Weekend at the movies #3

Finally! It's never too soon for Friday..

Studio Ghibli movie this week. I've not seen it yet but I'm a fan of the Miyazakis' movies so this is a must.
All I know is that the story take place in Yokomana in 1963 and has something to do with Japan reconstruction after the II world war. Yes, I don't like reading too much about plots before watching the movies.. SPOILER!!

Title: From up on poppy hill (original: コクリコ坂から - Kokuriko-zaka Kara)
Director: Goro Miyazaki
Gender: Animation, dramatic, historical
Year: 2011

*click for the trailer*

Totoro phone case

You don't wanna know how much time Aly waited for this.. it's kinda embarrassing..
She asked for a Totoro phone case and here it is, finished just today!

Movies and cosplay

I saw this movie yesterday, called "The women of the 6th floor". A very cute commedy that actually hid important themes..

I'm happy to say I managed to watch several new movies lately and I liked most of them = say hi to my new cinema related board :D

There is still a lot to pin, but little by little I'll fill this one too!

Oh and I forgot that last saturday we went to a comic convention in Mantova. It was nice, even if little, there were few cool cosplays too, like this one from "Howl's moving castle":

Love, love!! Max and I managed to take a photo with them, yay! :D You can see more cosplay photos here and here).

Hum I completed a new project today so stay tuned for a new tutorial and the first episode of the new "DIY from head to toe" serie!!
Good night everyone :3

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Zip-up earbuds tutorial and a new Totoro!

I stumbled upon this Zip-up earbuds tutorial time ago and I thought it was genious, like the best idea to avoid tangling wires from now on 8D
I had to make my own, it came out quite nice. It's very simple and cheap, just a bit time consuming..

And since my garden is full of snow Max and I decided to make something awesome out of it

Isn't it awesome? 8) Its grin.. <3

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Mimi wo Sumaseba

"Mimi wo Sumaseba" a.k.a. "Whisper Of The Heart"!
I saw this movie yesterday with Max, I loved it, it's somehow touching and I've felt a bit like the protagonist, all lost about her future.. and I'd not say this but the last scene is overly cute >w<
Give it a try, it's totally worth it!

The "theratrical trailer type a" describes the side I like the most better (@ min 1.59, just click on the link) --> trailer!

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2011 last projects - finished

Finished.. well at least few of them xD But I'm very proud of the results, let me share!!

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3.

1. Hanamichi Sakuragi plushie from Slam dunk!!!
2. Totoro made from a sock <3 (TUTORIAL here)
3. Ninja external disk holder

What to you think? a couple of plushies must be finished soon, as soon as my exams are over D:

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2011 last projects - sneak peak

Yo people!
Want to take a look at the lastest projects I'm working on? They're going to become Christmas presents for my boyfriend and my cousins (who made commissions). I really hope they'll like them!
Can you guess what they are? :D

PINSPINSPINSPINS!

oh and I created a new board to gather my favourite books.. still a lot to pin here xD

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I'd focus..

Yo people! How's life?
Here it's cold and foggy but hey, who cares? Christmas is approacching, there is no time to be moody xD My Pinterest boards are exploding because of all the wonderful projects I see around lately.. inspiration overload! I'll go into a tailspin soon xD

I'll handmake the majority on my Christmas presents this year, I've already listed what I'm going to make for who. I'd also like to take care of the wrapping and do something nice to make everything more special and original.. I'd just like to have more time, I find it particularly difficult to concentrate on sewing lately, damn it D: FOCUS!!
Want to know what I'm working on also? No? Oh well, I'll tell you anyway.. I bought a little-size binder and I'm going to turn it in a recipe holder! As usual I made a draft to take note of the particulars (I'm kinda forgetful D: )

So basically I want to make a collage on the covers and envrap it with plastic so it won't get dirty, then find some cute food related paper to decorate the inside.
I flipped through my old anime/manga magazines to find some images and this is an initial idea:

What do you think? I love the One Piece image >: D !!

Last night I watched a live on TV: Coldplay live from London and it was love all over again with them <3 I mean, Chris was rolling himself on the floor covered in confetti! How can you not love him?!?!
"Major minus" from their last album "Mylo Xyloto" in my new current obsession xD :

Oh and look at this awesome nail polish I found last week, it makes a crack effect, it's very cool!

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Newest craft!!

I'd just like to say that I've been sick. in July. wtf!!!
But I'm not here to complain, I just want to share my latest creations :D

I finally finished every pieces of a commission a friend made:

The latest he asked were Torakiki (I dyed some white felt myself, using this tutorial, cause I'd not find the beige one, it turned out good!) and the red angry bird:

And! I made this luggage tag for a friend who's in Korea right now:

What do you think? :D

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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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