I had such a lot of fun designing and making these capes for Pieter’s Superhero party. I like that they can be worn as masked capes or without the mask. The girls all preferred without. The boys all preferred with :) They are incredibly easy to make as you only need to be able […]
Blue Paper Dollhouse
And so I make my way into the world of paper art: with a Blue Paper Dollhouse. I didn’t make this dollhouse for anyone. I just made it to make it. I realized that designing stuff on the computer is a completely free craft (if you use Microsoft Word – don’t laugh – and provided […]
Muslins: Crochet Edge and Surface Crochet Flowers
Bring a little life to an ordinary muslin or baby blanket by adding a simple crochet edge. This tutorial includes instructions for making a flower embellishment using surface crochet.
DIY Wedding Cake Part 5: Decorating the Cake
It’s the day before the wedding and you are almost done making your 3-tier Ivory Striped Wedding Cake. You will have bought all the bits and bobs you need, made your gum paste roses and baked and iced your cakes. Now we will start decorating the cake. In this post I will cover covering the […]
DIY Wedding Cake Part 4: Icing the Cakes
Good morning! It’s two days before the wedding and by now you have bought all your Tools and Ingredients, made your Gum Paste Roses and Baked Your Cakes. You might also have a few more grey hairs. I know I do. Your cakes have spent the night resting on the table (well covered, of course) and are as ready […]
DIY Wedding Cake Part 3: Bake the Cakes
For a 3-tier cake, approx. 13″ high, you will need to bake two 6″ cakes, two 8″ cakes and two 10″ cakes. Each cake will be one layer. Each tier will consist of 2 layers with icing between them. You will need to make the following Vanilla Sponge Wedding Cake Recipe 5 times. I did […]
DIY Wedding Cake Part 1: Tools and Ingredients
This is a list of the tools and ingredients you will need to make a 3-tier Ivory Striped Wedding Cake with gum paste roses and edible pearls. It is the first in a 6-part series on Making Your Own Wedding Cake. Printable List – Tools and Ingredients for a 3-tier Ivory Striped Wedding Cake Editable […]
3-Tier Ivory Striped Wedding Cake Recipe
More than a Wedding Cake Recipe 6-Part Series for Making an Ivory Striped Wedding Cake with Edible Pearls and Gum Paste Roses I made this 3-tier Ivory Striped Wedding Cake for Bine’s best friend, Sarah. She wanted something that looked like this Maisie Fantaisie cake. I have never made a 3-tier cake. Nor have I ever made […]
How To Make Plastic Thread From Plarn
Learn how to make plastic thread using plastic yarn (plarn). This plastic thread is excellent for sewing plarn creations together or attaching buttons.
Crochet Footprint Pattern
Finally another crochet pattern. I hope you enjoy this one. You can make it as little or as large as you wish, although I would not recommend making it with t-yarn and a 1cm crochet hook as I had hoped to. It comes out huge and yetti-like. So much for my hope of making two […]
