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If you’ve never done it before, jewellery making can seem really intimidating. First, you have to go into the shop and choose some beads…and those stores are filled with beads! How can you choose??? Then you have to get some findings, and there are tons of those. Then do you want to make a bracelet,...
There are tons of tutorials on how to make a loop, but I thought I’d throw mine into this post. And yes, my loop is a bit messy…just like me!...
So we made some dessert sushi on Thursday night (no pictures, sorry, they were eaten far too quickly!) SWEET NIGIRIGet some rice krispy squares (buy them or make them)Some gummy fishFruit by the foot (green, preferably, but we used tropical as I couldn’t find green and the tropical was on sale!)Cut the rice krispy square...
We’re making sushi tonight, so come hungry and interested in how to make your own maki, inari, and miso soup! MISO SOUPHow to make dashi (from about.com)Or use instant dashi to make your dashi broth. 5g dried wakame80g silken tofu (1/4 size standard block1 tbsp miso paste (red or white)300g dashichives to garnishmushrooms to garnish...
If you attended the group in Yarrow on February 7th, thanks! We had a great time and I hope you enjoyed it, too. Here is a link to some ideas for chocolate making!Part 1 and Part 2....