tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15770374929514621782024-02-06T18:21:21.173-08:00Mikal Mikelina.Mikelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06582045408204294758noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577037492951462178.post-52941420673548986032014-09-09T20:15:00.003-07:002014-09-09T20:15:45.343-07:00Hubby OOTD: Accesories<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Say hello to my wonderful husband</div>
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who finally consented to being on my blog.</div>
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And has finally taken the steps to exploring </div>
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Custom Printed Next Level Apparel</div>
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Mikelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06582045408204294758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577037492951462178.post-1089272268970943832014-09-08T10:00:00.000-07:002014-09-08T10:00:00.714-07:00Hard and Soft: Floral OOTD <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was so excited when I found these leggings in the Salvation Army near my house. It's so hard to find awesome leggings that actually fit! Usually the cooler the leggings the smaller. I wonder if that is true or just perceived? I think these are actually meant to be active wear leggings but I love the sheer striping detail down the side, especially paired with the burst of floral that is this tunic!</div>
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Speaking of the "tunic" it's actually supposed to be a loose fitting dress for a smaller "large" but for a lovely XL lady like myself it makes a super cute tunic. I am in love with the mirrored floral print. I generally avoid florals but this one was just calling out to me.</div>
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I'm really happy with the mix of hard and soft here. </div>
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It's the perfect summer/fall transition outfit. </div>
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I have always had a pluralized appreciation for style. </div>
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While I prefer to dress myself in edgy, bright colours</div>
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I appreciate the classics, girly dresses with frills </div>
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That was a dirty lie.</div>
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Rounding two and my little man has become a terrible model,</div>
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Look how professional I look!</div>
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The shirt is a men's Cherokee button down I stole from my hubby's closet.</div>
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The pants are made from fabric and refashioned men's slacks.</div>
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They were super cute skinny jeans in my head but the fabric</div>
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I have stay coming back to this blog is amazing. To be back at my machine and back in this blogosphere full of incredibly talented women. It's truly inspiring. </div>
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This was a super simple refashion. It took me about 45 minutes. I just lower the collar and put a placket in. Brought up the hem and shaped the sides. Throw on a sash and you are ready for a summer barbeque, or, really just about any end of summer celebration!</div>
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<strong>Discalaimer: I am not a medical professional. I am an avid researcher with a passion to know as much as I can about my illness. </strong><br />
<strong>Scroll to the bottom for a list of articles on living with FMS.</strong><br />
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What is FMS?</h2>
Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by a number of symptoms including wide-spread pain that seems to be originating in fibrous tissues, morning stiffness, delayed mental functioning, digestive problems, IBS and fatigue (to name a few).<br />
Fibromyalgia is a lot of things, but more than anything else it is a poorly understood medical condition. If you or a loved one has been recently diagnosed with Fibromyalgia understanding what that diagnosis means can go a long way towards being able to accept your new life.<br />
Even today a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia Syndrome (or FMS) is considered by some people to be a controversial one. Even in the medical field it has been a very poorly understood condition until very recently. Some of your symptoms, or the symptoms that you hear about may seem nebulous but finally researchers are on the way to making it all make sense.<br />
Current research suggests that FMS is a neurological disease. In very simple terms it is a condition wherein the parts of a sufferer’s brain that deal with pain and sleep don’t work properly (this is a good go-to phrase when explaining your condition to other people). However it is a great deal more complicated than that, and while we still don’t know exactly what the mechanisms behind the condition are we can explain it a great deal better than we once could.</div>
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<strong>Sleep- </strong><br />
There are five stages of sleep that a healthy brain passes through every night. Rapid Eye Movement (or REM) when you dream. Then stages numbered 1-4 or alpha, beta, cappa and delta.<br />
When stage 4 sleep occurs there are delta brain waves being produced that can be registered on brain scans. These waves are the longest and mildest of the four brain waves.<br />
Stage 4 sleep is also called <em>restorative sleep</em>. When you have a cold, or simply have a hard day, a healthy brain uses stage 4 sleep to kick into high gear and repair tissues and cells that have been damaged throughout the course of the day.<br />
When you have FMS however, your brain sporadically produces short alpha brain waves that interrupt the delta ones. When your brain is trying hard to repair your tissues it is being constantly interrupted, resulting in waking up feeling stiff, sore and groggy as though you hadn’t slept at all.<br />
<strong>Pain- </strong><br />
Pain has long been considered one of the main symptoms of FMS. When you have FMS your pain is rarely (if ever) low enough that it can be ignored and is often incapacitating. It is the sort of pain that, when ignored, will increase until you can no longer function.<br />
Though there are still multiple theories about the cause of this pain in the medical community a few of the most commonly accepted ones are:<br />
<strong>a)</strong> In a healthy person the brain stem has a sort of built in filter that uses chemicals such as serotonin to block out some of the painful sensations that humans experience. However, in fibro-mites (people with FMS) this serotonin filter is missing. We feel the full effect of pain.<br />
For example, if we measured pain on a scale of one to ten and say getting pinched is a 4 then the serotonin filter filters out the pain so that a regular person may experience it as a 2. For someone with FMS that pain is still a 4.<br />
For this reason people with FMS also experience discomfort from sensations such as the feel of clothing or bedding, touch (hugs, handshakes etc.) light and sound.<br />
One suggested, and well received, reason why we may lack serotonin is stress. Some researchers believe that FMS is caused when people with a genetic predisposition get stuck (NOT OF THEIR OWN ACCORD) into a cycle of chemical stress.<br />
When someone is stressed out there body creates adrenaline, in order to deal with said stressful issue (such as being chased by a sabre-toothed cat) and stay alive. When extra adrenaline is produced, the production of extra serotonin follows. So that if you hurt yourself (say, by getting bitten by said sabre-toothed cat) you don’t have to immediately deal with the injury and you can run away. However, being in a constant state of chemical stress uses up serotonin levels and therefore there is none left to filter out the pain we feel.<br />
I must restate that the above is a theory. I also must stress that the stress cycle is involuntary and uncontrollable. A sufferer cannot simply will the pain away, ignoring it (as I stated above) simply makes it worse.<br />
<strong>b) </strong>There are others who believe that FMS is caused almost completely by the above-mentioned sleep disturbance. Though the two theories are clearly not mutually exclusive. It is very possible (I might even say likely) that FM is caused by a combination of factors.<br />
So, that covers sleep disturbance and pain.</div>
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What of the other symptoms?</h2>
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Fibromyalgia comes complete with a dizzying list of seemingly nebulous symptoms. It is, in fact, this list of symptoms that leads so many misinformed people to be sceptical about the existence of the disease.<br />
<strong>Symptoms: </strong><br />
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<li>Anxiety, depression, mood swings</li>
<li>Bloating, constipation and/or diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea</li>
<li>Chemical sensitivities including medications</li>
<li>Cold hands and feet</li>
<li>Dizziness</li>
<li>Dry mouth and/or eyes</li>
<li>Fatigue and/or lethargy</li>
<li>Headaches</li>
<li>Heart palpitations</li>
<li>Memory lapse, difficulty concentrating, transposing numbers and words</li>
<li>Numbness and tingling in hands, arms, feet, legs and/or face</li>
<li>Sensitivity to light, sound, odours, and/or temperature</li>
<li>Sleep disturbances</li>
<li>Vision changes</li>
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It’s true, when reading the list of symptoms above we do sound like a bunch of hypochondriacs. However, when you compare the list of symptoms with the research described above things start to make a little more sense.<br />
After my diagnosis but before my own researching rampage I had deduced that all of my symptoms seemed to indicate a great deal of stress. However I didn’t feel stressed.<br />
Then I started to read. When our bodies are stuck in a chemical stress cycle we begin to feel the effects of stress. And it seems that it is that stress that can cause the extensive list of symptoms above.<br />
Fortunately it all makes sense. Poor sleep, cycle of stress chemicals, symptoms of acute stress. The only question left to answer is the cause.</div>
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Unfortunately the answers to this question don’t have such clear research to back them up, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t theories. The most prevalent theory is that there is some genetic disposition that may increase ones chances of developing FMS. FMS and CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) seem to run in families.<br />
Most sufferers can also pin-point the cause of their FMS. That doesn’t mean it was black and white, one day they felt great and the next day they felt awful. It’s more like the straw that broke the camel’s back.<br />
I’ll give you my own experience for an example:<br />
As a result of childhood injuries I’ve suffered from chronic pain all my life. Not, however, from widespread chronic pain. I had pain in my back and shoulders and I knew when and why it started.<br />
Working long hours on my feet on a concrete floor seemed to exacerbate the problem, but I wasn’t about to quit my job. Then one day, on the back of my husband’s motorcycle we hit an uneven patch of road. I gripped tighter to the bike, my head bent slightly backward with the weight of my helmet and at the next bump. Pop! Something cracked in my neck. All I knew at the time was that it hurt a lot.<br />
Over the next few weeks no amount of over the counter medication could help my spreading pain and no X-ray or MRI would show the cause. I was already an insomniac but now even when I did sleep I felt terrible. After a year of searching I was properly diagnosed and treated.<br />
This, by the way, is a considerable success, there are many people who visit doctors of every specialty for 5, 10, 15 even 30 years before getting a proper diagnosis.<br />
FMS sufferers often (I want to say always but to be safe, I’ll say often) find they can pin-point the last straw that caused there FMS. It is always a stressor whether physical, mental or emotional. It may be a divorce, a labour, a lost job, the birth of a new sibling, a particularly stressful year at university etc. Unfortunately there is, as of yet, no way to tell who will develop FMS before hand.</div>
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Though there are a number of effective treatments, and more being discovered every decade there is no cure for FMS. And the fact is there isn’t one on the horizon. This is a common trait amongst neurological diseases. There are people who experience recovery, but they are few and far between. If you have been diagnosed the odds are you will have FMS for the rest of your life.<br />
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FMS is very common, it is estimated that 2-4% of people have FMS (with women 5-10 times more likely to develop it) and most of those people live fulfilling lives. Life with FMS is very hard, there is no doubt about it, but it can still be fulfilling.<br />
Also, like I said above, though FMS is still considered a controversial diagnosis awareness is spreading rapidly. Which means fewer and fewer people will look at you like you’re crazy and more and more people will be conducting research to find more effective treatments.<br />
Plus, there are many effective treatments already. From pills, to alternative and complementary medicines to lifestyle changes there are many ways to make your life easier to live.<br />
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If you have FMS</h2>
FMS is not a condition that should be handled alone. It is life-changing and coping with those changes will be much easier when you have the support of a caring medical provider. If you need to visit a hundred doctors until you find someone who believes you and who is eager and willing to help you get your life back, it‘s worthwhile.<br />
Read as much as you can. With or without a healthcare provider your health is your responsibility. You are the head of the team when it comes to taking care of your illness and there are many things that you can do at home that will help you to get some relief.<br />
However, read with caution. It is certain that as your reading and learning about your condition you are going to come across a lot of opinionated pieces where people will go so far as to suggest that you don’t have a condition at all. They may say you’re lazy, whiny or a hypochondriac. You may even have people in your life that say that. FMS is a REAL CONDITION. Do your best to ignore slanderous materials.<br />
Know that your life will get better and better. Most treatments allow you to become more mobile and independent over time. Most people with FMS find that the first year or two are the worst. Once you learn how to live with your condition you may be able to stop fighting so hard against it.<br />
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If you think you have FMS</h2>
Please do not use this article or any other that you find online to diagnose yourself. FMS is a complicated condition and there are many others that mimic it’s symptoms, from diabetes to Lyme Disease. If you are experiencing some of the symptoms described above you need to find a medical provider that will get you properly diagnosed and treated. The internet is not your doctor.</div>
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Welcome to the reincarnation of what was once my sewing blog Mikelina Makes. It was impossible for me to keep my blog going consistently with my health so I left on a very long hiatus about a year ago. In that time I have moved many times, gotten better control over my health, had my second beautiful baby boy Wildeman's little brother [bog-named] Roo. Roo is almost four months old now and I missed my sewing machine so badly but more than anything I missed my blog. Funnily I've been taking picture to post the whole time I've been gone so I'm so excited to get going and post some sewing projects, refashions and ootds:<br />
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So, to answer a few questions:<br />
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What is a spoonie?</h3>
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A spoonie is a person living with a chronic illness. 96% of chronic illness are invisible to the naked eye. I am the 96%. I live with fibromyalgia, depression, PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and am recovering from EDNOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified). All of these things have major impacts on my life and I don't try to hide or downplay them. I ask people to accept them as a part of me without pity. They are just one of many parts of my life. Many of my posts and YouTube videos will be about chronic illness, chronic pain etc but I will also continue to sew and refashion and I hope to share all of that with you!<br />
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Well, I am, sort of... Mikelina is a nickname that my mother used to call me. When I first started this blog I was not entirely comfortable using my real name, however, the more time I spend online, at my blog, on Facebook etc the more I want to be my whole self here just as much as I am in the "real world". So, my name is Mikal (pronounced Michael) I really like the sound of Mikelina though so I'll keep it for now and go by Mikal Mikelina. That has a nice ring to it doesn't it?<br />
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I believe that words have power and so there are a couple that I will be using here that many people avoid. I am using them in their original sense as simple adjectives. For me they don't have positive or negative connotations. I will use the word "fat" a lot because I am and I don't think there is anything wrong with that. I will also be using words like "chubby" and "big". I will not be using words like "overweight" or "rubenesque" that negate the beauty of fat women or idiomatically try to hide our existence from the world. <br />
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The Low Pain Diet started out for me as an experiment in natural pain management for fibromyalgia. I had cut out sugar and caffeine years ago (Ive had FMS for 6 years now) but I decided to cut out a few more things to see if I was able to get better control of my pain. The main focus has been anti-inflammatories but I also avoid stimulants. I have cut out grain, animal products, sugar, syrups, starches and processed food. I eat fruits, vegetables, oils (coconut and olive) nuts and seeds. My aim was to make my body work as little as possible so that assimilating and dealing with the effects of chronic pain were all it had to do. <br />
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I need make a vitally important clarification:<br />
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I am not suggesting that this diet will cure anything. I don't advise others to take it up and I don't know whether or not it will help you if you do. I only that it has made a considerable difference for me personally. I still take a number of medications, exercise, rest regularly and still experience chronic pain. <br />
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My average pain level on a daily basis went from 9ish when I was first diagnosed, to around 7 on a tricyclic anti-depressant, then down to 4 on an anti-convulsant now it averages around 2-3 but if I push myself it gets back up pretty fast. I haven't, however, had a flare up in months. <br />
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This diet has had such a profound effect on my life and my ability to manage my disease that I wanted the opportunity to share it with others and see if it works for them. It also a diet that is incredibly daunting to take up and I want to share tips and tricks that I have learned that make that a less Herculean task. I will be updating you on the diet if/when it changes, on recipes and on my pain and medications. Hopefully this will be beneficial to at least a few of you. <br />
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My goal is to post every day even if I'm only posting a smoothie from the Low Pain Diet. If you only want to see the kinds of things I would have posted before as Mikelina Makes I will be posting sewing, fashion and beauty stuff on Tuesdays and Fridays so come back then!<br />
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Also be aware that my children are beyond adorable and you will see them a lot. I mean look how cute:<br />
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Thanks guys for reading all the way to the bottom of the post! I love it when that happens!Mikelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06582045408204294758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577037492951462178.post-21468007401190708302013-12-04T10:50:00.001-08:002013-12-04T11:13:08.807-08:00Maternity Wolverine OOTD <center><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dzt1LxmhtP7MKkVvIx_y90EM3FDbKGIUlgD_rIZr3_obJX7PbEhJZ2G3QFbJBp631X5-kQjphn5JejJUjUF8Yxb7iH_W8_sLq_74uET4iUznNj8_H96ADXRc6pa3y47hd31Y4EhE7As/ width="480" height="640"/></center>
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Big belly nerdiness
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<p></p>Shirt: <a href="http://makingtimetomake.blogspot.com/2013/01/mens-xl-flannel-to-womens-fitted-shirt.html">DIY</a>
<p></p>T-shirt: Thrifted
<p></p>Pants: Feilds
<p></p>Shoes: Thrifted Airwalk
<p></p>Glasses: Clearly Contacts
Mikelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06582045408204294758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577037492951462178.post-73613965059746468782013-12-01T11:03:00.001-08:002013-12-02T07:43:12.350-08:00Maternity OOTD 20 Weeks<center><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5r4SiU5g1YsUHtsXpBA6LeEcsjFo983TRK4HNTWIVPI3wD_O6igJ9ZfmGN5veTrsumd-w1Ip9lQXM95nHSBcCS4pe-EFTacGfYDhD2sFDn2-hpHnub1LCVt7s4ng3lWaKrQH01fW1SY/ width="640" height="640"/></center>
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<p>I wore this while my husband and I walked around town handing out resumes.</p>
<p>Comfy, casual and super cheap.</p>
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<p>Top: Thrifted 2.99$</p>
<p>Under shirt: Thrifted tank 1.99$</p>
<p>Leggings (not maternity): Fields 19.99$</p>
<p>Boots: Payless 27$ on sale</p>
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<p>We're still waiting to hear back.
Wish us luck!</>Mikelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06582045408204294758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577037492951462178.post-5567131445236419342013-09-15T21:04:00.001-07:002013-12-02T08:49:58.180-08:00Big Voluminous Curls TutorialWho says mohawks can't be girly and feminine?
I for one was not prepared to give up huge curly hair just becuase I had shaved off most of my hair.
So, without futher ado, let's get our curl on!
<p><center><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCm-1bwAEh8bNBk2EvO8LgQ9zQrsdHfzc5BWVkHOOFPoATmfMO4jD2eieYYiMJIy-rvZALOIVKmaF1SMB_JOF7jHtGB3gwpYtcFrUDdojZ4zvwZE01DtRLQ460IYtWOoZxKEy4lPRPbQU/ width="456" height="640"/></center></p>
<p>You're going to need some tools for this one:</p>
<p>Curling iron</p>
<p>Soft bristle brush</p>
<p>Your regular hair brush</p>
<p>Curl pins or bobby pins</p>
<p>At least a few fingers</p>
<p>And some gentle hold hair spray</p>
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<p>Step one:</p>
<p>Brush ut your hair so that it's nice and easy to curl.</p>
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<p>Step two:</p>
<p>Seperate a lock of hair from the base of your neck, at the very bottom.</p>
<p>You'll want to the rest of your hair our of your business with a hair tie or pin.</p>
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<p>Tool time! Heat your curling irons ladies and gentlemen.</p><p>You're also going to want to make some hair pins available right about now.</p>
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<p>And curl!</p>
<p>I like to curl away from my face, hold the curling iron on for just a few seconds, of course all hair is different, you'll have to get to know how yours responds to heat.</p>
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<p>Now, pull out the iron and quick like a cat roll your hair back up in the same direction you just curled it until it's tight against your scalp. Grab that pin we prepared earlier and pin that sucker in nice and tight.</p>
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<p>Good stuff.</p>
<p>Now do it again.</p>
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<p>And again, and again.</p>
<p>You want to work up from the base of your skull toward your face.</p>
<p>I like to curl the hair at the front straight up, I have a theory that it gives you extra volume right around your face but I've never done proper labratory testing to prove the hypothesis so you're just going to have to trust me.</p>
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<p>By now your head shoud look like this.</p>
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<p>Naturally adjust for lack of mohawk or colour variation.</p>
<p><center><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwz1p4Y-WUaOKmopWtCklireJXUhkmHHxkXtN-07a3417wt-qrUNwuiXf6fF98ATCm3XYl193E7isuKcg2oQR-tEKhW3Ilmpptr7H12aBvmOc9D_aW2msyKfcbpoAElkO5JFn-YqmucW4/ width="442" height="640"/></center></p>
<p>It acutally looks kinda cool.</p>
<p>Now, spray those pinned curls with your gentle hold hair spray and wait until they are dry and cool to the touch. Should be just a few minutes.</p>
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<p>Freedom!</p>
<p>Release your hair from it's prison!</p>
<p>Don't worry, we have a couple more steps we're not quite done yet.</p>
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<p>Now, using the fingers I mentioned earlier pick through your hair very gently to seperate the curls and add even more volume. Don't be raking your claws through there. Treat the curls with love. You've worked hard for them.</p>
<p><center><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOTETLgcBoBgrOX5OHYnMgl3QLi9SaUE2tKTVw8vjlYEQfqJM9x_yS-_pxthfIXXDMMEwyh2oNDfyTO6U0pvNJsTrlVNAmvX13GKi1YzXrfO3QL19d148GqdjLQEzvN7esQ7fFlxUEPrA/ width="506" height="640"/></center></p>
<p>Gentle now.</p>
<p>Tool time!</p>
<p>Now very carefully use the soft bristle brush to smooth out the fly aways and give your curls a nice refined look.</p>
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<p>What do you think? Not too bad at all, it only took us 20 minutes. </p>
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<p>Perhaps if you are anything like the many ladies who have said to me something along the lines of,</p>
<p>"I would love to do that but I could never be brave enough." </p>
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<p>"But I could never pull it off like you." </p>
this will inspire you! </p>
<p>Girly mohawks for all the chicks who secretly want a mohawk, but have no idea how to make it fit into their sense of style! </p>
<p>And for everyone else: Whatever hair you want! </p>
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<p>Craft on my friends, Mikelina </p>
Mikelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06582045408204294758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577037492951462178.post-5818892484445630182013-09-12T16:30:00.001-07:002013-09-12T17:59:46.924-07:00PRnP Week 1 - Boys Popoveralls<center>
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I'm so excited to be done on time!
<p>For this season of<a href="http://www.projectrunplay.com/"> Project Run and Play</a> the week one challenge is, as always, the pattern remix. This challenge is my absolute favourite especially as it tend to offer an additional challenge to those of us who don't have girl's to sew for. </p>
<p>I didn't start this challenge until Tuesday, the day after the challenge was anounced. I was inspired by Sewing Like Mad's 32 pattern piece dress. Wildeman's Popeveralls have 25 pattern pieces in all. This is certainly the most complicated piece I have ever sewn for Wildeman!</p>
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<p>I started by drafting this pattern on my own and drawing out on old wrapping tissue. Pretty!</p>
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I cut the pieces out from these old button down shirts that my aunt handed down. My whole family has started funneling old clothing to the family-refashioner. No complaints here!<p></p>
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Then I sewed each and every little piece with Edmund, my trusty serger.
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<p>I feel like I'm finally gaining the skills as a seamstress and refashioner to take my crazy ideas to fruition and really be proud of the things I make. I've come a long way in the last few years and so much of that is due to the incredibly community of bloggers who share their passion, skills adn discoveries with each other. I'm so glad to be a part of such a friendly, creative group of talented women.</p>
<p>Thank you and craft on!</p>Mikelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06582045408204294758noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577037492951462178.post-47085229940151406502013-09-11T18:27:00.000-07:002013-09-11T18:27:04.217-07:00Rock - A - Baby T-shirt Refashion TutorialHello crafty humans (and readers of other species, no disrepect intended),
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I have finally been able to get started on Wildeman's fall/winter wardrobe, which I must make in all 18-24 sizes despite that fact that my little man has not yet had his first birthday.
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For my first trick I present to you...
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Wildeman in <br />
<b>Rock - A - Baby</b>
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I started with this women's medium shirt that I picked up on a trip to Bellingham for 5$
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I chose it or these epic epaulettes.
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The first step was to cut it into pieces. I based the size and shape on a nearly too small t-shirt. But somehow still made the new shirt too small. I ended up using a handy old trick: side panels.
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As always I lined up the shoulders and layed the shirt flat to attach the sleeves. I layed it flat to sew the epaulettes back on with the machine instead of sewing them on by hand, which was my original plan. I like sewing by hand but it hardly seems worth the time put in anymore now that Wildeman is taking fewer and fewer naps.<br />
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And voila! Super easy one-nap refashion with a big impact!
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Mikelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06582045408204294758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577037492951462178.post-60137740550730657822013-09-11T17:51:00.001-07:002014-07-13T01:26:17.601-07:00Simple Outfit Of The Day ( And Surprise)!My blogging has been a little incosistent as of late. With the beginning of a new season of Project Run and Play I would like to recommit myself to this incredible and talented community of sewing mamas and to my baby, Mikelina Makes. And I would like to explain my absence with this single picture instead of with words:<br />
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Yep, Wildeman has a sibling on the way, baby [blog-named] Heart is due in April and between rushing to sew maternity clothes for my showing-at-nine-weeks bump and going through tests and such we have been crazy busy!<br />
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oh, and did I mention...<br />
WE BOUGHT A BUS!!!<br />
The less crazy among you may be wondering, "...hmm? What now? A bus? Why is that exciting. Why would you even buy a bus?"<br />
Well, friends, readers, casual link clickers, avid googlers we bought a school bus to convert, and promptly move into. Roadtrip of life!<br />
Readers, Mr. Bunbury. Mr. Bunbury, my lovely readers:<br />
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I'll link soon to the new bus blog where I'll be chronicling the whole process from 1993 school bus to travelling home for a family of four!<br />
So many exciting things! I can't wait to share them with you all and to see what you all are doing!<br />
Live long and crafty my friends!Mikelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06582045408204294758noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577037492951462178.post-75930742969732888252013-07-25T09:36:00.001-07:002013-07-25T09:40:51.367-07:00For Girl's Who Like BaseballHello Crafty Ladies and Gentleman.
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I found the most incredible fabric for 7$ at a thrift store last week! And while it definitey had to become a little girl's dress for my etsy shop I just couldnt pass up the oppurtunity to make something for myself too!
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It's a just a basic circle skirt with a tie closure. I'm wearing a black petticoat underneath it for maximum poofiness. There are great tutorials all over for it but it has one basic principal: Cut a circle.
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Just had to share my newest project.
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AND: I went thrift store shopping down in the states yesterday (So cheap, America is awesome - even if they still have pennies) and got sooo much fun stuff. Amazing baby boy refashions ahead. It's been a while since Wildeman got something new.
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-MikelinaMikelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06582045408204294758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577037492951462178.post-52700446663959186502013-07-24T06:21:00.001-07:002013-07-24T06:27:46.717-07:00Sharing Is Caring!Hello lovely crafters!
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I am so excited right now because today I am being featured over at <a href="http://houseofestrela.blogspot.ca/">House of Estrela</a> by the lovely and talented Magda as a part of her Refashion Month. You should definitely check that out over here.
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My post is a refashioned retro swimsuit:
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Refashion month has been going on all month so be sure to check out all the inspiring creativity from the other contributers as well as Magda hereself!
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-Mikelina xoMikelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06582045408204294758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577037492951462178.post-78247504157805845942013-07-12T21:35:00.001-07:002013-07-25T09:45:22.014-07:00The Up Down Pompadour - Hair Tutorial<center>
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Hello and Welcome to my first hair tutorial!
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A while ago (too long ago) I got a request for hair tutorials from <a href="http://clotheskays.blogspot.ca/">Kay Brady</a>. I loved the idea but was hesitant at first because long chick-mohawks aren't exactly something you see everyday. Then I realized that for most of the hair styles I do the mohawk is not a necessity.
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So, let's get started shall we?
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In addition to the above you're going to need some hair. The mohawk is not a necessity. I understand they were in short supply when the hair styles were being given out and were only given to a lucky few. I won't hold it against you ;)
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Odds are, if you have hair, that you know how to brush it. But I'm gonoing to tell you how I do it because it's my blog and I can. I start at the bottom to get the knots out down their.
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That way when I brush the top out I'm not just pushing all the knots to the end. It comes out nice and smooth. If you want extra shininess try absentmindedly brushing your hair while your husband tries to wrestle your baby into the carrier so that he can take photos unobstructed.
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Note: Brushing your hair too much can actually strip it of the good stuff. Let those dead cells rest (nice image).
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Then you'll want to section off the front part. More if your hair is thin, less if it's thick. See if you can get a nice straigt line, obviously I'm a straight line master. Be warned, we're about to tease the shit out of it.
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Now, you're going to want to make this or other silly faces at the mirror, cell phone or rolled up car window your staring into. This is very important.
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Seperate a thin top layer of the front section.
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Tease it like it's 1979!
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Place the teasing comb into your hair a few inches from your scalp. Then slowly pull the brush back. Move out another inch or so, slowly pull back. Reapeat to the end of the section. Then pick up the next section and do the same.
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You can stop hear if you want, apply tons of dark make up under your eyes and head out for a night on the town or you can grab your soft bristle brush...
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And very lightly smooth out the underside of that ridiculous rat's nest. It's gonna hide all that crap so you want it to look nice.
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Now gather all that hair together.
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And twist. Twist. Twist. Keep twisting.
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And tuck. The bigger the better.
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Doing my poof has stretched out my bobby pins but I find the stretched-out-ier thay are the better they fight over my twist.
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You're gonna need that rock hard hair spray now. And don't be stingy with it. Your lungs'll be fine.
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My version of Rosie the Riveter. My apology to Rosie, other wartime factory and office girls and sufragettes everywhere.
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Using a pin similar in colour to your hair pin it back so it doesn't get all up in your face.
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Showing off my cheapy PC curling iron. (President's Choice not Politically Correct)
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Curl your hair up about half way so it doesn't get to big. If you have super thin hair curling all the way up might be a good idea.
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Time for the flexible hold spray for bouncy curls. I love Aussie by the way. It smells awesome. Just spray lightly down here.
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And voila! You look gorgeous darling. Absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for trying it out (if you did) and have yourself a love, poofy, pompadoury day.
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Mikelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06582045408204294758noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577037492951462178.post-12957189846159412592013-07-11T14:31:00.002-07:002013-07-11T14:39:39.295-07:00Pinspiraton: Sunburst Miniskirt<center>
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My Pinsiration:
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Happy Summer Crafty Ladies and Gentlemen!<br /> <p></p>
I have had my eye on this pin for at least a year now. I fell in love with it right away and knew that it would be so easy to do but couldn't quite bring myself to wear a mini-skirt until I had lost more of the baby weight (which is not something I'm happy about btw. I have to work on that. Miniskirts look great on big girls!) . And now this oh so easy, oh so cute refashion is mine!<br /> <p></p>
I unfortunately don;t have a source for this as the pin clicks to through to a 404 but I pinned it to my very overdue <a href="http://pinterest.com/mikelinamakes/spring-2013-wardrobe-refashion-sewing-inspiration/">Spring 2012/2013 board</a>. 3 down, 16 to go.<br /> <p></p> <a name='more'></a><br />
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I started with the brightest yellow t-shirt I could find, cut below the graphic and took it in so that it fit me perfectly. <br />
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Using one of the sleeves I made a bow and sewed it on to the front.<br />
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The I hemmed the top and bottom and...that was pretty much it. So easy and satisfying! And it would look cute in so many colours.<br /> <p></p>
So you guys soon!Mikelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06582045408204294758noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577037492951462178.post-22767265444089599952013-07-08T14:40:00.001-07:002013-07-25T09:45:59.911-07:00Miley Cyrus, "We Can't Stop" Inspiration<center><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ky-Vmup1eRNlL0P0wTpiWrZnGAmkPujDKjtlGYDvLokqePDji_aBmHvqr1vaSVbI7FOG1px7Yq1DCc-brWsoF70Tjmi3v689mhdHlsR_5QyYvB0SMFF8WcmJj66Z4hbH_CG8DORvX9Y/ width="640" height="640"/></center>
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Hello Crafty Craftersons
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I think that Miley Cyrus may have won me over this week. I'm not sure why yet but I was equally disturbed and entertained by her latest video "We Can't Stop". Disturbed by the blatant over sexualisation of young girls (I just want to specify here that I am 23, therefore a "young girl" and I have nothing at all against healthy, personal, meaningful, expressions of our sexuality) and generally entertained by the song, art deco style of the video and giant teddy bear backpacks.
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But most importantly of course by the fashion:
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Miley Cyrus wore this super cute teddy in just a few short cuts from the video but I fell in love with it at first sight. Super comfy, sexy pajamas out of an awesome T? An awesome graphic T?!?
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I was in heaven.
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I started with this awesome Jimi Hendrix T my mom gave me to refashion. I cut of the sleeves and brought the shoulders in.
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The deep V here was actually just one straight cut down but it's jersey so it rolled in on itself. I cut it super low, it is a teddy after all.
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Then I cut and sewed the bottom of the shirt to look and act like a pantyline and hemmed it because I couldn't find my fabric scissors at the time so the cuts were a little jagged but since it's t-shrt jersey if you can cut straight lines you don't have to worry about hemming it.
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I like tying it with this sash from an old robe that is now on the to-refashion pile.
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And in my fantasy world where I like to imagine myself staring in my own music videos I wear it like this:
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Oh, and before you go check out this dress I made from vintage 1940s dress pattern!
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See you soon!Mikelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06582045408204294758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577037492951462178.post-64100619027787699542013-06-20T12:10:00.001-07:002013-06-20T12:10:50.960-07:00Go Canada!Peaceful, pandering independence is the best.<br />
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So, Canada's birthday is coming up and how am I celebrating? With plaid! Red plaid! Red plaid flannel!
My kid looks like a tiny lumberjack.
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The shirt was made from a plaid flaneel men's buttom down, 5$, and it went like this:
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<a href="http://makingtimetomake.blogspot.com/2013/01/womens-button-down-to-babys-button-down.html">A tutorial over here.</a> Just make it bigger or smaller respectably ;)
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The pants were formerly an awesomely stripey shirt. I love these pants! Definitely one of my favourite Wildeman pieces. I wish I had gotten better pictures but I will update later with more. Right now there's a pesky border and a few hundred miles in between us but soon...we will be reunited!
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I messed up a bit on these pants (as much as I do love them) so I'm going to be remaking them, mistakelessly (hopefully). Tutorial forthcoming!
I will be posting a tutorial for the ridiculously cute bow tie soon!
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