Unusual Decoration

One thing which is important on a wedding or a birthday party are flowers. But when you'll having a big wedding vases just can crush your budget.
So why not re-use bottles? Milk bottles, beer bottles, even Frappucino bottles...
Here are some ideas how to use an empty whatever bottle as a wonderful vase - for home or party.

Eine Sache, die bei Hochzeiten oder Geburtstagen wichtig ist, sind Blumen. Aber wenn man eine große Hochzeit feiert, können Vasen schonmal das Budget sprengen.
Warum also nicht Flaschen verwenden? Milchflaschen, Bierflaschen, sogar Frappucino Fläschchen...
Hier sind einige Ideen, we man leere was-auch-immer Flaschen als schöne Vase verwerden kann - für zu Hause oder auf einer Party.

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Starbucks Frappucino Bottles by Maize Hutton - find the tutorial here

Raffia Wrapped Bottle by Zakka Life - find the tutorial here

Beer bottle and glass vase by Rachel over at Heart of Light

Beer bottle vases by Dennis Pike Photography via Rock'n Roll Bride

And these could be great for a bachelor/bachelorette party:

Und die könnten für eine Junggesellen/Junggesellinnen Party geeignet sein:

Condom Wrapped Vases *gg* by Mix Mingle Glow - find the tutorial here

l.o.v.e.

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Recipe: Spring Cake

This is a strawberry shortcake. It sounds yummy :-)

Ingredients (6-8 portions)

Strawberry sauce:

1 kg strawberries, washed and cut into pieces (not too small)

75 g sugar

1 T lemon juice

Fresh strawberries:

750 g Strawberries, washed and cut in half, kept in the fridge

Biscuits:

280 g flour

2 ½ t baking powder

1 t salt

1 T sugar

75 g cold butter, cut into small pieces

180 ml cold cream

1 Begin by making the strawberry sauce. Put everything into a small pan, lid on, and cook until it boils. Remove the lid and let simmer for 10 minutes.
2 Prepare the fresh strawberries and set aside in a container in the fridge.
3 Preheat your oven to 225°C. Line a baking sheet with paper.
4 Whisk together the dry ingredients in a large bowl, then blend in the cold butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender until mixture resembles a coarse meal. Add the cold cream and stir just until a dough forms.
5 Put the dough out onto a slightly floured work surface and pat or roll out the dough to 1cm thickness. Use a glass or cookie cutter to cut the dough into portions and place on the baking sheet. Try and cut the pieces very close together so you don't have to re-roll out the dough, which ruins the light texture of it.
6 Bake for 10-12 minutes.
7 Now pack up your items for picnic transport as follows: wrap the biscuits in a cotton towel, take your warm strawberry sauce in one container, the fresh in another. For those of you who like whipped cream, don't forget to pack a can of it.
8 Here is the assembly of the dessert: take a biscuit and but it in half, horizontally. Put the bottom half on a plate, followed by the warm sauce, the fresh berries, the whipped cream and the other biscuit half. Eat and enjoy.

Everything by Cynthia Barcomi

If you haven't tried her baking stuff, get her baking book. It's absolutely great.

DIY: pearl necklace

So this is something for those crafty brides out there.

If you are still looking for a lovely and simple and cheap necklace, just do it yourself.

This is what it looks like in origin (Lanvin, 1320$):

And this is what it looks like when it's selfmade:

Find the whole tutorial out here...

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