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da bici a borsa

finally! You know when you want to do a project for a long time, but do not do that? My husband was asking me a messenger bag, shoulder bag that kind of flat rectangular shape, for a long time, but I never knew what fabric to use. Then he realized he would need a smaller version of the messenger bag to carry only your wallet, keys, phone, etc.. I showed him my clothes and even chose what she wanted for her purse. but do not yet cucivo this bag. are of the opinion that if you do not like to create one thing, there's a reason. In this case, because I had to sew the bag of my husband from an old bicycle inner tube.

had seen a number of projects made with inner tubes, but I was a bit 'scared because it made her look like a very complicated (and also something that is broken sewing machine needles).

however, was not at all like that. Certainly, it was not like sewing cotton and sometimes my car jumped the points, but overall it went well. the only problem was the fact that I had never sewn a bag and I did so in a way that was not the smartest. but that's another story that we tell!

then, what? Take an old inner tube and open it with scissors in order to have a long rectangular piece. Then you'll want to wash with soap and water because they are filled with a white powder (and zozzose in general). is useless to try to remove the fold of the room, because you can not (I tried!). So it seems my bag into strips. and then ... it does everything you want! I used the zig zag to combine the pieces to make a wider and then sewing the sides.

I used one tube for the bag and then I wanted to use another for the crash when I remembered something. Last year, when we scrapped our poor scassetta, I determined that I wanted seat belts and I had cut. then the collapse is an old seat belt.

are quite happy with the result. objects completely recycled, my husband has a perfect bag for your needs that is absolutely unique. seems almost like a kind of skin. the next thing I would do ... a wallet made from inner tubes. We'll see!

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pacchi arrivati!

as I wrote earlier, I participated in the swap laura "everybody at the table." yesterday I received my package from anto (aka iris 19) .

mamma mia, quante cose! una candellina a girasole, due ricette (sono molto curiosa di provare quella per le patate alla parmigiana, essendo golosa di patate!) e un biglietto carino. dentro i tre pacchetti…

…un grembiule, uno di quei cucchiai di legno piatti (non so come si chiama!) con una pannocchia di mais sopra (siamo grandi consumatori di mais a casa nostra) e, la parte che preferisco, 6 porta tovagliolini fatti a mano da lei!

 

oramai a casa nostra non si usano più i tovagliolini di carta, quindi questi sono perfetti! mia figlia ci vuole sempre cambiare porta tovagliolini in continuazione, then we can always be used more. Thank you, Anto!

the package that I sent to maria for swap the arrived. here is the content:

two sets of six coasters made (by me) with foil board so that you can write with chalk the name of the glass (or seat at the table) of the person. we know that at parties or dinners, the glasses are exchanged very easily! and then a card with a watercolor he did my daughter ("bird footprints").

short, is very nice to participate in the swap!

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beneficienza: il dono dei giorni “persi”

last April, I embarcata in a very interesting, that the donation of absorbent washable girls and women in developing countries. without free access to this type of product, women from these areas are forced to use the bark of trees or leaves or newspapers to absorb the menstrual blood, or even enter the clay into the vagina to block the flow of blood. there is no need to say that these materials not only are not sufficient to manage menstruation, but often cause infections. not to mention the fact that often becomes difficult for them to attend school o lavorare per diversi giorni ogni mese e può diventare una esperienza umiliante.

mi sembra una situazione davvero triste, ma per fortuna non è difficile aiutare. quindi ho cucito molti assorbenti e li ho messi “in vendita” nel mio negozio di miss hobby con un prezzo ridotto per coprire il costo della spedizione dell’assorbente in africa. io, invece, offro i tessuti e il lavoro. gli assorbenti poi vengono spediti direttamente dal venditore alla organizzazione di benificienza. chi paga questi oggetti in donazione NON RICEVE NIENTE, a parte la conoscenza che hanno aiutato almeno una donna in bisogno di un modo igienico di gestire le mestruazioni, quindi aiutandola ad evitare malattie and assent from work or school. and I do not think a little! look at the faces of the girls who received the menstrual kit in the photo above!

when I decided to join last spring, I chose the sister organization hope. when I prepared the package to be shipped, however, I knew that needed it most because they had begun a collaboration with a group in Africa that produces the absorption. So now I will send them to the shanti uganda society. in Sanskrit, shanti means "peace." shanti uganda is an organization that provides training to adults, many of whom are HIV positive, creating crafts or financial aid for their education. also provide medical services, especially for pregnant women, and yoga classes. in addition, they offer workshops for girls and women to learn about their health, sex, AIDS and menstruation, giving each a kit menstruation.

if the initiative you are interested, go take a look at my shop and perhaps you will also commission some towels. for the cost of a couple of coffee at the bar, you can help a girl go to school or a woman to work, things are quite normal for us and discounted. Then, we recall that only one absorbent washable will help so many days because you can reuse per anni!

anche se non ti va di commissionare niente, perché non spargere la parola? scrivici sul tuo blog e cerchiamo di aiutare più donne possibile!

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swap pronto!

come ho scritto la settimana scorsa, ho partecipato allo swap di laura . il mio primo swap, che emozione! sono stata abbinata con maria , ed ecco il pacchetto pronto per la spedizione (ovviamente sul pacco si leggono gli indirizzi. non mi sembrava il caso di pubblicarli per tutto il mondo da vedere. va be’, sappiamo che mica tutto il mondo legge questo blog…figuriamoci!… ma avete capito che voglio dire.). il pacchetto outside is bad enough as it strictly from materials recovered and reused, but the content is nice, or at least I hope that Maria will find it! I'll show you after receiving it because I do not want to spoil the surprise.

other news? This morning I bought a melon. I can not wait to use the seeds to try to create a wonder how these beautiful necklaces. I'm also about to embark on the adventure of sewing old bicycle inner tubes to create something new. I hope so much that I get something decent!