Sweet sushi tutorial

For Mila's party we made sweet sushi, it was real fun to make, it tasted jummie and it looked really cute on the party table.

I've got some questions on how we made the sushi so I made a photo tutorial so you can make your own!

tip: don't know how to make buttercream here is a recipe

 tip:for rolling out the fondant I used a little bit of cornstarch so it would not stick onto the rolling pin or table, use only a little otherwise your fondant will look white instead of black

 tip: If the buttercream  is not soft enough to apply add a little bit of hot water and mix well

enjoy making and eating the sushi!!

mini pencil tutorial

I made a tutorial together with Sofia on how you can make your own mini pencils.

(Sofia did all the filming & editing!!!)

What you will need:

- toothpicks

- acrylic paint

- small brush

- tinfoil

- double sided tape

- scissors

- nail file

Step  1 :Cut of the one end of the toothpick with a scissors

Step  2: smooth the top of the toothpick with a nail file 

Step 3: paint the top of the toothpick with pink paint ( this will be the eraser) and let it dry

Step 4: paint the centre of the pencil any colour you like and let it dry

Step 5:with a black fineliner colour the point of the pencil

Step 6:Fold a piece of tinfoil double and use double sided tape to attach it to the pencil in between the eraser and the rest of the pencil

Frida tissue holder tutorial

 For the craft panel and the Doll DIY kits I am making detailed photo tutorials to make it even more easy to sew the  small and bigger sewing projects, you can find them on my tutorial page here If you have any questions about the tutorials please let me know and I will get back to you! You can find the Frida doll kit and craft panel in my shop here. Enjoy! If you cannot sew or just don't have the time, the tissue holders are also availible as a finished piece!

Tutorial time

Perhaps you remember this doll outfit I made before, such a easy and fun thing to make. So when Mila had an other hole in her legging I thought it could be fun to make a new doll outfit and make a little tutorial for you. I love projects that take little time and have a nice result. The ensemble was a bit boring all in one colour that's why I decided to use some Paris tranfers that I bought on my trip to Paris you can find them here, the scarf I made from Petit Pan fabric.

I hope you enjoy the tutorial, if you make your own doll outfit I love to see it!!

Friendship bracelet tutorial

 Today is Mila's last day in her class and she is saying goodbye to her classmates, she made a little farewell gift for them. Very simple friendship bracelets made with some leather (fake) cord and a pretty glass bead. To finish it of I printed some sticker labels Mila designed and added some small candies in a transparant bag, cute and simple don't you think!

Spring tutorial

I was asked by one of my favourite magazines 101-woonideeen if I would like to make a tutorial for their easter issue of course I said yes. I made this  festive spring garland with birds and feathers based on a garland I made for Mila's bird party, you can find the tutorial in the 'paasspecial' that comes with the magazine this month and also  here  and you can find an interview with me ( in dutch) on their blog.  

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I have some extra 101-woonideeen easter specials to give away, so with the first 20 orders from my etsy shop I will include one.

Bowtie pin tutorial

I was making bowties for some new circus rabbits and thought it could be fun to make a tutorial on how to make them, this tutorial is for a bowtie pin, but of course you can use it for lots of other projects. You can find the full tutorial here  Have fun!!

Travel pillow cover tutorial

Here we are busy preparing for our trip, one of the things my man bought where travel pillows for the girls for some comfort while they sleep in the car. These cushions are not so pretty and I think the material is not so comfy so i decided to make a cover for them and made some pictures during the process so if you feel like making your own you can see how. I used my padded fabric from Petit pan I bought in Paris, so now the pillows are comfy and colourful!!

See the whole tutorial here.

A tutorial for Crescer

A little while ago I was contacted by a Brasilian kids magazine Crescer asking about our kids birthday parties, they asked if they could do a little interview and publish some pictures of Sofia's Japanese party. The magazine is out now ( I haven't seen the article yet ) and the tutorial I made is published on their website here. I can't wait to see Sofia's party in print.

a doll poncho tutorial

I made a tutorial to make a poncho for your (mikodesign) doll/rabbit, you can see the whole tutorial here.

Felt flower garland tutorial

I made a small tutorial on how to make this felt flower garland, to brighten up your day. I'm really enjoying making these tutorials and hope you do to!! You can find the whole tutorial here...

Paper house tutorial

As promised here a small tutorial to make the paper houses, these are the same as the white ones but I felt I needed a bit more colour today as it's a very rainy grey day here. I used some paper of my favourite magazine (FLOW), you can find the whole tutorial here......

Needlebook tutorial

I really enjoyed making the needle books from the give-away and wanted to make some for the upcoming gift season and thought that it would be nice to take pictures of the process and make a tutorial for the blog. I hope you like the tutorial and if you have any questions regarding the tutorial please let me know, to see the pictures bigger and read the text better just click on the photo, have fun!

* note : the tutorial starts at the bottom picture ;-)

Enveloppe tutorial

Since a few weeks Sofia and Mila are writing letters to their grandparents, they don't live far away and we see them almost every week but I thought it was a good way for the girls to practice their writing skills & spelling and it would also be a fun thing to do. Last week Mila and I spend some time making enveloppes of pretty paper from our favourite magazine Flow, I made a little animation with a small tutorial on how to make these cute enveloppes with some magazine pages and Japanese tape...enjoy!!

Frida Kahlo birthday 3# Paper Flower Tutorial

I think that a lot of people already made these or know how to, but I just had to share this, I love making these flowers and that's good because I plan on making lots of them for the party decoration. Want to see how to make them in a more detailed tutorial, just go to

Martha tutorial or watch this video. Have fun!!

Mila's circus party part 4#

A small tutorial on how to make easy and fun juggle balls

step 4: put the other balloon around the ball. Finished now you have a fun and easy party present !!

step 3: put the first balloon around the rice bag, with the knot down.

step 2: take two diffrent coloured balloons and cut of the tops.

step 1: Take a small plastic bag and fill it with 70 gr rice and make a knot and cut just above the knot.

Little bit of Sewing.....

I made some fabric baskets for my sister's birthday present using this tutorial from vlijtig