…compilation of tutorials
Yesterday I presented boxes, today I have something you can put into: edible stucco.
To make it you buy molds for making stucco from plaster and fill them with sweet stuff.
On the photo they present a marzipan stucco element, but I’m sure that it works as well with chocolate.
As a matter of course the mold has to be unused and therefore neat and clean.
Links:
Edible Stucco (German)
Here at unikatissima: Boxes not only for the advent calendar
Once I browsed flickr and found the Teabag Problem Box. He called it this way because some teas are packed in such boxes.
But what I liked best is the the fact that he ‘offers’ the creasing pattern directly (see links below).
On the photo you can see my first try. I burned some CD’s and used the paper where you write what’s on the CD and that I usually throw away for this box.
I think it’s not too bad for a first try ;-)
They can easily be used for an advent calendar.
I looked further for boxes usable for advent calendars and found the following:
Links:
At flickr: Teabag Problem Box
At The Fitful Flog: PDF file with the creasing pattern (ca. 10 KB)
Check also the Model Menu
More boxes that can be used in advent calendars:
And here at unikatissima:
Furthermore there are links on how to decorate in the entry Pattern Paper.
And what can you put into the boxes?
Here at unikatissima:
This week I will present more possible fillings.
I’m beginning to think about making an advent calendar.
This time I’d like to wrap some self-made pralines which is the reason that I searched for recipes.
Wow! Again there exist gazillions of links, you can find some links below.
On the photo you see a ‘Coconut Kiss’, the recipe can be found at craftster. It seems to be simple and delicious, I put it on my list ;-)
Links:
At craftster (these are the links I’m interested in, there are much more!):
Traditional brazilian sweets part II: “Coconut kiss” – “Beijinho de coco”
Fudgie-Crispie Ball Things
Sugar-spiced walnuts recipe
truffles!
Onkel Heinz Pralinenmacher (German)
Google search result for ‘praline recipe’ (viz. mostly recipes in English)
Google search result for ‘praline rezept’ (viz. mostly recipes in German)
I’ve seen those boxes in shops and was therefore amazed to find a tutorial on how to make a washi box.
This box stands quite high on my just-try-it-list ;-))
Links:
At evil mad scientist: How to Make Japanese Papercraft Boxes
This time it’s no tutorial for the necktie flower brooches, but I really liked them and want to see if I can make one.
It cant’ be soo hard ;-)
(The brooch on the photo is a fake, I didn’t want to cut my necktie ;-))
Links:
Necktie Flower Brooches
via art for housewives
Because I don’t like to buy stuff I was glad about the tutorial on how to make your own sticker glue.
I’d like to try it on self designed labels for my teas.
Links:
Make Your Own Sticker Glue
It gets dark sooner now and I like to light a candle again.
The tutorial for a wire candlestick suits me just fine ;-)
But I’m a little afraid that the candlestick may not hold the candle securely.
I have to try it once.
Hopefully before the evenings get much longer ;-))
Links:
Wire Candlestick
craftster organizes challenges on a regular basis, one of them was the Craft Challenge #30 – Cozies WITH Irony.
Personally I liked the Ice Cube Cozies best, but make sure to check also the others, like An Irony Filled Tea Cozy or the Brrr… Antenna hat!.
But I don’t think that I will put any of those cozies on my that’s-what-I-really-have-to-do-list ;-))
Links:
At craftster: Craft Challenge #30 – Cozies WITH Irony
To see the respective entries simply click the links of the poll or check the
CHALLENGE 30 ENTRIES.
By way of example check
I found a very inspiring tutorial on how to make backgound stamps tutorial on how to make backgound stamps.
I say inspiring, because she shows photos of her beautiful backgrounds.
At my Artist-Book I could have done with the stamps, instead I stamped every single diamond.
But it was great, too ;-)
Links:
Handmade Background Stamps: unfortunately the link isn’t available no more.
Here at unikatissima: Artist-Book
I always wanted to make moulds from plaster but I never quite knew how to. At craftster I found now a tutorial on how to make positive plaster moulds.
I’d like to begin casting the stone, so that I eventually have something to wrap, paint or bead.
Or I try it first with half a cork, I think that could be a nice pendant.
Somewhen ;-)
Links:
At craftster:
Making Positive Plaster Moulds
Here at unikatissima: Wrap a Rock (with lace or poymer clay or paint, embroider, felt, crochet, bead)