Graduation favours - a little project for my sister

My little sister graduated and here's some favours I made for her. What do you think?

I got some honey and personalized it.  So it's something useful that people will remember while using it.

A little ladybird on top for good luck (and I wish her tons of it) - Some excellent quality ribbons and the trick is done.

Do you like it? I can personalize it for you. The honey comes directly from a small honey producer and it's very good. All healty food of course.

Have a good week end,

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Handmade present for Moms - using my fabric covered buttons

Mother's day is almost here. And I completely forgot to finish my project.
Have a look at this tutorial from The Fickle Pickly, quick and nice to make. and I repeat QUICK so no excuses, you can make this!

What a great idea. You can make a flower brooch with just some felt and of course one of my buttons :-)

  First you will need:

•one full piece of the precut felt

•a button (you can buy them here Mad About Pink)

•hot glue gun

•a pin (or hair clip would be fun, too!)

For the full tutorial CLICK HERE

Enjoy!

Easy Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe

I'm trying to find the best and EASY recipes for cakes as I've been able to burn 2 different type of cookies I made for Easter. Yes, I think there is a time to bake and a time where you should stay away from the oven. Well, the second applies to me right now!
But I don't give up and I'm looking for the least complicate recipe I could ever find and I'll share them with you. Please email me if you have better ones too.

This one comes from Simplyrecipes.com ...let's give it a go!

Ingredients - Makes 12 cupcakes

Cupcakes:


1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup brewed coffee (or 1 cup of warm water mixed with 1 1/2 teaspoons of espresso powder or instant coffee granules)

1 Tbsp white vinegar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

6 Tbsp (1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp) olive oil



Frosting:



4 Tbsp butter

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 1/2 cup powdered sugar

3 tablespoons milk

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Method

Cupcakes:



1 Preheat oven to 350°F with a rack in the middle position. Prepare a muffin tin with cupcake liners.


2 In a large bowl, vigorously whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, and salt until there are no visible clumps (cocoa tends to clump up).


3 In a separate bowl, mix together the coffee (or water plus coffee granules), vinegar, vanilla extract, and olive oil.


4 Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir only until they just come together. The mixture should be thin and rather lumpy.


5 Ladle the batter into the cupcake liners, filling them about two-thirds of the way full. Place in oven and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until a bamboo skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.


6 Remove from oven and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then remove from pan and let cool on a rack. Once cool, you can eat plain, sprinkle with powdered sugar, or drizzle or coat with frosting.


Frosting:


While the cupcakes are cooking, make the frosting. Melt butter in a small saucepan and remove from heat. Stir in the cocoa until smooth. Sprinkle in about a third of the powdered sugar, stir, then sprinkle in about a half of the milk. Keep alternating with the powdered sugar and either milk or vanilla, stirring after each addition, until the frosting is the consistency you want, and smooth. If it's too runny, add more powdered sugar. If too stiff, add a little more milk or vanilla extract.


To pipe in a decorative pattern, scoop the frosting into the corner of a ziplock freezer bag. Use scissors to cut away 1/4-inch or so from the tip of the corner. Then just squeeze the frosting out of the bag onto the cupcakes in any design you like.


And these are my cupcakes....

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Storage Solutions for Tiny Bathrooms

It's hard to contemplate the best way to store all the stuff that we try to cram into our bathrooms. From necessary items like towels and toilet paper, to the piles of products we use, to decorative elements, the smallest rooms in our houses have a big mission. This is challenge enough in an average sized house, but what can you do about storage when you live in a small apartment or end up with an extra small bathroom? Don't worry - home designers have been coming up with some incredibly innovative solutions to this all too common problem.

Install a ledge shelf: Consider installing a ledge style shelf above your sink and under your mirror. It doesn't take up a ton of space, but it creates flat surface to scatter products, brushes, shaving cream, and the like while you're getting ready in the morning.

Turn your door into another wall: By using a little magnetic paint, you can create a surface to attach everything from hand mirrors to towel bars. This can also be valuable space to attach magnets and other funky decorations to give the small space some flavor.

Source: apartmenttherapy.com

Mirrored storage: If you need more storage space and you need options for looking in the mirror, consider checking out mirrored storage. Shelves can be combined next to wall mirrors, and cabinet doors can be affixed with mirrors to help achieve two goals at once!

 

Source: homeizea.com

Get creative with towel storage: If shelf space is at a premium, several fun ideas are floating around on where to keep the towels (and they're way more creative than a towel bar on the back of your door!). Pegs beneath a ledge shelf or shelving unit are a great way to go. You can also repurpose a coat rack for a towel tree: the slender body fits easily in a corner while providing ample storage.

Source: countryliving.com

Hanging baskets: If wall space is plentiful even though floor space is limited, consider hanging baskets. Wooden baskets or woven baskets can be hung from pegs on the walls and hold hand towels, soaps, and bath products with ease.

Think in tiers: Tiered storage can help you make the most out of what space is available to you. A plant stand in the corner can be converted to provide four or five levels in a tight corner. If you are yielding precious counter space to a bowl, why not seek out a multi-level bowl and maximize your vertical reach.

Source: apartmenttherapy.com         

Convert a magazine rack into a towel holder: Towels can be some of the bulkiest things to store. Remember those multi-pocketed magazine racks in the doctor's office? A simple paint job can easily convert them into something you can hang on the wall and stash some hand towels and bath sheets.

Source: thriftyandchic.com

Look over the toilet: Over the toilet may not be the most obvious place to look for solutions, but shelving and towel racks can easily be installed there. You can even add multiple layers of storage, or add a second DIY medicine cabinet to make the most of the space.

Source: shelterness.com        

Pull-out shelves: Pull-out shelves are a clever way to take advantage of vertical space and create more storage, without the first thought a visitor has being "wow, they've really optimized this for storage!" It's subtle and sleek, and it gets the job done.

No matter how tight your bathroom, with a bit of ingenuity and planning, you can turn your tiny space into a storage giant! What's your favorite small room storage solution?

About the Author: Jerry Davidson is a father of two and a home improvement fanatic. When he’s not revamping his own home, you can find him reviewing products for door companies in Chicago.

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