25/3/12

The Hello Kitty Messenger Bag

Our (two and a half year old) niece is fallen for the Cult of the Cat, or better known as Hello Kitty. Looking for some crochet project to do, I found a pattern for a Hello Kitty head. After crocheting the cat head, I decided to construct a small messenger bag for The Niece, so she can lug stuff around.

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The Kitty crochet appliqué was made following the tutorial at Made by K.

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21/3/12

Watercolor Wednesday: The otters of Salt

This is a watercolor sketch I made of the otter sculptures (Les llúdrigues) at the town square (Plaza de la vila) in Salt.
24x17cm watercolor on paper

5/3/12

The Recycled Mini-Notebook (Matchbook Style)

Here I present you how to make a recycled mini-notebook:

  1. Cut a strip of cardboard of 14.5x5.5cm. Cereal boxes work great!
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  2. Score the cardbord 4 times. Distances 1.5cm, 1.75cm, 8cm and 8.5cm measured from one edge. Optional: Put  sellotape over the scores. This prevents the cardboard from ripping on the folds.
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  3. Cut an A4 paper down to 12x5cm strips. IF you have leftovers, you can try to get some more 6x5cm pieces.
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  4. Fold the paper down the middle and make a stack.
  5. 1cm from the fold make an incision with a cutter. This will help to rip out pages easier. If you do not want to rip out the pages, you can just skip this step.Figaflors_i_Braves_IMG_0638
  6. Cut a cover page 6x5cm. You will need this if you have followed step 5, because the front flap will hang up on the cuts, when you close the notebook.
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  7. Stack the cover page on the blank pages and put the pages in the cardboard cover. Staple the pages to the cardboard (staple through cardboard latch, pages and cardboard back).
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  8. Slip the front under the latch and you finished your matchbook style notebook.Figaflors_i_Braves_IMG_0658

1/3/12

A fast treat: The microwave brownie

Every now and then it is nice to treat yourself to a nice snack. What is better than a warm fudgy brownie for that?

There are many recipes for microwave brownies out there in the wild wild web. I just would like to document here the mix that worked well for me.

Ok, lets gather the ingredients. You’ll need:

- 4 Tablespoons all purpose flour

- 4 Tablespoons sugar

- 2 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa

- 4Tablespoons milk

- 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil (such as sunflower)

- 1-2 Tablespoons chocolate chips

- a pinch of salt

- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla sugar

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Everything ready? Lets start!

1. Give flour, sugar, vanilla sugar, cocoa, salts and chocolate chips into a mug.

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2. Add the oil and milk.

3. Mix thoroughly.

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4. Microwave the mix. About 60-90 seconds in a 900W microwave oven will work fine.

5. Let the brownie cool down a bit and enjoy it still warm!

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