u in my blog...

I know it's still in its very early primitive stage... it doesn't look anything like ur nice charming blog... but i am working on it ...

As soon as I figure out how to put that thing with the links to other blogs... I'll link to ur blog :) So how do we do it ? :)


Wakuri, Arigato gozaimashita, thank you very much !!!

(Thank you --> どうもありがとう。 Dōmo arigatō. )

Love texts I like !

L'amour

L'Amour est patient,

l'amour est serviable,

l'amour n'est pas envieux,

il ne se vante pas,

il ne se gonfle pas d'orgueil,

il ne fait rien de malhonnête,

il n'est pas intéressé,

il ne s'emporte pas,

il n'entretient pas de rancune,

il ne se réjouit pas de voir l'autre dans son tort, mais il se réjouit avec celui qui a raison ;

il supporte tout,

il fait confiance en tout,

il espère tout, il endure tout.

L'amour ne passera jamais.

(1ère lettre de Saint Paul aux Corinthiens 12, 4-8)

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Aimer c'est la petite lueur d'une bougie dans la nuit qui nous éclaire et nous réchauffe quand il fait froid ....

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Marry me under a garland of stars, conifers silent witness to night wind's echoed vows.

Bearing our promises upward through universal whiteness to the sepulchre of God.

Touch me once for all time, all lives that are to be. Our love enshrined.

Marry me under the gaze of stars. Celestial concourse, bless our joy now and forevermore.

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Above you are the stars

Below you are the stones

As time passes, remember...

Like a star should your love burn brightly,

Like the earth should your love be firm.

Be free in giving of affection and of warmth.

Have no fear, and let not the ways or words Of the unenlightened give you unease.

For the Gods are with you, Now and always!

My Toothpicks !!!

So while I was planning my wedding, I was addicted to a wedding site, a great one, where all members used to post so many inspiring ideas...One of them was a beach theme wedding, where even toothpicks were matching the theme...Toothpicks ends were small shells !!!

I wanted to make the same for my weddings, with pearls, since my wedding was pearl based, sort of... However, I didn't have time to, so I thought it's gonna be a good idea to use at home... and still didn't get the time to make them until now, since I had some extra beads, I didn't know what to do with... So I thought the best thing is to glue them to the toothpicks ends... or just stick them to the toothpick end if the hole is small enough... and here is the result !!!

A classy way to display toothpicks, and match the theme ! you can always replace those beads by any matching item from ur theme, or colour etc...

My Accessoires beauté

These are pics of flowers I did last month inspired from a photo on flickr... In fact I had the pic and wanted to post it, but my Pc is over its capacity and I ma trying to delete some unwanted pics, or completed projects...therefore the pic is gone, only the result is here :)
Still I don't know what to do with it ... a ring? a brooch ? a hair pin ? a bag accessory ? a shoe accessory ?!?! Well, as soon as I come up with the final result it'll be posted !

Well that for sure is a hair pin !!!
The bigeste succes in my jewelry career ehehehehehhe ... No, really i like it !!!

This is a necklace I did 2 years ago... inspired from a lday i saw in a theater play... hers was white pearls and gold, I replaced the white pearls with one of the black beads I had ... I love those long necklaces, which u can control...long, short...1 round, 2 or more, depending on the outfit !!!

Craft Ideas - magnets

Found this tutorial while I was lookign up Alesha's scrapbooking blog :
http://aleshawalls.blogspot.com/2007/05/itty-bitty-magnets.html

I liked the idea of giving it as a gift to a kid who recently learnt to spell...
As soon as I have time to do these magnets I'll post the pic. Meanwhile don't hesitate to do ur own and post the links to my blog.

My Earings !

The pair of earings I ma the most proud of !!! It took me more than 5 min. to finish them :) COz there' are several chains and beads added, which should be done equally on both sides... It also required many trials to come up with that last combination of beads... But again I am really proud of... I finally gave'em to my mom :)


These are also one of my favorite ones... I am liking this thing a lot...but due to lack of time, I can barely come up with a new pair each week... well I've done 2 pairs of these, one for me one for my sis. People are so much liking them that my sis didn't have the courage to admit I did'em :)

I got those beads 2 years ago...but with my pregnancy and problems I went through, i haven't touched my bead box until last July, when I came up with these designs...

However, I wonder how can I improve the pics? They don't actually show the perfect view of the earings and don't show the real piece of art Hahaha... Gotta go look up some online photography courses !!!

Scrapping - Past Christmas themed

Below are scarpbooks realted to Christmas, I made last year :

This is a scrapbook I did for my friend at the occasion of her frist baby's Christmas :

This one is our last year's greeting card, I was 7 months pregnant, the pic is taken next to our Christmas tree, which we made for the 1st time at our new house.

This one is my brother's greeting card, I made for him also last year, their baby boy was 2 months old, but the pic is taken at Georges 1st month.