These Little Fingers

Dancing Dolly on a Doily This was an interesting craft,  which my daughter made using recyclable stuff in the pantry. This should be a great inexpensive holiday craft which you can do with your girls .. What you need... A plastic spoon some black pipe cleaners A pink Patty-Pan some long strips of paper A doily A blank sheet A hot  glue gun  Begin by drawing  a smiley face for your dolly on the back of your plastic spoon . Use some  pipe cleaners to make the  hair, and the arms(If u can't find pipe cleaners around the house for curly hair, just roll paper strips around a pencil ) . The hot glue gun comes handy when it comes to fixing the hair on to the spoon. Now for the tutu ,grab the patty-pan and insert the spoon in the center of the  patty-pan case . Next for the springy legs use two  very long paper strips and we used strips of colored construction paper: two 1/2- by 11-inch ones for each leg, (if you don't have pipe cleaners for the arms,

Easy Peasy Paper Quiling on Canvas Quilled Wall Art The art of quilling is a form of paper craft . Strips of paper are shaped by bending and curling the ends around a tool.Here is a colourful wall art I designed. Things you will need .....    1, Quilling tool( available online or in craft stores) 2.tweezers(optional) 3. a pair scissors/paper trimmer 4. toothpick( can be used instead of a quilli 5. colored paper strips/ quilling paper 6. some  craft glue 7. a  medium/large sized canvas ·      Notes:  c olored paper strips: doesn't have to be store bought, you can cut out paper strips out of colored A4 sheets. If u have a paper trimmer it would come handy. Or just old school ,ruler and pencil to draw strips  ·         If you do not have a  quilling tool,  you can use a toothpick, which still just helps you with basic quilling. 1. Slip the paper strip into the slot on the tool. 2.,3.Turn the t

  Mini Cup c akes Yeah, I know you have seen cupcakes before. But  It's always great to bake your own goodies. I made these little cuties for my girls and they adored them.   Recipe for the cupcakes: 250 g butter 250g caster sugar 4 eggs 250 grams self-raising flour 2 tsp of vanilla essence Method: Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs and add vanilla. Sieve the flour over the mixture and fold in gently using a metal spoon.   Grease your patty pan tray, and place your paper patty pans and spray them lightly with cooking oil spray. Spoon the cake mixture into the cases. Bake in a moderate oven (180 C,350 F) for 15-20 minutes. Turn out of the baking tray and then cool on a wire tray before you decorate. Butter Icing 75g  butter 225g icing sugar(sieved) 2tbsps milk food colouring Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix until well mixed. Practice piping your frosting on a  plate, this will

Sand Wall Art      I am so excited to share this  really easy canvas art project that anyone can do . Begin by painting your canvases  using colour of your choice. Here i have blended black and red for my canvas. I  just used regular poster paints. For the final coating, mix some PVA glue with the paint, and before it dries out,  get your fork and spoon and position them on your canvas . Next get some sand (i got mine ,from my kid's sandpit)  and start dusting it on the canvas by using a sieve.   Sand and sieve           Carefully lift the fork and spoon. Finally let them dry completely. Your masterpieces are ready to adorn your kitchen or dining.     Cheers!! and thank you for hopping onto my blog!

T his triple-layered dessert is great for potlucks. And the best part is that you can put them together in a few minutes. Got this delicious recipe from a dear friend.  Begin by making the sponge. For the sponge you will need,  4 extra large eggs 1/3 cup of self-raising flour 1/3 cup plain flour 1/3 of corn flour 2/3 cup caster sugar 1/4 tsp salt 1 tbsp butter Method   Preheat oven to 180 C. Grease the baking dish with butter and line with baking paper. Sift corn flour, self-raising and plain flour together three times. In a separate bowl beat eggs with an electric mixer until creamy, pale and tippled in volume in a large glass bowl for about 10 minutes. Gradually beat in sugar. Gradually sift the flour mixture over the egg mixture, and fold until well combined.  Pour mixture into the baking tray, and bake for 15-20 minutes.   Next, make the chocolate custard ... For the chocolate custard you will need , 500ml fresh milk 4tbsp Sugar