Mr Piggy Says...

How to make a heart origami!

2008-07-11T04:58:00.000-07:00

So as you might've noticed, I haven't posted in a while. I've been a busy little bee and my blog was, to be honest, the last thing on my mind. But I'm back!

When I was a wee pre-teen, I used to love making origamis. About half the girls in my class were Asian so they always came up with a new paper-folding technique that dazzled me (and the rest of the girls in class, of course). I still remember a couple, so I've decided to show you how to make my favourite one: the heart origami! All you need is an A4 and a flat surface.

PS. I've recently been told that this isn't an official origami, as it uses an A4 instead of a square paper. Still cute, though!

Here we go:

1- Take an A4 and fold one tip to the other side, making a triangle.

2- Unfold it and do the same to the other side.

3- Turn the paper over and fold it straight, in the middle of the X formed by the previous folds.

4- Turn the paper over again and press the middle of the X.

5- Fold the top of the paper down, keeping the sides folded in. (You'll end up with a wee house-looking paper!)

6- Take a side of the "roof of the house" and fold it up.

7- Do the same to the other one, making a diamond-shape.

8- Fold the side of the house onto itself.

9- Again, do the same on the other side.

10- Turn the whole thing over and fold the bottom up.

11- Take the top part (triangle) and fold it down, leaving the flaps from the other side still up.

12- Now this is a bit tricky: Take a bottom corner and fold it into the pocket, as shown.

13- Same on the other side!

14- Fold the top flap diagonally, making a triangle on top and tuck in the tip.

15- There you have it!

Mr Piggy says: Happy Brazilian Valentine's Day!

2008-06-12T04:28:00.000-07:00

Yep, you heard it right. In Brazil, Valentine's Day is actually celebrated on the 12th of June, instead of the 14th of February. Why? Because, or so my 4th grade teacher Miss Young told me, there were 2 martyrs in the medieval times called Valentine. The day was supposed to honour their martyrdom and didn't really involve romantic love for a while. It was only after a few centuries, I think, that people linked the holiday with the fertility festival celebrated in February. It was something like that, my memory's a bit fuzzy.

On the other hand, Brazil, being the incredibly catholic country it is, recognizes the 13th of June as St Anthony's day. As you may know, St Anthony is regularly seen as a matchmaker, having preached about the great importance of marriage and union in his days. So the holiday on the eve of the 13th is to celebrate just that. We could even call it "St Anthony's Eve" (You know, like Christmas Eve) but that's just too long.

Anyway, I was going to post this yesterday (as the holiday was then) but I was busy all day with cooking and cleaning and watching Croatia beat Germany in the EuroCup. (Ah, the things we do...)

The picture, in case you're wondering, is of me, Piggy and Nesy. He's the guy that holds my hand.

Happy belated Brazilian Valentine's day to you all!

First Post!

2008-06-11T05:38:00.000-07:00

Hooray! My very first post!

So I've decided to make a blog just yesterday, when I found myself with nothing to do (newsflash!). I'm thinking of writing about fashion, photography, strange little things I find on the internet, etc... Hopefully, it'll be lots of fun!

So, first post: The honourable Mr Piggy!

Piggy McFly (aka Mr Piggy) is my travel buddy, photo buddy and now, blog buddy. He's just turned 2 years old but has the knowledge of many years more! Plus, he likes yellow daisies. Who could say no to that?

Anyway, this is just the intro post, I won't bore you any longer...

So welcome to my blog, I hope you enjoy your stay!