tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37301110130945997272024-02-19T12:32:16.567+00:00Excited. Making. SHINY THINGSHeather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-1033284703613395242014-06-10T13:31:00.001+01:002014-06-10T13:31:38.356+01:00Sorry for the lack of updates! Hey guys<br />
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I had a bit of a break but I'm back! I'll be posting more things soon<br />
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~HHeather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-67342935492609174592014-01-06T12:12:00.001+00:002014-01-06T12:12:26.771+00:00TakoyakiJapanese kinda savoury dough balls, served with a savoury sauce and mayo and other toppings.<br />
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I'm pretty impressed with my first attempt at these and since making this first batch, I've been experimenting with making dutch pancake puffs (yeast batter is pretty tasty) as well.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9840945115/" title="I'M COOKING TAKOYAKI! :D by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5344/9840945115_99a027b418.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="I'M COOKING TAKOYAKI! :D"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9840937235/" title="Yay! I successfully made takoyaki! by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2806/9840937235_98b1405cff.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Yay! I successfully made takoyaki!"></a><br />
Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-91157191885638145422014-01-06T12:11:00.000+00:002014-01-06T12:11:16.523+00:00Make Do & Mend - felting a patch in a jumperHusband got a lovely fuzzy wool jumper for christmas... and fairly soon after managed to rip a hole in the elbow. <br />
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My mom suggested I use my needlefelting to fix it and it turned out really well. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9011471770/" title="Fixed hole in jumper by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2856/9011471770_6324b1d412.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Fixed hole in jumper"></a>Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-22095700016240359192013-11-24T15:48:00.000+00:002013-11-24T15:48:37.689+00:00Needle felted Ponies!These are done by hand using felting needles and pre-dyed merino wool from <a href="http://www.handweavers.co.uk/">The Handweavers Studio & Gallery</a><br />
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Pinkie Pie<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8639696759/" title="Pinkie Pie by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8379/8639696759_713accbda2.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Pinkie Pie"></a><br />
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Sleeping Fluttershy<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8640800836/" title="Sleeping Fluttershy by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8113/8640800836_16624d72f3.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Sleeping Fluttershy"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/ThisIsJoFrank/">JoPony</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8682340468/" title="um... massive tail issue. maybe. by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8253/8682340468_37e88f3782.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="um... massive tail issue. maybe."></a><br />
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Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-61772838748658726562013-11-09T20:26:00.001+00:002013-11-09T20:26:36.142+00:00Fluttershy shrink plastic earrings<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9185408494/" title="New earrings :D by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7332/9185408494_3073302d25.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="New earrings :D"></a><br />
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This is possibly the smallest shrink plastic I've ever made. The grid is 1cm.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9183228949/" title="TINY SHRINKY DINK! by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7434/9183228949_76e2350860.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="TINY SHRINKY DINK!"></a>Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-51872397613774725312013-11-07T14:32:00.001+00:002013-11-07T14:32:24.840+00:00Laptop CoverSome heavy downpours of rain made me realise I really needed a somewhat waterproof cover for my laptop when travelling. Unfortunately my backpack is not the correct shape for a traditional backpack raincover.<br />
I bought faux leather upholstery fabric years ago, and the snaps, to make weird softcover books. <br />
The blue bias binding is leftovers from hackspace ovenmitt.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9430315540/" title="Laptop Cover by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3800/9430315540_ceebd00c5c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Laptop Cover"></a>Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-34497787537821327802013-11-06T22:56:00.002+00:002013-11-06T22:56:26.283+00:00Dress-up with Build-a-Bear poniesNot much to say about this. Just using some scrap fabric. The tiara is a pound shop My Little Pony tiara. <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9442338603/" title="Super fluffy pink cape by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7281/9442338603_f73fd5dae4.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Super fluffy pink cape"></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9442342485/" title="Pinkie's crown & cape by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3802/9442342485_4869f8b969.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Pinkie's crown & cape"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9442334725/" title="Spike's Apron by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3756/9442334725_9cbc883514.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Spike's Apron"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9445119758/" title="Spike's Apron by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5325/9445119758_1194ce09c0.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Spike's Apron"></a><br />
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The apron is modelled after the on in the episode Dragon Quest. Pinkie's dress is just Pinkie-ish. Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-39848204245862371312013-11-01T16:09:00.000+00:002013-11-01T16:09:44.206+00:00Silly Retro Crocheted Fish Shaped Bowl<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9824568445/" title="poook! by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3785/9824568445_fd5de07bd0.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="poook!"></a><br />
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Pook Pook Pook!Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-90437138495975230312013-10-29T22:51:00.000+00:002013-10-29T22:51:05.386+00:00Dinosaurs from FoamboardBased off of those wooden dino skeleton "puzzles", easily available from the likes of eBay. I'd punch out the pieces, then take a picture of the leftover "waste"... convert that picture to high contrast, trace lines in Gimp and make a cleaned up bitmap and printed it out in MS Paint over several sheets of paper. Pieced these together with tape and cut them out then laid them out on foamboard (foam coreboard). <br />
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Here's Stumpy (nicknamed that because the design and accompanying photo made him look quite short & stout):<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9377783704/" title="Wooo Stumpy the dino lives! :D by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7316/9377783704_3acb28a410.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Wooo Stumpy the dino lives! :D"></a><br />
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and Pterri, who now hangs from the ceiling of London Hackspace<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9470032741/" title="pterri hanging up at london hackspace by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7440/9470032741_2b3e312629.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="pterri hanging up at london hackspace"></a><br />
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Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-36420336348984392912013-10-25T21:16:00.000+01:002013-10-25T21:16:24.155+01:00Random Pretty Pictures #3<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9193352010/" title="Honeysuckle by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2824/9193352010_88cda50fe2_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="Honeysuckle"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9234273108/" title="Shredded Turnip Pastries by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3822/9234273108_3a1a7786c0_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="Shredded Turnip Pastries"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9316738228/" title="Flowers by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5548/9316738228_4f81325231_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="Flowers"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9366715899/" title="Pistachio Mousse by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3716/9366715899_139c87b5ac_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="Pistachio Mousse"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9498981182/" title="Starry Fire Escape by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3679/9498981182_df863a7d29_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="Starry Fire Escape"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9596033807/" title="Cream & Mint Oil by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7348/9596033807_a2a91af8b0_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="Cream & Mint Oil"></a>Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-78133461553940151032013-10-21T07:59:00.000+01:002013-10-21T07:59:45.798+01:00Needle felted Minecraft Squid & Spirited Away Soot SpritesBoth handfelted using a felting needle and pre-dyed merino wool. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8718656154/" title="Minecraft Squid by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7343/8718656154_4a2b3b279b.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Minecraft Squid"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8718654604/" title="Minecraft squid, complete with teeth/mouth by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7344/8718654604_bd08c7d0f5.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Minecraft squid, complete with teeth/mouth"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8719978093/" title="Sootballs by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7359/8719978093_7dfb857676.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Sootballs"></a>Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-82858851641756502013-10-18T16:51:00.000+01:002013-10-18T16:51:24.641+01:00Cookery: Malaysian Goodies!I can't even remember how I first found random Malaysian cookery things on ebay but it sat in my watch list for so long I finally decided to make a move on purchasing. <br />
Luckily it was all fairly cheap things and the postage was very reasonable considering it was coming from the other side of the world. <br />
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I decided to buy a fish-shaped cake pan:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8645440064/" title="FISHIE PAN!! \o/ by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8100/8645440064_2762ff38f1.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="FISHIE PAN!! \o/"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8647882949/" title="Better fishie cakes by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8239/8647882949_fa0e19955b.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Better fishie cakes"></a><br />
These are <a href="http://kimmy-cookingpleasure.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/kuih-bahulu-cny-2013.html">Bahulu</a> They're very similar in texture to trifle sponges here in the UK. <br />
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I also bought a mooncake press, which I've still not tried out. <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8644375363/" title="mooncake mould/press by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8546/8644375363_53a90a9743.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="mooncake mould/press"></a><br />
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and a jam tart cutter/mould... which I did not read carefully on the size so it's actually the smallest jam tarts I've ever seen.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8655050003/" title="TINY! TART! by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8125/8655050003_05efe62109.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="TINY! TART!"></a><br />
Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-11463835811752302952013-10-12T18:32:00.000+01:002013-10-12T18:32:09.164+01:00Make Do & Mend - Creative Jeans hole repairMake a problem into a feature. <br />
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My jeans sometimes wear out where I put my housekeys in my pocket and my purse/bag rubs against the lump of keys in my pocket. Strangely this never wears out the actual jeans pocket... <br />
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Anyway, I had this cute fabric I found in a store in Brighton last year and I thought it'd be cute to have it peeking out. <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8691548261/" title="jeans patch by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8545/8691548261_93f18b52ec.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="jeans patch"></a><br />
I made very very tiny white stitches, trying to match the natural weave of the denim.<br />
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It's held up pretty well and as it wears a bit more, more of the alien peeks out. <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8692664130/" title="peekaboo! by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8403/8692664130_be66194efe.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="peekaboo!"></a>Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-84815079118566287072013-10-11T18:40:00.000+01:002013-10-11T18:40:23.941+01:00Random Pretty Pictures #2<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8871343645/" title="Black Swan by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8128/8871343645_a420ea0ae1_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="Black Swan"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8871972334/" title="Butterfly by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7386/8871972334_e3d7c6e7f8_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="Butterfly"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9091268903/" title="Pink by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5500/9091268903_93f68e174b_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="Pink"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9101624174/" title="funny curly flower by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5540/9101624174_fb2af71857_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="funny curly flower"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9136673693/" title="Gray Fuzzy Moss by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3745/9136673693_2fac0b825e_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="Gray Fuzzy Moss"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/9136690999/" title="Roa art at Royal Festival Hall by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3689/9136690999_95b1ac5af2_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="Roa art at Royal Festival Hall"></a><br />
Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-39773899516551866032013-10-08T08:25:00.000+01:002013-10-08T08:25:17.037+01:00Sleeping Spike SnowglobeI had this tiny jam jar around (from an afternoon cream tea) always with the idea of turning it into a very tiny snowglobe. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8693039766/" title="Sleeping Spike Glitter globe by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8255/8693039766_88a5057c10.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Sleeping Spike Glitter globe"></a><br />
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I made this using fimo clay to make the little dragon, which I then baked. I added in a little detail using a super-fine archival pigment ink marker. I used some white sugru to build up a base that looks like a pillow and sealed up the jar with some water, a touch of liquid soap and some glitter. Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-13520506456045279782013-10-04T18:36:00.000+01:002013-10-04T18:36:24.879+01:00Random Pretty Pictures #1<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8642129377/" title="Double Ammonite! by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8242/8642129377_fd4aaef203_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="Double Ammonite!"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8643233576/" title="Froggie by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8246/8643233576_d24d7d7461_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="Froggie"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8643244984/" title="Sea Horse by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8520/8643244984_7855be16dd_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="Sea Horse"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8763848637/" title="Acer by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7435/8763848637_c1261f56e5_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="Acer"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8851923144/" title="Street Art by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3743/8851923144_1df348a97a_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="Street Art"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8851308663/" title="Street Art by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7366/8851308663_73f307090e_n.jpg" width="240" height="320" alt="Street Art"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8851309231/" title="Street Art by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8273/8851309231_47c4e33970_n.jpg" width="240" height="320" alt="Street Art"></a>Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-60602099377993370202013-10-04T01:00:00.001+01:002013-10-04T01:00:38.522+01:00Cookery: Japanese BakingThis is kind of just a brain-dump/photo-dump post. Sorry for the lack of enrichment on this post. <br />
Japanese Cream Puffs<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8639559469/" title="Mmm Cream Puff... by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8405/8639559469_94a9eb2230.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Mmm Cream Puff..."></a><br />
With a cookie-like crust layer on top. It's from this recipe but tweaked a bit: http://www.littlejapanmama.com/2011/09/pai-shuu-cream-puff-recipe-like-beard.html<br />
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Japanese Milk Bread, using a roux base. This may become my new default bread recipe. It's lovely for cinnamon bread.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8683181473/" title="Cinnamon japanese milk bread minloaf by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8262/8683181473_81d73a92bf.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Cinnamon japanese milk bread minloaf"></a><br />
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Related: Japanese Choco Coronets... Soft bread baked around cream horn moulds, filled with rich chocolate custard<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8684279712/" title="Cornets of japanese milk bread by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8523/8684279712_4c80bd3e50.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Cornets of japanese milk bread"></a><br />
Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-62611439661621204892013-10-01T20:10:00.000+01:002013-10-01T20:10:05.638+01:00Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream at London Hackspace Open Day (May 2013)How to make ice cream.<br />
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Put some double cream, a dash of sugar and a few drops of flavouring into your trusty Kitchenaid Mixer bowl.<br />
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Slowly pour in Liquid Nitrogen while running it on low speed.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8733605530/" title="Liquid Nitrogen Ice cream making by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7297/8733605530_a1c607d3a9.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Liquid Nitrogen Ice cream making"></a><br />
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Serve.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8733611916/" title="LN Ice Cream by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7285/8733611916_64e6c60bb6.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="LN Ice Cream"></a>Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-36438278284595247392013-10-01T17:53:00.000+01:002013-10-01T18:08:50.251+01:00Playing with fimo some moreWarmed up my old black fimo in the microwave (really briefly, a couple of seconds at a time) then mixed up some translucent + white sparkly fimo to make faux cameos and ammonite/snail things. Used a twist drill and wiregauge drill bit to drill the holes after baking. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/7989808358/" title="Fimo "ammonites" and faux cameos by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8172/7989808358_8f4761039f_n.jpg" width="240" height="320" alt="Fimo "ammonites" and faux cameos"></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/7989806782/" title="Close up of the sparkly translucent fimo stuff by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8442/7989806782_cc1d896875_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="Close up of the sparkly translucent fimo stuff"></a><br />
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Having recently been to a talk on Art & Food Through The Ages at the V&A, these now remind me of oreo cameos... Hmm...Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-92098150037841723882013-09-30T21:00:00.002+01:002013-09-30T21:00:19.947+01:00LASERS! Etching my new laptop(originally written 30 March, 2013)<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8516279713/" title="Laser etched Laptop :D by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8108/8516279713_2864979afd.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Laser etched Laptop :D"></a><br />
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So... I got a new laptop back in December. It has a black painted aluminimum lid. I have access to a laser cutter/etcher. What a perfect time to personalise my laptop. <br />
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Bronies will recognise the balloons - it's Pinkie Pie's cutie mark. <br />
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It took me hours of tweaking vectors and screaming & yelling at Inkscape. It took 17seconds to laser etch at 100% power, 100m/s speed. It was so fast there's no pictures of the process. <br />
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Close up: <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8516278953/" title="Close up of etched laptop design by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8110/8516278953_14e8a65651_z.jpg" width="480" height="640" alt="Close up of etched laptop design"></a><br />
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I'd really like to etch the inside keyboard surround but I'd have to take it off the laptop first and I've not bothered to look up how to do that yet. Definitely requires more pony. Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-25517388992159344232013-06-09T01:08:00.000+01:002013-06-09T01:08:46.238+01:00Cocktails...Get invited to a cocktail party, make a cocktail tool roll out of faux leather and velvet ribbon. Take awful picture of it. Of course.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8520117143/" title="Barware by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8515/8520117143_0e257f392e.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Barware"></a><br />
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Spend next morning making weird flavoured syrups to go in cocktails: <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8520116513/" title="Rhubarb & Vanilla Syrup by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8522/8520116513_3c989136be_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="Rhubarb & Vanilla Syrup"></a><br />
Rhubarb & Vanilla syrup (recipe from <a href="http://thingswemake.wordpress.com/2012/03/24/rhubarb-cocktail/">here</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8521227180/" title="Ginger Syrup by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8529/8521227180_b8b8ee3c4b_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="Ginger Syrup"></a><br />
(take more bad photos)<br />
Fresh Ginger Syrup, recipe I kinda made up. Syrup with slices of fresh ginger steeping, then added freshly grated ginger juice to the final syrup but it still wasn't as spicy and kicky as I'd like it to be. <br />
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Also made but not featured, a strange combination of sugar, vodka, Balvarian Cream flavouring & vintage aged homemade vanilla extract which was dubbed Silky Cupcake Vodka (in honour of my pony OC which has a cupcake and a cocktail as her cutie mark). Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-48955469210428520092013-05-01T19:17:00.000+01:002013-05-01T19:17:18.901+01:00Dabbling in leatherwork<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8541588297/" title="leather calla lily by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8087/8541588297_93e8767e55.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="leather calla lily"></a><br />
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It's amazing what a scrap of leather, a scalpel and a bit of water can do. Yes it's suppose to be a calla lily shape. The edges are bevelled and making this helped me understand those calla lily sugarpaste cutters and how much you have to tightly roll it to make a calla lily shape. Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-8346744582708337452013-04-10T12:29:00.000+01:002013-04-10T12:29:48.635+01:00Jewellery MakingI went to the Knitting and Stitching Show with a friend of mine... I went in thinking... eh, I can totally resist knitting and stitching. OH MY GOD THERE ARE SHINY THINGS! JEWELLERY STUFF! WAHH! <br />
Went slightly mad buying supplies. I think I'm all set for gift making for quite a while now. <br />
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The best find for me were these unpolished hematite beads. I've gotten slightly obsessed with matte black finishes in recent years and these are amazing. <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8601567195/" title="Uploading a better pic of this necklace by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8388/8601567195_b5382f9222.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Uploading a better pic of this necklace"></a><br />
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Combined with black waxed cord, they're rather unisex. Also I love waxed cord because it doesn't get tangled up in my hair so badly as chains do. I've been replacing all my pendants on chains with this cord. It's so stupidly cheap... £1.50 for 20 metres!<br />
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I also made this simple paper necklace. It's a kind of elegant version of <a href="http://zakkalife.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/valentine-cards-with-heart-necklaces.html">these kids necklaces I found on the interwebs</a>. <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8602666200/" title="Paper "Origami" heart necklace for Jo by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8532/8602666200_06348708c0.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Paper "Origami" heart necklace for Jo"></a><br />
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and another simple bracelet using those amazing hematite beads again<br />
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I love cubes, especially on the diagonal. Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-78218734535656252082013-04-08T08:38:00.000+01:002013-04-08T08:38:19.099+01:00Tribute to Tekkit YogsCastI like squids. I like minecraft. I like minecraft squids. I like the idea of a squid that wants to be a potato when it grows up. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8509546923/" title="tiny potato squid by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8377/8509546923_48fbe5db1d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="tiny potato squid"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8510808900/" title="amish potato squid :S by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8244/8510808900_3cab9e0501.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="amish potato squid :S"></a><br />
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Minecraft potatoes are hard to draw. These were done on shrinkle plastic. For size reference, in the first picture those are 1cm squares on the cutting mat.Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730111013094599727.post-83892825298520037312013-04-01T21:38:00.000+01:002013-04-01T21:38:21.673+01:00Silly melty plastic beadsHama beads, Perler Beads... Whatever you call it, they have a weird place in the world. Apparently for kids but taking a huge amount of patience to complete anything of recognisable shapes and requiring a hot iron to "set" and melt the beads together. <br />
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First attempt went pretty well... <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8473865265/" title="Happy Hipster Octopus all fused together by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8374/8473865265_fc1bf0e7a1.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Happy Hipster Octopus all fused together"></a><br />
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Another random thing. Kind of a bunny face like ^.^ <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies_go_pook/8476500581/" title="bunnyface ^.^ thing... by akki14, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8529/8476500581_0098383fa1_n.jpg" width="320" height="240" alt="bunnyface ^.^ thing..."></a><br />
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What I really want to do is to build panels and build things that look like Minecraft. I started to make a giant red mushroom shape but I soon realised I was running out of red beads and I've not got around to buying more yet. Heather S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15119542813911896615noreply@blogger.com0