HOW TO – Peppermint Hearts
Skip to My Lou shares her method for making these insanely cute heart-shaped peppermint stick cupcake toppers. If you have any mini-candy canes left after the holidays, this would be the perfect way to use them up!
Food & Beverage
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Hello Kitty Death Cake
Hello Kitty Hell has a picture of this Hello Kitty death cake. There’s no back story, but I would love to receive a cake like this. via Crafty Crafty.
Spice Jar Label Download
Craft Leftovers is offering a free download for these fun spice jar labels, which help you keep track of what’s in your jars and when it was purchased.
A Culinary Treat for Maker Faire Attendees: Secret Noodle Truck
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Hidden somewhere on the grounds of World Maker Faire New York is a fully functioning noodle house in the back of a rental truck, run by Mark Krawczuk. The truck usually appears at New York’s Lost Horizon Night Market and serves new friends two types of noodle soups.
Meet the Makers: Jordan Champagne
Jordan Champagne, owner of Happy Girl Kitchen, is a preservationist. She cherishes reclaimed wood, she only plays records in her shop, and she has a giant Velvet Elvis in her office. But her real skills are in preserving food. The things that she puts into jars are real, whole foods, that are often truly living.
See Happy Girl Kitchen, and make your own jar of living Sauerkraut to take home, at the Homegrown Village, Maker Faire Bay Area, May 21 & 22.
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Gerard’s Paella
Gerard and Anna serve up Paella at Maker Faire Bay Area 2010 in their new 9-foot, 12-tank propane-powered paella pan (that’s also a trailer). More info at gerardspaella.com http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2010/07/gerards_paella.html
HOW TO – Chocolate Lip Balm
I found this great Instructable by Belsey on making chocolate lip balm – I’ve been buying chocolate lip balm, this looks cheaper and just as good!
