6/11/2011

The sky I see

The sky is gray not black...
With the city in pars
For darkness lack
I can’t see stars

No wonder we’re not humble!
We want and want it all…
From within we start to crumble
We rise so we can fall

And all the light will shield my eyes
As I’m walked to my grave
We think that we are wise
A sheep hoard in a cave

3/14/2011

A puzzle piece - who's lost its puzzle,
can try to charm - can try to dazzle...
They'll never take you as a whole -
- for all for one and one for all...

2/15/2011

A coment on a quote

At one point in his life Tao Te Ching, the founder of taoism said, "Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear." I found it while I was researching the way of Tao for my brother's essay and it seemed to imprint itself on my mind. As for my interpretation, I believe the quote is about letting the course of time straighten things out for us, that there is no need to fight the unknown, because that would only make the watter murkier. But on my long bus ride from London to Sheffield I brought myself to wonder, the thing is, every time I let the watter clear up, let the sediments find themselves drawn to the bottom of the pool by their weight, the only thing that I can see clearer is the gravity of the situation - in other terms, how much muck is at the bottom. So riddle me this, how is one to live? Are we to swim and fight or rather sit at the edge with our motionless feet merely dipped in? How does one achieve cleanness, an is that the thing we are to strive for? Ether way if one choses to clean out their life, an do away with all guilt and regret, before the water can get cleaner, it must become stirred up and dirty. Though I have no right, but being of a rude and rebellious nature, I shall change the quote up a bit to match my own purposes. "Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear. When you see what is on the bottom, you are ready to choose your tools of cleaning it out..."

1/20/2011

Tad bit Leather, pinch of Romance

Well a bit more diy - this time I took a ride on the internet and found tons of fun thing that I've put on my list of projects...
The first of which some fun tiny leather books jewelry... (I made a few leather broaches too..)


So lets get to it!

What you will need:
  • a length of chain 
  • earring hooks
  • different colors of leather ( you only need scraps as the books are tiny) 
  • paper
  • felt
  •  scissors, pliers(?), and a hot - glue gun 
Here is a picture guide -




































    And some close ups









    If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask....
    Good  Luck!




    1/16/2011

    light switch...

    Its always the wrong  light switch...
    I can never get it right I've lived in this place since forever, and yet I always pick the wrong one of the two...
    yeah, I'm pretty much going insane, some would argue that the term 'going insane' is so pasé in regards to me. They are pretty sure that I've long since arrived at my destination...
    But hey, its not so bad, at least I know where I'm at.
    always at the corner, at the light switch, and alwais wondering why the light is on in the hallway and not on the stairs...

    Some fun earings...

     These I made out of one of those old commie mugs...hammer + mug = fun
     cupcakes...
     I saw these all over the net, naturally I had to make a pair of my own.
     I love these because the freek the hell out of people...

    1/07/2011

    Some good old DIY - a vintage hat

    I've been doing a lot of thinking lately, and it occurred  to me that I should take a little break and use my hands for a change...

    So round up ladies and gentleman!!!

    What you have just seen was my completely unauthentic ladies vintage hat. One head at a time!

    As for the makings, here is a list:
    • your most basic sowing kit (needle and thread) 
    • 1 wire hanger 
    • 0.5m*0.5m of easily bended, coated wire netting
    • 0.5m*0.5m of some thin elastic fabric (I used cotton)
    • few cotton balls to make the edges soft 
    • felt, ribbons mesh, tulle, broaches, buttons, rings....etc for decorations
    And now the instructions,in which I"ll show you how to make the skeleton for your hat...
    Take your hanger, unwind it and straighten it out, than wrap it around your head, this should make an oval or a circle (depending on your head shape). Before closing the circle add about two to three centimeters to the circumference.
     
    Take your netting and shape it around your head, than take the wire circle you just made and place it on top of the netting, bend the edges over and cut of the excess netting that is not needed to hold the wire circle in place.
    Once you have done this, coat the edge with some cotton, but be careful not to over do it.
    Than take your stretchy fabric and sow it to the wire structure.
    And now you can let your imagination flow....
    I covered mine in black felt and than some tulle, last but not least I added a broach of glass..
    Good luck!