tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105644182024-03-08T02:21:30.391+03:00Mehlika Akkayaout of control...Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-7049686013331099842015-03-23T23:13:00.000+02:002015-03-23T23:13:44.565+02:00A New Blog on the Block: Sculptures in DisguiseI'm proud to announce a new blog, <a href="http://sculpturesindisguise.blogspot.com.tr/" target="_blank">Sculptures in Disguise</a>, dedicated to my unique designs of fiber handcrafts.<br />
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Check it out and download the free pattern for this Spiral Flower Square.<br />
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There is this fun CAL, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/moogly-cal-2015" target="_blank">2015 Moogly CAL</a> on Ravelry, and I'm glad I joined it. On the fourth square of the CAL, however, I had difficulties making the border as directed on the pattern so I changed it to something I designed.<br />
A few of the fellow crocheters asked if I can give the pattern to how I did the border, but as I designed it instantly while crocheting, it really is hard to write the instructions so everybody can do it. And I also worked on the spaces between posts instead of stitches, so a stitch count is very hard to make.<br />
But, here are close up photos of the border I've made, both front and back, with some weird circles in different colours. Pink circles indicate that they are triple crochets. You can see that they ate actually front post triple crochets, that uses the post of the previous round. The round crocheted with the orange yarn is done with half double crochets, with 2 chains in the corners. If you look closely (which you can, because the photos are big) to the fan shape crocheted with the purple yarn, you'll see that there are 6 posts, it's because I used the spaces between posts and not the stitches to crochet into. So the sc2tog with the orange yarn is to the spaces on either sides of the single crochet with the blue yarn.<br />
I really hope this helps the observer to figure out how to make it. You see, it's very hard for me to instruct an How-To. Please feel free to ask anything either here or at my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/mehlika/moogly-cal-2015" target="_blank">project page</a> at Ravelry.<br />
:)Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-16673341318659406632015-02-03T23:56:00.001+02:002015-02-22T13:46:59.765+02:00CHOCOLATEBERRY CAKE<div class="blogaway-section">
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CHOCOLATEBERRY #1<br />
Rnd1: (With Colour A) Ch3, join with slst to 1st ch<br />
Rnd2: Ch3 (1st of 16 posts), treble15, join with slst to 3rd ch of first post<br />
Rnd3: Slst to space 'before post', ch2, dc to space 'after post', ch1, <br />
*yo1, insert hook in space 'before post', yo1, draw yarn through the 2 loops on the hook (2 loops left on hook), yo1, insert hook in 'after post', yo1, draw yarn through the 3 loops on the hook (3 loops left on hook), yo1, draw yarn through the 3 loops on the hook, ch1* Repeat between "**" 15 times, join with slst to 2nd ch of first post. Close, cut yarn, and weave in yarn ends.<br />
Rnd 4: (With Colour B) Standing treble in one of the <u>ch1</u> spaces, treble2, ch2, treble3, dc3 in next ch1 space, hdc3 in next ch1 sp, dc3 in next ch1 sp <br />
*Treble3 in next ch1 sp, ch2, treble3, dc3 in next ch1 space, hdc3 in next ch1 sp, dc3 in next ch1 sp* <br />
Repeat between "**" 3 times<br />
Join with slst to 3rd ch of first post. <br />
Close, cut yarn, and weave in yarn ends.<br />
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CHOCOLATEBERRY #2<br />
Same as Chocolateberry #1, with colours swapped (Start with Colour B and change to Colour A)<br />
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FROSTING<br />
(With Colour C, and Chocolateberries' right sides facing each other) <br />
Hdc in first stitch of the closer Chocolateberry, and without turning, hdc in the first stitch of the farther Chocolateberry, continue to the end of one side.<br />
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<br />Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-62110122752424905542009-01-23T00:38:00.004+02:002009-05-10T02:34:21.544+03:00Catching fish...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41nkxnywN5lfM0AKxkbpWrsJawWPma1FETse5uw0YVHeVtdYCFJF4KXAVRDAab3o99kbIqoVpNOuRh1ZvDDXAm0te2x_9VOQmviXbO6XGvFO3ADV2Xmzmgtwy2Kfb93L_ArYg/s1600-h/20090117DMA0004"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41nkxnywN5lfM0AKxkbpWrsJawWPma1FETse5uw0YVHeVtdYCFJF4KXAVRDAab3o99kbIqoVpNOuRh1ZvDDXAm0te2x_9VOQmviXbO6XGvFO3ADV2Xmzmgtwy2Kfb93L_ArYg/s400/20090117DMA0004" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333540303662602370" /></a><br />"...balık daima kısmet sayılır. canlı balık görmek, askta ve iste sansının açıldıgı anlamındadır. balık yedigini görmek, mulk ve çocuk sahibi olacagına, suda balık avlamak iç açıcı bir haber duyacagına, balık surusu görmek yönetici durumuna gelinecegine isarettir. balık tuttugunu gören kimsenin eline toplu para geçer. cok sayıda balık tutmak buyuk servet demektir. suda yuzen balıklar da yaklasan kısmetlerdir..."Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-6974941362613426922008-07-17T10:51:00.004+03:002008-07-19T16:27:29.434+03:00baykusun kareleri<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNy6okV0XUGxQvL8914wqZTn_9xaH4BGRjJxN4aYhlnm8h2tsj30ZtuVEIeyySZ4cvOle-jKux5d0ajrBDEgw-SEoGQI5zBK94kjl47bHJx2s6evo-EkCLEGN7dgcAFImYDsxlA/s1600-h/baykus.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNy6okV0XUGxQvL8914wqZTn_9xaH4BGRjJxN4aYhlnm8h2tsj30ZtuVEIeyySZ4cvOle-jKux5d0ajrBDEgw-SEoGQI5zBK94kjl47bHJx2s6evo-EkCLEGN7dgcAFImYDsxlA/s400/baykus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223885416260436546" border="0" /></a><br />Benim de aralarinda bulundugum, Mimar Sinan Guzel Sanatlar Universitesi Fotograf Bolumu mezunlarinin, bolumun 30. kurulus yildonumu dolayisiyla olusturulan sergisi 24 Temmuz 2008 Persembe aksami 19:00'da <a href="http://www.pm.org.tr/">Pera Muzesi</a>'nde aciliyor.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTCQPIMjKrV5hYSRruFiYwwF2Dd5Y85zyJyWR0sA5jD-duYGu4OnstwP78j4NztEA8O9nE73WEjwqq73hxarTU7Q2LZ9_Q8NROk7TxvvedCl_jOxQIhgSBMz05h3EFFWrm8I1/s1600-h/davetiye.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTCQPIMjKrV5hYSRruFiYwwF2Dd5Y85zyJyWR0sA5jD-duYGu4OnstwP78j4NztEA8O9nE73WEjwqq73hxarTU7Q2LZ9_Q8NROk7TxvvedCl_jOxQIhgSBMz05h3EFFWrm8I1/s400/davetiye.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224716000244048002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The 30th anniversary exhibition of the Photography Department alumni of Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, to which I contribute with a work of mine, opens on the 24th of July 2008, Thursday evening at 19:00 at <a href="http://www.pm.org.tr/index_en.html">Pera Museum</a>.Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-13260665895032144272008-04-01T14:47:00.005+03:002009-08-10T15:00:31.295+03:00Ian Brown - Illegal Attacks<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKbXaItP31w">Illegal Attacks by Ian Brown (Feat. Sinead O'connor)</a><br /><br />So what the fuck is this UK<br />Gunnin’ with this US of A<br />In Iraq and Iran and in Afghanistan<br /><br />Does not a day go by<br />Without the Israeli Air Force<br />Fail to drop it’s bombs from the sky?<br /><br />How many mothers to cry?<br />How many sons have to die?<br />How many missions left to fly over Palestine?<br />‘Cause as a matter of facts<br />It’s a pact, it’s an act<br />These are illegal attacks<br />So bring the soldiers back<br />These are illegal attacks<br />It’s contracts for contacts<br />I’m singing concrete facts<br />So bring the soldiers back<br /><br />What mean ya that you beat my people<br />What mean ya that you beat my people<br />And grind the faces of the poor<br /><br />So tell me just how come were the Taliban<br />Sat burning incense in Texas<br />Roaming round in a Lexus<br />Sittin’ on six billion oil drums<br />Down with the Dow Jones, up on the Nasdaq<br />Pushed into the war zones<br /><br />It’s a commercial crusade<br />‘Cause all the oil men get paid<br />And only so many soldiers come home<br />It’s a commando crusade<br />A military charade<br />And only so many soldiers come home<br /><br />Soldiers, soldiers come home<br />Soldiers come home<br /><br />Through all the blood and sweat<br />Nobody can forget<br />It ain’t the size of the dog in the fight<br />It’s the size of the fight in the dog on the day or the night<br />There’s no time to reflect<br />On the threat, the situation, the bark nor the bite<br />These are commercial crusades<br />‘Cos all the oil men get paid<br />These are commando crusades<br />Commando tactical rape<br />And from the streets of New York and Baghdad to Tehran and Tel Aviv<br />Bring forth the prophets of the Lord<br />From dirty bastards fillin’ pockets<br />With the profits of greed<br /><br />These are commercial crusades<br />Commando tactical raids<br />Playin’ military charades to get paid<br /><br />And who got the devils?<br />And who got the Lords?<br />Build yourself a mountain – Drink up in the fountain<br />Soldiers come home<br />Soldiers come home<br />Soldiers come home<br />Soldiers come home<br /><br />What mean ya that you beat my people<br />What mean ya that you beat my people<br />And grind the faces of the poor<br /><br />(<a href="http://www.ianbrown.co.uk/">More about Ian Brown</a>)<br />(<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Brown">And some more</a>)Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-70496220802039621122008-03-11T22:19:00.011+02:002008-03-12T15:23:42.368+02:00My own private Mary Jane slippersSuddenly occurred to me that I needed home slippers, warm, machine washable, and most important of all, unique :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCi1_MVwHZ2QXTuOBDPca0jeGZVkuwMQ596qhrtn13hoLCvPynEdJ92qfN4_lcXoaeVNseRQzIiJR2CU_kXAos8v_Hf7UQN8sbKr36ukyHSpUPAbHCi0fQAgz0dNVVXRmvKZqj/s1600-h/20080223DMA0012.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCi1_MVwHZ2QXTuOBDPca0jeGZVkuwMQ596qhrtn13hoLCvPynEdJ92qfN4_lcXoaeVNseRQzIiJR2CU_kXAos8v_Hf7UQN8sbKr36ukyHSpUPAbHCi0fQAgz0dNVVXRmvKZqj/s400/20080223DMA0012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176590172429679170" border="0" /></a><br />At first I tried knitting like knitting socks, than I gave up, because they wouldn't be warm enough to walk on ceramic or marble floor, so I unravelled it. Then I decided making something crocheting: I did the sole first, before deciding how to do the upper part.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpBcGgw-yK1P2LnYW7gz8BehWo_vsWlTsnz0FxtGJL9-uwESD3ODRXGRax3oZM459nLlKSTwHqtU5S_vj4Tg3Iyl_MCzj2ctRpl_bd3e_Kheol-QZtCuMdvp1TrVQ7382-6LH/s1600-h/20080223DMA0064.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpBcGgw-yK1P2LnYW7gz8BehWo_vsWlTsnz0FxtGJL9-uwESD3ODRXGRax3oZM459nLlKSTwHqtU5S_vj4Tg3Iyl_MCzj2ctRpl_bd3e_Kheol-QZtCuMdvp1TrVQ7382-6LH/s400/20080223DMA0064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176590477372357202" border="0" /></a><br />It all came improvisationally, I tried a few times to give the round and fit shape, and succeeded (there is a little fault, but goes away while wearing) .<br />And there had to be buttons and they had to be catching, so I dived in mom's old-buttons box and came back with these strikingly yellow ones, vintage I may say.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFhTb-31Qy8c5yds04QDTdwxAHk-6lIOkJhr9jovLns7xXlF0hA3NAjd3DPU3PQfcvi21Ui8oEoHWrmSpLEK_Ms4q3VgFvWug2H9oU8us41475UjWpuKQ5mvFG-4pABIFpb7T/s1600-h/20080223DMA0067.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFhTb-31Qy8c5yds04QDTdwxAHk-6lIOkJhr9jovLns7xXlF0hA3NAjd3DPU3PQfcvi21Ui8oEoHWrmSpLEK_Ms4q3VgFvWug2H9oU8us41475UjWpuKQ5mvFG-4pABIFpb7T/s400/20080223DMA0067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176590687825754722" border="0" /></a><br />The result was quite satisfying for me. I wear them all the time except either when they are being washed or getting dried :)<br />It is sort of hard for me to write a full pattern, but I can give you some numbers so that you will have a starting point. I used a bulky wool/acrylic blend yarn with 9 mm crochet hook. The yarn is actually suitable knitting with 10 mm needles, but I had to have my slippers thicker and firmer. I started with 6 chains after the initial loop, and then continued on the next row with single crocheting every chain so I had 5 stitches (some experienced crocheters will know what I am talking about). After that, I increased the first and the last stitches of the rows by two (made one stitch two stitches) until I had 13 stitches (I'm not superstitious, moreover, I have a thing for prime numbers :) . After it was my sole length, I decreased, as I had increased, to 5 stitches. This is the sole, then I picked stitches and crocheted in the round, shaped (by decreasing), and finished. That easy... ;)Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-54190732222729979422008-02-27T20:51:00.005+02:002009-05-10T02:15:00.038+03:00Great quizzes (and definitely not about your love life..)Surfing around, I ran into this beautiful <a href="http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2008/01/quiz-donald-judd-or-cheap-furniture.html">blog</a> and took the quiz being talked about. Than couldn't help myself and tried <a href="http://reverent.org/quizzes.html">a bunch of other quizzes</a>. Really enjoyable, I hope they put great other ones from time to time. Really...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Cpe0A4GzEfFEVuF6FGW7FEQHIAIN3odAJdgfBCHGjUZ3HjMtMp-f0nljzpFmB97LxK_dDRjCaDdilcu91QhpOTtevv5W8fqZN7KuKXhjEPsHfQEdeUbxWB5U_v7Vq3_4RDYT/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Cpe0A4GzEfFEVuF6FGW7FEQHIAIN3odAJdgfBCHGjUZ3HjMtMp-f0nljzpFmB97LxK_dDRjCaDdilcu91QhpOTtevv5W8fqZN7KuKXhjEPsHfQEdeUbxWB5U_v7Vq3_4RDYT/s200/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171737245583669042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />(Image from <a href="http://reverent.org/">reverent</a>)</span>Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-51596118882951226072008-02-26T14:43:00.007+02:002008-02-27T21:21:54.507+02:00Dusuk belli kotlarin demode olmasinin disindaki zararlari No:1 / Bads of low-waist jeans other than they are out of fashion No.1Bugun isyerimden 100 metre kadar uzakliktaki harika <a href="http://www.corbaekmek.com/">Corba&Ekmek</a>'e gittim. Corbami ictim, tatlimi yedim, hesabi istedim. Hersey harika gidiyordu ki pantolonumun sag arka cebindeki paraya gayet rahat bir sekilde uzanmam ve de aradigim 20 lirayi bulamamamla, hatta sol arka cebimdeki diger 20 lira'nin da dusmek uzere oldugunu farketmemle hayal kirikligina ugradim. Cebin konumu vucudunun yururken olabilecek en hareketli yerinde olmasi sacma elbette, sonuc olarak yedigim yemek bana mutevazi bir raki-meze-balik fiyatina malolmus oldu... / I went to Corba&Ekmek for lunch today, about 100 meters from where I work. Had my soup and apple pie, ordered the bill. Everything was very good until I reached my back pocket on the right and felt nothing instead of 20 liras banknote, and, reached the back pocket on the left and there was my other 20 liras just about to jump out. Well, where the back pockets are is the most moving part of the body, which makes stupid to use as actual pockets, and the design eventually made me pay a modest raki-appetizer-fish amount of money for soup and apple pie... (FYI, 20 Turkish liras makes about 17 US dollars)<br /><div><div><div><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9ZP1vFxYnvbkPdRC9mdPW0aQ0D_YcvIpvOCI5WSmdOA1GBKP9NdtKQeZ1p8oBndFaCcNc86bXVs-EnK3Gic-_-DxRuF_bJV_LHz41UKZb8b58bNEXBB5-vsfVZYW4EgIz6bP/s200/20lira.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171280845178926866" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="http://www.karpuz.com/yeni_tl_hesaplayici.html">Image from</a> / <a href="http://www.karpuz.com/yeni_tl_hesaplayici.html">Gorsel kaynak</a>)</span><br /></div></div></div>Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-10802955679733099192008-02-25T16:33:00.011+02:002009-05-10T02:34:46.624+03:00Lif kabagiyla taze bir baslangic... / A fresh start with luffa sponge...<div>Once <a href="http://www.groovygreen.com/groove/?p=689" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">burada</a> gorup heveslendim, sonra <a href="http://www.imeceevi.com/" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Imece Evi</a>'ni buldum, onlar da bana tohum yolladilar, simdi tohumlari ektim, bakalim ne zaman banyo yapabilecegim kendi yetistirdigim liflerimle... / Saw <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.groovygreen.com/groove/?p=689">here</a> first, than found <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.imeceevi.com/">Imece Evi</a> and they sent me seeds, and I recently seeded them, I can't wait to bathe with my own home made luffas...<br /></div><div><br /></div><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWG_YWI2yQivI89KvnxMDAKy_6c6_NxBhKb9NHx7o925_9VkMNMODGT1RS9GD4kyjg81Vm5e-4DoFVDR_zNnX7697dDnQhtD4qSmt4P3OGkepbwjUOJDVAZ992x3NpDHYraPa/s200/20080223DMA0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170929224796337874" border="0" /><div>Stage 1<br />Tohumlar adresime gonderildi. / Seeds sent to my address.<br /></div><div><br /><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeui8Hq_jLACizH6j1xp2naIlpkd8pewioH9yhX71ALk6WkRcI4CWWBt-hm-o_mOwg2e6EzmDGPQ15xL_E8cMT1t2BzF9gegPuGwaLclw-MblQ7JDbYFc-G48t_g3AdQ1iDqmR/s200/20080223DMA0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170929353645356770" border="0" /></div><div>Stage 2<br />Iste boyle gorunuyorlar, karpuz cekirdegine benziyor ama yuzeyleri duz ve mat. / This is how they look like, resembling watermelon seeds, but they are flat and matt on the surfaces.<br /></div><div><br /><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPd0DqbxTb1sQZeCubBx4Z7uBm3mSR7hIOy7nYUoZHnENp9ReaLbjG1rObhkWH1YqEgLmJvEyk8HVpiQybykx-AzIoSXg82VcU-ZG5xg6KKHSis6_wuiE_dgdpNBMh0UKpGOa/s200/20080223DMA0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170929435249735410" border="0" /></div><div>Stage 3<br />Icindekiler afiyetle yenmis kurabiye paketi, tohumlarimi filizlendirmek icin uygun. / Deliciously emptied cookie pack, ideal for the seedlings to become.<br /></div><div><br /><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMkCdpR62sRmvkSR-2YHqM8CdzK-22kt89iVOWor5Qt9iZzO11Zm3t1yIzK1wYgY-0wAPxBPkPtW1p5tP8r5dvfkwGjMD3XdpulbjHFHNoVUgZp0arwAB1JcM93YkEXop7gYa/s200/20080223DMA0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170929551213852418" border="0" /></div><div>Stage 4</div><div>Tohumlar yesermeye hazir. Herhangi bir aksilige karsi uc tohumu sakladim. / Seeds are ready to sprout. I saved three seeds in case everything won't be alright.<br /><br />For more information, see <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luffa">this</a>.<br /><div><br /></div><div> </div></div>Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-7893331654877702862007-02-28T15:51:00.000+02:002007-03-12T11:27:44.456+02:002006 Mezunlar SergisiOKULUM OKULUM OLALI BOYLE SEY GORMEDIM VALLA, DIYORUM<br />BELKI DE SERGIDE BENIM FOTOGRAFIM DA VARDIR (MIDIR?)<br />YANI BANA DA DAVETIYE YOLLADIKLARINA GORE, DII MI? HATTA<br />GOZLERIM BILE VAR<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNinHduWQSOROeGTYMip0DxUfKyQyRwF6qKbZtmLbFwQVOXLatC8RcAwEZ0NkqOWSizpLaI-N1GhgBnU5Dtjkmnxc68KVW4sp6Z3C5gGfZk-4pOdT7u9QXuRO7X4vsA4NnQeDR/s1600-h/DAVETIYE.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNinHduWQSOROeGTYMip0DxUfKyQyRwF6qKbZtmLbFwQVOXLatC8RcAwEZ0NkqOWSizpLaI-N1GhgBnU5Dtjkmnxc68KVW4sp6Z3C5gGfZk-4pOdT7u9QXuRO7X4vsA4NnQeDR/s320/DAVETIYE.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040967167088159138" /></a><br /><br />/Faculty of Fine Arts 2006 Graduates' Exhibition at my school, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimar_Sinan_University_of_Fine_Arts">Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinan">Mimar Sinan</a>)<br />The eyes I bordered with pink are supposed to be mine, I have no idea if they hung any of my work, but I hope they did, as they sent the invitation...Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-83231177761268182212007-02-20T10:24:00.000+02:002007-02-20T11:08:07.124+02:00Photo Friday Self Portrait 2007<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2wvwReBC7CIw-CwXE2hkrKrvgmxWDkZCrcvIXfG-4Jb7t4AqHXYWV6t4Nv6c0wM9aMI1-8bJOZ0UNAjZ-iWYhOLY1E9siSC-XV0JLx1HqzjjeB134M2ZDMw1P5EVFiDwxRjm/s1600-h/MAm00001.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2wvwReBC7CIw-CwXE2hkrKrvgmxWDkZCrcvIXfG-4Jb7t4AqHXYWV6t4Nv6c0wM9aMI1-8bJOZ0UNAjZ-iWYhOLY1E9siSC-XV0JLx1HqzjjeB134M2ZDMw1P5EVFiDwxRjm/s320/MAm00001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033529918148478722" /></a>Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-1170337082568751432007-02-01T14:57:00.001+02:002008-02-19T17:05:56.575+02:00LOOK WHAT I HAVE DONE! :)These babies will become an afghan when(if?) finished, got the pattern from <a href="http://promotions.drgnetwork.com/newsletters/talkingcrochet/pages/TCNL2906_patt.html">here</a>, except for the color and a little changes on "going up to the next row". I will try to figure out the writing of it.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/1600/587986/070131DMA0001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/200/125772/070131DMA0001.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Take a closer look. I am using a 2 mm crochet hook so that's how big/small they are.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/1600/400781/070131DMA0004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/200/4677/070131DMA0004.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And my second iPod-mini-cozy (first one was not as good :), see how stretchable it is so it holds my gadget perfectly (thanks to cables and ribs)<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/1600/639377/070131DMA0011.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/200/869276/070131DMA0011.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />And here's how it looks like when totally inside.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/1600/133242/070131DMA0012.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/200/150335/070131DMA0012.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-1168770397872733362007-01-14T12:24:00.000+02:002007-01-31T18:23:20.093+02:00Photo Friday Peaceful<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/1600/398162/061125DMA0016.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/320/287127/061125DMA0016.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />... isn't it?Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-1166818165970965722006-12-22T21:50:00.000+02:002006-12-27T08:50:21.103+02:00Illustration Friday Peace<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/1600/653906/061216DMA0024dm03.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/320/824840/061216DMA0024dm03.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I know, I know, she ought to be flying, and carying an olive branch, but you know in this world we're living in, it is not that possible as we have war everyday everywhere. This one I have here, as you would see, is a digitally manipulated photographic image, so manipulated (as peace is nowadays) that she is actually a regular dark gray pigeon. Not the reason I used the color but take a look at this <a href="http://www.sensationalcolor.com/content/view/842/130/">http://www.sensationalcolor.com/content/view/842/130/</a>, it's interesting. Why I preferred this colour is that it relaxes my nerves to the other meaning of "peace" extend :)Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-1166438581998011842006-12-18T12:35:00.000+02:002006-12-19T07:44:50.576+02:00Yesterday...I learned that my ex got married and dumped my belongings I had forgotten to take when I returned home. Didn't bother to send them to me. one of them was a neck wrap my sister had given me as a gift, and the other one was an open work cardigan mom had knit for me, which was the important thing becouse it was black and mom is old so it is hard for her to knit an openwork black cardigan, but she did it for me, and that ... (excuse me for what I really want to write here but prefer not to in order to be polite to the blogworld) gave them away. No, his wife gave them away and bla bla bla. ... .Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-1165936821155879212006-12-12T16:45:00.001+02:002008-02-27T21:24:50.662+02:00Büyük bir adam hakkında küçük şeyler... / Small things about a great man...2001 TÜYAP Kitap Fuarı, henüz Tepebaşı'nda, <a href="http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semih_Balc%C4%B1o%C4%9Flu">Semih Balcıoğlu</a> 'nun orada olduğunu öğrendiğim gibi iki karikatür albümümü kapıp koştum, bir de hatıra kitabı yayınlanmıştı, onu da oradan aldım, gittim yanına ama bir de utangacım, kitapları evden getirdiğimi görünce o benden çok heyecanlandı, oturduk, muhabbet ettik, Güzel Sanatlar'da olduğumu öğrenince daha da sevindi, sonra çantasını açtı ve içinden bana göre altından daha değerli olan birşey çıkardı, bir deste Semih Balcıoğlu Karikatürlü Oyun Kartları, ne zamandır arayıp da hep 'bitti' denilen, sonra adıma imzaladı, bana hediye etti :) Nereye koyacağımı bilemedim, tabi hiç oyun oynamadım onlarla, bakıp bakıp gülümsedim hepsine tek tek... İşte o kart paketi ve içinden seçtiğim birkaç kart. Semih Balcıoğlu'na bir nevi anma, gülümseyerek :)<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/1600/71748/SemihBalciogluKarikaturluOyunKartlari.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/320/480426/SemihBalciogluKarikaturluOyunKartlari.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/1600/758008/SemihBalciogluOyunKartlariOrnekler.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/320/978287/SemihBalciogluOyunKartlariOrnekler.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />/Above are, as you can see, playing cards, but what is important is that they were designed by Semih Balcioglu, that I have mentioned <a href="http://mehlikaakkaya2.blogspot.com/2006/11/missed-posts_10.html">a few posts ago</a>, my favourite caricaturist, you may visit a little of his work <a href="http://www.sanalmuze.org/sergiler/contentxy.php?sergi=293&ic=90&pg=0">here</a> (<a href="http://mehlikaakkaya2.blogspot.com/2006/11/missed-posts_10.html">also</a> mentioned before)Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-1165788678662182912006-12-10T22:10:00.001+02:002006-12-11T19:43:59.846+02:00Oh, by the way...Remembering I was complaining about how I don't have a camera and how much I cannot post photos of my projects, all knitting and etc., as I introduced my new digital camera couple of posts ago, you might wonder why I still do not have any projects posted; here is the answer to that: I don't have time, simple as that, I leave home for work at around 7 thirty-8 in the morning (work starts at 10 - I often can't make it), work 'till 6 in the evening and come back home at around 9, eat dinner, soon fall asleep in front of the TV. This is how it goes on weekdays, and, well, it's a bit strange that I can't explain how I get to the end of the weekend (I can actually :). I need the day of the week more in number and hours of the day longer, so I can at least follow my favorite blogs. So, please don't be angry with me if I am not following your work, I'm not even following mine :PMehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-1165782321797202282006-12-10T22:10:00.000+02:002007-10-15T12:45:21.763+03:00Come fly with me Leo...<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/1600/356821/061209DMA0010.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/320/625333/061209DMA0010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Leonardo da Vinci's Ornithopter<br /><br />I've visited <a href="http://www.the-genius-of-leonardo.com/">the genius of Leonardo</a> exhibition this Saturday at <a href="http://www.rmk-museum.org.tr/">Rahmi M. Koc Museum</a>, great exhibition, real genius, at one of the most beautiful places on earth, go/come see the museum which is astonishing, and visit the exhibition wherever you come across, especially those who think Leonardo da Vinci ıs the famous painter of the woman with a wierd smile...<br />/Lütfen yukarıdaki linklere bakın (aynı şeyleri bir daha yazmak çok zor olabiliyor), sergiyi mutlaka görün...Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-1164666595510464112006-11-28T00:22:00.000+02:002006-11-30T19:19:49.980+02:00Aim and shoot (never that easy,though) / Nişan al ve ateş (hiçbir zaman o kadar kolay değil aslında)<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/1600/973806/061119DMA0004.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/400/385010/061119DMA0004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/1600/441195/061119DMA0004.jpg"></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Ta daa! My beautiful brand new black pearl :) / Karşınızda yeni siyah incim :)<br /></strong></span>Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-1164666107931946722006-11-28T00:14:00.000+02:002006-11-28T00:21:47.963+02:00Another invitation (hoping not to be postponed :) / Bir başka davetiye (ertelenmemesi umuduyla :)<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/1600/814133/Davetiye.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5903/822/320/71707/Davetiye.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.alikabas.com/">My boss</a>'s exhibition, we worked hard, see it! / <a href="http://www.alikabas.com/">Patronum</a>un sergisi, çok çalıştık, izleyin!Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-1163155983241989942006-11-10T12:37:00.001+02:002006-11-10T13:07:56.193+02:00Missed postsWe lost one of the best caricaturists of our country, best to me, <a href="http://www.sanalmuze.org/sergiler/contentxy.php?sergi=293&ic=90&pg=0">Semih Balcioglu</a> (<a href="http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semih_Balcıoğlu">Semih Balcıoğlu</a>) on October 27th (I will expand on this later). Elio's exhibition was postponed to a not-yet-known date because of the flood disaster happened last week which 39 were dead in 13 cities.Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-1161773053781576902006-10-25T13:38:00.000+03:002006-10-29T18:36:47.936+02:00Illustration Friday - Ghost<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5903/822/1600/Ghost.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5903/822/320/Ghost.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I haven't been around the Illustration Friday neighbourhood for a long long time, and to be honest, this one is not THE illustration to come back, but, 1-I am not an illustrator 2-I had fun doing this(and it is the most important thing) 3-I like my name shown among really good works of art :)Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-1161767821889058662006-10-25T11:20:00.000+03:002006-11-21T00:17:26.943+02:00DİYARBAKIRİSTANBUL by Elio Montanari<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5903/822/1600/Email-inv.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5903/822/400/Email-inv.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I, as a friend of the photographer Elio Montanari, invite you to his exhibition in Diyarbakır.<br />Bir arkadaşı olarak sizi Elio Montanari'nin Diyarbakır'daki fotoğraf sergisine davet ediyorum.<br />(a little more about <strong>ELIO MONTANARI</strong> hakkında biraz daha fazlası-><br /><a href="http://www.aydinteker.com/choreography/yakabi.htm">http://www.aydinteker.com/choreography/yakabi.htm</a><br /><a href="http://www.aydinteker.com/Reviews/Radikal110706.htm">http://www.aydinteker.com/Reviews/Radikal110706.htm</a><br /><a href="http://www.pandora.com.tr/urun.asp?id=108788">http://www.pandora.com.tr/urun.asp?id=108788</a> )Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10564418.post-1161003258307367942006-10-16T13:56:00.000+03:002006-10-17T16:18:53.466+03:00B&W Photo Challenge - Bird<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5903/822/1600/MAc00002.0.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5903/822/320/MAc00002.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />(<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Flamingo">information about this species</a>)<br />-> Here for Turkish readers only: Lütfen <a href="http://www.turkish-media.com/yemektarifleri/viewrecipe.php?id=80&ord=title&asc=ASC&entries=30">şu adres</a>e gidip bana bunun bir şaka olduğunu söyler misiniz? Yani ciddi olamazlar değil mi?Mehlikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18266040779499180860noreply@blogger.com1