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merrybrides:

For a bridal shower or any special dinner, try decorating plain dishes with icing. Designs will be perfectly edible, and if you make a mistake while painting, just lick it off and start over. (Don’t tell anyone your tongue made contact with their plate.)

To make this “paint,” I mixed 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon of water, and 2 drops of liquid food coloring. Apply with a paintbrush. If needed, run your fingernail around any wiggly edges to smooth them out before they dry. 

enimie:

DIY Elbow patch via Honestly…WTF

So trying this myself, just ordered a bunch of wool roving off eBay! 

bestdayofmylife:

today i crocheted all of these baby hats! one of my very best and favorite scarf customers is expecting a little girl in april, so i made all of these tiny hats today! i worked with this baby yarn from lion brand (first two), and my usual wool ease thick and quick (last two). this site which is full of measurements was super helpful in figuring out how big things for babies need to be. also, i have come to the conclusion that making hats for babies is the most fun because they are THE CUTEST. i wish i knew a baby so she could try on these hats for me… but i guess i’ll have to be patient and wait until april! maybe i’ll put some in my shop!!!

thecakebar:

Part 5: Popcorn Cupcakes! (oscar party)

Okay, so while I was away this week moving. I had to go to the library to check my mail while my computer was being shipped out to my new apt. 

At the library I found a book called “Hello, Cupcake” that I had heard of before and that here on tumblr their cupcake designs reign supreme. so I thought it would be a good thing to actually give the recipes of these tumblr sensations instead of just posting the great pics!

I decided to do a several part series on how to do these cupcakes, please stay tuned for the other parts of this series! :)

recipe and design instructions here

Part 1 (all links will be up once all recipes are posted)

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

thecoralknot:

So, as you may know, I’m engaged, so I’ve been really into planning this wedding and all. One of the most important things to pick are the flowers, right? Well, I was on Pinterest the other day and found this cute little paper flower. Turns out that it was super simple to make and, of course, it’s a ranunculus, the flower of my choice for my wedding! 

Unfortunately, the tutorial is a bit confusing, so I’ll post my own on here.

What you’ll need:

• The template that you can find on that website (just save the JPEG and resize it to 2.8”, 3.0”, 3.2”, 3.9”, 4.5”, 4.7”, 5.1”, 2 times each)
• 4 or 5 sheets of 8.5”x11” cardstock
• Hot glue gun

Directions:

Step 1: Cut out all the flowers, a total of 14. Prep them by rolling the petals in your fingers from side to side then crinkle the top a little bit to create a ripple effect.

Step 2: Take the smallest petal and begin forming the inside center of the flower. Curl all the petals up towards the center, overlapping each petal in an over-under pattern. This means that one side of each petal will be over the petal next to it and the other side will be under the petal next to it. Hold the flower in place and carefully use a dab of hot glue under the overlapping side of each petal and press down so that the petals stay together in their shape.

Step 3: Place a dab of hot glue on the underside of the bud you just formed, and place on the next petal. This petal should be the same size as the first petal. Make sure to line up the petals so that the crease that was formed between 2 petals of the first cutout falls in the middle of a petal on the second cutout. In essence, you’re attempting to stagger each layer so that the petals don’t align with each other.

Step 4: You will continue this until the 6th petal has been placed on and glued. 

Step 5: The remaining petals undergo the same process, the only difference being where you place the hot glue. In the first six petals you were placing it under the overlapping petals so that the petals would stick down onto the petal next to them. After the 6th petal you’ll be placing the glue at the base of the underside of the petal and pressing it up towards the center. Doing this will give the appearance of the flower in bloom and not in a bud form. Continue in the same “over-under” overlapping pattern for each petal.

Step 6: Once you have placed all the petals, begin to roll the edges of the outside petals to make it look like it’s in bloom. I left the bottom of my flower flat to be used as a table topper or decoration, or to glue on the top of a mason jar, or whatever else I could think of. 

Enjoy

thecakebar:

Rose Napkin Tutorial! (tutorial)

To create the leaves:

1. Fold a square napkin on a diagonal
2. Then fold in half along the diagonal
3. Fold in half again

To create the rose:

1. Use a square napkin of any color and fold the fabric in half along the diagonal. Put it on a flat surface so that the larger side is on top and then fold the corner opposite to the upper side, taking care the edges are parallel.
2. Fold back the bottom-up napkin in half and wrap a napkin from one end to the other side.
3. Place the flower top and bottom halves of the leaves.
4. Finish in the glass.

rocketowonderland:

untitled by Letícia Cruxen on Flickr.

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