What book to read?
As the weather is so poor what better way to spend the day reading on the sofa .. that is if your not at work
I Am in desperate need of a good book at the moment has anyone got any ideas?
I recent read Shopaholic and baby and at the time it was just what i was after lighthearted no stress read that you could just pick up if and when ever you had half and hour
However i am struggling at the moment. My spare time what little time i have of it needs to be send reading something worth while . I get sop annoyed with myself as despite how crap it is i just feel compelled to read on in the hope ot will get better .. but more often or not i should have gone with my gut instinct and stopped pages before
So whats good then I’ve heard the below are good feed back anyone?
Magic in the Wind by Christine Feehan
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa,
Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
Uncategorized | Comment (0)How to make a kite : Diamond Kite
DIAMOND KITE
What you need
String, cord or thin garden twine
sticky tape or glue
1 sheet of strong paper (102cm x 102cm)
2 strong, straight wooden sticks of bamboo or wooden dowelling
first stick 90cm stick 102cm
Any thing you want to personnel you kite paint or crayons glitter
1.Cross the two sticks, with little stick placed horizontally across the longer stick – like a crucifix shape
2.Tie the two sticks together in middle with the string and also a little glue
3.Cut a notch at each end of both sticks. Make the notch deep enough for string to fit .
4.Cut string long enough to stretch all around the kite frame.
5.Make a loop in the top notch and wrap string around the stick, stretch twine down stick. Stretch the string through the notch bottom. Re do for vertical stick too
6.Lay the paper flat and place the stick frame face down on top.
7.Cut to fit shape leaving lip of 2-3cm for a margin. Fold over frame and tape or glue it down
8. Cut string about 122 cm
9.Tie the string through the top loop of the kite and before threading it through the bottom loop make a little loop in the middle opposite the centre of the cross
10. Thread through the bottom loop then back up through the middle loop – this is you twine for holding when flying
11. Make a tail by tying a small ribbon roughly every 10cm along the length of string.
12. Go crazy with the glitter Decorate!
How to bake a cake
I would love to know how to bake properly and if I truly want to class it as a hobby I must master the basic art of the mumble sponge cake
Agreed this is not the most exciting but any budding student has to start somewhere
Now it may seem simple place all the stuff in a bowl and beat but still best to document
You can mix with a wooden spoon or by hand-held mixer but remember to take out that days tension the better combined the better the mixture
75g (6oz) margarine or
softened butter
175g (6oz) caster sugar
3 large eggs
175g (6oz) self-raising
flour, sifted
1tsp baking powder
1tsp vanilla extract
pinch of salt
1.Heat the oven to 180C (gas mark 4) and grease an 18cm (7in) round cake tin with a little extra butter or margarine
2.Cut a piece of greaseproof paper or non-stick baking parchment to fit the base of the tin.
3.Put all the combined mixture into tin.
3.Pour or spoon the mixture in
4.Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for about 45-50 minutes.
5.Let the cake sit in the tin for 5 minutes, then gently run a knife around the edge and turn the cake out onto a wire rack to cool.
Put the kettle…..enjoy
Uncategorized | Comment (0)Collecting Barbies for a Hobby
I loved Barbie Dolls as a little girl and even now. She is the icon of girlieness and was Barbie’s introduction at the American International Toy Fair in 1959. A serious collector I had as many as my pocket money would allow plus I wanted the accessories. The serious collectors, who have hundreds of dolls, spend thousands of dollars each year, and look at their collection as more of investment wash you mouth out if you think they are toys.
Barbie was invented by Ruth Handler in the 1950s and she named the doll after her daughter, Barbara. Ruth shortened the name to Barbie when she saw her daughter preferred to play with adult looking dolls over the baby looking dolls.
Barbies birthday is March 9, 1959 as this was the day she was introduced to a trade fair.
Basic Knitting
Every where I turn at the moment people seem to be talking about knitting. If its not on Kirstys Home project on Thursday night channel four, its on Britain’s go talent lats night. God did you see it the three old women were hardly an advert so I thought I’d get on the band wagon
Knitting dates back as an ancient craft with Queen Elizabeth I known to have worn knitted stockings very vogues. So what do you do?
When you purchase your wool / yarn ask what they recommend with needles rule of thumb the thicker the yarn the thicker the needles a super chunky and simple yarn no bobbles, light colour so can you see and nice and chunky.
Getting started
If looking at knitting books and patterns you will find that there are many different ways of doing the same thing.
Right-handed knitters, the needle that makes new stitches is held in the right hand whilst the needle which holds the finished stitches is held in the left. And opposite if left handed
Garter stitch
Two or more rows of knit stitches are called garter stitch perfect for a scarf
1.Put right-hand needle into the stitch loop and lay the yarn across
2.Hold yarn over the forefinger, under the middle finger, over the last finger and then loop it around the little finger, this give tension and will help you to knit more quickly later on.
3.Pull a new loop through the first loop and then slide it onto the left-hand needle.
4.You now have two stitches on the left-hand needle. All the rest of the stitches are made the same way. Don’t worry if your stitches are slightly different sizes,
5.Make a series of 29 new stitches .
Casting ofF
1.Have the first two stitches so that they are now both on the right-hand needle and tip left-hand needle into the first stitch you knitted.
2.Lift it over the top of the second stitch you knitted and let it come off the tip of the next It will now be around the neck of your second knitted stitch. Knit the next stitch and repeat.
