tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16615889455520192382024-03-20T04:45:21.184+02:00La Femme JolineJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878437559978740485noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661588945552019238.post-8982397877249798142020-04-10T02:00:00.002+02:002020-04-10T02:00:35.549+02:00Easter during lockdown and unprecedented times.<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKmkcDTtisyscj5LXxNVhN1TcHR1Y5vfmeAoWstdXPd-qHcEZTTZyFVeTNe7GDJb4NSRKmhIEoOavocP5HqRGWmi2-xW2nw_tf_tIT1aVMcVuKL6oiSf0Aav5TQbngMUbX7ylJonqv_BC/s1600/IMG_0945.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKmkcDTtisyscj5LXxNVhN1TcHR1Y5vfmeAoWstdXPd-qHcEZTTZyFVeTNe7GDJb4NSRKmhIEoOavocP5HqRGWmi2-xW2nw_tf_tIT1aVMcVuKL6oiSf0Aav5TQbngMUbX7ylJonqv_BC/s640/IMG_0945.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: #990000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">“<i>Father, if you are willing, take this cup</i></span><i style="color: #990000;"><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-25907A" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-25907A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #990000; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><i> from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.</i>” </span></b></div>
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<b><i><span class="text Luke-22-43" id="en-NIV-25908" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">'43 </span>An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-25908AT" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-25908AT" title="See cross-reference AT">AT</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span class="text Luke-22-44" id="en-NIV-25909" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">44 </span>And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. (NIV)'</span></i></b></div>
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<i><b><span class="text Mark-15-33" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">'33 </span>At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NIV-24860AA" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NIV-24860AA" title="See cross-reference AA">AA</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="text Mark-15-34" id="en-NIV-24861" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0b5394; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">34 </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, </span><span class="woj" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #990000;">“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”</span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> (which means </span><span class="woj" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #990000;">“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">'</span></span></span></b></i></div>
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Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878437559978740485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661588945552019238.post-68667010853399860322018-11-20T16:52:00.000+02:002018-11-24T13:34:02.974+02:00Zero-waste dress<div style="text-align: center;">
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plastic carpet underlay, </div>
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something to attach the garment with.</div>
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A pattern for the dress.</div>
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Today I would like to show you how to make soccer balls out of your old plastic bags and newspapers. I saw the tutorial on the web somewhere, and was fascinated with the
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What you need: old plastic bags, old newspapers and tape. Firstly, crumple the newspapers into ball like shapes, depending on the size of the balls you would like to have.<br />
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As you can see, you can also use old plastic containers to use as bats, or old newspapers (or in this case, Colour Conference brochures and Woolworths Xmas brochures!!) Once again use coloured tape or paint to make the bats a bit more fun.<br />
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Interesting fact of the day:<br />
Plastic bags and other plastic items take between 10 to 30 years to
break down. When marine life gets entangled in the plastic in the
ocean, it can lead to their death. <br />
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Click on the following link if you would like to see the original video.<br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/d0GQZFlO4tM">Child in Africa making a ball out of plastic bags.</a><br />
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I am free!<br />
Free to be me!!!<br />
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At last I can see myself!<br />
At last I can be myself, for myself!!!<br />
Not to impress anyone,<br />
not to get any body's attention.<br />
Not to do things because I think it is what someone else expects me to do.<br />
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Lucky for me, all the other roles has been filled and only my role has been left open for me.<br />
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To be creative,<br />
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To be silly and funny, to be able to get down to the level of children, so I can understand them and help them. Help them to grow up to be the best 'them' they can be...<br />
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This is my story<br />
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For too long I tried to fit in. For too long have I failed to do just that. How many times do you have to kick your foot against a stone, before you realise the stone is in the way and that you should walk around it or hop over it.<br />
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To attempt walking around this stone was not easy; it was not easy at all actually. To train a young child's brain is easy, but to re-train an adult brain is not so easy. But with the right help it can be done. Thank God there are people out there that wants to help adults as much as I want to help children.<br />
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Someone once said that they were down and out, without anything and with very bad manners because of their family. I am free, free to be me, and it is all because of my family. We seem to help each other in the strangest ways. God always takes the impossible situations and make them possible.<br />
So I thank my family for the part they played in my freedom. I love them all dearly, every single one of them.<br />
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Now my life can begin, my future is an open book, waiting to be written, and I cant wait to continue this journey. <br />
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<b>The great Carmie!! </b></div>
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Happy birthday babe.</div>
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I created this top with the idea of a funky, warm and comfortable coat with a hoodie, as a top layer over my other clothes. At first it was so long that it touched the ground. After one day of wearing it, I realised that I had to change the style. Even though I did not mind the 'Muslim' inspired look, as that was where I got the idea to begin with, this one was not warm enough and I kept stepping on the seam.<br />
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The Wendy dresses that I made previously then became my inspiration for the new details. I chopped off most of the length but kept some in the back giving it a dovetail design feature. In addition to this, I added some <a href="http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-ruching.htm" target="_blank">ruching</a> detail in the back and I attached some blue and white ribbon to give it a 'girly' look. <br />
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I love my new top and it is very comfortable and fun to wear.Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878437559978740485noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661588945552019238.post-66845220599026218202015-08-15T13:04:00.001+02:002015-08-17T09:31:25.882+02:00Bad kids<br />
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I came across this one on Facebook, and just had to share it because it is so true. Its just easier to call children bad, because then we do not have to deal with the real problems they face, and we - the parents or grownups - can remain in control. Because that is 'so' what they need; someone to control them - so that one day when they are adults, they can deal with the real issues in their childhood life. <br />
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people may judge them and think they are crazy. This is not a healthy
cycle of events. I am just thankful that there are people in this world
that does care about the mental health of people, young and old. That
they dedicate their lives to bringing back the harmony into peoples
lives that were missing their whole life. I thank God that he created people different, with different desires and callings on their lives.<br />
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Personally I think, give your child a chance. A real chance at life.
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Each seam had to be hand sewn first, because the satin moved in its own direction under the machine, it was like the dresses wanted to come to life!<br />
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Then each piece was re done with the Overlocker. With the seams in place with the hand sewing, I found it much easier to attach all the slippery bits.<br />
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Eventually the dresses were ready to come to life on the stage. I can not wait to see the show in September!!! <br />
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PS: I love how the wind played along in bringing these to life today. It is one of Cape Town's best features for a reason.Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878437559978740485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661588945552019238.post-55461778010017449502015-05-25T19:09:00.000+02:002015-05-25T19:09:57.646+02:00DIY puppetsThis is a lovely do it yourself project for the winter months for you and your family. Make some puppets and put up a show for the kids, they will love it.<br />
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All you need are some left over fabrics, and an idea for a story. I chose 'The frog prince' because it was the right story for the age group that I was doing my practical for.<br />
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Cut two bodies, just a bit bigger than your hand. Then one face and two hands. Make your face look like the character by using whatever you have lying around. My frog's eyes are from a Ben Ten children's pyjama top, and the mouth is Ben Ten's arm that I reshaped into the mouth.<br />
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Enjoy your puppets!Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878437559978740485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661588945552019238.post-13151901504833471202015-01-08T23:02:00.003+02:002015-01-08T23:02:44.984+02:00DIY - Scatter cushion<br />
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I wanted to make something special for someone, something that no one else would have - so the idea for this little scatter cushion was born. <br />
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All you need is little bits of fabric, lace, buttons, thread, ribbon, filling and to know the person you want to bless. Do not use a pattern, it will all just fall into place as you play around with the items.<br />
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Yesterday, I decided to make a dress from a skirt that was given to me. It was not exactly my style, but the fabric was divine. So I got some inspiration from a Vintage pattern, and this is what I came up with.<br />
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This is the pre-loved skirt, from a brand called 'St Michael' - or what was left of it after I got hold of it. (I only thought of writing a blog about it, after I cut out my new dress.)</div>
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I used this Vintage 'Style' pattern as my inspiration, but changed it from a fitted bodice and semi-circular skirt, into a short, loose-fitting dress - as I know this suites my body type better.<br />
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I completed the dress today, and decided to blog about the experience. In addition to this, I have something new to wear tomorrow, in the hot, African sun - that nobody else has a copy of.<br />
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Being creative is a gift, and if you use your talent it seems like the creativity comes pouring out of you. Do you know what your talent is? Are you using it and loving it? If not, maybe its time for a new adventure into your world to find out what your talent is. Please post on the blog when you find out, as I would love to know. Have fun.<br />
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<span lang="EN-AU">Today’s creative activity is multifunctional. You can make a Christmas tree beanie, or a mini
Christmas tree from a pre-used beanie. By using pre-used goods and up-cycling them,
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<span lang="EN-AU"><b>What you need:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1 pre-used beanie, a scissor, red and green fabric and some small
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<span lang="EN-AU">Firstly, cut short strips of fabric in both
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<span lang="EN-AU">There you have it, your very own Christmas
tree beanie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Feel free to either
wear it to a Christmas function or to hang it on the wall as a decoration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I chose both options; I almost won a
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<br />Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878437559978740485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661588945552019238.post-16009666415199385622014-11-02T21:44:00.001+02:002014-11-02T21:44:47.288+02:00Children Learn What They Live<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If a child lives with criticism,</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
He learns to condemn.<br />
If a child lives with hostility,<br />
He learns to fight.<br />
If a child lives with ridicule,<br />
He learns to be shy.<br />
If a child lives with shame<br />
He learns to feel guilty.</span><br />
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If a child lives with tolerance,<br />
He learns to be patient.<br />
If a child lives with praise,<br />
He learns to appreciate.<br />
If a child lives with encouragement,<br />
He learns confidence.<br />
If a child lives with fairness,<br />
He learns justice.<br />
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If a child lives with security,<br />
He learns to have faith. <br />
If a child lives with approval,<br />
He learns to like himself.<br />
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, <br />
He learns to find love in the world.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">~Dorothy Law Nolte Ph.D.</span><br />
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Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17878437559978740485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1661588945552019238.post-91864827710869891332014-10-12T23:25:00.000+02:002014-10-12T23:36:04.777+02:00Candid photography - at the beach.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today, while doing a maternity shoot in Milnerton, I came across these lovely children playing on the beach - they were having so much fun.<br />
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