Making A Difference : Dress A Girl Australia turns 8 today

I always wanted to do something good for humanity but I never knew what that would be and when am going to do it. Until one Sunday morning while browsing the internet for new fabrics to hoard I ended up in a site that dresses girls around the world. It started with just me and my sewing machine, a few fat quarters from my collection and a desire to learn how to make a pillowcase dress so I can send a couple to share with the less fortunate girls in Belize. 

My very first dress I made for a little girl in Belize. She must be about 9 years old today and I hope she is doing well. Click on the image to read the story about the dress.

Ten months later it has grown into a community of sewing enthusiasts who wants to share their skills and their passion for sewing. It has attracted individuals who have never sewn a dress before and for some don’t even own a sewing machine but are very eager to learn to make dresses for the children around the world who needs it. A growing community who like me imagines a world where every girl owned at least one dress for every girl deserves to own one . A crafting community who wants to make a difference in this world one dress at a time and make this world a better place. 

Some donors have moved on and new ones are still inclined to join. After 8 years today (today was the very first day I made a dress) I am still sharing whatever I have and  whenever I can to disadvantaged children in the world. Happy Anniversary to Dress A Girl Australia and after 10,018 dresses, 1,129 t-shirts and 1,946 pairs of shorts, 149 quilts, 91 school totes, boxes of school supplies, a Dress A Girl Well in Kalagi Uganda and almost 4 clean water tanks for the people of Vinh Long  Province of Cambodia, I hope I will always have the strength and discipline to keep on growing and making a difference in this world especially to disadvantaged children. Thank you to all who have joined me in this wonderful journey. Much appreciated.

[Gardener's Journal] - Enjoying the heat

These prickly pears are really enjoying the heat here at my place.Just look at all those opuntia ficus-indicas.

Even the one pad i planted on a pot has its own fruit.

Click on any of the images above to see what is available.

Pre-Owned for Sale - Portable Kiln

============== Update : this item is now sold =======================

I have decided to sell my kiln. It is 10 years old, well maintained and has only been used twice. I had it inspected two months ago and it is in great condition. For more details about the Kiln, please see below.

Pre-Owned Table Top Woodrow Kiln with BTC 9100 Digital Controller

Woodrow Table top kiln. Woodrow Kiln control box (programmable - automatic with heat and soak stages).

Measurements : Internal : 30cms x 30cms x 15cms
External : 50.5cms x 43cms x 30cms

Fitted with BTC 9100 digital controller is designed to allow automatic firing to a set temperature at a set rate of rise ( Ramp rate). Once the kiln has reached that temperature the kiln can then soak (dwell) at the set temperature for a set number of minutes.

For use with All Single phase 240 volt 10amp kiln & kiln arranged for plug-in remote mounting controls.

Controller set in degrees per minute. Comes with operating instruction manuals. Last inspected two months ago.

Pickup only. Casula near Liverpool.

[Traveler's Journal] - Could not ignore tonight's moon

I was looking out the window tonight and saw the moon so bright. I could not ignore it I had to take pictures. I live in Sydney just in case someone wants to know where I took the pictures of the moon and I took these pictures at 10:58pm tonight (21-Jan-2019)

Making A Difference : Accepting Donations of School Supplies for Dress A Girl Australia's Education without Borders 2019 Project

Starting today, I will be accepting donations of school supplies for Dress A Girl Australia's Education without Borders 2019 project. Notebooks, paper, pencils, pens, erasers, rulers, handmade tote bags. sharpeners, pencil cases. With school supplies on sale at this time here in Australia in preparation for the new school year beginning end of January, please spare an extra dollar for an extra pen or pencil or paper for disadvantaged kids. To make a donation, please send me an email by clicking on the "send email" button below. Dress A Girl Australia supports education for every little girl around the world. 

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For more details and/or information about Dress A Girl Australia, please click below to check out my official Dress A Girl Australia's website/blog. Thank you. 

Dress A Girl Australia

[Traveler's Journal] - Flashback - 11/2016 - Israel - Remembering the city of Bethlehem this Christmas

A very nice place to remember this Christmas Day. The City of Bethlehem where Jesus was born on Christmas Day. Walking in the street was an experience on a cool night.

This is the catholic church which had the manger and the star of david inside and where Jesus was born. 

Right next to the catholic church is an Armenian church and Greek Orthodox church.

And this is the plaza of Bethlehem, the city centre right outside the 3 churches.

 

 Where you see the star of David is the same spot where Jesus was born.

I hope for peace for the people of Bethlehem this Christmas and every day of the year.