Jalur Gemilang

Merahmu bara semangat waja

Putihmu bersih budi pekerti
Kuning berdaulat payung negara
Biru perpaduan kami semua
Puncak dunia telah kau tawan
Lautan luas telah kau redah
Membawa semangat jiwa merdeka
Semarak jaya kami warganya
Empat belas melintang jalurnya
Semua negeri dalam Malaysia
Satu suara satu semangat
Itu sumpah warga berdaulat
Jalur gemilang di bawah naunganmu
Jalur gemilang kami semua bersatu
Perpaduan ketaatan
Amalan murni rakyat Malaysia
Jalur gemilang megah kami terasa
Jalur gemilang kibarkanlah wawasan
Merah putih biru kuning
Jalur semangat kami semua
Berkibarlah
Berkibarlah
Berkibarlah
Jalur gemilang







Two Minute Hair Bows
Do you ever have those ideas that are so simple and brilliant that you are either 1) a
complete genius for thinking of it or 2) a complete idiot for not figuring it out sooner?




I feel that way about these hair bows.

When I was about 6 months pregnant with Amaani, I became convinced that she'd go
bald at an early age (four months old) like her brother. I became obsessed with making
hair bows. I hot glued and sewed my little heart out, but the bows never looked right.

However, recently, I've had a lot of success with this new no sew/no glue method.

The secret are these tiny latex rubber bands. Any mom of a little girl knows them-- they
come in every color imaginable in packs of hundreds, and are about the size of your
pinky.


Just pick out a rubber band that matches your scrap of fabric.

Accordion fold your scrap.


Wrap a band around it, and you are done! No burnt and pricked fingers.



There are lots of options for attaching the bow to your little ones hair. I normally just slip
the bow over a ponytail and call it done, but for extra security, you can attach these to
almost anything. (These are a headband, snap clip, alligator clip, and bobby pin).



You can even use pieces of refashioned clothing. This is a cuff from the shirt I used to
make this dress.

It's simply folded in thirds and rubber banded. It makes a cute bow with no raw edges.



It works with knits too! This is a piece of ribbing from a collared shirt.


Even though she never went bald (thank heavens!) I do like to put these in her hair to
go with a handmade outfit. It is literally easier to make than to buy, and she always
matches!










LAGU LOCENG TUNAS
TUHANKU,
SERUAN HAMBAMU,
BERI KAMI NIKMAT,
SEPANJANG HAYAT ,
SELAMAT TINGGAL 3 X