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The Governess by Richrad Redgrave

I came across this beautiful painting the other day - The Governess by Richard Redgrave and here's the story behind this painting.

Richard Redgrave was a Victorian Era artist. He depicted a lot Victorian life-styles into his paintings, therefore, his art became much of a study for us to learn about the mysterious era. 

During the Victorian Era, the rich usually lived upstaris while the servants lived below. However, there were yet a group of people who lived an awkward position in the Victorian household. They were the nannies, house keepers, and the governesses. There were neither a servant nor yet a member of the host family. 

A governess is a girl, lady, or woman employed to teach and train children in a private household. In this case, we see the governess in her black dress. She holds a letter informing a death in her family which she was forced to leave behind for her current job. Behind her is a piano. The title on the music sheets is titled "Home Sweet Home." There is a biscuit not yet finished on the table. As she mourns silently by herself, one single teardrop falls onto her face. The kids playing in the background are totally oblivious to the pain she's going through.

 The painting was done in 1844.

Upcycle Your Wrapping Paper!

I hate to waste. I don't like to waste money. I certainly don't like to waste resources. Comes the holiday, what bothers me a lot is the fact that we use those pretty wrapping paper ONCE. You rip it off, throw it in the trash. I bet you probably didn't even recycle....

Here comes my solution to upcycle those pretty papers and make them live again!!!

SIMPLY -
Take your paper and start ripping them into strips. Roll the strips up one by one. 

Next time when you are grabbing your colorful tissue papers for stuffing, use these rolled up strips instead. Not only have you just saved yourself some money buying those tissue paper, you just helped these little pretty papers live a second life!

cheers to upcycling!!! :)

Help yourself and make a christmas wreath!! :)

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Knitted Fishy Skarf

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