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handmade projects you can make at home
H home make your own tea bags. . . . . . . . . . . . page four pressed flower stationery. . . . . . . . . . . .page six
food tyler’s mozzarella grilled cheese sandwiches. . . . . . . . . .page eight mini lemon cupcakes with fresh raspberry buttercream. . . . . . . .page ten snickerdoodle cake pops. . . . . . . . . . .page twelve
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beauty & accessories wire headbands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page fourteen geometric nails. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page sixteen
photography create a bokeh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page eighteen
This magazine has been an adventure from start to finish. I couldn’t have picked a more rewarding, exciting, and creative challenge for my senior project. I hope all you readers enjoy my magazine and try some of these awesome projects at home--they are tons of fun! all the best,
a note from the author
Allie Hecht
MAKE YOUR OWN TEA BAGS Supplies: Coffee filters Scissors Sewing machine Loose tea leaves Stapler Embroidery thread Paper for tags
Step 1: step 2:
cut two coffee filters into a rectangle
Leaving one of the small sides open, stitch the filters together on three sides.
Step 3:
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fill the tea bag with 1-2 tsp of loose tea leaves
step 4: stitch the top of the tea bag closed and fold down the corners
Step 5: Fold the tip of the tea bag down, and use a stapler to hold it shut
step 6: cut paper tags and glue them to the ends of your embroidery thread
steep your tea in hot water and... drink up!
Pressed Flower Stationery what
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need:
Dried summer flowers Medium to heavy-weight paper (or blank already-made cards) Pencil Tweezers Small paintbrush (for glue) Clear-drying craft glue
how to press your flowers: Place your picked flowers inside a folded-over piece of paper towel, making sure the flowers don’t overlap each other. Put the paper towel inside a heavy weight book for 5-7 days to press your flowers!
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making
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stationery:
First, cut your paper to the size and shape card you would like. Use a pencil to fold down the crease of the card.
Second, using the tweezers, carefully lift each flower and dab the back with a bit of glue
Lastly, attach the flowers to the card and allow to dry. Once dry, write your message inside !
tyler’s mozzarella grilled cheese sandwiches Ingredients
rye bread slices of fresh mozzarella plum tomatoes, cut into thick slices fresh basil pesto, Extra-virgin olive oil
fresh basil pesto
1/2 cup pine nuts 2 cups fresh basil leaves 1 cup fresh Italian parsley leaves 1/2 cup Parmesan or Romano 2 garlic cloves 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
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Toast pine nuts in a skillet over medium heat until fragrant (about 5 minutes).
Combine pesto ingredients in a food processor and pulse until well combined but still rough-textured.
3 Drizzle olive oil over skillet’s surface and place sandwiches on the hot skillet or panini press. when golden brown and mozzarella has melted around the edges., your sandwich is ready. enjoy.
2 smear the insides of the bread slices with pesto. Arrange a layer of sliced tomato and Layer the mozzarella slices over the top. then place another piece of bread on top to make the sandwich.
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mini lemon cupcakes with fresh raspberry buttercream
makes about 50 mini cupcakes!!
ingredients
for the mini lemon cupcakes: 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 1/4 ts. baking powder 3/4 tsp. kosher salt 1 cup unsalted butter, room temp 2 1/2 cups sugar 4 large egggs 5 T. freshly squeezed lemon juice 2 T. finely grated lemon peel 1 1/2 cup buttermilk about 50 fresh raspberries
for the raspberry buttercream: 1/2 cup unsalted butter 12 oz. raspberries (fresh or frozen) 1/2 tsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract 3 1/2 cup powdered sugar pinch of kosher salt 1 to 2 T. milk, i needed to thin out frosting
preparing the mini lemon cupcakes
step 1
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Whisk flour, baking powder,, and salt in a bowl and set aside. In a large bowl, beat butter until smooth. Then add sugar and beat to blend. Beat in the eggs 1 at a time, then add lemon juice and lemon peel. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
step 2
Place about 1 tablespoon of batter into the bottom of each cupcake hole. Then, place 1 fresh raspberry on top of the batter, in the center. Cover raspberry with more batter, about 3/4 full. Bake until fully cooked, about 20 minutes.
preparing the raspberry buttercream Cook the raspberries in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently until they are all broken down into a sauce. Pour the raspberry sauce over a fine mesh strainer with cheese cloth to remove seeds. Gather the end of the cheese cloth and press out the raspberry juice. Pour juice back into the pot and simmer until it reduces to about 1/4 cup. It will be a deep red and very concentrated.
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With a mixer, cream the butter on medium high speed about 2 minutes until fluffy. Add 2 cups of powdered sugar, the 1/4 cup of cooled raspberry sauce, lemon juice, vanilla, and salt. Mix until smooth. Add another 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar and mix until smooth. If you want the frosting less stiff, add milk.
snickerdoodle cake pops ingredients: yellow cake mix vanilla frosting (I made homemade!) 3/4 granulated sugar 3 tbsp groud cinnamon lollipop sticks
for the homemade frosting: 3 cups powdered sugar 1/3 cup butter softened 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1-2 tbsp milk
After the cake is baked and cooled, crumble it into fine pieces in a large bowl.
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to make frosting: blend ingredients together.
Add 2-3 spoonfuls of frosting, mixing it into the cake with your fingers.
Once the frosting is fully distributed, use a cookie scooper to make evenly sized balls.
Serve as is, or add lollipop sticks to make cake pops. YUM!
In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon. Coat the cake balls in the mixture.
wire headbands supplies: fabric jewelry wire Scissors/Wire cutter Sewing supplies (or sewing machine)
first step
measure the length you’d like your headband to be and cut the fabric. wrap it around your head and add about 3 inches to each end. Fold your fabric to the width you’d like the headband to be and cut the excess fabric.
second step Sew the open sides together, from end to end. If your fabric has print on only one side, sew the tube print side in.
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third step
Fasten a safety pin to the end of your fabric tube (only through one side) and feed the pin through so your headband is turned print side out.
fourth step
Take your wire and loop the end, and make sure the wire isn’t poking out anywhere. Measure the wire to the length of the headband. Cut with the wire cutters and loop the second end as well.
fifth step
Feed the wire through the tube and sew the ends one at a time. Be sure you’re sewing the wire loop into the fabric. If the wire isn’t secure, it’ll be much harder to wear. I used two pins to secure the loop while I sewed it.
sixth step
Style the headband any way you like and wear it!
geometric nails what you’ll need blue painter’s tape nail pollish (2 or more colors) scissors
paint your nails a solid color and let them dry completely! (if they are not fully dry, they wil get ruined)
once nails are completely dry, use the painter’s tape to create a triangle shape on one nail.
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paint the triangle a different collor than your nails.
continue this process on each nail using colors of your choice!
some other designs to try...
BOKEH
courtesy of meaghanmay at flickr.com
What you need a few sheets of black construction paper or posterboard x-acto knife scissors electrical tape
step one Draw a circular template wide enough to fit over the front of your lens
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step two Cut out a circle in the center and then find the circumfrence of the large cirle. Use this measurement to cut a 2� wide rectangular strip.
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Take the front part of your lens filter and wrap the rectangular strip around it. Attach the two elements together with some tape for a secure fit.
make some interchangeable filters by cutting out some more circles from your paper. Cut the design you want out of the center of the circle.
step five After that shape is cut, just attach to the lens filter you just made. To use, set your aperture to the lowest setting and take pictures in the dark with lots of lights.
special thanks to: A Farmgirls’s Dabbles A Beautiful Mess The Baking Robot Fitnessista Thursdays Apartment Therapy The Food Network