Supplement your creative endeavors-teach a workshop have fun and make money 5min Up next 0:34 0:45 2:03 1:30 1:01 0:59 0:48 0:56 0:35 1:18 1:12 Caption Languages English Background Transparency Jessica Simpson rocks same Gucci pencil skirt she wore 19 years ago: ‘Remember this?’ Jessica Simpson rocks same Gucci pencil skirt she wore 19 years ago: ‘Remember this?’ Jessica Simpson is not a one-and-done wearer. 0:34 0:45 2:03 1:30 1:01 0:59 0:48 0:56 0:35 1:18 1:12 oboeinsight Muffin Tin Monday It is with bittersweet joy that I tell you that this will be my last week hosting Muffin Tin Monday. I am joyfully handing over the reigns to Melissa of AnotherLunch.com. Melissa is a super creative and talented bento blogger and long time MTM’er who I have come to know in the kids food blogging community. I have been hosting Muffin Tin Monday for 4 ½ years and have made some long lasting forever friendships with many of you. The site will stay up indefinitely as a resource for you to get lunch time ideas and inspiration. I already miss you, Michelle If you have an MTM button on your site or in your last couple of MTM posts, if you know how to change the web address in the HTML code to Melissa and I would be so appreciative! For now, it would make my heart happy if you would share a Muffin tin meal with me, past or present. (Linkup closed)
Good King Rene of Anjou;Count of Guise, Duke of Lorraine Party: Golden Books Baby Shower Though I was out of town and missed the fabulous food and, more importantly, a really fun gathering of our and our mother's friends, before I left I helped my sister, Sarah, set up the Golden Books baby shower. I was so sorry to miss it, and to not be able to help with food and hosting, so I instead worked on the concept and design. As often happens when an idea gets in my head, I ended up spending a lot more time on this than I intended! About forty-five minutes after Sarah called saying she wanted to do a book shower with the colors blue and white, I thought of taking inspiration from Golden Books and doing a shower in blue, white and gold. I just love the feel-good era represented by Golden Books, and other vintage children's books. I personally love remembering who gave me the books in my children's library so I thought it would be nice to provide book plates for guests to fill out and provide with their gifts. I found the vintage bookends on eBay. Golden Books paper Cupcake Wrappers
eG Forums -> Knife Maintenance and Sharpening Knife Maintenance and Sharpening By Chad Ward (Chad) Warning: Remember that handling, using and sharpening knives is inherently dangerous. Neither eGullet nor the author can be responsible for your safety. That’s your job. Table of Contents IntroductionSection One: The Sad Truth about Kitchen KnivesSection Two: SteelSection Three: Edge BasicsSection Four: Sharpening BasicsSection Five: Sharpening Step by StepSection Six: MaintenanceSection Seven: Overview of Sharpening SystemsSection Eight: Conclusions and Resources Introduction “Knife sharpening is hard.” This well-intentioned advice is parroted in cooking schools, Food Network television programs, professional manuals and cookbooks. Okay, maybe not so much wrong as misleading. Knife sharpening is not difficult. Section One: The Sad Truth About Kitchen Knives To a chef, there is nothing more important than his knife. So why are most kitchen knives so bad? The first compromise begins with the steel. In the kitchen, that’s not a bad tradeoff.
on the menu today... ... A tutorial! It's been a while, huh? I love giving my kids homemade gifts, and decided to make some Menus for Bug {E’s} Restaurant – the kid loves to ‘cook’ all day in her kitchen. Supplies: 2 fat quarters – one each for front and back Inkjet Printable Fabric sheet Lightweight fusible interfacingMedium weight fusible interfacingBasic sewing supplies - thread, machine, rotary cutter, ruler & mat, etc. I made my menu template in Microsoft Word. Peel backing paper away and trim to size. Cut 2” strips from one of your fat quarters. Repeat for top and bottom. I trimmed mine down a little here, to measure 6” x 7”. Attach lightweight fusible interfacing to these pieces following interfacing ironing recommendations. With remaining fat quarter, attach medium weight interfacing to back and cut pieces to match menu front (6” x 7”). With right sides together, stitch, leaving a 3” opening for turning. Using a crochet hook, poke corners out to lay flat. Almost done!
Decorated Chalkboard Gift Idea A few months ago I spotted several different sizes of mini chalkboards at my local craft store and knew I had to find a use for them. After thinking about it for a bit I decided to try my hand at adding a little decorative border to the boards using Sharpie brand Paint Pens. They were incredibly easy to make and the results were really cute. I used one as a gift already and have others set aside for use as photo props and impromptu art frames. If you want to give this project a go, here’s what you’ll need: Mini Chalkboards (the ones I used ranged in size from about 5×7 to 7×10). Creating your board: Follow the manufacturer’s directions for prepping your pen. Additional ideas: These boards could be used in a charming way at a handmade wedding. Enjoy!
Alphabet Box A few weeks ago I made a Montessori alphabet box for Damian to use during our school time in the mornings. I have been dying to share this great idea with you all, and finally found a moment to finish this post! As soon as I saw this idea, I started putting the pieces together, I knew Damian (and Rylan for the matter) would LOVE this learning tool. Even I love it! :) Just wait until you see it, I know you will be running out to put one together for your little ones… So, you start with a box (I have also seen the use of envelopes) with lots of little drawers, labeled with the letters of the alphabet. Then the fun part, you fill the drawers with little miniature objects that start with the corresponding letter. ~Bb: bone, basket, butterfly, bird, boy, baby, binoculars, broom, bowling pins and bowling ball~ ~Dd: dolphin, deer, dish, dog~ ~Ff: flowers, fox, fork, fire truck ~ ~ Hh: hedgehog, heart balloon, heart, hammer, hydrant, hay, hat~ ~Pp: plate, pineapple, penguin~ ~ Tt: tea set, triangle~
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