FIFA World Cup 2014 and More

Many people devote substantial time and money to sit in front of the TV with snacks and drinks to enjoy the games. Not enough? Have more fun then.

FIFA World Cup always succeeds in capturing people’s craze on this sport. Football fans and non-fans do the same thing – staring at the big monitor to absorb the excitement of the game. Family or friends gather in one’s home to share snacks and drinks together. Everyone is willing to forget the body weight for a while and indulge heavily in consuming potato chips, coke, pizza, beer… And the pleasure comes to the climax whenever a football player kicks a goal.

The businessmen also show their enthusiasm – to sell more during this exhilarating period. The shopping malls have related decorations to attract more visitors. I took eight photos at the front entrance of the Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Time for a quiz, can you name all these football players? 

Besides eye-catching decorations, many companies offer FIFA World Cup version for their products or promotional gifts to boost sales.

The bars with big TV are crowded with exciting audiences, who are generous to produce applause, joyful shouts, order and consume one drink after another.

Still want more fun? Why not invite other people to have a football match? It will be a great fun to wear the number of your favorite player, run, yell and laugh, and kick a goal in the field.

Football is a sport that requires people to move every part of their body and cooperate with others to form a beautiful attack or defense. The exercise is a universal language connecting the players and the audiences, offering people an outlet to enjoy oneself immensely in a healthy manner. Daily routine, worries and troubles all lay aside for a while. Take pleasure in sweating, energetic movement, fun and the carefree moment for you deserve all these.

Finally, any forecast on which team will be the champion? Feel free to leave an encouraging message for your favorite team. Enjoy the FIFA World cup 2014 and more if possible.

Author’s note:

While enjoying every match of the FIFA World Cup, have you ever thought of learning something from this important event? Don’t miss the golden opportunity to learn more. Click into the article below for more details.

Six Things We Can Learn From FIFA World Cup

After reading two articles about FIFA, you must have realized how powerful a football could be. Don’t stop at this point, but explore the amazing power and take part in unleashing it with a special purchase mentioned in the article below.

A Power Football (The Soccket)

Use Plastic Bottles in Gardening

Whoever loves gardening or would like to take it as a hobby, try to use plastic bottles as pots, you will be surprised by the benefits and the effect of this unusual adoption.

Many people would like to take gardening as a hobby, but they don’t have too much money and space to start with. The best they can do is plant potted flowers or plants, and some may have a headache to allot space to place the pots.

Why not start with plastic bottles? Take a look at the list of benefits; you will notice that using plastic bottles can save money and space, allow you to be more environmental friendly and facilitate home decoration.

1)      Plastic bottles are easy to get. Soft-drinks, water are sold in this kind of container. If you don’t consume any bottled drinks, you can ask your friends and neighbors to save you some.

2)      Come from your own consumption or from others, plastic bottles can be counted as “free”, definitely cheaper than buying a new pot.

3)      Most of the plastic bottles are transparent, but there are some brands offering different colors. It can be colorful without your additional painting or decoration.

4)      Plastic bottles have different size. You can move the plant from a small bottle to a bigger one easily.

5)      The plastic bottles are light than pots, and we can make an opening easily with a cutter. But they are tough enough in bearing heavy weight. 

6)      When you move the plants from the small bottles to bigger ones, you will have to cut open the plastic bottles. Clean them for they are still qualified for recycling.

7)      Bottled plants are wonderful decorative materials. Hanging them individually or in groups as a curtain, either way beautifies your home, and the latter one saves place or even serves as a partition wall.

8)      The various shape, size and color options of the plastic bottles, together with the color of flowers and plants are perfect for color matching. You can easily arrange a combination in your delight.

After knowing the benefits, let’s take a look at an actual sample. The two photos were taken in the Hong Kong Flower Show 2014. It is a proof that we can extend the lifespan of the plastic bottles to help us develop our gardening hobby and beautify our home at a lower cost with minimum space taken.

A good hobby is beneficial to one’s life. It is worthy of investing time, money and energy on gardening. Maybe you can become an expert and develop your planting hobby to a profitable business as the article suggested below. Anyway, enjoy yourself. 

Hobby to Business (Selling Flowers)

You may be interested in reading the following article as well:

15 Ways to Give Plastic Bottles a New Life

 

Sending You a Christmas Angel

Want to send out many blessings at Xmas in a happy and less costly way? You can cheer up many people with a Christmas angel. The DIY steps are simple.

The Christmas angel is 2-7/8” tall. This is the front view.

This is the rear side.

Materials for the DIY:

1. A cardboard with one side gold or silver in color (Choose whatever colors you like)
2. A die cut pattern
3. A pair of scissors or cutter
4. A string (optional, for hanging purpose)

If you want a bigger angel to carry more blessings, prepare the die cut pattern according to the measurement stated in the above photo and use photocopying to enlarge it. Of course, you can do some calculations and enlarge the angel directly while drawing out its die cut pattern.

DIY Steps of the Christmas angel:

1.    Draw out the die cut pattern.
2.    Apply the die cut pattern on a cardboard.
3.    Cut out the angel accordingly.
4.    Write your blessings at the rear side.
5.    Fold the sheet to form a standing angel. (Or let it stay flat for the mailing to the distant acquaintances)
6.    Add a string if you like.

Write your unique blessings in words or drawings and send out the Christmas angels to your beloved. It’s a good piece of holiday decorative item at home and at office.

When Christmas is over, don’t throw away the angels. Unfold them and store well. The flat sheet makes storage easier. You can also use the flat angel sheet as a bookmark. It’s always heart-warming to read blessings at the back, a handy remainder on having love and warmth always.

It’s worthwhile to invest on this inexpensive and easy-to-make gift. Don’t miss the golden opportunity to send love to others and yourself. Wish you all a Merry Christmas and happy always!

Author’s note:

The Christmas angel is easy to make. If you want to offer others DIY items that are more sophisticated but have a limited budget only, bead jewelry in a unique gift box showcase may be a good option. Read the three articles below and learn the simple DIY processes.

Eight Reasons to Make Bead Ring and How to Diy

How to DIY Bead Necklaces, Bracelets and Earrings

DIY Christmas Gift Box Showcase