Paperandcotton Nº 4 English Version

¢¢ Number 4 - JUL / AUG / SEP 2013

Paper Cotton and

ISSN 2182-7818

Living and Loving your Creative Self

Chocolate Box

Lunch Bag

ChocolateQuente XL

Paper and Cotton 1 * CARTONNAGE * BIJOUX * CHOCOLATE QUENTE XL * COOKING * HEALTH *

We came to the 4th edition of the magazine, the most international of all with regard to projects.

In the month of April took place the so awaited event Chocolate Quente XL, and in the pages of this issue we present a report about it, as well as the various projects of the 5 designers responsible for the workshops (Pete Hughes – England; Tiffani Smith, Teresa Collins and Aime Filimoehala – United States of America; Patricia Villas-Boas - Portugal).

You will get to know one very talented artist of Mixed Media Art, her name is Mónica Mota, who teaches in detail how to make a canvas with this PAPER AND COTTON

technique of art, much appreciated in other countries, but still little known in Portugal.

We present a new theme – bijoux, and a new collaborator, Andreia Ramires, designer of her own brand of bijoux – Bis Now by AR, which shows us how to make a beaded bracelet.

Our usual collaborators of sewing and patchwork, Paula and Margarida from PanopraMantas, this time give us a Lunch Bag.

Editor: Carla Pimentel General Director: Carla Pimentel Photography: Paulo Pimentel, Carla Pimentel Marketing Director: Paulo Pimentel Phone: 00 351 914535871

The friendly Elisa Barros, photographer of brazilian nationality, brings us two delicious cooking suggestions, with a “Summer flavor”.

Finally you will know the care that you must have with your eyes to prevent the effect of ultraviolet radiation on them.

Good vacation! Have Fun!

Magazine Design and Layout: NU*DES • www.nu-des.pt Contributors: PanopraMantas, Mónica Mota, Elisa Barros - Frango e Farofa, Andreia Ramires Bis-Now by AR, Tudo de Ensaio, Ricardo Selas.

Owner: Paulo Pimentel Administration: Avenida do Rosal, 131 H4 4470-111 Maia Portugal Email: geral@paperandcotton.pt ISSN 2182-7818 Copyright of all works, drawings and diagrams.

Is prohibited to reproduce all or part by any means without express written permission of the publisher.

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Carla Pimentel (editora)

Editor’s Choices!

The interview with Mónica Mota “Moki” and her magnificent Mixed Media Art project, that you can try and surrender to this form of art!

Chocolate Quente XL - see photos of the event, meet the 5 designers and the projects that each one presented!

With the heat and the beautiful Sunny days, how about making a Lunch Bag and enjoy a family picnic? Do not miss this new suggestion of Atelier PanopraMantas.

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Index

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Paper and Cotton Bijoux

Paper and Cotton Scrapbooking

Editor’s Letter

Beaded Bracelet

Love you More

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Paper and Cotton Mixed Media Art

Paper and Cotton Scrapbooking

Editor’s Choices

Spring Fairy

Stationary File Folder

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PAG: 19

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Paper and Cotton Cartonnage

Paper and Cotton Scrapbooking

Paper and Cotton Scrapbooking

Chocolate Box

Chocolate Quente XL

Secret Garden Box

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Paper and Cotton Interview

Mónica Mota “Moki” PAG: 12 ---------------------------------

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My Favourite Things

Paper Flowers

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Paper and Cotton Creative Sewing

Paper and Cotton Health

Lunch Bag

UV rays and their effects on your eyes

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Paper and Cotton Cooking

Summer Trifle

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Paper and Cotton Travel

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Lugo

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Salad and pancake pie

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Paper and Cotton Number

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New number

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On the cover a project which you can find on page 19

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Cartonnage

Chocolate Box By: Carla Pimentel

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Materials Chipboard box with 2,5mm: • 1 base with 15x15 cm • 2 sides with 15x3,5 cm • 2 sides with 15,5x3,5 cm Bottom, sides and lids chipboard with 2mm: • 1 bottom 16x15,5 cm • 2 sides with 16x3,5 cm • 2 lids with 16x7,75 cm Closure chipboard with de 2mm: • Square with 5x5 cm • Cut in the center of the square another square with 2 cm Bristol cardstock: • To cover the lids: 2 pieces with 7,4x15,8 cm • To cover the inner sides of the box: 4 pieces with 14,7x3 cm • To cover the bottom of the inside of the box: 1 piece with 14,5x14,5 cm

Paper for the 4 outer sides of the box: • A strip with 68x6,5cm Paper for the 4 inner sides of the box: • 4 strips with 18x6 cm Paper for the bottom of the inside of the box: • Square with 16x16 cm Paper to cover the hinges: • 2 strips with 6,5x15,8 cm Paper to cover bottom, sides and lids: • 1 strip with 44x19 cm Paper to the closure: • 1 square with 6x6 cm • 1 square with 5x5 cm • 1 square with 3x3cm • 1 square with 2x2cm • Scraps to the corners of the inner square

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1 - To assemble the structure of the box, start by gluing the 2 sides that have the same length as the base, followed by the other 2, slightly larger. Use contact glue.

2 - Apply adhesive kraft tape on the outside and inside of the box, in all the joints of the cardstock to reinforce, including the corners of the box.

3 - Glue the strip of paper that you’ve chosen for the structure of the box all the way around, with cartonnage glue. Leave top and bottom margins.

4 - Fold that margin over the bottom of the box. Cut the corners as pictured. Glue with cartonnage glue.

5 - Repeat that step in the top edge of the box. Use a folder to glue it well and to help you fold the paper.

6 - To glue the outside and the lids of the box arrange your cardstocks over the paterned paper as pictured. Glue with cartonnage glue.

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7 - Cut the corners of the paper with a triangle shape and fold all the margins of paper over the cardstock and glue it.

8 - Apply glue in the paterned paper rectangle and cover the two smaller cardstocks and hinges.

9 - Cover the two rectangles of Bristol cardstock com with paper equal to the base of the box. Cut the corners, fold all the margins of the paper and glue it over the cardstock.

10 - Glue these two rectangles covered with paper on the lids of the box.

11 - Now you will do the same on the 4 rectangles of the Bristol cardstock that will line the inside.

Attention: you should just fold and glue the margin of paper of one side (the top side).

12 - Glue lined Bristol cardstock in the 4 inner sides of the box. Fold the bottom edge of the paper into the box base and glue it.

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13 - Line square of Bristol cardstock with paper all the way around.

14 - Glue it over the inside bottom of the box.

15 - Glue the box structure on the outer coat with contact glue.

16 - To make the closure cut a 2 cm square in the centre of the 5 cm square. Line the inner corners of the central opening with small pieces of paper.

17 - Line the chipboard with paper, leaving a small margin to fold and glue the other side. In the central square cut off the excess paper on “X� and fold the triangles to the other side of the chipboard.

18 - Cut and glue a square of paper with a central square opening to cover the other side of the chipboard.

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19 19 - Glue the largest square in the margin of one of the lids, and the smallest centered on the other one.

Close the box and for 24 hours put it on a thick book to “take shape�. It is ready!

If you want t o know where to buy materi al for this, or any other project of the magazine , ple ase send an email to: geral@papera

ndcotton .pt

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Interview

Mónica Mota“Moki” Interviewed by: Carla Pimentel to Paper and Cotton

I discovered Mónica through facebook, when earlier this year she shared one of her projects while attending along with me, an online course of Mixed Media Art. Caught my attention the portuguese name among so many american names, but especially her wonderful work!

Later I sent her an invitation to participate in this issue of the magazine and I was very glad that she accepted immediately!

I hope you get to know her and enjoy, as much as I do, her talent and her fantastic projects.

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Paper and Cotton: Welcome to Paper and Cotton.

Mónica Mota: Thank you for the invitation, it is a pleasure to participate in your project.

PC: Who is Mónica Mota (Moki)?

MM: I was born in Porto, I am married and mother of two girls.

I’m graduated in Modern Languages and Literatures.

I’ve been working for 18 years in TAP (The Portuguese Airline) as an air traffic controller and I’m an artist of Mixed Media Art. I sign my paintings as Moki. It is my nick name, all call me that at home, at work. Why not in my art?

PC: How long do you dedicate to Mixed Media Art? MM: About 2 years. I always loved arts and crafts. For about 11 years I started painting in acrylic. The desire to learn more led me to discover Mixed Media Art through a Suzi Blus’s workshop. The “bug” was inside me and I never stopped.

PC: You paint many girls. Is that your favorite subject?

MM: Yes, my girls are my favorite subject. In them I found my voice, my brand. Through them I can transmit what is in my soul. I want my art to have meaning, to inspire and to make you happy.

PC: Before starting any project do you usually make sketches?

MM: I always have a sketchbook with me that I take everywhere, because you never know when inspiration will knock on the door.

PC: Did you have any formal training in arts or are you a self-taught?

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PC: What is your favorite moment of the day (or of the week) to do your projects?

MM: Although I prefer natural light, I don’t have exactly a special moment to do my projects. The moment is when the inspiration arises.

PC: What are your favorite colors?

MM: The colors I enjoy the most are aqua and red.

Aqua for reminding me of the Sea, that I love and red because it is an intense color, the color of passion.

PC: With which materials do you like to work most?

MM: I like to paint on wooden canvas, for they are harder than conventional. I use all kinds of paper and I love the Multi-Medium Matte for my collages.

I prefer acrylic paints, the crayons and watercolor pencils. I love stamps!

MM: I am a self-taught. All I know I learned in workshops of Suzi Blu, Christy Tomlinson, Junelle Jacobsen, Flora Bowley and also in many specialty books.

PC: To be a Mixed Media Artist is profession or hobby?

MM: For now it is just a hobby. Although I adore aviation, I would like to be a full time artist.

PC: When was your etsyshop born? What kind of items can we find there?

MM: My etsyshop was born in February, this year and there you can find original paintings, art prints and book markers.

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PC: Who are your sources of inspiration?

MM: As Frida Kahlo said “I paint myself because I’m the subject I know best”. Many of my girls are inspired by me, some in my daughters, in my friends, on celebrities, in feelings, in all seasons of the year,...

PC: What is your favorite work ever (made by you) and why?

MM: “The light in you” is my favorite painting.

Represents one of my life projects: being a full time artist and that my art inspire and illuminate.

“Know the light that sparks in you, so you can illuminate the world”.

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Bijoux

Beaded Bracelet By: Andreia Ramires

Materials

Colored beads Transparent beads Elastic Scissors

Bis-Now by AR

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Missangas coloridas Missangas transparentes Elรกstico Tesoura

1 - Cut about 1 meter of elastic. In the center place 1 colored bead and on each side of this, 3 transparents, 1 colored and again 3 transparents.

2 - Entwine with 1 colored bead.

3 -Repeat steps 1 and 2 with the remaining elastic, changing the color of the colored beads.

4 - You have to complete 9 to 12 entwines, according to the size of your wrist.

5 - End with 3 transparent beads on each side of the elastic. Pass the elastic through the first colored bead and make a knot, followed by another knot with two loops. Cut close the elastic.

6 - Make two equal bracelets.

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7 - Take another piece of elastic. In the center place 1 colored bead and on each side of this, 3 transparents. Pass each end of the elastic through 1 colored bead of the bracelets you made before.

8 - Entwine the elastic with 1 colored bead.

9 - Repeat steps 7 and 8 until finish the junction of the 2 bracelets.

10 - In the end make knots and hide the ends of the elastic through the beads. Cut close and is ready!

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Mixed Media Art

Spring Fairy By: Moki

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Materials

-Wood canvas 20x25cm -Various paterned papers -Brush -Gesso -Gel medium matte -Various acrylic colors -Brayer -Stamps -Ink stamps -Rubons -Various Faber Castell big brush pens -Stencil -Paper towel -Watercolor pencils

Step 1 – Canvas preparation and patchwork collage Brush a coat of gesso on your wood canvas. This will help the paper adhere to the surface. Cut your papers, make your composition and adhere them to the background using gel medium. Cover the paper collage with a coat of gel medium and let it dry.

Step 2 – Apply paint with brayer Choose two acrylic colors (I chose turquoise and yellow Naples). Place them on your palette. Run the brayer through the paint and roll it over your surface.While the paint is still wet, take a damp paper towel and wipe away some areas of paint to allow the paterned paper to show thought. Keep in mind your composition and make sure to add more saturated color around the edges. Let it dry.

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Step 3 – Texture Choose another color (I used deep pink) and a stencil. Place your stencil on your surface and aply paint. This will give more texture to the composition. Let it dry.

Step 4 – Facial features and hair Sketch your girl with a pencil. Apply a coat of gesso to the face and neck. Let it dry. Mix a little white with flesh acrylic color to paint the face and neck. While the paint is still wet apply a little of white to the areas you want to highlight.

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Make the shadows with Faber Castell big brush pen cinnamon 189b or mix flesh and raw Sienna. Let it dry.

Use deep pink mixed with a little of white to do the cheeks. Use a bown watercolor pencil to outline the face, neck, eyes and eyebrows, nose and mouth. Pick a color for the eyes.

With a pink watercolor pencil paint the mouth and hightlight it with a little of acrylic white.

Paint the hair with black acrylic. To embelish the hair I left the roses from my paper background and paint it over with rose and white acrylic. This will give them more dimension.

Step 5 - The dress Use the brown watercolor pencil to outline the arms and dress of your girl. Paint the arms with the same colors from the face (flesh, raw sienna and white). Use a Faber Castell big Brush Penn (Ivory 103) to aply a layer of ink to the dress, smudging here and there with your finger. Or you can apply a thin layer of paint over the dress and smudge or blend it with a damp paper towel to better reveal some areas until you create the effect you want. Paint the wings with white and use light grey to do the shadows.

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Step 6 – Add finish touches – stamps and rubons Stamp randomly your composion, this will give more dimension, texture and interest.

To embelish choose some rubbons.

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Scrapbooking

Took place in Porto, at the Holiday Inn Hotel, on 27 and 28 April 2013, the 5th National Meeting of Scrapbooking and Cardmaking, organized by Tubo de Ensaio, the only event of its kind taking place in Portugal, and which aims to disseminate these two branches of paper art.

This year was attended by 4 international designers, Pete Hughes, from United Kingdom, representing Sizzix, and three designers from United States of America, Teresa Collins who presented a mini album with material from her own brand of design, Aime Filimoehala, from Graphic 45 (belonging to her family), with a fantastic project that made the delight of all and Tifanni Smith, with a mini album with a line of her own papers, made by a well known american brand of scrapbooking. Patricia VillasBoas, the owner of Tubo de Ensaio and extraordinary organizer of this event, in turn, presented a fun project, with the “taste” of summer.

One hundred participants took part, of all ages, from juniors to seniors and this year also should be noted the presence of many spanish crafters.

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These were two days full of projects, exchange ideas and learn new techniques. I highlight the work with the new Sizzix dies, and the amusing moments in the company of Pete, trying to convince the participants that the magnificent flowers that we all managed to run in the end of his workshop, were easier to do than they appeared initially!

During breaks of the several workshops there were many moments of interaction between students and designers. They made up new knowledge and friendships and even exchanged emails and phone numbers, which proves the good atmosphere and fun that everyone involved had these two days.

At the end of the real “scrapbooking marathon” although hands already tired, I think everyone was in the mood for the next Chocolate Quente XL was not just one year from now.

We have the photos and the projects to remember.

Congratulations to the organization and until next year!

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Scrapbooking

My Favourite Things

Project of: Patricia Villas-Boas Made by: Carla Pimentel

Patricia Villas Boas Portuguese, mother of 4 children (her great source of inspiration), has a passion for fabric and paper, and she works hard to make projects of scrapbooking and patchwork.

In 1998 created with her family the company Tubo de Ensaio. Nowadays this company is dedicated to import materials for scrapbooking, being representative for Portugal of some of the most important brands of papers and materials worldwide.

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This company also has a retail store, 512 Ideias, and a scrapbooking club, the Chocolate Quente.

In 512 Ideias you can do regularly workshops of scrapbooking and cartonnage with this friendly designer, who organized this event (Chocolate Quente XL).

Patricia prepared a project with the papers, cardstock stickers and some embellishments of Maggie Holmes collection for the brand Crate Paper.

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Scrapbooking

Love you More Project of : Tiffani Smith Made by: Carla Pimentel

Tiffani Smith North american, married, mother of six, she always enjoyed making “large messes” with paper, scissors, fabric and other crafty supplies she could get her hands on.

She devoted herself to scrapbooking as a relaxing therapy as her children were growing. Meanwhile she started teaching scrapbooking and recently she has created products designed by her.

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Chocolate Quente XL. The project that she brought to this edition has been elaborated with a line of papers that she designed to the brand Pebbles – Love You More, along with a wood clipboard album with 2 d-rings, created by Maggie Holmes, for Crate Paper ( Maggie Holmes 6x9 Clipboard Mini Album).

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Scrapbooking

Stationary File Folder Project of: Teresa Collins Made by: Carla Pimentel

Teresa Collins “I am the only one who can tell the personal story of my life and family, and scrapbooking has provided me a way to accomplish that goal. Scrapbooking is so much more than paper, scissors and glue; it’s sharing your legacy.”

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Teresa Collins Designs and frequently presents her ideas on TV, in a program titled My Craft Channel.

She brought to Chocolate Quente a mini album with her collections Stationary notedTM and Far and awayTM.

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Scrapbooking

Secret Garden Box Project of : Aimee Filimoehala Made by: Carla Pimentel

Aimee Filimoehala

Grew up in Utah as the fifth of six children in her family. She attended the University of Utah and earned her degree in “Organizational Communication�.

Nearly five years later she joined Graphic 45, as Director of Marketing.

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vintage inspired crafting products and was created by her mother.

Aimee brought to Chocolate Quente a lovely project with Secret Garden colection, a small box of drawers with two mini albums.

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Scrapbooking

Paper Flowers Project of : Pete Hughes Made by: Carla Pimentel

Pete Hughes

Sizzix designer Pete Hughes lives in town of Llangollen in North Wales with is wife and two children.

After leaving school, trained as an illustrator, specialising in cartoons and caricatures. He has worked for Ellison since 2005, where he enjoys producing projects for Uk and European magazines.

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He is also featured regularly on television demontrating Sizzix products.

Pete brought to Chocolate Quente a project of two boxes decorated with flowers, made with the Susan’s Garden Dies.

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Creative sewing

Lunch Bag By: PanoPraMantas

www.panopramantas.com www.facebook.com/panopramantas www.panopramantas.blogspot.com

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Materials Cut: Main fabric and Lining fabric To the outside and inside parts of the bag 2 rectangles 9” x 12 ½” (23 cm x 32cm) of each fabric To handles 2 rectangles 2” x 12 (5 cm x 30cm) of each fabric Contrast fabric

Fusible wadding

To top band of the bag (green fabric in the picture)

Main bag – 1 x rectangle 17” x 12 ½ (22 x 32 cm)

4 rectangles 2 ¼ “ x 12 ½ “ (6 cm x 32 cm) To bag cover (with cord)

Top band of the bag – 2 rectangles 2 ¼ “ x 12 ½ “ (6 cm x 32 cm)

2 rectangles 8” x 12 ½” (20 cm x 32 cm)

Handles – 2 x rectangles 2” x 12” (5 cm x 30 cm)

Seam allowance – ¼” (0,5 cm)

Cord and thread to match

1 - 1- Place the rectangles right sides together and sew one of the long sides (the bottom seam).

Repeat with lining fabric.

2 - Unfold, press and open the seam and iron the wadding onto the main fabric pieces.

3 -Position your bag pieces right sides together and sew both sides.

Sew the lining pieces together in the same way.

4 - Box one bottom corner by pushing the bag out so that the side seam matches the bottom seam and form a triangle. Sew across the triangle at the 2” (5cm) point.

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5 -Trim the corner about 1 cm away from the seam.

Repeat for the other corner on both bags (main and lining fabrics).

6 - Position your handle strips, right sides together and sew down the long edge. Seam allowances press open.

7 - Wrong side facing up. Align the wadding to centre crease and press to adhere to fabric. Fold each side to the middle, and then fold the seam in order to make a strip.

8 - Top-stitch along the long edges in both sides of the handles.

9 - Iron the fusible wadding in 2 of the 4 rectangles of the contrast fabric. Right side up, measure 4�

(10 cm) from each side and make a mark.

10 - Position your handle ends over that marks and sew to keep them in place. Now align the other rectangle (the one without wadding), right sides together, and sew along the top edge.

11 - Position the 2 strips made, right sides together and sew each side seam in order to form a ring.

Turn right side out.

12 -Top-stitch along the top edge. Then sew close the bottom edge to hold the fabrics together.

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13 - Position your top cover rectangles right sides together and sew the shorter edges, leaving 2�

(5cm) to make the tube where the cord will pass.

14 - Open the seams and stitch down close to the seam.

15 - Make the tube – fold the top edge 0,5 cm to the inside, and then fold again till the point where the side seams started. Top-stitch and pass the cord inside the tube.

16 - Main bag with right side out. Place lining bag inside the main bag, wrong sides facing together.

Align the top edges and sew all around.

17 - Place the bottom edge of the top band (side without handles) around the top opening of the bag. Align the edges and sew all around.

18 - Place the bag cover, right side facing the right side of the bag, with the cord tube turned to the bottom of the bag. Align the edges and sew all around.

19 - Congratulations! The lunch bag is almost completed.

We advise to top-stitch all around the bag, close the union of the main bag with the top band of the bag.

Thank you for doing this project with PanopraMantas.

If you have any doubt you can always contact us.

Vote of beautiful works!

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Cooking

Summer Trifle

By: Elisa Barros

Serving suggestion

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This trifle is an old recipe from my mom and is undoubtedly one of my favorites!

It’s simple, easy, quick, relatively inexpensive and very tasty! One trifle moist and that is wonderful both in its classical version as in more elaborated versions, since it accepts seed mix, chocolate, fruit, etc.

Serving suggestion

Ingredients: - 4 eggs (white and yolk separated) (yolk to make the yellow cream; white to make whipped cream) - 1 can of condensed milk - 1 can measure with whole milk - 1 vanilla beam or 2 tablespoons of vanilla extract - 200g of champagne biscuits

- 1 cup of milk - (I use 2/3 of milk and 1/3 of cognac) - 2 tablespoons powdered chocolate - 200 ml of cream - 4 tablespoons of sugar

To make the yellow cream heat condensed milk, the same can measure of whole milk, egg yolks and vanilla.

Mix everything well and led to heat in a slow fire, until it acquires consistency of pudding. Put it in a platter to serve and keep it in the fridge to cool a little and to gain a certain consistency.

Then soak the champagne biscuits in the milk mixed with powdered chocolate (I put a little bit of cognac to have a more outstanding flavor). Let the biscuits acquire a little bit of milk humidity to become more soft.

I soak, leave about 20 seconds, turn the other side and leave more 20 seconds. But that is because I like the trifle more “wet”. If you want it to be more firm, let the biscuits harder.

After accommodate the biscuits side by side over the yellow cream of condensed milk, you can improve and put whatever you want…cherry, chocolate, anyway…you can vary a lot! But I don’t put anything more because I LOVE the classic version and I think it is not owing anything!

Then you have to make the topping whipped cream. In a mixer beat the egg whites at a point not too firm.

Add sugar and cream. Mix enough to incorporate all.

You can use candies or chopped biscuits to decorate. Another option is to use a sieve and sprinkle cocoa or powdered chocolate on top.

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Cooking

Salad and Pancake Pie By: Elisa Barros

This pie is delicious, and has the “face� of summer. It is great for lunch, afternoon snack or dinner. And the best part is: it can be prepared in advance.

Actually it should be prepared prior to become very cool!

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For the Pancakes: Ingredients: 2 cups of milk 2 eggs 10 tablespoons of all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese

Put all ingredients in a blender, whisk and set aside for about 20 minutes.

Whisk a little more just before you will use it.

Grease a non stick frying pan with two drops of oil (I use a brush to spread) and pour enough batter to cover the bottom of the pan.

Rotate the pan to spread the batter and stay thin.

Make the pancakes and set aside.

This recipe yelds about 8-9 pancakes sized about 25 cm in diameter.

For the Salad: Ingredients: 1 feet of lettuce coarsely chopped 2 tomatoes diced very small 1 very large carrot, grated 1 apple chopped (you can replace by dried grapes or pineapple) ½ cup of peas (I use the frozen peas) ½ can of corn Olive oil, mayonnaise, mustard and cream to taste.

Spices to taste (oregano, salt, pepper ...)

Shredded chicken, chopped ham or tuna (optional)

Whisk together all ingredients in a bowl and season with olive oil, oregano, salt and pepper. I usually put a tablespoon of Dijon mustard, 4 tablespoons of sour cream and mayonnaise to bind. Mix carefully not to lose too much fluid, as a salad should be creamy and not watery.

For this salad you may change the ingredients. I do so and I think it’s great!

Sometimes I don’t use any kind of meat and is delicious just the same way. You can use olives, peppers, etc.

Depends on the taste of those who will do/eat.

How to build the pie: Arrange on a plate one pancake. Spread a teaspoon of ketchup of good quality and spread over the salad (as pictured). Put over another pancake and repeat these steps until you have the height you want. Place in the fridge for at least 2 hours to chill.

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Health

UV rays and their effects on your eyes

By: Ricardo Selas*

*Operating room male nurse of Centro Hospitalar do Médio Ave - Unidade Santo Tirso

We´ve all heard about the damage the sun can cause to our skin and how we should avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight, in order to reduce the risk of skin cancer. But, and to our vision?

It is also important to disclose the risks to eyes due to this exposure.

It is reasonably established a relationship between the development of eye problems, especially cataracts, and exposure to ultraviolet radiation.

Almost all ocular tissue layers may be affected by this radiation, which can damage both the short and long term.

It is vital to protect our eyes from dangers of overexposure to ultraviolet rays (UV).

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The Ultraviolets

UV rays, or more correctly, the UV radiation are part of the spectrum of solar radiation, and with more detail we distinguish three brands, UV-A, UV-B, UV-C, in descending order of the wavelength.

The shorter the wavelength, the greater the biological activity resulting from exposure.

However, only UV-A and UV-B reach the Earth’s surface, as UV-C (less than 280 nanometres) are absorbed by the ozone layer.

The UV-A that correspond to wavelengths between 315 and 400 nm are responsible for tanning and perhaps skin aging and skin cancer.

The UV-B that correspond to wavelenths between 280 and 315 nm and to a greater energy are responsible for sunburn and skin cancer.

Some problems of the eyes have been related to UV exposure: photo keratitis, pterygium, cataracts and macular degeneration.

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UV protection

The sun is the major supplier of UV-radiation, but care is needed with tanning lamps, welding tools, lasers, among others.

Several factors influence the UV dose that we receive from the sun. Clouds absorb visible light, but to a lesser degree the ultraviolet light, and on a cloudy day the amount of UV received can still be large although you don’t feel the sunshine. The amount of UV received is increased when reflected by snow which reflects up to 80% of UV or by sand which reflects up to 25% of UV light.

The amount of UV received increases with altitude, this being a 4% increase every 300 meters above.

When the sun is higher less light is filtered and 50% of UV are received between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

The eye and the UV

The UV-B radiation that reaches the eye is almost completely absorbed by the cornea and the lens, with some part also absorbed in the anterior chamber by the aqueous humor, which implies that can cause damage to these tissues but usually does not affect the retina. If could reach there would have great ability to cause damage. The UV-A radiation has lower energy but penetrates deeper into the eye.

With 360nm is estimated that about half of UV-A radiation that reaches the eye still reaches the lens, being absorbed there , but even a small amount still pass to the vitreous humor.

Since the effect of UV is cumulative, protection must be done whenever an activity is developted outdoors, on days that are not too cloudy. So the aim is to block the UV preventing them to reach the eye.

Up to 10 years of age the eyes should be protected with visors, broad-brimmed hat or cap, physical barriers that block 50% of UV radiation.

The eyes of children are more sensitive than adults to radiation and high-energy visible light because their lenses are more transparent and less able to filter these rays. They should wear sunglasses as soon as their parents can convince them to use the sunglasses on their outdoor activities. WHO recommends maximum protection, which includes wearing glasses when the UV index reaches 7. Not all sunglasses have the same level of protection. A pair of effective sunglasses must be able to block UV-A and UV-B. Although all sunglasses block UV-B radiation, a good pair should also block 99% to 100% of UV-A rays.

Choose large frame and lenses that are closer to the eyes. To prevent sunlight reaching through the sides of the sunglasses wear them with wide temples, very trendy right now. The ordinary sunglasses, without certified protection against UV-A/UV-B can cause more damage to eyes than not using them. This happens because the dark lenses of the glasses cause dilation of the pupils, letting pass more UV-A rays that cause damage to the retina and the eye lens.

Our body has the ability to repair and replace damaged cells. However, the lens is an exception, never being replaced. For this reason, symptoms can occur gradually as result of damage accumulated in the lens proteins. Good nutrition can also help to protect your eyes. Lutein which is found in foods such as curly kale, spinach, broccoli and many yellow or orange fruits and vegetables works as an antioxidant for the protection of cells. Helps prevent that harmful blue light reaches the posterior sensitive retinal tissue, causing damage. As your body responds to a healthy diet, your eyes also benefit from a good nutrition.

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Travel

Lugo

And its majestic Roman wall.

By: Carla Pimentel Photos by: Carla Pimentel e Paulo Pimentel

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Lugo is one of the four provinces of

Galicia.

Has an important historical past and architecture dating back to Roman times.

The old town is completely surrounded by a Roman wall, intact, built about 260 A.D. This wall varies between 8 metres and 12 metres in thickness and at its highest level the wall is about 12 metres tall.

The entire old town is pedestrianized, so those arriving by car will have to park outside the wall, in one of the several public car parks available, near some of the 10 gates of access to the interior of the town.

The town has many streets, plazas and small gardens to be visited. The plaza “Maior�, the main town square is the location of the City Hall, a baroque building built in the mid-eighteenth

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century. This square is the perfect place for a meal, a coffee or just relaxing in one of its bars.

Lugo has a cathedral, a popular destination for catholics and pilgrims passing on their way to the city of Santiago de Compostela, the principal place of catholic pilgrimage of Galicia.

The cathedral has a combination of romanesque, gothic, baroque and neoclassical styling.

In the small piazza in front of the cathedral sits the “Palácio Episcopal”, the house of the Bishop, built in 1738 by “Gil Taboada” and is also a baroque styling building, with granite walls.

Don’t forget that Spanish take a break after lunch for their “siesta” and till 4:00p.m. the cathedral and museums are closed.

Lugo is not a big town as Corunha, Vigo or Santiago de Compostela, but is also lovely and worth a visit on a weekend tour around Galicia.

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“Palácio Episcopal” - Bishop house

Lugo is a lovely city and worth a visit on a weekend tour around Galicia!

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Cathedral of Lugo

Climate Lugo has an oceanic climate with cold winter and mild summers.

Mean annual temperature of 12ºC and heavy rainfall.

How to get there By plane – the nearest airport is Lavacolla in Santiago de Compostela.

By train – from other Spain cities.

By car - along the motorway AP-9 between Vigo and Corunha and then A-6 to Lugo-Madrid or by N-640 from Ourense.

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