31 July 2019

Pre-Owned Book of the Day : How to Make an American Quilt

July 31, 2019 at 11:45PM


There is beauty in the patterns of life. If you missed the 1995 major motion picture How to make an American Quilt this book cannot be missed.
Click on the image above to know more about this book.

#howtomakeanamericanquilt #booksforquilters #bookstagram #book #bookworm #books

#booklover #booknerd #booknerds #bookaholic #bestseller #bestsellers #bestsellerbooks 
#bestsellerbook #bookclub #bookclubs #softtreasures #bookaholic #bookstagrammer
#instabooks #craftingcommunity #quiltersofinstagram #quilter #quiltmaker

Location of the Day : Sydney on a Tangara train

July 31, 2019 at 11:14PM



Am on a new tangara.
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#transportfornsw #sydneymetro #sydneytrains #transportnsw #train #railway #metro 

#transport #transit #trainphotography #transportphotography #photograph #sydneytrains 
#tangara #tset

30 July 2019

Location of the Day : Porters of the Inca Trail Hike - Machupicchu Cusco Peru

July 30, 2019 at 07:23PM


One of the highlights of the Inca Trail Hike are the porters who carry duffel bags weighing at least 25 kilos of personal belongings, food etc to make the hikers comfortable when they reached their base camps at night. You cant help but show your appreciation and respect at what they can do.
Click on the above image to follow my travel adventures.

#machupicchu #sungatemachupicchu #intipunku #7wondersoftheworld #incatrekperu 

#incatrail #travel #peru #placestovisit #sightseeing #visitperu #placestotravel #placestogo #seeperu #totravelistolive #livelife #worldtravels #yolo #gardeningtraveller
#machupicchumountain #hiking #adventure

19 July 2019

Location of the Day : Machu Picchu Cusco Peru

July 19, 2019 at 09:45AM



Five years ago today, after 4 days and 3 nights of following the Inca Trail, a first view of Machu Picchu from the Sun Gate (Inti Punku), the original entrance to Machu Picchu. 


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#machupicchu #sungatemachupicchu #intipunku #7wondersoftheworld #incatrail #travel 

#peru #sacredvalley #cusco #placestovisit #sightseeing #visitperu #placestotravel 
#placestogo #seeperu #totravelistolive #livelife #worldtravels #yolo #gardeningtraveller
#machupicchumountain #hiking #adventure

13 July 2019

Craft Supplies of the Day : Standard Size Blank Badges 57mm (2.25") for all your button-making needs

Today's craft supplies are blank magnetic buttons sized 57mm (2.25") for your button making needs. These 57mm-sized buttons are the standard sizes which fits Tecre badge-making machine and/or similar machines. Available are the regular pinback buttons and the magnetic buttons. Each regular pinback buttons includes a plain metal front, a metal pinback with a no-snag jeweler's pin and safety clasp and a clear plastic cover. Each set can be bought as a single set or in packs of 6, 12,25, and 50. Click on the image below to see more details of the standard pinback button and its prices.
The blank standard magnetic button set includes a plain metal front, plain metal back, a clear plastic cover and a magnet. Click on the image below to see more details of the standard magnetic button and its prices. Each set can be bought as a single set or in packs of 6,12 and 25.
These button types are a great way of starting a button collection. For the pinback buttons, you can wear them in your hats, pin them on your bags or frame them  and hang on your wall. You can display on your fridge the magnetic buttons or on your magnetic boards. The possibilities are endless. 

#badgecollector #badgemaker #pins #buttons #pinbackbuttons #badges #handmade #magneticbuttons #buttoncollector #buttonmaker

Succulents of the Day ; Handmade pots and baskets from my travels

July 13, 2019 at 08:25PM



Don't they look great on the handmade pots and baskets I bought from my travels to the Philippines and Cambodia. 

#handmadepots #claypots #wovenbaskets #handmadebaskets #sedum #sedumadolphii
#goldenglowstonecrop #succulentplants #plantopedia #succulentopedia #lovesucculents
#succulentlover #succulentmania #succulentaddict #succulentgarden #succulentcollection#gardeningtraveller #succulentsofinstagram #cactus #cacti #succulents 
#succulentoftheday

Pre-Owned Books of the Day : Various Fiction and non-Fiction Books

July 13, 2019 at 06:53PM


In need of good books to read this very cold weekend and in the days to come?
Click on the image above or any of the book images below to see more details of the books.
Tom Clancy - Rainbow Six
Steve Martini - Critical Mass
Donald Spoto - The Biography (Marilyn Monroe)
Jacquelyn Mitchard - The Most Wanted
Crime Stories
#crimesstories #themostwanted #rainbowsix #tomclancy #criticalmass #stevemartini #marilynmonroethebiography #marilynmonroe #jacquelynmichard #bookstagram #books #bookshelf #bookworm #booklover #booknerds #bookaholic #bestsellers #bestsellerbooks #bookclub #bookclubs #softtreasures

Succulents of the Day : Indoor Jungle in my house

July 13, 2019 at 6:00PM



Starting to create an indoor jungle in my house....more to come.

#indoorjungle #indoorplants #plants #plant #jade #luckyplant #agave #yucca #sanpedro 

#sanpedrocactus #softtreasures #gardeningtraveller #succulentplants #jadeplant 
#loveplants #agaveattenuata #houseplants #livingwithplants #indoorgarden #urbanjungle 
#plantsofinstagram #houseplants #gogreen

Location of the Day : The Island of Alcatraz, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco

July 13, 2019 at 05:30PM



Two years ago today on our way to the Alcatraz island. The historic Island of Incarceration, Island of Freedom. San Franciso Bay, San Francisco.
Click on the image above to follow my travel adventures.

#alcatraz #alcatrazisland #sanfranciscobay #sanfrancisco #militaryprison #federalprison

#historic #islandoffreedom #seealcatraz #totravelistolive #livelife #worldtravels #yolo
#gardeningtraveller #travelphotography #photography #fishermanswharf

12 July 2019

Location of the Day : Miraflores, Lima, Peru

July 12, 2019 at 03:53PM



Five years ago today, I took images of these views of the Pacific Ocean from another side of the world - Miraflores District, Lima, Peru.


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08 July 2019

Location of the Day : Fushimi Inari Taisha (Fushimi Inari Shrine) Kyoto Japan

July 08, 2019 at 03:30PM


Fushimi Inari Taisha is the head shrine of the god Inari the god of rice which sits at the base of the mountain Inari. — at Fushimi-Inari,Kyoto.




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#fushimiinaritaisha #fushimiinarishrine #fushimi #inari #shinto #shrine #shintoshrine 
#explorejapan #japantravel #kyoto #japan #asia #travel #travelgram #ilovejapan 
#ilovetravel #vacation #travelphotography #totravelistolive #seetheworld #livelife 
#liveyourdreams #historic