Duct Tape Bookmarks!

I don't like to waste the duct tape at the end of the roll and I love reading, so I made bookmarks out of it!

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      maddalena.

DIY BRUSH TREE/ BOX. duct tape and shoe box.

I wanted a brush tree, but $35 was a little expensive and I love to make things myself....So I thought of this! Duct tape and a shoe box!

The best part is you can make it look however you want with different colors and patterns!
It worked well, it's inexpensive and only took about 10 minutes.
If you are drying brushes, put a towel underneath!

What you need:
Duct tape
A shoe box
Scissors
An Xacto knife/ kitchen knife with a pointed end

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Clean Your Brushes! DIY

This brush is my favorite brush..I've had this brush for 7 years and after this clean.. it looks new again. I saw a post about baking soda to clean brushes, but I cant remember where...so. I'll tell you what I did. I will tell you that the water smells rancid after cleaning...but my brush smells clean and looks brand new.I should have taken the picture before I brushed my hair..but you can tell it still looks new.

What you need:

*A 28 oz Cup ( I used a tall cup because its most effective, uses less ingredients than if you 

                                        use a bowl, I think.)

* 24 oz Water

*A few Tablespoons apple cider vinegar

*A few Tablespoons baking soda

*A little dishsoap

*An old toothbrush

If you have multiple brushes...Use more. If you have small brushes..Use less.

What to do:

1. Fill the Cup with water

2. Add 2-3 Tbs each of baking soda and apple cider vinegar..

3. Also add about a Tbs dishsoap.

4. Soak your brushes for an hour. 

5. Scrub with a toothbrush nice and clean. 

6. Rinse and let it dry.

DIY candy bowl

This is also on my etsy. girliedoll co...but you can make it yourself also. They are nice because they don't take much time..the acrylic paint dries fast..and they make cute gifts. I made a ferrero rocher and one for christmas, but you can decorate any way you like. All the supplies are available at Michaels.

What you need.

*1 4 inch clay pot.

*2 Plates for the 4 inch pot.

*Acrylic paint

* A wooden knob for the top.

* Glue. E6000 works great..I have also used contact cement.

*A glass bowl that fits the plates (can be found at the dollar store.)

* candy...you can also fill with office supplies..beads...decorate like a gumball machine. So many things you can to.

*Letter Stickers. (optional.)

*Newspaper

What to do.

1. Lay the Newspaper on a flat surface.

2. Paint the pot, plates, and wooden knob and color/s and designs you want.
      ***To make a ferrerro topper, use a ferrero rocher wrapper and glue it onto the wooden knob.
3. Glue one plate upside down on the bottom of the pot.
4. Glue the glass bowl into the plate.
5. Glue the knob to the bottom of the other plate.
6. Decorate how you like by adding glitter stickers, ribbon, or any other thing you'd like to add.

7. Let the bowl dry for one day..to make sure the glue adheres well.


Have fun!
xoxo.
maddalena.

Baked Chocolate Oatmeal Donuts.

I love baking. So fun..and I got a mini donut maker last week...so today I decided to make donuts!! Well..healthy ones. I had a taste for chocolate and honey. Every time I make anything that requires flour.. I make oatmeal flour. All I do is grind the oats in my magic bullet. I love it. The donuts I made were a bit bitter because I added too much cocoa, so next time Ill add only half the amount..which is what I will put in the recipe. These are so cute and only take about 25 minutes total. Make sure to get some heart sprinkles for valentines day.

Made 17 mini donuts.

What you need:

*1 cup oatmeal flour (or oats to grind into flour)
*1/2 cup honey
*1/4 cup cocoa powder
*1 tablespoon baking powder
*1 egg
*1/2 cup milk
*4 tablespoons coconut oil
*honey and sprinkles for the topping.

What to do:
1. Grind oats into oatmeal flour.
2. Mix oats with cocoa powder and baking powder.
3. Melt the coconut oil. (about 15 seconds in the microwave)
4. Mix in the coconut oil and mix it in with the honey.

 When you use coconut oil..Do not add it at the same time as any cold ingredients, because it will harden and get clumpy. Then it wont mix well into your batter. That's why I melted and mixed it in before adding the egg and milk.

5. Mix in the egg and milk.
6. Bake according to the donut maker directions.
7. When donuts are cool, drizzle honey and sprinkle the sprinkles.

Enjoy.
xoxo.
maddalena.

Healthy Vodka Sauce (only vegetables)

When I go out to eat I usually eat pasta or pizza. Pasta with vodka sauce is my favorite. It's made with Heavy Whipping cream, which isn't really good for you. Well...I had cooked lentils that needed some extra love, so I took out my magic bullet, because I love to blend my vegetables and fruits...well I'm into blending everything lately. I used a few ingredients, and when I was done, my creation tasted like vodka sauce..and its even similar in color, except with no whipping cream and no vodka. It's really tasty and super healthy. I added this to my lentils (which were previously cooked with onion, olive oil and salt), and at them with a baked sweet potato. YUMMY. You tell me if it tastes like vodka sauce to you.

For about 1 cup you need:

3 oz baby carrots

2-3 tbsp olive oil

1 stalk celery

1/3-1/2 cup canned tomato sauce

salt and pepper to taste

any blender

What to do:

1. Chop the baby carrots in the blender.

2. While the carrots are still chunky, add the salt, pepper and olive oil. (should be partly creamy with    

               small carrot pieces.)

3.  Cut the celery stalk into about 8 pieces and add to your blender.

4. Add 1/3 cup sauce and blend until creamy. (Add the sauce gradually, because if you add too much 

               sauce it tastes tomatoe-y)

*If its not creamy enough you can add a little more olive oil.

*If you've added too much sauce,  just add more carrots and celery. You can also easily fix it by doubling the ingredients.

Enjoy.

xoxo.

Maddalena.