DIY: Purse/Bag Organizer

I bought a sewing machine last weekend with my mom’s help. This is after days of thinking of getting one and after years (yes, years!) of pining for a nifty sewing machine.

But the thing is, I actually didn’t know how to use one. The last time I tried threading a machine was in a Home Economics class in sixth grade. So naturally, I forgot all about that and I had to start all over again. After a day of wasting thread and just generally failing at using a sewing machine, I figured it all out. And what do you know, I actually made something. Hee :D

Tada! A purse/bag organizer:

See, my wallet is nicely tucked in the far right corner, and my comb and ethyl alcohol  are on the far left. There are six pockets all in all, if we’re going to count the little pen pocket.

I used a thick brown fabric with a cute sheep pattern, haha. It was expensive, but I couldn’t find a cheaper fabric that was as thick as denim. I think it turned out well. I admit it’s not the best organizer (I should have made it longer/bigger), but it’s my first time. So yay for me making something!!

Here are more pictures:

This is what it looks like if you fold it.

This is what it looks like inside of my bag. No more clutter! Heehee.

If you’re wondering where I got the idea, I got it from here. It has complete instructions and pictures so it’s easy. Cutoutandkeep.net is now my new favorite site. :D

 

Halloween? Nope, but a birthday it is

We don’t celebrate Halloween in this country, but I like the color orange, pumpkins, and Jack o’ lanterns, hence the picture. :D

And happy 26th birthday to my favorite (and only) older brother! I don’t feel like he’s 26, and I’m sure he doesn’t feel it too. We act like we’re 10 and 12, haha.

Notes and Pictures

I’ve been putting off writing since… I don’t even remember. It’s that long! The last time I wrote in my journal was probably July or August of this year. But it feels like so long ago. I usually just write one entry a month, sometimes just once in three to six months. And I know I should write. It’s just that sometimes I forget the feeling — the feeling of wanting to write, the pleasure of putting down words on paper, the feeling of release after keeping quiet.

Today was a normal day. I went online, checked my work e-mail, chatted with my boss, checked my social network accounts, read Kpop entertainment blogs. And then I came upon this beautiful wedding picture of a certain couple, and I said… “That veil is made of stars.” I just wanted to write that down.

So here I am contemplating about a story, a poem, or anything I can write with that line. “That veil is made of stars.” Or something like that. Just the idea, the concept, really, even if it’s not the exact line.

In the past, I got inspired to write by one-liners, by just a few words. It feels like it’s been too long since I wrote something. Let’s see what I’ll come up with in my journal.

 

Purple Line

My family spends the Christmas/New Year holidays in Manila almost every year. One of the things I look forward to in Manila is riding the train/MRT/LRT. I grew up riding in cars, and I just got used to public transportation and commuting in high school. As a child, I only got to ride a train once with my father, in the old, dirty LRT.

One thing I don’t like about LRT/MRT trains in the Philippines? You can’t take pictures inside. This picture of the LRT Purple Line I took with my phone.

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(DBSK fans, insert your Purple Line joke here)

Let’s Start by Looking Back

I should start blogging again. I was looking at craft blogs earlier, and they have so much pictures. And they were so random too. I thought, hmm, maybe I should do that. I should post pictures, even if they’re so random, and even if I don’t really make crafts all the time. Maybe it might reawaken the creative juices in me. (reawaken? reawaken the juice? sounds weird).

So to start this “project”, here’s a random picture from four, five years ago.