It was our 6th anniversary,... and I accidentaly cook! I made fried prawns and squid with flour, potatoes puree and stir fried veggy. The fried food was delicious,... but honestly, heavy to digest. So,... happy anniversary!

Luckily I went to the flea market this morning,....

seriously,... you won't know what you might find in this secondhand market. I didn't want to go at first, bcoz it was sunny,... oh, well it is always sunny most of the time here.. but luckily.. again!.... my husband pushed me to go with him. In fact he didn't get anything this time.

I managed to get a small leather bag, Italian brand for 5 euro. My husband tried to bargain for 4 euro,.... ha! the guy refused to give us. The bag is practically new, ... I check entirely for some defect but couldn't find any. So.. lucky,... again!..

I also bought a pair of newish sunglasses for 2 euro!!! Defect-less ...
I blogged about the market already HERE long ago if you fancy to check the market yourself... just don't forget to gear up yourself with hat, sunglasses, bottle of water,.... I even carried parasol with me,.. I was glad for that.

Every saturday morning,...

there is an organic vegetables market in Adeje. It is very close to Lidl, right in front of Macro,.. so you won't get lost when you try to reach the market. I often go there to fill up my fridge with real and fresh food. You see,... I cut on package food alot these days. I try to eat only fresh veggy and fresh fruits. Even better if I can get the organic one, I'd rather pay more than eat rubbish ready meal microwave food,... I mean seriously, it's bad.... very bad for human health

That particular saturday morning, I was indeed dressed up... apply lipstick which I rarely use these day... That's why I insisted so much to have my picture taken. My husband kept saying,..: don't pose.. don't pose,... stand straight without posing,... Uffaaaaa!!! no fun having your picture taken without posing isn't it? I can't actually remember when I didn't pose everytime my pict taken.... oh well, surely posing is not a crime ...

I made the dress looonngggg timmmeee ago ,... however, the white bolero is a left over material, recently made. I added the belt, which I like more than without for this dress. Without the belt, really show my belly in evidence... and I dislike it. So the belt meant to work as a distraction in this case.

I went to the beach today ....

to celebrate : me recovered from the fever few days ago ^^,... a happy day. It was nice bcoz the beach was free from the tourist,...hahaha .. all tourist went home already, they will come again in december though,...  Too bad it was very wavy. The coastguard put up a RED Flag, means : not allow to swim! The guy keep whistling to everyone everytime someone come close to the water.... annoying, really.

We went to the same place like last time, Playa Arena. Usually we go to Playa San Juan,  it's closer than any other.... and the water is relatively calmer... bcoz it's a bay...
btw, I haven't start sewing .... my sewing mojo isn't return yet.... very sad...hahaha

Playa Arena is ....

about (more or less) 10 km away from where I live with car. One of the tourist area, very close to Los Gigantes. The beach itself is not that big, but yesterday I was surprised to see so many people there, the beach was crowded. I actually went to try my new bikini, I was happy. I really like my bikini, I've should buy another. I didn't have the picture of my bikini,... I get all distracted by the amount of people on the beach. I was happy and relaxed, that's all that counts.

Do you see many people standing on the edge of the beach,... yup they were waiting for the waves to hit them. I was there, I followed what people doing, ...  I almost drowned, I couldn't escape fast enough when the waves came, I couldn't run bcoz the sands under my feet drags me toward the ocean instead of helping me to reach the shore.... **what am I babbling about...? The waves was very big and tall... but short.... likes small tsunami. I got all wet and covered with black volcanic sands. It was fun though.

The dark orange cassaca I was wearing is made by me when I was still in Bologna. The material is an Indian silk, one of my favourite bcoz it's light for the hot weather like now. The material is a gift from my sister in law, bought in India, the best gift someone ever gave me,... apart from my new laptop...(my 30th bday gift!). To me parfume and shoes are no longer my favourite gift.... oh yeaa,,,, don't ever buy me clothes... never! but buy me fabric instead pleassseeeee........

The temperature was 31 degrees, but humid ... makes even more feels hot. Even so, I still like summer more than winter.

No matter how I'd love to be at home with my sewing machine, I still need a fresh air once in a while ....

Yesterday morning, me and the two of my girlfriends, we went to Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz is the biggest and main town in Tenerife. From where I live it's 60-70 km in motorway. Around 60 minutes to get there...? I think.
Been there a couple of times already with my husband, but this time is with my gfriends, girls out, different feeling.

We stop and parked the car on the basement of the shopping mall, it's free and sheltered from the sun. From there we walked to Corte Ingles (un-necessary expensive), Saturn and return to the shopping mall with many other shops.

I bought a chocolate brown bikini, love it... I'll take a shot when I go to the beach. I went around- in and out the shop to get the right bikini before. I found it in Women Secret..... a lingerie shop. It was on sale, so it's a bargain.

Rebajas is the word I learned for SALE. Saldi in Italian. Every girl should know these words ;)

I get all inspired with so many sun dress around the shops. Can't buy all of them, but I returned home with the urge of sewing a sun dress for my self. Lastnight I started to work on the pattern in my mind, so basically it's still a plain idea in my mind.

Will keep you update though.
Have a nice warm day everyone.

I'm practicing on writing in Indonesian,... sorry if you find a hard way to understant it ;)

By the way, for the upper part of the dress (bust), it's padded so that I can wear it bra-less. The material is batik and for the skirt part it's somekind of cotton. I don't know yet if its going to shrink or not after washing though.

Akhirnya kesampean juga punya daster. Wanita Indo mana sih yg ga suka pake daster, apalagi pas udara sumuk kaya gini. Uda lammmmmaaaa sih ingin jait daster, cuma pas itu ga kesampean, habis pas masih di Bologna, sering pegi pesta... alah.... arisan gitcuuu,... jadi kan kudu bikin baju hang-out, mosok arisan pake daster?!

Berhubung disini nih, ... suasananya summer holiday teyusss,... jadi males kalee bepergian pake baju ribet dan high heels. Yang ada flip flop an gitu. Iya lah,...namanya juga sea side. Udaranya juga warm all year around. Ga pke winter,...so jaket jaket suka ga kepake. Kadang sih berangin,.... angin sepoi sepoi agak agak twister lah.... hehehe

Sebetulnya asyik jg nulis pake basa ngawur begini,..... cuma ntr kakak iparku gag bisa baca,...ngomel ngomel dia..... Sempet sempetnya ya dia baca yg beginian,...keliatan bgt kan ga da gawean.....hahahaha..... joke!
kata dia sih : I´d like to be inspired by reading your activity.... hahaha...plisss deh,,, padahal sih dia cuma ingin memantau kegiatanku dsni. Whateva lah ya,... ga ganggu sapa sapa ini.
Gotta go nih,... dinner blum ready.... kudu nginem sexxy (x-nya doble karna super seksiiii) lageee... muachhhhhhh

Years of sewing,.... never actually make the cushion before....

Requested by my husband, who happen to sitting down a lot on the plastic chair these days. Some material is recycle, which is the inner sponge. He found the sponge on the side of the street, seemed like somebody just done some refurbishing in the house. Square and rectangular sponges inside the box. They are clean aswell. He brought it home and demanded the cushion for his chair.

I postpone the project quite a while,... and today I thought I need to get it done and over with, bcoz I want to sew a dress!

The material is tapestry, suitable for couch or sofa. I can't remember what I want to make with the fabric  before. Ah,... nevermind, at least now come out usefull in the right time.

Basically I cut square (the size is up to you), my size is 40cm each side. I add 2cm for the heigh and 1.5cm for the seam allowance. Added all to each side. Sew all around, leave 10cm for the opening. Turn it inside out, insert the sponge, sew the opening close and you´r done.
If you use the colourfull material, the cushion would look more cheerfull.

I made two cushions to sit on and two others to hold the back. Very comfy and I'm very pleased with the result. Making the cushion is actually very rewarding, super easy project to start with, and everyone in the family can enjoy the cushion too.

Happy cushion everyone!

Some pictures of The O- wristlet I'd like to share ......

Took me hours to take the nice, clean and crisp pictures,..... crazy eh-

I think they can make a nice gift to your loved one or even better for yourself, find them HEREinTHEshop

Have you ever fly with budget airline? ....

they only allow 10 kg hand luggage, nothing more,.... not even allow to carry an extra tiny bag,.... to carry a cellphone, a packet of tissue,.... passport or ID card ,... boarding pass,...a pen..?!

Everytime I fly with them, my both hands are always occupied. One hand carrying 10kg luggage, another hand busy with passport and boarding pass, ready to be shown to the hostess. And I also need my cellphone to text my husband, to let him know : I´m boarding now, talk later...

But, where is my cellphone,.... together with other stuff inside my one and only 10 kg luggage...??!!!! I can't be bother to open up my suitcase in that moment... to look for my phone, so not practical.

Not anymore though,... I made this Organizer Wrislet to accomodate my travel essential everytime I'm on the road. This O -Wristlet helps you to be practical, it has two large zippered  pocket.........for safety, has usefull strap for your wrist,... and also good looking to carried around (y'know,...... you may find some travel pouch is so not trendy, so you´d rather not to be practical)

Not only good for travelling, this O-Wristlet also very chic for a night out clutch, simply hide the strap inside.

The O-Wristlet : Trendy and practical, for travelling, wedding occasion, bridesmaid, party & night out ....best also as a charming gift.

I went to the flea market this morning....

it was around 10 am, so the sun wasn't on the highest, otherwise I'll have another headache like yesterday.
The market full of unexpected items. I saw a few old and vintage sewing machine,... they want 67euro or something, I thought if they want 20 euros, I'd like to take it home with me ;p
They have tools, clothes... maybe second hand.  Shoes,... they look second hand!,... cooker, oven, many.... so many...
The market set on the open space, that's why I said, it was hot! I was lucky at least I have my hat and scarf to cover up.
The market is every sunday, in La Galletas. I think 10 am was a bit late, may worth to be there at 8 am.

I only took one shot of the market, bcoz my husband said,... "oh, come on... we aren't tourist anymore..."
so I felt out of place to take a picture, silly me...