(Z&D): November 2009

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Art bag

My mum and me just couldnt find an idea for what to make for a 5 year old's birthday.. and than finally we though about this.. we are glad it turned out nice...

Bird house wall hanging

Glass painting hung in our entrance at our home..

And really there is nothing half as pleasant as coming home again..

car with its car track

a fabric car track with its matching drawstring bag, to be given as a gift for a boy's first birthday..

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Baby mat with matching sleeping beauty

Baby mat with attached 2 soft strawberries, and a matching sleeping beauty..

the purple one is for my baby and the red as a gift to someone..

aaw she is sleeping....

but alas, now she is awake :-)

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Baby Kimono

We made this Kimono for my baby girl.. with matching Kimono shoes and even a mini doll :-)

Lion (Ghadeer)

A dull grey cement life-sized lion bought to life with powder colors..

Mini Scarecrow

Since we don't have a garden or anything to put the life sized scarecrow, we thought why not make a mini version of it to put near our plant pots..

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Nursery rhyme themed Birthday cake..

We made this cake for my niece's birthday party. i think 2 or 3 years back..

Vanilla Cake

This one we made for a friend's birthday, but have made another cake for ourselves too :-) just today..

Here is the recipe if any of you like to bake this cake..

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup milk

1/4 cup sour cream

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

2/3 cup butter

1 3/4 granulated sugar

2 eggs

Method:

. Preheat the oven at 350c. Grease the cake pan you want to bake in.

. In a bowl mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.

. In another bowl mix milk, sour cream, and vanilla and keep aside.

. Beat the butter and suger together, with an electric mixer, until light and fluffy, start adding egg one at a time until well incorporated. Than start adding the dry ingredients slowly alternating with the milk mixture..

. Pour into the cake pan and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

. cut, taste and enjoy!!