Dec 5, 2011
Dec 4, 2011
Gift Ideas....
Delight someone with a fresh-scented and boldly striped soap. Purchase clear and white glycerin soap at a crafts store. Use a mini loaf pan as a mold; each "loaf" of soap requires 2 cups of each soap and yields six bars of soap.
Striped Soaps How-To
1. Melt the glycerin according to the package instructions, using 1/4 cup at a time.
2. Stir in a drop of peppermint oil (available at most health-food stores) with a plastic spoon; for the clear glycerin, add drops of red food coloring, stirring until you get the desired hue.
3. Pour the 1/4 cup of melted soap into the loaf pan. Let cool for 20 minutes.
4. Score the top with a fork. Repeat, alternating colors, until the pan is full.
5. Let set for 4 hours. Pop soap out of pan, and slice into bars.
6. Wrap each bar in cellophane; tape it shut, and tie with bakery string.
7. Cut holly-leaf tags out of green construction paper.
(via Martha Stewart)
Dec 3, 2011
Dec 2, 2011
Friday Drinks...Lennart & Tapas!
6 cl Xanté Poire au Cognac
1 st lime
20 cl fruktsoda
Tillagning
Fyll ett higballglas till hälften med iskuber.
Dela limen i två delar.
Häll på Xanté och pressa juicen av halva limen i glaset.
Dela den andra halvan och lägg i klyftorna.
Fyll upp med fruktsoda.
Tomat aubergine
1 st aubergine
olivolja
50 g chorizo
0.5 gul lök
2 st vitlöksklyftor
0.5 st citroner
1 dl krossade tomater
salt och peppar
200 g manchego ost
200 g chroizo
100 g salami
4 st fikon
Tillagning
1. Dela miniauberginer eller skär stor aubergine i stavar. Stek dem gyllenbruna i olivolja.
2. Tillsätt skivad chorizo, lök och vitlök och stek ytterligare en kort stund. Pressa över citronsaft, tillsätt tomatkross och krydda med salt och peppar. Låt puttra ett par minuter, dra pannan åt sidan och låt svalna.
3. Skiva ost och korv, dela fikonen och lägg upp alltsammans på ett serveringsfat.
Dec 1, 2011
By Reguest....Gift tags!
One reader needs easy inspiration when it comes to gift tags. Not everyone is artistic or crafty when it comes to things like this. I have tried to show pretty examples that are easy to make. However, I think that a pretty wrapping paper and ribbon is all you need to create a stunning gift....and then just write the persons name on the wrapping paper.
If you know your way around the kitchen, why not make beautiful edible gift tags?
This is super easy! Punch or cut out a circle in colored paper and draw a citrus pattern with a white pen.
This person has made gift tags out of popsicles. Write the message on the stick or why not use letter stamps and ink!
Another great example just using a nice paper and ribbon!
If you don't like to write freehand, why not print the message on your printer and cut it out in a nice circle or oval.
Another example just using paper, stamps and ink!
Another lovely idea is yo use your kids fimo. Roll out, cut out in a nice shape, stamp the message and bake in the oven until hard.
This is what I'm going to do for this years christmas gifts. Brown wrapping paper, red ribbon, candy canes and a twig from a tree. You can also use pine cones, leaves and other free natural material.
This is something I do often! Cut out a shape, make holes for the ribbon and thread through. Then writing the message on the tag with a nice pen.
(via Giverslog, Housetohome, Hiphostess, The hidden list, Ottoman, Perideau designs, Inkello, Crafterholic, Momecentric)
Snowflakes....
Create an idealized winter wonderland indoors using snowflake-like bouquet holders and a string of holiday lights. To make one of these garlands, slide a store-bought paper bouquet holder over each bulb. Hang the snowflakes inside a doorway or a window, and then plug the lights.
(Via Martha Stewart)
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