Fluffy bed capiton

Still painting on my tall lamp and knowing it's not gonna be done today I decided to make another project for today's TaD.
This is my new fluffy bed capiton made from a wooden board as long as my bed and as tall as needed to lean on it while watching movies.
Covered with leftover fabric from a drape project gone wrong and filled with pillow stuffing. I used a staple gun to put the whole thing together and it turned out to be really easy to make. Only took about 15 minutes.

 

 

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Thing a day

M-am inscris la editia de anul asta a proiectului Thing a Day, in care este incurajata crearea de lucruri noi in fiecare zi a lunii februarie.
Posturile mele de acolo vor fi publicate si pe blog, doar ca vor fi in engleza.

Asta e primul post, cel pentru 1 februarie.

I made cake in a cup


Which is not the same thing as cupcakes :)
I know, I know... you're gonna say that this is a blog about handmade, but who can work on an empty stomach? And my first project isn't done yet so this is all I have to show for today.
But getting back to the cake, it's amazing, and great for lazy people because all you have to do is mix the ingredients in a coffee cup and put it in the microwave for 3 minutes. You need 4 tbsp of flour, 3 tbsp of sugar, 2 tbsp of cocoa, 1 egg, 3 tbsp of milk and another 3 of vegetable oil and that's it ! You can also add any fruit, nuts or chocolate chips.
I made mine with nuts and blueberry jam. Yum!

Inglorious Basterds

In primul rand trebuie sa spun ca e un film grozav de vazut in cinema. Daca nu pentru altceva atunci macar pentru ca se termina cu un cinematograf in flacari, din care spectatorii nu pot iesi.
Damn, acum v-am spus finalul! Oh well, asta nu strica cu nimic placerea vizionarii pentru ca e genul ala de film care are mult mai multe de oferit decat un final.

Inglorious Basterds urmeaza si ca poveste si ca imagine standardele impuse pana acum de Tarantino, doar ca de data asta proportia de umor si violenta e inversata in favoarea umorului. Poate am devenit eu imuna la violenta din filme, dar sincer, Brad Pitt e mortal incercand sa vorbeasca italiana and that's something you don't see every day.



1. Vintage WWII military hat 2. Vanessa hat 3. Call to arms navy slacks 4. Drop dead gorgeous red dress

Cat despre violenta din film, spargerea capetelor cu bata de baseball mi-a amintit de bataia din Ireversible, dar nu stiu cat au in comun Gaspar Noe si Tarantino ca sa presupun o referinta.
Oricum e genul de film entertaining, fara pretentii de a fi corect istoric - pana la urma e vorba de o mana de americani si o evreica with a grudge care reusesc sa incheie razboiul intr-o singura noapte.


1. Gun pattern bag 2. Steampunk glory medal pin badge 3. Cercei pistol 4. The bobeda bag

O mentiune speciala pentru Christoph Waltz in rolul "Vanatorului de evrei", genial, absolut genial. Chiar si Tarantino a recunoscut ca pana la auditia lui Waltz credea ca rolul este de nejucat.


1. Cercei 2. Curved hunting knife 3. 1914 4. Gramophone

Blue Bird by Charles Bukowski

there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I'm too tough for him,
I say, stay in there, I'm not going
to let anybody see
you.

there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I pur whiskey on him and inhale
cigarette smoke
and the whores and the bartenders
and the grocery clerks
never know that
he's
in there.


there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I'm too tough for him,
I say,
stay down, do you want to mess
me up?
you want to screw up the
works?
you want to blow my book sales in
Europe?

there's a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I'm too clever, I only let him out
at night sometimes
when everybody's asleep.
I say, I know that you're there,
so don't be
sad.
then I put him back,
but he's singing a little
in there, I haven't quite let him
die
and we sleep together like
that
with our
secret pact
and it's nice enough to
make a man
weep, but I don't
weep, do
you?

Skellig

Skellig e primul film pe care l-am vazut in 2010, chiar pe 1 anuarie si sincer nu stiu ce mi-a luat asa de mult sa ajung sa scriu despre el. E tot o ecranizare dupa o carte pentru copii cum sunt Coraline si Lemony Snicket de care am mai vorbit aici, dar nu e neaparat un film de aventuri.
E o drama englezeaca despre un pusti care se imprieteneste cu un inger cazut in depresie. Iar totul se intampla intr-un decor salbatic, prea putin invadat de civilizatie.


1. Art by rat 2. Gold metal stand terrarium 3. Fairy retreat photo 4. Fox Glove porcelain earings

Ingerul e Tim Roth, probabil cel mai expresiv actor ever (dupa experienta serialului Lie to Me mi-e greu sa nu fiu atenta la mimica si limbajul non-verbal dintr-un film).
El este ingerul deprimat, fatigue de toata omenirea si multele ei drame mici, marunte. Nu pretuieste viata umana fiind convins ca orice fapta a sa e in zadar, ca vor exista intotdeauna oameni care vor avea nevoie de ajutor.


1. Rochia pian 2. Green carambolas 3. Three sisters moss terrarium 4. Candelabru verde

Si totusi viata abunda in jurul lui, chiar si asa cum e, acum, aproape impietrit, natura raspunde si il inconjoara in ciuperci, plante si mici lighioane care sa-i tina companie.


1. Felted pebbles hairpins 2. Cercei eco 3. Hairclip de primavara 4. Sweet baby and momma mushrooms

Inocenta si determinarea pustiului il readuc pe inger "pe calea cea buna" iar noi avem parte de sfarsitul fericit pe care il asteptam inca de la inceputul filmului.
Dar lasand de-o parte morala siropoasa, filmul asta mi-a placut pentru ca este simplu si sincer - doar o lectie despre energia si potentialul pe care le irosim impietriti intr-o rutina cotidiana.