Ice cream cone cupcakes in Cupcakes and muffins recipes, step by step instructi
Ice cream cone cupcakes in Cupcakes and muffins recipes, step by step instructions.
Paper Poms: How To DIY
As featured on Martha Stewart’s site!
Joyous bursts of color dance above a table, imparting a cheerful radiance to a rehearsal dinner or casual reception. The dahlialike pom-poms appear to float in the air; in reality they are hung from the ceiling with monofilament.
Stack eight 20-by-30-inch sheets of tissue. Make 1 1/2-inch-wide accordion folds, creasing with each fold.
Fold an 18-inch piece of floral wire in half, and slip over center of folded tissue; twist. With scissors, trim ends of tissue into rounded or pointy shapes.
Separate layers, pulling away from center one at a time.
Bend wire into a loop to fit around napkin, and twist end around loop to secure. If you want a round pom, tie two together for a top and a bottom.
Fairy wing tutorial
How to make a pair of fairy wings! You will need to following:
Wire and wire cutters, easy enough to bend with your fingers, but strong enough not to crush under the weight of the wings. I like 14 gauge.
Thin wire, very easy to bend
Knee high pantyhose, just the cheapest kind you can find.
Design Masters floral spray paint. ONLY use this brand, other paints will make your wings bubble or warp.
Glitter paint
Glitter glue
Incense and a lighter
Ribbon
Paint brush
Rhinestones
Hot glue gun
Fabric flowers
Elastic (I like to use the clear kind)
Scissors
Oh the cute-manity!
Oh my goodness, just LOOK at these adorable crayons! Don’t they just put a little spring in your step and make you want to color? I’d almost want to buy two sets, one for coloring and one for just looking at and putting a little color in my house! These would just make me so happy every time I used them!
When I was little, my family dyed Easter eggs every year but one (and that year it was only because it was pouring) and hid them outside. I remember being fascinated that normal eggs could go from blank canvas to little works of art. My tips for super sweet hand-dyed eggs:
1. Buy two dye packs. One for the dye cups to dip eggs in and one for a plate. Just add a few drops of water to each tablet and you’ve got an palette of super-strong dyes to paint on your eggs.
2. A clear crayon or a drippy candle will add spots or stripes of white to the egg that the dye won’t reach when you dip the eggs.
3. Use 3 cups of water for pastel colors, 3 cups of water plus 3 tablespoons of lemon juice for classic colors and 3 cups of water plus 3 tablespoons of vinegar for really bright colors!
How to make amazing movies
I went to see ‘How to Train your Dragon’ today. This movie is so visually stunning that I cried a little at the sheer beauty of it. I was honestly expecting it to be a little campy, a little fun, pretty enjoyable. What I got was a thoroughly engrossing emotionally mature piece that just made me want to cheer in many places and cry in a few others.
I was astounded by how right the flight work is and how beautiful the entire world is. Everything was stunning to look at, crisp and clean and yet very real. The characters are totally believable and engrossing, the plot is well done and well scripted. The special effects might be a little too scary for families with little children. There are a lot of fireballs and in-your-face action bits. The plot line might also be a little mature for younger audiences, especially for kids with a lot of parental disapproval sensitivity. Older children and adults will get a kick out of this movie for sure. The 2D version was a little bit more easy for me to get swept up in, the 3D version was well done, but I found myself wanting to look more at the characters and less at what’s coming RIGHT at me.
I totally adored this movie, I wanted to go right back into the theater to see it again when it let out. I will certainly be buying this on DVD when it comes out, and if I could watch it two places at the same time, I’d it twice, that’s how much I loved this movie. In fact, I think this might just be the first movie on my iPhone so that I can carry it around with me.
