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!

House Decorations

These two, I made over a year ago. But can't find it here. So I think that I haven't post it. 

I had two painting that wasn't very nice. 

So took, some fabric that I liked and attached the fabric in the frame instead. 

Smaller one, with different fabric. 

Here they are together in the living room. 

Before and After

Before

After

I got a desk, it was wonderful blue drawers and the top part. 

exactly the same color as the bed for the little girl. 

Been searching something, where I can store things in her room, so it don't turn so messy in the room. 

But as you see in the top picture the rest didn't look to good. 

So I:

Sanded the surface a bit. My thought was to paint it, and then it can't have the lack on the surface. 

Then:

I painted it three times in white color. 

I think I could have done it just two times. 

I still had some red paint left, so when the white was dry, it was just to paint do the red. 

Two coats. 

Voila! 

my baby has a new  furniture in her room. 

Oh and of course, I sawed of the legs, as it was a bit to high, and they where in really bad condition. 

I really like the difference in the red and blue. 

The Blue a bit peeled off, as it's older and the new red. 

  

Avocado

About a year ago I replanted some flowers, I also planted a seed of an avocado. 

You can read about it here: Avocado

Completely forgot to show you what happened to it. 

Here you go!

When I was in Sweden, it almost died. It was standing in a window with burning sun. So it almost got completely burned out. 

But we manage to save it, but therefor the very long stem and the few leaves in the top. 

But at least it's a live, and I did save some money, as I didn't need to go and buy one. :)

craftmanship fair part 2

Tried to upload some more pictures of the fair I attended.Wasn't very easy, takes ages. 

Here comes three more at least. 

This is how the sellers stand looked like. 

Very light. 

This is ours, very dark as you can see. 

We also has a little sheep with us one of the days. 

Im also on etsy!

As from today, I do not only have my website

Maria-Madgalena 

I also have a shop on Etsy.

Shop name is Mariamadgalena

 

My new hat!

Jewlery box, part 2

So it looked like I couldn't really let go of the idea of the jewelry storage. 

I just felt that being 26 and have the "jewlery" in a box in the toilet just didn't do it. 

So here is the second try:

Had two paper boxes. 

So I cut them and glued them together.

I glued on a fabric vadding. Only for the reason that I liked it. 

I covered this vadding with black fabric. 

But the glue did show some, as you can see. So covered it with this red ribbon. 

And voila! Here is the  jewlery box. Better then the first one, that is for sure. This one I can use, which was impossible with the other one. 

And the next one will be even better!

International market

So, this saturday from 10-15 there is a international market. 

(Or lets say more organized flee market.)

I will be there and sell things. Both old and new. 

http://www.expats.cz/prague/article/prague-shopping/international-market-2011/

everyone that has time, stop by!

Jewlery box

Our flat is small, and there is not alot of storage space or space for drawers or shelfs. 

For this reason, my "jewlery" has been lying in a wodden box in the bathroom, with the result that I only wear the same stuff. 

The stuff I never put back. 

So today I was going to change that. 

How?

with this:

This is an old drawer, that feel apart. So been standing now in the hallway, waitin g for a container to come to the neiberhood. 

So thought That I could use this, as my material. 

I measured and measured and draw lines and measured again. 

Lucky me that own a saw!

And here is where I don't understand what happened. With all this measuring, and drawing lines and all. How could this happen?

THIS IS THE RESULT!

I'm no the best in taking pictures, but here I haven't failed. 

Because it looked worse in reality. 

So I made something terrible, look kinda ok. 

Awfulo, awful. Just totally awful. 

It went back in the trash. I didn't wait for a container day with this. I just went straight down and through it away. 

this and that, again

Today, I am so tired. Don't really know why. 

And I also really want to sew, but so tired so I just want to sleep, 8.30...

I also want to learn how to make my own cards, like in birtday card and christmas cards. 

I am really sold on that idea, to start to make them myself. Must be fun, I' thinking. Everywhere I check, they talk about expensive stamps, and machines to cut out things to glue on. 

 I mean, one reason I would do it, would be to NOT support a market thing. And for it to might be cheaper.. 

And aslo to just be creative. 

But with all these stuff, it would be a very expensive hobby. 

Pity. 

Tomorrow we're looking at a day wit swimming pool and gym. 

That is good. 

After that I don't really have any plans. 

new template?

My husband don't like my template. He said it this morning again. He thinks it looks sloppy, and just not nice. 

So I wonder, does it looks sloppy? And the colors and all, please give me some help regarding it, as for me I think it it so much better then before, but can always be better I reckon!

GARDENING

I need a house again!

A house so I can work in the garden. Plant flowers and vegetables. 

It is so much fun, and I haven't done it in years. 

Until now!

Sunday, Monday and Tuesday I was working in the garden here. 

Preparing a part of it, so we can grow vegetables. 

Mixed soil, with compost soil, and a soil as they called it

"vegetable soil".

It was needed, as the soil are almost just sand and stones. 

Here it is!

Maybe it doesn't looks like I did so much.

But...

This is how it looked in the other part, where I didn't do anything yet. 

All the small stones as you can see in the bottom of the picture, I got up from the soil 

More big stones in a pile. 

So I am rather happy with the result like this. 

 Oh I want a house and a garden!