#12 photography post - Spring time

It's spring time people :D I took a picture of the tree in front of my house. It puts you in a good mood, doesn't it?

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Wardrobe renewal

Yup, probably it's the effect the sunny days gives me who's talking but I feel inspired for starting a wardrobe renewal!
I'm spending my free time browsing the net to find new projects and inspiration and I found loads of stuff! There are so much nice revamping projects that I don't even know from where I'd start.
Maybe, to organize my work, I'd take a photo of each article of my closet that I want to customize and then associate the pic to the tutorial I want to use.. hum.. does it sound insane? I know that I'm forgetful and I can have the most brilliant ideas and then forget them the following second and make something terrible at the end D: So maybe this'd be a solution.
Anyway, this all started with this stupid, boring hoodie D:<

I researched for a bit to find inspiration cause I didn't know what to make of it and here is what I found.. I'd like to mix all of them.. I'm not sure about the cap sleeves though, I'd like 3/4 sleeves better.. hum..

And then this bag I received yesterday.. the leather is.. well, not the best quality, so I won't feel guilty if I make some cutting. I'd like to turn this:

into this:

Mission impossible?! XD Yes, probably, but I still want to try, at worst I'll have some new leather scraps XD

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MANGA! Favorite Manga!

Manga swap!

I swap with Swap-bot!

"For this swap you will send in a EMAIL, 5 to 10 of your favorite manga that you love reading. In the email leave the title and descripction of each Manga. And leave at least a few sentences as to why you love that Manga."

So here you go the manga I chose for this swap (click on the image and you go to a site where you can get more info and read them for free)

From my fellow swappers I received several interesting title and I put them all in my "plan to read" list :D Take a look if you're looking for something new to read!

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#11 photography post - Ray of sunshine

Few weeks ago I joined a swap called "Photo Scavenger Hunt":

I swap with Swap-bot!

"For This Swap..
You will email a picture of your interpretation of the theme. ...
Find the following:
1. Street Sign
2. Something Green
3. From Above
4. Your "Workspace"
5. Ray of Sunsine
Photographers can interpret the themes......"

This is my Ray of sunshine :D

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Tutorials & swap - Blue jeans babe

This swap was very interesting, it gave me few ideas and I'd like to share..

I swap with Swap-bot!

"Do you do denim? I do! I like to wear it and then recycle it. For this swap we will share our denim re-do ideas in a Puzzle Letter! Puzzle Letters are easy to make. You write your letter, then cut it up like a puzzle. Slip the pieces into a ziplock baggie, put them in an envie with your swap card and send."

The puzzle letter I received..

..and the one I sent.

So, apart from the fact that it has been damn hard to put together all the pieces of the letter XD , I'd not decipher the first two links, but the other two bring me to a couple of nice craft:

-Click on the piccus to get the tutorial-

Denim Pocket Magnets

Recycled Denim Scatter Rug

Aaaaand here you go the tutorials I put in the letter:

Scavenger Hunt Bubble Envie

Swap time :D

I swap with Swap-bot!

"You will be finding stuff for this swap that starts with the letters of the group as in BEGAG, ... example:
B-Books etc...
E-Envelopes etc...
G-Gum etc...
A-ATC,etc...
G-Glue sticks etc...
... Make sure you tell what letter is for each item."

My partner was the awesome Hippofairy who sent me this super cool package that made my day *is still happeh about it*

#10 photography post - Street market

New photo!
This one isn't that good, artistically speaking, but I like the image, it brings back warm memories and it definitely feels like home..

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DIY Borsetta libellula

Ho fatto questa borsetta per uno swap mesi fa e sono rimasta cosi contenta del risultato (è stato difficile metterla in una busta e vederla partire..) che ho deciso di farne il mio primo tutorial.

Al di là di tutto questo è un ottimo modo per fare delle borsette con la chiusura senza impazzire per inserire la zip. E’ una tecnica piuttosto semplice e versatile, in fondo al post troverete altre cose che ho realizzato allo stesso modo.
Spero l’idea vi piaccia e che troverete utili le mie istruzioni. 


You can read the ENGLISH VERSION of this project here.

Vi serviranno:
zipper
forbici
ago e filo da ricamo in diversi colori
panno lenci
gemme
colla con glitter
Budget: quasi nullo
Tempo: 2h00

Istruzioni:


1- Disegnate il modello su un foglio di carta, dandogli la forma desiderata (dalla foto vedete che dovrà essere disegnato doppio, come se ci fosse uno specchio in cima) e ritagliatelo. Disegnate e tagliate una linea retta nel mezzo, lunga e larga abbastanza da farci stare la zip.

Pencil case and stationary swap

"For this swap you will buy or make a pencil case and fill it with good interesting stationary."

Nice swap, huh? :D So here what I got:

#9 photography post - Crocodile

I was in Puglia in august 2008 and there was this awesome crocodile sculpted in the sand.

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