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I was browsing through the photos on Alisa Burke’s site earlier (on this post) and her picture of the 3 shells reminded me of reading many months ago about a process to create a natural colour palette that can be used in any art or craft. I grabbed a picture of the new shoots in [...]
I have often looked at yoghurt making devices in the shop and wondered if there is a way to make my own that doesn’t require me to have yet another kitchen appliance that undoubtedly would be used once and never again. The good news is I’ve found the simplest way to make yoghurt with just [...]
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I made this cake at the request of my wee boy who wanted it for his seventh birthday, no doubt he wanted it due to the large quantities of chocolate involved and the extremely pretty picture in the recipe book which was all swirls and twirls of chocolate … not a finish I was able [...]
Back in April I entered a competition on the Craft Scotland website to win a copy of Papermaking and Bookbinding: Coastal Inspirations by Joanne B Kaar and was delighted to learn a few weeks ago that I was one of the lucky winners. I was even more delighted when I received my book last week [...]
Those that know me will realise that I enjoy my politics, what they may not realise is that every time there is a major election (Westminster or Holyrood) I enjoy sitting up through the night watching the results coming in and waiting to see if any of the most irritating politicians will be losing their [...]
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As promised, here’s a quick how to for making your own wooden crochet hook. These are easy to make but you will probably need to practice before the shape is akin to a mass manufactured crochet hook. I know I need to practice more on the shape. The thing is, these work regardless of how [...]
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I made a paperweight! decorated a stone and called it a paperweight! It’s just a painted stone with varnish to protect the paint. I’ve learned a couple of things in the process – black felt tip isn’t black, it’s blue and clear varnish isn’t clear, it’s brown. Anyway, it works as a paperweight, which wouldn’t [...]
Recently in the MadeStuff house there has been a tidying up effort. Many of our supplies have been stored in the one room that we really need to renovate so Alasdair has been busy boxing up supplies and moving them to another room while I’ve been busy making new things out of old supplies! Last [...]
This is more of a showing off post because I’ve just realised that for a lot of people there actually might not be enough time before the big day to execute this plan…store it in your mind for next year though. So, it’s close to Christmas and you’ve been really good. You’ve got all of your shopping [...]
Finally, it’s time to decorate the cake! It’s only been two months but now is the moment we’ve been waiting for, it’s time to finish it in advance of the main event … the eating! First thing you need to do is turn your cake onto an appropriately sized cake base or plate, I use [...]
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