2 Step Belt Tutorial

Remember the neon elastic belt I made?
http://goo.gl/O1fKv0

I recently made a very similar one. One that can be used for the clip on earrings DIY http://goo.gl/DwGNw2

This easy peazy DIY can be used over and over again. You will not regret making this one!

What you'll need:
• Elastic
• Scissors
• Needle& thread (or a sewing machine)

Steps:
1. Measure your waist. Cut the elastic about 7-10 cm shorter.
2. Stitch the ends together.

It's that simple!! Done in 2 steps.

How To Honeybird Child- Dungatee

Introducing the "Dungatee"
A T-shirt inspired by a dungaree.
*Trend Alert: The Dungaree/overall will be big this season. So go ahead, be part of (or ahead of) the trend and get your Honeybird Child dungatee now http://goo.gl/JHO8qd

5 of the many ways to wear your Dungatee.

Dress it up, dress it down, in more ways than just 1.

1.The laid back look: Blue jeans, sneakers, cap/hat

2. Semi-casual: White skinny jeans, gold loafers, gold accessories

3. Dressy1: White trouser with gold print, gold sandals, gold jewelry--- pair this look with a white or tan blazer!

4. Dressy2: Black mini, black tights, black boots, black jacket, embellished belt--- pair this with a micheal Jackson hat. So chic!

5. A hint of colour: dark wash jeans, blue loafers, royal blue t-shirt underneath--- add a yellow scarf around the neck, yellow accessories or a yellow belt. Any yellow would look great with the royal blue T-shirt underneath.

ONE in 6 Billion???

Hi Readers,

Well well I have some exciting news to share with you. I have an online store! You read correctly, an online store! I am ecstatic!

Want to be 1 in 6 billion???? Here's your chance. Honeybird Child clothing is exclusive and NOT mass produced. Most garments will be one of a kind. Yup, that means you will be the ONLY ONE owning a specific design.

The first garment will be available tomorrow! Be sure to check it out. http://hellopretty.co.za/honeybird-child
There will be a new piece available every week this month.
Need some more fun to be added?
There will be a new feature on the blog too, "How To Honeybird Child" highlighting a few ways on how to wear Honeybird Child pieces.

Spread the word..
Honey-coated Kisses
~Honeybird Child~

From Bleh to Yeah- Glasses Case Revamp

What you'll need:
•Glasses case
•Modge podge
•Brush
•Pictures of your choice

Steps:
1. Cut out pictures that you fancy
2. Apply modge podge with a brush to the pictures. Stick the pictures on to the clean glasses case. Make a collage.
3. Once the modge podge is completely dry, brush another layer of modge podge over the pictures.
4. Once dry, apply another layer. Add 3 layers in this manner.

Ta-da! Complete, revamped and funky as can be.

Your new case does not have to be restricted to glasses. Use it as a pencil case to store your stationary, or as I will be using it, as a clutch!

LEFT OVERS?

Have you made the curry recipe I shared a few days ago? http://farmtownsandballgowns.blogspot.com/2013/08/chicken-curry.html

Here are a few suggestion for the left overs.

1) Skip the rice, have the curry with some bread.

2) Add some pea's to the curry, boil it on the stove to a thicker consistency. Enjoy with roti or bread.

*Roti Recipe to follow Soon!!

1 ADDITION, MANY WAYS-CLIPPED!

When I think of clip on earnings I think of big shiny old glamour style. Maybe its because I own one of them. One I got from my granny. They beautiful, but far too painful to wear for too long. Its such a pity I thought until now.

Clip on earring's are not only for the ears, they are also great for bedazzling bleh looking shoes and clothing!

Bold pieces are so in right now!

Attach to:
1. Shirt collars
2. Plain pumps
3. Elastic, and use as
- a belt, or
- a hair band
4. Head scarf (use light in weight earrings for this.)
5. Hair, as hair clips

Have fun and be creative

Chicken Curry

How indian am I really if I'm indian but haven't as yet shared a curry recipe with you??? *Gasp!*

Ingredients:
1 chicken cut into pieces
1/4 - 1/3 cup oil
1 large onion grated
2 tsp jeeru powder/ cummin powder
1 elachi/ cardamon
5 peppers
3 cloves
4 small cinnamon sticks

1 tbls ginger garlic masala
1- 1 1/2 tsp corse salt

1 tsp arad/tumeric powder
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tblsp dhana jeeru

1 1/2 cup liquidised tomatoes
3 medium potatoes cut into fours

1 3/4 cups boiling water


Mehod:
1. Heat oil in pot. Braise onions together with jeeru powder/ cummin powder, elachi/ cardomon, peppers,cloves and cinnamon sticks in oil until golden.
2. Add chicken to the pot together with the masala and salt. Braise.
3. Add the arad/tumeric powder, chilli powder and dhana jeeru. Braise again.
4. Add the liquidised tomatoes and potatoes. Cook until no water remains.
5. Finally add the boiling water and allow to cook until chicken is cooked and potatoes are soft.
6. Garnish with coriander.

Serve with rice.

I'm indian alright.

Note: Dhana jeeru is a mixture of coriander and cumin powder with a ratio of 2:1. Two parts of coriander powder to one part of cumin powder.
Ginger garlic masala is made out of ginger, garlic and red chillies.

960- Cherry Heart Creams

As promised, the Cherry Heart Creams recipe, adapted from the book "1001 cupcakes, cookies & other tempting treats" by Susanna tee.

The recipe in the book is one for peppermint cream. I decided to change the essence, colouring and shape, resulting in Cherry Heart Creams.

Ingredients:
300g icing sugar plus extra for dusting
1 egg white
Cherry extract to taste
Pink food colouring

Method:
1. Sift the icing sugar.
2. Place the egg white in a large bowl and whisk with a fork until just frothy.
3. Add half the icing sugar and beat in.
4. Add a few drops of cherry essence, then gradually add enough icing sugar to mix to a firm paste, adding a little more icing sugar if necessary.
5. Knead in extra cherry essence to taste. Knead in food colouring.
6. Sprinkle icing sugar on the work surface, divide the paste in half and roll out until it is about 5mm thick.
7. Cut out your desired shapes and allow to air dry for a few hours in a cool dry place.

PS. These sweets can be used for cake and cupcakes decor too!

RUNWAY RIPPLES

It's been a while since a shared one of these posts with you. I would really love to share more outfit posts but unfortunately there hasn't been time for posing in front of the camera (can you believe that??). But the time I shall make, I promise.

Enjoy these few pics for now.
Until next time
Honey-coated Kisses
xxx
~Honeybird Child~

RECIPE- Eggless Mallows

Picture: Marshmallows & Cherry Heart Creams

These are the easiest and one of the tastiest mallows I have eaten.
Recipe taken and slightly adapted from the Taste Of Time recipe book by Sumaya Mitha.

Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup water
1 tblsp corn flour (Maizena)
2 tblsp gelatine
1/2 cup water
Food colouring (optional)

Desiccated coconut

Method:
1. Boil together sugar and water for +/- 8 minutes over medium heat.
2. Make a paste with corn flour, gelatine and water.
3. Add boiled mixture to paste together with a few drops of food colouring and beat on high for 20 minutes.
4. Pour the mixture into a greased pan and leave to set.
5. Cut marshmallows into squares and coat with roasted or coloured dessicated coconut. Alternatively you may coat with 100's & 1000's sweets or melted chocolate.

A recipe for the cherry heart creams is to follow soon!

WOMANS DAY

"You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock"

Women are just WOW ! We get our very own public holiday. Hooray for us!

9 August 1956

They stood peacefully in front of the Union Building. Twenty thousand women, with babies in hands and on their backs displaying discipline and dignity chanting the words "Wathint'Abafazi Wathint'imbokodo (You have tempered with the women, you struck a rock)"

The march organized by The Federation of South African Women, led by Helen Joseph the White, Lillian Ngoni the African, Rahima Moosa the Indian and Sophie Williams the Coloured, protesting the pass laws and women rights, was a major success.

The women of 1956 asked for what were their rights, the rights which we as women enjoy today.

How amazing were these women? Standing up for themselves. Let this be an example and source of inspiration for the women of not only South Africa, but the rest of the world as well. Stand up, unite, believe in yourselves and make a difference that will last a lifetime.

How will you be spending your Woman's Day?

WRAPPED IN A ROTI- Kebaab Roti Wrap

Things you'll need:
Kebaabs
Roti or wraps (store bought)
Tomato sauce
Chilli sauce
Mayonaise
Lettuce
Onion
Cucumber
Gherkins
Grated Cheese for drizzling

Kabaab's
Ingredients:
1kg mince meat
2 large grated onion
1 tsp coriander leaves crushed
1/2 tsp cumin powder
6 cloves garlic crushed
4 green chillies crushed
1 tsp aromat
2 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp baking powder
1 egg
Fresh corriander
2 slices bread

Method:
1. Wash the mince and drain well.
2. Pound green chillies and garlic. Add it to the mince.
3. Add the rest of the spices and grated onion(remove water from onions) to the mince.
4. Cut the crust off the bread. Soak bread in water, once soft break into pieces and add to spiced mince.
5. Add cut up coriander.
6. Knead well until stiff. Alternately put through the mincer.
7. Form into golf ball size balls.
8. Fry in a pot with little oil until brown and done.
9. Thereafter add some butter and lemon juice to the pot and allow to simmer.


The layering:
1. Chop lettuce, onion, cucumber and gherkins up finely and place in the centre of the roti.
2. Drizzle some mayonaise
3. Break kebaab up into small pieces and place over the mayonaise.
4. Drizzle with tomato sauce and chilli sauce.
5. Sprinkle grated cheese.
6. Close the roti, place a toothpick in the centre to keep it closed. Place under a grill until cheese is melted and wrap is warm

P.s This is just one way to enjoy your kebaabs, more way's to follow as well as a quick and easy roti recipe.

MERCEDES BENZ CAPE TOWN FASHION WEEK 2013

Fashionista's of the Mother City, be the first to witness the unveiling of the new spring summer collections of the most well known South African Designers.

Cape Town Fashion Week is happening next week, the 8th-10th August.
It will be taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

Designers to be showcased include David Tlale, Rauld Rheeder, Craig Port, Thula Sindi, and Laleso.

Tickets range from R60 to R250. They can be bought from webtickets.co.za

Hurry hurry fashion-lovers, seats are limited!