Monthly Archives: August 2013

Sketch with washi

Posted on August 28, 2013 by alinakelo

Yey! Washi was the theme at the Less is More challenge week 134 this time. Don’t we all just love washi tape? I know, it is just tape but ooh…the variety that you have on your hands is so amazing. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards | Tagged butterfly, Card, Craft, handmade, papercraft, washi tape | 3 Comments

Pimp your IPhone cover

Posted on August 24, 2013 by alinakelo

I ordered a clear hard cover for my IPhone from Ebay a while ago. This cover is made for tuning and really wanted to use my washi tapes for this. In the photo below you can see what I needed. … Continue reading →

Posted in DIY/ Crafts | Tagged Craft, DIY/ Crafts, handmade, IPhone, phone, phone cover, washi tape | 1 Comment

Handmade chain found a home

Posted on August 20, 2013 by alinakelo

My last post was about making my own silver chain. The long chain actually found two homes. This is the first one: The second one is here with these wonderful 15mm long freshwater pearls. Now I’ll give my hands a … Continue reading →

Posted in Jewelry | Tagged Buttons, chain, freshwater pearl, handmade, jewelry, jump ring, Necklace, red coral, sterling silver, Thai silver, wire jewelry | Leave a comment

It pays in the end

Posted on August 19, 2013 by alinakelo

Making my own silver chain is something I have to mentally get ready for. The start is always a bit of a drag and you know that getting the finished product on your hands is going to take time. Making … Continue reading →

Posted in DIY/ Crafts, Jewelry | Tagged chain, DIY/ Crafts, jewelry, jump ring, sawing, sterling silver, wire | 2 Comments

Simple butterfly card

Posted on August 16, 2013 by alinakelo

I purchased this lovely MFT stamp and die set called the LJD Blissful Butterflies a few weeks ago. It’s a great package! I decided to create this simple card by using one of the butterfly stamps. I added some liquid pearl … Continue reading →

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Cake gone wrong

Posted on August 15, 2013 by alinakelo

My youngest daughter turned two a couple of weeks ago and I had a while back already planned that I would make a meringue cake. It was the perfect cake since I knew that we had invited people who were … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and recipes | Tagged Birthday, cake, dessert, lemon curd, meringue, Raspberry | 2 Comments

Wrapping 60 years in twine

Posted on August 11, 2013 by alinakelo

I was asked to make a 60th Birthday card for a man. Why is it always a bit harder to make a card for a man? Even though they certainly do deserve a card as much as women do. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards | Tagged Birthday, Card, Craft, papercraft, stamping, twine | 3 Comments

A week in the city

Posted on August 10, 2013 by alinakelo

Summer holidays ended last weekend and came back home to the city. We cleaned the house, baked, celebrated our daughter’s 2nd birthday, did crafts, visited parks, shopping malls and swam. Between all these we did get some other fun projects … Continue reading →

Posted in DIY/ Crafts, Food and recipes, Uncategorized | Tagged children, Craft, DIY/ Crafts, Food and recipes, ice cream, kids, painting, popsicle | Leave a comment

Finally

Posted on August 2, 2013 by alinakelo

I have a few projects that seem to take forever and this was one of them. It is also a mystery of some sorts since I started making this so long ago that I have lost the names of the … Continue reading →