Tuesday, October 30, 2012

My ADD





Price list:

Hemming trousers 150
Hemming skirt 150
Change size of dress/skirt/blouse etc 200
Sew in buttons 100
Fixing holes in trousers 100-150

Then there is much more that can be done, but this is just a general price list, it´s the most common request that I do. 

Monday, October 29, 2012

We have a responsibility!

I have been thinking of this so much. We are standing in front of a environmental disaster and this makes a difference, and also we need to start think of other people in the world. People are suffering and I do believe that it can turn really bad, not just for them but for all of us. 

And I felt so glad when I read this, that we are people that are thinking, and please let us be more!
Hannasvirrvarr


Shopping on the cheap chains. We actually have a responsibility and it does matter if we support or do not support them. When a garment does not cost more than a lunch, it's quite certain that all the people in the chain didn't receive fair compensation. That is just the truth. We can close our eyes, go with the flow, think that we ourselves can not affect the great injustice system, but the truth is that it actually does matter whether we buy or not. We choose our self. There are many options.

(Google translated it)

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

New skirts

This I have two of, one with lining and one without. 

The back
The front

They are in size 38/40 and are all for sale. 



Sunday, October 21, 2012

Roasted chicken

I like chicken, but not all of them. I like nice chicken, chicken that taste something. All chickens don't do that. 
Never buy a chicken in a supermarket. Or at least not in the supermarkets here in Czech Republic. It doesn't taste anything. 
Go and buy it in bio store, they are more expensive but they taste better. 
Or you can go to prazka trznice, to hala 22 to the woman that sells chicken. They taste really really good. 
As well more pricy but they are SO good. 

Even better is if you separate the skin from the chicken breast, stuff in half oranges and some bacon.
In side the chicken you stuff rest of the orange, bacon, half a onion, and one carrot. Smear the top of the breast with butter and salt and pepper it. 
IN the oven, on medium high temperature 

LOVELY

The oranges and bacon in the breast makes it juicy and it cooks slower, as the breast can be bit tricky to keep juicy. But this really makes it perfect. 
Try it, me and my little kiddo just eat like crazy. 
   
But I really believe that it's best with a chicken that is just not factory farmed!

Friday, October 19, 2012

Referral bonus

So, I'm giving you this opportunity to get some clothes fixed, with out cost for you! A great way to get new customers are via referrals, and so on. So I will give you a great reason to refer me. 


For each person you send to me, you get a free garment fixed, with out cost. 

What you say? Just to start telling people about me!

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Showroom

I've got one. Showroom. 
Rather small, bit chaotic but there is still a showroom. 
All I need now is really nice hangers as well. Organize it nice and pretty. 

Fabric are behind, piled up, for easy viewing for customers to come and look what I have. For your new skirt or so :)

I have second hand clothes there as well, slowly it will just be my stuff. 
I have at least 3 skirts :)


Have three more, will get some pic of them and then hang them as well. 
Just come by for a viewing what I have, or what I can do for you. 



Monday, October 15, 2012

Thoughts

Today I was supposed to go and clean in a flat, but I feel run over by a train. 
So had to cancel, will try Thursday instead. 
I will sit and sew today then, :)
I just bought a lot of supplies to the machine, to make it bit easier and faster to sew. 
And some books, for inspiration, and I think that one can never be fully thought in sewing, or any profession, and always need to read and learn new things. 

Also thinking of starting up a "real" company, anyone that know about it, trying to find information but I don't really know czech language, so can't really find ant good info. 

Also thinking that I will change my name. I think that I have used this name for a while, but still don't feel for it. I think that it'a a sign that it might be a good idea, to find the name that will be MINE. 


Thursday, October 11, 2012

My add 2



My add that my lovely husband has done for me. 
Just need to go and hand them out. 

Price list:

Hemming trousers 150
Hemming skirt 150
Change size of dress/skirt/blouse etc 200
Sew in buttons 100
Fixing holes in trousers 100-150

Then there is much more that can be done, but this is just a general price list, it´s the most common request that I do. 


Skirts again!


I know it's autumn, but I still think that you can use a nice looking skirt. 
So I made some, here comes the three first 

First one:




Second one:





Third one:



I don't really know why the zipper look so crooked. As it isn't. 
I just need to get my self a camera, and go a short photo course, as I really really suckely suck in taking pictures. 

The two first skirts also have a inner skirt. The third one is just one layer skirt. 

For sizes and prices, check in my web site:


Or if you like the style of skirt and want one, but not the fabric, contact me on maria@maria-madgalena.com and we can arrange something. 


eating animals




Is a book I read, just resent. I started last year, but I couldn't really finish. Was to much going on with baby, job, etc etc. 
So I read it now and It's really good. 

I was vegetarian for many many years, until I stopped as I had the biggest cravings for meat. When "turned" meat eater again I almost stopped eating vegetables, it was all meat meat meat. 
Until some years ago, when I thought that eating all that meat can't be to good for me, or for you. 
Today we eat mainly vegetables, actually. I like to have some meat once in a while, and my husband is from Bolivia, so only eat vegetables is almost impossible :)

In the word vegetables, I do include peas, lentils, beans and so on. 

I think this book is a very good thing to read. To be honest, today I have no moral thing, against eating animals, it's manly in environmental thing that I want to skip it. 
I think that if they are treated "good", I've got nothing against it. It's the "factory farming" I really dislike, the use of antibiotics, not when the animals are sick but just because I am against. 
That the animals can't live "normally" and that the waist that comes from these "farms" are toxic and there are not to big regulations on what to do with it. and the AMOUNT. 

One sentence from this book have really stayed in my mind, and I think we should all think about it:

"When we eat factory-farm meat we live, literally, on tortured flesh. Increasingly, that tortured flesh is becoming our own"    



Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Reuse what we have

I got people wonder if I am poor, or not poor but don't have enough money to buy things. 
That we don't get enough for me to go and get myself some new clothes and stuff. 
That question or assumption makes me so annoyed. That it would only be because of lack of money that one would think about the consumption. 

I believe that we are facing a economical and environmental disaster very soon. 
I think that both has started to show it self. 
I also believe that we can lower the damages, of the chaos that will be. 

I do believe that if we reuse our things more, redo, color, fix and amend things that are broken, worn out etc etc, we can save on the energy and resources that we have. 
If we cook more food, if we eat food that are produced locally, biological etc, we can put ease on the already tight thread we walking on. 

I do if for this, I go second hand shopping, or sew my own things, I make my own musli, bread, pasta etc just for this reason. 
We all say that "yes we have to start think about the future of the planet. but can we do. Nothing" 
I don't believe that we can't do anything. I think that we can do a lot. Please people, lets start reuse just a bit at least :)



This cardigan was pinkish and black, which wasn't really my style. I colored it black, and now it's good!



This was a sweater, with turtle neck. I cut the neck out, and lowered it. I cut of the cuffs, that was in the same color as the zipper, and sewed on new black once. 
I put in a zipper and decorated the neck lining with black fabric. I have a new cardigan now. 


Ans here as well, I just colored two dresses that I had, they where is white and it's not a good color for me. I made them black, and now I can use them. 

You can also do skirts from trousers, and skirts from dresses, tops out of dresses and skirts. 

Let your imagination free and reuse!


Tuesday, October 9, 2012

PT, Baby gym and fixing clothes

I wrote about me wanting a PT, some time ago, as I don't really know how to work out, and how much, and when etc etc. 
And now I got one! I am very VERY excited to have this girl. 
I have made so much progress since I started to work out regularly. Now it will be even better, and more visible changes.  

Today we went to a "baby gym", my girl and I. Terrible, TERRIBLE, she was not in the mood. She was terrified, screamed, cried, kicked, jumped away.
I was furiously angry when we left, upset that she had misbehaved so much. Had bad lunch and was angry and upset, until I came home, had a coffee and sat by the sewing machine. 
Then I relaxed and could see it from her point of view. 
First time, new things, new people, close to nap time and lunch time. 
So not so strange. The instructor gave us a new trial time, which was so lovely to do. So thursday we'll try again. 

And while she was sleeping, and I sewing I redid a sweater, ugly old sweater that I never used. Now it's nice, and funky and much more cool. 
Will show tomorrow, when light is better and I can take a picture. 

What have you done today?


Friday, October 5, 2012

Give me skirts, skirts, skirts againg,

I know it's autumn, but I still think that you can use a nice looking skirt. 
So I made some, here comes the three first 

First one:




Second one:





Third one:



I don't really know why the zipper look so crooked. As it isn't. 
I just need to get my self a camera, and go a short photo course, as I really really suckely suck in taking pictures. 

The two first skirts also have a inner skirt. The third one is just one layer skirt. 

For sizes and prices, check in my web site:


Or if you like the style of skirt and want one, but not the fabric, contact me on maria@maria-madgalena.com and we can arrange something. 



Thursday, October 4, 2012

load of works

I've had a lot of work, and been rather quiet. 
Been sewing a lot. 

But please if anyone needs anything, don't be shy. 
Just come and get it fixed at my place!