how i made a poncho - on the cheap!

this is how we did it, because basically i didn't want to spend £15 on something that is only gonna be used once!

first go to your local pound shop or other discount place and purchase 2 cotton rugs



fold one in half and cut a 3 inch slit from the edge towards the centre





once you have done this, depending on the type of rug you have, you'll need to stop it fraying, the kind of rug i have was easy, just pull a few strands to make it fray on purpose, then tie off the vertical threads you have poking from the top of the fabric. other kinds of rugs may need sewing or if you are lucky, you may be able to glue them.





repeat on the other rug, making sure your neck hole is level on both pieces

sew the edges that will form the back of the poncho together, don't sew it too tightly or the seam will be too stiff.

now the front is slightly trickier, but not much!

you'll need a safety pin for this bit, put the poncho on (if it's for you, you may need some help) pin the two edges of the poncho together where you think it needs to be so it's big enough to get on and off easily,

take the poncho back off with the pin still in place, and sew from the bottom edge to where the pin is, this will leave you with a roughly triangular shaped hole for your head,





now if you want to take your time and put in some effort, you can trim the excess from the corners and stitch the neck, or if you are like me and just a little lazy, just fold them over and use one strong stitch in the point of the triangle.



and that's about it!



pic to be added later when Nev gets up to model it!

EDIT:

and here it is......

a break...

i'm taking a break from the Internet for a while...

i'm just sick of everything, i'm so fucking down and noone gives a shit.

if i could take a break from life, i'd jump at the chance

people say they are my friends, yet who of them even bothers to talk to me unless they want something or i talk to them first?

i mean even people who say i'm one of their closest friends, are exactly the same.

ahh fuck it, there is really no point to this is there? i mean it's not like anyone is going to even bother reading it, or if they do, care about how i feel.

gargh! (aka fustration at GP's)

i called the consultant at the hospital the other day, he said i should go get some antihistamines and some anti emetics from the GP, so off i toddle, with a belly feeling like it's on fire cuz i feel so sick, and a headache that would stop a lesser mortal in it's tracks, but i go anyway...

I'm sick while I'm waiting, (luckily i manage to get to the toilets in time) so when i go to the Doctor, I'm stinking of puke, he's fine giving me my antihistamines, but for the sickness medicine, not a fucking chance, he says see how you go and come back Monday...

I'm so pissed off with this bloke! every time i have to see him he fucks me around!

I've been feeling sick for over a month now... if any of you have ever had morning sickness it's like that... all day... all night... and nothing will help it!

so Monday, instead of having fun with my daughter on her 4th birthday I'll be going off to the doctors... oh the fun...

the hardest thing i've ever done...

today i had the fun of going to the job centre to explain why i don't want the CSA to contact my ex.

were they happy with "he's a cruel vicious spiteful bastard"?

nope, i had to go through what he did to me, and what he did to my daughter.

how much fun is that? telling a total stranger of the worst experiences of your life....

but then again, i guess its easier than telling someone you love.

ho-hum, well hopefully that'll be the end of it.

but we'll see...

friends... ?

i know i'm not all that popular, why? i don't really know, i'm not meaning to be conceited, but i think i' a nice person, i'm considerate about other people, i'm generous, helpful, polite, a good listener, but still i really have no friends,

what is it that is so unlikeable about me? really, i would like to know

take this sponsorship deal for example,

except family, and very close friends, we've had 4 people sponsor us,

1 is from someone we don't know (if we do know you then i apologise, let us know who you are!) one is from someone on a forum i use for kidney patients, and 2 have been from people we know.

now i know the cash is not going to directly aid me, but it is going to aid people like me, possibly my kids, possibly YOUR kids, yet no one cares, no one re posts anything i put up, i doubt hardly anyone even reads what i post.

why is everyone so damn apathetic?

we've had an article and a letter printed in the local paper, we've talked to you, messaged you, made a video, sent pictures, yet nothing.

i mean, even if you can't afford to sponsor us, or plain just not want to, how hard would it be for you to say good luck? or even just to re post a stupid myspace bulletin?

it really goes to show, these people who say they are your friends, really are not.

pissed off with stupid f**king email providers!

i accidental click "reply to all" instead of just "reply" and I'm a spammer and get my account de-activated cuz someone marked it as spam.

wow how bloody great is that!

fuck.

UPDATE!

after complaining, they've re-activated my account!

yayness!

As noone seems to care about what we are doing, i thought i'd give you all a personal graphic image about why this cause is so important to Nev and I.


This is a healthy human kidney, it's about 7cm long



This is a polycystic kidney, this is 30cm ( about 4 cm bigger than mine are at present) and as you can see has many fluid filled cysts, let me tell you, if one of them bursts or twists, the pain is well... intense to say the least!

Please, show some support http://www.myspace.com/lilyandnevgoabseiling