MACETAS - PLANTERS

Hola queridos lectores,

Una vez más estoy aquí, participando en el Calendario de Adviento 2024 organizado por Matxalen. Muchas gracias querida Matxalen por invitarme nuevament. 

Mi aportación es un tutorial paso a paso de 2 macetas.

Hello dear readers,

Once more, I am taking part in Matxalen's 2024 Advent Calendar. Thank you very much, Matxalen, for inviting me again. 

My contribution is a step-by-step 2 planters tutorial. 

Se trata de un sencillo tutorial de reciclaje con materiales fáciles de conseguir. La cadena de crochet se puede sustituir por otras tiras decorativas. Además, es más fácil cortar el plástico con un cutter caliente.

It's a simple, recycling tutorial using easy-to-find materials.  The crochet chain can be replaced with other decorative trimmings. Also, it is easier to cut the plastic with a heated cutter. 

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Herramientas y materiales

Tools and materials

1.   Una pequeña botella de plástico médica (como se muestra en la foto)

2.   Hilo de crochet o de bordar y aguja de crochet.

3.   Pegamento fuerte y pegajoso o pistola de pegamento.

4.   Botones o pequeños discos de madera. 

5.   Cortador. 

6.   Lijadora o papel de lija

7.   Una tira de cartulina. (utilicé cartón de huevos) 10 cm de largo por 1,5 cm de ancho.

8.   Pintura acrílica

1. One small medical plastic bottle. (see photo)

2.  Crochet or embroidery thread and crochet hook.

3.  Strong tacky glue or glue-gun

4. buttons or small wooden disks.

5. Cutter.

6. Sander or sandpaper

7.  A strip of cardstock (I used egg carton) 10 by 1.5 cm.

8.  Acrylic paint

   

a) 1. Corta con cuidado la parte superior de la botella como se muestra en la foto.

    2. Envuelve y pega la tira de cartulina en la parte inferior de la botella.

    3. Corta por el borde superior de la tira.

    4. Lija las partes superior e inferior de la botella tanto como de la tapa.

(No tires la parte envuelta ni el gotero, se pueden hacer más miniaturas con ellos.)

a)    1.  Carefully cut the top of the bottle as shown in the photo.

       2.  Wrap and glue the strip of cardstock to the bottom of the bottle.

       3.  Cut along the upper edge of the strip.

       4.  Sand the upper and bottom parts of the bottle and cover.

(Do not throw away the wrapped part or the dropper.  More miniatures can be made with them.)

Montaje

 Assembly 

b)  1. Teje dos cadenas lo suficientemente largas para rodear la botella y la parte superior de la tapa.

     2. Pega las cadenas alrededor de las copas grandes abiertas.

     3. Pega un botón pequeño a uno más grande. (haz otro juego para la tapa.)

     4. Pega las copas a los botones

b)  1.  Crochet two chains long enough to go around the bottle and the cover upper part.

     2.  Glue the chains around the large open cups.

     3.  Glue one small button to a larger one.  (make another set for the cover.)

     4.  Glue the cups to the buttons.

 

Listo para pintar. Se necesitan aproximadamente 3 capas de pintura acrílica para cubrirlo.

Ready for paint.  It takes about 3 layers of acrylic paint to cover it.  

 

Listo para plantar.  Las macetas están rellenas de plastilina marrón flexible.

Ready for planting.  The planters are filled with pliable brown Plasteline.

Les deseo a todos una Feliz Navidad. Feliz Hanukka y un Feliz, Próspero y Pacífico Año Nuevo 2025

I wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukka, and a Happy, Prosperous, and Peaceful New Year 2025!

THE 2024 SPANISH ADVENT CALENDAR

 Hello dear readers,

After a very long, restless time of war and worry, I'm looking forward to a ceasefire, I'll hopefully begin to post again, starting on the 5th of December with a tutorial.

I hope you'll enjoy all 24 tutorials organized by Matxalen, and contributed by experienced bloggers

Blessings and hugs!

War Time

Dear friends and readers

My apology to all my friends for not posting here for almost a year. It's just that I couldn't bring myself to write anything about miniatures which usually are my passion, when I'm frustrated and angry about so much injustice against Israel. Not only have we been cruelly invaded but to be condemned when we try to defend our country just kills my faith in the United Nations.

I'm not a religious person, I stay a Jew because I was born so. I respect all other religions and am happy to celebrate other religion's customs and feasts as well as ours. Any happy event that brings us together is welcome. Israeli Arab citizens who live among us are involved in our everyday living. Arab Israeli citizens work in oue hospitals as doctors,dentists, nurses, and other medical aids under the same conditions as the Israelies. Arabic doctors and nurses receive equal salaries as the Jewish staff. Arab Israel citizens are employed by private companies, as hi-tech technians, sales experts, drivers, carpenters. builders, engineers, etc.in fact there is no difference, we all get the same medical treatments, sit where we want, enjoy the same benefits given by our government. So how come they call Israel an apartheid country? How shameless can the UN be?

This is what happened since my last post. I no longer work with the elderly in the previous Daycare Center for Senior Citizens. I now am visiting another Daycare Center which is in my neighborhood, five minutes by car from where I live. I am one of the seniors now for three days a week. Nothing has changed except the personell and the visitors. While I'm there I help my friends with their crafts. It was my daughters' decision that i spend less time on the roads hecause of the risk of being far from shelter when the alarm for missile attack is on. The danger is being on the street or in a public vehicle that has to be evacuated at the speed of a minute and a half. Many are dead or wounded by the shrapnel from exploded missiles than by the missiles. Even inside the houses, you need to secure a safe corner without windows, mirrors, chandeliers and other objects that could harm you when a missile explodes nearby.

So far, my family and I are OK. One of my great-grandchildren, Sahar almost 19 years old, is enlisted and is a combat medic. My sweed great-granddaughter Dana, (Sahar's cousin) just turned 18 and already been called for duty. She will join the IDF at the end of this month. Only 8 years ago and we were so happy crafting together and now only fear for their safety.

Blessings to all my friends and readers, best wishes and hugs Drora

Christmas gifts

Hello dear readers, It's been quite a while since my last post. There are circumstaces beyond my control, the first is the war that still goes on costing a heavy. intolarble price of lives. Our 2024 year started on the wrong foot. Exactly on 12 O'clock, instead of fireworks and kisses we received a heavy barrage of missiles on Tel-Aviv and other cities in the center of our country, including the town where I live. To sum it up, 130 captives. including children and women, remain in the hands of the cruelest of human beings with no news Their families are crushed down with worry and sadness. I feel that in the rear we, the citizens, are sitting on barrels full of explosives. We are strong people and have to carryon as well as we can. Now what can be better than in the midst of this situation gifts arrive, giving me a taste of Holidays and celebrations. The first parcel came from Ricardo, a very kind and generous blogfriend from Spain. It arrive by surprise on time for Hanukkah. I was very happy to show my family the treasures Ricardo created.

THANK YOU DEAR RICARDO FOR YOUR VERY VALUED FRIENDSHIP! The second parcel came from Birgit, my kind and wonderful friend from Germany. It arrived two days before Christmas. Solly and Baalatova, the curious pair were the first to view the parcel before I opened

THANK YOU DEAREST BIRGIT FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND YOUR COMPASSION ALL THESE YEARS WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER. I wish you all a blessful weekend.

 My contribution to the Spanish Advent Calendar 2023 organized by Matxalen, is a step by step tutorial for a little sewing basket.  Here is my link. 

https://drorasminimundo.blogspot.com/2023/12/hola-queridos-lectores-una-vez-mas.html

נשיקות

Hola queridos lectores,

Una vez más estoy aquí con vosotros, participando en el Calendario de Adviento 2023 organizado por Matxalen. Muchas gracias querida Matxalen por invitarme a participar nuevament. 

Hello dear readers,

Once more I am here with you, participating in the 2023 Advent Calendar organized by Matxalen. Thank you very much dear Matxalen for inviting me to participate again.  

Tutorial de cesta de costura

Sewing basket tutorial

Herramientas y materiales

Tools and materials

Hilo y gancho de crochet..

pegamento pegajoso

Yute 

Tela de algodón

tijeras

cartulina

Crochet thread and hook..

Tacky glue

Jute

Cotton fabric

scissors 

Cardstock

1. Haga una solución de 2/3 de pegamento y 1/3 de agua. Sumerja el yute en la solución y déjelo secar. Cuando esté seco, colóquelo sobre una superficie plana y coloque un libro pesado encima para que quede rígido y plano.

1.  Make a solution of 2/3 glue and 1/3 water.  Dip the jute in the solution and let it dry.  When dry, lay it on a flat surface and put a heavy book on top to make it stiff and flat.

2.. Recorta de la cartulina dos plantillas circulares de 2,5 cm de diámetro.

2.  Cut out from the cardstock two 2.5cm diameter circle templates

3.  Pega las plantillas de cartulina al yute. Cuando esté seco, Corta el yute alrededor de la plantillas dejando las plantillas puestas.

Ahora pega la otra cara del yute a la tela de algodón. Cuando esté seco, corte el exceso de tela, dejando las plantillas intercaladas entre la tela de yute y la de algodón.

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3.  Glue the cardstock templates to the jute.  When dry, cut the jute around the templates, leaving the templates on.

Now glue the other face of the circle to the cotton fabric. When dry cut the the excess fabric, leaving the templates sandwiched between jute and cotton fabric.

4. Corta un trozo de yute de 13x4 cm de largo. Envuelve el trozo largo de yute alrededor de un pequeño pastillero redondo para hacerlo flexible. Sácalo y pégalo en un círculo con el algodón hacia arriba.

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4.  Cut a 13x4 cm long piece of Jute  Wrap the long piece of jute around a small round pill box to make it flexible.  Take it out and glue it to one circle with the cotton face up.

5. Teje una cadena lo suficientemente larga como para rodear el fondo de la canasta y pégala. Teje un cordón lo suficientemente largo como para rodear la canasta y pégalo en la parte superior. (foto abajo)

5.  Crochet a chain long enough to go around the bottom of the basket and glue it on.  Crochet a lace long enough to go around the basket and glue it on to the top.  (photo below)

6. Tejer una cadena lo suficientemente larga como para dar dos vueltas alrededor de la tapa de la canasta.

6.  Crochet a chain long enough to go twice around the cover of the basket

7. Coser un pequeño lazo en la cubierta superior y coser una pequeña cuenta en el centro de la canasta antes de forrarla. Coser la funda a la cesta de forma que el lazo y la cuenta queden uno delante del otro. Dobla el trozo largo de tela de algodón por la mitad para que quede una tira de 1 cm de ancho.

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7. Sew a small loop to the top cover and sew a little bead to the middle of the basket before lining.  Sew the cover to the basket in such a way that the loop and the bead are one in front of the other. Fold the long piece of the cotton fabric in half so that there will be a 1cm wide strip.

Si no sabes hacer crochet, puedes sustituirlo por adornos finos ya hechos. El tamaño de este cuadro se puede reducir o ampliar según el diámetro de los círculos elegidos.

If you don't know how to crochet you can substitute with ready made thin trimmings.  The size of this box can be reduced or enlarged according to the diameter of the circles chosen.

Ideas para llenar la cesta

Ideas for filling the basket

Gracias de nuevo a Matxalen, Sé que se necesita mucho trabajo para organizar este fantástico calendario de Adviento y lo haces año tras año.

¡Les deseo a todos una Feliz Navidad y un Próspero y Próspero Año Nuevo 2024!

Thanks again to Matxalen,  I know what a lot of hard work goes into organizing this fantastic advent calendar and you do it year after year.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Prosperous, New Year 2024!

Matxalen's 2023 Advent Calendar

 Hello dear friends,

This year's annual Advent Calendar 2023, organized by Matxalen, has already started with the first of 24 miniature tutorials. All you have to do is poke on the day No. 1 on the image at my sidebar. My tutorial will appear on day 4.  If you like it, please leave a comment.

Sadly, our Hanukkah this year won't be a happy one.  The war is still on, The agreement for the return of out hostages was violated by Hamas. There are many hostages held captive.

I'm leaving you a link to an interview with a special 85 years old miniaturist who crafts stunning miniatures.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0FjHkKmCxs

I wish you a lovely weekend with blessings