Showing posts with label diy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diy. Show all posts

DIY| Indian Block Printed Duvet Cover



While I was in Jaipur I was in one of the many fabric shops  in the Old City, when I spied this lovely block printed fabric which I proceeded to barter for and buy. When I bought it I though about using it as a wall hanging at university, but after assessing the space in university halls I chose to create a duvet cover out of it. So I headed out to the local fabric shop to find some fabric suitable for a bed linen, I ended up purchasing this wonderful blue material.  Having measured up current duvet cover and adding 2 inches for seam allowance I pinned the two fabrics together and began to sew. then I added buttons and button holes by hand for want of a machine that can do button holes! Next up a quilt!



Please ignore the mess around my bed...



Would you make your own bedding?

XO, Miriam

Molten Chocolate Cupcakes.


Baking for me at least is therapeutic, it helps me to calm down and stop worrying about life. If I am stressed I will bake bread as the kneading will release the stress. When I am worried or feeling down I will bake cookies or cakes as they are comfort food. The process of baking is a patient one and one that I will enjoy for years to come.


Ingredients:
55g of softened butter
55g of caster sugar
1 large egg
85g of self raising flour
1tbsp of cocoa powder
8 squares of plain chocolate

How to make them:
  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C, and put 8 paper cases into a tray.
  2. Beat the butter and sugar together, then beat in the egg with a tablespoon of flour to prevent curdling. 
  3. Mix in the rest of the flour and the cocoa powder until the mixture is smooth.
  4. Spoon half the mixture into the paper cases and put in a square of chocolate. Then put the rest of the mixture on top.
  5. Bake for 20minutes and leave to cool.
  6. I personally added chocolate butter-cream and raspberries but they taste just as good with icing sugar sprinkled on top and eaten warm.


XO, Miriam

The Small Things| Mollie Makes Magazine

 I love searching through magazine racks in newsagents, so the other day when I was doing just that I found a single copy of this magazine. Now I love making and editing clothes and find inspiration for just that, see this post... so this magazine seemed like a good idea. I could not have been more right, there are so many wonderful ideas hiding between the cover pages.
 Not only does it have DIYs and the like, it also has wardrobe tours, and interviews with budding fashionistas and DIY bloggers, from sewing to knitting... Most magazines like this tend not to be teenager orientated, but this seems to have the right balance of young adult and actual adults sorted perfectly.

And then there are the inspiration pages, which are my personal favourites.

No this post is not sponsored, and yes it is short but I could not resist writing a little something about it so I remember to find it again.

XO, Miriam

Jam Doughnut Cupcakes

I like doughnuts and I like cake so this seemed like the perfect idea, why not make jam filled vanilla cupcakes!

You will need: 2 eggs, self-raising flour, caster sugar, butter, vanilla essence, milk, and some homemade jam (or shop bought if you really have none)

 

  1.  Pre-Heat the oven to 180 degrees C
  2. Weigh the 2 eggs together, then measure out the flour, sugar, and butter to that weight.
  3. Cream the butter and sugar together in a large-ish bowl.
  4. Beat in the 2 eggs and a splash of vanilla essence.
  5. Sift in the flour, and stir until well combined, in the mixture is stiff (won't drop off your wooden spoon easily) add a little milk and stir again.
  6. Spoon 1 teaspoon of the mix in to cupcake cases. DO NOT FINISH THE MIXTURE DOING THIS.
  7. Bake fore 5minutes/ until the mix has flattened out in the cases.
  8. Take the half-cakes out of the oven, and spoon your jam in to the centre of the partly cooked cake mix. I chose my mums blackcurrant jam duh.
  9. Follow this by adding more cake mix on top of the jam, and bake again for approx. 15 minutes
  10. And as always eat with a cup of tea and a good book.
XO, Miriam

Chai Tea Latte Cupcakes.




Ingredients:
  • 2 chai tea bags mixed with cinnamon and ginger
  • 125g softened butter
  • 125g caster sugar
  • 125g self-raising flour
  • 2 eggs
  • A dash of milk


Method:
  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C
  2. Cream the butter and sugar together
  3. Beat in the eggs on at a time
  4. Sift and stir in the flour and spice mix until smooth 
  5. Stir in a dash of milk to loosen the milk
  6. Bake for 15minutes

 The icing is a basic butter-cream with the spice mix stirred in.  


 xoxo Miriam  

DIY | Patchwork Jeans.

Well you see being a tall mademoiselle in this current clothing market is quite difficult, especially when investing in jeans. Mainly because for 2 extra  inches of fabric I have to pay and extra £20ish. So when I saw Isabel Marant's patchwork pink jeans last year I thought that when my jeans begin to fall apart I should ad patches to them:
S/S'12 Isabel Marant Jeans
 My old worn jeans.



 Patches of denim in different washes to add to my jeans.
 The final design pinned on to the jeans, ready to sew!



 

 
 - Jumper: Street Stall in Bath - 
-Jeans: Topshop/Moi - 
-Cupcake print in the corner: A sweet present from a friend - 

Now to wear these jeans to death again and repeat the process, if you do this or have ever done this comment below and tweet me a picture @coffeechanel

xoxo Miriam

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