Decorating Cupcakes: #4 Monarch Butterfly

Posted by admin on May 12th, 2012 and filed under Decorating | 25 Comments »

decoratingThis is an idea I found in the book called “Hello, Cupcake”
by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson

Monarch butterfly decoration make with candy melting wafers and icing.
I get my melting wafers at the local bulk food store, but they are also available at certain craft stores like MIchael’s

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Opening sequence created by Dan (JustAVlogger)

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Cake decorating ideas and piping tips – How to decorate a cake

Posted by admin on March 26th, 2012 and filed under Decorating | 25 Comments »

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Decorating a cake is easier than you think. Watch baker and author Liv Hansen for Betty Crocker Kitchens demonstrate how it’s done. After you practice a little, you’ll be piping like a pro.

Cake decorating ideas and piping tips

How To Make A Pastry Cone
1. Roll out a square of parchment paper. Fold bottom edge up in a triangular fashion until it meets the top edge. Cut parchment from the roll. You will be left with a triangle.

2. Open the parchment. Use the crease as a guide to cut your triangle out.

3. On the long side of one of the triangles, draw a small line along the top of the parchment in the middle. This is where your point will form.

4. Take one corner of the paper and roll it in on itself until the corner lines up with the bottom point. Repeat with the other point, folding the point down and to the back. The two sides will line up down the middle of the cone.

5. Wrap clear tape around the tip of the bag to prevent the point from opening as you use it.

6. To fill the pastry cone, hold it in your hand. Put frosting on a spatula, and place spatula slowly into the bag. Pinch your fingers down on the spatula and slide the spatula out, keeping the frosting in the bag.

7. Fold the edges of the pastry cone into the middle, and roll the top of the pastry cone down to pack the frosting tightly.

8. Snip a small hole in the tip of the bag so you can pipe the frosting.

How To Work With A Pastry Bag
1. You can use either disposable or reusable pastry bags.

2. Open the pastry bag and place a coupler inside.

3. Select the cake decorating tip you want to use. Place the tip on the outside of the bag. Put a ring over the tip and screw the tip onto the bag.

4. To fill the bag, turn the top edge over. Cup your hand like a C, holding the bag, and place the edges of the bag over your hand.

5. Use a spatula to scoop the frosting inside. Fill the bag half full.

6. Bring the sides of the bag back up. Twist the sides of the bag to squeeze the frosting down towards the tip. Squeeze a little frosting back into your frosting bowl to eliminate any air bubbles.

How To Practice Piping
1. Lay a piece of parchment paper onto your counter top.

2. Prepare a pastry bag using a round cake decorating tip.

3. Twist the pastry bag and hold the bag at the back edge. Squeeze this edge to control the flow of frosting.

4. Practice making straight lines. Keep your hand moving at an even pace, and keep even pressure on the bag to ensure you have a solid, straight line.

How To Make a Shell Border
1. Place a star tip on the pastry bag.

2. Hold the bag at a 45-degree angle. Touch the bag down to the paper. Squeeze and hold in place until the design starts to bulge. Release the pressure, pull down onto the paper and release the frosting.

3. Repeat, overlapping the edge of your first scallop with the next scallop.

How To Make A Rosette
1. Place a star tip on the pastry bag.

2. Hold the pastry bag perpendicular to the surface.

3. Squeeze, rotate the bag and tail off. When you stop the flow of frosting, you are tailing off.

How To Make Bubble Letters
1. Use a pastry cone filled with frosting.

2. To make a letter H, make a dot, squeezing and holding the cone in place. Pull straight down, squeeze and hold to make another dot, and then tail off.

3. Repeat, making another line next to the first.

4. Connect the lines in the middle to complete the H.

5. If you want thicker lines, cut a larger hole in the tip of the pastry cone. Keep your scissors perpendicular to the bag when cutting to ensure a nice, neat line of frosting emerges from your pastry cone.

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Decorating a door for the holidays.

Posted by admin on February 8th, 2012 and filed under Decorating | 16 Comments »

decoratingKathy uses garlands, lights, Geo Mesh and more to decorate her door for the holidays.

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Interior Designers Shopping Haul… what’s not to LOVE!!

Posted by admin on February 8th, 2012 and filed under Interior Design | 25 Comments »

interior designInterior Designer Rebecca Robeson takes us along for a Design Shopping Haul where falling in love with Decorating items for your home is inevitable!
Rebecca describes one of the most fun aspects of being in charge of a design project….. it’s being able to visualize the project from start to finish. This includes the purchasing of hundreds of fabulous accessory items and furniture pieces. In this video, Rebecca shows us some of her wonderful finds….. on the road to a beautifully decorated 6,000 sq foot home in Southern California.
The accent used by Greyson Darrow is used in fun and not intended to offend people who are actually from Scotland interior design

MaryKate Flannery… Rebecca’s shopping assistant
Greyson Darrow …… Rebecca’s design assistant
Roxy Robeson … Rebecca’s French Poodle

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All accessory items were purchased from the Laguna Design center in Laguna California.
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California Style
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Video Edited by Dorian Tucker
Music used is owned by Dorian Tucker

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Interior Design Singapore – Living Room and Dining Room Interior Design Tips

Posted by admin on February 5th, 2012 and filed under Interior Design | 21 Comments »

interior designhttp://www.bananamana.com/lourve-design-interior-design-and-architectural-design-o472-en.html Advice on how to transform a drab living room and dining room into a modern, practical and great looking living space.
Mervyn from Lourve Design gives great suggestions such as adding a false ceiling for ambient lighting, adding a TV feature wall, creating effective storage space and interior styling, accessorising and Decorating. Click the link above for more info on Lourve Interior Design.

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Interior Design ideas / ART Placement #2

Posted by admin on January 31st, 2012 and filed under Interior Design | 25 Comments »

interior designInterior Design ideas as Interior Designer Rebecca Robeson of Robeson Design shares designing concepts closely held by professional designers until now….¸¸.•´¸.•*¨) ¸.•*¨) ¸.•´¸.•*¨) ¸.•*¨)
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Interior Designer Rebecca Robeson takes you on a tour of her own home showing you how she determined what style, size and format to use for art pieces throughout her place. Owner of Robeson Design, a high-end residential Interior Design firm in San Diego Ca; Rebecca is unassuming, creative, humorous and always entertaining as she continues to inspire everyday people to step out of their comfort zone and explore the possibilities within their own home.

Join Rebecca each week as she gives FREE design advice to one lucky subscriber on Makeover Mondays, a wildly popular series on YouTube where you can learn to Live. Your. Style.

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This video completes a 3 part series on “how to” determine what size and shape art should go in any given space.

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Interior Design | Small Spaces

Posted by admin on January 14th, 2012 and filed under Interior Design | 25 Comments »

interior designInterior Design – How to furnish and decorate a small living room – video tutorial.

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Decorating Cupcakes #40: Pretty Pretzel Butterflies

Posted by admin on January 5th, 2012 and filed under Decorating | 25 Comments »

decoratingCandy melting wafers (also know as candy melts) can be purchased at craft stores like Michael’s or at places that sell candy making/cake Decorating supplies like the Bulk Barn (in Ontario, Canada). They are also available for purchase on-line under the brand names Merckens and Wilton.

This idea was found in a cupcake magazine.

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Wallpaper Installation in a Corner Part 1

Posted by admin on December 14th, 2011 and filed under Wall paper | 9 Comments »

wall paperExpert paper hanger Jim Tiner walks you through the steps of hanging wallpaper.
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How To Patch Wallpaper

Posted by admin on December 14th, 2011 and filed under Wall paper | 4 Comments »

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Although plain wallpaper patches tend to stand out after they’ve been done, patching tears or stains in patterned wallpaper is usually more successful. Here are some guidelines for making these patches.

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