repurposing idea & a win!

My husband went on a mining conference and Carmen and I generally have a good rumage though what he brings back.  Anything interesting from a mining conference you might ask.  This time a gem!  A lovely hession bag - but unfortunately with a logo printed on it.  So here's what I did:

1. Found a piece of hession ribbon lying around
2. Did some blankt stitch over around the edges (my blanket stitch needs practise)
3. Added a red felt heart (I had made quite a few some time ago and cannot remember what I was going to do with them) to cover the one little piece of the logo that was sticking out.
4. Lastly a silver heart charm was sewn on the other hearts

Now, a new bag to use for whatever!  Took me all of twenty minutes to do.  So before you toss it see if you can recycle it!  Cannot wait for the next conference!

On another note, I have been lucky to win a few things over the years and yesterday was my latest win.  Cannot wait to taste, but the decorations are too nice to take off (have I mentioned that I still have the flowers that were on my wedding cake - lots of years ago!)  I know I should have cropped away the placemat  - at least you know now that we eat at the table!

back from the land of Gods and Goddesses

Wow 16 days (2 for travel) in Greece.  We arrived in Athens, stayed in a hotel that gave us the view of the Acropolis the minute we opened the curtains. Two days of exploring the city and then off on a tour to the Mereora and the monsastries and nunneries.  If ever you want to experience a quiet, serene and sacted place, then the Meteora is the place to go! Very special experience indeed!
Back in Athens for a night and then an early morning flight to Mykonos - the city of all kinds of people, small alleyways, breathtaking views and delicious ice cream! Three nights spent there and then on to Santorini.  We first took a ferry to Pathos and then a sea jet to Santorini - another experience!  After winding our way up the mountain and getting stuck in a traffic jam of busses, we arrived at our cave house, home for the next few days.  Santorini is all that the pictures say it is.  Lots of white walls and deep blue sea.  Fantastic food, great sunrises and sunsets and a surprise helicopter flip aroung the island while sipping on Moet.  Left Santorini with a sad heart, back to Athens for some quick afternoon and early morning shopping before we boarded the plane back to Dubai and ultimately South Africa and Australia.

This is certainly an experiece that everyone needs to go on.  It somehow takes you back to your roots and makes you think of who you are as well as what you would like to achieve in your life. Are the little things important? No, look at the bigger picture and that is what you need to aim for!