Repair Work

Short Post today. Here are three pictures of repair work that I did a while back. In the beginning there were just beads and luckily for me the owner of these beads gave
me permission to do whatever I wanted to do with the beads. (Freedom! Lol) 

*The pictures are a bit blurred though*

The bracelet in the second picture was lacking in stones , so I pondered for awhile and decided to combine it with a single heart bead and two crystals. So the owner would be able to wear this bracelet two ways.

Finally the last picture, the color combination on this one was interesting and somehow I feel that my picture taking skill does not reflect it well. hm...Maybe I am too harsh on myself.

All I can do is practice and experiment more in picture taking.

At the end of the day, all  the bracelets turned out great! The owner of these beads wore the second bracelet straight away. The only thing I wish I had done was take the before 

pictures when the string was broken and such.

Practic makes perfect!

Jan Vormann Dispatchwork

I was just surfing the net browsing the telegraph.co.uk when something colorful caught my eyes and I could not resist so I decided to click out of curiosity. It was amazing.

Lego+ Crumbling walls and structures+Repair work
=
Ingenious!

Jan Vorman has been traveling around the world for the last three years fixing crumbling walls and structures by using Lego pieces with the help of many wonderful and enthusiastic people who are creative in their own right.

I would never expect a combination like that would work. I have seen some fantastic things sculptures that have been done with Lego bricks but NEVER thought these fun colorful bricks would be used to help repair buildings. It gives a dash of color and makes people wonder "How is that possible?"


Tried my best to research as much as I could about Jan Vormann (the person behind the idea). He is quite an elusive person from what I gather with my not-so-bad-usually-find-what-I-Want-Information(Whew what a mouthful- I might be wrong about this but hey his work is wonderful). After more researching I found his listed work on this site and judging from what he studied- He applied the knowledge that he learned and put a creative spin on it.
Simply eye-catching and *Whoa I need to take a closer look and see if they are for real* feeling.


Another helpful website was Samsung Imaging (site) which explained what and why the Lego are used. The purpose is for a campaign as they stated in their title for the post :

Jan Vormann – Cure and Remember, Lego helps us.

The post written by Nadia's own words on Oct 21 2009 states

This campaign, started by Jan Vormann, was initiated by the hope to remedy the building that was wounded by the shootings from WWⅡ; with Lego. Then, out of all things, why with Lego? There are other materials like cement that are unnoticeable. Lego is fun, but it seems so out of place. So why was it with Lego? ..........................................
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making Lego and filling in the building is a symbol of looking back at the past and at the same time, a pledge to not go through one of our worst mistakes again. This is Jan Vormann’s intention and the time that we all need. (You can read more of this post-report at the link given below)

#10 Jan Vormann – Cure and Remember, Lego helps us.

I also wondered how did he get people to enroll and lucky for me I found a site which explained how people got involved when he went to Amsterdam.

The idea and how it has turned out so far is quite inspiring!

Site to view more pictures of Lego repaired buildings over here: http://www.dispatchwork.info/

All copyrighted photos, displayed above, belong to their rightful owner Jan Vormann, unless otherwise stated.

The Cat and Goat. Broken to Repaired!

Hello Everybody! I welcome you to this tiny blog of mine. It has not been so long ago since I have started this site and so far I am still having a uber (very) great time just making handmade jewelry.

Who am I you ask? If you already know, I say ^_^ Welcome Bacccccccccccccck!!! Hehehe

If you absolutely have no idea, I am not offended (I am just one of the billions of people on this earth. So the odds of you knowing me is like less than 1%?? : P ) Just read on!!

Hmmm... I thought about what I wanted to "blog about" and my topic of choice (at this very moment) is about .....The Cat and Goat!

I introduce to you Yellow the Cat (Yes, he replies and answers to the name "Yellow")

I find him uber cute for a cat that looks "young".

He is four years old and has 1/4 persian blood flowing in his veins as his Grandmother "Noni" was originally from the Tutong District and was 1/2 persian also.

(Note: If he looks his age to you in this picture...I say we should blame the person who took the picture in the first place for misleading us!!!)

Lol I reallllllllly like him as he is a very sweet and usually greets me whenever I come home. Yellow belongs to my younger brother.

hmmm.... I should say it now I guess...I like Cats a lot!! I could talk about them for hours!! ...But I won't do that here. (I will try not too...Maybe : D)

The other animal found in this picture is a goat who answers to the name "She-Mama".

She belongs to my father and is just two months plus old.

Her parents are within the house compound but they are not actually keen to be near humans unless its feeding time.

She-Mama is 100% goat but she acts and plays like a cat.

(She even chases after them, Most of the cats are on ok terms with her.)

She is the nearest animal to what my family can term as a dog.

My dad calls her by her name, she appears and follows him around the house like a very affectionate Puppy.

Lol she is definitely a pet goat who is here to stay as long as time permits.

I put this photo up as it was a rare moment for Yellow and She-Mama to be even this close. Yellow usually likes to keep his distance from her.

*Ahem* With that I end the short story about the cat and the goat.

So what have I been up too?I have been fixing bracelets that belong to my mom.

I happily agreed so that I can become better at fixing a many variety of bracelets.

I took a photo of what they look like before I fixed them.

The picture shows a mixture of beads, In total there are three bracelets.

In the end I managed to fix two and here they are!!

I am not showing the last one as it is a W-I-P(Work In Progress) and I wish to modify it again.

: P

I am coming to the end of my post, However I want to mention that I am selling Handmade

Items and Unique Stuff on this online store/blog BUT:

I can also repair bracelets and Necklaces, If it is too Loose? I can Adjust it it! The string broken? I can fix it. Why am I telling this to you? Well it is meant Especially for you!! Check out that offer at my store site : www.dw33b.blogspot.com
(Applicable for People living in the country of Brunei only.)

With that I end my post, We shall meet again!! (Hopefully)

Dw33b

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