Heavensinki

Got hair?

2011-08-24T20:48:00.021+03:00

They say Indigenous peoples in Brazil pluck their body hair with their fingers. Mix their culture with Portuguese hairy DNA, and what you get is a contemporary hair madness.

I'm Brazilian. That means I wax since God knows when.

Thought Portuguese descendent, I don't have much body hair really, but I hate each one I have with a passion. I have dedicated many hours of my life trying to destroy the little bastards, but they always managed to comeback after 2-3 weeks.

I've tried everything. Warm wax, cold wax, depilatory creams, epilators of all kind. Warm wax is what worked better for me, but doing that on yourself is fairly dangerous. I got trapped more times than I would like to admit. Not to count the times when I was too busy to wax, then I would try depilatory creams, and end up full of ingrown hair. Ewww!

Last time I waxed at a beauty salon in Brazil, the waxing professional observed that I have so little body hair that if I'd try laser hair removal I would see results in no time. I can't spend time enough in Brazil to be able to have the whole treatment, and this treatment in Finland is absurdly expensive, so when I saw the first home laser/IPL hair removal devices I thought my prayers have been answered.

I started researching about this devices, and I couldn't be more confused. It's impossible to find a clear advice of which device is better. There are far too bought reviews, published and re-published to exhaustion on forums and blogs. Beware!

That's why I decided to write down everything I could find out about the devices available in the market
And why should you believe ME? Well, just like you, nobody is giving me anything for free, and I'm concerned about wasting hundreds of euros on a nice looking toy that just won't work.

Let's go through parts:

Laser diode x Intense Pulsed Light (IPL)
They are not the same thing. IPL is not laser, it's just a strong light pulse. Both work the same way - they burn the hair follicle, and if you are lucky enough and you catch the hair on a growing phase, you manage to kill it for good.

Some say laser diode is more efficient, but I couldn't find any user review guarantying that. The brands themselves boots their devices, but researchers say there might be no difference.

The only thing that can be a differential is the fact that (if I understood correctly) IPL bulbs have a short lifetime. They are said to last from 750 pulses (Silk'n) to 40.000 (Rio IPL 8000 --- Really?!) , while laser diode doesn't need to be changed (Rio 60x --- I have a feeling Rio boosts itself a bit too much)

Is it permanent?
It might be too early to say. Some claim it is. Some say it's just temporary. Others say these treatments only reduce the hair amount. However, it still seems better than waxing, shaving or any other option available until now.

Does it hurt?
It seems that depends on the user's resistance to pain. Some say it hurts like "the flick of an elastic band", some don't feel anything. But they still say it hurts less than waxing.
Oh, and one weird thing: you'll have to shave before using the device to avoid the hair to burn and hurt your skin.

Skin type
This kind of treatment doesn't work on dark skin nor light hair. That's because the light uses the hair dark color to "travel" to the hair's follicle. When the hair is light blond or gray, it's unable to absorb the light. When the skin is dark (type 5 and 6) the concentrated mount of melanin tends to absorb more light than average, increasing the chance of burning, blistering and skin discoloration.

How long does it take?
The treatment's endurance depends on two things: the window size, and the pause between the flashes. The bigger the window, the larger the area treated. The faster the pause, the faster you can move to the next spot.

Let's compare some of the most popular Intense pulsed light (IPL) and Diode Laser home devices:

Philips Lumea

Type: IPL

Price ~ 455 €

Window size: 3cm²

Lamp lifetime: 40.000 flashes (no lamp replacement)

Flash pause: 3-5s

Permanent? No

Can be used on face? No

Can be used by men? No

Gel required? No

Pros: Looks nice, doesn't it?

Cons:
Philips Lumea is simply a "photo epilation". The light energy is not intended to be strong enough to disable the fair follicle completely.
The lamp can't be replaced, which means after 40.000 flashes you can through the whole thing away. OUCH!
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Remington i-Light

Type: IPL

Price ~320 €

Window size: 2cm²

Lamp lifetime: 1.500 flashes (comes with 3 spare lamps), ~ 26 €/lamp

Flash pause: 2s

Permanent? No

Can be used on face? No

Can be used by men? Yes

Gel required? No

Pros: It has a multi flash mode which allows continuous movement and thus faster treatment sessions.

Cons: Zaps are not fully even, so you end up overlapping some areas and missing others. It feels quite weak and cheap.
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Boots Smooth Skin

Type: IPL

Price ~ 377 €

Window size: 3cm²

Lamp lifetime: 10.000 flashes (190 €/spare lamp)

Flash pause: 6s

Permanent? Yes

Can be used on face? Yes

Can be used by men? Yes

Gel required? Yes (3,42 €)

Pros: Good reviews (Like this one: http://www.beautyscribbler.com/2009/12/boots-smooth-skin-ipl-hair-reduction.html)

Cons: The device is very expensive, the lamps are quite expensive (ok, they also last quite long), it requires a gel and as far as I know you can only get it from UK.
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Boots Smooth Skin iPulse PLUS

Type: IPL

Price ~ 455 €

Window size: 12mm X 25mm

Lamp lifetime: 20.000 flashes (no lamp replacement)

Flash pause: 3-6s

Permanent? Yes

Can be used on face? Yes

Can be used by men? Yes

Gel required? Yes (3,42 €)

Pros: Good reviews

Cons: The device is very expensive, it requires a gel that as far as I know you can only get it from UK and again, after 20.000 flashes it goes to the trash. OUCH! OUCH!

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Rio IPL 8000

Type: IPL

Price ~ 400 €

Window size: 14mm X 35mm

Lamp lifetime: 40.000 flashes (99€/ spare lamp) - Actually it will depend on what level you're suing it. 40.000 flashes if you're working with weaker levels, because if you work with levels 4 and 5, the lamp's lifetime is 10.000 flashes!

Flash pause: 5s

Permanent? Yes

Can be used on face? Yes

Can be used by men? Yes

Gel required? No

Pros: Sounds good

Cons: Bad reviews. I don't know if it's the product that isn't good, of if it's the advertising. Somehow it seemed the few positive reviews were bought. Like the one from Katherine (KathEv), and the one from Paul B (-pb-). They are everywehere. The "enthusiastic users" are always telling how perfectly the machines work, they give links to websites that sell it, telling how fast they deliver, how sweet the sellers are... Hmmm...

PS: Rio, if you're reading this and you'd like some proper review, I'm at your service!!!
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Rio Scanning x60

Type: Laser diode

Price ~ 500 €

Window size: 14mm X 21mm

Lamp lifetime: Forever?

Flash pause: a few (?)

Permanent? Yes

Can be used on face? Yes

Can be used by men? Yes

Gel required? No

Pros: Sounds good also. And if it's true what they say, laser diode should have faster results than IPL.

Cons: Angry reviews. They too could be bought reviews (counterpropaganda) but somehow they are more convincing than the positive ones.
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Silk'n SensEpil

Type: IPL

Price ~ 294 €

Window size: 6 cm²

Lamp lifetime: 750 flashes (41 €/ spare lamp)

Flash pause: 3,5s

Permanent? Yes

Can be used on face? Yes

Can be used by men? Yes

Gel required? No

Pros: It's the device with most reviews on Internet. And many positive reviews are clueless, which seems to me they are simple people writing from their hearts <3

The window is quite big. It's cheap... This could be a good one, if it wasn't for:

Cons: 750 flashes/ lamp makes it the shortest lifetime among all lamps!!!
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Silk'n Flash n'go or Flash & Go or Flash and Go

Type: IPL

Price ~ 230 €

Window size: 4 cm²

Lamp lifetime: 1000 flashes (comes with 1 spare lamp, ~ 31 €/ spare lamp)

Flash pause: 3,5s

Permanent? Yes

Can be used on face? Yes

Can be used by men? Yes

Gel required? No

Pros: Seems to be as good as Silk'n SensEpil, but more anatomic and cheaper. The lamps last a tiny little bit longer.

Cons: The window is smaller than Silk'n SensEpil. Each lamp only lasts 1000 flashes.

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Now, to be honest, there's not a clear best option. If Rio could prove that their devices do what they promise, theirs would be the best ones; but the costumers reviews made me quite skeptical.
I think I prefer Silk'n Flash and Go because of the good reviews on Silk'n and because of the price of the device, and the anatomic shape. I'm not happy about the lamp lifetime though. It's a tough decision...

Hey, Rio! Why don't you just send me one of your devices to test?! It would make everybody's life much easier!!!

Just when you think you've seen everything: Sweater for earphone

2011-02-16T18:09:00.003+02:00

This is "Untangled", a pattern by Samira Qureshi published in SamQ Ravelry Downloads. It's a cover for earplugs.

Yeah, yeah, I know… Who in the world would knit such a thing? That’s what I first thought.

But then I had a very stressful day, and I totally needed to knit. And I needed to see results. Some smoke, some take pills… I use my (knitting) needles.

So I took my old earphones and started knitting. I didn’t even read the whole pattern. Just knitted the i-cord with 3 stitches, doubled the number or stitches (kfb) went it came to the pivoting point where right and left ear bud come together. Then continued one side with 3st and left 3st to make the other side later. Oh, and I didn’t cover the microphone/control.

The project turned out to be a bit slower than what I expected. Taking the earphone cable out of the way after every 3rd stitch sucks.

I'm happy with the result. It feels good, it looks cool. My husband says it looks like a shoelace, and that's what I like about it. It looks a bit surreal.

I always have the problem that my earphone’s cables freeze in the winter, and I think this may help a little bit, but I'm not sure. At least it’s true what they said, the cables don’t tangle anymore!

"Untangle your earbuds, knit this cover, then never untangle them again!"

I might make another one for my airplane earplugs ;)

Brazil is...

2010-09-12T14:05:00.000+03:00

Sob medida

2010-04-25T12:59:00.001+03:00

Mulheres (tricoteiras) brasileiras eis a melhor coisa que já nos aconteceu desde ______________ (espaço para a última melhor coisa que te aconteceu): "Waist Shaping Calculator", o calculador de cintura.

Pra quem é como eu, em que a blusa fica frouxa na cintura e apertado no busto – ou seja lá que formato você tenha, as receitas nunca assentam como devia – esta é a nossa redenção. Você põe as medidas de tensão, circunferência do quadril, cintura, busto, comprimento e voilà: uma receita sob medida pra você.

Esta vale um link permanente na barra da direita =)

As voltas que o mundo dá

2010-04-14T22:00:00.003+03:00

Uma coisa bizarra aconteceu comigo ontem...

Há um certo site chamado Garnstudio, que é uma loucura. O site é da Drops, uma marca de lã norueguesa, cheia de receitas fabulosas 100% grátis. Como escreveu uma finlandesa, aquele não é um site inspirador, é um site obsessivo. Sério... A medida que você vai passando pelas fotos, a frase começa a fazer sentido. Por tanto, se estiver sem tempo, cheia de trabalho e precisando escrever uma maldita tese sobre Documentário Animado, fique longe do Garnstudio, da Drops.

Infelizmente, ninguém me avisou. Estou viciada há um tempão :-/

Eu comecei a fazer uma receita da Drops, de uma pantufa bonitinha de verão. Pode parecer bizarro "pantufa de verão", mas é que aqui na Finlândia não se usa sapatos dentro de casa. Aí se você vai visitar alguém, e está mais bem vestida, com uma meia-calça e tal, tem que tirar o sapato. Ficar de pezão no chão, e ainda por cima acabar com a meia. Solução: ter umas pantufas na bolsa.

Pra falar a verdade, eu acho que o nome certo é sapatilha, mas a receita em português chama de pantufa, então eu também chamo de pantufa.

As receitas estão em noruguês, sueco, dinamarquês, finlandês, inglês, alemão, holandês, francês, espanhol e português. O problema com o português e o espanhol, é que há menos receitas nessas línguas. Então, devido à minha preguiça lingüística noturna, fui pro inglês mesmo.

Estava tudo indo bem, até que chegou numa parte que dizia "Work GARTER ST – see above – for 8-8-9 cm / 3 1/8"-3 1/8"-3½", cut the thread and slip sts on a stitch holder. Cast on 18-20-23 sts (= towards mid front), work in sts from stitch holder and cast on 15-16-18 sts (= towards mid back) = a total of 41-44-50 sts." E eu: Hmmm? O.o

Fui ver se tinha em português. "Tricotar em PONTO JARRETEIRA – ver acima – durante 8-8-9 cm, cortar o fio e colocar as ms/pts em espera num alfinete de ms/pts. Montar 18-20-23 ms/pts (= lado do meio da frente), tricotar as ms/pts em espera e montar 15-16-18 ms/pts (= lado do meio da parte de trás) = um total de 41-44-50 ms/pts." Eu eu: AHHHHHHH!!! O.O

Oh, meu Deus, o que eu faço agora? Finlandês: "AINAOIKEAA (ks. selitys yllä). Katkaise lanka ja siirrä s:t apulangalle. Luo 18-20-23 s (= keskietu), ota apulangalla odottavat s:t työhön ja luo lopuksi 15-16-18 s (= keskitaka) = yht. 41-44-50 s." E eu: Ah, tá! Por que não disse antes?! ^.^

Acho que caiu um tijolo da Torre de Babel na minha cabeça.

Chai Latte

2010-04-13T14:20:00.005+03:00

Já experimentou Chai? Chai é um chá indiano com especiarias, muito, muuuito bom. Eu experimentei uma vez numa cafeteria e me arrependi. Isso porque eu viciei mas não queria pagar 3,50€ por xícara.

Mas as receitas são fáceis de achar pela Internet. E são todas praticamente iguais. Diferem normalmente na proporção água/leite. Bom, eu peguei algumas receitas, fiz umas adaptações, e estou satisfeitíssima! Esta é a minha receita:

Chai Latte

600 ml de água
2 saquinhos de chá preto (cada saquinho de Tetley equivale por 2, então se usar Tetley, um saquinho basta)
1 pauzinho de canela
1 pedaço de gengibre seco (se quiser pode usar fresco, mas precisa ralar)
4 cravos
1 pitada de cardamomo em pó
300 ml de leite

Ferva 600ml de água. Adicione o chá e os temperos, baixe o fogo e deixe ferver por 6 minutos. Então adicione o leite, e deixe o esquentar (mas não ferver!). Coe, e sirva quente. Adoce a gosto.

Móito bom!

Me too!

2010-04-12T15:28:00.000+03:00

I too am a Berliner

Quem dera ser um Peixe

2010-04-05T18:05:00.007+03:00

Encontrei esta receita fantástica de Gorro de Peixe no Ravelry há alguns meses. Decidi postar agora porque a receita foi traduzida para o português!

Parece complicada, mas é bem fácil de fazer. É um projeto de 2-3 dias, especialmente indicado para dias sem graça =)

Fiz este gorro pro meu sobrinho Amos, um carinha de 2 anos com excelente senso de humor. A pedido da minha cunhada, fiz também um cordão, pra segurar o gorro.

Voilà!

Caiu como uma luva um gorro um peixe!

Em português: http://www.deadfishhat.com/fishy-patterns/gorro-peixe
In English: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEwinter08/PATTfishy.php
Suomeksi: http://www.deadfishhat.com/fishy-patterns/kala-pipo

€===== haleja =====3

A pair for my sock II

2010-03-28T15:43:00.006+03:00

And so I got it done, 5 years later.

To know what's all about click here.

Southern Cross bag

2010-03-24T15:37:00.007+02:00

So, here's for those who asked for the pattern in English! As you might know, I'm not a native English speaker, and I'm only learning this whole Knitting vocabulary now. So sorry for my possible mistakes, and please let me know if you find them, so that I can fix them!

Here we go:

MATERIAL

For the Bag:
• Super Bulky Felting Wool (5-6 wpi): 600 – 630m (656 – 689 yards)
• Circular needles 8.0 mm (US 11), 80 cm (32 inches) long
• 2 double pointed needles 8.0 mm (US 11)
• Tapestry needle
• Zipper ~45cm (17 inches) long

For the Details:
• Felting needle
• Yarn of different color

Cast on 150 stitches onto the circular needle. Be very careful before start knitting! Make sure the stitches are not twisted! Knit until the tube is 60 cm (23 – 24 inches) long. When you're done, leave a long piece of yarn before you cut it. Use it to sew one side of the tube. Cast off.

Now make two I-Cord straps, one for each side of the bag. Use double yarn to make the straps stronger. Cast on 7 stitches onto a double pointed needle. Then slide the work to the right, and start knitting only the front of the work. Every time the finish a row, slide it to the right, and start over. You're not gonna work the wrong side at all. Like this:

Bring the yarn all the way to the right:

The wrong side is going to look like this:

When the strap is 90 cm long, cast off. Sew the straps, one on each side of the bag.

If you like, you can make pockets for mobile phone and other small things. Just knit squares/ rectangles 30% bigger than the desired size, and sew them inside of the bag.

It's felting time!

It might be a good idea to put a plastic bag inside the bag, and sew it with a cotton yarn, to avoid the bag parts to stick together. Don't tighten it too much, or it will leave marks. Do the same in the small pockets, if you have made them.

But the bag to the washing machine, using the program recommended by the manufacturer. That should be normal wash with soap at 40°C (104°F). It's a good idea to put some other pieces together into the washing machine, like two pillow cases or a towel. But choose something of similar color, because the yarn color may bleed.

If, when you take the bag out of the washing machine, it looks like this:

...don't panic. It's time to mold it.

But if after washing it still looks too big, repeat the process. If it's too small, wet it thoroughly and pull into the right shape. Don't be afraid of using your muscles!

When the bag looks like it should, let it dry flat. Once it's dry, you can iron it (check the manufacturer's recommendations!)

By then, it should be looking like this:

This is pretty much it! You can stop here if you like. I preferred putting on a zipper. I also made a loop in the back, to hang the safety reflectors, so needed in Finnish winter.

Then you can make the details in Needle Felting (embroidering also works)! The Southern Cross was copied from the Brazilian Real coin. You can use any pattern you like. Simply draw it to a paper (or print it), cut it, place it on the bag and draw the contour. Place the yarn on top of the contour, and needle felt it!

Here you can see how it's done, from 2'10'':

And that's how it's done! Easy, uh? Well, if it doesn't seem easy, I didn't explain right, so feel free to ask!

€=== hugs ===3

Estou fazendo uma blusa de tamanho errado...

2010-03-17T23:08:00.007+02:00

Tirar medida é para os fracos.

A pair for my sock

2010-03-17T00:40:00.015+02:00

This is a long story…

The very first thing I’ve ever knitted were socks to my granny. The second, were socks to my best friend… That’s when I decided to make socks for myself.

I had a big amount of stash left from my friend’s socks, and I thought it would be enough to make socks for myself. I was young and innocent, and very slow knitter. When I finally got one sock done, I noticed there wasn’t enough for another one… and Novita had discontinued the yarn color.

For 4 years I had that lonely sock waiting for it’s unfolded destiny, on my yarn basket. Until the day I learned of Ravelry.

Ravelry is an awesome website which is like a community for knitters. There you can publish your projects pictures and data, and like, if you are following a certain pattern, you can link your project to everybody else's projects on the same pattern. You can exchange ideas about patterns, yarns, whatever you like. You can publish your own patterns, you can have other users patterns for free, or for sale... Ravelry is like knitters heaven.

The one beautiful day I saw a Finnish lady nicknamed Mohariina had that very same pink-green-blue-orange yarn on her stash list. I got in touch with her, she said she had no plans for the yarn, and that she was happy to help me finishing my pair of socks. She sold it really cheap (it was almost just the mailing costs), and in a couple of days, here it was:

And may this project restart!

€=== hugs ===3

Cruzeiro do Sul

2010-03-11T19:46:00.013+02:00

Finalmente terminei de fazer a minha bolsa de feltro. Ficou enorme, do jeito que eu queria! Demorou quase um mês. Não porque a bolsa em si fosse difícil de fazer, mas porque eu pratiquei muito pra fazer o detalhe "Needle Felting" antes de ter coragem de fazer na bolsa.

Pra quem quiser arriscar, a receita é simples.

MATERIAL

Para a bolsa:
• Cerca de 3 novelos (~300g) de lã feltrada
• Agulha circular n° 8 (80 cm)
• 2 agulhas de ponta dupla n° 8
• Agulha de tapeçaria
• Zíper

Para os detalhes:
• Agulha de feltragem
• Lã de outra cor.

O tamanho do trabalho deve ser cerca de 30% maior do que o resultado final desejado. Para esta bolsa de 34 X 40 cm, eu trabalhei com 150 pontos. Na hora de começar, muito cuidado. Como há muitos pontos, a tendência do trabalho é enrolar. Cerfifique-se que tudo está do lado direito antes de começar a trabalhar em círculo. Eu mesma errei 2 vezes, e só percebi uns 10 cm mais tarde... :-/

Faça um tubo de 60 cm de comprimento, em ponto meia. Quando terminar, costure um lado do tubo fechando-o. Esta é a bolsa. Fácil!

Agora faça as alças:

Monte 7 pontos em uma agulha de duas pontas. Trabalhe sempre em ponto meia. Faça a primeira carreira, deslize o trabalho para a outra ponta, e faça a próxima carreira sem fazer o avesso.

Atrás vai ficar assim:

Quando a alça tiver 90cm, arremate.

Faça a outra da mesma forma.

Costure as alças à bolsa com a mesma lã feltrada. Cada alça de um lado!

Se quiser então fazer bolsos dentro da bolsa, faça-os antes da feltragem. Faça quadrados ou retangulos, 30% maiores que o tamanho desejado. Costure-os à bolsa.

Hora de feltrar!

Coloque um saco plástico dentro da bolsa, e costure com uma linha de algodão. Nada muito apertado, que é pra dar espaço para a bolsa diminuir. Este plástico é para impedir que durante a feltragem as paredes da bolsa de fundam. Faça o mesmo em bolsos, caso os tenha feito.

Coloque a bolsa na máquina de lavar em programa normal. O importante é que a temperatura de lavagem seja 40°, por mais ou menos 1h30'. É uma boa idéia colocar umas duas peças pequenas como fronhas, ou uma toalha pra lavar junto. Mas escolha algo de mesma cor, porque as lã tendem à "sangrar" na primeira lavagem.

Modelagem

Quando tirar a bolsa da máquina, não entre em pânico. É hora de moldar...

Não tenha medo de usar força. Estique mesmo, se pendura na bolsa se for preciso. No meu caso, foi. Você tem que fazer isso enquando ela estiver úmida, porque quando secar, não vai mais funcionar.

Quando a bolsa estiver do jeito que você queria, e seca o suficiente para passar, passe (em temperatura ideal para lã).

A esta altura ela já vai estar mais bonitinha:

Se quiser parar por aqui, a bolsa já está pronta. Mas eu preferi colocar um zíper.

E fazer os detalhes em "Needle Felting". Mas pra quem curte, dá pra bordar também.

Quem tiver interesse em Needle Felting, aqui tem um tutorial (em inglês) muito bom:

That's all folks!

€=== um abraço ===3

Easy Needle Holder

2010-03-08T20:30:00.012+02:00

YOU WILL NEED:

• Needles:	8mm, 4mm
• Felting Yarn:	~75 meters
• Aran or Sport weight Yarn:	< 50 meters

• 2 buttons

•Tapestry Needle

And of course: scissors, tape measure, and washing machine

HOW TO DO IT:

First, make the rectangle with felting wool and needles 8mm.

Cast on 50 stitches. Knit on the right side, purl on the wrong side, until it’s about 35 cm.

Felt the rectangle on the washing machine as usual.

Rectangle before felting: 41cm X 35cm Rectangle after felting:
34cm X 24cm

Beware: Every yarn felts differently.

This particular yarn on my washing machine felted about 20%

Make the cables with aran or sport weight yarn and needles 4mm.

1ST ROW: p3, C2B, p3

2ND ROW: k3, p4, k3

3RD ROW: p3, k4, p3

4TH ROW: k3, p4, k3

REPEAT THESE 4 ROWS until the cable’s length is almost the same as the longest side of the felted rectangle (in this case, it was 23cm).

Once the cables are ready, attach them to the rectangle using a sharp tapestry needle and the same yarn you used to knit the cables. Be careful not to let the stitches show on the other side!

Make small loops on the edge of one of the sides of the cables (the size will depend on the buttons you’re going to use).

Close the Needle Holder as you like. Mark the right place for the buttons through the loops, and attached them.

Voilà!

€=== hugs ===3

PS. I know the colors are not the coolest ever, but they make the Holder really easy to find!

Should I stay or should I go?

2008-07-04T01:22:00.001+03:00

I was wondering if I should try again...

Have a nice Wednesday!

2007-06-20T16:44:00.000+03:00

Add on to this drawing or make your own at Sketchfu!

Take Me Out

2007-06-19T00:48:00.003+03:00

I found a funny website today called Sketchfu. It's quite fun if you know how to draw. I'm not very good, but I gave it a try... I had "Take me out" by Franz Ferdinand playing in my brain.

Learn how to draw cartoons, comics, and anime at Sketchfu!

More Happy Birthdays...

2007-06-07T17:16:00.000+03:00

My father and I (1980)

Me and my little bro, JR (2003)

My father and JR celebarte birthday in the same day (07/06).

That's why, when JR was young, he used to think he and my father were twins... :-D As a mater of fact, nowadays it feels like JR and I are twins, even though I'm 6 years older! Aren't we alike? I like to think if I were a man, I'd be as handsome as him ;-)

Happy birthday, dears!

Miika, saving the day since 1972

2007-06-06T12:13:00.002+03:00

Hyvää Syntymäpäivä, Rakkaani!

If you were an animal, what animal would you be?

2007-06-05T20:37:00.002+03:00

You'd be a War Horse. Strong, brave and loyal like a war horse you are protective of family and friends and generally polite and freindly to people you dont know or just met. However your attitude can change quickly if your family or friends are threatened in anyway and you quickly fight it off. However because of your protective attitude you can oftern find yourself getting angry and interfering if you see anyone being threatened and cant defend themselves.

How about you? What animal would you be?