Usually this cake has a squirrel drawing.
But it was my son’s birthday and he likes panda.
For an algerian friend.
As usual : Queen of sheba cake and homemade marzipan (you can find recipes in COOKING).
At the end of the year, the swimming club of my daughter is doing a picnic.
I had already made a swimming pool cake so I thought “Holiday”.
I didn’t saw when they cut the cake, but it was a multicolored marble cake.
You can see the soles HERE.
Some green and orange homemade marzipan, smarties and melted chocolate.
Strips are made with bristol.
I won’t give you the recipe, it’s a tradional marble cake.
The funny thing is to make it with several colors.
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Look at the picture HERE.
Starting below on the left.
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From the mobidai making to the technic, in this post you will find everything you need to create your kumihimo.
First step : make the mobidai.
(do not hesitate to ask me the original file, the picture is not real size).
Print the disc (5” diameter – 13 cm) and glue it on a plain cardboard (0.08” thickness – 2 mm).
Hollow out the center and cut on the 32 black lines. To enlarge, I slipped a ruler into cuts.
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With this technique, the japanese made their kimonos belt (obis).
This easier kumihimo give round cords which look like hood cord.
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Quick, easy and furnitures are not expensive.
One year, I made 40 to fix in hair for a dance show.
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Not yet translated.
You can find the french post HERE.
This is what I want to trace on my cake.
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Not yet translated.
You can find the french post HERE.
Draw the pattern onto a cereal box and cut it.
First score the lines with scissors (you can also use an empty ballpoint pen).
Glue the tabs and let it dry.
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I learnt to make it when I was 10 and hospitalized (thanks for these activities).
You can find the tuto HERE.
For one of my friend who creates jewellery.
Buttons are handmade with shrink plastic.
I made these pockets with Un petit bout de fil… tuto.
Another japanese handcraft.
Temari is the art of embroidery onto ball.
Traditionally in japan, ball is made of seeds but it’s easier and faster to use polystyrene balls (and you will get a really round temari).
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