Multigrain Bread

Time Needed: 2 hours
Level of difficulty: easy
Materials needed: 1 1/4 cup milk, 1 tablespoon softened butter, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons sunflower seeds, 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, 2 tablespoons flaxseed meal, 2 tablespoons millet, 2 tablespoons quinoa, 2 tablespoons rolled oats, 1/2 cup honey, 1 1/2 c bread flour, 2 cups whole wheat flour, 1 package yeast, bread pan, cooking spray
Directions: Stick all the ingredients into your stand mixer and mix for 10 minutes. Test to make sure dough isn't too sticky. The 10 minutes of mixing does the kneading for you, so after that mixing, just let the dough rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Knead the dough for a few minutes, shape into a loaf, and place in a greased bread pan. Rise until double, or about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Then, put the risen bread on the bottom shelf of the oven and cook 35-40 minutes, or until done. Remove from the oven and from the pan and let cool on the counter.

Tiger Toes

Time Needed: 10 minutes
Level of difficulty: easy
Materials needed: base coat, top coat, light colored polish, thin-tipped black polish
Directions: Paint on a base coat and let dry. Then paint on the light color in as many layers as you need to get the desired colors and let dry. Then, paint on squiggly lines with the black polish. Don't try to make them straight or perfect - that's not the point. Once dry, top with the top coat and let dry again. And now you have cute tiger toes. Woo woo!

Recipe Book

Time Needed: 2 hours
Level of difficulty: easy
Materials needed: 3 manila file folders, scissors, scrapbooking cardstock, button or bead, hole punch, glue stick, Sharpie pen, twine

Directions:
Separate each folder at the seam and cut into four rectangles.

Then, take some cardstock that you'll use for the cover and cut to the size of the cards you've just made.
Out of some plain colored cardstock, cut three circles of various sizes (uneven edges make it look all cool and handmade) and two leaves.
Glue the circles and leaves together and onto the front cover and glue your bead or button to the center of the flower.

Then, use your mad calligraphy skills to write/draw your title onto the cover. Decorate as desired.

Punch a hole in the corner of each card.

Write your recipes on each of the cards, like so.

Then, take the twine and string all the cards onto the string.
Then, tie a loose bow in the twine to secure the cards, and voila! You're done! Beautiful! (This is the other one I did - exactly the same, just a different cardstock color for the cover.)
PS - Do you like this picture tutorial? I'm thinking it might be more helpful to see what I mean when I blog about these projects.

Revisited: Frayed Fabric Rose

Remember the frayed fabric rose? This one's about two times as big and made of a silky polyester. Just thought I'd show a different version to you...
Due to the last several posts... can you tell I spent my evening in my fabric flower garden? :)

Sassy Silk Sunflower

Time Needed: 10 minutes
Level of difficulty: easy
Materials needed: silky material (like a polyester), felt, beads, a flame source, hair clippie
Directions: Cut several circles in various sizes. Then, make big incisions around the edges of your circles (like, up to 1/4 inch big - they shrink during the next step). Stick the edge near the flame and watch it curl up. This gives the edge a really cool look. Once sufficiently singed, glue the pieces together largest to smallest. Glue felt to the back so you can't see it but so that it's reinforced. Glue a clippie to that, glue some beads to the center, and you're good to go! If you want to go back and visit the frayed fabric rose and put one of those in the middle, like I did in the picture, go for it. I used brown ribbon for that. Just an idea!

2-D Silky Rose

Time Needed: 10 minutes
Level of difficulty: easy
Materials needed: silky material (like a polyester), felt, beads, a flame source, hair clippie
Directions: Cut several circles in various sizes. Stick the edge near the flame and watch it curl up. This gives the edge a really cool look. Once sufficiently singed, glue the pieces together largest to smallest. Glue felt to the back so you can't see it but so that it's reinforced. Glue a clippie to that, glue some beads to the center, and you're good to go!

Crinkle Rose

Time Needed: 10 minutes
Level of difficulty: easy
Materials needed: silky material (like a polyester), felt, thread, needle, a flame source, hair clippie
Directions: Cut a long strip out of the fabric and do a big scallop on the edge. Stick the edge near the flame and watch it curl up. This gives the edge a really cool look. Once sufficiently singed, do a loose stitch through the length of the fabric on the opposite end than the burning took place. Pull the thread tight to get it crinkled. Use the glue to glue the crinkles in place so it looks like a rose. Glue felt to the back so you can't see it but so that it's reinforced. Glue a clippie to that, and you're good to go!