Field Grass Wallpaper ∼ Ozadje za telefone: travnik

I have been toying around with the idea of creating wallpapers. I am not a graphic designer and do not have experience with doing this at all, so I am really just going to post the photos. When/if I get better at graphic design I might do some of those, but for now there will be a few photographs. So the first wallpaper is of grass, and it might be a good wallpaper because it reminds us about nature. I really like the photo and the minute I took it I thought of using it as a wallpaper. Without further ado, "Field Grass". You can download the image and then use it as the background, I am not sure how to make it simpler.

Nisem grafična dizajnerka in ne znam pravilno vsega tega delati, vendar sem se odločila se preizkusiti tudi v teh vodah. Prvo ozadje, ki je načeloma namenjen za telefone, je s travnika. Preprosto si naložite sliko in si jo nastavite za ozadje.

Kako splesti preprogo

The same article is posted in English here.
Kaj naredite s staro posteljnino? Našla sem super rešitev, splesti preprogo.

IDEJE: Sveče

About a year ago I posted the same article in English and decided to post it separately in Slovene as well.
Ponovno je december in z mrazom prihaja tema prej in prej, sonce pa vzhaja vedno bolj kasneje. Zaradi tega vedno prav pridejo sveče. Skupaj sem dala nekaj povezav, kjer lahko najdete navodila za izdelavo sveč. Večina jih je pa na žalost v angleščini.

Apple Pie and Mini Apple Pies / Jabolčna pita

During the summer, apples are in season. So the best way to use them is to make apple pie!!! I saw these cute mini apple pies and decided I wil make a few myself. This is the BEST apple pie recipe and I could eat the filling as it is. I found the recipe in a slovene cookbook written by Marija Ilc and sister Vendelina.

Chocolate Cookies / Čokoladni piškoti

I made these DELICIOUS chocolate cookies today. Everyone loved them and couldn't get enough.

To niso navadni čokoladni piškoti, vendar najboljši čokoladni piškoti. So mehki in polni čokolade!!
Recept je zelo preprost, vendar potrebuje 425 gramov čokolade! Se zavedam, da se to zdi ogromno, vendar so ti piškoti vredni toliko čokolade.

                                           

The cookies are soft and chewy and loaded with chocolate. I wasn't sure if I was willing to use a pound or about half a kilogram of chocolate for these cookies, but these delicious cookies are definitely worth it.

Pintester Movement 2.0 - Crazy Cake / "Nora" torta

I have participated in the first Pintester movement and it was a huge success. I got more than a thousand views from the site, which for me, is a HUGE success. Since this pin test had to be of a pin that Sonja already tested, I decided to test the crazy cake. It seemed pretty simple. And thanks to Sonja's advice, I greased the baking pan before mixing. It was harder to combine all of the ingredients since all of the dry ingredients stuck to the pan, but I scraped it up so the batter was fully combined.

This cake recipe was developed during WW2, when eggs, butter and milk were very expensive, that is why it substituted eggs with vinegar and butter with oil.

My cake turned out looking very similar to the original source's. Yay!

So the directions to make this cake are really simple, and so are the ingredients.

Ingredients:

• butter (for greasing the pan)
• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups cold water
• powdered sugar (as garnish)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F or 180° C.
2. Grease a 13X9 baking pan with butter.
3. Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in the baking pan.
4. Make three holes and pour the vanilla extract into the first, vinegar into the second and oil into the third.
5. Pour water over the entire pan.
6. Mix everything with a fork or whisk. Make sure to get everything on the bottom.
7. Bake in the oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely and then dust with powdered sugar.

I hope you try this recipe, it is delicious. You don't have to make it in the baking pan, you can always make the batter in a bowl and then pour it in.

Please comment below!!!

Homemade Mod Podge / Domače lepilo

I saw many ways to make your own mod podge. Many use school glue, but I found one that uses flour sugar, water and oil. I wanted to try this one out first, to see if it is worth buying school glue or mod podge. The results are good, if you don't mind any lumps while spreading it. I used a paintbrush to spread it, so I didn't have any problems. The results are as good as regular mod podge.

How to make your own body wash / Kako narediti tekoče milo

I joined Pinterest a few weeks ago and I found soooo many interesting things to DIY. One thing that really compelled me was making my own body wash or liquid soap. Making your own soap can really help you save money, since the difference between the bars of soap and the body washes with the same scent are big. To make your own body wash, all you need is a bar of soap and water. It is THAT simple. I made the soap in a small batch, but you can easily double the recipe, so you can make the soap in bulk.

This recipe makes 500 ml or 2 cups of soap.
Ingredients:

• 30 gram bar of soap
• 500 ml (2 cups) water

Directions:

I used some hotel soaps since I didn't have any other soap on hand.

1. First, you grate the bar of soap. When grated, it should amount to about 60 ml or 1/4 cup of soap.
2. Then you boil the water and add the grated soap until it melts. You can also add some extracts to your liking. I like to add some citrus juice, but be careful to subtract the amount of water, so the amount of liquid will stay the same. You can also add some zest.
3. Let cool and stir every few minutes until thick. If it is too liquidy, heat it up again and add more grated soap. If it is too thick, add more water.

My melted soap with some lemon zest.

Enjoy your homemade soap!!!!

Chocolate mousse / Čokoladni mousse

I made brownies last night. I wanted to make them Valentine themed and shape them into hearts. If I wanted to do that, I would get leftover brownies which I really didn't want to waste. That is when I got the idea to make a mousse and layer it between brownie crumbs. GENIUS!

Colourful earphones / Slušalke po meri

This a REALLY simple DIY craft. All you need are some earphones and nail polish. You can easily paint over the plastic and voila, you have customized earphones that look great.

To make the craft, I suggest you use darker colours on black earphones because you can see through lighter colours. If you have white earphones, you can use any colour.

To je res preprost ustvarjalni izdelek. Potrebuješ samo slušalke in lak za nohte.Slušalke prebarvaš z lakom in voila, so že edinstvene.

Caramel sauce / Karamelni preliv

So today I decided to make caramel sauce. I thought it would be pretty easy, since all of the instructions I read were pretty simple. Boy was I wrong! It took me three times to perfect the recipe. The first time I didn't let the sugar change colour to a deep amber, so the ˝caramel˝ tastes like sweet vanilla pudding. The second time I tried to make caramel, I accidentally over burned the sugar (by just a few seconds!) and it tasted horrible. The third time, the caramel came out just the way I wanted. For my first try, I used the recipe from Fifteen spatulas, the second and third from Life and Kitchen. In the last recipe I didn't add the vanilla bean and it still turned out fine.

Shoe insoles / Vložki za čevlje

I have these really cute boots that have really thin soles. I really needed to get some insoles so my feet wouldn't freeze outside. Before I started to look in stores, I did some research online, if I could make my own shoe insoles. I found a way to use thick wool felt for insoles, but I didn't have any, so I used three layers of dense felt. The insole work great and I hope you will try to make them as well since it is really easy and cheap.

Pozimi sem nosila zelo lepe škornje, ampak so imeli zelo tanke podplate. Zato sem sešila posebne vložke za v škornje iz volnenega filca. Zdaj mi je zelo toplo v njih in me ne skrbi, da bi lahko zeblo.

Fabric flowers / Rože iz blaga

A few weeks ago, when I decided to make this blog,  I made some vintage fabric flowers. They look very nice. I kind of followed instructions from Maize Hutton, yet I tried to make it a bit simpler.

Nekaj časa nazaj sem naredila rože iz blaga. Sledila sem navodilom Maize Hutton, vendar sem naredila malo bolj preprostejšo verzijo.

Homemade deodorant / Naravni dezodorant

During the summer, I wanted to make my own deodorant, since I didn't want to use the commercial ones with aluminum and other harsh chemicals. Since I was home almost the entire summer, I had a chance to test it out. I still don't use it on a daily basis since I really don't want an option of stinking in public, but it's great to use on a Saturday at home. I used a recipe from passionate homemaking, except I used shortening instead of the coconut oil.

Lansko poletje sem želela preizkusiti naravni dezodorant, saj sem bila večino časa doma. Naravni dezodoranti nimajo aluminija in drugih kemikalij, zato so tudi bolj priporočeni za uporabo. Dezodoranta še zmeraj ne uporabljam dnevno, ampak je super ob sobotah, ko sem doma. Uporabila sem ta recept, samo, da sem uporabila fino namesto kokosovega olja. Oboje je v redu.

The best brownies ever! / Browniji

I've got a recipe from my mom for these amazing brownies that are really easy to make. They are super fudgy and delicious!

Moja mami je že pred leti dobila izvrsten recept za "brownies" oziroma "rvjavčke". Ta recept je hiter in speče mehke in okusne brownije. Ta recept je tako preprost, da ga z lahkoto lahko podvojiš.