Kodachrome Curtains - Updated! Now with lampy goodness!
So, it's been a while since I've made anything Craftster-worthy, but my husband and I busted out the Dremel tool a few days ago and we made this: It's a pair of curtains made out of old Kodachrome slides! I'm really interested in photography, and will buy old cameras in antique and thrift stores in order to develop film that's inside of it.
Homemade Hostess Cupcakes
Well, our Christmas break is almost over... boohoo :-(It's been a fun couple weeks! It seems like every Christmas break we go through an entertainment trend. This year's trend was board games, especially the game Clue (we played it probably 10 times).
Make Your Own Ice Cream in Five Minutes : Parentables - StumbleUpon
Photo Credit: Sarah Fernandez I have such fond memories of making homemade ice cream in the summer when we were kids. We used to go pick fresh strawberries and blackberries and then come home and pull out the electric machine and load in the ingredients. Watching the ingredients solidify into a delicious dessert had our eyes glued to the spinning bowl. I keep wanting to do it with my kids, and that old machine is still sitting at my parents house for us to use, but it always seems like such a production to pull it out so I was thrilled when I came across a recipe for how to make individual servings of ice cream using just a few ingredients, zip top bags, and a little man power.
Who needs love when you've got chocolate?
This Valentine's Day is the TWENTIETH (!!!) that Kevin and I will be celebrating together. And although this commercialized holiday may not resonate well with some, I think it's the perfect excuse to make, and eat ganache. Dark Chocolate-Cherry Ganache Bars Adapted from The New York Times 150 grams all-purpose flour (about 1 1/2 cups) 90 grams confectioners’ sugar (about 3/4 cup) 26 grams unsweetened cocoa powder (about 1/4 cup) 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt 12 tablespoons cold unsalted butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 52 grams cherry jam (about 2 tablespoons) 340 grams bittersweet chocolate, at least 62 percent, chopped (12 ounces) 2/3 cup heavy cream 3 tablespoons kirsch, rum, brandy or other spirit 1/2 teaspoon fleur de sel, for sprinkling In a food processor, pulse together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder and fine sea salt.
DIY Solar Lamp: Make Your Own Eco-Friendly Sun Jars
The principle is simple and seductively clever: solar lights that store energy during the day and release light at night. These can be purchased ready-made in a variety of colors (yellow, blue and red) but they can also be built at home. A simple, less-technical approach involves buying a conventional solar-powered yard lamp and then essentially harvesting it for key pieces to put in a jar. This is simply a way of taking an existing solar lamp design and appropriating its parts to make something more attractive for display around a house or home. A more electronically-savvy individual can take the more complex route and built a solar lamp from the ground up using small solar panels – though the aesthetic result may not be as impressive. Whatever route you choose to go, these are fun and sustainable gadgets that make it easy to go green, automate the process of turning on lights at night and can add some color to your porch, patio, garden or windowsill.
How to wrap a gift: Use tissue paper for a...
Photo by Roberto Caruso I’m giving away trade secrets here. You know those beautiful floral looking decorations you sometimes see in magazines hovering over a festive table? Or in a kid’s room, re-invented as a mobile?
3 Pie Inspired Pop-Tart Recipes
One morning I woke up with a real hankering (yes, hankering) for a slice of pie. So I thought it would be fun to create pie inspired homemade pop-tarts. I made three different flavors; pumpkin pie, pecan pie and apple pie! These are super easy to make and you can cut them out to be traditional rectangle-shaped tarts, or you can use any large cookie cutter to make your pop-tarts into cute shapes (I made hearts!).
gooey butter cookies
today was just Ugh. i was in a major funk for the better half of the day. energy level Low, confidence level loow, do your ears hang level LOW. mood level bleeeeeh. FUNK. somedays that's just the way it goes. finally the sun was going down and i found myself standing in the kitchen chopping vegetables to the mamas and the papas. hmm, this is rather lovely, i said to myself.. surely the activity to lift me out of funktown.
Chalkboard Paint Dipped Gingerbread Hearts – DIY Valentines Day Decoration
When gingerbread hearts meet a bowl filled with chalkboard paint you end up with adorable little hearts that you can leave messages on with chalk, hang as decor, or use as gift tags. I’m so excited to share this fun DIY Valentines’ Day decoration idea with you. Remember last week when I showed you a fun valentines Day craft to do with your kiddos?
Rose and Feather Hair Clip Tutorial
I love this hair pin, so sweet. Fit for tea time, no? Or maybe stopping to smell the flowers… or the blue spruces…whatever suits your fancy.
Death By Oreo Cupcakes
They are probably the best Oreo cakes I have ever tried. A lot of cake's that I have experimented with before are like a vanilla cake with bits of Oreo in them, which didn't really give them enough Oreo flavor. But these were a lot better. I used a dark chocolate fudge cake mix instead of just a regular chocolate cake mix, which went really well with the cookies and gave the cakes just a little more flavor. So, in this recipe there is Oreo's in the cake, in the frosting, and at the bottom is a Oreo surprise.
5 Secrets to Perfect Pancakes
Photo by Stephanie FoleyBy Tanya Steel, Epicurious.com February always holds a lot of meaning for me: Valentine's Day, my boys' birthday, Thank a Mailman Day, oh, and Pancake Month. I love me some flapjacks.
