Wednesday 21 May 2014

THE MUG CAKE

Do you have a sudden craving for chocolate cake and you don't have enough time or energy to make a whole cake. Then this is the perfect recipe for you. I think I have eaten 4 of these mug cakes in one day. Lets get started,

What you will need:
  • 2tbsp heaped flour
  • 1tbsp heaped cocoa powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 4tbsp milk
  • 2tbsp oil
  • 2tbsp chocolate chips
  • 1tbsp nutella
Method:
  • Mix all the ingredients (except the nutella) in a mug with a fork.
  • Put the spoon full of nutella on the batter.
  • Microwave for a minute.
  • Enjoy.
And there you are the most awesome mug cake in the world.
Note: If your batter is not liquid enough add more milk and oil maintaining the ratio of milk:oil as 2:1.
 

Saturday 17 May 2014

The bow hairclip

It is a bow hair clip. Do I need to say anymore?




What you will need:
  • Old cloth
  • An old hair clip
  • A safety pin
  • Scissors
  • A glue gun (or fabric glue)
 
 
 
 
 STEP 1
Cut 2 strips of cloth. The first piece should be about 3inches by 8inches and the second piece 1/2inch by 3inches.
 
STEP 2
Take the bigger piece of cloth and fold both the sides over to the middle (as shown in the picture)
 
STEP 3
Fan fold the piece in the middle and secure it with a safety pin.
 
STEP 4
Remove the safety pin. Take the smaller piece of cloth and wrap ti tightly around the middle of the bigger piece. Stick the ends of the smaller piece of cloth to secure the bow.
 
STEP 5
Attach the bow to the hair clip. Your new bow is ready to wear.


A mug of cake

Here is a recipe for a selfish cake lover (or a person with too less ingredients, like me)

What you need:
  • 4tsp flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp cocoa
  • 3tsp milk
  • 3tsp melted butter or oil
  • 2tsp chocolate chips
  • 1 egg
Method:
  • Dump all the ingredients in a mug.Mix well.
  • Heat the mug in a microwave for 3 minutes. 
  • Eat.
You can play around with the ingredients a bit and create a perfect cup cake for one.
P.S. sorry there is no picture. The cake was in my tummy before I could even think of taking a picture.

Easy chocolate chip cookie recipe

Hey you! Yes, you! Do you feel extremely hungry? Are you extremely lazy? I bet you are pretty selfish too. So here's a recipe for you!
This is the ultimate recipe for a cookie. Yes you read right, a single cookie only.

What you need:
  • 2 tbsp - sugar
  • 1 1/2 tbsp - butter
  • 1 tbsp - chocolate chips
  • 4 tbsp flour
  • a pinch of baking powder or baking soda (which ever one of them you can find)
  • 1 tbsp - water
Method:
  • Dump all the ingredients in the bowl.Mix with a fork.
  • Pre-heat the oven (180°C or 356°F)
  • Place the cookie dough (shape it as you want) on a baking tray.
  • If you want to waste butter you can even apply a little butter on the baking tray.
  • Bake for 15 - 20 minutes.
  • Cool for a while and your cookie is ready to be annihilated.
WARNING
This cookie is strictly for self consumption. DO NOT SHARE THE COOKIE WITH ANY BODY ELSE. 

Saturday 3 May 2014

DIY Earring Holder

I have too many earrings. I needed some place to keep it safely. So of course I searched for earring holders on the net. All the results I got needed to many hard to get supplies (lace, picture frames i.e. stuff I don't have at home)
So I decided to take the next course of action and make my own earring holder. Here is what I came up with. Hope you like it. 


What you will need:
  • Cardboard.
  • Cloth (stretchy cotton material is the best)
  • Fabric glue
  • Scissors



STEP 1
Cut out two pieces of a basic frame from the cardboard. You can do any shape you like.

STEP 2
Apply glue on a side of one of the cut outs.

STEP 3
Place the cloth on the cut out. Press firmly to stick it properly. 
(it is a good idea to stretch the cloth slightly as you are sticking it to the cut out)

STEP 4
Trim off the extra cloth from the edges. Make sure to get it all off.


And there you have it. A super easy to make earring holder.

Tuesday 29 April 2014

DIY jewelry ideas

Easy DIY earrings and rings
By Belko



Music on your fingertips.




My first earrings.
I don't have ear piercings so I make wire clamps. 

 Haute earrings.



The opposite of hate.









Easy earrings in 5 minutes

These are the very first pair of earrings I made. They are super easy to make. I absolutely love these spiral earrings.

                                      
 You need:
  • Wire ( about 16 gauge)
  • Earring hooks (is you don't have any you can get them from your old or unused earrings)
  • Scooby wire (any colour)
  • Pliers
 Cut two equal pieces of wire ( I took 10cm, you can any length). Bend one end slightly.


Join the hooks to the wires at the bent ends.
Insert the wire int the scooby wire and cut cut of the remaining.
   

 Wrap the wire around a pen and remove gently to create a spring shape. 

And your earrings are ready to wear.