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It’s a Jungle out There! — Part I

16 Monday Jun 2014

Posted by lotus1225 in DIY, Fun, Life, Survival

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#skillstraining, Disaster Preparedness, life-saving, RAPID Inc., Survival Training

Zombie apocalypse, WW3, a Life of Pi moment, Hunger Games, an airplane crash into the Amazon — and you’re the only survivor thingy, The End of the World, and what not …

those were just some of the ideas that got to our head.

Whatever it is that we are preparing for, I do not know really, but our group has signed us up for a Disaster and Survival Skills Training for two Saturdays this month. It was not compulsory and it’s not for free, but of course, I signed up. Why would I not want to survive?

And who better to train us than the experts of this field? RAPID, or Rescue Assistance Peacekeeping Intelligence Detail, Inc. is a group of volunteers, with only one Motto and that is to save lives.

I took up the training, especially now that I have joined a trekking and spelunking group. The skills would be useful, should we stay in the mountains overnight (or more days) – or if unfortunately we get stucked in the jungle somewhere. Well, hopefully not! So, this is just in case disaster strikes, we’ll know what to do.

The first part is more on the classroom setting: how to get food and water, how to make a shelter, to guard against hypothermia or make snow shoes and improvised sunglasses, how to tell whether a plant/animal/insect is edible or not, water purification, how to start a fire without use of matches, life-saving skills, etc…

our small group of Survivors

our small group of Survivors

one life-saving technique taught to us

one life-saving technique taught to us

What I love most is the part where we teamed up, went outside and got dirty. 😀

each team member was bound to each other, as we looked for fuel and stuff that we can use for our cooking

each team member was bound to each other, as we looked for fuel and stuff that we can use for our cooking

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we're proud to be the first team to start the fire and cook our food

we’re proud to be the first team to start the fire and cook our food

and built an underground oven too

and built an underground oven too

our improvised water purification system

our improvised water purification system

Survivors!

Survivors!

I don’t usually believe it when someone says, “Believe me!” because I am the type of person who’ll first try it out. But yeah, BELIEVE ME, the food we cooked tasted great, especially the fish we cooked in our underground oven. The leaves and the trapped smoke has brought out a kind of smell that made the food soooo delicious as it reaches the palate.

And so, here I am, looking forward to next  Saturday of more survival fun. I anticipate hours of running after chickens, killing them (ewww, don’t know how!) and cooking. Also perhaps the actual making of a shelter, and so much more!

Do you think that maybe I should take up Archery, too? (for a Hunger Games-type of survival) 😀 LOL.

And lastly, here’s what I learned and will always remember.

It would take 3 weeks for us to live without food, 3 days without water, 3 minutes without air — but only 3 seconds of panic to die.

So whatever situation you are in, always think, think and think. Don’t lose that head.

Thanks for stopping by…

see yah for Part II!

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The Empress’s New Dress

13 Friday Jun 2014

Posted by lotus1225 in DIY, Fashion, Sewing

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#WearYourOwnCreation, Couture, DIY, Fashion, Sewing, SewingFun

Helloooo there!

A while back, I have been busy making clothes for friends, clients and the Kids. So busy that even though I have thought about making one for myself, I actually have no time to do it!

But thanks to the holidays, the longer weekend have provided me extra time for a much-needed addition to my wardrobe. You see, I am not a work-at-home mom anymore. I go to an office now, and this requires me to get up at a specific time of day and be at work on time. And also that I dress the part.

For me, it really is simple.

All I need to do is, to rummage through my stash of fabric. I know I’ve got everything in there to make a dress. And yes! I found a jersey (stretchy) type, print fabric that has shades of pink and black.

I decided on a simple cut, where I don’t have to put darts on the bodice, and the sleeves are continuous that I don’t have to attach them to the whole piece later on.

What I really like about sewing my own dress is that, I can choose my own design and execute them, and I won’t have a problem with the fitting, or unwanted accessories. Unlike buying from stores, I won’t need to resize or adjust something from it.

me!

me!

This one has a slight high-low (mullet), lettuce hem with a v-neckline that I like, because it elongates my neck a bit more. It’s so simple that I was able to finish it in just about 2 hours, and when worn, you have the option to use a belt on it or not. Either way would be just as good.

I am thinking of making a peplum blouse as my next for-me project, and perhaps also, another dress… I just hope I’ll have more time to do all these and also to go back to sewing as a business. My previous clients have all been bugging me already, asking me when I’ll take their orders.

In time…

for now, my clients are my Kids and myself, and to share with you guys.

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Wish you all a Happy 5% Friday! (Why 5%?)

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will tell you all about it next time.

Thanks for stopping by… See yah!

Bjorn’s Playhouse

02 Saturday Nov 2013

Posted by lotus1225 in Craft, DIY, Kids, School

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cardboard house, Craft, DIY, house model, kiddie dollhouse, school project

For a day and a half, we’ve been working on my son’s school project, a house model. We used the styropor that he’s already cut up as the base, and I bought some cardboard, which we formed as the house itself.

But before that, we searched through the all-knowing Google and YouTube, for tutorials on making model houses, still, they all looked a bit complicated to me. Fortunately, I found one from Pinterest, which I think, came originally from this website: design-conscious.co.uk. Here’s the design…

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I fell in love with the simplicity of the design, with its non-triangular roof (which is for me, very complicated), I immediately thought of a modified shoebox. So, we chose this design and got on to it.

I have also contacted my brother, who’s an Architect living in Singapore, and asked him if we can use his old materials, to add to this house. He said yes, and even gave us a lot of tips for its construction. He even sent us this simple floor plan, should we decide to design the interior part.

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We got so excited making this project, and so happy when we finally finished the house. You want to see it? Here goes …

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We can now all relax, knowing that we do not anymore have any pending projects. And I, I can take it easy with work today … coz I think, I want to make a king-size bed for the playhouse. 🙂

Tschau! Till next time …

See yah!

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Irene’s New Dress

02 Friday Aug 2013

Irene's New Dress

Cloth Used: plain Rinna Linen, 1.5 meters

This is for an ex-officemate, Irene, who will be wearing it to a Kiddie Party this weekend. 🙂  Now I’m off to see her, for fitting.  Hopefully, there would not be any alterations ~ given that this is the 3rd dress that I have made for her! 😀

Tschau…

See yah!

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The Evil Minion Beanie

01 Thursday Aug 2013

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beanie, Despicable Me, evil minion, purple

The Evil Minion Beanie

So much with the yellow minions …
this one’s my first evil one. Both are similar in a lot of ways, except for the hair and the teeth/mouth. I thought that I couldn’t do it, but I am pretty proud of what I made. 🙂

Oh, this one is still a WIP (work in progress). I’m planning to add a little bit more hair!

Posted by lotus1225 | Filed under Craft, Crochet, DIY

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Missing y’all!

23 Tuesday Jul 2013

Posted by lotus1225 in Craft, Crochet, DIY, Fun

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beanie, crochet, Despicable Me, hat, Hello Kitty

Hello World!

The past 2 weeks have been so crazy …
First, I only posted a pic of my kids wearing the minion hats and the next thing I knew, I’ve been busily making lots and lots of hats. So far, I got twenty-one mixed orders and I have only finished  9 of them. 🙂 It really feels good having finished 9 hats, in between doing house work and an online job.

It is almost four weeks now (2 days more to go!), since I started with the online thingy and it is supposed to be a parttime job … but sometimes, I cannot help extending my time.  I enjoy what I do, having to look for gaming sites. And when I have enough of those sites, I can go back to my crochet.

Crochet relaxes me. Yes 😀 after a while of crocheting, my eyelids drop and then I start dreaming that I need to pick up my daughter from school! It really happened, one time. By the time I got there, she was already freaking out.  Oh my … good thing, I was able to grab her favorite chicken fillet while I was on the way to school!

Here are a few pics of those I have finished. By the way, I should mention that this was Irish’s, my sis-in-law’s idea and she commissioned me into making these hats – – – which I should say, are not affiliated in any way with Hello Kitty (Sanrio), nor with Despicable Me (Universal Pictures).

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Last Saturday (the 20th), I don’t know what came to me … I just created a page on Facebook. It is called Stitchenjoy.  I have put all of my ‘Projects’ on that page and so, I am inviting you to visit it.  I would greatly appreciate it if you let me know what you think about my page, comment or suggest anything. So, I hope to hear from you soon!

Thanks for stopping by (or I was the one who just stopped by) …

See yah!

Sophia Yvonne’s Project

03 Sunday Mar 2013

Posted by lotus1225 in Craft, DIY

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Crafts, Doll, Yakult

Whew! I realized I have not visited this site for ages!
I got busy with a lot of Motherhood Stuff, plus my laptop acting up … but finally, I’m back! 😀
My youngest daughter’s school project is to make a doll from an empty Yakult bottle, yarn, scrap fabric, and just anything that I kept inside a box for a long time. This is never my thing so, I tried to google instructional videos and blogs to help us with it. Here’s where I got the idea from:  http://papemelroti.blogspot.com/2012_07_01_archive.html
Thank you, Papemelroti!

And here, I wanted to show you how I did it.

The basic things that you’ll need: Yakult bottle, fiberfill/foam, glue, wire/paper clips, scissors, old pair of stockings, scrap fabric. Of course, you are free to add anything to use as props and accessories for your doll.
There’s the Yakult bottle, and the first doll that I made. Oh, and I also needed sand to put into the bottle, to give it some weight.
Next thing to do is to make the head by stitching a circle at the center of a piece of stocking. Gather those stitches, and fill it up. Here, I used a fiberfill material as stuffing. Don’t cut the extra stocking. It will be the doll’s skin later on.
I hot glued some foam at the front and back to form the chest and behind. I also attached the cardboard circle to cover the bottle and keep the sand inside.
Attach the head and cover the bottle with the stockings (that’s hanging from the head).
Now, it’s time to work on the arms. Here, I used craft wire, and I know in the first picture I showed 2 red paper clips which I intended to use for the arms. Well, I changed my mind. I realized that craft wire is more pliable and is easier to work with. 😀 The wires will serve as the bones, and I have added some foam to become the muscles… Again, you’ll be needing some stocking, to cover both wire and foam.
That’s the base of doll #2
Get ready to dress your doll up. I have tons of scrap fabric, which I have collected from my dressmaking projects … And I wanted to make Alice in Wonderland, so I picked this blue and white. If you want a fluffy skirt, then go ahead and put some tulle on. 😉
There’s the 2nd doll, with her blue skirt. I put a nice white apron in front, and since I messed up with the hair, I decided to put a beautiful red cape to cover her head. Now I have Little Red Riding Hood, who is on her way to visit her grandmother. The green placard that she’s holding? Well, it says, Submitted By: Sophia Yvonne. 🙂

Sophia’s dolls: Little Red Riding Hood and Empress Orchid!

Der Spiegel. The Mirror.

07 Monday Jan 2013

Posted by lotus1225 in DIY, Sewing

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dressmaking, Sewing

While I was still a regular employee, I enrolled myself in a dressmaking class which lasted five (5) months. During weekdays, I go to work ~ weekends, I go to school. We were taught only the basics, but since then I have visited a lot of blogs (Me Sew Crazy and Heartmade Creations, are two of my favorite sites) and created a lot of stuff.

I would want to put them all here, but I’ll save that for later. I thought I should start with the first dress I made for my youngest daughter this year. It is made from silver gray satin, turquoise pongee lining, turquoise ribbon and some ready-made ruffles.

Here’s the dress: 

I have added a very simple bead work on the front bodice…

While the back looks like this:

Good thing I found ready-made ruffles of the same color… (check out the ruffles that I attached on the armhole). You can also see that the back skirt pleats are the same as on the front.

My daughter, Sophia, did not know what I was making for her and she was the happiest girl I saw when she saw her new dress. 



Awww, there she is with big bro … on our way to my niece’s wedding.


And here she is again, having fun at the wedding reception.


Oh! you might be wondering about the title: The Mirror (Der Spiegel auf Deutsch). It’s just that I am fond of playing Dragon City, and this dress reminds me of my Mirror Dragon.

Smile!

Love lots,
Joycelyn

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