Monthly Archives: June 2017

Homemade Vanilla Sugar

Homemade Vanilla Sugar

Vanilla sugar is a great alternative to vanilla extract. I use homemade vanilla sugar all the time: for ice creams, cakes, desserts and drinks. To make vanilla sugar at home you’ll just need two ingredients: sugar and organic vanilla powder. Vanilla powder is made with ground vanilla beans and has a delicious scent and taste! Continue reading Homemade Vanilla Sugar

Chocolate-Glazed Almond Horns

Chocolate Glazed Almond Horns

Almond horns are a quick and easy afternoon treat! They’re moist and chewy, and covered with crunchy almonds. Almond horns taste a bit like chocolate-covered marzipan. And they’re flour-free, gluten-free and dairy-free.

These almond horns are made from scratch. You’ll just need four ingredients for these almond horns: almonds, sugar, egg whites and chocolate. Almond horns are a great way to use up leftover egg whites! Continue reading Chocolate-Glazed Almond Horns

Blue Macarons With Natural Food Coloring

Blue Macarons With Natural Blue Food Coloring

These beautiful Tiffany blue macarons are naturally colored with homemade blue food coloring! I love the color of the blue macarons! Isn’t it gorgeous?

But the all-natural blue macarons don’t just look delicious – they are! They’re flavored with peppermint essential oil. Continue reading Blue Macarons With Natural Food Coloring

Jersey Applique Tutorial

Jersey Applique Tutorial

Jersey applique is so beautiful and such an easy project – even for a sewing beginner or for your kids! It just takes some minutes, and it’s a perfect project to use up all those jersey knit scraps. You can choose a simple design for your jersey applique, such as dots, stripes or flowers, or a more complicated pattern.

The jersey is appliqued with running stitches by hand. But even if you hate hand sewing, don’t fear: jersey applique is really easy and fast to sew. Continue reading Jersey Applique Tutorial

Grey Crochet Lace Skirt & Jersey Knit Blazer

Grey Crochet Lace Skirt & Jersey Knit Blazer

Many years ago, I turned a too large jersey knit sweater into a blazer. I used my basic Victorian bodice pattern as pattern. So my jersey knit blazer has the typical sloping shoulders of Victorian bodices. It also has princess seams at the back. The blazer is closed with a faux metal button. Continue reading Grey Crochet Lace Skirt & Jersey Knit Blazer