Ruby Girl. Making Minneapolis. Recycled Crafts: Warm fleece cowl, Another way to give an old t-shirt new life. Living in Minnesota inspires me to make a lot of winter accessories. And loving nature inspires me to reuse and recycle craft materials. When the weather is chilly there's nothing better than having a warm soft cowl, or neck warmer as I often call them.I was inspired to make this cowl recently when I tried to wear this shirt I had picked up at the thrift store. It was hopelessly too short, and a little too tight. Time to recycle this shirt! The shirt was a very thin thermal knit so I decided to line it with fleece. I cut off the bottom of the shirt like so. Then I cut the fleece to match, the slight flare of the bottom of the shirt works perfectly for a cowl.
Then I sewed up the side of the fleece, to make it into a tube. Then I sewed the top(narrower) edge. Viola! More recycled crafts, Recycled Crafts, fun crafts with paper, paper beads from map paper. Pages Friday, December 30, 2011 Recycled Crafts, fun crafts with paper, paper beads from map paper I seem to be on a recycled crafts kick lately. I have seen these style of paper beads made with map paper around the web and have always been envious. While cleaning my closet out the other day I discovered a vintage road atlas and decided to make my paper bead dreams a reality. I have also started a pinboard on Pinterest for all the recycled craft projects I love. Posted by Jessica Olson at 11:41 AM Email ThisBlogThis!
Labels: beads, map paper, paper beads, paper crafts, recycled crafts No comments: Post a Comment Links to this post Create a Link Newer PostOlder PostHome Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Shop Local (MN) Online Follow by Email Pinterest Minnesota.com MN Blogs Blog Archive Books I love, and so will you. Followers My Blog List Internet Haunts thriftaholic Totally tutes Mad in Crafts Big Ass Book of Crafts Thinglink Plugin Amazon <a href=" Rice cream, Rice Cream, we all scream for Rice Cream!!! Ahhhhhhh! I've had tofu ice cream before, but I had never tried ice cream made from rice. As I am not vegan or lactose intolerant, I probably just missed it at the store. While reading my new cookbook The Whole Scoop by Gail Damerow I became intrigued by the section on making ice cream from rice. The book gives directions on how to make your own rice milk to use to make vegan ice cream. The best part is being able to make ice cream from pantry staples.
No more, I want to make ice cream, but then I'd have to go to the store and buy cream. The first step is to make rice milk, which is surprisingly easy. Blend all ingredients in blender, chill overnight. It turned out delicious! I decided for my next batch I wanted to use a flavor that suited rice better. Pandan Ice Cream 3 cups homemade rice milk 1 tsp pandan paste 1/2 tsp vanilla 2/3 cup sugar Mix and freeze in ice cream maker. I made this recipe no frills, no oil or fruit. Recycled Crafts: Old Jeans in a New kind of jean skirt. I have a ton of old jeans that don't fit right or people have given me. I love denim as a fabric, it looks good new and old and all stages in between. I am always looking for new ways to recycle old jeans. I don't really like the things I make to look like jeans though.
You know what I mean, like the purse with the back pockets and front zipper. That just makes me think butt purse. I love how it turned out. Bringing back Pickled Eggs. Again with the eggs. Balsamic pickled eggs take 2. So my first attempt at balsamic pickled eggs was not quite what I was looking for. I wanted the flavors to be balsamic, black pepper, and coriander. The balsamic was overpowering and made the egg whites rubbery. the black pepper was evident and quite pleasant, however the coriander was lost in the mix. I revised the recipe for the amount of vinegar/water, and thanks to some advise from crafters on craftster, toasted the coriander and crushed it before making the pickles. They turned out beautifully.The Recipe Balsamic Pickled Eggs 1 cup balsamic vinegar 1/2 cup water 2 Tablespoons white sugar 2 Tablespoons black pepper 2 Tablespoons whole coriander Toast coriander in dry pan until aromatic. Crush coriander in mortar and pestle. All the flavors are evident and delicious.
More Pickled projects for your enjoyment, Recycled Magazine Crafting, Valentine's Day Collage. Pages Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Recycled Magazine Crafting, Valentine's Day Collage Here is my finished Valentine's Day Collage, made from recycled magazines, beer box, and ripped book cover. I made it for my husband and my daughter, hope they like it.
Other recycled craft projects you might enjoy Posted by Jessica Olson at 3:50 PM Email ThisBlogThis! Labels: collage, magazines, recycled crafts, Valentine's Day No comments: Post a Comment Links to this post Create a Link Newer PostOlder PostHome Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Shop Local (MN) Online Follow by Email Pinterest Minnesota.com MN Blogs Blog Archive Books I love, and so will you. Followers My Blog List Internet Haunts thriftaholic Totally tutes Mad in Crafts Big Ass Book of Crafts Thinglink Plugin Amazon <a href=" Recycled crafts, Recycle bottle caps and wine corks into Christmas ornaments. I have a plethora of bottle caps and wine corks. So I am always looking for recycled craft projects. For some reason I thought a bottle cap collection was a really good idea. The wine corks I got from work for a long forgotten about project.
Of course I still have these things because of their potential craft possibilities. I made a reindeer, but it wasn't really my thing. However I was hesitant to use my coveted bottle cap collection on a mushroom with a painted top. Then I took a few artsy photo's of them. More recycled crafts projects on Making Minneapolis. Pickled Celery, saving celery from the compost heap. Celery is a necessary ingredient to have on hand for many culinary applications. There aren't really any substitutes, however I often find that my celery has gone bad before I have used all of it. I hate buying food just to see it thrown in the garbage/compost. How to save food from going bad?
Pickle IT! Pickled celery is amazingly delicious. Highly addictive, and super easy. So now when I have celery on hand with no plans of making stock or soup on the horizon. This recipe came to be last summer when I was reading the Momofuku cookbook. Recipe(makes one quart jar) 1 cup water 1 cup rice vinegar 6 tbls sugar 2 1/4 tsp kosher salt 4 tsp chili garlic paste Just cut celery on bias( the bias is important so it is not stringy), stuff in a quart jar, measure the rest of ingredients heat up to dissolve sugar, pour over celery. November 2011. Ever since my success at making balsamic coriander pickled eggs, I have been wanting to try a few more flavors.
Someone suggested Thai flavors, which sounded really good! So, a few days ago I cooked up some eggs and made two new varieties of pickled eggs. The first I used Thai green curry paste from a can some lime juice, fresh cilantro, garlic, and shallots. For the second batch I used Ras el hanout, a Moroccan spice mix and shallot for the flavoring. Ras el hanout requires a lot of spices to make, however recipes vary a lot so you can use what you have on hand as long as you have most of them.
I made this spice mix a while back while slightly drunk. The Thai flavored ones were okay. These are the best so far! The Recipe Moroccan Spiced Pickled Eggs 1 cup red wine vinegar 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup sugar 1 shallot sliced thin 1 Tbs. Hard boil, cool, and peel, 6-8 eggs. Heat all ingredients to simmer, pour over 6-8 eggs in quart sized mason jar. More Pickled projects for your enjoyment, Making Minneapolis. Ibumary.