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Refashioning my nautical top

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Have you ever refashion a refashioned item of clothing? A while back I discovered that one of my fave refashioned tops was beginning to stain due to the solvents in the glue that I used to embellish it (note to self, use a needle and thread next time!).  Anyway, I tried hard to save it from the bin and settled on a lovely tutorial from Tea Rose Home  I wore the new top on our outing to the Mid-Autumn Festival picnic with friends :-)  Have a great week ahead....




Growing Vegetables with Ms Green Fingers

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It's well known that I have a very bad relationship with plants.  We grow well-acquainted with each other and then all of a sudden they turn yellow, wilt and die. It's happened to my tomatoes, spring onions and chilli peppers.  The Funeral March just rings in me when they meet their unexpected (or expected in my case!) death.  I need help!

That's why I have invited fellow Singaporean blogger, Ting Ting aka Ms Green Fingers to share her insights and tips to growing veggies in our hot and humid climate!!  Ting Ting grew up in the countryside surrounded by plants, vegetables and fruit trees. Now that she is living in an apartment, she grows her own vegetables and herbs in the patio.  If you want to grow your own veggies, read on, and don't forget to follow her at Growing Vegetables with Ms Green Fingers!  Thank you, Ting Ting! :-)


Tribal Necklace from Lanyards Tutorial

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I've decided to take a break from the Monday Greeny Crafter features, but for those of you who have agreed to be featured and haven't gotten back to me, don't worry! I will feature you :-)    To make it up, here's a tutorial for the tribal necklace that I made from old lanyards and showed you last week! 



Lanyard Crazy - Ways to Reuse Your Lanyards!

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Last week I asked for suggestions on how to reuse the lanyards you always get when attending conferences or exhibitions.  They come in different colours and material - ribbon, cord and even  shoe-lace type of material.  It's such a waste to throw them away.  Here are a few great suggestions from my readers:



a) KJ of Let's go fly a kite suggested using them as selvedges and not forgetting to save all the hardware that comes with the lanyards for zipper pulls, key fobs/key chains! :-)
b) Mezzy of Recycled, Repurposed, Renewed suggested sewing them together to make a belt
c) Nueyer from Angelhearts Crafts  says she reuses them and DIYs her own name cards
d) Terriea of TerrieKwong uses them as bag straps if they're thick enough!

Other suggestions were camera straps, sewing them together to make place mats, roses and even being straps on old flip flops!  Thank you to everyone for all the suggestions.  

Here are some pics of what I made - actually I made a lot of things, but they are useful to me so I'm happy :-)  I would like to thank my good friends, ML, J and MA for donating their old lanyards from the office - hugs to all of you!

Homemade Pinata - Sponge Bob Square Pants!

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Who doesn't love Sponge Bob and his side-kick, Patrick? They're funny and qwerky, and somehow their slapstick reminds me of Stephen Chow.   My friend, LY, got creative and made this really cute Sponge Bob pinata for her son's birthday party - she recycled boxes and used acrylic paint and tissue paper.  It looks awesome, and she used the money that would have gone into buying a SG$80 pinata to buying the party goodies!! Frugal mummy rocks!

 Here are the photos she's shared with me.  Thank you, LY!







Greeny Crafter 29 - Mandy Made

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It's the start of a week of school holidays for us in Singapore but there's still homework to do so my son won't be getting much of a holiday - poor him, and yes, he's only in the first year of primary school!!!

This week's Greeny Crafter is Mandy from Mandy Made.  She has a range of upcycles and tutorials, and my favourite is her clever swim suit refashion! Read more below!!

Reusing your lanyards

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We have a lot of exhibitions and conferences in Singapore, and they all hand out lanyards - big ones, small ones and even chunky ones that look like seat belts, and it's all in the name of marketing. I used to just chuck them in my drawer as soon as I got back to the office, but I have so many.  Here are a few of mine and hubby's combined.  It's such a waste though and maybe organisers should just use the old pin and cardboard instead - time to put on the thinking hat and see what to churn them into! I'm thinking of key chains, camera straps and may be even a phone strap too!  What are your ideas? :-)


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