MASTERCRAFT

Our Blog is Alive Again!!

2013-03-03T17:48:00.000+05:00

Hello!!

It’s almost two years since I last posted here. How time flies! Just not been regular here as I haven’t received pics. of my mum’s & sisters work, which I guess I’ll have to get myself when I visit them next. I have a couple of pics. of my past makes & my nieces recent makes which I thought I’d share to get this blog live again. Today, I’d like to share some cakes I’d made for my son, who’s now 16.

Cakes by Leanne

This was made for school

This for the kids party at home

Materials/Ingredients: Chocolate cake, chocolate fudge icing, butter cream icing (recipe to follow) Icing technique used “Cornelli Lace” using Wilton’s products. The Gingerbread Man (his favorite story then)cake was cut with a serrated knife using a template that I’d drawn on paper.

Happy Easter!!!

2011-04-24T11:14:00.002+05:00

HAPPY EASTER TO YOU ALL!!! Have a fabulous day!

Today I’m here to share some Easter eggs I’d made for my kids a few years ago. This was my first & last attempt as my kids were only interested in the contents inside the marzipan shell egg while my husband and I had to have all that marzipan ourselves. So, here are...

Easter Eggs by Leanne

Materials/Ingredients: Marzipan (see recipe here), medium sized egg mold, chocolate making mold (for small eggs), Wilton’s floral ejector set (for flowers), cookie cutters (for ducks on the small eggs & for the circular shape of the Disney ducks), candy for stuffing the bigger eggs.

The bigger eggs were two hollow marzipan shells and the small ones, solid marzipan.

We have a budding model too!!

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I asked Helga to send me a picture of the crochet stole she recently made for Kaitlyn. She sent me six pictures of her in different poses. I didn't know that besides crafters, we had a budding model too. So, here's the

Crochet stole by Helga

Materials Used: Thick white wool & fluffy pink wool.

The stitch used here is double crochet (dc) throughout.

Finally our blog is made public!!!

2011-04-10T17:31:00.002+05:00

Welcome to 'MASTERCRAFT' blog. Before you read the post, do read the welcome message & about us on the left sidebar.

"Susegado" is an exotic word used by the people of Goa (Goans) to describe their way of life, which is easy going. This lifestyle applies to my family too. I’ve been waiting for pictures of craft creations from home since Dec. & am still waiting…..So, Helga & I decided to photograph stuff made by my mum & Loretta that we both have so this blog could be made public. So here goes………….

A poppy corsage by Martha

Materials used: stocking, wire, pollens, cotton (to stuff the centre) green stem tape & glue

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A crochet skirt by Loretta

Materials used: crochet thread, lining fabric & elastic at the waist.

The stitchs used here are chain (ch) & double crochet (dc) throughout

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A Barbie cake by Helga

Ingredients/materials used: homemade chocolate cake, butter icing, silver dragées, star icing tip, dolly varden cake pan, Barbie doll
Helga made this for her daughter Kaitlyn’s first birthday.

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Another doll cake by Leanne

Ingredients/materials used: homemade marble cake, butter icing, silver dragées, star icing tip, pudding mould, doll

I made this for my daughter Alisha's first birthday. It was the first time I decorated a cake & I can still recall my husband's anxiety the day I was making it 16 yrs ago. He kept asking me if he should order for a cake, if I would manage etc. etc.

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Humpty Dumpty fancy dress costume by Leanne

Materials used: Pliable wire mesh (for the base), newspapers (to cover the mesh, fabric, buttons & fabric paint (for HD’s outfit & head, card stock, strip of fabric, feathers (hat) & glue gun.

The little one peeping through is Alisha, 2 ½ years old then, and wearing black pants. HD was resting on her shoulders inside with the aid of two straps of thick fabric.

I had another pic of HD having a great fall, but it’s not in the album anymore. The fancy dress competition this was made for had just one prize, which was taken by my son. HD was also used for a game when I had HD theme birthday party. The game was to aim 3 balls into HD’s mouth & the one that aimed the most was the winner. HD’s final destination was at the kids Montessori school where other kids had fun with it.

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I hope you liked our creations. We have a lot more to share. We have also been considering on having a monthly linky party for 3D crafts only. I would appreciate your valuable opinions.

Thank you.