Hair Chalking

After a few months of missing the usual pink streaks I have in my hair, I thought I needed to add some colour. After watching endless Youtube dip dye videos, I discovered the technique of chalking. I went into a rather expensive art shop and bought four different coloured soft pastel chalks. 

I decided to use two colours: dark purple and turquoise blue. I started with the purple and by taking sections, in turn, wet a section and basically coloured it in. By twisting my hair, it made it easier to transfer the colour. I then straightened each section after the colouring in and repeated with the turquoise above the purple. 

Its a great way to add some colour into your hair but its very messy and the colour can still transfer onto your clothes the next day. Its the next day and it has faded slightly but I have yet still to wash my hair but I am hoping that it will leave a hint of colour in. :) 

bRaCeLeTs

I love making bracelets and these are so easy to make. Ideally they are meant for kids as the beads I buy are usually found in toy shops. These are not just for kids you know! :)


All you need is some elasticated thread / string, colourful beads, scissors and a free hour. I managed to make 25 in an hour. Sorting for the right colours seems to take up most of the time. 

I use empty Pringles can and see-through take-away boxes to store the beads.

A selection of bracelets.

Simply thread your chosen beads onto the elastic and tie securely with a few knots. Make bracelets suitable to the size you want, the elastic comes in handy as it can stretch to different sizes.

Colourful! :)

Rainbow cupcakes and Cookie Monsters

Ahhh my first post! Today i was slightly bored so baking took place! Recipe as follows:

Rainbow Fairy Cakes

Ingredients (makes 12)


125g butter/margarine,
125g caster sugar,
teaspoon vanilla essence,
2 large eggs,
125g self raising flour,
2 tablespoons milk,
1 teaspoon baking powder,
Food colouring.

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 200C. Place paper cases in tray.


2. Cream butter and sugar together and add vanilla essence.

I chose blue, yellow, green and pink.

3. Add eggs, one at a time and add a spoonful of flour in-between.


4. Fold in the rest of the flour, through a sieve first with the baking powder.


5. Add the milk and mix in.


6. Depending on how many colour you want to use, separate
 the mixture into a number of bowls. Add a few drops of
 food colouring into each bowl and mix in.


7. Spoon into the paper cases.











8. Place in oven for 10 - 15 minutes and leave to cool.


9. Now comes the fun part!! Decorating!


On all of the cakes i firstly used an already made shop bought butter icing in vanilla and strawberry flavours. To make the pink cookie monster, i sprinkled pink sprinkles over, cut a slit to fit half a chocolate chip cookie in and added two chocolate buttons with white hearts / stars on for the eyes. For the other cakes i just had fun using a variety of sprinkles. :)

Love heart sprinkles!

Pink cookie Monster!