This week is Choose Glass Week! Spearheaded by Consol, take a gander at their site over here…
Todays subject is Glass is versatile.
The uses for glass are endless. From containers, to flatware, to jewelry, to art, to building materials, glass can be used for pretty much everything and anything.
Glass can be used in building:
Glass can be functional and beautiful:
If you would like to try your hand at creating with glass why not click through here and see what you can do…
This week is Choose Glass Week! Spearheaded by Consol, take a gander at their site over here…
Todays subject is Glass is infinitely recyclable.
Did you know that it takes about 1.2 tons of virgin batch material to manufacture 1 ton of glass? Also, did you know that it takes less energy and resources to recycle glass? In fact it takes 1 ton of cullet (recycled glass) to make 1 ton of new glass! Glass can also be recycled many many many many (you get my drift right?) times.
Basically recycling glass just makes sense!
But wait, there’s more!
Glass can also be up-cycled, not just recycled.
Take a look at these awesome ideas for re-using glass products you all have at home already…
Keep all those baby food, peanut butter and jam jars, print out photos, cut to size and curve into the jars, arrange them on a table or your mantle and enjoy!
Keep your craft string neat and tidy:
Clean the labels off jam jars (with metal lids), take a nail and place it in the centre of the lid, tap it into the lid with a hammer so the sharp bits are inside the jar, place your ball of string in the jar and thread the end through the lid, screw the lid on and there you go!
You can paint the inside of the jars or leave them clear. Fill with a little potting soil, add a bulb, top with some more soil, water and pop them on a sunny window sill and watch them grow and flower.
If you have any broken plates or glasses you dont have to chuck them in the bin. Being very careful not to cut yourself on any sharp edges you can glue the pieces to a ceramic bowl or even to a wooden frame, grout the spaces in between the glass pieces and you have an instant and unique masterpiece.
Of course if you dont want to up-cycle you can recycle either directly with Consol or at The Glass Recycling Company.
We really really do!
You see, we are six individuals who came together to help get Slut Walk Johannesburg off the ground.
We have no funding except what is coming out of our own pockets.
We also have a ton of running expenses.
You can help.
Even if its just R50, every little bit helps.
If you can make a donation please do, if you cant please pass on the message to everyone you know.
THANK YOU!
Bank details:
Acc Name: SlutWalkJHB
FNB Savings Account
Acc : 62325235902
Norwood Mall
Branch: 250655
Paul and I have been together for almost 8 years and been married for about 5 and a half years. We have lived together in his flat for a year and a half before moving into the house we are in now about 5 years ago.
Besides framing some of our family photos and decorating the kids rooms we have NO art on our walls (besides one Jack Vettriano print that was given to Paul as a gift before we met).
Yesterday, we attended the first iPhoneography exhibition in South Africa. What an awesome event. What amazing photographs.
We also bought our very first artwork. An A2 canvas by Jeanette Verster (in fact its the image in this post!). The added bonus being that the proceeds of the sale go to Team JP!
I cannot wait to get our canvas and put it on our wall!
Please take a moment to read this post about what Slutwalk is about, then come back here and see how you can help!
We need 200 people to volunteer to be marshalls for the event.
We need to submit a list of 200 names and telephone numbers in our application for permits for the march. (We promise no names and numbers will be used for any other purpose than this). We need to do this urgently or we will not be allowed to march!
If you would like to be a marshall on the day, please email slutwalkjhb@gmail.com with the word MARSHALL in the subject line and your name and telephone number in the body.
And please spread the word!
Thank you!
I never go to the hairdresser. Ok, maybe not never… Maybe once or twice a year. I usually have a trim (or sometimes a drastic cut) and a blow wave.
Im usually quite happy to wash my own hair and since Paul bought me my ghd its a pleasure to straighten it myself.
Also I find the cost steep for something I can do myself which is why I only go when I need a trim – no way am I cutting it myself!
So yesterday a lady in my office mentioned that she and her daughter get their hair done at a hair dressing school for a fraction of the cost of a regular salon. So off I went, called them up and made an appointment for a wash and blow wave.
The South African Institute of Hairdressing is located in Norwood, Johannesburg.
Gail, who runs, it told me that most hairdressing schools are just that, a school, the students do theory and then practice on mannequin heads. When they do an apprenticeship in a salon they get to wash hair, put on colour, sweep up cuttings and make coffee. They dont get any hands on cutting and blow waving experience, they dont get to chat to clients, they dont get to work as hairdressers.
The Institute is a teaching salon, students work with actual clients every afternoon. They do everything from washing hair to colours to perms to cuts to blow waves. Its totally hands on, under the supervision of their teachers.
The costs are minimal.
Today I had a wash and blow wave and my stylist, India, was fantastic. She was friendly and efficient and I will definitely be going back to her. In fact we discussed putting in a few pink streaks in my hair…
If you are interested please give Gail a call on 011-728-8240 or drop her a mail at info@s-a-i-h.co.za
***This is not a sponsored post***
So in April I bought Faith one of the first MandyMoo Baby outfits that Mandi and Marieka created, Faith was almost 4 months old the outfit was 6-12 months. Today my beautiful ballerina got to wear her outfit. She loved it and kept trying to eat her tutu 😉
I adore magic. At almost 32 years old I still believe that clapping my hands helps fairies to live and I prefer not to know how a ‘trick’ is done, I rather believe!
Ever since I watched the first episode of The Mentalist, I have been fascinated with the art of Mentalism and with what can be accomplished with the mind and it is my privilege to have been asked to interview world renowned, South African mentalist Gilan Gork.
What is a mentalist? Are you a magician?
There is a great difference between a mentalist and a magician. A magician is someone who specialises in the art of sleight-of-hand and perhaps larger illusions. A mentalist is someone who deals only with the mind such as reading thoughts, predicting what people will say or do before it even happens or telekinesis: the ability to move objects or bend substances like metal using only the mind.
Is magic real?
Magic is always a trick and relies on various principles of illusion. Mentalist uses a wide spectrum of techniques from psychology to intuition and showmanship to be able to accomplish the mental feats seen in a mentalist’s show.
When did you first realise you wanted to be a mentalist?
I was always interested in entertainment and when I became older – in my teenage years – I started to meet various hypnotists and mentalists from other countries. When I realised that I could do what they do, and that I had a natural knack for it, I decided that this is a path of learning that I would pursue for the rest of my life.
Have you ever gotten a prediction wrong?
Yes. Sometime I envy magicians – once they have mastered a sleight of hand, they know that they will be able to create the same illusion at the click of a finger. However as a mentalist, dealing with the mind and working with random people on stage, there is always a risk of being wrong. Fortunately I get enough right for people to forget if I do get anything wrong!
What is your personal favourite moment in your career?
When I was first able to bend a stainless steel fork with my mind with other eyes watching: this was in front of my parents who were speechless. I knew that I was on a unique path.
Has using mentalism ever gotten you into trouble?
I typically would never use mentalism to harm anyone or to gain an unfair advantage, however there was one time at school when I had not studied for an exam… Suffice to say I should have picked another student’s answer!
What advice do you have for people wanting to learn more about mentalism?
Start reading books on people skills, leadership, and how to influence others. Classic self-help books are a great start to being able to understand behaviour.
If you could have one super power (besides being able to read peoples minds) what would it be?
I have always fantasised about flying. To simply stare up into the sky, push against the air, and fly freely upwards . I used to walk home from school and would often find myself having an almost out-of-body experience as my mind would imagine the view, flying above, while my body continued walking on my path.
Gilan has a brand new show happening at the Joburg Civic Theatre on Thursday 7th July at 8pm and there are still tickets available!
To book tickets please visit the Civics brand new booking portal here: www.joburgtheatre.com
To read more about Gilan and his amazing gift visit his site here: www.gilangork.com
You can also follow Gilan on twitter here: @ImTheMentalist
All you have to do to enter is leave me a comment telling me what super power you would love to have. Easy!
T’s & C’s
This competition is governed by these rules as read with my Promotional Competition Rules
Last night Wendi and I took ourselves off to Hyde Park to see Mr Popper’s Penguins.
What a fantastically fun film!
Based on a book of the same name by Richard & Florence Atwater, the film takes the basic principals and makes the story its own.
A tough businessman inherits 6 cheeky penguins from his father. The penguins turn his life upside down and Mr Popper learns a few life lessons along the way.
Jim Carrey is, well, typically Jim Carrey and he pulls off being Mr Popper brilliantly.
Using a mix of live penguins and fantastic CGI effects, the penguins will steal your heart pretty much the way they steal the show!
The acting is great, with a fantastic supporting cast including Angela Lansbury. The sets are beautiful and the dialog quick and witty.
The film is full of comedy, romance, life lessons and a fart joke or two and will keep the whole family entertained for a very enjoyable hour and a half.
I would definitely recommend taking the family to see Mr Popper’s Penguins this weekend.
As an aside I have to take my hat off to the staff at Nu Metro Hyde Park!
Running a little late, Wendi and I flew in to buy our tickets and get some popcorn to nosh on, and somewhere along the line I left my cell phone and keys on a counter somewhere. When I realised and rushed out to see if they were still there I discovered that the concession stand guy had taken them to be locked up in the rather large safe in the office. They did have a good chuckle at me but I could have kissed them for keeping my things safe.
Thank you!!!
A little while ago I went with Timor to support Max in donating blood for his 16th birthday.
Unfortunately I am not able to donate blood, I dont weigh 50kg, I recently had surgery (c-section) and I am breastfeeding. All no no’s for donating.
While we were waiting I noticed that Timor had an organ donor sticker on her drivers license and it motivated me to find out more.
I went to the Organ Donor Foundation website and registered online to become a donor. Yesterday my donor card and stickers arrived in the mail.
Please take a moment to visit the site and read up on the life saving and life changing donation you can make.
If organ donation is not for you then please consider making a monetary donation instead.
You can also find them on Twitter and Facebook.
