Friday, February 6, 2009

CAROLINA SEPULVEDA PREPAGO




Carolina Sepúlveda agradece a Dios haber sido seleccionada para interpretar a Ximena, una de las jóvenes ‘prepago’ de la versión para la TV hispana en Estados Unidos de la novela de Gustavo Bolívar.

Presente tantos casting, gracias a Dios me escogieron, lo deseaba con el alma, es el primer papel que anhelé tanto”, contó Carolina durante una entrevista telefónica para Terra Colombia, a propósito de sus siete intentos antes de convertirse en Ximena.

La actriz cucuteña fue ‘la diabla’, Paola y Vanessa, hasta que por fin se convirtió en Ximena, una sensual jovencita que al igual que sus amigas tiene como objetivo principal obtener dinero, incluso vendiendo su cuerpo.

“Es un tema un poco complicado. Yo no juzgo a nadie, simplemente se que no es el mejor camino para obtener las cosas”, recalca la actriz quien además prepara su papel antagónico en la próxima telenovela del Canal Caracol ‘Nadie rueda como Gabriela Rueda’.

Verónica es la que le pone los tropiezos a los protagonistas para separarlos. Me he divertido muchísimo con este personaje”, adelanta Carolina sobre su papel en la nueva producción, de quien además explica se trata de una ‘mala’ que juega a ser buena.

La actriz que por estos días alista maletas con el elenco de ‘Sin senos no hay paraíso’ para grabar en Santa Marta, algunos de los 40 capítulos que debió alargar la producción debido al éxito alcanzado, aclaró que no sale con nadie y que el único tiempo que le queda libre prefiere dedicárselo a su familia y a descansar.

“Hace poco fuimos invitados por Telemundo a Miami y fue increíble ver cómo nos recibieron a “las chicas del barrio”, la gente estaba emocionada y no dejaron de aplaudirnos”. Señaló la también modelo, de acuerdo con lo revelado por la oficina de prensa de Canal Caracol.



SHAKIRA CORNUDA

Shakira le perdona una infidelidad a Antonio de la Rua... De acuerdo con una revista de espectaculos la cantante Shakira ya le perdona a su pareja Antonio de la Rua una infidelidad que le cometio hace algun tiempo.

Al parecer la supuesta infidelidad acontecio cuando ellos tuvieron un rapido truene en 2007. En las dos semanas que Antonito se regresa a Argentina, salio dos veces con la modelo venezolana Eglantina Zingg, la misma que ya fue relacionada con la cantante Paulina Rubio y tambien la socialite Paris Hilton.

Quiza por ello, la interprete de Pies Descalzos rechazo contar con Eglantina, ex VJ de MTV Latinoamerica, en uno de sus videos musicales el año pasado.

EVANGELINA CARROSO EN PLAYBOY

La reina de Gualeguaychú será la Portada del mes febrero de la reconocida revista para el público masculino y se desnudará como nunca, en una producción para no olvidar.
También en esta edición de la Revista Playboy:


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LA REINA PRESA MISS SINALOA

La modelo de nacionalidad mexicana Laura Elena Zúñiga cambió el pasado diciembre su banda de reina de la belleza de Sinaloa por la prisión. Ahora, la fiscalía de ese pais ordena su liberación al no encontrar elementos que la vinculen con el crimen organizado.


La Procuraduría General de la República solicita en un comunicado “el levantamiento de arraigo [la detención preventiva] a favor de Laura Elena Zúñiga Huizar, toda vez que derivado de las investigaciones practicadas, no se desprendieron datos que la relacionen con actividad criminal alguna”.

La ex Miss Sinaloa, de 23 años, fue detenida el pasado 23 de diciembre en el municipio de Zapopan, en el estado de Jalisco, al oeste del país, junto a siete narcotraficantes y un arsenal que incluía dos rifles de asalto AR-15, 600 cartuchos y tres pistolas.

Los detenidos, presuntos miembros del cartel de Juárez, a quienes se les incautó durante su arresto armas de alto poder y miles de dólares y a quienes se investiga por delitos de delincuencia organizada, narcotráfico, operaciones con recursos de procedencia ilícita y violación a la ley federal de armas de fuego, seguirán en detención preventiva durante otros 38 días.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Grandmother's Flower Garden Paper Piecing Tutorial


Hi everyone!! I had so many email requests for instructions on paper piecing a Grandmother's Flower Garden, I thought I would give a tutorial a try. I want to warn you though...I am not an expert on this. I have tried so many things along the way, these are the steps that work best for me. Please feel free to use all or as little as you'd like...I just hope this helps!! It may seem long, but it's hard not to list everything.


For me I like to read something fast, not big long instructions. So I think I might just bullet before each picture, so it's a quick read.


Paper Choices


Choose one paper type and stick with it through whole project. Different paper thickness will give different sized hexagons.


  • Freezer paper: found in grocery stores next to aluminum foil, $5-$6 for a huge roll. This is my paper choice and will be in the instructions. You can iron on fabric and use it over and over again. See warning below on the ironing part.
  • index cards

  • magazine pull out thingys that we all hate

  • old cards: Christmas/birthday/any holiday card

Tools
  • scissors
  • hole punch
  • stapler
  • staple remover: not necessary but easier if you use the staple method




Freezer Paper Method:

  • The picture below is a warning. Freezer paper has 2 sides: a dull side that will not hurt your iron and a shiny side that you will cry over if it hits your iron. SHINY SIDE DOWN on wrong side of fabric. I warned you. My job is done here.




Templates

  • choose your desired size and cut one out of a sturdy cardboard or plastic

Preparing Paper

  • cut a large piece of freezer paper about 18" long
  • fan fold it, making sure each fold is a little larger than your hexagon template
  • trace your hexagon template onto freezer paper, butt one straight edge next to the other...makes for easy cutting later.
  • once you have traced them all on the length of paper, staple down each side on the INSIDE of each hexagon. This is to ensure the papers do not move when it's time to cut them apart.




Hole punch
  • punch hole in the cut hexagons: this step is optional, but I do it for 2 reasons
  • 1: you can place a small pin inside the hole through the fabric to keep the paper from moving
  • 2: you can use a little wooden skewer in the hole at the end of the project to pop out the papers. see 2nd picture below this text.
  • you really don't need to pin if you are using the papers for the first few times, because they really stick well when you iron them on. The pin is good for older papers or if you are using other forms of paper.






Staple Removal
  • remove staples
  • separate papers





Ready for Fabric


  • place freezer paper hexagons SHINY SIDE DOWN on the wrong side of fabric, either on a strip of fabric or a square of fabric. Make sure the fabric is 1/4" larger on all sides
  • iron with a hot iron just for a couple seconds: it doesn't take long to adhere.
  • paper can be used (ironed) over and over again




Cutting

  • at this point you can cut out each hexagon exactly or leave it as a square as seen below.
  • if you leave it as a square there is less cutting, you can use squares you already have and no one sees the wrong side anyway.
  • However, there may be some of that extra fabric in the way if you were to hand quilt it a 1/4" from the edge.





Hand Sewing

  • fold over first edge of fabric over paper (picture 1)
  • still holding onto to first edge, fold over second edge. (picture 2)
  • with needle and knotted thread take a small stitch just at the intersection of the overlapped corner. (picture 3)
  • DO NOT GO THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE. STITCH ONLY THROUGH THE FOLDED CORNER. (you'll see why later)
  • proceed to next corner, fold over edge and take another stitch. Still again, do not go through to the other side. (picture 4)
  • when you have finished sewing all side it should look like picture 5 if you have trimmed the fabric and picture 6 if you left it as a square.
  • the last picture 7 shows the right side of the fabric hexagon. See, no stitches on the front and nothing to pull out when you are done. The stitches that you put in on the other side stay in. NO PULLING OUT THREADS... WOOHOO!!!!



picture 1


picture 2

picture 3


picture 4



picture 5


picture 6




picture 7
See no threads to remove on the right side of fabric!!!
one less step




Making the Flower
  • take 2 hexagons ( I start with the center and one flower petal) and with right sides together whip stitch across one side. I use tiny stitches, just taking a little of the fabric, being careful not to go through the paper.
  • once the side is stitched, do not cut the thread. Open the 2 hexagons place another piece and begin stitching another side.




Examples


Here are a few pictures of some small flowers that I've made which will be sewn into pincushions. You can make your flowers larger, with more rows and follow the traditional Grandmother's Flower Garden pattern or you can applique a flower onto a quilt or fabric to make a pillow or a framed picture.


These next 2 pictures are the front and back of a flower that has already been sewn together. Just needs to be stuffed and whipped stitched closed.










This last picture is of a tiny one. Can you see all the threads on the wrong side that are just left there and don't have to be removed!


Well, I hope that wasn't too confusing. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. This was my first tutorial so go easy on me!! lol

Have a great day!!
~Karen~




Saturday, January 31, 2009

An Award and Just a Few Questions...

I won a blog award!! Woohoo!! My very first and it's from Robyn at Daisy Quilts. You must go for a visit... her blog is great and so is she. Thanks so much Robyn, I really do appreciate the award.
I also have a couple questions and was wondering if someone could help me out.
The first question is about comments:
  • once I type a comment on someone's blog, is there a place on my dashboard (or anywhere else) where all the comments that I've type are saved? or is it that once you send something to a blog post, you can't keep track of what or where you've commented?

The second question is about gmail:
  • I received 94 giveaway comments sent to my gmail account. Most were listed on a single line in the inbox, but there were a few that were all bunched up in one. It had one name and a number. The largest was 28!! You click on the single name and all 28 are there, but don't show up as separate emails. Why does it do that and can I fix it? oh my gosh...am I making any sense on this question??? If not, ignore this one, lol.
Third and final question is about random number generator:
  • as you can see by the last post, for the giveaway I printed 15 pages of posts and cut them up. How does the random number thingy work? cause you know I love doing giveaways now!!!
Thanks in advance to anyone who helps me out.
Have a great rest of the weekend,
~Karen!

And the winner is...

WOW!!!
I love doing giveaways! 94 entries. This won't be my last. I have met so many wonderful people during this process. I won't keep you waiting any longer....
Drum roll please....
The winner is
Ferne!!!!
Congratulations Ferne. Send me an email with your snail mail address and I'll send off your package.
I want to thank everyone for leaving a comment on the giveaway post and all my other post too. You've really welcomed me into the world of blogging. I'm a winner in this giveaway too.
94 entries!!!
Hubby's hand picking the winner!!!
Ferne, sorry it's so blurry
Thanks everyone and have a great night! Look for a hexagon tutorial coming soon! I had so many email requests, I thought I would give it a try. Maybe another giveaway too!!
~Karen~