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How To Make Guacamole | Guacamole Recipes. Homemade guacamole is the perfect compliment to a Mexican inspired meal or party. Served as an appetizer or food topping, guacamole dip is sure to add an authentic flavor to your celebration. How to make guacamole? Anyone can do it! This simple, authentic Mexican guacamole recipe is flavorful and combines fresh ingredients for a true south-of-the-border taste. It combines fresh avocados with tomatoes, onions, with the authentic Mexican ingredients jalapeno chilies, garlic, and cilantro. This creamy dip is simple to assemble and is sure to be a hit with your family and guests.

Homemade guacamole is best served with warm tortilla chips, as a topping for fajitas or tacos, or as an alternative to dressing on a taco salad. Ingredients 2 Large ripe avocados, pitted and peeled. 2 Medium Roma tomatoes, finely chopped, approximately 1 ½ cups. 1 Medium yellow onion, finely chopped. 1 Clove fresh garlic, peeled and chopped. 2 Jalapeno chilies, seeded and chopped. 2 Tbsp. Instructions. Finger Loop Braid 5 - 2 Color Square Braid. Weaving the braid. The DIY Modern Outdoor Succulent Planter #2 | Apartment Therapy Los Angeles. Simply Vintagegirl Blog » Blog Archive » Tutorial: How to Make Lovely Fabric Flowers. 29 May 2010 These elegant fabric flowers are very simple to make . . . and only take a few basic supplies.

The finished product is delightfully lovely, and at times can look like a real flower! Every flower will turn out differently and that is part of the beauty! If you haven’t used those tea lights in a while, now’s the time! Supplies: · Synthetic Silky Fabric · Scissors · Candle (preferably a tea light) Additional supplies: · Needle and Thread, Glue Dots or Glue Gun · Buttons and/or Beads Directions: 1. Make the largest one’s diameter about half an inch larger than you want the diameter of the flower, as the petals will end up shrinking a bit. 2.

You can also cut around the pattern and skip the drawing part, it just might not be as uniform . . . but with these, uniform isn’t necessary. 3. Cut just inside the drawn lines to make a circle out of the fabric. 4. Be very careful (please have adult supervision, this is rather dangerous), as it is very easy to get burnt. 5. Online : How-To: Embossed metal box from beverage can. 01.jpg (1191×842) DIY Holiday Gift: Chalkboard Block Puzzle. This DIY gift idea is ideal for any child. It’s a fun combination of three things all young kids love: blocks, chalk and puzzles! Yet, because the child (or adult) can draw any object they want, it can be for any age kid. Older children might like to be the chalk artist and work with younger children on solving their puzzle! Four natural wood blocks (available at craft stores). Mine were 2”x 2” Spray chalkboard paint (available at hardware stores) Fine sandpaper (I used 220) Chalk Use the sandpaper to sand all four blocks to smooth the corners and edges.

In a well ventilated area, coat the four blocks with chalkboard paint. When completely dry, move the blocks into a square as perfectly together as possible. You can draw an image now with the chalk. You can also do the child’s initial. When gifting, draw an image on the blocks and include some colorful chalk as well for them to get started. The making of an origami Koi in stop motion.

How to Make Pom Pom Flowers. I have a thing for flowers that look like pom poms. Mums, allium, chive blossoms, dahlias – love ‘em! Since fresh flowers aren’t always in the budget, and because I have a brown thumb, I started thinking about what I could do to brighten up our apartment with flowers without actually using flowers.

Soon, the idea for some sort of pom pom flower started bouncing around in my head, and this is what I came up with. How to make pom poms? Though my method basically follows the Bella Dia tutorial, I have made some slight variations, so I’ve posted my method below. What you’ll need for the project: yarn small, sharp scissors wire cutters a hot glue gun and glue sticks materials for the stems (paper or fabric covered floral wire or my favorite, branches or twigs) Using your thumb, hold the end of the yarn against your fingers as you begin to wrap the yarn. The more times you wrap the yarn, the fuller your pom pom will be. Cut a piece of yarn that is between 4 and 6 inches long to use as a tie. Seven Flowers. Awesome Pop Up.