You know I have a passion for roses, don’t you? With a name like ‘Rose’…. I grow roses in my own garden (showed you how to root roses). Roses are all over the blog - see links section below) I even showed you how to draw a simple rose. Sure, use your simple rose...
A fancy party cake, such as this vanilla rose cake with buttercream frosting recipe, is suitable for many occasions: baby births, mothers day, birthdays, tea parties, and other festive moments. While white roses are not a particular Easter theme, I can see making...
Craft handmade polymer clay roses to embellish just about anything from cakes, cupcakes, picture frames, soaps, boxes ~ you name it. Here’s how! Make pink roses, purple roses, blue roses, black roses, yellow roses, white roses… any kind of color roses you want. You...
I don’t know that’s happening, but that cupcake / pretty cake – making trend is putting its claws into me. I don’t like so much sugar. It does me no good. But now that candy has become eye-candy, I guess I can make peace with it, and showcase what others are making,...
How about learning a bit about painting today, like how to create highlights?! Even though I don't really blog much about it here, I've been a painter for decades... Highlights for Focus & Drama Let me share some painting techniques/color tips on how to make colors a...
Contemporary, practical, feminine. A basket like a woman architect would design it. And we love it too. Let's learn to make these exquisite felt rose bud baskets! Pin It How to Make this Felt Basket The picture is self-explanatory, isn’t it? Contemporary, practical,...
Isn’t this an awesome glossy porcelain rose? However, it’s made from 13 old plastic spoons instead. Would you believe it?! Next time you have a party, save those plastic spoons! You’ve got roses to make… Find an excellent, step-by-step tutorial by...
Today, I was challenged my 9 year old to wear pink and yellow as a color combination. My first reaction was that I don’t have any pink/yellow items. However, I managed to create a great outfit out of cloths I haven’t worn for years. Of course, the yellow and pink...
Tutorial on how to draw a rose. If there is one day of the year that mothers like to get flowers, it’s on Mothers Day. Rose in particular. It’s easy & fun to be creative with this general notion of flowers though. .... You could make a her a pillow with rose...
I thought to feast your eyes today on some simple crochet flowers offering you that groovy look. These are made based on an original design by Candi Jensen, a well-known crochet designer. I like these 3-tone colored flowers, but you may wish to introduce a 4th color...
This weekend we visited some friends who live in a lovely apartment building downtown Rome. While this is great for catching Saturday night shows and not spending too much time on gardening, it reminded me that high risers need balcony gardening Halloween displays...
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