More (free) recipes... not just sandwiches

Inspired by the latest oddsundays post on sandwich art, I found these free tutorials for fun food making at One Crafty Place.

Great idea for kids - more real than plastic food...!

Deenie

Sandwich art

How cute is this felt sandwich? It's making me feel hungry and craft, all at the same time!

Dee, you should totally get sandwich artist on this DIY. Found at myrtleandeunice- they have even posted a tutorial for this delicious-ness here. They remind me of us...Melbourne based ladies who bond over the weekend and love crafty cute things. I think I've found another daily blog read :) 

-charli

Home lovin'

Oh pretty... Creature Comforts is so cool!

They have cool free projects as well - check it out now.

Deenie

Plush my Heart

Remember I posted a poster with all these cute cartoon organ characters? Kay stumbled upon the actual website, iheartgut.com where they sell plush toy versions of these organs! So awesome...these would have made learning human anatomy just a tad more enjoyable for Kay...I want the heart organ toy...just so i can say to people who touch it..."hey, quit playing games with my heart"

-charli

let them eat Les Macarons

Having been in beautiful romantic Paris for the last five days, I have come to a realization. The Parisians love their food and they really love their macarons. Perhaps they were made more famous by the likes of Kursten Dunst in Marie Antoinette courtesy of the stylings of Sofia Coppola but there are macarons sold everywhere!

The famous Laduree takes the cake (excuse the pun) with regards to the sheer range of flavours and the opulent packaging. At 5euro per macaron, they better be amazing too!

I had to know what the hype was about so after an amazing stroll through the chateau in Versailles and a peruse of Marie Antoinettes little holiday abode, I did a sacreligious thing and bought a 0.90euro chocolate macaron at Macdonalds!

Well!? Quite nice actually. I thought it'd be a lot more intense in almond flavour (which I don't like) and full of air. But it was soft and chewy with a creamy not too sweet chocolate cream centred filling.

Imagine what the one from Laduree must taste!?


Kay

LED lashes? yes that's what i said...

charli put in some lovely eyelash extensions recently and it's even tempted me - the least likely to wear makeup of all three of us i'm sure!

Soomi Park was girl who also gave her eyelashes a 'renovation' - this invention via Fashion Technology pushes the boundaries of the extent women will go to in order to achieve those elusive 'big eyes'.

they look very glare-y but she doesn't seem phased by the lights when they flash!

who knows - if you had to attend a rave party, this could be the way to go! bizarre huh?

kay

Coolness in the 'burbs: Porgie and Mr Jones

It was a hot Sunday in Melbourne - so blisteringly hot that I drove from church using the tips of my fingers until the air conditioning finally decided to blast some cold air into the car.

Then an oasis in the suburbs appeared - Porgie and Mr Jones - a cool little breakie cafe wedged between other small businesses on a mini shopping strip.

Upshot: Typical breakie fare at typical cafe prices. Had the banana bread (about $15) with mascarpone cheese and a berry compote (sadly, it was less 'bread', more cake). Coffee looked good - but c'mon it was a bit hot for coffee?

Also had a glance at the courtyard at the back - white interiors baby - even cooler.

Deenie

bokeh - aka little blurry balls!

the boy taught me about bokeh only very recently (despite having done a photography elective in highschool and owning my SLR for quite a long time - i'd never heard of it - what were they teaching us i know!).

i couldn't remember the terminology when he initially explained it to me and i insisted on referring to it as those 'little blurry balls' - very nice effect indeed!

and look at what other sweet wonders these little blurry balls can be transfigured into!? Heart shapes and indeed any shape you so desire. imagine the possibilities.

this diy tutorial thanks to photojojo...you guys are the best.

kay

yoshi and mario

i have a very craft ready Godmother and she is always sewing up amazing costumes for her whole family. if my cousins caught a whiff of these costumes i don't know what would happen but this sort of thing is right up there with some of her creations.

Craftzine featured these gorgeous Yoshi and Mario costumes via the Instructables website.

so adorable...but i'm not sure the kid with the giant Yoshi head would be able to fit through doorways!

Kay

Photos: Lovely interiors

So lovely.

My home's "dishevelled chic"

is not as light and bright as this -

more like dark and dusty!

Thanks to the talented Lexi at Love.Obsess.Inspire and Sussie Bell.

Have a great weekend everyone! Forecast is sunny in Melbourne.

Deenie

toothy crafts

there is something about the shape of a molar tooth that lends itself so fittingly to very cute toys and crafts.

unfortunately i am not a dentist and unfortunately there are no equally 'cute' doctor shaped icons.

but my friend sus is a dentist and i always think how blessed she is to have excuses to own tooth shaped items! i once bought her a tooth shaped jar (a 'sweet' tooth) and i have also seen large molar shaped stools to sit on and even glowing lamps for the floor.

so jealous.

now if she decides to get crafty, here's a molar knitted toy featured on Craftzine to add to her dental practice toy box for the kiddie patients!

Kay

cardboard decorations

well if i had an arty friend, i too would love a funky cardboard construction to hang above the altar!

how neat is this wedding photographed by Justine Ungaro?

i wonder if we could make something like this for a future church decoration concept? how fantastic does it look suspended between the pillars like that?

kay

brilliant photo DIY

discovered a wonderful concept called photoclips and a brilliant way to use them to create your very own perpetual calendar.

featured here on Little Brown Pen blog, this lovely couple are now selling this calendar created from photos taken all over Paris on their online store.

there are also great links on the same page with DIY tips to make your very own via the amazingly cool Photojojo website. I will be visiting it again for sure!

i want to make my own...hey, don't i have a holiday of my own coming up too? why yes i do!

kay

summer is coming

it's getting warmer (sort of) in Melbourne and that means picnic weather! hooray!

the amazing foodie team at Sunday Suppers recently featured a spread on a picnic by the waters with delicious recipes to boot and even lovely decor ideas such as old suitcases and salt and pepper shakers refashioned as flower vases. very inspiring!

kay