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Galletas con chips de chocolate (foto-receta) Coberturas sencillas y rápidas para tartas y pasteles. Mi pasión por la gastronomía empezó por la repostería.

Coberturas sencillas y rápidas para tartas y pasteles

Mi madre preparaba a menudo postres para mi familia, y yo me recuedo de niña, a su lado, vigilando por aprender cómo los hacía. Especialmente me llamaban la atención las tartas, y en cuanto tuve ocasión de hacerlas yo misma, empecé a experimentar con diferentes coberturas y rellenos. Decorar una tarta puede ser tan entretenido como pintar un cuadro o modelar una escultura. Con un equipo especial un experto repostero puede crear las más impresionantes confecciones, pero para muchas tartas la decoración más apropiada es también la más sencilla.

Por eso quiero explicaros cuáles son, a mi entender, las coberturas más sencillas y rápidas para decorar tartas y pasteles, que dan además muy buenos resultados. Cobertura de azúcar La más socorrida de todas las coberturas es la capa de azúcar. Otra opción para decorar una tarta es trazar “plumas” sobre ella. Cobertura de mantequilla. Cobertura (Frosting) de Vainilla receta. Torta fácil. Untitled. Rookie. You Look Like the Right Type. Crowdfunding the commons. <div id="noscript">Please enable JavaScript</div> Goteo.org News Periódico Diagonal See more Goteo elected NGO of the year.

Crowdfunding the commons

Democratic Citizenship Awards See more Devolver valor a la sociedad más allá del crowdfunding. El Mundo See more Co-creation workshops with open DNA See more Crowdfunding para la salud. Menu We use own and third party cookies to improve your user experience and our services, analyzing users' browsing in our website. AY MAG. Honestly WTF. Thanks, I Made It. Breakfast Twice Baked Potatoes. If your family is anything like mine then twice baked potatoes probably means one thing in your mind: Thanksgiving!

Breakfast Twice Baked Potatoes

But wait, it's March. And hold up, isn't the word "breakfast" in the title of this post? You got me. Man, I can't get a thing past you guys. Geez. F.T.F. - Trust. Anne-Hathaway-Golden-Globes-2013. Michelle_williams_short_hair_2. Michelle-Williams. Michelle-williams-oscar-wilde-08. MlqdprXqKG1qa7gdmo1_400. Lfn8t9Z6Dh1qcnc7io1_500. Untitled. The Scribble Diary. Stripes + Color Tote Bag. Try This: Stripes + Color Tote Bag I'm in love with this project.

Stripes + Color Tote Bag

It looks really advanced, but the sewing itself is absolutely basic. It does apply some techniques like rivets and grommet that I hadn't actually used before this project, and I can assure you that you shouldn't be intimidated by them. In fact, they were so easy that my head is sort of twirling with ideas of other projects on which I can put these bad boys to use. Guest Post: DIY Isabel Marant Tassel Necklace. After a bit of a tassel bender, I banned myself from making anything more with the swingy do-dads.

Guest Post: DIY Isabel Marant Tassel Necklace

However, I could help but share a necklace on twitter that I thought just begged for DIY. The sweet Charlotte of Lotts and Lots stepped in, and I'm very excited to showcase her wonderful talents with a tutorial on this DIY Isabel Marant Tassel Necklace. Button Statement Rings. It’s September and that means it’s time to add another statement piece to your collection…. obviously!

Button Statement Rings

I heart almost every piece Nicole Richie designs for House Of Harlow 1960, especially her oversized rings. As amazing as these rings are they’re also an easy DIY. DIY Dolce & Gabbana Tiara. Honestly, how enchanting was Dolce & Gabbana‘s ode to Sicily in their fall collection?

DIY Dolce & Gabbana Tiara

Velvet capes and lace dresses were accented by glorious Baroque-inspired accessories. The highlight for me was the cornucopia of ornate tiaras adorned with rhinestones, pearls, and the most darling little ceramic roses. It’s a DIY that is easily mastered with the right supplies, so when in Rome . . . You’ll need:a black velvet headband15 – 20 assorted ceramic roses (or search “ceramic roses” on Etsy or eBay)8 – 10 assorted faux pearls (last seen here)40 – 50 assorted pre-set rhinestones (last seen here)a disposable container or popsicle sticka handful of toothpicksE6000 glue Start by squeezing a small amount of E6000 into a disposable container or onto a wooden popsicle stick.

Press the ceramic bead in the center of the headband. Continue adding beads and rhinestones along the middle. Create a pattern, alternating flowers and pearls. Continue gluing pieces to the headband . . . How to Make a Girl-Power Rosette Brooch. I’ve combined this month’s theme‘s love of roses—and in this case, GIRL POWER—with my own love of brooches to create this DIY for a flowery feminist badge.

How to Make a Girl-Power Rosette Brooch

It’s way more in-your-face and awesome than those puny tin buttons you see everywhere. DIY Decoupage Badges. If you’re a reader of my blog, you probably already know that I’m kind of obsessed with badges (pins, brooches, and the like).

DIY Decoupage Badges

Along with being my all-time favorite accessory, badges are also one of my favorite things to craft! I made a David Bowie badge in honor of Rookie’s Up All Night theme and featured it in a post on our Tumblr. Since then, I’ve gotten quite a few emails from readers wanting to know exactly how I made it, so I went ahead and put together this tutorial for y’all explaining the whole process. I used a technique called decoupage, where you glue paper and/or cloth cutouts onto an object, then cover it all with some kind of lacquer (I use Mod Podge and resin).

You can also add paint, glitter, stickers, sequins, tiny baby dolls—whatever you want! {re}Try This: Striped Tote Bag. I needed a big, bold, and roomy tote bag for Alt, so I took on my own striped tote bag tutorial.

{re}Try This: Striped Tote Bag

This time, I nixed the colors and stuck with black, white, and gold to ensure it would go with all my outfits. Queens of the Neighborhood: A Tutorial. I love customizing jackets. For me, it’s not only about having an item of clothing that I can wear with anything–it’s that it says something about me. I use my jackets as a canvas for screaming: “HEY GUYS THIS IS EVERYTHING I AM/LOVE/BELIEVE IN.” And thus complete strangers can take one glance at me and instantly know what I’m all about. And a custom jacket is of course a key component in any badass gang: the Pink Ladies, the Man-Eaters, the Pin Pals–what would they be without their jackets?

As much as your personalized jacket is all about you, it can also be about being part of a group, sharing tastes and beliefs, and creating unity between you and your friends. My own mini girl gang (we currently refer to ourselves as Mermaid Tears) includes, but is not always limited to, me, Ava, and Mirren (last seen in the Queens of the Neighborhood photo album). Left to right: Eleanor, Mirren, Sasha, and Ava. We started off by working on what we’ve dubbed our “homework sheets.”