The story of the Egyption lotus

After 22 years of living in Bucharest I got to discover this amazing little park in our concrete city. It feels like visiting a place from another country, which means that it is more beautiful than our usual places. 

There is a godly beautiful lake full of lotuses. It is just stunning how beautiful and graceful those flowers are. You can watch them all day and still be fascinated by their beauty.

Parcul Circului(the Circus Park) is 53 years old and it is also known as Tonola Park, coming from the brick factory which functioned here before WWII. The Tonola pit was excavated for clay, and got it's name from Max Tonola the founder of the factory.

The beautiful lake is built on natural springs and is highly populated by Egyptian lotuses. You can also get to see the European water turtle, and other sweet water creatures.

The park has rare  species of trees like Ginkgo biloba. 

There are beautiful totem like sculpture made by C.Teodorescu.

Source: http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parcul_Circul_de_Stat

Photos: Made by me with Nikon D80

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Dreamcatcher

I've seen dreamcatchers in movies and in stores having a decoration purpose. I decided to make my own and to find out more about its meaning. 

The Dreamcatcher is a handmade object made of willow hoops on which is woven a loose net or web. It is specific to Native American cultures and it it decorated with feathers and beads which are sacred items. The dreamcatcher is like a protective charm for children and adults. Its purpose is to catch bad dreams into its net and allow good dream into ones mind while asleep.

The shape of the dreamcatcher, the circle, represents how the sun, moon and month travel each day across the sky.

Specific charm of the Ojibwe people, the dreamcather is hung above the bed, is used  to protect sleeping people, especially children, from nightmares.

With this nice story behind it I think it makes a very nice present for your friends&family and it is very easy to make.

I used a wooden bracelet as the base circle, white cotton string and all sorts of ribbons and braids. I will add some feathers as soon as I will get some, but for the moment I used beads.

You can see how to make the string loops here.

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcatcher

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Summertime Vibe

Hi! my name is Laura and I have just decided to start a fashion blog mostly. It is summer and I can't wait to actually do what I like. I am crazy about clothing, my waredrobe is huge and like to sew my own unique clothes. I love travelling and DIY stuffs.
So, let's start this blogging 'business'!

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