DIY Spoon Planter Hooks
Looking for a creative way to hang some small plants either outside or indoors? Check out these DIY Spoon Planter Hooks. Learn How to bend the spoons properly from WikiHow HERE. Then hang in desired location and display small plants around your house! What a wonderful idea. May be a great way to display your herbs in the kitchen! Have fun with it!
DIY Decorative Rose Mirror
Next time you use up all the eggs, hang on to those egg cartons and make this awesome decorative mirror. So simple.
Materials
- 12-cup egg cartons (you’ll need 5 cartons to make a small mirror or 12 to make a large mirror)
- Hot-glue gun and hot-glue sticks
- Mirror tile or small mirror (frame removed)
- 3mm MDF
Directions
- Step 1: Make a mirror with a flower design that is made out of none other than egg cartons.
- Step 2: Cut 1 slit into each corner of 1 cup (to make 4 slits). Cut each piece into a petal shape. Repeat with another cup, to create second layer of rose. Repeat with a third cup, but cut petals a little smaller, then roll so petals curve and make a bud shape.
- Step 3: Hot glue the 3 layers together, offsetting middle layer so petals sit in spaces between petals of bottom layer. Finish with layer of smaller petals. Repeat process until you’ve made enough roses to completely surround mirror. Spray roses with white paint, if desired. Leave to dry.
- Step 4: Measure and mark 3cm in across top and down side from 1 corner of MDF. Rule a line to join marks and saw off triangle. Repeat for all corners. Position mirror in centre of MDF, trace around, then remove.
- Step 5: Drill 2 pairs of holes in frame above mirror position. Thread through picture hanging wire and secure. Paint MDF border with black paint and allow to dry. Glue mirror in position.
- Step 6: Starting at 1 corner, hot glue roses to frame, bending petals to fill in gaps if needed. Continue until frame is covered.
Preserve your Herbs
Often times you buy a big bundle of dill or rosemary, but only use up a little bit of it for the one recipe you were making. Now, here is a great way to preserve all those extra herbs you have and make your money go a little bit further!
8 Steps for Freezing Herbs in Oil
- Choose firm, fresh herbs, ideally directly from the market or your own garden.
- If you wish, you can chop them fine. Or leave them in larger sprigs and leaves.
- Pack the ice cube trays about 2/3 full of herbs.
- You can mix up the herbs, too; think about freezing a bouquet of sage, thyme, and rosemary to add to winter roast chickens and potatoes!
- Pour extra-virgin olive oil or melted, unsalted butter over the herbs.
- Cover lightly with plastic wrap and freeze overnight.
- Remove the frozen cubes and store in freezer containers or small bags.
- Don’t forget to label each container or bag with the type of herb (and oil) inside!
Enjoy!
Recipe: Lemon Flowers
Having a Sunday Brunch with your friends? You have to try these! These look so beautiful!
You will need the following ingredients:
- 1 package of frozen dough
- lemon mousse = 1/2 can of condensed milk, whipped in a blender with juice of 2 Lemons
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar (icing)
You will need the following equipment:
- shape for mini cupcake (with 24 cupcake spaces)
- Flower Cookie Cutter
Follow the instructions:
1. Unroll the frozen dough and leave it for half an hour at room temperature. Start by cutting flowers with the cookie cutter shaped as a flower.
2. Place each flower inside the hollow cupcakes form. Fold one petal (petals alternating out) into another and fit the dough into the cavity of the cupcake form.
3. Carefully push the three outer petals against the sides of the tray, and then push the other three inner petals also against the walls of the form.
4. Make holes with a fork in each of the funds of the tart dough still raw, twice the times. Bake at 180 degrees for about 5-7 minutes or until golden.After cooling remove to a plate.
5. Fill each flower with lemon mousse.
6. Sprinkle the sugar over the flowers and Voila!
Want a variety of flavors? Use Nutella, Jam or Custard … you have endless possibilities.
Thank you! Receitassupreme
DIY Coffee Mug Sweater
With all the warm drinks being served up because of the cold weather, check out this DIY Coffee Mug Sweater you can make to keep your hot cocoa, coffee or hot toddy a little bit hotter for longer. It is incredibly simple to do! How cute!
What you will need:
- Socks
- Small sewing kit
What to do:
- Cut sock in desired location depending on the pattern.
- Turn inside out.
- Stitch together one end using your sewing kit. So the stitching will be on the inside.
- Put it on your coffee mug!