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WPP: Olympics + Helsinki

31st May 2008

With the upcoming summer Olympic games and Singapore playing host to the Youth Olympics in 2010, I was just wondering have I ever taken any Olympic-related pictures anywhere?

Umm (running through album pages)…here it is!

paavo nurmi

The statue of Paavo Nurmi, standing outside the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland.

Paavo Nurmi, one of Finland’s greatest long-distance runner, won 9 golds at the Olympics in the 1920s and set more than 20 world records. Wow!

Picture taken on: 31 November 1997


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How to cut an index card into a long necklace

28th May 2008

Steps:


1. Get one index card (or cardstock) and a pair of scissors.


2. Fold it in half and crease the fold.


3. Position the scissors at the fold.


4. Make straight cuts but don’t snip right off the edge.


5. Flip (towards you) to the opposite side and be ready for another round of cutting.


6. Cut on the middle of each strip. Again, don’t cut right through the end.


7. You’ll get a zig zag like this.


8. Go back to the fold, skipping the FIRST and LAST strip, trim off the fold on all the remaining strips.


9. Open up and you’ll find a hole that is indeed big enough for you to make your way through from the head down or from the feet up.

This is adapted from Dr. Robert Krampf’s science experiment #11 on the science of topology.

Tips:
If you cut narrower strips in step 4, the hole gets even bigger. And if you accidentally snip off the first or last strip, you will have cut yourself a paper streamer.

Say if you (ever) have to entertain someone with a simple trick or make a paper-party-necklace, you know what to do!


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Carminita

26th May 2008

Meet Carminita, a little matryoshka doll I ‘adopted’ recently. Isn’t she sweet? Even hub couldn’t resist taking a closer look at her. She and her other friends are designed by Rosy and you’re all cordially invited to visit them at the Micasita house.

Thanks Rosy for such a darling!


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Blooming contest

23rd May 2008

So here it is, the first contest of its kind on bloomize and you are invited to take part!

It’s really easy, just take a look at the Bloom Bright collection and leave a comment on this post with:

1. your favorite bloom no.
2. the name of any of the knots* used on that bloom

Please enter by Saturday, 31st May. 2 winners will be announced on 1st June.

* their names are right here.


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Peach seed sponge

21st May 2008

It’s described as an unwoven cloth with crushed fine peach seed to remove soil stains on vegs and pesticide residues on fruits. Not meant for other cleaning jobs.

The sound of peach seed was what drew me to this sponge and not its shape.

I’m currently using this as a scrubber for step no. 5 in the vinegar wash.


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Knottingpedia - knot books

20th May 2008

Here are the books that have introduced me to the history and techniques of the art of knotting:

English

Japanese

There are more jap books (which I wish to read) over here, here and here.

You can see how I apply some of the techniques on my current bloom knot collection at the Bloom Blest shop.


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