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For the longest time, i haven’t had list for things that i wanted for Christmas, it’s more than enough for me that my kids had everything they’ve wished/asked for during Christmas season. Those things that i ever wanted, be it personal things, like shoes, blouses, i would make it a point to buy them during off-season, because  i always hated to buy my personal stuffs when most people were cramming to buy on the holidays.

However, when it comes to things around the house, be it appliances or fisher and paykel washing machines for sale, or home fixtures,  or a roman floating clock, perhaps…sometimes i wished i had my wish lists be realized before each year draws to an end…

AND…as i always believed…wishes do come true…

What’s left on my wish list? I would be glad if i could have sets of these printed sheer curtains for the three rooms in the house. I made new curtains out of old sheers/fabrics for the living room. I think i’ve been good all these times, would Santa mind giving me those sheer curtains?

rubies i found in my counter: ladle set and utensils, few of the gifts that still survived from my wedding way back 1992. the ruby mug was from KFC which holds some chopsticks.

Head on to WORK OF THE POET’s blog for more RUBY TUESDAY entries

it saddened me that i hadn’t had new curtains for the longest time. and,  suddenly, it gladdened my heart when last saturday, when i was rummaging things in the storage, found and idea to re-do some old curtains of my mom.

here’s what i sewed during the weekend…

found  silk fabric from my mom’s old sheets and i transformed them into little blue swags which i paired off with white sheer chiffon to create drama on a false window. then i added also mom’s old room curtain with blue prints and sewed them pleated style.

viola! my DIY curtains with zero dollar spent!

i fancy those made to order modern silk and lacy curtains, but since i have no budget for that, i may have to used up my sewing ability to come up with something that would fancy my pockets. this way, my blue-themed curtains “newly” hangs in my windows…

HEAD ON TO SMILING SALLY FOR MORE BLUE MONDAY POST

daughter was so serious decorating our mini tree

she did enjoyed placing few ornaments

little star that brightly lits up

even so little tree can be big on thoughts with gifts underneath

MY SHARE ON MOMMY MOMENTS. CLICK THE BADGE TO SEE MORE POST.

i’m such a sucker for anything yellows. when i looked for something for the house, my first color choice would be yellow.  all the other colors would be just for enhancement or to complement the themed idea.

MY MELLOW YELLOW MONDAY POST. CLICK THE BADGE FOR MORE ENTRIES.

i’m nearly done with my christmas decorations. as always, i wanted my decors the simplest possible. i think i’ll be needing blue or silver chains as additions to buy for tomorrow, and that’s it.

MY ENTRY FOR TODAY’S BLUE MONDAY.

inspired by dhemz photo on her displayed lucky bamboo. i started to make my own because there were many plants of that kind in our backyard. the last spiral bamboo in the house was years ago when dengue started as an epidemic and water plants is a no-no in our house anymore. pardon me for not googling much about the exact name of this plant specie.

i made this project the week my father passed away, that explains the late posting.

here’s how to make and grow lucky bamboos:

i cut out stalks of this so-called chinese bamboo, or lucky bamboo as they say because according to feng shui experts, it is supposed to bring good luck to any household.

i discarded all the leaves. sorry for the dirt, it is raining the day i cut it out from the yard.

make sure you extract all the leaves from the ends of every  stalks so as not to see dried leaves once you displayed the finished project.

you can cut in any desired length you want, just make sure you cut near the ends of every “sections”.

NOTE: spiral bamboos such as those we’re seeing in feng shui shops were done while the bamboo plant is still planted in the soil. they use small wires to bend unto desired shapes and sizes.

for now, i’ll stick to straight cut only. the simplest designs for these cute bamboos.

found me an empty bottle of cheezee, perfect to hold a bunch of these lucky bamboos, and an indigenous cloth. just remember not to put much water (to avoid mosquito from nesting in it) and more water would make the cut stalks rot easily. just make sure to water (or spray) completely the stalks everyday til you see leaves sprouting.

would it be a nice gift this holiday season?